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Academic integrity means conducting all aspects of your academic life in a professional manner. The use of social media could contribute to a breach of academic integrity – for example, the academic offences of plagiarism, collusion and cheating.

A student at the University of Southampton who is found to have committed a breach of academic integrity will incur a penalty in accordance with the penalty guidelines listed in the University policy [16].

The severest breaches may result in the reduction of class of degree award, deprivation of a University qualification, termination of programme and/or the implementation of disciplinary procedures. Impact on your position as a student Home Content Glossary Help Back Next