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Durham University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 7, 2026Last changedJul 7, 2026Claims16Sources5Latest releasepublic-release-20260709-001Release records1
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Durham University currently has 16 source-backed claim records and 5 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 7, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 5 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Durham 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.

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Combined release diff

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Durham University combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260707-001 to public-release-20260709-001.

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11 # Durham 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+teaching: Durham University categorises student assessments into four GenAI-use tiers: No GenAI Allowed, Selective (specified how GenAI may be used), Allowed (students may choose whether and how to use GenAI), and Embedded (using GenAI is required).
5+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): All programmes will make use of a range of assessments clearly identified as either: No GenAI Allowed (including some assessments where AI use is not possible, such as viva); Selective, where it will be specified how GenAI may be used; Allowed, where students may choose whether and how to use GenAI; Embedded, where using GenAI is required.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+research: Senate approved a specific policy for the use of GenAI in postgraduate research degrees alongside the main GenAI policy in June 2026.
10+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): Senate also approved a specific policy for the use of GenAI in postgraduate research degrees.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+source_status: Durham University's GenAI policy for learning, teaching and assessment was approved by Senate in June 2026.
15+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): An update to our GenAI policy was approved by our academic governing body Senate in June 2026.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+teaching: Durham requires all programmes to be updated to ensure students have a mix of GenAI-secure and GenAI-open assessments.
20+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): Programmes are being updated to ensure that students have a mix of GenAI-secure and GenAI-open assessments.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Durham staff may choose whether and how to use GenAI in teaching, but must be open and transparent about this and operate ethically and in compliance with GDPR.
25+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): our staff can choose whether and how to use GenAI, being open and transparent about this. They must operate ethically and in compliance with GDPR.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
1227 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1328 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
14-Source https://dcad-resourcebank.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/07/16/generative-ai-in-learning-teaching-assessment/ snapshot 221e2a570ee0f05193c1c10adf79de564f2d41ecbc1b47022911bc621811ff5b
15-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
29+Source https://dcad-resourcebank.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/07/16/generative-ai-in-learning-teaching-assessment/ snapshot f14baa18ffb070e305ae8913e36f815afde6b9f0c16744a11e61d0f925581531
30+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260709-001

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Durham University public-release-20260709-001 diff

Comparing public-release-20260707-001 to public-release-20260709-001.

+17-2
11 # Durham 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+teaching: Durham University categorises student assessments into four GenAI-use tiers: No GenAI Allowed, Selective (specified how GenAI may be used), Allowed (students may choose whether and how to use GenAI), and Embedded (using GenAI is required).
5+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): All programmes will make use of a range of assessments clearly identified as either: No GenAI Allowed (including some assessments where AI use is not possible, such as viva); Selective, where it will be specified how GenAI may be used; Allowed, where students may choose whether and how to use GenAI; Embedded, where using GenAI is required.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+research: Senate approved a specific policy for the use of GenAI in postgraduate research degrees alongside the main GenAI policy in June 2026.
10+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): Senate also approved a specific policy for the use of GenAI in postgraduate research degrees.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+source_status: Durham University's GenAI policy for learning, teaching and assessment was approved by Senate in June 2026.
15+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): An update to our GenAI policy was approved by our academic governing body Senate in June 2026.
16+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
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+teaching: Durham requires all programmes to be updated to ensure students have a mix of GenAI-secure and GenAI-open assessments.
20+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): Programmes are being updated to ensure that students have a mix of GenAI-secure and GenAI-open assessments.
21+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
1022 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
1123 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
24+ai_tool_treatment: Durham staff may choose whether and how to use GenAI in teaching, but must be open and transparent about this and operate ethically and in compliance with GDPR.
25+Evidence (en-GB, f14baa18ffb0): our staff can choose whether and how to use GenAI, being open and transparent about this. They must operate ethically and in compliance with GDPR.
26+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
1227 ## Source snapshot hash changed
1328 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
14-Source https://dcad-resourcebank.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/07/16/generative-ai-in-learning-teaching-assessment/ snapshot 221e2a570ee0f05193c1c10adf79de564f2d41ecbc1b47022911bc621811ff5b
15-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z
29+Source https://dcad-resourcebank.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/07/16/generative-ai-in-learning-teaching-assessment/ snapshot f14baa18ffb070e305ae8913e36f815afde6b9f0c16744a11e61d0f925581531
30+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-07T13:18:52.000Z

Claim changes

16 claim records

teaching

Durham University categorises student assessments into four GenAI-use tiers: No GenAI Allowed, Selective (specified how GenAI may be used), Allowed (students may choose whether and how to use GenAI), and Embedded (using GenAI is required).

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source_status

Durham University's GenAI policy for learning, teaching and assessment was approved by Senate in June 2026.

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teaching

Durham requires all programmes to be updated to ensure students have a mix of GenAI-secure and GenAI-open assessments.

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ai_tool_treatment

Durham staff may choose whether and how to use GenAI in teaching, but must be open and transparent about this and operate ethically and in compliance with GDPR.

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research

Senate approved a specific policy for the use of GenAI in postgraduate research degrees alongside the main GenAI policy in June 2026.

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academic_integrity

For Common Awards summative assessments, Durham guidance says students must not use generative AI to create substantive content that they present as their own creation.

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source_status

Durham Common Awards AI academic-misconduct policy is scoped to students' use of generative AI in summative assessments on Common Awards modules.

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academic_integrity

For Common Awards students, Durham guidance says students must not provide generative AI with others' material unless it is public-domain material, permitted material, or protected from training use.

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academic_integrity

The Durham Common Awards page says its AI policy requires students to paste a completed AI declaration into summative assignments before submission.

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ai_tool_treatment

Durham Global Opportunities guidance says using generative AI in Global Opportunities applications is unadvisable and may negatively affect an application.

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ai_tool_treatment

Durham Common Awards guidance says some limited uses of generative AI do not count as academic misconduct if work remains the student's own, AI use is acknowledged where required, and caution is demonstrated.

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ai_tool_treatment

Durham Global Opportunities guidance says asking an AI tool to proofread in British English would be appropriate where the original text was generated by the human applicant.

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source_status

Durham's public DCAD generative-AI resources page lists an internal Institutional Policy on Generative Artificial Intelligence for Learning, Teaching and Assessment dated June 2025.

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teaching

DCAD assessment guidance says marking criteria should be reviewed alongside assessment redesign in light of generative AI.

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teaching

DCAD assessment guidance says actively addressing generative AI in assessment briefs can promote open dialogue with students and help assessments reflect programme learning outcomes and disciplinary practices.

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teaching

DCAD assessment guidance says starting an iterative programme-level discussion about learning outcomes and generative AI is highly recommended rather than ignoring already occurring shifts.

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Source snapshots

5 source attributions