Opinion Learning & Teaching

Reassessing the essay: Relevance, realism, and resilience in the age of AI

Given how much HE is changing with more focus on vocational relevance, widening participation, and technological disruption, is the traditional essay still pulling its weight?

30th October 2025

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School

Edinburgh Business School is forging the future through globally accessible, practice-oriented undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and logistics and operations.

As a world-leading provider of globally accessible business education, Edinburgh Business School offers transformative, industry-focused programmes that deliver lifelong benefits to our students.

In fact, Heriot-Watt produces the highest percentage of CEOs and Managing Directors in the UK.

Our award-winning faculty and staff are active leaders in their fields, and they will guide your understanding of business through real-world learning. You will have the opportunity to translate knowledge into practice through competitions, business partnerships, research projects, our Consultancy Bootcamp, and our Business Incubator.