academic_integrity
Macquarie's Academic Integrity Policy treats unauthorised use of generative AI in an academic exercise as unacceptable academic conduct that may lead to an academic integrity breach allegation.
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Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
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Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) currently has 9 source-backed claim records and 7 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: May 14, 2026. No tracker diff rows are recorded in the latest public release.
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9 claim records
ai_tool_treatment
Macquarie University's Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence Policy applies to staff, students, and affiliates across all uses of AI and sets eight principles for responsible and ethical AI use.
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research
Macquarie's research guidance says researchers must not use generative AI for peer review activities, substantive research-output content including HDR theses, or critical components of human ethics, animal ethics, or biosafety applications.
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academic_integrity
Macquarie student guidance categorises assessment tasks as Open or Observed: Open tasks allow generative AI with acknowledgement and student responsibility, while Observed tasks may restrict or prohibit AI use.
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security_review
Macquarie's AI policy says University-provided AI tools and systems are subject to privacy, security, intellectual-property, intended-use, and risk-assessment controls.
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privacy
Macquarie's research guidance says researchers using generative AI should mitigate sensitive-data risks, keep oversight and control, critically review outputs, and disclose or acknowledge generative AI use in research.
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teaching
Macquarie student assessment guidance says Unit Guides are the definitive source for whether a task is Open or Observed, with iLearn providing more detailed assessment information.
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academic_integrity
Macquarie Library referencing guidance says students who use generative AI in assessments should clearly state how they used it and fact-check AI responses against reliable sources.
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ai_tool_treatment
Macquarie Library student guidance lists several MQ-accessible AI-enabled tools and tells students in AI-Open assessments to check AI output carefully and acknowledge AI use.
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7 source attributions
Academic Integrity Policy
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AI and assessment
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AI Tools at Macquarie University
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Generative AI at MQ
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Referencing generative artificial intelligence
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Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence Policy
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Using Generative Artificial Intelligence in Research
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