Library Guides: AI Student Hub: AI access and training

AI tools and training available at UQ

Summary

There are many Artificial intelligence (AI) tools that you may find useful for study.
UQ provides access to Microsoft Copilot Chat and Adobe Creative Cloud (including Firefly) for students to use for free.
You can also access free training workshops and self-paced online guides.

Sections on this page:

Watch AI access and training (YouTube, 1m 1s).

Free access to AI tools for students at UQ

There are many AI tools available to help with your study.

AI tools provided by UQ for you to use for free:

Microsoft Copilot Chat is the recommended tool at UQ. Copilot Chat provides data protection and will not use your prompts or responses to train their foundation models. You can generate text and images via the chat interface. Find out how to use Microsoft Copilot Chat
Adobe Creative Cloud software is available via UQ. You can design videos, flyers, presentations and more using Adobe Express. It includes Firefly to generate images.

AI training workshops

Upcoming AI sessions

These sessions can also be accessed via:

Online self-paced guides

Learn more with self-paced guides and tutorials to learn at your own pace.

UQ guides

Artificial Intelligence
This Digital Essentials module is an interactive introduction to different types of AI and using AI responsibly in your studies. It includes sections on how to prompt AI tools and how to evaluate AI-generated content.
Microsoft Copilot Chat guide
Explains how to access and use Copilot Chat and set up agents.
Generative AI Guide: Unlock Your Learning at UQ
Specifically designed for science students.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning online courses are available to access via your UQ login. There are many AI Learning Pathways including:

Further guides

The University of Sydney’s AI in education
This online resource was co-authored by students and staff. It has practical examples and helpful information on using AI responsibility in learning.
OpenAI's A student’s guide to writing with ChatGPT
Practical suggestions with example prompts.

There are thousands of generative AI tools available. They can generate text, code, images, videos, music, transcribe, translate and more.

Key AI tools and training
From the Artificial Intelligence Digital Essentials module. Lists useful tools for text, image, audio and video generation.
AI tools for literature searching
AI tools available to researchers and students that focus on academic sources

What you need to remember is simple – acknowledge or reference all AI tools you use in your assessments that allow AI.

UQ licences for AI

ChatGPT—that was the top answer from UQ students in 2024 when asked about AI tools they are using.

UQ currently does not have a licence for ChatGPT. You may use and explore AI tools for which UQ does not have licences.

You have free access to Microsoft Copilot Chat and Adobe Creative Cloud software. When discipline-specific software is required for assessment that uses AI (e.g. Matlab), your course coordinator will organise access.

UQ Digital Workspace
Provides approved students and staff access to virtual software applications or full desktop environments using any device from any location with an internet connection.