Welcome to AI at the University of Portsmouth.
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming higher education. This collection of pages brings together practical guidance, inspiration and critical perspectives to help you explore and engage with AI in meaningful, ethical and pedagogically sound ways.
Whether you’re curious about the capabilities of generative tools, looking to redesign assessments, or seeking examples of practice from colleagues, you’ll find resources to support you at every stage. Our aim is to empower staff and students alike to navigate this evolving landscape with confidence, creativity and care.
AI Guidance for Teaching Staff
This guidance sets out the University of Portsmouth’s position on generative AI in learning, teaching and assessment. It encourages staff to educate themselves about and embrace AI rather than attempt to police or ban its use.
Core Principles:
- Educate and embrace AI use – don’t police or ban it
- AI should enhance, not replace academic practices or roles
- Focus on learning and authenticity, not detection or suspicion
- (Co-)design assessments to integrate AI transparently and ethically
- Our summative assessments should provide credible evidence that each student has achieved learning outcomes, authored their own work, and can demonstrate mastery of the work they submitted.
Register on our AI workshops
You can book on the latest CPD sessions via Docebo ...
- AI in the Classroom: Foundations and First Steps - 12th Nov
- Harnessing AI: Enhance Teaching, Empower Learning - 13th Nov
- AI and Assessment - Academic Integrity and Innovation - 13th Nov
- AI in the Classroom: Foundations and First Steps - 26th Nov
- Harnessing AI: Enhance Teaching, Empower Learning - 26th Nov
- AI and Assessment - Academic Integrity and Innovation - 27th Nov
Participant Feedback
Hear what staff say about their experience in our sessions.
Well delivered with good pace and very collegiate atmosphere created thank you!
It has been great with stimulation discussions and sharing best practice/ experience. Good flow and engagement.
One of the best workshops I have attended at the university.
UoP Guidance
You can read more about the current guides and regulations for Leveraging AI in Learning and Teaching at the University of Portsmouth below:
What's New?
The latest news in AI ...
- Carden, G, and Freeman, J. (Oct 2025). AI and the Future of Universities. University of Southampton and HEPI.
- Wang, J., & Fan, W. (2025). The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: Insights from a meta-analysis. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), Article 621.
- HEPI. (2025). ‘How can I know what I think till I see what I say?’: How AI is changing education and writing, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI).
- JISC. (2025). Student perceptions of AI 2025.
Be Inspired
Showcase your AI Teaching Practice
AI has become an increasingly integral part of everyday teaching practice and we know many colleagues across the University are finding creative and varied ways to make effective and innovative use of it.
To capture this growing range of AI approaches, CADI is compiling examples of how AI is being used in learning and teaching. Our aim is to showcase the varied application of AI in different contexts – from supporting student engagement to assessment design – with a view to disseminating these examples in the form of short, focused workshops, led by those colleagues who wish to share their practice more widely across the wider UoP community.
If you are using AI in your teaching and would like to contribute to this project, please submit your example through the MS Form.
Resources
- Zawacki-Richter, O., Bai, J. Y. H., Lee, K., et al. (2024). New advances in artificial intelligence applications in higher education? International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 21, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00464-3
- Ling, Y., & Imas, A. (2025, May 18). Underreporting of AI use: The role of social desirability bias. https://ssrn.com/abstract=5232910
- Lee, B. C., & Chung, J. (2024). An empirical investigation of the impact of ChatGPT on creativity. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 1906–1914. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01953-1
- Open Response Paper: Meincke, L., Nave, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2025). ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02173-x
- Response to Response Paper: Lee, B. C., & Chung, J. (2025). Reply to: ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02195-5
- Munn, L., & Henrickson, L. (2024). Tell me a story: a framework for critically investigating AI language models. Learning, Media and Technology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2024.2327024
- Includes a lesson plan in appendix (under Supplemental Material)
- Microsoft & LinkedIn. (2024). AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part. Work Trend Index Annual Report. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part
- Adobe. (2025). Creativity with AI in education: 2025 report. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:b18d23f9-f0c3-4b80-8018-14c46124b58f?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover
- HEPI
- Carden, G, and Freeman, J. (Oct 2025). AI and the Future of Universities. University of Southampton and HEPI.
- HEPI & Kortext. (2025). HEPI/Kortext AI survey shows explosive increase in the use of generative AI tools by students. Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/02/26/hepi-kortext-ai-survey-shows-explosive-increase-in-the-use-of-generative-ai-tools-by-students/
- Prodromou, E. (2025). Will the UK’s AI action plan force universities into a U-turn? HEPI. https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/19/will-the-uks-ai-action-plan-force-universities-into-a-u-turn/
- Government Plans
- UK Department for Education. (2025, January). Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education/generative-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-education
- UK Department for Education. (2025, January). AI opportunities action plan. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan/ai-opportunities-action-plan
- Shepperd, P. (2024). Empowering educators by harnessing generative AI tools: Navigating prompt roles [Blog Post]. Empowering educators by harnessing generative AI tools (Jisc). https://nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2024/01/11/empowering-educators-by-harnessing-generative-ai-tools-navigating-prompt-roles/
- Webb, M. (2023, March 14). Getting started with ChatGPT Part 1 – Understanding ChatGPT [Blog post]. National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education (Jisc). https://nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2023/03/14/getting-started-with-chatgpt/
- Mollick, E. (n.d.). One useful thing [Blog]. https://www.oneusefulthing.org
- Mollick, E. (n.d.). One Useful Thing [Blog]. More Useful Things: AI Resources. https://www.moreusefulthings.com/
- Parker, J. (2024, September 11). Harnessing AI for authentic learning. Language Magazine. https://languagemagazine.com/2024/09/11/harnessing-ai-for-authentic-learning/
- Fitzpatrick, D. (Host). (n.d.). AI in Education Daily [Audio podcast]. https://aipodcast.education/
- Fitzpatrick, D. (Host). (2025, June 10). ChatGPT vs. Coffee [Audio podcast episode]. AI in Education Daily. https://aipodcast.education/
- Gill‑Simmen, L. (2025, February 20). Thoughtful learning design with AI [Audio podcast episode]. The Learning Development Project. Hosted by Carina Buckley & Alicja Syska. Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zSwmLw7aDdxzVoFimLyuA
- University of Liverpool. (n.d.). Learning to AI [Audio podcast]. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/podcasts/learning-to-ai-series/episode-1-5/
- Jisc. (2025) Masterclass - Developing an assessment framework in the age of generative AI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAmF8MvGTIw
- Jisc. (2024). Generative AI: A primer. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/generative-ai-a-primer
- Jisc. (n.d.). AI training category – current sessions. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/training?categories=20
- Jisc. (May 2024). Webinar: Exploring AI accessibility in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UihNupbX08E&list=PLbKeiLya4JyDdTSsF-lCVFxDvVG0dIIro&index=16&t=8s
- Jisc. (n.d.). Previous Jisc AI webinar recordings [YouTube playlist]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbKeiLya4JyDdTSsF-lCVFxDvVG0dIIro
- University of Liverpool. (2025) Generative AI and Multimodal Learning. https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194252/1/Output1_an-educators-guide-to-multimodal-learning-and-generative-ai.pdf
- Gamma. (n.d.). A design guide for the integration of AI in authentic assessment. https://gamma.app/docs/A-design-guide-for-the-integration-of-AI-in-authentic-assessment-kf2ua11vc5gqiep?mode=doc
- Anglia Learning & Teaching. (n.d.). AI Collaborations Series I & II. https://www.aru.ac.uk/anglia-learning-and-teaching/cpd-opportunities/past-events-and-resources
- University of Sydney. (n.d.). AI for educators. https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/63765
All links listed below are part of LinkedIn Learning Pathway
- AI Role play – space to practice conversations with AI
- Enhance Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Copilot – Beginner, 50 mins
- Responsible AI: Principles and Practical Applications – Beginner, 1h 6 mins
- Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI – Beginner, 1h 3 mins
- How to Research and Write Using Gen AI Tools – Beginner, 1h 15 mins
- Beyond the Basic: Designing AI Enhanced Learning Experiences – Intermediate, 1h 33 mins
- Integrating Generative AI into the Creative Process – Intermediate, 1h 32 mins
- Using Gen AI to Develop Personalised Learning Plans – Advanced, 1h