Knowledge Sharing AI

Agentic AI in higher education: Transforming interactive learning while navigating implementation challenges

Dr Iftakar Haji explores three key dimensions of Agentic AI in education: pedagogical role, level of autonomy, and learner interaction. He also examines the challenges of implementation, including learner dependency, accountability, data privacy, bias and institutional readiness, highlighting the importance of responsible, pedagogy-led adoption.

19th October 2026
Research & Analysis Leadership

Ethics Guide 2015: Advice and Guidance

29th June 2015

Business and management studies are a central component of the learning, teaching, research, enterprise and administrative work of universities in the United Kingdom. This work contributes to the development of hundreds of thousands of students each year as well as to the activities of companies and other organisations.

This Guide is intended to provide advice and guidance about the ethical questions and issues that need to be taken into account when considering a range of learning, teaching, research and enterprise issues. It is addressed to all members of the business school community – students, educators, researchers, managers and external clients. For professionals in the field, it sets out the standards that one should aspire to enact. For other stakeholders, it sets out a framework of expectations of ethical practice that should be expected of institutions and individuals. 

Please note, most UK universities have ethical codes of practice and ethical review committees which review ethical issues and make recommendations about research and related matters.  We do not see this Guide as a substitute for these university procedures. Members of the business school community should familiarise themselves with their institutional guidelines. 

 

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