Category: Policy

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  2023 is soon coming to an end, and this is already the last AI-focused email of the year.  Since HESA launched its AI Observatory in August, we noticed that the pace at which institutions have been releasing policies, guidelines and statements around the use of GenAI in higher education seems to have slowed down. Has the feeling of urgency passed? Have other issues emerged that forced institutions to focus their energy elsewhere? Or is the current

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  In today’s newsletter, we share articles about governance structures to coordinate institution’s response to GenAI, student perspectives on the use of GenAI, the need to train students on ethical uses of AI, ways in which GenAI can support student wellbeing, the need for better data training of AI tools, and more. Also, we are starting to plan our Winter 2024 AI Roundtables. If you’d like to suggest any topic or guest speaker, please reach out to

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  Thanks to those of you who joined us for our last AI Roundtable of 2023 – this time, focusing on inclusion. We had the chance to hear students share their perspectives on how GenAI tools can be used to enhance inclusion. Our main takeaway was that although it is important to be aware of the limitations of GenAI and to develop AI literacy to limit the perpetuation of social biases and inequities, allowing these tools to

Spotlight Good afternoon all, Today, we share a series of recommendations on how institutions should respond to AI, and missteps they should avoid. You will also find a publication by editors sharing recommendations on the responsible use of GenAI in scholarly journal publishing. We hope these resources are helpful! Consult our AI Observatory Next Roundtable Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 Time: 12h00-1h00PM ET Join us next Tuesday, on November 21st, from 12:00PM to 1:00PM ET, for our next AI