According to findings in exploring pupils’ perspectives on the role of AI in classrooms, teenagers are unclear over appropriate use of AI in their schoolwork.

We conducted research with almost 4,000 13-18-year-olds across the UK, revealing the different approaches that young people take to using AI in their schoolwork, and what roles they see AI playing education鈥攂oth for them and their teachers.

The report follows on from , which was one of the first pieces of UK research to hear directly from young people regarding their views on AI in education.

Dr Alexandra Tomescu

Head of Product AI

“Whilst the research highlights that the appropriate use of AI is still a grey area for students, 颈迟鈥檚鈥�reassuring鈥�to see young听people鈥檚鈥�sophisticated鈥�attitude towards AI. Both the research and qualitative studies show AI is not necessarily a default for all students, and despite being excited about its impact on their education they still inherently value the role of their teachers and look to their school for guidance. It鈥檚 vital therefore that we support teachers with the resources and tools they need to responsibly guide their pupils and harness AI鈥檚 potential in the classroom.鈥�

Read the full report on Navigating AI in Education , and find out more about our updated AI resources and guidance .

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We have been recognized with two awards at the 2026 Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) EPIC Awards Celebration, held on 28 May in California.

, our knowledge resource for legal professionals and researchers, has won Gold in two categories: Hosting Platform Features and Branding.

The celebrate the remarkable achievements of individuals and teams who are advancing scholarly publishing through creativity, collaboration, and innovation. The Hosting Platform Features category highlights technical innovations that improve how scholarly content is hosted, accessed, and experienced, while the Branding category recognizes outstanding efforts to build and maintain a strong brand identity in scholarly publishing.

Mirkka Jokelainen, Product Portfolio Manager, said:

鈥淚t鈥檚 incredibly rewarding to see Oxford Law Pro recognised across both platform innovation and branding. These awards reflect the collaboration and commitment of colleagues across OUP and our work with Silverchair and Baxter & Bailey. Our shared focus was to deliver real value to legal researchers and professionals.From the AI Research Assistant through to the product鈥檚 identity and positioning, the goal was to create something that is both highly functional and clearly signals what is unique about what OUP can offer. The SSP EPIC Gold Awards celebrate this work.鈥�

About the platform

Launched last year, Oxford Law Pro听brings together more than 9,000 journal articles and over 600 award-winning, peer-reviewed books from our portfolio of authoritative and timely legal analysis, all on our Oxford Academic platform.听

Oxford Law Pro听is powered by a conversational AI research assistant,听, making legal research more efficient without compromising on accuracy. Unlike generic AI search tools,听Oxford Law Pro听employs retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) frameworks specifically tuned for legal content, ensuring responses are grounded exclusively in OUP鈥檚 authoritative materials.

The platform equips legal professionals with tools that match the realities of modern practice, and by reducing time spent on initial source identification, the AI assistant allows them to allocate more time to substantive analysis, strategic thinking, and client service.

For many years, we have served the academic market with legal research materials, developing a reputation for publishing the highest quality research from globally respected authors.听. Backed by our research and workshops, a process supported by legal technology expert Jenifer Swallow, we developed product branding and messaging to both reflect our established reputation and resonate with practitioners who may not have encountered OUP before.听

We worked with design agency Baxter & Bailey to develop a strong, modern visual identity, messaging, and a suite of imagery to bring Oxford Law Pro听alive. Congratulations to all involved for this industry recognition.

Find out more about听.

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More than 2,000 primary schools and education non-profit organizations (NPOs) across South Africa will receive new mobile trolley library resources in 2026 as the AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign expands to its largest scale yet, introducing braille-inclusive trolley libraries for the first time.

Announced at a Johannesburg event attended by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, the initiative will deliver 2,000 trolley libraries to under-resourced primary schools and NPOs nationwide. Each mobile trolley contains 500 Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) aligned books, bringing the total number of books distributed this year to one million. The campaign continues to prioritize communities with limited access to quality reading materials.

The AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign was launched in partnership with OUP Southern Africa in 2022 to help address South Africa’s literacy challenges by providing primary schools and education NPOs with mobile classroom libraries filled with CAPS-aligned books. The initiative focuses on the Foundation and Intermediate Phases and is designed to give learners more regular access to age-appropriate reading materials that supports literacy and numeracy.

A major development in 2026 is the introduction of 10 braille-inclusive trolley libraries for selected schools and organizations that support blind and partially sighted learners, bringing the total number of trolley libraries to 2,010. Each of the braille trolleys contain more than 100 braille anthologies and 350 sighted Aweh! readers, and make it possible for blind, partially sighted, and sighted children to engage with the same stories.

Karen Simpson

Managing Director of OUP Southern Africa

“The need for books that children can see themselves in, and access in ways that are meaningful for them, has never been clearer. Bringing braille into Road to Literacy for the first time is an important step forward. It allows more learners to experience the joy of story, language, and learning, while creating opportunities for shared reading across classrooms and communities.”

From 2022, to 2026, the AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign has donated 3,893 trolley libraries and distributed approximately two million books, reaching just under 4,000 beneficiary schools and education NPOs. With the 2026 rollout now donating braille libraries, the initiative continues to grow in scale while widening the kinds of learners it can reach.

Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube noted: “Partnerships with business can go a long way towards improving educational outcomes in the country. AVBOB has been an incredible partner to the education sector, and their trolley libraries are bridging the literacy gap in under-resourced schools. The inclusion of braille books in this year’s trolley libraries will ensure that even learners with visual impairments are not left behind in the literacy journey. Access to knowledge and the joy of reading must extend to every child, regardless of their circumstance. We must work collaboratively as business, government, and society to build a just and equitable education system.”

Nakedi Pilane, Executive Director: Business Development and Financial Services at AVBOB, said:听“The increasing demand for trolley libraries has been one of the clearest indicators of the initiative鈥檚 value. Schools that initially received a single trolley now request听additional resources to support the momentum they see in their learners. Teachers tell us about classrooms that feel more energized, about learners who look forward to reading time, and about children who are discovering language as an avenue to curiosity and self-expression. These shifts may appear modest, but in educational terms, they represent meaningful, long-term progress. When reading begins to take root, a community begins to unlock its potential.鈥�

You can watch a recap of the 2026 recipient announcement ceremony .

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The听Oxford English Dictionary听(OED) is a historical dictionary, containing over 500,000 entries and 3.5 million quotations to capture over 1,000 years of English. We update the OED every quarter, revising versions of existing entries as well as defining new words and senses, all subtly broadening our understanding of the English language.

10 highlights from this quarter’s update听

1. This update contains more than 500 new words, phrases, and senses, including 听and听.听The OED Executive Editor, Craig Leyland, shares more about the words added听this quarter in听our听.

2. With more than 950 revised senses, we鈥檝e听updated the entries relating to various major word families, such as听bounce, heal,听and听drop.听Word groups such as these are fundamental, wide-ranging, and productive elements of English. Through the centuries they appear in new contexts, in new locations,听and are听adapted by people to fit their changing circumstances.听For example, we now show that people have talked of听听babies on their knees since at least 1836,听of听听since 1707,听and of鈥�鈥痓eing used by听fishermen听since 1695.听

3. Our entry for鈥�鈥痵hows a new sense, where 颈迟鈥檚 used to designate animals as particularly appealing to humans, and therefore popular with conservation causes that use them to gain support.

4. OED editor, Jeffrey Sherwood, uncovers the , which听originally听meant almost the opposite of what it means today.

5. We also recognize鈥�鈥痑s an adjective to cover a more recent use meaning 鈥榡ealous鈥�.

6. As part of our , this release sees additions from Hong Kong, the Philippines,听Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, and Ireland. Find out more in听our听听by鈥疧ED鈥疎xecutive Editor, Danica Salazar.

7. In Malaysian and Singaporean English,鈥�鈥痙enotes guesswork or estimation, and is most听frequently听used in the context of a particular way of cooking, in which ingredients are added based on estimation and intuition rather than听accurate听measurement.

8. The Hong Kong pastry, ,听does not听contain听pineapple, but its cracked, baked topping resembles the skin of this fruit.听Meanwhile, a听听is听a听communal meal at听which听different kinds听of food are laid out, typically on banana leaves, and eaten with听the听hands.

9. ,鈥�dating to听2011 and听1986听respectively, is a colloquial phrase听used by听Irish people to introduce or emphasize a statement, or to express resignation or acceptance of a situation.

10. We are now providing multiple audio pronunciations for some British and U.S. transcriptions.鈥疐ind out more in 听from Holly Dann, pronunciation editor.

Explore the update in more depth .

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OxfordAQA has announced a series of significant improvements to its international assessment offer, including delivering results two weeks earlier than currently.

OxfordAQA is a partnership between 糖心VLOG Press and AQA, the largest provider of GCSEs and A-levels in the UK. Shaped by insights from hundreds of schools worldwide, the new enhancements will be introduced between 2026 and 2029, delivering greater choice and increased flexibility to strengthen student progression.

They include:

• Earlier May/June exam results from July 2027, released two weeks earlier, without altering any timetabled exam dates. In 2027, International AS/A-level results day will be on 28 July, with International GCSE results on 4 August.
• Additional exam series: an October/November series for all International AS/A-level subjects from 2028, and a January International AS/A-level series for key subjects from 2029, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, and Economics.
• Twice-yearly International EPQ submission points, beginning in May 2026, giving students more control to develop, refine, and complete their projects.

The earlier release of May/June results will give International AS/A-level students more time and options when navigating global university admissions. It will also support International GCSE learners in planning their next steps, whether progressing to further study or entering new programmes.

Expanding the number of exam series will provide schools operating on varied academic calendars with three opportunities each year to enter students at the right time, ensuring assessment aligns more closely with teaching cycles.

From 2027, OxfordAQA will also extend the entries deadline for the May/June series to early March, providing schools with the January International AS/A-level unit results before finalizing entries and allowing teachers and students to make more informed decisions. All exam timings for the May/June series will remain the same.

Andrew Coombe

Managing Director of OxfordAQA

鈥淎t OxfordAQA, our commitment is simple: to make international exams work better for everyone. These enhancements are a direct response to what schools have told us they need. By releasing results earlier, expanding exam series, and providing greater flexibility for the International EPQ, we are helping schools tailor assessment to their teaching programmes and giving students more opportunities to succeed.鈥�

Find out more about OxfordAQA .

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We are pleased to announce the launch of the first in a series of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, designed to help teachers save time, personalize learning, and navigate some of the biggest challenges faced in the classroom.听

The tool,听, has been developed in partnership with leading global edtech provider , combining our pedagogical expertise with advanced AI technology.

With resource generation at its core,听Plan Assist听works to help teachers to create custom materials, such as lesson plans, glossaries, flashcards, and much more. When generating questions and answers through Avallain鈥檚 technology, it leverages trusted OUP content in the prompts to produce high-quality, curriculum-aligned outputs. By simplifying the planning process, it helps to save time for teachers while delivering results tailored 鈥嬧�嬧�媐or鈥� them and their students.鈥�

Ensuring value through teacher-led testing

The听technology that powers听Plan Assist听has already been recognized in major edtech awards, including BETT and the Learning Technology Awards.

Ahead of launch, we carried out a rigorous research and testing programme involving external subject matter experts, pilot trials with UK and international teachers, and extensive testing across four languages and multiple regions. This ensured the tool is robust, reliable, and provided real value for diverse classrooms, with participating teachers reporting听鈥媡hat听鈥媡he tool provides 鈥�a range of resources to support a teacher successfully in the classroom with ideas, content,听and activities鈥澨�and praising 鈥渋ts ability to instantly rewrite the same content for different audiences鈥�.

Teacher voices driving more effective support

To reflect the realities of classroom life, we gathered feedback from our global teacher network to provide insights into the pressures they are currently facing and what they need from digital platforms to work more efficiently.

Across the responses, three challenges were highlighted in particular:听

• not having enough time and feeling over-stretched (74%)听
• mental health and wellbeing (55%)听
• budget restrictions (54%)听

Alongside these pressures, teachers also outlined what an effective digital platform must offer to truly support their work. Teachers said they needed:听

• The ability to download, adapt, and print ready鈥憁ade teaching and planning resources (56%)听
• Tools to support front鈥憃f鈥慶lass teaching using high鈥憅uality presentations (54%)听
• Functionality to听monitor听and report on student progress (52%)听
• AI features to help create lesson plans and teaching resources (50%)听

They also emphasized the importance of:听

• Immediate, actionable feedback for learners听
• Auto鈥憁arking and data tracking听
• Exam听board or subject specificity听
• Student interactivity and engagement features听

These insights provided a clear picture of the challenges teachers face and the digital capabilities they value most, shaping the focus of our support to ensure all products and services make a real difference.

Fiona Fortes

International Product Director in our Education division

鈥淭eachers everywhere are being asked to do more with less time. By combining OUP鈥檚 trusted content with responsible, innovative AI capabilities, we are giving teachers practical tools that make a real difference in the classroom. At OUP, our focus has always been to lead with learning and ensure that technology is there to support teachers. Our key principles听remain听at the heart of everything we do 鈥� creating resources that have real purpose and a human in听the听loop, while听prioritizing听quality content and pedagogy and safe, ethical use.

As we continue to innovate, we look for opportunities where technology can deliver meaningful, positive change within education, when developed responsibly and in collaboration with our global teaching community.鈥�

Monika Morawska, COO at听Avallain,听said:听

鈥淏uilding on our听expertise听in digital content creation technology and the rich feedback of the 60,000 highly engaged educators actively using our existing AI toolset听TeacherMatic, we are delighted to bring proven, practical, and ethical AI features to more teachers through Plan Assist. Our collaboration with OUP has been one of shared goals and values: putting humans, educational outcomes,听and creative, impactful content first.鈥�听

Plan Assist听will be available on听,听our online learning platform which supports teachers to save time and engage students with a range of resources. It will continue rolling out听to courses听in 2026.

You can find out more about Plan Assist .

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We have been named a finalist for two 2026 EPIC Awards, presented by the .听

, our knowledge resource for legal professionals and researchers, has been nominated for consideration in two categories: Hosting Platform Features and Branding.

The Hosting Platform Features category highlights technical innovations that improve how scholarly content is hosted, accessed, and experienced, while the Branding category recognizes outstanding efforts to build and maintain a strong brand identity in scholarly publishing.

About the platform

Launched less that one year ago,听Oxford Law Pro brings together more than 9,000 journal articles and over 600 award-winning, peer-reviewed books from our portfolio of authoritative and timely legal analysis, all on our Oxford Academic platform.听

Oxford Law Pro is powered by a conversational AI research assistant, , making legal research more efficient without compromising on accuracy. Unlike generic AI search tools,听Oxford Law Pro employs retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) frameworks specifically tuned for legal content, ensuring responses are grounded exclusively in OUP’s authoritative materials.

The platform equips legal professionals with tools that match the realities of modern practice, and by reducing time spent on initial source identification, the AI assistant allows them to allocate more time to substantive analysis, strategic thinking, and client service.

The branding

For many years, we have served the academic market with legal research materials, developing a reputation for publishing the highest quality research from globally respected authors.听. Backed by our research and workshops, a process supported by legal technology expert Jenifer Swallow, we developed product branding and messaging to both reflect our established reputation and resonate with practitioners who may not have encountered OUP before.听

We worked with design agency Baxter & Bailey to develop a strong, modern logo and colour palette, bold and confident messaging, and a suite of imagery to bring Oxford Law Pro听alive.

Mirkka Jokelainen, Product Portfolio Manager, said:听

“These nominations recognize and reward the combined efforts of colleagues working with Oxford Law Pro over time. It reflects strong execution underpinned by clear direction, a deep understanding of our users and customers, and the ability to carry that insight through to high-quality delivery enriched by OUP expertise at every step.”

The EPIC Awards celebrate teams and individuals in the publishing, information technology, and communications sectors for their significant contributions to scholarly communication through innovation, creativity, and dedication. Winners of the will be announced on 28 May.听

You can find out more about Oxford Law Pro .

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This year, Oxford Big Read brought together students from 15 countries in a truly global celebration of reading, creativity, and collaboration.

The is an international competition that听encourages students to read OUP books and complete a creative project based on their reading. With three competition levels aligned to school classes, Oxford Big Read continues to foster literacy development at every stage.

This year, participation听soared across participating countries,听which included Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, and India鈥攚hich saw a 363% year-on-year increase in submissions.

After months of reading, creativity, and exceptional student participation across continents, we are delighted to announce the Oxford Big Read Global 2025 winners. Their entries听demonstrated听outstanding imagination, storytelling skills, and deep engagement with their reading.

Level 1 – ages 5-8

Participants read an OUP book and then designed a new cover.

Winner: Mu Zha

From Mainland China

Entry:听A New Home听by Jan Burchett and Sarah Vogler听

鈥淚 am听a big fan听of this book. The pictures are funny. And I love the different shoe homes best. If I had a shoe as my home, I would wish it to be a roller skate. It would have enough room for my family and friends, and it could move fast just like a roller skate.鈥�

Runner-up: Raniah Raiziel Battad Bumutay

From Thailand

Entry:听Let’s Make Pizza by Rachel Wilson

Level 2 – ages 9-12

Participants either: read an OUP book and wrote a response describing what they found interesting about the book; OR designed a poster听representing听their understanding of the book.

Winner: Pham Chau Anh

From Vietnam

Entry: Hachiko听by Nicole Irving

鈥淭he story of Hachiko, an Akita dog, is one of the most touching stories in Japan.听This picture is听very important听because it makes us feel both sadness and admiration. When we see Hachiko sitting alone, we feel the pain of waiting, but also the beauty of never giving up.鈥�听

Runner-up: Yufei Shen

From Mainland China

Entry: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

鈥淭he slogan I give the poster, 鈥淕oing, Going,听Gone鈥�,听is the cruel sound of a society making a deal, much like the voice-over in the movie听The Truman Show. Though my poster has a vintage-chic style, if you look closely, you will find the cold interior.鈥�听

Level 3 – ages 13-15

Participants either: read an OUP book and wrote critical review describing the theme, plot, and characters; OR听compared and contrasted two books.

Winner: 尝补蹋颈听Anh听碍丑么濒听

From Vietnam

Entry: Madame Marie Tells the Future by Lynne Marie Robertson

鈥淭he book teaches me that everyone has a dream and a special talent. I have learned that if we believe in ourselves, we can feel stronger and try harder. The message of the story is that kind and positive words can give us courage, and this makes me think about my own future too.鈥�

Runner-up: Leyang Li

From Mainland China

Entry: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

鈥淎usten鈥檚 message is clear: true love and happiness come from understanding, respect, and the willingness to confront one鈥檚 own flaws. She rejects the idea that marriage should be based solely on social status or financial gain, instead arguing that emotional connections and shared values are far more important.鈥�

For each level, students were rewarded for their contributions with prizes鈥�from听certificates and digital subscriptions to national prizes sponsored by Faber Castell, Amazon, and The Hindu Young World.听The prestigious global awards included听iPads and even an internship opportunity with our English Language Teaching听Graded Reader team.听

With global winners representing Mainland China, Vietnam, and Thailand, Oxford Big Read continues to connect students across continents through the joy of reading. Congratulations to all our winners and runners-up for their exceptional achievements.听

Find out more about the Oxford Big Read听.

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罢丑别鈥�� has reached its goal for renewals and will continue to publish on a Subscribe to Open model, through to at least March 2027.

The听Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law听is听the leading resource in the field,听containing听peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of international law鈥攁听discipline听which听provides a common legal framework for the鈥痺hole world.

By converting听this听comprehensive, analytical resource听to听an open access,听Subscribe to Open model,听we听have made it possible for students, scholars, practitioners, and governments听worldwide听to access this content freely without financial barriers.鈥�

Subscribe to Open in practice听

The听Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International听Law听is听OUP鈥檚听first experiment with the Subscribe to Open model – a model听typically applied to journals rather than books. Thanks to the support of our听institutional and library听customers, this valuable content is freely accessible听to all听for a second year.

As a result of the听Subscribe to听Open model, usage of the encyclopaedia has increased听substantially听from听2024 to 2025:

• An increase in usage by 1,291%
• An鈥痠ncrease in usage鈥痜rom low- and middle-income countries鈥痓y听556%听鈥�
• Access from鈥痷sers in听235 鈥痙ifferent鈥痶erritories around the world, an听increase听from 199,听including听all听196 United Nations member states.

Professor Anne Peters, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, and General Editor of听the鈥�Max Planck听Encyclopedia听of Public International Law, said:

鈥淲e are delighted to have this opportunity to听participate听in a pioneering听open听access听project, particularly in view of the foundational role played by the Max Planck Society in launching the move towards open scholarship.听Open听access听can contribute to epistemic justice and pluralism鈥攁nd what we call 鈥渆ncyclopaedic knowledge鈥� should not only be distributed听freely, but听also be built up from a globally diverse set of standpoints.鈥�听

Rhodri Jackson, Director of Open Access Publishing and Strategy, shared:

鈥�Innovation in open access models is in line with our mission: not only to publish excellent research and scholarship but to make it available worldwide. We are committed to learning from all our initiatives鈥攕uccessful and less successful鈥攁nd to sharing our results transparently. The first year of Subscribe to Open for the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law has been a great success and we鈥檙e excited to see what happens in year two.鈥�

While听we have reached our goal for renewals this year, we still need to reach our renewal goals annually to keep this resource听open access. By renewing your subscription, you help to ensure that this valuable resource听remains听open and accessible to all, year after year.

Find more information, including about renewals, .

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