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HEPI Student Generative AI Survey 2026

Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) · Stephenson, R., Armstrong, C. · Mar 2026

Key points

  1. HEPI's 2026 survey finds 95 per cent of UK undergraduates use AI, and 94 per cent use generative AI for assessed work.
  2. Arts and humanities students are particularly likely to feel under-supported in developing AI skills.
  3. Students directly including AI-generated text in assessed work rose to 12 per cent, from 8 per cent in 2025 and 3 per cent in 2024.

Summary

HEPI Report 199, published 12 March 2026, presents results from a December 2025 survey of 1,054 full-time UK undergraduates on generative AI use. The survey establishes that near-universal student AI use in assessed work is the UK baseline and that arts and humanities students report feeling particularly under-supported in developing AI skills. The three-year trend in direct AI text inclusion (3 per cent to 8 per cent to 12 per cent) provides the quantitative benchmark for academic integrity discussions across UK higher education.

Source

Source: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) ↗ (Research)

Cite this item

Stephenson, R. & Armstrong, C. (2026). ‘HEPI Student Generative AI Survey 2026’, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). Available at: https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/student-generative-ai-survey-2026/

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