Last week, as part of our team away days, the Jisc AI team held a mini roundtable on agentic AI. The aim was simple: move beyond the hype and focus on the real questions colleges and universities are going to face as AI systems start doing more than just responding to prompts to making decisions and taking actions. […]
We recently had our monthly AI In Research Community Meet Up. Thanks for all who joined the conversation, the latest meet raised key topics such as training frameworks for researchers, ethical considerations, licensing restrictions, and the integration of AI tools into research workflows. The community shared insights on developing tailored training programmes for researchers, negotiating […]
Our January collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills As children grow up surrounded by AI, experts warn that failing to teach computing and AI literacy could deepen social inequality. This piece argues that understanding how AI works should be […]
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Smart Glasses in Education
Why look at smart glasses now? Smart glasses have been commercially available in some form for over a decade. More recently, they have returned to popular conversation, driven largely by Meta and its growing range of glasses. The lack of widespread adoption has been attributed to the high cost and limited capabilities of earlier models, […]
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A Generative AI Primer
Version 1.7– January 2026. First version published in April 2023. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. An Introduction to the Generative AI Technology 2.1 ChatGPT 2.2. Microsoft Copilot 2.3. Google Gemini 2.4. Other Models 2.5. A summary of key capabilities, limitations, and concerns around ChatGPT and other Large Language Models 2.6 Image and Video Generation […]
This month, we kicked off the new year in the AI in FE community with a session led by Rob Wraith, Head of Learning Technology and Digital Learning at Newcastle College Group (NCG). Rob shared a practical look at how effective prompting can enhance outcomes for staff and learners, alongside a tour of some of […]
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An Agentic AI Primer
Contents 1. Introduction 2. An overview of agentic AI technology 2.1 When is an Agent not Agentic? 2.2 Agentic Mode in AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude 2.3 Agentic Browsers such as ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet 2.4 Microsoft Copilot and Agents 2.5 Agents working together 3. Impact of Agentic AI on Education 3.1 […]
The latest AI in Professional Services Community meeting brought together colleagues from across the sector to share their experiences of working with AI in their institutions. The discussion was wide-ranging, practical, and honest, focusing on the everyday realities of time pressures, governance barriers, skills development, and responsible experimentation. Across the conversation, a clear message emerged: […]
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January HE AI Community Meetup
Our January HE AI community meetup followed a lean-coffee format, with participants proposing and voting on topics they most wanted to explore. The discussion focused on how institutions are navigating artificial intelligence (AI) use in assessment, staff and student training, and emerging questions around feedback and AI literacy. Several themes stood out, reflecting ongoing sector […]
Last update: 8th January 2026 Initially published 7th March 2024 we have reviewed, added and updated the resources. We thought it would be useful to pull our resources together in a more structured way to support different stages of AI maturity. Our aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with […]