When completing an application, you should note the following restrictions and risks of using AI tools.
Personal statements and CVs
- AI must not be used when writing personal statements and CVs. This prohibition covers the use of AI to help your use of English.
- AI may generate false claims (‘hallucinations’) and if these are about your personal achievements they will be treated like any other application fraud.
Research proposals
- Appropriate use of AI tools to support the preparation of research proposals is permitted.
- Content generated by AI should be acknowledged.
- A reliance on AI tools may produce poor-quality output, weakening your chance of success.
Interviews
- AI must not be used to impersonate or assist you during an interview, including to help your use of English.
- At interview, you should expect to be asked to confirm that you are not using AI.
Further guidance
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We recommend applicants consider wider issues of how artificial intelligence relates to scholarship, ethics and the environment: .