Referencing and study skills
These pages offer advice on referencing and study skills that can help you to develop better academic practices and avoid plagiarism:
- referencing conventions
- using online resources and secondary sources
- common knowledge and avoiding accidental plagiarism
- how to work with peers and avoid collusion
- study skills
Further information
Cambridge Online Study Skills provides useful interactive resources about various related topics:
- Cambridge Online Study Skills (local access via Raven only)
You might find it useful to see examples of plagiarised and correctly attributed text. Several other universities have published examples on their websites: