AIRON welcomes support from organisations that share our charitable purpose of advancing education in the responsible, ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence within research operations and the wider research and innovation ecosystem.

We work with universities, research organisations, funders, charities, professional bodies, learned societies and responsible businesses that wish to help expand access to high-quality educational opportunities and learning resources.

Why Support AIRON?

By supporting AIRON, your organisation can help:

• increase access to educational events and learning opportunities
• support the development of freely available educational resources
• encourage knowledge sharing and professional learning
• promote informed discussion about the responsible use of AI
• widen participation through bursaries and subsidised educational opportunities.

Supporting AIRON helps strengthen education and shared learning across the research community for the public benefit.

Ways to Support Our Educational Mission

Organisations can support AIRON by:

• sponsoring educational webinars, workshops, seminars and conferences
• supporting the development of educational publications and learning resources
• contributing speakers, educational case studies and professional expertise
• collaborating on educational events and knowledge-sharing activities
• supporting the development of new educational resources
• funding bursaries or subsidised places to improve access to learning.

All collaborations are undertaken solely to further AIRON’s charitable purpose of advancing education.

Educational Partnerships

AIRON works with organisations to develop and deliver educational activities that benefit the wider research community.

Partnerships may include:

• joint educational events
• shared educational resources
• educational publications
• opportunities to exchange knowledge and good practice
• collaborative learning activities.

Educational partnerships are developed where they contribute to AIRON’s charitable purpose and public benefit.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship helps AIRON expand access to education by supporting educational events, publications, learning resources and bursary opportunities.

Sponsors may be acknowledged for their support but do not influence AIRON’s governance, educational content, publications or charitable activities.

All sponsorship arrangements are subject to AIRON’s governance procedures and conflict of interest policy, ensuring the charity’s independence and educational integrity are maintained.

Our Principles

AIRON works only with organisations whose values are compatible with its charitable purpose.

All partnerships are guided by:

• independence
• transparency
• integrity
• educational benefit
• public benefit
• responsible stewardship.

The Trustees manage any actual or potential conflicts of interest in accordance with AIRON’s governance policies and charity law.

Support Our Educational Mission

If your organisation would like to support AIRON’s educational work, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Together we can help increase knowledge, understanding and responsible practice in the use of artificial intelligence across research operations through education and shared learning.