Jisc and Google Start Two Year UK Education AI Partnership

Oct 19, 2026
Jisc and Google have started a two year partnership to help UK universities and colleges adopt AI across teaching, research and administration.
Jisc and Google Start Two Year UK Education AI Partnership
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Jisc and Google have started a two year partnership to support AI adoption at UK universities and colleges, according to Research Information. The program will focus on staff skills, governance, access and measuring the results of AI investments.

The partnership will provide workshops, webinars, leadership sessions and practitioner groups covering tools including Google Gemini and NotebookLM. Participating institutions will test uses for AI in teaching, learning, research and administration, while identifying implementation challenges.

Jisc will also create a reseller framework for Google Workspace for Education, giving institutions a dedicated procurement route through selected Google partners. The organizations are recruiting an initial group of universities and colleges representing different sizes, institution types and levels of AI adoption.

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