academic_integrity
The University of Sheffield tells students that GenAI outputs should not be used as sources for assessment and should never be cited as if they were sources.
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The University of Sheffield
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The University of Sheffield currently has 18 source-backed claim records and 8 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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The University of Sheffield release diff
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11 # The University of Sheffield 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 Sheffield says it does not support use of sites that share lecture notes, essays, lab reports, or exam questions.
5+Evidence (en, 88af9e4429b7): The University does not support the use of sites that share content such as lecture notes, essays, lab reports or exam questions.
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+privacy: The University of Sheffield tells students not to provide personal, private, or confidential information in GenAI prompts.
10+Evidence (en, 5bf63f04eeb9): You should not provide any personal, private or confidential information in your prompts.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-05-23T18:20:00.000Z
Claim changes
18 claim records
academic_integrity
The University of Sheffield says it does not support use of sites that share lecture notes, essays, lab reports, or exam questions.
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privacy
The University of Sheffield tells students not to provide personal, private, or confidential information in GenAI prompts.
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academic_integrity
The University of Sheffield warns that unpermitted GenAI use may be treated as unfair advantage even if the student discloses it.
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source_status
StudySkills@Sheffield guidance says GenAI detection tools are not used at the University of Sheffield because of error-rate and false-positive or false-negative concerns.
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research
Sheffield PGR guidance says postgraduate researchers' use of generative AI must align with the University's expectations for responsible research and academic integrity.
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privacy
The PGR guidance says researchers must ensure confidential, proprietary, or personally identifiable information is never uploaded to any GenAI platform.
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security_review
IT Services productivity principles say only University-approved AI tools should be used for official University business, and staff have access to Google Gemini as the institutionally supported GenAI tool.
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privacy
IT Services productivity principles say AI use must comply with GDPR and University data-protection policies, and sensitive or confidential information must not be entered into public or unregulated AI models.
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academic_integrity
Student academic-integrity guidance tells students to check school or department guidance and module assessment criteria before using GenAI, because use may be prohibited on some modules or assessments.
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academic_integrity
Student academic-integrity guidance says a full disclosure of GenAI-produced content should always be acknowledged, and passing off that content as one's own work counts as academic misconduct.
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ai_tool_treatment
IT Services productivity principles say GenAI use is optional except where a team has adopted it for specific tasks, and it is a supportive resource rather than a mandatory requirement for any role.
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ai_tool_treatment
The University of Sheffield identifies Google Gemini as the institutionally supported GenAI tool for learning and teaching, and says Gemini should be used where possible to support those activities.
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teaching
The University of Sheffield says every undergraduate programme integrates GenAI literacy through structured teaching activities and formal assessment, while giving staff and students clarity about acceptable AI use across assessments.
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research
The PGR guidance permits students to use generative AI in thesis writing, provided the use is consistent with the guidance and properly declared, and warns that exceeding the guidance risks breaching the Academic Misconduct Policy.
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academic_integrity
Assessment guidance says that when GenAI use is allowed, students may be asked to provide full disclosure using an Acknowledge, Describe, Evidence template, while noting that some schools may use a different process.
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security_review
For student-facing tools outside Google Suite, the University says the New IT Solution Request Process is followed to check data-protection and information-security compliance before those tools are made available on a use-case basis.
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other
University Library copyright guidance says users should ensure third-party copyright material pasted into a GenAI system is suitably licensed or used with the rights owner's permission, and should study model terms carefully.
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Source snapshots
8 source attributions
Generative AI and academic integrity
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
Generative AI and academic integrity
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM
Generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) and Copyright
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM
Guidance to PGRs on the use of GenAI
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM
How to use GenAI for assessment
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
How to use GenAI for assessment
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM
Principles for generative AI in education
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM
Principles for the use of Generative AI for productivity purposes
official_guidance Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:13 AM