AI Researchers at the Faculty of Management, University of Lodz: Closing the Ethics and Skills Gap in Academia

AI Researchers: Building practical, ethical AI capacity in European academia

AI's influence in research is growing quickly. Yet many supervisors and early-stage researchers still face uncertainty-ethical questions, policy compliance, and day-to-day skills.

The AI Researchers project from the Faculty of Management, University of Lodz answers that gap with a clear plan: remove barriers, upskill mentors, certify competencies, and embed AI knowledge across universities for lasting change.

What the project tackles

• Identifies barriers slowing AI adoption among academic supervisors and higher education leaders
• Trains researchers to become confident, responsible AI mentors
• Certifies practical AI skills aligned with EU ethical and policy standards
• Introduces AI knowledge to European universities to ensure long-term institutional change

What you'll get

• A report on barriers to AI implementation
• A training manual for AI mentors
• A certified online course with micro-qualifications
• Recommendations for implementing AI in research for universities

Why this matters now

Labs and departments need clear guidance that blends ethics, compliance, and hands-on skill. This project anchors training to EU policy and ethics standards, including the AI Act and the Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI, so teams can move fast without cutting corners.

How it works in practice

The training manual and certified online course focus on real research workflows-literature analysis, data prep, reproducibility, and policy-safe automation. Micro-qualifications let researchers prove specific competencies while building toward full certification. Mentors then bring this into labs and programs, so adoption sticks beyond individual pilots.

Project team (Faculty of Management, University of Lodz)

• Project Manager: dr hab. T. Bartosz Kalinowski, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
• dr. hab. Artur Modliński, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
• Dr Dominika Kaczorowska-Spychalska, Assistant Professor at the University of Lodz

For researchers who want to act now

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