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Plagiarism

You will hear about plagiarism and good academic practice at various points throughout your studies: in the Academic Research Techniques course, when writing academic papers or theses, or even in the news. We want to make sure that you are familiar with the importance of this topic in general and its implications for WU, and that you understand why good academic practice is such a high priority for us. We would like to encourage you to look into these topics befor writing your first academic paper.

Below, you can find legal information about plagiarism and its consequences.

Definitions

Plagiarism in academic theses

Plagiarism detection checks for academic theses

Plagiarism detection checks for seminar papers

Support for students