academic_integrity
The University of Edinburgh prohibits students from using AI agents or AI browsers to complete work inside virtual learning environments.
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The University of Edinburgh
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The University of Edinburgh currently has 12 source-backed claim records and 7 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 23, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 2 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.
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11 # The University of Edinburgh 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+academic_integrity: The University of Edinburgh prohibits students from using AI agents or AI browsers to complete work inside virtual learning environments.
5+Evidence (en, 5219f3efff22): Using an AI agent or AI browser to complete any type of work – assessed or not – within your virtual learning environment.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
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+ai_tool_treatment: The University of Edinburgh encourages students to use ELM over external AI platforms because it provides privacy protections and institutional access.
10+Evidence (en, 5219f3efff22): The university encourages you to use ELM over other platforms such as GPT, DeepSeek, Grok etc... In ELM your data is secure – it will not be retained by third party services to train their models.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
Claim changes
12 claim records
privacy
The University of Edinburgh says using an AI agent within Learn or any university learning or assessment platform requiring login is not permitted.
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academic_integrity
The University of Edinburgh says students must not use third-party AI-based translation apps in class.
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ai_tool_treatment
The University of Edinburgh encourages students to use ELM over external AI platforms because it provides privacy protections and institutional access.
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academic_integrity
At the University of Edinburgh, presenting AI outputs as your own original work, submitting AI-generated text without acknowledgment, and using AI agents within university learning platforms constitute academic misconduct.
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ai_tool_treatment
The University of Edinburgh does not ban the use of generative AI by students, though its use is restricted for much assessed work.
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ai_tool_treatment
ELM (Edinburgh access to Language Models) is the University of Edinburgh's AI innovation platform and a central gateway providing safer access to generative AI through large language models.
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academic_integrity
At the University of Edinburgh, staff presenting AI-generated content as their own original work, uploading personal data or confidential information to external AI tools, and relying on AI detection tools are listed as unacceptable uses.
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privacy
The University of Edinburgh states that ELM chat histories are private to the individual user and are not accessible to lecturers for checking student work.
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academic_integrity
The University of Edinburgh advises staff not to rely on AI detection tools to confirm authorship, as they misclassify human and AI content.
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research
The University of Edinburgh does not ban the use of generative AI in postgraduate research, though its use is restricted for work assessed by the University and students must discuss AI use with supervisors.
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ai_tool_treatment
The University of Edinburgh says users can access the Copilot chat service within Edge by signing in with University credentials, where a green shield indicates additional protections.
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Source snapshots
7 source attributions
AI in Microsoft 365
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:11 PM
ELM - Edinburgh access to Language Models
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:12 PM
Generative AI Guidelines for Postgraduate Research Students
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:13 PM
Guidance for students and staff on AI use
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:10 PM
Using generative AI in your studies: guidelines for students
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:08 PM
Using generative AI in your studies: guidelines for students
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
Using Generative AI in Your Work: Guidance for Staff
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 10, 2026, 12:09 PM