Get Into AI

About Get Into AI

Get Into AI is a Bangor University initiative. It is an EPSRC-funded Landscape AI Skills Programme led by Bangor University, starting October 2025.

The project aims to increase awareness, engagement, and diversity in artificial intelligence (AI) skills, with a particular focus on schools in North Wales, while also reaching wider audiences through public events and an online campaign.

Get Into AI is designed to inspire learners from school age through to postgraduate level to explore AI concepts, tools, and career pathways. A core priority of the project is widening participation, particularly through inclusive, creative, and hands-on approaches to AI education.

Our Approach

Get Into AI pilots innovative ways of teaching and experiencing AI, combining:

• Hands-on activities and physical computing
• Creative coding and playful learning
• Public engagement and outreach
• Real-world AI tools and applications

The project aligns closely with EPSRC objectives, supporting skills development, creativity, and responsible engagement with AI technologies.

Work Packages

The Get Into AI project is structured into eight Work Packages (WPs), each targeting a specific aspect of outreach, education, and engagement in AI skills.

WP1 – Technocamps: AI in Schools

We engage with local school students through visits, classroom activities, and teacher training. This work package places a strong emphasis on Welsh-medium schools, introducing core AI concepts in accessible and age-appropriate ways.

WP2 – AI Starter Kit for Schools

We are delivering hands-on AI starter kits based on Micro:bit technology to local schools. These kits enable students to explore coding, electronics, and creative computing while developing foundational AI skills.

WP3 – Community AI Skills & Creative Coding Day

We are running several public workshops and tutorials that introduce AI, creative computing, and design thinking to a broad audience, supporting lifelong learning and community engagement.

WP4 – Get Into AI: Online Campaign & Resources

We are developing an online hub of openly licensed educational resources, including videos, web-based tools, and outreach materials. This work package places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and widening participation.

WP5 – LEGO Schools

Provides interactive, LEGO-based AI demonstrations in schools, combining creative play with learning AI concepts. Activities are designed to be engaging, accessible, and suitable for Welsh-medium contexts.

WP6 – AI Hackathon

Organises an AI hackathon where students collaborate to apply AI tools to real-world challenges. The hackathon fosters creativity, teamwork, and awareness of AI-related careers. The student-facing hackathon will run 5-6 March 2026.

WP7 – ML Look & Move

Creates a hands-on interactive activity in which participants manipulate physical objects on a table. These are tracked by a camera and visualised digitally, introducing machine learning and computer vision concepts through embodied interaction.

WP8 – Conference

Organising the Future AI conference. Joint with NVIDIA, the two-day conference will showcase talks, demonstration and training in AI. This event celebrates achievements and promotes AI skills to a wide audience.