Academic Misconduct

Allegations of academic misconduct are dealt with by the Academic Integrity & Misconduct Policy. Queen Mary will take all necessary steps to maintain the academic integrity of its programmes of study, and every allegation of academic misconduct will be dealt with in accordance with this policy.

Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Plagiarism;
• Examination offences;
• The use, or attempted use, of ghost writing services for any part of assessment;
• The submission of work, or sections of work, for assessment in more than one module or assignment (including work previously submitted for assessment at another institution);
• The fraudulent reporting of source material, experimental results, research, or other investigative work;
• Collusion in the preparation or production of submitted work.

Academic Misconduct Appeals 

If a student has received an Academic Misconduct outcome with which they are dissatisfied, they have the right to appeal. Academic Misconduct Appeals should be submitted within 14 days of the outcome. There are two grounds for an Academic Misconduct Appeal – that the procedures were not followed appropriately, and/or that the outcome was not reasonable in light of the available evidence. 

If a student thinks that they meet the grounds for an Academic Misconduct Appeal, they can use AskQM to submit their appeal. Log into AskQM, and select 'new enquiry' then choose Appeals and Complaints as the enquiry category followed by 'Academic Misconduct Appeal' as the subcategory.