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Facilitated and chaired by: Dr Vanessa Cui who is the co-convenor of the Academic Practice Network. For more details about the network and its activities, please click here.

Overview

As Generative Artificial Intelligence continues to reshape academic practice in higher education, we invite you to the third instalment of the AI and Academic Practice series. This roundtable brings together diverse voices to explore how AI is being woven into the fabric of different disciplines and the interdisciplinary spaces between them. Since the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022, the attitudes of both staff and students have undergone a massive shift. Our speakers will critically examine how these changing perceptions are being managed across different subject areas and the subsequent impact on day-to-day academic life.

Assessment remains the most pressing challenge for academics and educational developers. This session moves beyond "academic integrity" to explore proactive assessment design frameworks and pedagogical practices. We feature practitioner reflections on how we can meaningfully measure learning in an automated age.

Finally, the integration of AI has reignited fundamental questions about the nature of knowledge. Speakers will offer critical perspectives on the challenges AI brings to the traditional philosophies of education and higher education needs to consider in an increasing AI integrated society.

Schedule

Speaker bios

Dr Donna Johnson is the Course Director for Postgraduate Biomedical Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, where she’s overseen MSc provision since 2015. She’s a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Science Teacher. Much of her work centres on curriculum design that promotes student agency and supports learners from a range of academic and professional backgrounds. She’s especially interested in equipping postgraduate students to think critically and work independently, while still offering structured, inclusive support. Her teaching draws heavily on authentic assessment and skills development, particularly in communication, applied research, and data interpretation. Alongside teaching, she’s led a series of research projects exploring learning innovation in biomedical science.

Kateryna Chrichlow is an academic, researcher, and industry leader specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), 3D digital design, and Fashion. She is a Tutor at Birmingham City University (BCU), teaching across Arts, Design, Media, and Computing, where she pioneered the integration of AI, 3D modelling, and immersive technologies into fashion, jewellery, and creative technology curricula. She leads interdisciplinary, industry-connected projects that bridge higher education, creative practice, and emerging technologies. She led the internship XR BCU project for 10 graduates, uniting an interdisciplinary team to develop immersive projects across Unreal Engine, Unity, Roblox, and Spatial.io. On behalf of XR Fashion Space, and in collaboration with an industry partner, she secured funding from AHRC and CreaTech Frontiers for an innovation project linking fashion and digital technology, further strengthening the integration of immersive and AI-driven workflows within the creative industries. She is also leading the AI–Human–ART Intersection Research Group, which explores interdisciplinary approaches to human–AI feedback exchange and creative co-production. 

Dr Francisca Beroíza-Valenzuela holds a PhD in Education from the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación in Chile, a Master’s degree in Educational Research from the Universidad de Chile, a Master’s degree in History from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She is also a certified Primary and Secondary Education teacher with a specialisation in Language, Communication, and Social Sciences. She is an academic and researcher specialising in education, with a focus on gender equity, artificial intelligence in education, educational governance, and academic pathways in STEM. Her work integrates advanced quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Her work has been supported by national grants from the Chilean Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). With over a decade of experience across school and university contexts, she currently serves as an academic researcher at the Faculty of Education, Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Chile.

Dr Sam Passeport (she.her.hers) is the Founder of No Borders Learning that helps schools and universities build relational and dialogic feedback cultures through workshops, courses, coaching, and creative consulting. She is a French educator who has worked across international schools in India and in the Dutch public higher-education sector. She centres critical and relational pedagogies, treating feedback as a dialogic encounter through the lens of socio-materiality. Her doctorate (2025) explored students’ experiences of teacher feedback, using creative research methods.

Kassin Yakhlef is a pharmacy professional who joined the University of East Anglia in 2024 as a Lecturer in Pharmacy Technician Practice (Work‑Based Learning). Kassin has an extensive experience from across the pharmacy sector, having worked in community pharmacy, hospital services, integrated care board environments, and primary care settings. This diverse professional background enables him to contribute a comprehensive understanding of medicines optimisation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and workforce development within contemporary healthcare systems.  Throughout his career, Kassin has been actively engaged in the education and training of pharmacy professionals, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants, as well as nurses working across a range of clinical contexts. His research focuses on supporting professional growth and integrating new teaching philosophies to improve pharmacy education through advanced technologies. Kassin’s work focuses on strengthening the pharmacy workforce through applied learning, reflective practice, and the integration new technologies to teaching and learning.  

Dr Joanne Gosling SFHEA – Associated Dean for Business Degree Apprenticeships with specialisms in work-based education, programme development and design.  Prior to joining QA, I held positions including Teaching Lead, Senior Lecturer for Entrepreneurship and Work-Based Learning.  My PhD was entitled The Acquisition of Skills and Expertise for Higher Education. 

Dr Jwharh Madgali is a Senior Lecturer at QA, where she teaches across CMDA and DTS programmes. She contributes to curriculum design, teaching, and applied research in leadership and management. Prior to joining QA in 2022, she held a teaching and postgraduate supervision role in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Liverpool Management School, where she also completed her MSc and PhD in Management Studies. Her research focuses on leadership effectiveness, particularly the role of organisational culture, context, and training and development in shaping professional practice and organisational performance.

Matt Peacock Senior Fellow and Senior Lecturer with multiple academic partners specialising in Business Strategy, Operations Management and Business Processes.  With over 8 years of experience designing, writing and delivering academic modules from level 4 to 7 on CMDA and SLMDA degree apprenticeships tailored to stakeholder needs.  Prior to working in academia extensive senior executive level experience at bluechip telecommunications companies delivering significant growth and change in multinational organisations.

Dr Peter Samuels obtained a PhD in Mathematics and Cognitive Psychology from the University of Reading in 2000. He has worked in the UK Higher Education sector since 2006. From 2018 to 2024 he worked in a Business School where he coordinated over 5,000 undergraduate and masters dissertation projects. Since 2024 he has been employed as a Reader in Research Methods at the University of Wolverhampton. He works in the School of Business and Law where he is Course Director for a Masters of Research in Business and Management which currently has over 200 students enrolled. His research interests centre around academic development with an emphasis on applied statistics, research methods, research writing and entrepreneurship. He has published widely and is the author of two books on research proposal writing. He is involved in project and voluntary work in several East African countries.