Coursework & Assessment
Student Permission Guidance
Students should not use generative AI for the preparation or generation of coursework unless explicitly authorised by the module coordinator.
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Exams & In-Person Assessment
Academic Misconduct
The Good Academic Practice Policy states that unauthorized use of AI is a type of academic misconduct.
AI Disclosure & Declarations
Coversheet Guidance
Whenever generative AI is permitted and utilized, students should clearly declare its use in their submitted work; mandatory citation of all raw prompts remains an unverified gap.
Privacy & Data Protection
Personal Data Caution
Student guidance warns that AI may capture prompt data and says it is important not to submit personal or sensitive information to an AI tool.
Approved AI Tools
Campus Microsoft Copilot
The university provides institutional Microsoft Copilot to all staff and students holding an @st-andrews.ac.uk email address.
Research & Authorship
Discuss Scope with Supervisor
Postgraduate research students considering generative AI should discuss and agree appropriate scope, boundaries, and applications with their supervisor before use.
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Academic Integrity
Good Academic Practice
Using AI is considered academic misconduct when a student presents the output of an AI technology as their own work without acknowledgment.
Teaching Practice
Module Coordinator Discretion
The student guidance says students should use AI in assessment only when the module coordinator permits it.
Security & Procurement
Pending Verification
Commercial cloud contracts and institutional software evaluation agreements were not verified in local crawl extractions.
Before you submit
Do
- Follow the student guidance to seek explicit module coordinator authorization before using AI in assessed work.
- Student guidance says AI use should be clearly declared on the assessment coversheet.
Don’t
- Student guidance advises against using generative AI in assessed work without explicit module coordinator authorization.
- Student guidance says it is important not to submit personal or sensitive information to an AI tool.
Tool discovery records: scope pending review
Tool discovery information and cited sources are retained. Current account eligibility, cost, endorsement and assessment permission are not confirmed.
Microsoft Copilot
Access conditions (discovery record)
The following discovery information is retained; currentness and complete eligibility remain unverified.
Discovery record and cited evidence
St Andrews student guidance says Microsoft Copilot is the University's provided AI tool for staff and students, with Commercial Data Protection enabled.
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The University's provided AI tool is Microsoft Copilot ...
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Turnitin AI detection
Access conditions (discovery record)
The following discovery information is retained; currentness and complete eligibility remain unverified.
Discovery record and cited evidence
St Andrews staff guidance says Turnitin AI detection has not been switched on at the University because of concerns over accurate detection.
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University Microsoft Copilot
Access conditions (discovery record)
The following discovery information is retained; currentness and complete eligibility remain unverified.
Use the University's Microsoft Copilot service; access instructions are not specified on the cited policy page.
Not specified.
Discovery record and cited evidence
University of St Andrews-approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students, with enhanced data security.
To ensure all students have access to approved generative AI resources, the University has approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students. The University's version has enhanced data security and should be the only prescribed generative-AI platform used for study and assessment where permitted.
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Reviewed claims
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Academic Integrity 2 reviewed claims
St Andrews Good Academic Practice policy treats presenting AI output as a student's own work without acknowledgement as unauthorised use of AI, except where an assessment specifically permits or encourages such tools.
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Evidence 1presents the output of an AI technology ... as their own work without acknowledgment. This does not apply to assessments which specifically permitEvidence locator: Section 2.2 Academic misconduct
St Andrews student guidance says students should not use generative AI for assessed work unless the module coordinator explicitly authorises it, and any AI use should be declared on an assessment coversheet.
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Evidence 1Can Students use AI to produce assessed work? ... unless authorised explicitly by the module co-ordinator. If AI has been used, this should be clearly declared on an assessment coversheet.Evidence locator: Question 4: Can Students use AI to produce assessed work?
Privacy 1 reviewed claim
St Andrews GenAI information policy says University information classified as internal, confidential, or strictly confidential must not be input into publicly available generative AI tools.
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Evidence 1internal, confidential, or strictly confidential ... must not be disclosed/input into publicly available Generative AI toolsEvidence locator: Mitigations section, item 1
AI tool use 3 reviewed claims
University Microsoft Copilot is listed for University of St Andrews in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
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Evidence 1To ensure all students have access to approved generative AI resources, the University has approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students. The University's version has enhanced data security and should be the only prescribed generative-AI platform used for study and assessment where permitted.Localized display only
To ensure all students have access to approved generative AI resources, the University has approved Microsoft Copilot for all staff and students. The University's version has enhanced data security and should be the only prescribed generative-AI platform used for study and assessment where permitted.
St Andrews student guidance says Microsoft Copilot is the University's provided AI tool for staff and students, with Commercial Data Protection enabled.
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Evidence 1The University's provided AI tool is Microsoft Copilot ... with 'Commercial Data Protection' services enabled.Evidence locator: Question 2: How can I access AI tools?
St Andrews staff guidance says Turnitin AI detection has not been switched on at the University because of concerns over accurate detection.
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Evidence 1has not currently been switched on at the University of St Andrews due to concerns over accurate detectionEvidence locator: Question 17: detection of unauthorised use of AI
Procurement 1 reviewed claim
St Andrews GenAI information policy says selection and procurement of generative AI tools should follow existing University procurement policies and procedures.
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Evidence 1The selection and procurement of Generative AI tools should follow existing University policies and procedures.Evidence locator: Use of approved Generative AI tools section
Official sources
5 official URLs; 5 source attributions and their captured versions retained.
Generative AI - FAQs for students
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
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st-andrews.ac.uk
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Generative AI - FAQs for students · 2026-05-14T05:02:45Z
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Good academic practice
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
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st-andrews.ac.uk
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Good academic practice · 2026-05-14T05:03:00Z
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Good academic practice: Guidance for staff
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
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st-andrews.ac.uk
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Good academic practice: Guidance for staff · 2026-05-14T05:03:05Z
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Key Principles | University of St Andrews AI Hub
ai-hub.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
University official source
ai-hub.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
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Key Principles | University of St Andrews AI Hub · 2026-07-16T00:13:43.896Z
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Use of University personal data and other information with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
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st-andrews.ac.uk
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Use of University personal data and other information with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) · 2026-05-14T05:02:50Z
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- v6-qs101-120-presentation-20261028
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- Formal investigation workflows, sanction outcome schedules, and appeal procedures under St Andrews academic misconduct policy are not fully evidenced by the definition excerpt.
Questions students ask
Questions students ask
Can I use AI for my coursework?
Students should not use generative AI for the preparation or generation of coursework unless explicitly authorised by the module coordinator.
View evidence →Do I need to disclose AI use?
Whenever generative AI is permitted and utilized, students should clearly declare its use in their submitted work; mandatory citation of all raw prompts remains an unverified gap.
View evidence →Can I upload sensitive data?
Student guidance warns that AI may capture prompt data and says it is important not to submit personal or sensitive information to an AI tool.
View evidence →Which tools can I access?
The university provides institutional Microsoft Copilot to all staff and students holding an @st-andrews.ac.uk email address.
View evidence →What are the examination rules?
The Good Academic Practice Policy states that unauthorized use of AI is a type of academic misconduct.
View evidence →What rules apply to research and publication?
Postgraduate research students considering generative AI should discuss and agree appropriate scope, boundaries, and applications with their supervisor before use.
View evidence →What counts as academic misconduct?
Using AI is considered academic misconduct when a student presents the output of an AI technology as their own work without acknowledgment.
View evidence →What guidance applies to teaching?
The student guidance says students should use AI in assessment only when the module coordinator permits it.
View evidence →What security and procurement requirements apply?
Commercial cloud contracts and institutional software evaluation agreements were not verified in local crawl extractions.
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