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A meta-ethnographic review of 42 qualitative studies on the assessment experiences of students with disabilities in higher education. 40 out of 42 studies reported experiences of exclusion, indicating that assessment is a major barrier to inclusion for students with disabilities. 22 studies reported that assessment accommodations provided access to examinations, while 5 studies found that assessment promoted the full participation of students with disabilities as accepted members of academia. The article proposes that the discourse around inclusion in assessment needs to shift from just considering accessibility to also considering how assessment regulates the full participation of diverse students.

Women are disproportionately affected by HIV globally, and in some of the hardest hit regions, women bear the brunt of the epidemic in terms of both disease burden and care for those affected.

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9 and 11 by exploring the potential of AI tools to promote smart civil engineering.

World Tuberculosis Day 2026: A Global Call to Action

March 24th, 2026

Each year, World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th, a day of significance marking Dr. Robert Koch's groundbreaking announcement in 1882 of the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). This discovery was a pivotal moment in the medical field, leading to the development of diagnostic methods and treatments for this devastating disease.

The Significance of World Tuberculosis Day