Key points
- Five principles agreed by all 24 Russell Group universities covering AI literacy, staff support, teaching adaptation, integrity and shared practice.
- Commits institutions to adapt teaching and assessment for ethical AI use and equal access rather than blanket prohibition.
- Widely adopted as a model by UK providers beyond the group, including specialist creative arts institutions.
Summary
The Russell Group published five shared principles on generative AI in education in July 2023, agreed by all 24 member universities and re-issued in January 2025. The principles address AI literacy for students and staff, institutional support for teaching adaptation, academic integrity, and shared learning across the sector. The document is the most widely cited UK sector consensus statement and has been adopted as a model by UK providers beyond the Russell Group, including specialist creative arts institutions.
Implications for animation education
Animation programs at UK research-intensive universities should treat these principles as the policy language their institution's AI frameworks are built from. The five principles require institutions to support staff in developing their own AI literacy before they can guide students, adapt teaching and assessment for ethical AI use rather than impose blanket prohibition, and actively support equal access to AI tools. For animation course leads this means reviewing studio assessment designs for authentic-task elements that cannot be replicated by AI alone, and documenting how AI use is addressed in marking criteria. The re-issued January 2025 version confirms these principles remain the operative UK sector consensus and the model text cited by institutions beyond the Russell Group, including specialist creative arts providers.
Related items
- Generative AI Advice Suite: Reconsidering Assessment, Maintaining Quality and Standards, and Quality Compass
- UAL position statement on AI in teaching and learning
Source
Source: Russell Group ↗ (Policy Text)
Primary document: russellgroup.ac.uk/policy/policy-briefings/principles-use-generative-ai-tools-education ↗
Cite this item
Russell Group (2023). ‘Principles on the Use of Generative AI Tools in Education’, Russell Group. Available at: https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/policy/policy-briefings/principles-use-generative-ai-tools-education
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