Saturday, November 1, 2025

AI and the future of universities: How UON is on the right road - By Jason Day, Northampton Chronicle

A recently published collection of essays about how Higher Education providers should make the most of Artificial Intelligence shows University of Northampton is streets ahead.
  • AI Literacy: Universities should embed AI literacy for staff and students.
  • Technology: Choice of technology is crucial; universities need a strategy and roadmap.
  • Assessment: AI challenges traditional exams and essays, requiring a shift toward evaluating creativity and critical thinking.
  • The workforce: Institutions need to assess AI skills, embed them in professional development and nurture AI’s teaching and learning leaders.
  • Strategic advantage: AI can revolutionise strategy and operations though real-time insights, predictive modelling and efficiency gains.
  • Human intelligence: AI could enhance this rather than replace it.
  • Research: AI accelerates literature reviews, data analysis and interdisciplinary work alongside raising questions about ethics, bias and authorship.