Plagiarism

Plagiarism (copying or paraphrasing other people’s work or ideas into your own work without full acknowledgement) is regarded by the University as a very serious offence. Punishments for not referencing work correctly can be severe, and it is vital that you know exactly what is meant by plagiarism and what you should and should not be doing in your work and in examinations.

The University's website on plagiarism has incredibly full information and examples of what is and is not allowed. It also contains informal tests and lots of links to helpful websites which deal with study skills - do have a look at it.

In particular, international graduate students can be affected by plagiarism. It is even more important if you have come from another academic background that you quickly make yourself aware of what precisely is accepted at Oxford, so that you don't get yourself into difficulties later.

The Careers Service provides access to two websites which help with study skills and research skills, developing good academic practice: SkillsPortal and Aspire.