Plagiarism

You must not present someone else’s work, in whole or in part, as your own. Work means any intellectual output, and typically includes text, data, images, designs, sound and performance.

Penalties for plagiarism

Copying and claiming credit for other people’s work makes it impossible for markers to judge your own abilities and understanding. Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity – even if it is accidental.

Penalties for plagiarism will vary but work that contributes towards your degree (level 2 and above – including taught postgraduate students and postgraudate researchers) normally include a requirement to submit new work for a reduced or zero mark.

Extensive and repeated plagiarism will lead to permanent exclusion from the University.

For more information, see the Academic Misconduct procedure available on the Student cases page.

How to avoid plagiarism in your work

• Take notes carefully, expressing key points concisely and in your own words.
• Check your understanding of the principles of citation and referencing using the Skills@library website.
• Identify exact quotes from other sources using quotation marks.
• Cite and reference all your sources in your assessed work.
• Keep a full and accurate record of the sources you use when reading and researching for an assessment.
• Use your own words to express ideas and convey information in your assessed work.

Declarations of academic integrity

When you submit for assessment, you are declaring to the University that your work is your own.

You also confirm that you have read and understood the University’s definition of academic integrity and the University’s rules on academic misconduct.

For more information about the University expectations of working with academic integrity and support available to you see the Library's information on academic integrity.