Academic misconduct

The University regards any action by a student that may result in an unfair academic advantage as a serious offence. It is your responsibility to ensure at all times that the assessments you complete are entirely your own work and that you have used the relevant referencing technique correctly and in full. The full set of regulations which govern academic misconduct can be found under Section 4, Assessment Regulations 3 and 4 in the Student Handbook of Regulations.

Plagiarism is one of the most common forms of academic misconduct, usually as a result of poor referencing. Full guidelines on referencing and how to avoid plagiarism are available on the library website.

If you are struggling with an assignment and need help with academic protocols in terms of referencing please contact your module tutor or the School’s Academic Skills Tutor.