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, 6 August, 2025

Discussion forums: the key to AI-proof assessment?

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Providing a supportive learning culture for students will make them less likely to cheat – and discussion forums, with a few tweaks, may be the way to do it
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 5 August, 2025

How should assessors use AI for marking and feedback?

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While much attention has focused on students’ use of GenAI, its potential to support assessors has mostly been overlooked. Here, Isabel Fischer shares draft principles co-created at a cross-institutional workshop to guide its responsible use in assessment, marking and feedback.
By Eliza.Compton, 31 July, 2025

Critical thinking in teaching and research

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Practical strategies and advice for university educators and researchers to develop and teach the skills to analyse, evaluate, understand and communicate knowledge in an information-saturated world
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6minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 22 July, 2025

(Re)learning critical reading in the age of GenAI

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Rather than pretending students can – or even should – avoid GenAI to become critical readers, we need to develop their critical reading skills so they can successfully interrogate AI-produced materials
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 July, 2025

Are students outsourcing the wrong tasks to AI?

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Students are using AI to tackle tasks that could be crucial to intellectual development. How can educators judge which tasks to offload and which ones are important for learning?
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5minutes
Artificial intelligence in higher education