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The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =227UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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7 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot is listed for The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"Microsoft Copilot access provided by the University to students.","howToObtain":"The official guidance does not specify an access path.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

Last checked
Jul 16, 2026
Last changed
Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The University of Newcastle's official GenAI guidance states that the University provides access to Microsoft Copilot to students. It makes assessment permission course-specific and does not state procurement, endorsement or self-hosting.

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The University of Newcastle's official GenAI guidance states that the University provides access to Microsoft Copilot to students. It makes assessment permission course-specific and does not state procurement, endorsement or self-hosting.

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English (en)
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Jul 16, 2026

Academic Integrity

For assessments, UON's GenAI teaching, learning and assessment policy says students should follow teaching-staff directions about GenAI use and appropriately disclose and reference GenAI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: students_should_follow_directions_disclose_reference_genai_assessment_use

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Students should: follow directions from teaching staff regarding the use of GenAI in assessments; and appropriately disclose and reference use of GenAI in assessments.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
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Section 8, clause 34

Academic Integrity

UON's GenAI teaching, learning and assessment policy says use of GenAI in assessment does not automatically constitute academic misconduct, but may do so where lecturers or course coordinators have explicitly prohibited it.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: genai_assessment_not_automatic_misconduct_if_not_prohibited

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The use of GenAI does not automatically constitute academic misconduct. However, it may constitute academic misconduct where the use of GenAI has been explicitly prohibited by lecturers and/or Course Co-ordinators.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
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Section 8, clause 31

Teaching

UON's GenAI teaching, learning and assessment policy says GenAI should not be used to mark student work unless the output is reviewed and approved by the course marker or coordinator, and any GenAI marking use must be clearly communicated with an opt-out opportunity for students.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: genai_marking_requires_human_review_communication_and_student_opt_out

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May 15, 2026
Last changed
May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
GenAI should not be used to mark student work unless the output is reviewed and approved by the course marker/coordinator before the output is shared with the student. Any use of generative AI in marking processes must be clearly communicated to students, with students given the opportunity to opt out of the use of GenAI in marking their work.
Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
May 15, 2026
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Section 8, clauses 35-36

Privacy

UON's GenAI research guideline says researchers are responsible for protecting unpublished or sensitive work by not uploading it into online AI systems without assurance that the data will not be reused to train future models or for untraceable data use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: research_sensitive_or_unpublished_work_not_uploaded_without_reuse_assurance

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Researchers are responsible for protecting unpublished or sensitive work by not uploading it into online AI systems without assurance that the data will not be re-used to train future models or for the untraceable use of data.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
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Section 6, clause 11

Research

UON's GenAI research guideline recognises legitimate and beneficial uses of GenAI in research and says researchers, including students conducting research, may use GenAI tools within appropriate operating principles.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: researchers_may_use_genai_within_appropriate_operating_principles

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Researchers, including students conducting research, may use generative AI tools within the bounds of appropriate operating principles
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
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Section 1, clause 1

Academic Integrity

UON's AskUON student guidance says students must discuss use of ChatGPT and other AI tools with their course coordinator, particularly for work to be submitted.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence86%

Normalized value: students_must_discuss_chatgpt_and_ai_tools_with_course_coordinator_for_submitted_work

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May 15, 2026
Last changed
May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You must discuss use of ChatGPT (and other AI tools) with your course coordinator, particularly in relation to using these tools in the development of work to be submitted.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
AskUON answer, updated 08/12/2025

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/the-university-of-newcastle-australia

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