We are very happy to announce that KMi has secured a new two-year contract with Springer Nature (SN), which will continue the long-established strategic partnership until December 2027. This marks the continuation of an exceptional collaboration that has now spanned more than 11 years and represents a strong example of how academia and industry can…
On Thursday, November 13th, 2025, KMi’s Dr. Tracie Farrell gave a keynote address to a global audience (both online and offline) at a conference on Shifting Power in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics with GenAI. Dr. Farrell is the Principal Investigator on a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship exploring intersections of Artificial Intelligence and justice through…
In 1995, two truly visionary academics from The Open University (OU); Prof Marc Eisenstadt from Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Prof Tom Vincent from the Institute of Educational Technology, were matched together by another visionary OU staff; Lady Kitty Chisholm who was OU’s Development Director – now back in KMi…
Last week, many researchers from around the globe gathered in Nara (Japan) for the 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC). Dr. Angelo Salatino, Prof. John Domingue, Dr. Alba Morales Tirado, Prof. Harith Alani, and Dr. Gregoire Burel represented KMi at the prestigious event. Crucially, Dr. Francesco Osborne and Prof. Miriam Fernandez also contributed to the…
Dr. Retno Larasati, as part of the “Shifting Power” project, spoke at The 7th International Conference on Educational Science in Industry Era 5.0 (ICONSEIR) 2025. Her keynote address was titled “Ethics in AI Education.” The event took place on October 15, 2025, in-person in Medan Indonesia and online via Zoom Meeting. The conference theme was…
On Friday, October 17th, the Shifting Power team hosted the second “After AI?” symposium”. This interdisciplinary and varied event brought together 11 researchers, artists and other AI enthusiasts/critics to explore who, what or when is after AI. Throughout the day over 120 attendees joined the event, delivered on zoom. (Thumbnail image caption: Robbie Daniels, video still from…
Clearview Intelligence and KMi successfully applied to the UKRI KTP scheme, securing a budget for designing and marketing new products and services using computer vision and AI for location intelligence on transport infrastructures. During the 30-month duration, the KMi and Clearview team will address two core challenges. The first challenge will focus on introducing the…
KMi secured a new research project “Tracking Stars and Unicorns” funded by the UKRI Metascience unit, with an award of £310,646, to look at successful and unsuccessful proposals within all UKRI councils to track research trends, assess UK competitiveness against global competitors, and understand appropriate funding mechanisms to better support the development of Early Career…
KMi researchers have secured £106,078 from UKRI’s Metascience Unit to explore how large language models can streamline grant peer review without diluting fairness. The 12-month project, led by Prof Petr Knoth and Dr Francesco Osborne in partnership with Sheffield and Salford universities, will test four AI roles: triaging low-quality proposals, acting as a third reviewer,…
As part of Milton Keynes Tech Week, the Centre for Protecting Women Online ran the event “Building Safer Digital Futures: Responsible AI and Tech to Protect Women Online” at The Open University. Emily Darlington MP opened the programme with a powerful keynote, sharing personal experiences and highlighting why tackling online violence against women and girls remains such…
