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UCAS PROCESS THE UNIVERSITY
variable demand. “To cope with the increasing
number of applications for higher education places, UCAS needs a scalable performance testing solution that not only meets the demands for major spikes, but maintains cost efficiency throughout the year,” says Alastair Corbet, VP & GM HP Software UK&I at HP. “With HP Performance Center
AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS OF AROUND £650,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR
THE UCAS SERVICE IS ACTIVE ALL YEAR ROUND, BUT
FOR ONE WEEK IN MID-AUGUST IT SEES A HUGE SPIKE
IN DEMAND, CRUNCHING 15 MILLION TRANSACTIONS MORE THAN 450,000
STUDENTS FOUND UNIVERSITY PLACES IN 2013 – UP 6% ON 2012
on SaaS, UCAS can accurately simulate and rigorously test anticipated loads, providing beter intelligence to plan for next year’s volumes.”
Top marks for ‘The Future of Education Exhibition’ at Panasonic HQ
The Bracknell headquarters of Panasonic has played host to a special ‘Future of Education’ exhibition, presenting the latest developments in audio- visual technology for the higher education market. The event outlined
how AV technology can help teaching professionals interact with students in more versatile, engaging ways. The exhibition atracted
around 25 UK universities, who witnessed live product demonstrations throughout the day, as well as dedicated question and answer sessions hosted by Panasonic’s technical experts. John Boyle, Panasonic
Country Manager, said: “’The Future of Education’
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The Cultural Institute at King’s College London has launched a free web resource that will put academic research to work in the cultural sector. CultureCase will give practitioners
access to ‘lay’ summaries of academic research to support evidence-based decision-making and help build the case for investment. Created in response to a growing
demand across the sector for access to evidence, and designed to meet its questions and challenges, the resource translates academic-standard research into culture into digestible 300-word summaries available in one portal for the first time:
www.culturecase.org. Built in collaboration with experts
from across the cultural and higher education sectors, CultureCase includes a selection of the most relevant and robust research and aims to provide a practical tool for arts practitioners and decision-makers. Users of CultureCase will be able
exhibition allowed us to outline our vision for the future of the market. From AV technology ideal for classrooms, media production and interactive teaching to security solutions and communications kit, we have the capability to cater for a myriad of needs within education.” The day featured a
showcase of Panasonic’s ‘4K Story’, including the opportunity to get hands-on with new innovations such as the
84” 4K display, the 20” Ruggedised Toughbook Tablet, the eagerly anticipated Lumix GH4 and the 4K broadcast production monitor. “We are delighted with
the very positive feedback we received and hope visitors went away with a wider understanding on the emerging resources in the market, and with new ideas on how they may incorporate such engaging technologies into their teaching,” added Boyle.
to access summaries of leading research on the impact of arts and culture on a range of areas – from education to health and well-being and the economy – when advocating for the value of culture, considering best use of available resources or compiling applications for support. The web resource also translates
research that evaluates ‘what works’ in arts and culture setings to help inform programming, marketing and investment decisions, from the most effective models of digital or community engagement to ways of developing new audiences. Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the
British Library, said: “Culture Case is a welcome initiative, which has the potential to ensure that the latest insight and research in this field quickly and effectively reaches the people who most need it – practitioners in the arts and cultural sector. At the British Library we look forward to using it and seeing how it evolves.”
NEW ONLINE TOOL FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
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