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Manchester Metropolitan University.

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =643UpdatedMay 17, 2026

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Academic Integrity

Manchester Metropolitan University's 2025/26 Academic Misconduct Policy treats unauthorised generative AI use in assessment, where a student attempts to gain an unfair advantage by passing it off as their own work, as academic misconduct that may be investigated under the policy.

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Normalized value: unauthorised-ai-passing-off-may-be-academic-misconduct

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Where a student has made unauthorised use of generative artificial intelligence within their assessment and has attempted to gain an unfair advantage by passing this work off as their own. The severity of the offence, and consequently the penalty, will depend on the student’s academic level, whether it is a first or subsequent offence, and the level of use.
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2.6 Generative artificial intelligence

Ai Tool Treatment

Manchester Metropolitan University tells students to check the assessment brief for specific instructions on generative AI, says they should only use AI as directed, and says they cannot use it to create the assessment itself.

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Normalized value: assessment-brief-specific-ai-use

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
You should always check the assessment brief for specific instructions. The key principles to work to are: Your work should always authentically represent your capabilities. You should never trust the outputs of generative AI uncritically. You cannot use it to create the assessment itself.
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Generative AI and Assessments key information and video

Privacy

Manchester Metropolitan University's teaching guidance says it has opted out of enabling AI-generated text detection software for the foreseeable future and tells colleagues not to upload student work into online AI detection services because they are unreliable and the uploaded data is not secure.

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Normalized value: no-online-ai-detection-upload-of-student-work

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Like the overwhelming majority of UK higher education institutions, Manchester Met has opted out of enabling this software as a means of detecting generative AI for the foreseeable future. Colleagues must not upload student work into an online AI detection service. These are not reliable and the data uploaded is not secure.
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Our approach to managing submitted work > Detection software

Ai Tool Treatment

Manchester Metropolitan University's teaching guidance identifies Microsoft Copilot as the approved generative AI tool for generating text and images, available to staff and students for free with university credentials.

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Normalized value: microsoft-copilot-approved-generative-ai-tool

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
The University’s approved generative AI tool that can be used to generate text and images is Microsoft Copilot. Staff and students can use the tool for free with their university credentials.
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English (en)
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Our approach to Generative AI

Academic Integrity

Manchester Metropolitan University library guidance says some generative AI uses do not need citation, but documented AI-assisted search strategies, approved research-project AI use, AI-generated media in submitted assessments, and AI-generated code or Excel formulas must be cited or referenced.

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Normalized value: generative-ai-referencing-depends-on-use

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
If you have been granted approval to use generative AI tools in your research project, you must cite and reference the AI tool as well as keep a record of how you used the tool including prompts and outputs. ... If using AI tools to generate code or Excel formulas you must cite and reference the AI tool.
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When to cite and reference generative AI

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Manchester Metropolitan University. AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked May 17, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/manchester-metropolitan-university

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