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KMI: The Early Years
Monday 8 Dec 2025
It is hard to recall – still less to imagine, if you weren’t there – the ferment of innovation between the late ’80s and the mid-’90s. By 1993 the World Wide Web – which was only invented in 1989 – was beginning to show its potential. Personal computers were now portable and more accessible, while...
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Connecting Ideas: FBL Visits KMi
Thursday 4 Dec 2025
On Tuesday 25th of November, the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) joined us at KMi for an inspiring afternoon packed with collaboration, discovery, and future-shaping ideas. The visit offered a vibrant showcase of the cutting-edge research, technologies, and innovations that continue to position KMi as a research leader and driving force, advancing strategic priorities...
KMi takes centre stage at landmark Milton Keynes event
Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
On 28 November 2025, Unity Place hosted the signing of the Milton Keynes Civic University Agreement, a milestone in fostering collaboration for inclusive growth and innovation at the heart of the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. The event brought together anchor partners including The Open University, Cranfield University, and Milton Keynes College, alongside other signatory organisations, such as...
KMi and Springer Nature renew their partnership for another two years
Thursday 27 Nov 2025
We are very happy to announce that KMi has secured a new two-year contract with Springer Nature (SN), which will continue the long-established strategic partnership until December 2027. This marks the continuation of an exceptional collaboration that has now spanned more than 11 years and represents a strong example of how academia and industry can...
Dr. Tracie Farrell delivers keynote on the ethics of consent at OU GenAI Conference
Monday 24 Nov 2025
On Thursday, November 13th, 2025, KMi’s Dr. Tracie Farrell gave a keynote address to a global audience (both online and offline) at a conference on Shifting Power in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics with GenAI. Dr. Farrell is the Principal Investigator on a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship exploring intersections of Artificial Intelligence and justice through...
Teresa Sides has successfully defended her PhD viva on 6th November 2025. Her thesis, “Understanding the Barriers to AI Adoption Within Primary Care: A Novel Model for Acceptance and Resistance,” offers a timely investigation into why AI uptake in UK primary care remains limited despite growing policy support and technological capability. Teresa developed the Acceptance–Resistance...
Celebrating KMi’s 30th BirthdayIn 1995, two truly visionary academics from The Open University (OU); Prof Marc Eisenstadt from Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Prof Tom Vincent from the Institute of Educational Technology, were matched together by another visionary OU staff; Lady Kitty Chisholm who was OU’s Development Director – now back in KMi...
