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How are UK students really using AI?

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A five-panel mosaic shows diverse UK students interacting with AI. Top row: a Black female student drinks coffee while using a laptop with glowing AI interfaces in a library; a male student studies a book with AI visuals; a male student in a lab coat uses a holographic AI screen with a UK university building in the background. Bottom row: a female student writes while looking at AI data; another male student explains a holographic AI model to a small group of students. The overall image depicts widespread AI integration in student life. Generated by Nano Banana.
From research assistance to code generation and personalised study aids, AI is subtly and overtly reshaping how UK students approach their academic work. This mosaic illustrates the multifaceted ways technology is being integrated into learning, posing questions about its true impact and future trajectory in higher education. Image generated by Nano Banana.

Source

Times Higher Education

Summary

About two-thirds (66 %) of UK undergraduate students report using AI for work or study, with one in three doing so at least weekly. ChatGPT is by far the most popular tool. Universities vary in how they regulate or guide AI use: some discourage it, others provide boundaries but little training, few actively teach ethical AI practice. Most students use AI for understanding concepts, summarising content, or identifying sources, while a smaller but significant share admits to using AI to create or partially create graded work. Many believe AI has helped their grades, though others see little or negative impact. Clearer guidance and teaching around ethical, effective AI use are needed.

Key Points

  • 66% of UK undergrads use AI for degree-related work; 33% use it weekly.
  • The most common applications: explaining difficult concepts (81%), summarising sources (69%), finding sources, and improving existing work.
  • About 14% of AI-using students confess to using AI in graded work in ways that could be cheating (creating or heavily editing), which is ~9% of all students.
  • 47% of AI-using students report frequently encountering “hallucinations” (incorrect or false information) from AI tools.
  • Universities’ policies are mixed: some actively discourage use; many simply warn; only a minority proactively teach students how to use AI well and ethically.

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URL

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/52855-how-are-uk-students-really-using-ai

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