Policy presence
No source-backed public AI policy or guidance record is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain a source-backed claim that establishes a policy or guidance source.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh has 12 source-backed AI policy claims from 7 official source attributions. Review state: agent reviewed; 12 reviewed claims. Last checked May 23, 2026.
The University of Edinburgh AI policy short answer
v1 public contract
The University of Edinburgh has 12 source-backed AI policy claims from 7 official source attributions, including 12 reviewed claims. The record review state is agent reviewed; original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, confidence, and public JSON are preserved for citation. Last checked May 23, 2026. Discovery context: The University of Edinburgh is listed as QS 2026 rank 34.
Citation-ready summary
As of this public record, University AI Policy Tracker lists The University of Edinburgh as an agent-reviewed AI policy record last checked on May 23, 2026 and last changed on May 23, 2026. The record contains 12 source-backed claims, including 12 reviewed claims, from 7 official source attributions. Original-language evidence snippets and source URLs remain canonical, with public JSON available at https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/universities/edinburgh.json. The entity-level confidence is 98%. This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless the linked source is the university's own official page.
Policy signals in this record
- Evidence includes Academic integrity claims.
- Evidence includes AI tool treatment claims.
- Evidence includes Privacy claims.
- Evidence includes Research claims.
- Named AI services detected in public claims: Microsoft Copilot.
- Disclosure, acknowledgment, citation, or attribution language appears in the public claim text.
- Teaching, assessment, coursework, or syllabus-related language appears in the public claim text.
- Privacy, sensitive-data, or security language appears in the public claim text.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Policy profile
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Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
The University of Edinburgh has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Coursework
The University of Edinburgh has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Exams
The University of Edinburgh has 5 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
The University of Edinburgh has 4 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Academic integrity
The University of Edinburgh has 5 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Approved tools
The University of Edinburgh has 4 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Named AI services
The University of Edinburgh has 5 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Teaching guidance
No source-backed public claim about teaching guidance is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about instructor, classroom, assessment-design, or syllabus guidance.
Research guidance
The University of Edinburgh has 2 source-backed public claims for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
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Evidence-backed claims
12 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1The following uses of generative and agentic AI are not acceptable and constitute misconduct: 1. Presenting AI outputs as your own, original work. 2. Using an AI translator to convert assessed work to English before submission. 3. Submitting an assessment which includes elements of AI-generated text without acknowledgment. 4. Submitting AI-generated images, audio or video without acknowledgment. 5. Submitting AI-generated mathematical formulae or reasoning, or computer code, without acknowledgment. 6. Citing AI-found sources without reading and verifying them. 7. Using an AI agent or AI browser to complete work within your virtual learning environment.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1The University does not ban the use of AI, though its use will be restricted for much of your assessed work.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1ELM is the University of Edinburgh's AI innovation platform, a central gateway providing safer access to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) via access to Large Language Models (LLMs).
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Unacceptable uses (for staff): Presenting AI generated content as your own original work. Uploading personal data or confidential information to external AI tools. Using ELM with identifiable patient/clinical data. Publishing AI assisted content without appropriate attribution. Relying on AI for decisions where legal/ethical duties require human judgement. Ignoring funder, publisher or regulator rules on AI use. Do not rely on AI detection tools to confirm authorship. They misclassify human and AI content.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Please note, your lecturers do not have access to your chat history in ELM for the purposes of 'checking' your work - like your email account, it is private to you.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Do not rely on AI detection tools to confirm authorship. They misclassify human and AI content.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1The University does not ban the use of generative AI in your research, though its use is restricted for work assessed by the University.
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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Currently, you can access the CoPilot chat service within Edge by signing in with your University credentials. A green shield will appear, giving you additional protections.
Academic Integrity
The University of Edinburgh prohibits students from using AI agents or AI browsers to complete work inside virtual learning environments.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: The University of Edinburgh prohibits students from using AI agents or AI browsers to complete work inside virtual learning environments.
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Using an AI agent or AI browser to complete any type of work – assessed or not – within your virtual learning environment.
Privacy
The University of Edinburgh says using an AI agent within Learn or any university learning or assessment platform requiring login is not permitted.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: The University of Edinburgh says using an AI agent within Learn or any university learning or assessment platform requiring login is not permitted.
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1Using an AI agent within Learn or any other University learning or assessment platform which requires you to log in is not permitted.
Academic Integrity
The University of Edinburgh says students must not use third-party AI-based translation apps in class.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: The University of Edinburgh says students must not use third-party AI-based translation apps in class.
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1AI-based translation apps retain and process recordings in a way that is not allowed in this policy... As a result, you must not use third-party AI-based translation apps in class.
Ai Tool Treatment
The University of Edinburgh encourages students to use ELM over external AI platforms because it provides privacy protections and institutional access.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: The University of Edinburgh encourages students to use ELM over external AI platforms because it provides privacy protections and institutional access.
Oryginalny dowod
Evidence 1The 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.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
7 source attribution
AI in Microsoft 365
information-services.ed.ac.uk
ELM - Edinburgh access to Language Models
information-services.ed.ac.uk
Generative AI Guidelines for Postgraduate Research Students
information-services.ed.ac.uk
Guidance for students and staff on AI use
ed.ac.uk
Using generative AI in your studies: guidelines for students
information-services.ed.ac.uk
Using generative AI in your studies: guidelines for students
information-services.ed.ac.uk
Using Generative AI in Your Work: Guidance for Staff
information-services.ed.ac.uk
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