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The University of Sheffield

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedMay 23, 2026Last changedMay 23, 2026Claims18Sources8Latest releasepublic-release-20260523-002Release records3

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The University of Sheffield currently has 18 source-backed claim records and 8 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 23, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 4 newly extracted claims, 4 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for The University of Sheffield. Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

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11 # The University of Sheffield AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield tells students that GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and should never be cited as if they were sources.
5+Evidence (en, 88af9e4429b7): GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and you should never cite anything from a GenAI tool.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield warns that unpermitted GenAI use may be treated as unfair advantage even if the student discloses it.
10+Evidence (en, 5bf63f04eeb9): Even if you make a full disclosure of your use of GenAI, if this is not specifically permitted in your assessment criteria... there is a risk of this use being considered an unfair advantage.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
8-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 4defbbab80f34be3e14426d65d60b92266f0ac28237d993b698320a50735f90c
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
14+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 88af9e4429b7a5207e4bac397c87d3552227bc7d3f36b469d63a179acd6387d4
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1016 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1117 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
12-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot d8f1bac0975c6095eb58e7566010f21e269fcf322790bfa135377ab4a877e645
13-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
18+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot 5bf63f04eeb929a8f8596b6d7f167e3ae522062a7d28082b2c19331e7ddae651
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1420 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1521 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
16-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 88af9e4429b7a5207e4bac397c87d3552227bc7d3f36b469d63a179acd6387d4
17-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
22+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 4defbbab80f34be3e14426d65d60b92266f0ac28237d993b698320a50735f90c
23+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
1824 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1925 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
20-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot 5bf63f04eeb929a8f8596b6d7f167e3ae522062a7d28082b2c19331e7ddae651
21-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
26+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot d8f1bac0975c6095eb58e7566010f21e269fcf322790bfa135377ab4a877e645
27+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
2228 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2329 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
30+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield says it does not support use of sites that share lecture notes, essays, lab reports, or exam questions.
31+Evidence (en, 88af9e4429b7): The University does not support the use of sites that share content such as lecture notes, essays, lab reports or exam questions.
32+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
2433 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
2534 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
35+privacy: The University of Sheffield tells students not to provide personal, private, or confidential information in GenAI prompts.
36+Evidence (en, 5bf63f04eeb9): You should not provide any personal, private or confidential information in your prompts.
37+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

Release history

3 public release diffs

public-release-20260523-002

Compared with public-release-20260523-001.

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11 # The University of Sheffield AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield tells students that GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and should never be cited as if they were sources.
5+Evidence (en, 88af9e4429b7): GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and you should never cite anything from a GenAI tool.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield warns that unpermitted GenAI use may be treated as unfair advantage even if the student discloses it.
10+Evidence (en, 5bf63f04eeb9): Even if you make a full disclosure of your use of GenAI, if this is not specifically permitted in your assessment criteria... there is a risk of this use being considered an unfair advantage.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
8-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 4defbbab80f34be3e14426d65d60b92266f0ac28237d993b698320a50735f90c
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
14+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 88af9e4429b7a5207e4bac397c87d3552227bc7d3f36b469d63a179acd6387d4
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
1016 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1117 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
12-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot d8f1bac0975c6095eb58e7566010f21e269fcf322790bfa135377ab4a877e645
13-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
18+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot 5bf63f04eeb929a8f8596b6d7f167e3ae522062a7d28082b2c19331e7ddae651
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

public-release-20260524-001

Compared with public-release-20260523-002.

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11 # The University of Sheffield AI policy diff
22 ## Source snapshot hash changed
33 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
4-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 88af9e4429b7a5207e4bac397c87d3552227bc7d3f36b469d63a179acd6387d4
5-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
4+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/assessment/academic-integrity/ai-and-academic-integrity snapshot 4defbbab80f34be3e14426d65d60b92266f0ac28237d993b698320a50735f90c
5+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
66 ## Source snapshot hash changed
77 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
8-Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot 5bf63f04eeb929a8f8596b6d7f167e3ae522062a7d28082b2c19331e7ddae651
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z
8+Source https://sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills/digital/generative-ai/assessment snapshot d8f1bac0975c6095eb58e7566010f21e269fcf322790bfa135377ab4a877e645
9+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-14T02:13:02.000Z

public-release-20260526-003

Compared with public-release-20260526-001.

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11 # The University of Sheffield AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+academic_integrity: The University of Sheffield says it does not support use of sites that share lecture notes, essays, lab reports, or exam questions.
5+Evidence (en, 88af9e4429b7): The University does not support the use of sites that share content such as lecture notes, essays, lab reports or exam questions.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+privacy: The University of Sheffield tells students not to provide personal, private, or confidential information in GenAI prompts.
10+Evidence (en, 5bf63f04eeb9): You should not provide any personal, private or confidential information in your prompts.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z

Claim changes

18 claim records

academic_integrity

The University of Sheffield tells students that GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and should never be cited as if they were sources.

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academic_integrity

The University of Sheffield says it does not support use of sites that share lecture notes, essays, lab reports, or exam questions.

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privacy

The University of Sheffield tells students not to provide personal, private, or confidential information in GenAI prompts.

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academic_integrity

The University of Sheffield warns that unpermitted GenAI use may be treated as unfair advantage even if the student discloses it.

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source_status

StudySkills@Sheffield guidance says GenAI detection tools are not used at the University of Sheffield because of error-rate and false-positive or false-negative concerns.

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research

Sheffield PGR guidance says postgraduate researchers' use of generative AI must align with the University's expectations for responsible research and academic integrity.

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privacy

The PGR guidance says researchers must ensure confidential, proprietary, or personally identifiable information is never uploaded to any GenAI platform.

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security_review

IT Services productivity principles say only University-approved AI tools should be used for official University business, and staff have access to Google Gemini as the institutionally supported GenAI tool.

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privacy

IT Services productivity principles say AI use must comply with GDPR and University data-protection policies, and sensitive or confidential information must not be entered into public or unregulated AI models.

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academic_integrity

Student academic-integrity guidance tells students to check school or department guidance and module assessment criteria before using GenAI, because use may be prohibited on some modules or assessments.

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academic_integrity

Student academic-integrity guidance says a full disclosure of GenAI-produced content should always be acknowledged, and passing off that content as one's own work counts as academic misconduct.

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ai_tool_treatment

IT Services productivity principles say GenAI use is optional except where a team has adopted it for specific tasks, and it is a supportive resource rather than a mandatory requirement for any role.

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ai_tool_treatment

The University of Sheffield identifies Google Gemini as the institutionally supported GenAI tool for learning and teaching, and says Gemini should be used where possible to support those activities.

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teaching

The University of Sheffield says every undergraduate programme integrates GenAI literacy through structured teaching activities and formal assessment, while giving staff and students clarity about acceptable AI use across assessments.

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research

The PGR guidance permits students to use generative AI in thesis writing, provided the use is consistent with the guidance and properly declared, and warns that exceeding the guidance risks breaching the Academic Misconduct Policy.

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academic_integrity

Assessment guidance says that when GenAI use is allowed, students may be asked to provide full disclosure using an Acknowledge, Describe, Evidence template, while noting that some schools may use a different process.

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security_review

For student-facing tools outside Google Suite, the University says the New IT Solution Request Process is followed to check data-protection and information-security compliance before those tools are made available on a use-case basis.

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other

University Library copyright guidance says users should ensure third-party copyright material pasted into a GenAI system is suitably licensed or used with the rights owner's permission, and should study model terms carefully.

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Source snapshots

8 source attributions