Policy presence
University of Kent has 5 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Canterbury, United Kingdom
University of Kent
Record status
Review: Agent reviewed
Policy profile
Review: Machine candidate
AI disclosure
University of Kent has 2 source-backed public claims for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: required.
Coursework
University of Kent has 5 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: required.
Exams
University of Kent has 5 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: required.
Privacy and data entry
University of Kent has 3 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Academic integrity
University of Kent has 2 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: required.
Approved tools
University of Kent has 3 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: allowed.
Named AI services
University of Kent has 4 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Teaching guidance
University of Kent has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
University of Kent has 3 source-backed public claims for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
AI tools
Evidence-backed claims
9 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Academic Integrity
Kent's Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy defines unauthorised AI use as using generative AI beyond the scope permitted for a specific assessment, or failing to acknowledge permitted use appropriately.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: unauthorised_ai_defined_as_academic_misconduct
Original evidence
Evidence 1Unauthorised use of artificial intelligence: Use of generative AI beyond the scope permitted for the specific assessment, or failure to appropriately acknowledge its use where allowed.
Ai Tool Treatment
The University of Kent publishes AI principles that set expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: public_ai_principles
Original evidence
Evidence 1These principles set out the University’s expectations for responsible, ethical, lawful and effective engagement with AI across education, research and professional services.
Privacy
Kent's public AI data-privacy guidance tells users not to enter personal information, confidential information, sensitive data, or other people's work into AI tools, and specifically says personal or sensitive data should never be put into ChatGPT Edu.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: do_not_enter_personal_sensitive_confidential_data_into_ai
Original evidence
Evidence 1Furthermore, you should never put personal or sensitive data into ChatGPT Edu. For these reasons, you should not enter personal information, confidential information or other people’s work into an AI tool.
Teaching
Kent's AI principles say academic judgement about student work remains with academic staff, and AI will not be used to make marking or academic-outcome decisions unless explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and subject to human oversight.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: human_oversight_for_assessment_decisions
Original evidence
Evidence 1AI will not be used to make decisions about marks or academic outcomes unless its use is explicitly authorised, clearly communicated, pedagogically justified, and always with human oversight.
Academic Integrity
Kent's student AI academic-integrity guidance says that, unless specifically instructed otherwise, submitted assessment content must always be the student's own work and students should not include AI-generated material in submissions.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: default_student_work_must_be_own_work
Original evidence
Evidence 1Unless it is otherwise noted, you should: 1. Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions. 2. Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI.
Research
Kent's public research guidance says researchers using GenAI to process data must follow the University Data Protection Policy, complete DPIA screening where relevant, record planned GenAI use in data management plans, and document GenAI use.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: research_genai_use_requires_data_protection_dpia_dmp_documentation
Original evidence
Evidence 1When using a GenAI tool to process data you must abide by the existing University of Kent Data Protection Policy, and carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Questionnaire.
Ai Tool Treatment
Kent's public Microsoft Copilot guidance says Copilot Chat is available to all students and staff using a Kent IT account, while warning users to double-check outputs and consult module convenors before using generative AI tools in assignments.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: copilot_chat_available_to_students_and_staff
Original evidence
Evidence 1This tool is available to all students and staff at the University of Kent. Copilot Chat uses publicly accessible material from the internet to generate its responses.
Ai Tool Treatment
A Kent Student News announcement says the University is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu, with access for students planned for April 2026.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: chatgpt_edu_access_for_students_and_staff_announced
Original evidence
Evidence 1The University of Kent is collaborating with OpenAI to give all students and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu – a version of ChatGPT built for universities.
Source Status
The public AI Principles page says Kent's AI Policy Group is undertaking a university-wide review of current policies, so this run did not identify a completed central binding AI policy page beyond published principles and related guidance.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: central_ai_policy_review_underway_public_principles_available
Original evidence
Evidence 1The AI Policy Group is undertaking a university-wide review of current policies in light of developments in AI tools and their potential application.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
Official sources
7 source attribution
Academic Integrity and Misconduct
kent.ac.uk
AI and Academic Integrity
student.kent.ac.uk
Data Privacy
student.kent.ac.uk
Free ChatGPT Edu access coming soon for all students!
blogs.kent.ac.uk
Generative AI and Research
student.kent.ac.uk
Microsoft Copilot
student.kent.ac.uk
Our AI Principles
student.kent.ac.uk