Plagiarism and other assessment offences

An assessment offence is academic dishonesty: that is, 'any attempt whether successful or unsuccessful to achieve an unfair advantage in any element of assessment over other candidates participating in the assessment.' This can include plagiarism, collusion and cheating in exams.

How Birkbeck deals with assessment offences

To find out what will happen if you are suspected of having committed an assessment offence, please see our Policy on assessment offences.