Update from the Students' Union: 

Following work done by the Education Officer and Equity Officer, and discussions with the Strategic Teaching & Learning Team, the following changes have now been implemented at the University:

• Automated captions and transcripts are now enabled for all lecture recordings from January onwards. Each recording includes an AI‑generated summary of the transcript.
• The platform provider has significantly improved caption accuracy, particularly for subject‑specific terminology.
• Captions cannot be added retrospectively in bulk to Semester 1 recordings, but will appear automatically on all new recordings.
• Captions may still contain inaccuracies (e.g., equations or specialist notation), but are considered reliable enough to be provided by default.
• An opt‑out is available only where there is a justified need, such as substantial captioning errors.
• Caption.Ed remains available through mobile browsers for situations where an alternative is required.