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 Laura.Duckett, 2 September, 2025

Miro and GenAI as drivers of online student engagement

A student working on her laptop
A set of practical strategies for transforming passive online student participation into visible, measurable and purposeful engagement through the use of Miro and enhanced by GenAI
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 August, 2025

Solving the soft skills crisis using artificial intelligence

Young male student looking thoughtfully at a laptop
Employers seek transferable skills such as communication and cultural awareness, but how can universities translate these aspirations into meaningful, scalable learning experiences for students? AI personas offer possibilities
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 27 August, 2025

How to spot misinformation online

A woman uses a magnifying glass to check her phone
Find out two ways of approaching the identification of online misinformation – from an external perspective and an internal one. Stephanie Tsang shows how
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 26 August, 2025

AI, copyright and the classroom: what higher education needs to know

Copyright concept
As artificial intelligence reshapes teaching and research, one legal principle remains at the heart of our work: copyright. Understanding its implications isn’t just about compliance – it’s about protecting academic integrity, intellectual property and the future of knowledge creation. Cayce Myers explains
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 18 August, 2025

A scaffolded approach to teaching with GenAI

Students on laptops in a classroom
As GenAI continues to reshape higher education, this four-phase framework by Rena Beatrice Alcalay offers educators ways to guide students to use these tools critically and ethically, fostering agency, bias awareness and deeper engagement in philosophical writing assignments
By Eliza.Compton, 16 August, 2025

Managing student risk AI-version

Deciding between AI and human intelligence
Could a safe space to experiment with using artificial intelligence to complete an assessment offer students a path to both deeper learning and AI proficiency?
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4minutes
Artificial intelligence in higher education