Change log

University of Cambridge

Release-to-release tracker diff history with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.

Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

University of Cambridge currently has 16 source-backed claim records and 10 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jun 14, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 4 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of Cambridge. 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.

Diff categories

Semantic classification for this release diff.

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Combined release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from all public release snapshots for this university.

University of Cambridge combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260612-001 to public-release-20260614-001.

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11 # University of Cambridge 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+ai_tool_treatment: Gemini is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 6b383c3cd702): If it is necessary and beneficial to use GenAI tools, it is recommended that wherever practicable the University’s licensed GenAI tools, Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM are utilised.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T19:00:00.000Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, 1f4917fa316b): Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM are already available to staff. Microsoft 365 Copilot is the basic licensed version of Copilot and is available via a staff login.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T18:58:00.000Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
15+Evidence (en, efa06adb245f): Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the more comprehensive version, which is available via an additional purchased licence.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T18:59:00.000Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: NotebookLM is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, 0471d0bc19e1): Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T19:01:00.000Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260614-001

Compared with public-release-20260612-001.

Policy text0Newly extracted4Source snapshots0Source text0

University of Cambridge public-release-20260614-001 diff

Comparing public-release-20260612-001 to public-release-20260614-001.

+12-0
11 # University of Cambridge 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+ai_tool_treatment: Gemini is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, 6b383c3cd702): If it is necessary and beneficial to use GenAI tools, it is recommended that wherever practicable the University’s licensed GenAI tools, Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM are utilised.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T19:00:00.000Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
10+Evidence (en, 1f4917fa316b): Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM are already available to staff. Microsoft 365 Copilot is the basic licensed version of Copilot and is available via a staff login.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T18:58:00.000Z
612 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
713 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
14+ai_tool_treatment: Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
15+Evidence (en, efa06adb245f): Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the more comprehensive version, which is available via an additional purchased licence.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T18:59:00.000Z
817 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
918 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
19+ai_tool_treatment: NotebookLM is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
20+Evidence (en, 0471d0bc19e1): Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-06-14T19:01:00.000Z

Claim changes

16 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

NotebookLM is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Gemini is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Copilot is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

teaching

Examiners are not permitted to upload, copy, or share student work with Generative AI tools and Large Language Models. Examiners may not use tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Bard, or Microsoft Copilot to analyse student work or provide written feedback. Examiners may use these tools to support their own writing in documenting feedback (e.g. consolidating personal notes and rephrasing comments).

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

Staff must consider the purpose for which data was collected before inputting it into GenAI tools. Data must be collected, held and used for only that purpose. It is not appropriate to use personal data collected for a different purpose with a GenAI tool. Automated decision-making involving GenAI requires human involvement in the decision-making process.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence98%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

Staff must avoid inputting confidential, sensitive or personal information into GenAI tools unless warranted and only in accordance with guidance. Inputting data into a free or unlicensed GenAI tool could be considered equivalent to putting it into the public domain, signifying a potential personal data breach.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence2Languagesen

procurement

The University's standard licensed GenAI tools are Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini, and Google NotebookLM. Use of other licensed GenAI tools is not prohibited but must be procured in accordance with applicable procurement policy, including completion of risk assessments such as DPIAs and/or ISRAs. The public, free versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM must not be used for University activities.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence2Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

All GenAI outputs must be thoroughly evaluated by a human being before they are used. Use of GenAI must be acknowledged if it makes a significant and unrevised contribution to a substantive or impactful piece of work. Staff are responsible for ensuring any use of GenAI is conducted reasonably, lawfully and in conjunction with relevant University policies.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence2Languagesen

academic_integrity

Staff should not rely on AI detection software as it is not proven to be accurate or reliable and provides no evidence to support investigations into the use of GenAI.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

teaching

The University of Cambridge broadly permits the appropriate use of GenAI tools and related software. Students are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their personal study, research and formative work. Staff are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their own work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence2Languagesen

privacy

Data input into the University's licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools. Inputting data into free or unlicensed GenAI tools could result in data being used for training, which may not be a lawful use of personal data.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen

source_status

Cambridge provides an AI Policy Framework for triposes, departments, faculties, and colleges to determine their own local allowance for the use of AI, rather than a single university-wide AI policy. The framework is adapted from a policy proposal by Dr Claire Benn and Dr John Burden from the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen

security_review

The University's Information Security Risk Assessment (ISRA) and Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) processes remain the relevant risk assessment processes for GenAI use. The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) continues to apply, including compliance monitoring and enforcement provisions, when using GenAI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence2Languagesen

teaching

When using GenAI tools, users should: remain aware of privacy and data implications and not share anything personal or sensitive; understand ethical implications as tools often have limited attribution; acknowledge use of GenAI if it makes a significant contribution to substantive work; and take responsibility for ensuring use is conducted reasonably, lawfully, and in conjunction with relevant University policies.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence85%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

10 source attributions