Programme

Symposium programme

2-3rd October 2025

 

Day 1 - Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow

8:30am – 9:15am Registration & Refreshments

9:15am – 9:30am 

  • Opening Remarks Professor Ana Basiri, Director Centre for Data Science & AI, University of Glasgow

9:30am – 9:45am Welcome

Session 1: What is responsible, trustworthy AI?

9:45am – 10:30am 

  • Keynote Presentation – Global Leader, AI & Equity, Aanya Niaz, Global Thought Leader, AI & Learning and PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

10:30am – 11:00am

  • Building Ethical, Trustworthy AI Responsibly, Dr Chris Burr, Senior Researcher in Trustworthy Systems, The Alan Turing Institute

11:00am – 11:30am

  • Can ChatGPT do my degree for me?, Dr Jake Lever, Lecturer in Computing Science, University of Glasgow

11:30am – 12:15pm

  • Short Presentations – Student perspectives on responsible AI, co-creation, and engagement: Ava Scott-Nadal, Communications at JointFamily, Nick Smoliak, Data Science Postgraduate University of Glasgow, Abbie Thorpe, Digital Ethics Law Postgraduate University of Glasgow, Heriberto Busquier Cerdán, University of Glasgow Students’ Representative Council Vice-President (Education) 2024/25

12:15pm – 1:15pm Lunch & Student Posters

Session 2: Responsible education in the age of AI

1:15pm – 2:00pm 

  • Keynote Presentation – AI & Academic Integrity, Professor Maggi Savin-Baden, Senior Research Fellow Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, University of Oxford & Co-editor of the Metaverse book series

2:00pm – 2:30pm

  • Advancing Child-Centred AI: The role of children in shaping AI for today and tomorrow, Dr Mhairi Aitken, Senior Ethics Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute

2:30pm – 3:00pm

  • Learning, Teaching and Assessment in an AI-powered Future, Professor Martin Hendry, Vice-Principal Academic Practice & Clerk of Senate, University of Glasgow, Chair of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Learned Societies Group on Scottish STEM Education

3:00pm – 3:30pm Coffee & Cake Break

Session 3: Responsible AI for lifelong learning, research & employment

3:30pm – 4:15pm

  • Keynote Presentation – Co-producing responsible AI in research funding and evaluation: an international perspective, Dr Denis Newman-Griffis, Senior Lecturer & Theme Lead for AI in Health, Centre for Machine Intelligence, University of Sheffield & the Research on Research Institute's GRAIL Project Lead

4:15pm – 4:45pm

  • Cutting through AI-hype to understand what employers really want, Dr Andy McMahon, Principal Engineer, Chief Technology Office, Barclays

4:45pm - 5:00pm 

  • Closing Remarks, Professor Ana Basiri, Director Centre for Data Science & AI, University of Glasgow

Day 2 - Debates Chamber, Glasgow University Union (GUU)

9:30am – 11:30am 

  • Workshop – Distilling Day 1 discussions into themes / key questions for the Panel Discussion
  • Facilitated by Dr Andrew Struan, Director of Academic Services, John Kerr, Assistant Director of Learning Innovation Support Unit & Dr Scott Ramsay, Deputy Head of Student Learning Development

11:30am – 12:00pm Coffee & Cake Break

12:00pm – 1:00pm

  • Panel Discussion - Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith, Vice-principal Education, Professor Chris Pearce, Vice-principal Research, Professor Martin Hendry, Vice-principal Academic Practice & AI Working Committee Chair, University of Glasgow, Dan Burkwood, Director of Research Operations and Communications CRUK, Aanya Niaz, Global Thought Leader, AI & Learning and PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

1:00pm – 1:15pm

  • Closing Remarks, MSP Clare Adamson, Chair of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party STEM Committee

1:15pm – 2:30pm

  • Lunch & Depart

Conference venue:

Day 1

University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre (11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW), follow Google maps. You can find out more about accessibility at the venue by following this link. Parking in the area is very limited, however, there are a number of spaces for Disabled Badge Holders near the venue. Public transport access is excellent, with links via train, subway and bus. 

Day 2

Debates Chamber, Glasgow University Union (32 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8LX), follow Google maps. Parking in the area is very limited, however, there are a number of spaces for Disabled Badge Holders near the venue. Public transport access is excellent, with links via train, subway and bus. 

There are numerous hotels around the University. These include:

Dates: 2nd to 3rd October 2025 at the Advanced Research Centre (Day 1) and Debates Chamber, Glasgow University Union (Day 2).

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