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Dr Miri Firth
Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester
Dr Miri Firth is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester specialising in employability, assessment design and the practical application of AI in higher education, with advisory roles across leading sector bodies including QAA, Jisc and Advance HE.
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Dr Miri Firth is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester with national expertise in employability education, flexible assessment, and curriculum design. While not a technical AI specialist, she has led and contributed to national research on the use of AI in universities, advised on institutional approaches to AI in assessment and learning, and supports education-focused technology start-ups in the practical application of AI tools. Miri’s work focuses on how emerging technologies intersect with employability, assessment design and student experience. As Academic Lead for Assessment within the University’s Flexible Learning Programme, she led a UK-wide, QAA-funded project on assessment optionality with York, UCL and Imperial, resulting in a national framework for flexible assessment. Through advisory roles with organisations including QAA, Kortext, Jisc, Advance HE and AGCAS, Miri brings a pragmatic, sector-informed perspective to AI in education, helping bridge policy, pedagogy and real-world graduate outcomes.