Ella Wicks is currently seconded to the role of Content Officer at the AI Competency Centre, where her work focuses on promoting the University’s approach to responsible AI adoption and helping colleagues build AI literacy. Previously, she worked as Office Manager at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, supporting their aim to enhance teaching and learning across the University.

An early adopter of generative AI at Oxford, Ella is an AI Ambassador and been a part of University pilots of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. Her background includes puppet and specialist costume making in film, as well as work in ceramics. She is particularly interested in how AI can support personal productivity and empower individuals to make AI work for them.