Event Details

Are you interested in finding out how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming teaching, research, engagement, and professional services across our University? Or do you have your own AI-related project or initiative you’d like to share? We invite you to join us for an interactive workshop that explores the ever-expanding use of AI within our institution.

AI Discovery Workshop: Showcasing AI Across Campus

Date: 21st February

Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Venue: PDR, County South

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Coffee on arrival

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Welcome and introductions

Nigel Davies and Chris Nemeth (Data Science Institute Directors)

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Introduction to AI

Chris Nemeth

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Impacts of AI on sustainability, ethics, and inclusion within the context of research culture

Catriona Gold (RES), with Drs Seth Robinson (LEC) and Valerie Seymour (RES)

10:45 - 11:00 AM

UCREL-Hex: Changing Attitudes to Compute Resources

John Vidler (Embedded Systems Engineer, Psychology)

11:00 - 11:15 AM

The Library and AI

Phil Cheeseman, Tim Leonard, Jenny McHugh (Library)

11:15 - 11:30 AM

Supporting ‘Good’ Adoption of Generative AI

Kim Snooks, Joe Lindley, Naomi Jacobs, Louise Mullagh (LICA)

11:30 - 11:45 AM

Deciphering AI practices in Organizations

Hassan Raza & Boineelo Nthubu (Management Science)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

"Copilot and the alumni database. A demo of the new features and implications."

Martin Knowles (Philanthropy, Alumni & Supporter Engagement)

12:00 - 12:45 PM

Lunch, demonstration and Posters

Lunchtime demo by ISS product and innovation staff

Cat Bond, Abi Wells & Raeesa Parker (ISS)

Poster will be on display in the room

12:45 - 1:00 PM

Shadowplay real-time AI image generator & work in schools

Joe Lindley (LICA)

1:00 - 1:15 PM

An overview of Digital Research Infrastructure at Lancaster

Chris Jewell (School of Mathematical Sciences)

1:15 - 1:25 PM

Using artificial intelligence to design de novo protein therapeutics for global health

Stefanie Menzies (Lecturer in Molecular Cell Biology, BLS)

1:25 - 1:35 PM

AI, very young children and homes: research into Conversational Assistants

Julia Gillen (Professor of Literacy Studies, Linguistics & English Language)

1:35 PM

Grab a coffee

1:40 - 3:00 PM

Breakout Session: Sharing Perspectives and Shaping Future Support

To wrap up the workshop, we’ll divide participants into small groups for a focused breakout discussion. The goal is to capture your insights on how the University can better support AI usage in teaching, research, and professional services. By exploring these topics together, we hope to identify practical solutions, highlight common challenges, and guide future initiatives.