What the sector is telling me about AI – and why governance alone isn’t enough
Earlier this year I started delivering a series of webinars on AI for AHEP – the Association for Higher Education […]
Introducing ICE/BERG: an AI literacy framework built to last
There is no shortage of AI guidance right now. Checklists, principles, policy statements, usage rules – they are being produced
Why “Data-Driven” Is Not the Same as “Data-Designed”
“Data-driven” has become one of the safest phrases in higher education. It appears in strategies, board papers and funding bids.
A Practical Data Readiness Checklist for the LLE Era
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is not a distant policy concept. It is a structural shift toward modular, credit-based and episodic
Modular Provision Will Expose Your Data Weak Spots
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is frequently described as an opportunity. Greater flexibility.Wider participation.New markets and new models. All of that
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement Is Not a Funding Reform. It’s a Data Reform.
The conversation around the Lifelong Learning Entitlement has centred on modularisation, flexibility and widening participation. But senior leaders should be
IMD 2025 Has Landed. The Question Isn’t “When Will OfS Use It?” – It’s “When Will You?”
The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 has now been released. For many institutions, this will sit quietly in the background.
A very short history of AI, before it became fashionable
When people talk about artificial intelligence today, it often sounds as though it appeared fully formed in the last few
What resilient systems understand, and why firefighting is a warning sign
If you look beyond knowledge work, one thing becomes clear very quickly: well-designed systems do not aim to run at
Where to find UK university data dashboards online
This is a question I see come up a lot, and it is a very reasonable one: Where can I