Edge Hill secures £200,000 to develop AI learning platform

Edge Hill University has secured more than £200,000 of government-backed funding to develop an AI-based smart learning platform for The Progress Group.

The grant will be used to develop an intuitive smart learning platform which, through Artificial Intelligence (AI), will allow the education provider to tailor its delivery to each specific student by understanding their current attainment levels and learning style, before developing a learning plan that is bespoke to them.

This ground-breaking platform will dramatically enhance the quality and education delivered by The Progress Group and its subsidiary Progress Schools, which supports some of the most vulnerable young people in society to achieve their potential.

The partnership is being supported by a £200,639 joint funding grant from Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) and The Progress Group (TPG) programme.

Marcello Trovati, professor in computer science project lead said: "We are excited to initiate this project with The Progress Group, which will advance innovation in intelligent education platforms. Our teams will work to integrate novel AI techniques, methods, and frameworks to turn data into insights and actional information.”

The partnership will employ a new computer science graduate-level Associate who will work for The Progress Group during the 33-month project. The successful applicant will play an integral part in the partnership and will be directly involved in helping to develop new education pathways for The Progress Group.