Leicester, United Kingdom

University of Leicester

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage6 reviewedEvidence-backed claims6Reviewed6Candidate0Official sources3Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-leicester.json

Policy profile

Coverage score85/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence81%

AI disclosure

No source-backed public claim about AI disclosure or acknowledgement is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about disclosing, acknowledging, citing, or declaring AI use.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

Privacy and data entry

University of Leicester has 1 source-backed public claim for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: blocked.

BlockedMachine candidateConfidence82%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

No source-backed public claim about research AI use is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about research use, publication ethics, research data, grants, or human-subjects compliance.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

Security and procurement

No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

AI tools

Derived tool records1

Microsoft 365 Copilot

University of Leicester

Tool
Microsoft 365 Copilot
About
Leicester has announced a Microsoft collaboration to give all students and staff full Microsoft 365 Copilot access from September 2026.
Access
The official announcement schedules full access from September 2026; it does not state a current access process.
Cost
Not specified.
Availability
Unknown
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

Evidence-backed claims

6 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for University of Leicester in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: not mentioned. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

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Evidence originale

Evidence 1
The University of Leicester has collaborated with Microsoft to provide full access to Microsoft 365 Copilot for all students and staff from September 2026.

Affichage localise only

The University of Leicester has collaborated with Microsoft to provide full access to Microsoft 365 Copilot for all students and staff from September 2026.

Ai Tool Treatment

The University of Leicester's Generative AI policy provides a university-level framework for appropriate AI use in learning, teaching, and assessment activities.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: university_level_ai_learning_teaching_assessment_framework

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
1.3 This policy provides a university-level framework, for staff and students for how and where it is appropriate to utilise AI for learning, teaching and assessment activities.

Privacy

The University of Leicester policy states that staff and students must not use generative AI in ways that collect, store, access, or share personal data without explicit consent.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: no_personal_data_without_explicit_consent

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
7.2 Staff and students must not use Generative AI for any purpose that would result in personal data being collected, stored, accessed, and shared without the explicit consent of the people whose data is being processed.

Academic Integrity

For assessment, the University of Leicester uses three categories for generative AI use: red where AI must not be used, amber where AI may support assessment but not generate submitted content, and green where AI may generate assessment content within the brief.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: red_amber_green_assessment_categories

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
9.4 The University has identified three broad categories of assessment for the purposes of determining whether students may use Generative AI in the process of completing the assessment. Students will be informed which assessments fall into which categories.

Teaching

The University of Leicester policy says AI is not normally used to generate marks or feedback, and any approved AI-supported marking or feedback must be reviewed by academic staff.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: ai_marking_feedback_requires_staff_review_if_approved

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
9.20 Where a school wishes to request that the marking for an assessment could be supported by AI, this will be reviewed and subject to approval by the University. In all cases, any Generative AI supported marking must be subject to review and validation by members of academic staff.

Teaching

The University of Leicester policy says academic integrity training should include the appropriate use of generative AI, including ethical considerations, environmental impact, and critical engagement with AI outputs.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: student_training_ai_in_academic_integrity

Evidence originale

Evidence 1
8.4 Training for students on the appropriate use of Generative AI should be included within the standard Academic Integrity training delivered to students.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

3 source attribution

Shaping the future with Microsoft 365 Copilot | University of Leicester

le.ac.uk

Snapshot hash
d731185686044690d41c60f0b4f857d276f2397ef73d32f9ad47b6e2e8ab0bc9

Change log

Last checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Open change log

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