About the Project

The growing recognition of AI to optimise students’ skill development and support learning in higher education (HE) is transformative. Its impact on academic activities including writing and speaking, as well as interactional skills is significant and unstoppable. While existing research largely discusses the use of AI within limited disciplines and levels of study and from the educator’s perspective, there remains a gap in understanding how students themselves perceive and utilise AI in their study process. Specifically, little is known about students’ accessibility to AI tools, what academic practices that they employ AI for (e.g., academic writing, conversational practices) and how, and their motivation and concerns for incorporating AI into their study routines. Therefore, this exploratory study will explore students’ perceptions of AI as a tool for enhancing study skills across the University of Warwick.

Project Team

Student Leads

• Yanyan Li (Applied Linguistics)
• Meifang Zhuo (Applied Linguistics)
• Gunisha Aggarwal (Economics)

Collaborative partners

• Neha Gupta (WBS)
• Tom Ritchie (Chemistry)