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Meet the 2026 KMi Summer Scholars
Friday 10 Jul 2026
(Image, left to right: Richelle Acheampong, Temmy Phillips, Timi Banjo) KMi is delighted to welcome the 2026 cohort of Summer Scholars. Since 2020, the KMi Summer Scholarship programme has provided financial support, mentoring and research opportunities to young Black scholars interested in exploring cutting-edge areas of computing and technology. This year’s scholarship adopts a new...
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Promptathon 2026: Exploring Critical AI Literacy at the OU
Wednesday 1 Jul 2026
In May 2026, colleagues from across the OU came together for the Promptathon, a collaborative, challenge-based initiative exploring how we use and understand generative AI in practice. The event brought together 157 participants and 16 facilitators, working in cross-disciplinary teams on a series of structured challenges. KMi’s Nancy Pontika was part of the organising team...
KMi and FBL researchers present SABRINA AI agent for ethical future-focused decision-making
Tuesday 30 Jun 2026
On 23 June, Audrey Ekuban from KMi and Ruth Dimes from FBL, accompanied by FBL PhD student Tapiwa Muvirimi, presented their prototype of SABRINA (System for Agent-Based Representation, Inclusion, Negotiation & Accountability) to the Responsible AI conference in London. Ruth, Audrey and KMi’s Enrico Motta have developed SABRINA as an AI agent that aims to...
Computer Séance: A new research podcast from KMI researchers explores AI through the lens of popular culture
Monday 29 Jun 2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes almost every aspect of contemporary life, a new podcast from KMI researchers called Computer Séance offers a timely and engaging space to think critically about what these technologies mean. Hosted by Justin (Research Fellow), Ben (Visiting Scholar, University of Brighton) and Tracie (Senior Research Fellow), the podcast queerly combines media criticism, cultural theory, and technological curiosity to...
Taking AI out of the Lab: Real-world data collection at The Saxon Clinic
Tuesday 23 Jun 2026
Building on the momentum of the Innovate UK–funded initiative at KMi to reimagine hospital efficiency, the project has reached an exciting new milestone. Under the guidance of Prof Enrico Motta, our autonomous robot stepped beyond the confines of the laboratory and into the living, breathing environment of The Saxon Clinic, embarking on an intensive real-world...
KMi’s Prof Miriam Fernandez was recently invited to contribute to a roundtable discussion at the UK Parliament organised by Fawcett Society in collaboration with the Misogyny & AI Network. The discussion brought together MPs, peers, barristers, trade unions, researchers, civil servants, and women’s sector leaders to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on women’s lives....
KMi is addressing technology‑facilitated gender‑based violenceResearch from KMi is contributing to international debates on technology‑facilitated gender‑based violence (TFGBV), as Prof Miriam Fernandez presents work from The Open University’s Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO) across major academic, policy, and public forums. Earlier this year, Prof Fernandez was an invited speaker at the (Re)Claiming Our Space Conference in Nicosia, organised by...
From lab to standard: KMi research behind the new W3C Data Façades community group
Open University Researchers awarded £450,000 for “Unlearning AI”
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