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The Ethics of Online Exams: Designing Proportionate Security Controls
Why matching exam security to actual risk protects both integrity and candidate trust better than blanket surveillance.
Proportionate Online Assessment as a Governance Question
The case for matching assessment security to risk rather than applying blanket surveillance to every exam.
Rethinking Online Examinations in the Age of AI
How AI changes the cheating equation, and why layered, transparent security beats intrusive proctoring alone.
Synap Takes Home Two ETIH Innovation Awards
Synap is named a double winner at the 2026 ETIH Innovation Awards for its assessment and engagement work.
Rethinking Assessment in the Age of Student AI Use
Synap's CEO discusses how institutions can adapt exams as AI use among students becomes near-universal.
Turning Assessment Data Into Audit-Ready Evidence of Capability
Why online assessment analytics can serve as strategic assurance rather than a simple record of pass rates.
The Infrastructure Blind Spot in Online Exams
The technical layer that keeps high-stakes exams running is too often ignored when organisations choose a platform.
Inside the Growing Market for High-Tech Exam Cheating
A look at how covert devices and online sellers are fuelling new forms of exam cheating.
Balancing Integrity, Trust and Surveillance in Exams
More monitoring does not guarantee more integrity, and can carry real trust and legal costs.
Synap Shortlisted for ETIH Global Impact Award
Synap makes the shortlist for the ETIH Innovation Awards' Best Global Impact category.
Synap Featured in Education Technology (May 2026)
A feature in the May 2026 issue of Education Technology magazine.
Maintaining Assessment Integrity in the Age of AI
As generative AI reshapes how students work, integrity becomes a governance challenge rather than a design fix.
Maintaining Assessment Integrity in the Age of AI
A risk-based path between blanket surveillance and a retreat to paper exams for AI-era assessment.
Can We Trust Online English Tests?
Online English testing can be secure, but only when the right standards are actually enforced.
How Leeds EdTech Synap Found Its Rhythm
BusinessCloud traces Synap's journey from a student revision app to a B2B assessment platform.
Synap Features in BusinessCloud's EdTech 50 for 2026
Synap earns a place on BusinessCloud's annual ranking of the UK's most innovative education technology companies.
A Corporate Solicitor's Move into Legal Teaching
A University of Law lecturer describes her switch from corporate practice to teaching, and the tools that support students.
Synap Named a Finalist at the British Data Awards 2024
Synap reaches the finalist stage across two categories at the British Data Awards 2024.
Synap Enters Exclusive Partnership with the University of Law
The Leeds online learning platform teams up with the University of Law to support new legal qualifications.
Building Synap During a Medical Degree
James Gupta explains why he built a revision app while studying medicine, and how it reached MDU members.
University of Law Overhauls Its Bar Course with Cheaper, Flexible Delivery
The University of Law's revamped Bar Practice Course blends classroom teaching with online learning via Synap.
Synap Listed Among British AI Startups to Watch
Business Insider highlights Synap in a roundup of British AI startups to watch heading into 2016.
Crowdfunding and Brain Science: Lessons from Synap's Founder
A write-up of James Gupta's meetup talk on running a crowdfunding campaign and the memory science behind Synap.
Meet the Medical Student Behind Synap
An early conversation with Synap's founder on blending neuroscience, coding and medicine into a learning startup.
Building Synap: A Tech Talks Conversation
Synap's founder joins the Tech Talks podcast to trace the company's origins and growth.
Helping Taxi Drivers Pass Their Entrance Test with mytaxi
How Synap supported mytaxi drivers preparing for the taxi entrance test.
James Gupta as a University of Leeds Enterprise Ambassador
A University of Leeds case study featuring James Gupta as an enterprise ambassador.
James Gupta's Contributor Profile at The Guardian
The Guardian author page collecting contributions credited to James Gupta.
James Gupta's Profile at the University of Leeds
A University of Leeds enterprise profile page for James Gupta, founder of Synap.
Leeds EdTech Startup Synap Signs Exclusive University of Law Contract
Coverage of Synap's exclusive contract with the University of Law.
Synap's Company Profile on BusinessCloud
BusinessCloud's profile summarises Synap's online exam platform and the organisations it serves.
Synap's Crowdcube Funding Pitch
Synap's investment pitch page on the Crowdcube equity crowdfunding platform.
The Ethics of Online Exams: Designing Proportionate Security Controls
A look at designing online exam security controls that are proportionate to the risk of each assessment.
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