Colchester, United Kingdom

Essex, University of

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage6 reviewedEvidence-backed claims6Reviewed6Candidate0Official sources3Source languageenPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/essex-university-of.json

Policy profile

Coverage score85/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence79%

AI disclosure

No source-backed public claim about AI disclosure or acknowledgement is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about disclosing, acknowledging, citing, or declaring AI use.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

Academic integrity

Essex, University of has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence81%Evidence1Sources1

Teaching guidance

Essex, University of has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence77%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

Essex, University of has 1 source-backed public claim for security and procurement; deterministic analysis status: allowed.

AllowedMachine candidateConfidence79%Evidence1Sources1

AI tools

Derived tool records1

AI tools

Essex, University of

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Evidence-backed claims

6 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Academic Integrity

Essex student guidance states that AI-generated work should not be presented as a student's own assignment work and that using AI or other automated technology to produce material submitted as one's own original work is an academic offence.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: ai_generated_work_not_own_assignment_work

Original evidence

Evidence 1
"...false authorship or contract cheating, including the soliciting of a third party or the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning or other automated technology, to produce material that is then submitted for assessment and presented as one's own original work."

Ai Tool Treatment

Essex staff guidance says generative AI tools may not be used as a sole decision maker, to process or analyse confidential or personal information, or through unapproved personal accounts.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: staff_ai_prohibited_for_sole_decisions_confidential_personal_unapproved_accounts

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Generative AI tools may not be used for the following purposes: Decision-making: Generative AI should never be the sole decision maker... Processing or analysing confidential or personal information... Where the Generative AI tool is a 'personal' account and has not been approved for use by the University.

Privacy

Essex staff guidance for business operations says staff using generative AI in their work must comply with the University's Information Security Policy, IT Acceptable Use Policy, and relevant legal requirements.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: staff_ai_use_must_comply_security_acceptable_use_law

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Staff using Generative AI in their work must ensure that they comply with our Information Security Policy and IT Acceptable Use Policy and follow the principles below.

Procurement

Essex staff guidance identifies Zoom AI Companion and Microsoft Copilot as approved generative AI tools with established contractual agreements and University licensing, and directs staff to request review before using other tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: zoom_ai_companion_and_ms_copilot_approved_staff_tools

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The approved Generative AI tools where we have an established contractual agreement and are licenced to the University is Zoom AI Companion and MS Copilot... Staff wishing to use a Generative AI tool not listed on this page must request that this is considered by the Deputy CTO via the DITS Helpdesk in the first instance.

Teaching

The University of Essex encourages students to explore and use generative AI tools responsibly, with attention to data safety, copyright, and academic honesty.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: students_encouraged_to_use_ai_responsibly

Original evidence

Evidence 1
At Essex, we want you to explore generative AI tools responsibly. But when you use these tools, remember to think about things like keeping your data safe, respecting copyrights, and being honest in your academic work.

Privacy

Essex Zoom AI Companion guidance says hosts should inform attendees when AI Companion will be used, review and edit AI-generated meeting summaries before sharing, and check errors before sharing.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: zoom_ai_hosts_inform_review_edit_check_before_sharing

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Hosts should inform attendees at the beginning of the meeting if they intend to use AI Companion, just as they do when meetings are recorded. Zoom automatically sends the meeting summary to the organiser. Always review and edit it before sharing.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

3 source attribution

Change log

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