Dundee, United Kingdom

University of Dundee

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Academic Integrity

University of Dundee student guidance says GAI tools should not be used to generate essays or assessment answers that are then submitted as the student's own work.

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Normalized value: gai_assessment_answers_not_as_own_work

Original evidence

Evidence 1
GAI tools should not be used to generate an essay or answers to assessments and which are then submitted as your own work.

Academic Integrity

University of Dundee guidance states that submitting work that is not one's own, including unauthorised use of GAI, is considered academic misconduct.

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Normalized value: unauthorised_gai_academic_misconduct

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Submitting work which is not your own, and the unauthorised use of GAI, is considered academic misconduct.

Academic Integrity

Where lecturers permit GAI sources in assessment work, University of Dundee student guidance says students must transparently acknowledge, describe, and reference how they used GAI.

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Normalized value: permitted_gai_requires_acknowledgement_description_reference

Original evidence

Evidence 1
If your lecturers have made clear in your assessment brief that you may use GAI sources in your work then you must be transparent in acknowledging, describing, and referencing how you have used it.

Privacy

University of Dundee student guidance warns students not to share personal data, confidential university material, research data, or intellectual property in GAI platforms.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%

Normalized value: do_not_share_personal_confidential_research_ip_data

Original evidence

Evidence 1
You should ensure that you do not share personal data (yours, or anyone else’s), nor confidential university material.

Teaching

University of Dundee staff guidance says lecturers should not use unauthorised AI detection tools because the University has not approved them and does not have student consent to upload work to third-party sites.

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Normalized value: lecturers_should_not_use_unauthorised_ai_detection_tools

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Our earlier guidance also highlighted that lecturers should *NOT* use unauthorised AI detection tools. This remains the case. We have not approved any of these tools and we do not have student consent to upload their work to third party sites.

Source Status

University of Dundee student guidance says the University does not impose a blanket restriction on generative AI and instead promotes discerning, transparent, and ethical use.

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Normalized value: no_blanket_restriction_transparent_ethical_use

Original evidence

Evidence 1
It is not feasible for the University to impose a blanket restriction on the use of GAI, rather we seek to promote the discerning, transparent and ethical use of it.

Teaching

University of Dundee staff guidance says students cannot be compelled to sign up for GenAI tools as part of learning, even when the tools are free to use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%

Normalized value: students_not_compelled_to_signup_for_genai_tools

Original evidence

Evidence 1
It is therefore important to remember that we cannot compel students to sign up to use these tools as part of their learning even if they are free to use.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Dundee AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked May 16, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-dundee

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