AI Magazine August 2026 Issue 47 | Page 80

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY
This journey is predominantly designed to protect the human experience across the institution, as Gerry states that“ in the years ahead, universities will increasingly compete on the human connection and experience they offer students”. BU’ s AI journey is anchored in removing the repetitive administrative load off its people, to free up their time so it can be spent on the higher-value, studentfacing and specialist work“ where human judgement and expertise truly matter”.
Measuring success through data and accountability Successfully following a 10-year roadmap requires establishing – and sticking to – concrete baselines while designing a flexible model that handles macroeconomic volatility.“ You can’ t transform what you can’ t see,” Gerry explains,“ so we’ ve undertaken an honest assessment of our key metrics, benchmarked across the sector.”
This baseline told a story of an organisation that needed to reform its educational and research models,

Protecting people, places and performance through integrated security.

Minimise risk through proactive security, combining expert colleagues, intelligent technology and national monitoring as one integrated partner for clearer visibility, faster escalation and controlled response.
SCAN ME
80 August 2026