Change log

University of St Andrews

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 St Andrews currently has 7 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 1 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

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Diff categories

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Combined release diff

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

University of St Andrews combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

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11 # University of St Andrews 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: University Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of St Andrews in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en-GB, 6566a6884937): To ensure all students have access to approved generative AI resources, the University has approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students. The University's version has enhanced data security and should be the only prescribed generative-AI platform used for study and assessment where permitted.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T00:13:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://ai-hub.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/key-principles/ snapshot 6566a68849375ca4f930e6f645f17226dc2cdbb67ed2135d2abb35754bfd76f7
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T00:13:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted1Source snapshots0Source text0

University of St Andrews public-release-20260715-005 diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

+5-0
11 # University of St Andrews 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: University Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of St Andrews in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en-GB, 6566a6884937): To ensure all students have access to approved generative AI resources, the University has approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students. The University's version has enhanced data security and should be the only prescribed generative-AI platform used for study and assessment where permitted.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T00:13:43.896Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://ai-hub.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/key-principles/ snapshot 6566a68849375ca4f930e6f645f17226dc2cdbb67ed2135d2abb35754bfd76f7
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T00:13:43.896Z

Claim changes

7 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

ai_tool_treatment

St Andrews staff guidance says Turnitin AI detection has not been switched on at the University because of concerns over accurate detection.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

St Andrews Good Academic Practice policy treats presenting AI output as a student's own work without acknowledgement as unauthorised use of AI, except where an assessment specifically permits or encourages such tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen

procurement

St Andrews GenAI information policy says selection and procurement of generative AI tools should follow existing University procurement policies and procedures.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

St Andrews GenAI information policy says University information classified as internal, confidential, or strictly confidential must not be input into publicly available generative AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

St Andrews student guidance says students should not use generative AI for assessed work unless the module coordinator explicitly authorises it, and any AI use should be declared on an assessment coversheet.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

St Andrews student guidance says Microsoft Copilot is the University's provided AI tool for staff and students, with Commercial Data Protection enabled.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

5 source attributions