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University of Southampton

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 15, 2026Last changedJul 15, 2026Claims8Sources3Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1
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University of Southampton currently has 8 source-backed claim records and 3 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 15, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 2 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for University of Southampton. 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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Combined release diff

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University of Southampton combined release diff

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

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11 # University of Southampton 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: ChatGPT is listed for University of Southampton in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 6caa1f010a31): The University of Southampton's official policy says students are allowed to use GenAI tools like ChatGPT to support learning only where their module tutor permits it; use can be disallowed for particular learning outcomes or assessments and GenAI-created work must not be submitted as the student's own.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:07:43.896Z
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 Copilot is listed for University of Southampton in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 6caa1f010a31): The University of Southampton's official policy says students and members of staff currently have access to the generative AI tool CoPilot within Microsoft Office365.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 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.
8-Source https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations-policies/policies/using-gen-ai-during-your-studies snapshot 92bf7b3a10035a5b5aee80e011e9ac87d4b9bac923d9c7dcc486b6d034798625
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z
14+Source https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations-policies/policies/using-gen-ai-during-your-studies snapshot 6caa1f010a31f49907a4dc02eda1c8e2b1cd84721742507198288369be245cf9
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Source snapshots1Source text0
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University of Southampton public-release-20260715-005 diff

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

+8-2
11 # University of Southampton 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: ChatGPT is listed for University of Southampton in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 6caa1f010a31): The University of Southampton's official policy says students are allowed to use GenAI tools like ChatGPT to support learning only where their module tutor permits it; use can be disallowed for particular learning outcomes or assessments and GenAI-created work must not be submitted as the student's own.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:07:43.896Z
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 Copilot is listed for University of Southampton in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 6caa1f010a31): The University of Southampton's official policy says students and members of staff currently have access to the generative AI tool CoPilot within Microsoft Office365.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z
612 ## Source snapshot hash changed
713 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.
8-Source https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations-policies/policies/using-gen-ai-during-your-studies snapshot 92bf7b3a10035a5b5aee80e011e9ac87d4b9bac923d9c7dcc486b6d034798625
9-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z
14+Source https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations-policies/policies/using-gen-ai-during-your-studies snapshot 6caa1f010a31f49907a4dc02eda1c8e2b1cd84721742507198288369be245cf9
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-15T23:08:43.896Z

Claim changes

8 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

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

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ai_tool_treatment

ChatGPT is listed for University of Southampton in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

privacy

University of Southampton Library guidance warns students to check GenAI privacy settings because prompt data may be incorporated into training data, including personal or confidential data; before using a GenAI tool, students should also consider privacy and copyright and ensure they have rights for content they input.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

ai_tool_treatment

University of Southampton guidance says students and staff currently have access to the generative AI tool Copilot within Microsoft Office365.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

ai_tool_treatment

University of Southampton guidance lists acceptable GenAI uses such as arranged assistive technology, study-buddy support, clearly referencing GenAI use, and summarising complex ideas or academic texts; it lists copying GenAI output into work, asking GenAI to write or rewrite work, asking GenAI to answer an assessment question, and sharing module tutor materials in a GenAI tool as unacceptable uses.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

teaching

University of Southampton guidance tells students to talk to their module tutor about how to use GenAI; the permitted extent and ways of use depend on the task, learning, and capabilities expected, and some activities may require a GenAI declaration statement.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

academic_integrity

University of Southampton guidance says submitting work created by someone other than the student, including GenAI, breaks its Academic Responsibility and Conduct rules and the University will take disciplinary action that may result in mark penalties.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

ai_tool_treatment

University of Southampton guidance says students are allowed to use GenAI tools like ChatGPT to develop learning and support studies, but should never submit work created or part-created by GenAI for assessments they claim as their own.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen-GB

Source snapshots

3 source attributions

GenAI - Searching and Generative AI (GenAI) - LibGuides@Southampton at University of Southampton Library

official_guidance Tracker checked at May 13, 2026, 2:06 PM

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