EPSRC AI Outreach Programme
AI Outreach PlatformThis Case Study Resource Centre supports industry-education brokerage by showcasing case studies, staff profiles, workplace challenges, and offers of engagement.
Contributions are tagged to AISfB competency areas and IS-8 sectors so programme staff can curate and route them effectively.
12 case studies shown.
Type: Case Study
Organisation: Studio Lantern Collective (Exemplar)
A creative agency piloted AI tools to synthesize audience signals for campaign planning while preserving editorial judgement.
Sector: Creative Industries
Competencies: C18, C21, C66
Skills areas: Communication and stakeholder engagement, Human-AI collaboration
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Challenge brief, Q&A session
Type: Engagement Offer
Organisation: Regional AI Employer Network
A curated guest-talk offer featuring diverse professionals discussing real AI roles, decisions, and pathways.
Sector: Creative Industries, Digital and Technologies, Financial Services
Competencies: C13, C31, C66
Skills areas: Careers and role awareness, Communication and stakeholder engagement
Routed to: Schools, Colleges, Community outreach
Offers: Guest talk
Type: Engagement Offer
Organisation: North East AI Industry Advisory Group
A brokerage-ready offer where practitioners mentor learners on AI project ideas, ethics, and communication.
Sector: Digital and Technologies, Professional and Business Services
Competencies: C14, C30, C71
Skills areas: Workforce enablement, Careers and role awareness
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Mentoring, Q&A session
Type: Case Study
Organisation: Riverbank Payments Lab (Exemplar)
A fintech operations team used AI scoring to prioritise suspicious transactions while preserving human adjudication.
Sector: Financial Services
Competencies: C19, C23, C54
Skills areas: Responsible AI practice, Governance and risk management
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Workshop, Mentoring
Type: Case Study
Organisation: NorthEast Legal Operations Forum (Exemplar)
A legal services consortium used AI retrieval support to speed early matter triage and precedent discovery.
Sector: Professional and Business Services
Competencies: C16, C28, C58
Skills areas: Data stewardship and documentation, Operational decision-making
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Mentoring, Guest talk
Type: Case Study
Organisation: Northforge Components (Exemplar)
A manufacturing partner introduced machine-vision checks to reduce manual inspection bottlenecks and improve defect traceability.
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing
Competencies: C22, C23, C29
Skills areas: Operational decision-making, Human-AI collaboration
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Guest talk, Challenge brief
Type: Case Study
Organisation: NorthGrid Energy Systems (Exemplar)
An energy partner combined forecasting models with planner expertise to support local grid investment and resilience decisions.
Sector: Clean Energy Industries
Competencies: C53, C59, C62
Skills areas: Data stewardship and documentation, Operational decision-making
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Workshop, Project brief
Type: Case Study
Organisation: North East Diagnostics Partnership (Exemplar)
A healthcare team tested AI-assisted prioritisation to surface urgent imaging cases sooner for clinician review.
Sector: Life Sciences
Competencies: C41, C52, C56
Skills areas: Responsible AI practice, Governance and risk management
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Guest talk, Site visit
Type: Staff Profile
Organisation: Northshore Digital Services
Profile of an AI operations manager who moved from customer support into AI governance and workflow assurance.
Sector: Digital and Technologies
Competencies: C26, C31, C85
Skills areas: Careers and role awareness, Workforce enablement
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Guest talk, Mentoring
Type: Staff Profile
Organisation: Regional Health AI Collaborative
Profile of a clinical data specialist focused on safe deployment, auditability, and multidisciplinary communication.
Sector: Life Sciences
Competencies: C41, C52, C58
Skills areas: Data stewardship and documentation, Careers and role awareness
Routed to: Schools, Colleges, Educator CPD
Offers: Guest talk
Type: Workplace Challenge
Organisation: Civic Digital Service Partnership
A scenario where service teams must balance speed, fairness, and transparency when introducing AI-assisted triage.
Sector: Professional and Business Services
Competencies: C19, C20, C54
Skills areas: Responsible AI practice, Governance and risk management
Routed to: Schools, Colleges, Educator CPD
Offers: Challenge brief, Workshop
Type: Workplace Challenge
Organisation: Northern Retail Logistics Group
A challenge brief asking learners to explore how AI forecasts can be used responsibly when patterns shift quickly.
Sector: Professional and Business Services
Competencies: C23, C24, C62
Skills areas: Operational decision-making, Human-AI collaboration
Routed to: Schools, Colleges
Offers: Challenge brief, Q&A session
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