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Open University Researchers awarded £450,000 for “Unlearning AI”
KMi is proud to announce that Dr. Tracie Farrell and co-investigator Dr. R. Justin Hunt have been awarded funding...
Breadth vs Depth in an AI world: Rethinking graduate skills for 2036
Last week, KMi’s Prof John Domingue joined an influential panel at Keele University to discuss one of the most pressing questions facing higher...
The OU on iTunes U: Opening education to the world
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
Shifting Power: Rethinking AI for a More Just World
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
How citizen science helps us think again in the age of AI
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
CORE: Connecting knowledge, driving openness
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
Power to the people: How Citizen Curators are rewriting museum stories
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
AI for Science: How Artificial Intelligence is transforming research
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
MK:Smart – Putting Milton Keynes on the Smart City Map
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
How KMi made remote learning feel like campus life and took graduation global
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
Remote presence: How KMi helped the OU meet before meeting was easy
This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering...
OU Vice-Chancellor visits KMi: A showcase of Innovation and Impact
It was a great pleasure for KMi to welcome The Open University’s Vice-Chancellor; David Phoenix, on Wednesday 4 February. KMi...
Connecting Ideas: FBL Visits KMi
On Tuesday 25th of November, the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) joined us at KMi for an inspiring afternoon packed with collaboration, discovery,...
KMi takes centre stage at landmark Milton Keynes event
On 28 November 2025, Unity Place hosted the signing of the Milton Keynes Civic University Agreement, a milestone in fostering collaboration for...
Celebrating KMi’s 30th Birthday
In 1995, two truly visionary academics from The Open University (OU); Prof Marc Eisenstadt from Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social...
Shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Graphs: KMi at ISWC 2025
Last week, many researchers from around the globe gathered in Nara (Japan) for the 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC). Dr. Angelo...
KMi’s Dr. Retno Larasati Delivers Keynote on ‘Ethics in AI Education’ at ICONSEIR 2025
Dr. Retno Larasati, as part of the "Shifting Power" project, spoke at The 7th International Conference on Educational Science in Industry Era 5.0...
After AI?
On Friday, October 17th, the Shifting Power team hosted the second “After AI?” symposium". This interdisciplinary and varied event brought...
Transforming transport with AI: KMi and ClearView’s vision for smart cities
Clearview Intelligence and KMi successfully applied to the UKRI KTP scheme, securing a budget for designing and marketing new products and services...
Closing the gap: Vaclav Bayer’s PhD shows how Learning Analytics can help to make education more equitable
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,...
KMi’s report from SEMANTiCS 2025
The 21st edition of the International Conference on Semantic Systems, commonly known as SEMANTiCS, took place in Vienna last week. This yearly event...
Food and Drinks Misinformation
No industry is immune to misinformation, including food and drinks. KMi’s director, Harith Alani, was interviewed by Food Manufacture; the leading...
OU Analyse team wins MK STEM Award 2025 for Early Alert Indicators Dashboard
KMi is delighted to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and powered by...
Exploring the Role of AI in Education: Benefits, Risks, and the Future of Learning
Dr Aisling Third, KMi’s Research Fellow, recently joined the Academic Co-Leads for Generative AI in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Dr Mirjam...
Exploring the Future of Adult Learning: The Open University’s GenAI Conference at MKAIFest
The Open University hosted the “GenAI: Adult Skills and Learning conference”, an in-person event forming part of the Milton Keynes City Council...
KMi engages with Chengdu Open University for AI Collaboration
This past Tuesday, The Open University welcomed a delegation from Chengdu Open University (CDOU), engaging in productive discussions centred on...
Transforming Ideas into Impact: KMi tops £50M!
KMi was founded in 1995, making this its 30th year. This year is particularly significant, not only because of the upcoming milestone anniversary...
Celebrating Research, Innovation, and Societal Impact at The Open University
The Open University recently hosted its prestigious Research Excellence Awards ceremony at Unity Place in Central Milton Keynes, with over 250...