Artificial intelligence

What role should artificial intelligence play in higher education? From ChatGPT to DeepSeek, generative AI (GenAI) tools of all kinds are forcing a rethink of university teaching, assessment, research and administrative work. Find out how to build AI literacy across an institution, use GenAI to support learning, harness AI tools as teaching and research assistants and manage the risks posed by GenAI and other AI technologies.

By kiera.obrien, 28 April, 2025

Prepare your students for the job market: part one

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How can you guide your students to make themselves stand out in a crowded field? In the first of a two-part series, discover six strategies to hone job applications to perfection

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 24 April, 2025

Using small-scale ChatGPT integration to introduce online students to GenAI

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Integration of ChatGPT into online learning does not have to be a huge project. A small-scale, flexible writing task can address your students’ needs. But if they are working professionals, you should know their capacity for using technology

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 21 April, 2025

Guard rails to mitigate ethical concerns for AI use

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Artificial intelligence can vastly improve productivity and advance innovation, but integrating AI into academia brings significant ethical implications. These policies and procedures could help mitigate these concerns

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 15 April, 2025

Only a human will do: when to eschew AI in teaching and research

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Female college professor helping male student

Artificial intelligence tools have streamlined processes and accelerated innovations – efficiencies not lost on higher education. But at times, we need to prioritise human judgement and involvement, as Qin Zhu explains

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 14 April, 2025

Student insight can shape the way we use GenAI in teaching

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A lecturer at the front of class presenting to students

Students tend to be more comfortable with teachers using GenAI to support, rather than fully generate, learning materials. The key is to use it effectively and communicate your approach transparently

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 14 April, 2025

‘Using GenAI is easier than asking my supervisor for support’

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Illustration of an elephant in a library

Doctoral researchers are turning to generative AI to assist in their research. How are they using it, and how can supervisors and candidates have frank discussions about using it responsibly?

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 12 April, 2025

Should we kill the essay?

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Long-form writing seems to have become a battleground for the showdown between AI and academic integrity. With technology exposing the essay’s flaws, Luke Zaphir offers ways to reinforce this storied assessment task

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 April, 2025

Reshaping assessment to outsmart AI

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Adapting common assessment types can not only deter the overuse of AI – and avoid administration overload – but support student learning in a more authentic and engaging manner

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 8 April, 2025

If AI were a DJ…

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This class exercise uses metaphor to help non-technical students gain a clearer understanding of what artificial intelligence is – and what this complex, opaque technology isn’t

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 8 April, 2025

Campus webinar: Prepare students with workplace skills of the future

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Find out how to prepare students for jobs that don’t exist yet, with insight from experts at Campus+ institutions across the Middle East, Africa and Europe

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60minutes

Artificial intelligence