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1. Canvas and EdTech support during the Winter break| EdTech news

   With the Winer break approaching, we’d like to remind everyone of the support available for Canvas and our wider range of learning technologies.

2. The welcome rise and worrying fall in covert investigation

   Covert techniques and specialist intelligence never appear to be far from the headlines - so why are they on the decline?

3. Is university for me?

   Considering university brings about a myriad of thoughts and feelings. Third year Adult Nursing student ,Natalie Beltran gives her perspective on why taking the leap back into study was worth it.

4. Here’s how your holiday photos could help save endangered species

   Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world – 42m people visited sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 alone. Photographs on social media are already being used to help track the illegal wildlife trade and how often areas of wilderness are visited by tourists.

5. AI Assistant Pilot Now Live | Edtech

   An update on the LearnWise Canvas AI assistant pilot at LJMU. What it is, where we are, and what's happened recently as the project.

6. Safari tourism may make elephants more aggressive – but it’s still the best tool for conservation

   Going on safari in Africa offers tourists the opportunity to see some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth – including African elephants, but as it becomes more popular worldwide, it’s worth remembering that we often don’t know how tourism affects the animals we observe.

7. Turnitin Rules | EdTech

   Liverpool John Moores University is reminding all teaching staff to follow important rules when setting up Turnitin, the university's tool that checks student work for copying.

8. How we can use light to fight bacteria

   This research could provide an answer to some of the problems posed by antibiotic resistance

9. Project to Review Student Feedback on Online Learning | EdTech

   The Teaching and Learning Academy is running a project looking at student feedback to understand how online learning can be improved.

10. LightNight 2019

    Business Studies student Julia Harrison shares her favourite cultural events from Light Night 2019