We run writing workshops at a South African university: what we’ve learnt about how students are using AI, and how to help them

By Peet van Aardt, Coordinator: Initiative for Creative African Narratives (iCAN) & Lecturer: Academic Literacy, University of the Free State

Much is being said about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is the new frontier. And while it provides amazing possibilities in fields like medicine, academics are debating its advantages for university students. Peet van Aardt researches student writing and presents academic writing workshops at the University of the Free State Writing Centre, helping students to…

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~	Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms

~	Not an artefact, but an ancestor: why a German university is returning a Māori taonga

~	A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before

~	Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing

~	NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing

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~	Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices

~	Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist

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