Penalties for plagiarism

Penalties for plagiarism depend on the amount which has been plagiarised and whether there are previous offences, but include:

• Repeating the piece of work with a maximum possible mark of 40% for the piece of work in question.
• Repeating the piece of work with a maximum possible mark of 40% for the whole module.
• Repeating the piece of work with a maximum possible mark of 0% for the whole module.
• Permanent exclusion from the University.

You can find more details on the penalties for plagiarism on the Student and Academic Services web pages.