Today my heart is with all colleagues facing redundancy (some for the umpteenth time), who were made redundant over the summer or who have simply had enough and left. Our sector is having its guts ripped out.

A very good point, thanks - (will attempt to claim it as an oversight due to nearing-start-of-term-chaos...) It outlines when the responses were collected, but I'll update with a report date now!

Whether you want to share experiences from your department, discuss our preliminary findings, contribute evidence, explore opportunities for collaboration, or simply join the conversation, please get involved – we look forward to hearing from you! 👍

More detailed discussion of this will be coming, and the next phase of this project involves us speaking with history staff about their experiences of teaching, assessing, and supporting students in this AI-inflected environment. The student voice is essential, but so too is the staff experience.

It explores how history students are using AI, what they think about it, and what they believe it means for their learning. Our data shows that students are already developing nuanced, sophisticated positions on AI – positions that deserve to help shape departmental and sector‑wide conversations.

The University of Exeter has confirmed that it won’t proceed with compulsory redundancies “at this time”. This means colleagues do not need to complete the pro forma, and there will be no selection process.