What is Academic Integrity?

Academic integrity means being honest and trustworthy in your work to ensure you maintain academic standards. Failing to uphold these standards can lead to academic misconduct. This can often be due to unintentional mistakes like poor or incomplete referencing or improper use of generative Artificial Intelligence tools.

We offer a wealth of resources listed below to support you to develop skills and strategies to ensure you maintain academic integrity in your work.

For further reading on academic integrity, see our eBook spotlight collection: Academic Integrity Collection

Resources

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APA Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism
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Harvard Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism
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OSCOLA Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism

Videos

What is academic integrity?
What is referencing and why do we do it?
What is Turnitin?
How does Turnitin work?
How to understand your Turnitin report
How to access Turnitin Draft Coach
How Turnitin Draft Coach works
AU Harvard Referencing: How to cite when paraphrasing or quoting a source
AU Harvard Referencing: How to cite when the author's name is in the sentence
AU Harvard Referencing: How to cite when a source has two or more authors
AU Harvard Referencing: The difference between citations and a reference list
APA Referencing: The difference between citations and a reference list
APA Referencing: How to cite when a source has two or more authors
APA Referencing: How to cite when paraphrasing or quoting a source
APA Referencing: How to cite when the author's name is in the sentence
APA Referencing: How to reference an eBook
APA Referencing: How to reference a journal article
APA Referencing: How to reference a website
APA Referencing: Where to find your referencing guide
OSCOLA Referencing: Compiling a reference list for OSCOLA
How to add footnotes in MS Word (for OSCOLA referencing)
OSCOLA Referencing: How to cite UK cases
OSCOLA Referencing: How to cite books and journal articles
OSCOLA Referencing: How to cite UK primary legislation