This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat may be accessed by all students and staff using their Kent IT account.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Microsoft’s Copilot Chat is available within Kent’s Microsoft 365 tenancy for education and accessed using a Kent IT account. This enables staff and students to get answers through a chat-based interface.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
Unless it is otherwise noted, you should: 1. Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions. 2. Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI.
Kent's student AI academic-integrity guidance says that, unless specifically instructed otherwise, submitted assessment content must always be the student's own work and students should not include AI-generated material in submissions.
This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat may be accessed by all students and staff using their Kent IT account.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Microsoft’s Copilot Chat is available within Kent’s Microsoft 365 tenancy for education and accessed using a Kent IT account. This enables staff and students to get answers through a chat-based interface.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
Unless it is otherwise noted, you should: 1. Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions. 2. Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI.
Kent's student AI academic-integrity guidance says that, unless specifically instructed otherwise, submitted assessment content must always be the student's own work and students should not include AI-generated material in submissions.
Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
When using a GenAI tool to process data you must abide by the existing University of Kent Data Protection Policy, and carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Questionnaire.
Kent's public research guidance says researchers using GenAI to process data must follow the University Data Protection Policy, complete DPIA screening where relevant, record planned GenAI use in data management plans, and document GenAI use.
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What issues do I need to consider if I use GenAI in my research?
Furthermore, you should never put personal or sensitive data into ChatGPT Edu. For these reasons, you should not enter personal information, confidential information or other people’s work into an AI tool.
Kent's public AI data-privacy guidance tells users not to enter personal information, confidential information, sensitive data, or other people's work into AI tools, and specifically says personal or sensitive data should never be put into ChatGPT Edu.
AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
When using a GenAI tool to process data you must abide by the existing University of Kent Data Protection Policy, and carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Questionnaire.
Kent's public research guidance says researchers using GenAI to process data must follow the University Data Protection Policy, complete DPIA screening where relevant, record planned GenAI use in data management plans, and document GenAI use.
cl-kent-research-genai-data-protection
What issues do I need to consider if I use GenAI in my research?
This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat may be accessed by all students and staff using their Kent IT account.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Microsoft’s Copilot Chat is available within Kent’s Microsoft 365 tenancy for education and accessed using a Kent IT account. This enables staff and students to get answers through a chat-based interface.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat uses publicly accessible material from the internet to generate its responses.
Kent's public Microsoft Copilot guidance says Copilot Chat is available to all students and staff using a Kent IT account, while warning users to double-check outputs and consult module convenors before using generative AI tools in assignments.
The University of Kent is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu – a version of ChatGPT built for universities.
A Kent Student News announcement says the University is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu, with access for students planned for April 2026.
These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
The public AI Principles page says Kent's AI Policy Group is undertaking a university-wide review of current policies, so this run did not identify a completed central binding AI policy page beyond published principles and related guidance.
When using a GenAI tool to process data you must abide by the existing University of Kent Data Protection Policy, and carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Questionnaire.
Kent's public research guidance says researchers using GenAI to process data must follow the University Data Protection Policy, complete DPIA screening where relevant, record planned GenAI use in data management plans, and document GenAI use.
cl-kent-research-genai-data-protection
What issues do I need to consider if I use GenAI in my research?
Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
Unless it is otherwise noted, you should: 1. Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions. 2. Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI.
Kent's student AI academic-integrity guidance says that, unless specifically instructed otherwise, submitted assessment content must always be the student's own work and students should not include AI-generated material in submissions.
AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
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Academic Integrity 2 reviewed claims
Academic Integrity
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
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Definition 2.2.11
Academic Integrity
Kent's student AI academic-integrity guidance says that, unless specifically instructed otherwise, submitted assessment content must always be the student's own work and students should not include AI-generated material in submissions.
Unless it is otherwise noted, you should: 1. Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions. 2. Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI.
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What Your Own Work Means When Using AI
Teaching 1 reviewed claim
Teaching
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
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English (en)
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Principle 4: Human responsibility for assessment
Privacy 1 reviewed claim
Privacy
Kent's public AI data-privacy guidance tells users not to enter personal information, confidential information, sensitive data, or other people's work into AI tools, and specifically says personal or sensitive data should never be put into ChatGPT Edu.
Furthermore, you should never put personal or sensitive data into ChatGPT Edu. For these reasons, you should not enter personal information, confidential information or other people’s work into an AI tool.
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English (en)
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Guidance on Data Protection
Research 1 reviewed claim
Research
Kent's public research guidance says researchers using GenAI to process data must follow the University Data Protection Policy, complete DPIA screening where relevant, record planned GenAI use in data management plans, and document GenAI use.
When using a GenAI tool to process data you must abide by the existing University of Kent Data Protection Policy, and carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Questionnaire.
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What issues do I need to consider if I use GenAI in my research?
AI tool use 4 reviewed claims
Ai Tool Treatment
Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University of Kent in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%
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This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat may be accessed by all students and staff using their Kent IT account.
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This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat may be accessed by all students and staff using their Kent IT account.
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Evidence 2
Microsoft’s Copilot Chat is available within Kent’s Microsoft 365 tenancy for education and accessed using a Kent IT account. This enables staff and students to get answers through a chat-based interface.
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Microsoft’s Copilot Chat is available within Kent’s Microsoft 365 tenancy for education and accessed using a Kent IT account. This enables staff and students to get answers through a chat-based interface.
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English (en)
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Ai Tool Treatment
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
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Evidence 1
These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
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English (en)
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Scope section
Ai Tool Treatment
Kent's public Microsoft Copilot guidance says Copilot Chat is available to all students and staff using a Kent IT account, while warning users to double-check outputs and consult module convenors before using generative AI tools in assignments.
This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat uses publicly accessible material from the internet to generate its responses.
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English (en)
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What is Copilot Chat?
Ai Tool Treatment
A Kent Student News announcement says the University is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu, with access for students planned for April 2026.
The University of Kent is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu – a version of ChatGPT built for universities.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Opening announcement
Source Status 1 reviewed claim
Source Status
The public AI Principles page says Kent's AI Policy Group is undertaking a university-wide review of current policies, so this run did not identify a completed central binding AI policy page beyond published principles and related guidance.
Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Kent AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-kent
Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.
Saved from University AI Policy Tracker. This record summarizes the cited sources; it is not an official university statement or assessment permission. Source and review dates are listed above. Hashes identify retained content, not authorization.
Questions students ask
Questions students ask
Can I use AI for my coursework?
University of Kent has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: required.
