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 Eliza.Compton, 28 November, 2025

GenAI as a research assistant: transforming start-up due diligence

Male Asian student working on a robot arm

Universities are not just centres of innovation, they are also platforms for promoting the commercialisation of research. As ‘research assistants’, Gen AI offers impartiality and fresh perspectives – opening the door for ‘under the radar’ start-ups that human evaluators may miss

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 26 November, 2025

Use GenAI as your personal learner engagement analytics expert

Harness the student data in your virtual learning environment with a few choice prompts for GenAI

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 20 November, 2025

Why clear GenAI guidance matters to neurodivergent students. And how to get it right

University students sitting at their desks

Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 13 November, 2025

Not faster but fairer: tame ‘techno-solutionism’ to build inclusive futures with AI

University leaders and academics must resist an open-armed embrace of AI and ask tough questions about who, really, is benefitting from its use in order to shape an inclusive future, writes Chie Adachi

By Eliza.Compton, 13 November, 2025

Campus talks: why teaching with artificial intelligence is ‘like a giant field experiment’

THE Award-winning educationalist Jenny Moffett talks about using AI so it supports learning rather than risks deskilling students, dealing with uncertainty in the classroom and the value of boredom

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33minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 November, 2025

Teaching responsible use of GenAI in graduate studies

When graduate students learn to use AI transparently, to seek approvals, respect Indigenous consent and critically assess outputs, they develop skills essential for both academic success and professional practice

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 10 November, 2025

‘GenAI and critical thinking can – and should – work together’ 

Students use their laptops in class, looking focused

Find out how to encourage critical thinking in the university classroom by working with GenAI tools, rather than against them 

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 6 November, 2025

THE Awards 2025: lessons from the stars of UK and Irish higher education

Learn from leading voices, innovative teams and individuals across the university sector, whose work has been recognised in the shortlist for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards

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6minutes

By miranda.prynne, 6 November, 2025

The evolution of authentic assessment in higher education

A student leaping from the exam hall into the real world

Practical advice on assessing students’ skills and application of learning in real-world, professional contexts

By kiera.obrien, 5 November, 2025

Use GenAI to slow down and reflect more deeply

University staff are under pressure to produce more with less. But what if, instead of using GenAI to save time, we took a slower approach?

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5minutes

Artificial intelligence in higher education