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Why is it important? Academic integrity is an essential value in academic and professional environments. All publications are the intellectual property of the authors.

Academic writing and references using quotes and paraphrasing

At postgraduate level you are expected to refer to a wide range sources as evidence of the depth of your reading.

Integrating ideas in academic writing to create a cohesive argument

Paraphrasing is when you express information, ideas, or work done by someone else in your own words. A successful paraphrase changes both the structure and words of the original text.

Paraphrasing is when you use someone else's ideas and put them in your own words. Learn more about paraphrasing here.

Tutorials and resources for understanding paraphrasing in academic writing with guidelines and practical examples

Paraphrasing quiz activity showing good and bad examples

Paraphrasing is a way of integrating research into your writing. Academic writing requires you to draw on research to support your arguments and approach.

Paraphrasing is when you rewrite ideas and information in your own words. In academic writing, paraphrasing helps to avoid plagiarism.

Paraphrasing is when you rewrite ideas and information in your own words. In academic writing, paraphrasing helps to avoid plagiarism.

How to correctly use different referencing styles in academic writing to avoid plagiarism and get better marks.

Learn two useful strategies for incorporating references into your assignment.

What is a summary and when should we use one? Does a summary need a reference?

This paraphrasing learning activity will help you to understand how to summarise text.

Understanding paraphrasing - why we do it and how you can do it too.

Why you must use references, the dangers of plagiarism, and different ways to use referencing.