The University of Bath offers 50 faculties and professional service staff training on AI, data and leadership

The University of Bath has shared that it is training 50 members of its faculty and professional service team on AI, data and leadership with the launch of a new academy with Multiverse.

The scheme aims to improve the university’s engagement with AI tools, giving its teams the confidence to use new tools to increase efficiency and provide improved insights and services to students. 

The staff joining the training include team members from 21 academic and professional service departments at the university. The learners are expected to act as champions in their respective departments, encouraging their wider teams to work more effectively using AI and data. 

Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Chief Operating Officer at the University of Bath, says: “We are very proud to be taking the next step in our plan toward AI adoption, a journey which we know will result in improved productivity across our organisation and, critically, better services for our students and staff. Previous cohorts that took part in our pilot have already begun making a substantial impact, with over 50 real time active projects across the university under way. We are excited to see what range of projects this cohort proposes.”

The courses to be offered to staff include Level 3 Powered Productivity, which helps learners to use tools such as Microsoft Copilot. Staff will also be offered access to Management Jumpstart, which combines data and AI with management skills to support informed decision making.

The Level 4 DevOps Engineering Jumpstart will also be offered, helping equip teams with the skills needed to build their own digital infrastructure.

Gary Eimerman, Chief Learning Officer at Multiverse adds: “Multiverse’s AI and leadership programmes are perfectly designed to meet the needs of a sector, like higher education, that is facing increasing pressure to improve efficiencies and achieve time and cost savings. Our latest cohort with the University of Bath will be trained to use digital skills to deliver these savings and we look forward to working closely with the organisation in the next stages of its digital evolution.”