UK universities seek to improve external examining standards

Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation

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August 5, 2021

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by m.crone... on August 6, 2021 - 4:22pm

Great. More bureaucracy.

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