Birmingham, United Kingdom

University of Birmingham

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Ai Tool Treatment

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

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Nilai ternormalisasi: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"University-account Copilot with stated privacy and model-training protections for students.","howToObtain":"Use Edge while signed in with a University account, or sign in at copilot.microsoft.com with University email and password.","costToUser":"Free for students.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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The University of Birmingham says Microsoft Copilot is available free to all University of Birmingham students. Students sign in with their University account or University email and password; the page says queries and chats are not stored or used to train the underlying model.

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The University of Birmingham says Microsoft Copilot is available free to all University of Birmingham students. Students sign in with their University account or University email and password; the page says queries and chats are not stored or used to train the underlying model.

Academic Integrity

For assessments and assignments, students should assume generative AI use is not permitted unless the assessment or assignment explicitly states otherwise.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: assessment_genai_not_permitted_unless_explicit

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Unless explicitly stated otherwise, students should assume that the use of generative AI within an assessment or assignment is not permitted.

Security Review

The University states that generative AI detection tools are not currently allowable and that student work should not be uploaded to generative AI detection software.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: ai_detection_tools_not_allowable_currently

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Tools designed to detect the use of generative AI are currently known to produce both false positives and false negatives. At present, the use of any such tools within the University is not allowable and no student work should be uploaded to generative AI detection software.

Academic Integrity

For AI-supported marking and feedback, the University says all decisions, outcomes, and feedback must be reviewed by academic staff before release to students, and generative AI tools alone cannot allocate marks and student grades.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: ai_alone_not_allowed_to_allocate_grades

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All decisions, outcomes and feedback must be reviewed first by an academic member of staff before they are released to students. The use of generative AI tools on their own to allocate marks and student grades is not allowed.

Privasi

The research AI guidance says personal, confidential, or sensitive data must not be entered into AI tools without clear justification, data minimisation, and a Data Protection Impact Assessment where applicable.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: research_ai_personal_confidential_sensitive_data_controls

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Personal, confidential, or sensitive data must not be entered into AI tools without: clear justification (including consideration of locally-hosted versus cloud-based tools), data minimisation, Data Protection Impact Assessments (where applicable).

Ai Tool Treatment

The student guidance allows use of generative AI tools as study aids for personal learning and research, while distinguishing that from submitting AI-generated output as the student's own assessment work.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: study_aids_allowed_but_not_submission_as_own_work

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The University's framework does allow you to use Generative AI tools as study aids for your personal learning and in your research. You are permitted to use these tools in this context, as long as you do not submit the actual AI-generated output as your own work for assessment.

Penyelidikan

The research AI guidance applies to University of Birmingham researchers using, developing, or deploying AI, and places accountability for substantive claims, interpretations, and outputs on human researchers.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: research_ai_guidance_scope_and_human_accountability

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This guidance applies to all researchers at the University of Birmingham who engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of research, whether by using existing tools, developing new models, or deploying AI systems in real-world environments. A human researcher must be accountable for every substantive claim, interpretation, and output.

Pengajaran

University of Birmingham maintains a generative AI framework for teaching, learning, assessment, and support.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: university_framework_for_teaching_learning_assessment_support

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This guidance provides a framework for the implementation and use of generative AI models within teaching, learning, assessment, and support at the University of Birmingham.

Pengajaran

Academic staff are expected to state whether and how generative AI tools are permitted in assessments or assignments, including in course outlines, briefs, Canvas pages, and handbooks.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: assessment_permissions_should_be_clearly_communicated

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Within all modules, academic staff should clearly articulate if, and to what extent, the use of generative AI tools is permitted within assessments or assignments by students: This should be detailed within the course outline and all assessment and assignment briefs.

Pengajaran

University-wide AI marking principles allow academic staff to use AI systems to support assessment, grading, moderation and feedback after appropriate approval, while academic staff remain responsible for academic judgements and feedback.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: ai_supported_grading_requires_approval_and_academic_responsibility

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From the 1 September 2024, and upon the appropriate approval being first received, academic staff can utilise AI systems to support the assessment, grading and moderation of student work along with the provision of individualised student feedback. Where such tools are used, academic staff remain responsible for the academic judgements made on submitted student work and for any feedback they provide for learners.

Academic Integrity

For PGT dissertations, students should not submit AI-generated material or content unless the School specifically permits it, and permitted use must follow the University framework and be referenced.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: pgt_dissertation_ai_generated_content_requires_school_permission

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Students should not submit, within any part of their PGT dissertation, material or content that has been generated by AI tools unless their use has been specifically permitted by the School. Where the use of generative AI tools is permitted, the University's Framework for the Introduction and Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence within Teaching, Learning and Assessment must be followed and students required to appropriately reference its use.

Security Review

The research AI guidance says researchers should use University-endorsed AI tools for licensing, data protection, and information security compliance, and should justify and record use of unapproved or externally hosted tools.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: researchers_should_use_university_endorsed_ai_tools

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Researchers should use only University-endorsed AI tools to ensure compliance with licensing, data protection, and information security requirements. Use of unapproved or externally hosted tools should be justified and recorded in project documentation such as Data Management Plans or ethics submissions.

Perolehan

The researcher tool-selection guidance points researchers to University-approved Enterprise Microsoft Copilot access and tells them to confirm the Enterprise data protection indicator before using it.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: enterprise_copilot_access_and_data_protection_indicator

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The University provides approved access to the Enterprise version of Microsoft Co-Pilot which you can access via your University account. Ensure the green shield labelled Enterprise data protection applies to this chat is showing so that you know you are safely using the Enterprise version.

Perolehan

The AI tools licensing guidance tells users to review terms and conditions before registering for a new AI tool and to seek advice when data protection, accessibility, indemnity, or copyright concerns arise.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: ai_tool_terms_review_before_registration

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Before registering for a new tool, it is crucial to review the Terms and Conditions (licence), which form the legal agreement between you and the supplier. If issues arise, such as non-compliance with accessibility or data protection standards, indemnification requirements, or copyright concerns, seek further guidance from your local licensing or IT procurement teams before registering for the service.

Privasi

When AI-supported marking and feedback practices are used, student-facing information should explain why and how AI tools are used, human oversight, academic judgement, and privacy concerns about student data or work.

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Nilai ternormalisasi: student_notice_should_cover_ai_marking_privacy_and_human_oversight

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Where AI supported marking and feedback practices and used, clear information should be provided to students on their use that details why, and how, AI tools are being used; emphasises that there remains human oversight; and addresses any privacy concerns that students might have about their data or work being uploaded to AI tools.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Birmingham AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-birmingham

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