Over the last year, I have spent time with 462 staff in colleges and universities across the UK. These were in teaching and learning roles. I wanted to hear their views on artificial intelligence: how they are using it, what excites them, and what concerns they carry. These conversations happened during a period of […]
Over the last three years I’ve been talking with groups of students to understand how they see artificial intelligence. How they use it. What excites them. What worries them. That work has led to three reports so far, in 2023, 2024 and most recently our June 2025 Student Perceptions of AI report. In this […]
At Jisc, we’re committed to supporting colleges and universities as they shape their approach to the opportunities and challenges of AI. To do this well, it’s important that we also look inward, testing ideas, building understanding, and learning from our own experiences. Earlier this year, we began running AI Impact Workshops with colleagues across the organisation. The […]
Version 1.5 – 08 July 2025. First version published 9th Aug 2024 One key challenge institutions are facing when looking to adopt Generative AI relates to age restrictions and consent issues for learners under 18. This is not a new problem; age restrictions have been in place for several years when using online tools, and institutions […]
Artificial intelligence is already part of the everyday reality of colleges and universities, shaping how students learn, how staff work, and how institutions operate. Across the board, we see institutions moving along our AI maturity model towards embedding AI. That makes leadership and strategy essential. We are working on a new framework to help the […]
When I started collaborating with Dr. Rebecca Feasey and Eu Jin See to record an episode of Jisc’s Beyond the Technology podcast, I expected a good discussion about Adobe Firefly and its role in creative education. What I didn’t expect was a conversation that would shift how I think about creativity—and how AI might […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in education, institutions face the crucial question of can we tell what has been produced by AI? This challenge isn’t just limited to academic integrity anymore; it extends to the transparency and accountability of all educational outputs. Many in higher and further education will already be familiar […]
Last week, we saw the release of several new models from the main providers of Frontier Large Language Models (LLMs). The most anticipated was the release of GPT-5 from OpenAI, which has been in the works for many months. Its release has, however, been met with mixed reactions. This solution differs from other LLMs currently […]
This post is part of a series of blogs looking at different types of AI tools. In this one we are looking at a selection of AI-powered search tools that help users find information more efficiently and intelligently. These tools often provide summarised, conversational answers or pull together content from multiple sources. In UK higher […]
This post is part of a series of blogs looking at different types of AI tools. In this one we are looking at a selection of chatbots and AI assistants that are either general-purpose or tailored to education. These tools are increasingly used across UK higher and further education for everything from writing support to […]