AI Acknowledgement

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University of Leeds AI acknowledgement

From 2026/27, Leeds lets students use technologies including GenAI in taught coursework unless the assessment brief restricts it. Students must acknowledge that use by stating which tool they used and how, and must reference any AI output they include. Getting the acknowledgement wrong counts as academic misconduct.

Checked against University of Leeds's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules

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University of Leeds doesn't publish a fixed template, so this uses a general format that covers what it asks for.

Did you use AI?

Your university or journal

Which AI tools?

What did you use it for?

What did you do with what it gave you?

More details · prompts, date, versions
Your prompts and the AI's answers
I used ChatGPT (OpenAI, https://chatgpt.com) on [date] to brainstorm ideas and check grammar and spelling. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources. A full record of my prompts and the outputs is available on request.

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever generative AI has been used to help create assessed work (taught programmes, including taught parts of PGR programmes).
Prompts and outputs
Not required as such; include a shareable link to the conversation or output where the tool provides one.
Referencing
Cite and reference any AI output included in your work, in the style the assessment brief specifies; direct copy-paste must be in quotation marks. Leeds Harvard format: Company. Year. Name of Generative AI (Version number if known). [Generative AI]. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL of specific output if available. Example: "Microsoft. 2024. Copilot. [Generative AI]. [Accessed 12 March 2024]."
Must include
  • which AI tool was used
  • how it was used (e.g. idea generation, summarising notes, generating an image)
Also note
  • follow any restrictions in the assessment brief; using GenAI where not permitted is academic misconduct
  • technologies may support but not replace your own learning, understanding and skills
  • students may be asked to demonstrate authorship of their work
  • GenAI may be used for proofreading support
  • do not upload work to AI or plagiarism detector websites
  • do not include AI-supplied references you have not seen and checked yourself

Sources

Your unit outline or the journal's author guide wins if it says something different. Spotted a change? Tell us.