Managing Academic Misconduct at the University of Limerick

Academic Misconduct Procedures

The UL policy for addressing academic cheating is covered under Section 6 of the Handbook of Academic Regulations and Procedures, under the Code of Conduct, 1.5 (l) where breach of the assessment regulations or engaging in academic cheating in any form whatsoever is considered a major offence. From a student perspective, there is information in both the UL Student Charter (under Integrity, page 6) which states that: The University expects students not to plagiarise (i.e., present another’s ideas or writings as their own), fabricate or falsify data, commission others to complete assessments or engage in academic cheating in any form whatsoever.

The current procedure for managing academic cheating is described in Section 4.1.4 of the Handbook of Academic Regulations and Procedures.

The Academic Integrity Unit is currently leading on a project to develop an academic integrity policy and procedures for managing academic misconduct. 

Look out for updates on these policies and procedures in the coming months.