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Dublin City University

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =410UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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11 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini is listed for Dublin City University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"google_gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"DCU Digital Technology Solutions lists Google Gemini among DCU's approved AI tools for staff and students.","howToObtain":"Use DCU's authorised-AI-tools access path.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

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Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

NotebookLM is listed for Dublin City University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"google_notebooklm","rawToolName":"NotebookLM","description":"DCU Digital Technology Solutions lists NotebookLM among DCU's approved AI tools for staff and students.","howToObtain":"Use DCU's authorised-AI-tools access path.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Localized display only

Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
cf70bab5…
Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"DCU Digital Technology Solutions lists Microsoft Copilot among DCU's approved AI tools for staff and students.","howToObtain":"Use DCU's authorised-AI-tools access path.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Localized display only

Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
cf70bab5…
Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for Dublin City University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"zoom_ai_companion","rawToolName":"Zoom AI Companion","description":"DCU Digital Technology Solutions lists Zoom AI Companion among DCU's approved AI tools for staff and students.","howToObtain":"Use DCU's authorised-AI-tools access path.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"officially_endorsed"}

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Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Localized display only

Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is providing the tools and guidance needed to help staff and students engage with AI confidently. Resources Now Available: List of Approved Tools – including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion.

Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
cf70bab5…
Retrieved
Jul 16, 2026

Academic Integrity

DCU's Academic Integrity Policy lists submitting unauthorised Generative Artificial Intelligence generated work as academic misconduct.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%
Last checked
May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following: ... Submitting unauthorised Generative Artificial Intelligence generated work.
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English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Academic Misconduct

Privacy

DCU Graduate Studies guidance tells research students not to submit research data, personal data, or sensitive information to free AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
For free AI tools, it is strongly recommended that you think first before uploading data. Do not submit research data, personal data, or sensitive information to free AI tools.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Data Security

Research

DCU Graduate Studies guidance says that, from September 2025, research-degree regulations will require declarations on which generative AI tools were used and how.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
From September 2025, DCU's regulations for academic awards by research degrees will mandate declarations on which (if any) Gen AI tools have been used... Candidates are also required to make a declaration on what Gen AI tools (if any) have been used and how.
Source language
English (en)
Snapshot hash
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Retrieved
May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
Responsible Use of Generative AI; Checkpoint 8

Privacy

DCU's AI position statement tells staff to act legally, ethically and transparently, disclose generative AI use for university-related work, and avoid sharing personal, confidential, institutional or strategic data with AI tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Be transparent and document your use of AI. The use of generative AI for any University related research, scholarship or work, should be clearly disclosed... Ensure that you do not share any content that compromises an individual's privacy, confidential university processes...
Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
May 16, 2026
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Translating into Practice sections 2 and 3

Source Status

DCU has a public position statement on the use of AI tools and says it will develop a policy on AI use; this run did not find a finalized central AI-use policy page.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
It is timely that we adopt a clear statement on our position on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in the university. This will be a living document... As our position evolves DCU will: Develop a Policy on AI use...
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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University Statement; As Our Position Evolves

Ai Tool Treatment

DCU's DTS AI Hub states that, to keep data protected, users must use only DCU authorised AI tools and must be logged in with their DCU account.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
To mitigate this risk, DCU has established formal contractual and data governance agreements with the authorised tools listed below. To ensure your data remains protected, you must use only these tools ensuring you are logged in with your DCU account.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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DCU Authorised Tools

Teaching

DCU's Teaching Enhancement Unit asks staff to consider assessment design for GenAI by designing tools in or redesigning assessment to avoid possible academic integrity breaches, and says DCU is not employing GenAI detectors for student assessments at this time.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%
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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Staff are asked to consider their assessment design and have GenAI tools designed into them (designed-in) or (re-)designed to avoid possible breaches of academic integrity... We are not employing GenAI detectors for student assessments at this time...
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
Artificial intelligence, Assessment and Academic Integrity

Source record

Official sources

7 sources

Record information, JSON & citation
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Dublin City University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/dublin-city-university

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