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Online assessment offers universities many advantages, from greater flexibility and inclusivity to resource-savings in challenging financial times. Some institutions have been assessing online for many years, others have moved towards it as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. However, almost all providers are now experiencing a significant rise in academic conduct referrals. In part that is a consequence of improving detection methods but it also reflects growing numbers of actual cases, whether in the form of plagiarism, collusion or the use of essay mills.

Advance HE's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2023 has an open call for proposals for an interactive workshop, presentation or lightning talk session. The call closes 12 noon, 17 October 2022. For submission criteria, please see Advance HE's website.

The FASSTEST project 'Understanding Student Learning of Emotive and Sensitive Topics', has been featured in Times Higher Education. In the article, Julia Downes explains how to leverage and receive positive results in adding to students' skills in navigating challenging situations.

The Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning journal (oSoTL) is currently seeking papers for their upcoming September issue.

Are you attending Advance HE's Teaching and Learning Conference 2022? Look out for Cathy Schofield and Alison Gisby's presentation, where they will be sharing findings from their FASSTEST project on motivation and engagement of students studying at different intensities.

The FASSTEST-funded project "Understanding Student Learning of Emotive and Sensitive Topics" led by Julia Downes, Ruth Wall, and Anne Alvaer has been featured in the OU News. We are thrilled to see the continual impact of this project.