Studiosity

Studiosity is a tool that can give you feedback to help improve the structure, language, spelling and grammar, and use of sources in your writing. The service is available to you 24/7.

Improve your writing with personalised feedback from Studiosity 

All UCL students can now access a new service – Studiosity – which provides feedback to support writing and referencing skills, without breaching academic integrity.  

Studiosity can review your work and give you feedback to help improve the structure, language, spelling and grammar, and use of sources in your writing. This service is available 24/7 and there is no limit to the number of times you can use it.  

Studiosity is approved by UCL as it does not:  

This means that, unlike other AI tools, you can use Studiosity with confidence that it is supporting your learning. Studiosity, uses a ‘closed system’ AI, so your work remains your own and will not be used to train AI. 

You can continue to access support for your academic writing from experts across UCL including: 

 

It’s important to remember that…

You are the author of your work and it is up to you to think critically about how and whether to use the changes that Studiosity suggests. 

You should always give priority to guidance and direction from your lecturers, supervisor, programme, department and faculty. Studiosity feedback is here to help you articulate your ideas clearly, but not to standardise your ‘voice.’ 

You will continue to receive feedback from UCL staff, who will also mark your work. 

Studiosity

All current UCL students can access Studiosity via Moodle, where you'll also find frequently asked questions and links to further resources

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1. Introduction 

University College London (UCL, "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This notice describes how we collect and use personal data when you access the Studiosity academic support platform. This notice supplements the UCL Student Privacy Notice. 

 

2. About Us and the Data Controller 

UCL is the Controller of your personal data for the purposes of providing academic skills support. Studiosity Pty Ltd (Studiosity) acts as a Processor when providing services on behalf of UCL. Additionally, Studiosity acts as an independent Controller for data collected directly from you to manage your user account and platform improvements. 

 

3. Personal Data We Collect 

We collect, use, and store the following kinds of personal data: 

  • Identity & Contact Data: First name, last name, and UCL email address.
  • Student Data: Student ID, course name, course ID, and year level.
  • Service Content: Submitted academic drafts for feedback, "Connect Live" session transcripts (including audio recordings), and chat histories.
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, session duration, and device identifiers (UUID/IMEI). 

  • Special Category Data: While not solicited, if you voluntarily include sensitive info (e.g., health or ESL status) in your submissions, it will be processed to provide the service. 

     

4. Lawful Basis for Processing 

We use your data only when the law allows. The legal bases for processing are: 

  • Contract: To provide the academic support services you have requested.
  • Public Task: To perform tasks in the public interest, specifically the provision of education and student support services. 

  • Legitimate Interests: To evaluate and improve our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights. 

     

5. International Transfers 

Your personal data is processed by Studiosity in Australia and the United States. To ensure your data receives an adequate level of protection, these transfers are governed by the UK Approved International Data Transfer Addendum. 

 

6. Data Security and Retention 

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent data loss or unauthorized access. This includes AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ encryption in transit, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for administrative access. We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the service or as required by the UCL Records Retention Schedule.

 

7. Your Rights 

Under certain circumstances, you may have the following rights under data protection legislation in relation to your personal data: 

  • Right to request access to your personal data;
  • Right to request correction of your personal data;
  • Right to request erasure of your personal data;
  • Right to object to processing of your personal data;
  • Right to request restriction of the processing your personal data;
  • Right to request the transfer of your personal data; and
  • Right to withdraw consent. 

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer. 

Contacting us 

You can contact UCL by telephoning +44 (0)20 7679 2000 or by writing to: University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. 

Please note that UCL has appointed a Data Protection Officer. If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the details set out below: 

Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer 

data-protection@ucl.ac.uk  

 

8. Complaints 

If you wish to complain about our use of personal data, please send an email with the details of your complaint to the Data Protection Officer so that we can look into the issue and respond to you.  

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (the UK data protection regulator). For further information on your rights and how to complain to the ICO, please refer to the ICO website. 

 

9. External Privacy Policy 

Find Studiosity’s own privacy policy on their website.   

Studiosity information for staff (UCL login required)