Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism
Student Conduct
Every student of the University is required to adhere at all times to those University regulations, policies and codes of practice which relate to student behaviour, and is expected to ensure that they are aware of these. When a student fails to observe University rules and regulations, disciplinary action may be taken against them through the procedures set out in the University’s Code of Student Conduct.
www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services/staff/discipline
www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services/staff/discipline/code-discipline
Academic Misconduct
This includes plagiarism, collusion, falsification, deceit, cheating and personation. The University takes all reported incidences of academic misconduct seriously and seeks to ensure that they are dealt with efficiently and appropriately.
Information on academic misconduct including the academic misconduct procedure is available here:
www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services/staff/discipline/academic-misconduct
Plagiarism
The University takes plagiarism very seriously and is committed to ensuring that so far as possible it is detected and dealt with appropriately.
Plagiarism is the act of copying or including in one’s own work, without adequate acknowledgement, intentionally or unintentionally, the work of another or your own previously assessed original work. At whatever stage of a student’s course, whether discovered before or after graduation, plagiarism will be investigated and dealt with.
Information of plagiarism including avoiding plagiarism is available here:
www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services/staff/discipline/plagiarism