Copilot is the main, approved AI tool freely available to all students and staff at the University of Lincoln. Copilot is available so that all members of the university community have access to an AI service without incurring any cost.
Access Copilot by clicking on the Copilot icon in the top right-hand corner of Microsoft Edge. Alternatively, if you are using a different internet browser, you can access it by going to copilot.microsoft.com
It is part of Microsoft 365 so you will need to sign in with your university log in. This will also ensure that you are using AI safely.
The benefit of using Copilot over other generative AI tools is:
Things to be aware of when using Copilot and other generative AI tools are:
Copilot can help you:
The university has an originality statement as part of the guidance around assessment submissions. The originality statement was created in collaboration with the College Directors of Academic Quality Standards, as well as in alignment with the regulations set out by the University.
The statement highlights that the submission is the student’s “own work, without input from either commercial or non-commercial writers or editors or advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence services.”
It is important to read and understand the originality statement that can be found in the assessment area of Blackboard, along with information about academic offences.