This study explores university students’ attitudes and perceptions toward the use of generative AI tools—such as ChatGPT—in mathematics education and teaching more broadly. Conducted at a large, research-intensive UK university, the research aims to understand how students are adopting these tools and how their evolving behaviours are influencing teaching practices. As generative AI becomes embedded in everyday academic activity, educators face growing demand-pull pressures to adapt their methods—not to promote AI use uncritically, but to respond constructively to how students are already engaging with it. A central question is how these technologies impact students’ learning, particularly in subjects like mathematics that traditionally rely on process and method. This marks the first year of a longitudinal study tracking three student cohorts over the course of their degree programmes. By following patterns of engagement within and across cohorts, we aim to gain insights into the long-term pedagogical implications of generative AI in higher education.

About the speaker:

Dr Panos Sousounis is an Associate Professor in Economics in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. His academic work focuses on economics education, higher education pedagogy, and the international dimensions of teaching and learning, with particular emphasis on curriculum design, student engagement, and assessment in undergraduate economics.

His research and scholarly activity examine how economics is taught across different institutional and cultural contexts, including issues of programme design, quality assurance, and student experience within international and transnational education settings. He has published on pedagogy and international education and has contributed to practitioner-oriented and policy-facing discussions on teaching innovation and curriculum reform in higher education. He is actively engaged in international academic networks and regularly contributes to conferences and sector forums focused on higher education pedagogy and international education.

This event is co-organised by Faculty of Social Science, Social Sciences Research Centre and the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong.

📅 Date: Friday March 27, 2026

🕑 Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm

📍 Venue: CJT-9.29

🗣️ Language: English

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