academic_integrity
DCU's Academic Integrity Policy lists submitting unauthorised Generative Artificial Intelligence generated work as academic misconduct.
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Dublin City University
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Dublin City University currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 6 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 16, 2026.
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11 # Dublin City University AI policy record
2+academic_integrity: DCU's Academic Integrity Policy lists submitting unauthorised Generative Artificial Intelligence generated work as academic misconduct.
3+Evidence (en, bfba032c2e5a): Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following: ... Submitting unauthorised Generative Artificial Intelligence generated work.
4+privacy: DCU Graduate Studies guidance tells research students not to submit research data, personal data, or sensitive information to free AI tools.
5+Evidence (en, 344d974979e5): For free AI tools, it is strongly recommended that you think first before uploading data. Do not submit research data, personal data, or sensitive information to free AI tools.
6+research: DCU Graduate Studies guidance says that, from September 2025, research-degree regulations will require declarations on which generative AI tools were used and how.
7+Evidence (en, 344d974979e5): From September 2025, DCU's regulations for academic awards by research degrees will mandate declarations on which (if any) Gen AI tools have been used... Candidates are also required to make a declaration on what Gen AI tools (if any) have been used and how.
8+privacy: DCU's AI position statement tells staff to act legally, ethically and transparently, disclose generative AI use for university-related work, and avoid sharing personal, confidential, institutional or strategic data with AI tools.
9+Evidence (en, dff96a0289e0): Be transparent and document your use of AI. The use of generative AI for any University related research, scholarship or work, should be clearly disclosed... Ensure that you do not share any content that compromises an individual's privacy, confidential university processes...
10+source_status: DCU has a public position statement on the use of AI tools and says it will develop a policy on AI use; this run did not find a finalized central AI-use policy page.
11+Evidence (en, dff96a0289e0): It is timely that we adopt a clear statement on our position on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in the university. This will be a living document... As our position evolves DCU will: Develop a Policy on AI use...
12+ai_tool_treatment: DCU's DTS AI Hub states that, to keep data protected, users must use only DCU authorised AI tools and must be logged in with their DCU account.
13+Evidence (en, a33de4076d3a): To mitigate this risk, DCU has established formal contractual and data governance agreements with the authorised tools listed below. To ensure your data remains protected, you must use only these tools ensuring you are logged in with your DCU account.
14+teaching: DCU's Teaching Enhancement Unit asks staff to consider assessment design for GenAI by designing tools in or redesigning assessment to avoid possible academic integrity breaches, and says DCU is not employing GenAI detectors for student assessments at this time.
15+Evidence (en, 5c3e66ff872d): Staff are asked to consider their assessment design and have GenAI tools designed into them (designed-in) or (re-)designed to avoid possible breaches of academic integrity... We are not employing GenAI detectors for student assessments at this time...
Claim changes
7 claim records
privacy
DCU Graduate Studies guidance tells research students not to submit research data, personal data, or sensitive information to free AI tools.
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research
DCU Graduate Studies guidance says that, from September 2025, research-degree regulations will require declarations on which generative AI tools were used and how.
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privacy
DCU's AI position statement tells staff to act legally, ethically and transparently, disclose generative AI use for university-related work, and avoid sharing personal, confidential, institutional or strategic data with AI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
source_status
DCU has a public position statement on the use of AI tools and says it will develop a policy on AI use; this run did not find a finalized central AI-use policy page.
Review: Agent reviewed
ai_tool_treatment
DCU's DTS AI Hub states that, to keep data protected, users must use only DCU authorised AI tools and must be logged in with their DCU account.
Review: Agent reviewed
teaching
DCU's Teaching Enhancement Unit asks staff to consider assessment design for GenAI by designing tools in or redesigning assessment to avoid possible academic integrity breaches, and says DCU is not employing GenAI detectors for student assessments at this time.
Review: Agent reviewed
Source snapshots
6 source attributions
Academic Integrity Policy
official_policy_page checked May 16, 2026
AI Hub
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
DCU Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026
Guidance for Candidates and Supervisors on Responsible Use of Generative AI in Doctoral/Master's Research
official_pdf checked May 16, 2026
Research Ethics
official_guidance checked May 16, 2026