Roundtables: tell us how your institution is responding to AI

Join us for a series of discussions in collaboration with Advance HE about how universities and colleges across England are responding to the benefits and risks of using artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education.

OfS and AdvanceHE research project on artificial intelligence

We’re hosting a series of roundtables to support our research with Advance HE into the ways institutions are responding to AI. These events are designed to help us better understand the risks, opportunities, and impact of AI, as well as identifying examples of good practice and barriers to effective adoption.

In-person events

These events are open to senior leaders of institutions, AI leads or equivalent, academic staff, students and their representatives. We will hold targeted sessions on each day for staff and students.

We’re keen to have a representative mix of higher education providers at these roundtables to ensure a diverse range of perspectives are included.

Please register your interest in attending an in-person event using the links below by Tuesday 2 June. We will contact you to confirm if you have a place on Wednesday 3 June. As we aim to keep numbers at a level that allows for in-depth discussion, we may not be able to accommodate everyone if we receive a high number of responses.

How to register

Date

Location

Who should attend

Registration link

Monday 8 June 2026

Session one: 0930 - 1130, with light refreshments from 0900

Session two: 1330 - 1530, with light refreshments from 1300

Strand Campus, Kings College London WC2R 2LS

Senior leaders of institutions and academic staff

London roundtable: for staff in the higher education sector

Monday 8 June 2026

1600 - 1730, with light refreshments from 1545

Strand Campus, Kings College London WC2R 2LS

Students and student representatives 

London roundtable: for students and representatives

Tuesday 9 June 2026

1000 - 1200, with light refreshments from 0930

Oddfellows Hall, University of Manchester, M1 7HF 

Senior leaders of institutions and academic staff

Manchester roundtable: for staff in the higher education sector

Tuesday 9 June 2026

1330 - 1500, with light refreshments from 1300

Oddfellows Hall, University of Manchester, M1 7HF

Students and student representatives 

Manchester roundtable: for students and representatives

Tuesday 16 June 2026

1000 - 1200, with light refreshments from 0930

Clifton Hill House (venue TBC), Bristol, BS8 1BX

Senior leaders of institutions and academic staff

Bristol roundtable: for staff in the higher education sector

Tuesday 16 June 2026

1330 - 1500, with light refreshments from 1300 

Clifton Hill House (venue TBC), Bristol, BS8 1BX

Students and student representatives

Bristol roundtable: for students and representatives

Please do not register for more than one session.

Online events

If you can’t attend any of our in-person events, we will also be holding online roundtables for staff and students to share their views.

Date

Who should attend

Registration link

Friday 3 July 2026

1100 - 1230

Senior leaders of institutions and academic staff

Staff roundtable, 3 July, online

Friday 3 July 2026

1400 - 1530

Students and student representatives

Student roundtable, 3 July, online

Wednesday 8 July 2026

1200 - 1330

Students and student representatives

Student roundtable, 8 July, online

Wednesday 8 July 2026

1400 - 1530

Senior leaders of institutions and academic staff

Staff roundtable, 8 July, online

Privacy: You can read the ‘Attending an OfS conference or event’ section of our general privacy notice, which explains in more detail how and why your personal data will be used for these events.

Accessibility: Contact our events team if you need to discuss accessibility before the event.

Recording: These events will be recorded and your feedback will be taken into consideration as part of our research with Advance HE.

Contact us

If you have any questions about these events, contact us at [email protected].

Published 27 May 2026

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