Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Napier University

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage7 reviewedEvidence-backed claims7Reviewed7Candidate0Official sources3Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/edinburgh-napier-university.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence79%

Teaching guidance

Edinburgh Napier University has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence78%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

No source-backed public claim about research AI use is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about research use, publication ethics, research data, grants, or human-subjects compliance.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

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.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

AI tools

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Evidence-backed claims

7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Academic Integrity

Edinburgh Napier University's Assessment Policy states that inappropriate use of Generative AI in assessment, including presenting generated content as a student's own work, is cheating and a breach of the Academic Integrity Regulations.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: inappropriate_gen_ai_assessment_use_is_cheating

Original evidence

Evidence 1
students' inappropriate use of Generative AI, such as the direct use of generated content presented in an assessment submission as their own work, constitutes a form of cheating and a breach of the Academic Integrity Regulations.

Academic Integrity

Edinburgh Napier University's generative AI position states that the university does not permit Gen AI detection tools on student assessment submissions, and academic staff are not permitted to use external detection tools on student work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: gen_ai_detection_tools_not_permitted_for_student_work

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The University Leadership does not permit the use of Gen AI detection tools on student assessment submissions, as current technologies have proven to be unreliable, prone to bias, and we do not have students' informed consent for their use with their work.

Academic Integrity

Edinburgh Napier University's Assessment Policy says every assessment will use the Assessment Declaration Cover Sheet for students to declare that the submission is their own work and acknowledge other-source contributions, including Generative AI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: assessment_declaration_includes_gen_ai_acknowledgement

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The Assessment Declaration Cover Sheet will be used in every assessment for students to declare that their submission is their own work and that any contributions from other sources have been acknowledged, including any use of Generative AI.

Ai Tool Treatment

Edinburgh Napier University's generative AI position says undergraduate and taught postgraduate students who use Gen AI tools in learning or assessments must follow university guidance and acknowledge AI-generated content.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: students_using_gen_ai_must_follow_guidance_and_acknowledge_ai_content

Original evidence

Evidence 1
If you use Gen AI tools in your learning or assessments, you must follow university guidance and acknowledge AI-generated content.

Privacy

Edinburgh Napier University's generative AI position says academic staff should never require students to sign up for or use Gen AI tools, citing privacy, ethical, and environmental concerns, and should provide an alternative means of engaging with the task.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: staff_should_not_require_student_gen_ai_tool_signup

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You should never require students to sign-up for or use Gen AI tools, as they may have privacy, ethical and environmental concerns. Always provide an alternative means for engaging with the task

Teaching

Edinburgh Napier University's Assessment Policy says programme and module leaders will discuss students' use of generative AI and use the AI Toolkit traffic-light system and assessment briefs to indicate what use is appropriate.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: assessment_briefs_indicate_appropriate_gen_ai_use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Programme and module leaders will engage in dialogue with their students on their use of generative AI, using the AI Toolkit and its traffic-light system to indicate what use of generative AI is appropriate in their modules and assessments. Staff will use the assessment brief to indicate what use of Generative AI is appropriate in any given assessment.

Ai Tool Treatment

My Napier's student guidance tells students to check with their module leader or tutor about what, if any, Gen AI use is allowed in their work and to comply with module-leader guidance.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: students_should_check_module_leader_for_allowed_gen_ai_use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You should always first check with your module leader or tutor about what - if any - use of Gen AI is allowed in your work.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

3 source attribution

Change log

Last checkedMay 21, 2026Last changedMay 21, 2026Open change log

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