AI and academic practice
A summary of policies, reports and other resources
View the keynote presentation
Assessment design for a time of AI
Click the image below to watch the keynote presentation by Professor Phillip Dawson (Co-Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Australia), delivered at the AI in Teaching and Learning at Oxford Knowledge Exchange Forum on 9 July 2025.
Oxford policy, guidance and advice
Generative AI at Oxford: Announced in September 2025, find out how the University is embracing AI in education, research and professional services, including information and resources to support your use of ChatGPT Edu.
Policy on AI use and summative assessment: Published in July 2025, this University policy sets out the expectations on AI use for those setting summative assessment and students undertaking summative assessment.
Policy related guidance and resources for staff (SSO required): SharePoint site providing policy related guidance and resources for staff.
An introduction to the use of generative AI tools in teaching: Published in December 2023, this Oxford Teaching Idea provides 10 ideas on the use of AI to support students in their learning, together with suggested responses for teaching.
Advice for students on the use of generative AI tools to support learning: Published in September 2025, this study skills advice for students complements our resources for staff and aligns with relevant University policies.
Use Generative AI services such as ChatGPT safely: Third-party security assessment from the Oxford Information Security team.
Training and support
Explore AI training opportunities offered by the AI Competency Centre.
Join the Generative AI Special Interest Group in Teams to meet likeminded people and share/discuss AI related themes and topics.
Reports and analysis
Beyond ChatGPT: The state of generative AI in academic practice for autumn 2023: Published in October 2023, this report seeks to provide an overview of the key developments in generative AI relevant to academic practice that extend beyond ChatGPT.
Four lessons from ChatGPT: Challenges and opportunities for educators: Published in February 2023, this article summarises some of the lessons from the reactions to the release of ChatGPT in late November 2022.
Other resources
View findings and outputs from projects supported by the AI Teaching and Learning Exploratory Fund in 2024-25.
