Does Middlesex University use AI detection? No
Short answer
No. Middlesex University does not run AI detection on submissions, so no AI score is generated for your work.
Module rules on permitted AI use still apply either way, and a detector score is never the whole case — the university’s own statement and what it means for you are below.
What Middlesex University has said
Detection not relied on (general). Policy states "AI detection tools continue to generate an unproportionate number of 'false positives', meaning that results are not sufficiently reliable as a basis for judging academic misconduct investigations", and raises GDPR concerns.
Source (Policy v1.0, Sep 2026; re-sourced 26 Aug 2026): Generative AI in Learning, Teaching and Assessment policy (PDF)
The policy PDF was reissued during August 2026 at a new URL (the document is versioned 1.0, September 2026); the wording quoted here was re-verified against the current file on 26 August 2026.
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What this means if you study here
Middlesex's policy (December 2025) states detection tools 'continue to generate an unproportionate number of false positives, meaning that results are not sufficiently reliable as a basis for judging academic misconduct investigations', and raises GDPR concerns about uploading student work. Reliability and data protection, in one dated policy document.
No detector score features in Middlesex's process. Your module's AI rules and your documented writing process are what matter.
Turnitin at Middlesex University
Middlesex University says AI-detection tools are not relied on, so a Turnitin AI score should not decide anything about your work here. Similarity checking is a separate feature and remains the sector norm — assume source matching still runs on submissions.
How the AI writing report behaves wherever it is enabled — the 300-word minimum, the 1–19% asterisk band, and why the score is never proof on its own — is covered in does Turnitin detect AI?
Before you submit, anywhere
- Policies change and are re-verified here quarterly — the university’s linked statement above is always the authority, and your module brief overrides everything.
- Whatever the institutional toggle, keep your drafts and version history: process evidence decides disputes, not scores.
- No third-party tool predicts a Turnitin result — here is why. Use checks to understand your own writing, not to chase a number.
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