Artificial intelligence in higher education

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 , 24 September, 2026

We promise our graduates will be employable. Are we keeping that promise?

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How can our degree programmes prepare future graduates to be employable and equipped? Chathura Sooriya-Arachchi envisages a better way

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 24 September, 2026

Campus Talks: How is AI affecting open research?

podcast graphic featuring Julia Priess-Buchheit and Sarahanne Field

Learn about the advances, risks and challenges that are shaping open research practices, including artificial intelligence, from two experts based on Europe

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58minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 18 September, 2026

If a chatbot can pass your assignment, you are grading the wrong thing

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Any task whose assessed object is a final number or tidy conclusions is not measuring students’ thinking, writes Lucas Long. He shares three ways to put the reasoning back at the centre of learning

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 16 September, 2026

Eight ways universities can foster an open research culture now

Make open research routine by creating a culture that welcomes questions and acknowledges uncertainty. Here’s how

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 11 September, 2026

AI’s fluent answers hide bias. Here’s how to teach students to see it

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AI advice arrives confident and efficient, which is why students don’t always notice what it assumes or when they stop deciding for themselves. Kamila Miller offers four classroom practices that make bias and dependence visible

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 10 September, 2026

How AI agents can get students reasoning and reflecting

An army of toy robots stand in formation

Instead of giving students answers at the touch of a button, what if we designed AI agents to support active learning? Here’s how it works

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 8 September, 2026

Assessing students’ academic writing when AI can produce a first draft

When finished text no longer reliably indicates students’ ability to produce structured formal prose, educators can ask them to show more of their writing and judgement process

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 7 September, 2026

Design learning experiences students cannot outsource to AI

A good class creates a sequence of mental events that cannot be outsourced: prediction, surprise, judgement, revision and retrieval, writes Emilia Samit

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1minutes

By kiera.obrien , 7 September, 2026

Outreach activities for AI literacy: from sparking curiosity to lifelong learning

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Four principles for embedding AI literacy in university outreach, to create a sustainable learning ecosystem

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 7 September, 2026

Teaching AI use in music for intercultural perspectives

One way to navigate the tension between fear of AI’s impact on creativity and using it to enhance these processes is to take a human-centred approach to its use. Hyesoo Yoo explains

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4minutes

Artificial intelligence in higher education