{"id":18333,"date":"2026-07-14T10:53:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/?p=18333"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:53:24","slug":"uk-national-ai-in-research-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2026\/07\/14\/uk-national-ai-in-research-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"UK National AI in Research Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The\u00a0<b>UK National AI in Research Survey<\/b>, being\u00a0administered by\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.rand.org%2Frandeurope%2Fresearch%2Fprojects%2F2026%2Fai-in-research-mapping-adoption-attitudes-and-impact-in-the-uk.html%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/2\/0101019f13bc29ec-d0189ff8-1b4b-46ed-ab81-9f612dd53cc5-000000\/33Um-XD6Uv2IF26pdl9qf9TBTCEYLaob6K7UQpzgs7E=452. 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It explores patterns and practices of AI use; enablers and barriers faced by researchers; and wider attitudes towards the impact of AI in research.\u00a0Researchers across all disciplines and career stages are encouraged to take part, including those who use AI extensively, occasionally, or not at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_elementtoproof\"><b>Practical information about the survey<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Survey link:<\/b>\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.smartsurvey.co.uk%2Fs%2FNationalAIinResearchSurvey-2%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/2\/0101019f13bc29ec-d0189ff8-1b4b-46ed-ab81-9f612dd53cc5-000000\/65Su7EVhv1H1iq1UHopj65KQiB2QdRxPbtJbbKrfW0E=452. 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Further information is available on the survey landing page.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">As the survey team is using a range of dissemination approaches, you may receive this invitation through multiple channels. Please feel free to use the above link \u2013 they all lead to the same survey. Please complete the survey only once.<\/li>\n<li>If you have any questions or encounter any issues while completing the survey, please contact <a title=\"mailto:ai4research@randeurope.org\" href=\"mailto:ai4research@randeurope.org\" data-linkindex=\"5\">ai4research@randeurope.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_elementtoproof\">Please share this invitation with relevant colleagues\u00a0within your\u00a0areas, and\u00a0complete it yourself if applicable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0UK National AI in Research Survey, being\u00a0administered by\u00a0RAND Europe\u00a0on behalf of\u00a0UKRI\u00a0and the\u00a0UK Metascience Unit.\u00a0This survey is a key\u00a0component\u00a0of the UK\u00a0Government\u2019s\u00a0AI for Science Strategy\u00a0that\u00a0sets out national&#8230; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2026\/07\/14\/uk-national-ai-in-research-survey\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11659,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1248],"class_list":["post-18333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research","tag-uk-national-ai-survey"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18334,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions\/18334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}