Vaclav Bayer, who joined KMi as a part-time doctoral student in 2020, successfully defended his thesis on 9 September 2025. His work asks a single, urgent question: can the data we already collect about students be used to tackle the issue of awarding gaps that negatively impact our marginalised students? Awarding gaps – the unexplained…
Tuesday September 23rd, as part of MK Tech Week 2025 and alongside Esther Spring, KMi’s Prof. John Domingue chaired a conference in our Hub Theatre, sponsored by Infosys, which welcomed 150 educators, policy-makers, artists and technologists to explore how artificial intelligence can widen—rather than disrupt—opportunities for adult learners. Opened by Emily Darlington MP and OU…
KMi has won a 2025 OU Recognition of Excellence in Teaching (RET) Award for its work on the Student Facing Dashboard (SFD), demonstrating the valuable support that technology can provide for teaching and learning. Over the past two years, the OU Analyse team at KMi, alongside colleagues in FBL and IET, has developed a student-facing…
KMi is delighted to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and powered by the OU Analyse team, has won the prestigious MK STEM Award 2025 in the AI Impact category. This accolade celebrates the team’s innovative use of artificial intelligence to transform education and promote equitable learning opportunities. The MK STEM Awards recognise excellence and innovation…
We are thrilled to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, an Open University project led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez, driven by the AI expertise and dedication of the OU Analyse team, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious MK STEM Awards 2025 in the AI Impact category. This recognition celebrates the…
The Open University hosted the “GenAI: Adult Skills and Learning conference”, an in-person event forming part of the Milton Keynes City Council AI Festival (MKAIFest), sponsored by Infosys and with around 150 attendees. The conference was co-chaired by KMi’s Prof John Domingue and Esther Spring, showcasing the OU’s commitment to harnessing Generative AI (GenAI) to…
On 23 October 2024, the OU Library Atrium hosted a compelling seminar featuring short presentations from leading researchers in the field of AI and education. The event, running from 13:00 to 14:00, showcased insights from several experts, including Dr Aisling Third and Prof Miriam Fernandez from KMi. Dr. Third presented on the transformative potential of…
We are thrilled to announce that a team of researchers, technology developers, pedagogical experts and tutors from KMi and The Open University have been awarded the prestigious 2024 STEM Recognising Excellence Award for their groundbreaking contributions to education. Their work, particularly the development and successful implementation of the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard (OUAnalyse), has transformed…
The Open University recently hosted its prestigious Research Excellence Awards ceremony at Unity Place in Central Milton Keynes, with over 250 attendees gathered to celebrate the remarkable research being conducted across the university. This year’s event, themed Shaping the Future, not only highlighted the excellence of OU’s research but also showcased the societal impact of…
In a groundbreaking study published in the prestigious British Journal of Educational Technologies, KMi researchers have introduced a cutting-edge Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Learning Analytics (LA) dashboard designed to tackle awarding gaps in higher education. This innovative tool, co-created with diverse educational stakeholders, aims to transform how institutions across the UK, including the Open…
