During their time at University some students may commit an academic offence. This section gives an overview of what these are, what may happen if a student commits an offence and where students can get help and support.

Academic Offences

PLAGIARISM - When a student submits work that s/he did not originally write.

COLLUSION - When students improperly work together on a piece of work and/or let other people copy it.

IMPERSONATION - When a student pretends to be another student in an exam, or when someone submits someone else's work as their own. Both the student and the impersonator can be found guilty of this offence.

IMPROPER CONDUCT IN FORMAL EXAMINATIONS - When a student takes in any unauthorised paper, material or electronic devices, such as, mobile phones, programmable calculators or electronic dictionaries into an exam. It also includes when a student communicates with another student during an exam.

What happens if an academic offence is suspected

STAGE 1 Programme/Subject leader meeting

The purpose of this meeting is to decide whether an offence has been commited or not. They will also look at whether the offence is a result of misunderstanding or inexperience. If this is decided to be what has happened, the outcome of the meeting will likely be an advisory note.