Copyright and plagiarism

Recording of lectures is not allowed unless a student has a very good reason such as a physical disability (please see the guidance issued by the Disability Resource Centre – pdf). If a student does wish to record a lecture they must obtain the permission of the lecturer concerned before doing so.

Plagiarism

Copying out someone else’s work without acknowledgement (i.e. by using quotation marks and footnotes) is plagiarism; so is rewording someone else’s work in order to present it as your own without acknowledging your debt. Plagiarism in work submitted for formal assessment is regarded by the University as the use of “unfair means” and is treated with the greatest seriousness. If plagiarism is suspected the case may be referred to the Proctors. It may then be brought before the University’s Court of Discipline. The Court of Discipline has the power to deprive culprits of membership of the University and to strip them of any degrees awarded by it. A student may be found guilty of an act of plagiarism irrespective of intent to deceive.

Information on plagiarism, including the University’s Statement on Plagiarism, can be found on the University website.