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, 23 May, 2025

Cultivating a responsible innovation mindset among future tech leaders

Prometheus concept of technological innovation
The classroom is a perfect place to discuss the messy, real-world consequences of technological discoveries, writes Andreas Alexiou. Beyond ‘How?’, students should be asking ‘Should we…?’ and ‘What if…?’ questions around ethics and responsibility
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 13 May, 2025

Less is more when it comes to AI in teaching

A teacher with students in a classroom
As more educators adopt AI, the risk of becoming overwhelmed by the tools increases. Here are four practical strategies to prevent this
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 30 April, 2025

Can we use GenAI to subvert the neoliberal university?

A phone screen with several different GenAI apps displayed
Generative AI can be a tool of resistance against the corporatisation of higher education – or it can be just another distraction to make us ‘zombies in the loop’ of the system. Here is how we can choose the former
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 April, 2025

When GenAI resets the assessment baseline

Using AI for university assessment
Generative AI is forcing university educators to raise their own bar on creativity, assessment and expectations. Here’s how one teacher reassessed their assignment
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4minutes
Artificial intelligence in higher education