Studiosity has announced the acquisition of Norvalid, expanding its research-supported learning and writing support platform with new student authorship validation capabilities. The acquisition introduces a validation-focused approach that offers educational institutions an alternative to punitive AI detection measures, supporting student development in critical thinking and communication skills.
Norvalid provides institutions with authorship validation technology that includes digital linguistic fingerprinting and confirmation tools tailored to each student and their respective submissions. This aligns with Studiosity’s approach of helping students strengthen their capabilities while providing educators with secure and reliable methods to confirm authentic work. Rather than relying on minimally constrained AI models that can allow students to bypass the learning process, Studiosity’s model reinforces skill development and ensures assessment integrity.
Studiosity partners with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide and supports over 1.5 million students. The acquisition marks a significant shift in the way institutions can approach learning validation as the education sector navigates the widespread integration of generative AI.
Current Studiosity partners will be prioritized in the deployment of the integrated solution through an Early Access Program scheduled for the first quarter of 2026. Academic stakeholders across multiple regions will also be involved through product advisory groups to help shape the implementation in diverse educational environments.
The transaction is subject to standard closing processes and is expected to be completed by December 1, 2025.
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“Educators and sector leaders face an existential inflection point in student learning and assessment that will determine the future of formal education. Embracing AI whilst ensuring qualification integrity and preventing cognitive offloading and ghostwriting is at the heart of this challenge.”
Michael Larsen, CEO of Studiosity
“Our mission was always to build a defensible system that respects the student and the credentials. Joining Studiosity scales that vision globally, proving that the future of assessment is validation – not suspicion.”
Roger Larsen, CEO of Norvalid
“This is a great example of a tool that shifts academic integrity towards affirming student effort, allowing institutions to focus on pedagogical design and the genuine learning process, as well as ensuring that degrees truly validate higher-order thinking in the age of AI.”
Dr. Derrick Anderson, Vice President for Enterprise Design and Policy, University of Utah, and Studiosity AAB
“As leaders, our commitment is to the quality of the credential. This multi-layered validation system provides the evidence of learning that educators need to maintain trust in assessment in the era of generative AI.”
Dr. Noreen Golfman, former Provost at Memorial University and Studiosity AAB
“This platform extension replaces stressful cheating accusations and investigations with a defensible, multi-layered approach to validation. It prioritizes authentic student learning and abandons a culturally misaligned and resource-intensive system that instills fear of punishment.”
Prof. Judyth Sachs, Studiosity Chief Academic Officer
“The ‘detection’ landscape is increasingly irrelevant in a post-GPT era. We should be embracing solutions that are rigorous, scalable, and non-punitive. Studiosity’s focus on validating original effort, rather than policing and suspicion-seeking, offers a necessary path forward for the sector.”
Prof. Rebecca Bunting, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at the University of Bedfordshire (UK) and Studiosity AAB
“The sector has a robust commitment to protect the value of qualifications, but this requires defensible methods that go beyond outdated policing. This validation platform aligns technology with the core principles of quality assurance, ensuring student achievement is truly reflected in their awards.”
Prof. Cliff Allan, former Vice-Chancellor at Birmingham City University, Studiosity AAB
