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Aston University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Claims8Sources5Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1

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Aston University currently has 8 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 3 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Aston University. 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 # Aston University 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: Adobe Express with AI technology is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 6e4668489e4c): Aston is proud to be the Midlands' only Adobe Creative Campus, giving students free use of the Adobe Creative Cloud. Students have access to the full suite including Adobe Express, including new AI technology from Adobe; sign in to the Adobe website using Aston login details.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:07:43.896Z
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: Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 819cb950fe6a): Aston University has become one of the first universities in the UK to provide full Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities to all staff. All staff will benefit from the full Microsoft 365 Copilot suite, including specialist agents such as Researcher and Analyst.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:08:43.896Z
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: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
15+Evidence (en, 819cb950fe6a): Aston University offers Microsoft 365 Copilot to all staff with training and support, as well as providing access to Copilot Chat for all students. The strategic partnership will provide students with chat capabilities.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:09:43.896Z
817 ## Source attribution added
918 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
19+Source https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-first-midlands-university-provide-all-staff-microsoft-365-copilot-and snapshot 819cb950fe6a56932ce1b15810790d73b2dc97c23fb8562a110bfc50b29543cc
20+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:09:43.896Z
1021 ## Source attribution added
1122 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
23+Source https://www.aston.ac.uk/new-students/student-essentials snapshot 6e4668489e4cad3090e2a40cbdad394cb181bc83d8c899ba46075540063d21b4
24+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:07:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

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Release diff Diff JSON

11 # Aston University 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: Adobe Express with AI technology is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 6e4668489e4c): Aston is proud to be the Midlands' only Adobe Creative Campus, giving students free use of the Adobe Creative Cloud. Students have access to the full suite including Adobe Express, including new AI technology from Adobe; sign in to the Adobe website using Aston login details.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:07:43.896Z
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: Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 819cb950fe6a): Aston University has become one of the first universities in the UK to provide full Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities to all staff. All staff will benefit from the full Microsoft 365 Copilot suite, including specialist agents such as Researcher and Analyst.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:08:43.896Z
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: Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
15+Evidence (en, 819cb950fe6a): Aston University offers Microsoft 365 Copilot to all staff with training and support, as well as providing access to Copilot Chat for all students. The strategic partnership will provide students with chat capabilities.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:09:43.896Z
817 ## Source attribution added
918 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
19+Source https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-first-midlands-university-provide-all-staff-microsoft-365-copilot-and snapshot 819cb950fe6a56932ce1b15810790d73b2dc97c23fb8562a110bfc50b29543cc
20+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:09:43.896Z
1021 ## Source attribution added
1122 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
23+Source https://www.aston.ac.uk/new-students/student-essentials snapshot 6e4668489e4cad3090e2a40cbdad394cb181bc83d8c899ba46075540063d21b4
24+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T07:07:43.896Z

Claim changes

8 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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ai_tool_treatment

Adobe Express with AI technology is listed for Aston University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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academic_integrity

Aston University's 2024/25 student discipline regulations define misusing AI tools as an academic offence where AI use is not permitted and a student uses AI tools to generate assessment content submitted as their own original work.

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ai_tool_treatment

Aston University staff guidance says each assessment brief must explicitly state whether generative AI use is essential, optional, or prohibited.

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academic_integrity

Aston University's 2025/26 general regulations update identifies unreferenced use of artificial intelligence in an assessment in contravention of the relevant assessment brief as an academic offence category.

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ai_tool_treatment

Aston University's student guidance advises that when AI is permitted in an assessment, students should use it as a starting point to assist or structure thinking rather than as a replacement for their own thinking.

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teaching

Aston University's AI code of conduct guidance says use of AI tools should be disclosed, especially when applied in the generation of content, and appropriate uses should be clearly specified for learners and researchers.

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Source snapshots

5 source attributions