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, 30 September, 2025

How to test GenAI’s impact on learning

Students working on a project together in class
Rather than speculate on GenAI’s promise or peril, Thibault Schrepel suggests simple teaching experiments to uncover its actual effects
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 September, 2025

Assessment tasks that support human skills

Head made of cogs and jigsaw puzzle piece
Assignments that focus on exploration, analysis and authenticity offer a road map for university assessment that incorporates AI while retaining its rigour and human elements
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 26 September, 2025

What your students are thinking about artificial intelligence

Students use their phones
GenAI has been quickly adopted by students, but the consequences of using it as a shortcut could be grave. A study into how students think about and use GenAI offers insights into how teaching might adapt
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 September, 2025

Turn AI from a magic box into a tool to be interrogated

A toy robot sits on a stack of books
Instead of ‘ban it or embrace it’, the AI Collaboration Toolkit offers a way for educators to frame AI as a collaborator, with ethical guard rails built in and an emphasis on the student’s thinking. Here’s how it works
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5minutes
Artificial intelligence in higher education