Cambridge, United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

Name: University of Cambridge AI Policy Tracker record
Creator: University AI Policy Tracker
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

排行榜QS World University Rankings 2026: 6Updated2026年7月18日

Reviewed policy snapshot

At Cambridge, check your local tripos, department, faculty, or college rule; for summative work, acknowledge AI as required and do not put confidential or personal data into free or unlicensed tools.

Audience

For instructors · Teaching and assessment

No reviewed instructor-specific guidance; general conclusions only.

Coursework & assignments

Conditional

Cambridge broadly permits appropriate GenAI for personal study, research, and formative work, while local units determine allowance. Scope: education guidance plus local-policy framework.

Scope: Mixed scopeAssignment

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

The University of Cambridge broadly permits the appropriate use of GenAI tools and related software. Students are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their personal study, research and formative work. Staff are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their own work.

智能体已审核

The University of Cambridge broadly permits the appropriate use of GenAI tools and related software, however, due to the variety of disciplines and research areas present at the institution, there is need for more nuanced guidance at local levels.
Generative AI and Education

Students are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their personal study, research and formative work. Appropriate use is better defined locally by Department, Faculty, or College depending on the context and you should always check with a member of staff to be sure you know how you are able to use these tools for your education.
Generative AI and Education

Cambridge provides an AI Policy Framework for triposes, departments, faculties, and colleges to determine their own local allowance for the use of AI, rather than a single university-wide AI policy. The framework is adapted from a policy proposal by Dr Claire Benn and Dr John Burden from the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence.

智能体已审核

Given the wide variety of subjects and teaching and learning styles at the University of Cambridge, it would be difficult to provide a policy that accurately represents the multitude of ambitions, considerations, and feelings surrounding the use of AI in education. We instead will be providing a framework for triposes, departments, faculties, and colleges, to determine their own local allowance and rational for the use of AI within their own contexts.
AI Policy Framework

Official sources

AI Policy Framework302c375c…
Generative AI and Educationed37b015…

Exams & assessment

Restricted

Unacknowledged AI-generated content in a summative assessment is academic misconduct unless the assessment brief explicitly says otherwise. Scope: Cambridge assessment guidance.

Scope: Mixed scopeExam

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

智能体已审核

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.
Generative AI and Assessment

Official sources

Generative AI and Assessment6161308c…

Disclosure & citation

Required

Cambridge assessment guidance makes acknowledgement material to whether AI-generated content is treated as misconduct. Scope: summative assessment guidance.

Scope: Mixed scopeAssignmentExamResearchTeaching

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

智能体已审核

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.
Generative AI and Assessment

Official sources

Generative AI and Assessment6161308c…

Privacy & sensitive data

Restricted

Cambridge warns against confidential, sensitive, or personal data in GenAI and distinguishes licensed tools from free or unlicensed tools. Scope: information-compliance guidance.

Scope: Mixed scopeAssignmentExamResearchTeaching

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

Staff must avoid inputting confidential, sensitive or personal information into GenAI tools unless warranted and only in accordance with guidance. Inputting data into a free or unlicensed GenAI tool could be considered equivalent to putting it into the public domain, signifying a potential personal data breach.

智能体已审核

Regardless of the work being undertaken, it is recommended that staff avoid inputting confidential, sensitive or personal information into GenAI tools unless warranted and only in accordance with this guidance.
AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

By contrast, inputting data into a free or unlicensed GenAI tool could be considered equivalent to putting it into the public domain – signifying a potential personal data breach.
AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

Data input into the University's licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools. Inputting data into free or unlicensed GenAI tools could result in data being used for training, which may not be a lawful use of personal data.

智能体已审核

Information input into GenAI tools is also often used to train those tools, which may not be a lawful use of personal data – especially if that data cannot be retrieved or deleted, for example from an AI neural network. Data input into the University’s licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools.
AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

Official sources

AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge3ae7dc73…

University-provided AI tools

Conditional

Cambridge identifies licensed Copilot, Gemini, and NotebookLM as standard tools; public free versions must not be used for University activities. Provision is not assessment permission.

Scope: Mixed scopeTeachingProvision ≠ coursework permission

Reviewed evidence & official sources

Reviewed evidence

The University's standard licensed GenAI tools are Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini, and Google NotebookLM. Use of other licensed GenAI tools is not prohibited but must be procured in accordance with applicable procurement policy, including completion of risk assessments such as DPIAs and/or ISRAs. The public, free versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM must not be used for University activities.

智能体已审核

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM, and these are the tools that should be used to process personal data, where necessary, for which the University is responsible.
AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

Use of other licenced GenAI tools is not prohibited, but such tools must be procured in accordance with any applicable procurement policy or process, including but not limited to the completion of any requisite risk assessments such as DPIAs and/or ISRAs.
AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

Official sources

AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge3ae7dc73…

Research & publication

Not mentioned in reviewed sources

No source-backed Cambridge research-publication rule is included in this candidate; this is not evidence of permission or prohibition.

Scope: Mixed scopeResearch

Reviewed evidence & official sources

No reviewed evidence is included in this dimension.

Reviewed record

已审核主张

16 reviewed claims

标准化值: unacknowledged_ai_is_misconduct

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.
来源: Generative AI and Assessment

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 6161308c…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: examiner_restrictions

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月17日

原始证据

证据 1

Examiners across all programmes of study (including Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, and Postgraduate Research) are not permitted to upload, copy, or share student work with Generative AI (GenAI) tools and Large Language Models (LLMs). Examiners may not use tools, such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Bard, or Microsoft Copilot, to analyse work submitted by students and provide written feedback. Where preferred, however, examiners may use these tools to support their own writing in the process of documenting feedback (e.g., consolidating personal notes and rephrasing comments).
来源: Generative AI and Assessment

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 6161308c…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: Firecrawl scrape of Generative AI and Assessment page, Guidance for Examiners section

标准化值: {"tool":"google_gemini","rawToolName":"Google Gemini","description":"Cambridge lists Gemini as a standard licensed GenAI tool and makes it available to all University members through Google Workspace.","howToObtain":"Sign in with a University Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

最后检查时间: 2026年7月15日
最后更改时间: 2026年7月15日

原始证据

证据 1

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.
来源: AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

本地化显示 only

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 1dca3c6f…
已检索: 2026年7月15日

标准化值: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"Cambridge makes its basic licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot available to staff through a staff login.","howToObtain":"Sign in with a University staff Microsoft 365 account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

最后检查时间: 2026年7月15日
最后更改时间: 2026年7月15日

原始证据

证据 1

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Microsoft 365 Copilot is the basic licensed version of Copilot and is available via a staff login.
来源: AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

本地化显示 only

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Microsoft 365 Copilot is the basic licensed version of Copilot and is available via a staff login.

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 1dca3c6f…
已检索: 2026年7月15日

标准化值: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Copilot for Microsoft 365","description":"Cambridge offers the more comprehensive Copilot for Microsoft 365 through an additional purchased licence.","howToObtain":"Obtain the additional purchased licence through the University process.","costToUser":"Additional purchased licence required.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

最后检查时间: 2026年7月15日
最后更改时间: 2026年7月15日

原始证据

证据 1

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the more comprehensive version, which is available via an additional purchased licence.
来源: AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

本地化显示 only

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the more comprehensive version, which is available via an additional purchased licence.

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 1dca3c6f…
已检索: 2026年7月15日

标准化值: {"tool":"notebooklm","rawToolName":"Google NotebookLM","description":"Cambridge lists NotebookLM as a standard licensed GenAI tool and makes it available to all University members through Google Workspace.","howToObtain":"Sign in with a University Google Workspace account.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

最后检查时间: 2026年7月15日
最后更改时间: 2026年7月15日

原始证据

证据 1

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.
来源: AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

本地化显示 only

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM. Gemini and NotebookLM are available to all University members through Google Workspace.

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 1dca3c6f…
已检索: 2026年7月15日

标准化值: prohibited_with_exceptions

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Regardless of the work being undertaken, it is recommended that staff avoid inputting confidential, sensitive or personal information into GenAI tools unless warranted and only in accordance with this guidance.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

原始证据

证据 2

By contrast, inputting data into a free or unlicensed GenAI tool could be considered equivalent to putting it into the public domain – signifying a potential personal data breach.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: licensed_tools_mandated

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

The University’s standard licensed GenAI tools are Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM, and these are the tools that should be used to process personal data, where necessary, for which the University is responsible.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

原始证据

证据 2

Use of other licenced GenAI tools is not prohibited, but such tools must be procured in accordance with any applicable procurement policy or process, including but not limited to the completion of any requisite risk assessments such as DPIAs and/or ISRAs.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: human_review_required

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Risk mitigation(s): Ensure that all GenAI outputs are thoroughly evaluated by a human being before they are used. Ensure use of GenAI is acknowledged if it is used to make a significant and unrevised contribution to a substantive or impactful piece of work such as the production of content for formal policies or strategic reports.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

原始证据

证据 2

Ultimately, staff are responsible for ensuring any use of GenAI is conducted reasonably, lawfully and in conjunction with relevant University policies and procedures.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: ai_detection_not_reliable

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Not relying on AI detection software as it is not proven to be accurate or reliable and provides no evidence to support investigations into the use of GenAI.
来源: Generative AI and Assessment

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 6161308c…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: broadly_permitted

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

The University of Cambridge broadly permits the appropriate use of GenAI tools and related software, however, due to the variety of disciplines and research areas present at the institution, there is need for more nuanced guidance at local levels.
来源: Generative AI and Education

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: ed37b015…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

原始证据

证据 2

Students are permitted to make appropriate use of GenAI tools to support their personal study, research and formative work. Appropriate use is better defined locally by Department, Faculty, or College depending on the context and you should always check with a member of staff to be sure you know how you are able to use these tools for your education.
来源: Generative AI and Education

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: ed37b015…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: purpose_limitation

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月17日

原始证据

证据 1

Data must be collected, held and used for only that purpose – for example, as part of a governance process – and any use of AI must be compatible with that reason. With some exceptions (e.g. for academic research), it is not appropriate to use personal data that was collected for a different purpose to do something else with a GenAI tool. In such circumstances, it is imperative that a human being is ultimately involved in the decision-making process.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: Firecrawl scrape of AI guidance page, Risk: data protection law non-compliance and automated decision making paragraphs

标准化值: licensed_no_training

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Information input into GenAI tools is also often used to train those tools, which may not be a lawful use of personal data – especially if that data cannot be retrieved or deleted, for example from an AI neural network. Data input into the University’s licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: framework_not_centralized_policy

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Given the wide variety of subjects and teaching and learning styles at the University of Cambridge, it would be difficult to provide a policy that accurately represents the multitude of ambitions, considerations, and feelings surrounding the use of AI in education. We instead will be providing a framework for triposes, departments, faculties, and colleges, to determine their own local allowance and rational for the use of AI within their own contexts.
来源: AI Policy Framework

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 302c375c…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: isra_dpia_required

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

In the limited circumstances where a formal risk assessment is required, the University Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and Information Security Risk Assessment (ISRA) processes remain the relevant risk assessments processes to follow.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

原始证据

证据 2

Please remember the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) continues to apply, including its compliance monitoring and enforcement provisions, when using GenAI tools and staff are reminded of their obligation to abide by its terms.
来源: AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: 3ae7dc73…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

标准化值: general_principles

最后检查时间: 2026年5月5日
最后更改时间: 2026年5月5日

原始证据

证据 1

Remain aware of the potential privacy and data implications in using tools without due care. Some tools may store or otherwise use information provided to train their language models and you should not share anything personal or sensitive. Acknowledge use of GenAI if it is used to make a significant and unrevised contribution to a substantive or impactful piece of work. Take responsibility for ensuring any use of GenAI is conducted reasonably, lawfully, and in conjunction with relevant University policies and procedures.
来源: Generative AI and Education

来源语言: English (en)
快照哈希: ed37b015…
已检索: 2026年5月5日
证据定位器: normalized source text

Source record

官方来源

7 sources

AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-protection/guidance/ai-guidance
快照哈希值: 3ae7dc73…

AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-protection/guidance/ai-guidance
快照哈希值: 1dca3c6f…

AI Policy Framework

blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk/ai-policy-framework
快照哈希值: 302c375c…

Generative AI and Assessment

blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-education/generative-ai-and-assessment
快照哈希值: 6161308c…

Generative AI and Education

blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-education/generative-ai-and-education
快照哈希值: ed37b015…

Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

educationalpolicy.admin.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://www.educationalpolicy.admin.cam.ac.uk/plagiarism-and-academic-misconduct
快照哈希值: 9c66aad7…

Using Generative AI

blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk

源 URL: https://blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-education/using-generative-ai
快照哈希值: 92c8f403…

Record information, JSON & citation

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Cambridge AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 18, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-cambridge

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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University of Cambridge

Reviewed policy snapshot

Coursework & assignments

Reviewed evidence

Official sources

Exams & assessment

Reviewed evidence

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

Official sources

Disclosure & citation

Reviewed evidence

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

Official sources

Privacy & sensitive data

Reviewed evidence

Data input into the University's licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools. Inputting data into free or unlicensed GenAI tools could result in data being used for training, which may not be a lawful use of personal data.

Official sources

University-provided AI tools

Reviewed evidence

Official sources

Research & publication

已审核主张

A student using any unacknowledged content generated by artificial intelligence within a summative assessment as though it is their own work constitutes academic misconduct, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment brief.

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

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is listed for University of Cambridge in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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

Staff should not rely on AI detection software as it is not proven to be accurate or reliable and provides no evidence to support investigations into the use of GenAI.

Data input into the University's licensed versions of Copilot, Gemini and NotebookLM is not used to train those tools. Inputting data into free or unlicensed GenAI tools could result in data being used for training, which may not be a lawful use of personal data.

官方来源

AI guidance – Guidance for University of Cambridge Staff on the Administrative Use of Generative AI

AI guidance | Information Compliance | University of Cambridge

AI Policy Framework

Generative AI and Assessment

Generative AI and Education

Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

Using Generative AI