Dublin, Ireland

University College Dublin

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11 reviewed claims

Academic Integrity

UCD's Academic Integrity Policy says AI-generated content may not be submitted without explicit permission and attribution, and that generative AI outputs must be used critically, ethically, cited, and acknowledged.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: AI-generated content requires permission and attribution

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Submission of AI-generated content without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed.

Ai Tool Treatment

Gecko AI chatbot pilots is listed for University College Dublin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gecko_ai_chatbot_pilots","rawToolName":"Gecko AI chatbot pilots","description":"DPIA-completed UCD Gecko chatbot pilots for student support, wellbeing and research workflows.","howToObtain":"Available only through the active UCD pilot deployments.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The UCD IT Services page lists active, DPIA-completed Gecko chatbot pilots for student support, wellbeing, research-resourcing and collaborative research, coordinated through the AI Governance Strategy sandbox.

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The UCD IT Services page lists active, DPIA-completed Gecko chatbot pilots for student support, wellbeing, research-resourcing and collaborative research, coordinated through the AI Governance Strategy sandbox.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google Gemini is listed for University College Dublin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"UCD Google Workspace Gemini service.","howToObtain":"Access through UCD Google Workspace or UCD Connect.","costToUser":"Included for UCD staff and students.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UCD IT Services says Gemini is available to UCD staff and students through UCD Google Workspace/UCD Connect, and lists Gemini among licensed UCD tools operating under University governance.

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UCD IT Services says Gemini is available to UCD staff and students through UCD Google Workspace/UCD Connect, and lists Gemini among licensed UCD tools operating under University governance.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for University College Dublin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot Chat","description":"UCD-supported Microsoft Copilot Chat service.","howToObtain":"Sign in through UCD Connect with a Work or School account.","costToUser":"Included for UCD staff and students.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UCD IT Services says its software is procured under University governance and enabled only after privacy/security review. UCD staff and students may access Copilot Chat through UCD Connect Work or School accounts; the page lists Microsoft Copilot among licensed UCD tools.

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UCD IT Services says its software is procured under University governance and enabled only after privacy/security review. UCD staff and students may access Copilot Chat through UCD Connect Work or School accounts; the page lists Microsoft Copilot among licensed UCD tools.

Ai Tool Treatment

Google NotebookLM is listed for University College Dublin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"Google NotebookLM","description":"UCD Google Workspace NotebookLM service.","howToObtain":"Access through UCD Google Workspace licences.","costToUser":"Included for UCD staff and students.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UCD IT Services says NotebookLM is available to UCD staff and students through UCD Google Workspace licences, and lists NotebookLM among licensed UCD tools operating under University governance.

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UCD IT Services says NotebookLM is available to UCD staff and students through UCD Google Workspace licences, and lists NotebookLM among licensed UCD tools operating under University governance.

Ai Tool Treatment

Zoom AI Companion is listed for University College Dublin in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"zoom_ai_companion","rawToolName":"Zoom AI Companion","description":"AI meeting-summary feature on UCD Zoom accounts.","howToObtain":"Use a UCD Zoom account; the meeting host or co-host must enable the feature for that meeting.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
UCD Zoom accounts can use AI meeting summaries, but the host or co-host must turn the optional feature on for each meeting.

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UCD Zoom accounts can use AI meeting summaries, but the host or co-host must turn the optional feature on for each meeting.

Teaching

UCD's faculty AI guidelines say a module descriptor must clearly state whether student AI use is permissible in the module and under what conditions.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%

Normalized value: module descriptor AI-use statement required

Original evidence

Evidence 1
A clear statement on the use of AI within a module must be included within the module descriptor.

Privacy

UCD guidance directs staff and students toward institutionally supported AI tools that meet University privacy and IT security standards, and warns against entering personal data into external or non-UCD licensed tools.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: use institutionally supported AI tools for privacy and security; avoid personal data in external tools

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Free or alternative services may not have the same protections in place.

Original evidence

Evidence 2
Personal data entered into GenAI tools not supported/approved by the University constitutes a breach of GDPR.

Other

University College Dublin publishes University Management Team-approved AI Governance Principles for institutional AI use, including human oversight, fairness, transparency, compliance, ethical design, AI literacy, stakeholder engagement, and risk assessment.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: UMT-approved institutional AI governance principles

Original evidence

Evidence 1
These principles, approved by the University Management Team, guide our use of artificial intelligence.

Academic Integrity

UCD Teaching and Learning assessment guidance advises educators to be transparent with students about permitted AI use and to apply more robust approaches for high-stakes graded assessments.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: assessment transparency and robustness guidance

Original evidence

Evidence 1
the key is being transparent with students about what AI use is permitted.

Academic Integrity

UCD Library guidance for the UCD community advises users to disclose generative AI use in academic work, follow school citation style, keep records of AI interactions, and fact-check AI-generated information.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: disclose, cite, record, and verify GenAI use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Always disclose your use of generative AI tools in your academic work.

Source record

Official sources

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University College Dublin AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-college-dublin

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