The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has recently launched its AI Literacy Curriculum for Teaching and Learning Staff. This is their first step in developing a wider programme supporting all staff across tertiary education in developing confidence, competence, and critical…
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Over the summer the university has been working with external company to develop AI Assistants for specific purposes. These AI Assistants are all grounded and trained on specific sets of information, ensuring that the level of hallucinations in responses is…
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An Educators’ Guide to Multimodal Learning and Generative AI offers higher education practitioners a balanced, practical framework for integrating AI into teaching, learning, and assessment. Produced by a consortium of UK and international universities with support from the Staff and…
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Very pleased to be able to post here that the University of Westminster has won the National AI Cloud Challenge sponsored by Microsoft. Congratulations to all students and colleagues involved. Full story on our website here – Westminster wins Microsoft…
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Annual ATLAS Event The second ATLAS event at Westminster took place on May 29th. A number of our academic colleagues spoke at the event sharing their use of generative AI in their teaching. In addition, we had a recent graduate…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising industries and transforming the daily lives of many, but its environmental impact is a growing concern. On one hand, AI can contribute to environmental sustainability by optimising energy usage, improving resource management, and enabling more…
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A 2025 HEPI survey revealed that 92% of students now use generative AI, with many believing it improves their academic work. However, concerns about cheating persist, prompting calls for universities to focus on boosting AI literacy instead of punitive measures….
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Upcoming AI Talk on the 26th February 1-2pm Artie Basukoski from our School of Computer Science and Engineering will give the talk. The talk will be online via Microsoft Teams. The title of the talk is: What do LLMs…
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Over the previous calendar year, several colleagues gave Westminster AI Talks about how they use Generative AI and provided their thoughts on the pros and cons of this technology. This included a 1-day event where over 10 colleagues spoke and…
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Anyone who could not catch the live stream earlier in the week can access a recording of this event, held at Westminster, via this link. There were some very interesting presentations, including one that provided a sound overview of ethical…
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