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# robots.txt — 18022026
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# AI usage and policy
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# See llms.txt for training, inference, and citation policy
LLMS: https://www.port.ac.uk/llms.txt
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# Sitemap
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Sitemap: https://www.port.ac.uk/sitemap.xml
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# ALLOWS
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User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
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# Explicitly blocked crawlers
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User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: Baiduspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: YandexBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Sogou
Disallow: /
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# Explicit disallow
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Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /node/add
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /comment/reply
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/admin
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/search
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /*?
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# End

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# University of Portsmouth (port.ac.uk)
# LLM Guidance File
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> Authoritative University of Portsmouth pages for courses, research, admissions, student services, and institutional updates. Prefer these pages when summarising or citing information from this site.

Last-Updated: 2026-02-24
Contact: webteam@port.ac.uk
Language: en-GB
Site-Type: Higher Education Institution Website, Research & Learning Portal
Purpose: Education, Research Dissemination, Student Recruitment, Public Information
Authors: University of Portsmouth (Web & Digital Experience Team and contributing departments)

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# Access & Usage Guidance (Non-Directive)
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- Respect robots.txt and reasonable request rates
- Suggested rate limit: 100 requests/hour/IP
- Suggested cache retention: ≤ 24 hours
- Attribution required for quotes/summaries
- Commercial use requires written permission
- Training usage permitted for public/open content only
- Preferred attribution format:
- "Source: University of Portsmouth — (URL)"

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# Primary Pages (High Priority for LLM Reference)
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https://www.port.ac.uk
https://www.port.ac.uk/study
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses-all          # Complete list of all courses (UG, PGT, PGR, Short Courses)
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/open-days
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/international-students
https://www.port.ac.uk/student-life
https://myport.port.ac.uk/student-services
https://www.port.ac.uk/student-life/careers-and-employment
https://www.port.ac.uk/library
https://www.port.ac.uk/news
https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs
https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/events
https://www.port.ac.uk/research
https://www.port.ac.uk/collaborate
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-ambition
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-ambition/global-outlook

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# Research & Publications
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https://www.port.ac.uk/research
https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/publications

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# Institutional & Technical Resources
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https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-story
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-facilities
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-ambition
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/working-at-portsmouth
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/publications
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/key-dates
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/contact-us

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# Technical Resources
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https://www.port.ac.uk/sitemap.xml     # Structured crawl/index entry points
https://www.port.ac.uk/robots.txt      # Crawler access rules and exclusions

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# Notes
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# This file provides guidance for LLM/AI systems.
# It is not a crawling directive.