{"id":168,"date":"2026-03-21T07:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medlearn.imperial.ac.uk\/innovation\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:55:46","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medlearn.imperial.ac.uk\/innovation\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.bl-wrap{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px 72px;}\n.bl-hero{background:linear-gradient(to right,#001E45,#003E74);padding:48px 40px 44px;}\n.bl-hero-inner{max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;}\n.bl-eyebrow{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7DC4FF;margin:0 0 12px;opacity:0.8;}\n.bl-hero h1{font-size:36px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1.2;}\n.bl-hero p{font-size:16px;color:#a8c8e8;margin:0;line-height:1.6;}\n.bl-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8edf5;border-radius:8px;padding:32px 36px;margin-bottom:24px;display:flex;gap:32px;align-items:flex-start;transition:box-shadow 0.2s;}\n.bl-card:hover{box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,30,69,0.10);}\n.bl-card-body{flex:1;}\n.bl-tag{display:inline-block;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:20px;margin-bottom:14px;}\n.bl-tag-ai{background:#e8f4ee;color:#2a7a54;}\n.bl-tag-tech{background:#e8eef8;color:#1a4a8a;}\n.bl-tag-innovation{background:#f0eafa;color:#5a2d9a;}\n.bl-card h2{font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#001E45;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;}\n.bl-card h2 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}\n.bl-card h2 a:hover{color:#003E74;}\n.bl-meta{font-size:12px;color:#888;margin:0 0 14px;}\n.bl-card p{font-size:14px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 20px;}\n.bl-read{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#003E74;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.2px;}\n.bl-read:hover{color:#4CAF92;}\n.bl-date-block{text-align:center;min-width:56px;padding-top:4px;}\n.bl-date-block .bl-day{font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:#003E74;line-height:1;}\n.bl-date-block .bl-mon{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888;margin-top:2px;}\n.bl-date-block .bl-yr{font-size:11px;color:#aaa;margin-top:1px;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"bl-hero\">\n  <div class=\"bl-hero-inner\">\n    <p class=\"bl-eyebrow\">Imperial London &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; Digital Education Office<\/p>\n    <h1>Blog<\/h1>\n    <p>Thinking on AI, immersive technology, digital infrastructure, and innovation in higher education.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bl-wrap\">\n\n  <div class=\"bl-card\">\n    <div class=\"bl-date-block\">\n      <div class=\"bl-day\">18<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-mon\">Mar<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-yr\">2026<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bl-card-body\">\n      <span class=\"bl-tag bl-tag-ai\">AI Strategy<\/span>\n      <h2><a href=\"\/innovation\/openclaw-strategy-higher-education\/\">What Does an OpenClaw Strategy Look Like for Higher Education?<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"bl-meta\">Adrian Cowell &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; 18 March 2026<\/p>\n      <p>OpenClaw surpassed 250,000 GitHub stars within four months of launch. Jensen Huang called it &ldquo;probably the single most important release of software&hellip; probably ever.&rdquo; This post sets out a practical four-part framework for how higher education institutions should respond &mdash; not with bans, but with strategy.<\/p>\n      <a href=\"\/innovation\/openclaw-strategy-higher-education\/\" class=\"bl-read\">Read post &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bl-card\">\n    <div class=\"bl-date-block\">\n      <div class=\"bl-day\">09<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-mon\">Feb<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-yr\">2026<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bl-card-body\">\n      <span class=\"bl-tag bl-tag-tech\">Digital Infrastructure<\/span>\n      <h2><a href=\"\/innovation\/beyond-the-cloud-why-higher-education-should-own-its-own-stack\/\">Beyond the Cloud: Why Higher Education Should Own Its Own Stack<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"bl-meta\">Adrian Cowell &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; 9 February 2026<\/p>\n      <p>On open source infrastructure, digital sovereignty, and building systems that work whether or not the internet does. A long-form case for why universities should think seriously about local-first infrastructure &mdash; and what that looks like in practice.<\/p>\n      <a href=\"\/innovation\/beyond-the-cloud-why-higher-education-should-own-its-own-stack\/\" class=\"bl-read\">Read post &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bl-card\">\n    <div class=\"bl-date-block\">\n      <div class=\"bl-day\">01<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-mon\">Dec<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-yr\">2025<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bl-card-body\">\n      <span class=\"bl-tag bl-tag-tech\">Learning Technology<\/span>\n      <h2><a href=\"\/innovation\/the-wrong-question-in-immersive-learning\/\">The Wrong Question in Immersive Learning<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"bl-byline\">By Adrian Cowell<\/p>\n      <p class=\"bl-excerpt\">On fidelity, cognitive load, and why the most expensive environments are often built for the wrong learners.<\/p>\n      <a href=\"\/innovation\/the-wrong-question-in-immersive-learning\/\" class=\"bl-read\">Read post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bl-card\">\n    <div class=\"bl-date-block\">\n      <div class=\"bl-day\">15<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-mon\">Apr<\/div>\n      <div class=\"bl-yr\">2025<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bl-card-body\">\n      <span class=\"bl-tag bl-tag-innovation\">Innovation &amp; AI<\/span>\n      <h2><a href=\"\/innovation\/when-games-become-laboratories\/\">When Games Become Laboratories: How Virtual Worlds Are Shaping Real Science<\/a><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"bl-meta\">Adrian Cowell &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; 15 April 2025<\/p>\n      <p>In September 2005, a plague swept through Azeroth. 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