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AI for Administration

For administrative staff at the University of Reading, AI tools can act as an efficiency multiplier. By automating repetitive formatting, drafting, and summarisation tasks, you can win back hours of your working week.

Meeting Summaries

Use Microsoft Copilot alongside Teams to instantly generate meeting minutes, highlight key decisions, and assign action items directly from the meeting transcript.

Drafting Communications

Quickly draft responses to routine inbox queries, create departmental newsletters, or generate polite decline letters. Always review and personalise the output before sending.

Excel & Data

Struggling with a VLOOKUP or Pivot Table? Describe what you want to achieve with your data in natural language, and AI can provide the exact Excel formula or macro script you need.

The "Human in the Loop"

AI is highly capable, but it is not flawless. Administrators should always act as the final reviewer, ensuring tone, accuracy, and adherence to university policy are met before finalising any AI-generated work.