Who this is for
University executives, CIOs, research offices, privacy, legal, faculty and learning leaders.
Higher education governance
Create coherent rules for different academic contexts.
Atkinson helps universities distinguish research, teaching, administration and commercialization while building practical accountability, approval and evidence structures.
In brief
Create coherent rules for different academic contexts.
What this page helps you do
Enable AI while protecting research data, intellectual property, academic responsibilities and commercialization pathways.
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Governance domains
Policies must connect to daily decisions.
A useful framework identifies who may approve, use, review, escalate and audit different forms of AI.
Research and IP
Protect unpublished work, inventions, code, sponsor restrictions and commercialization.
Teaching and integrity
Clarify disclosure, assessment, support and acceptable use.
Privacy and security
Define information boundaries, authorized environments and access controls.
Procurement
Evaluate vendor retention, jurisdiction, security, evidence and exit options.
Human oversight
Identify decisions requiring review, approval or escalation.
Documentation
Create registers, decision records and repeatable approval pathways.