Part of ‘Elections 2026 and Scotland’s Global Reach’ event, held in Glasgow in February 2026, in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon. Themes discussed at the event resonate strongly with current debates around fair access to higher education for displaced applicants. Discussions highlighted how language assessment systems can either facilitate or restrict educational opportunity in contexts shaped […]
Author: Mariia Ruzhytska
PiE Live Europe London Conference, April 2026
The project team attended the PIE Live Europe in London, which helped us reflect on two themes that feel more urgent than ever for our sector: Fair access to higher education must include fair access to English language testing. For too many prospective students, language assessment is still a barrier rather than a bridge – […]
Presentation at Edinburgh University, March 2026
In March, the project team was invited by Dr Claudia Rosenhan to present preliminary observations from our ongoing project, “University Stakeholder Perceptions of English Language Proficiency Testing for Displaced Students Accessing Higher Education in Scotland,” to MSc students of Language Testing. The ensuing discussion was lively and constructive and we promised to go back and […]
British Association of Applied Linguistics, Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group: Annual Conference 14th May 2026, Glasgow
We will be joining the BAAL TEASIG conference on 14th May. Watch this space for updates! https://www.baalteasig.co.uk/2026glasgow
Survey launch !
We are seeking participants based exclusively at Scottish Higher Education Institutions working in admissions, compliance, or English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (or any other relevant area). Participation will involve completing a short online questionnaire (approx. 10 minutes) and they will receive a £5 Costa coffee voucher as a token of thanks if they provide an email […]