Anti-Plagiarism Campaign

The European Charter of Researchers explicitly refers to plagiarism in the following words:

« Researchers should make every effort to ensure that their research is relevant to society and does not duplicate research previously carried out elsewhere. They must avoid plagiarism of any kind and abide by the principle of intellectual property and joint data ownership in the case of research carried out in collaboration with a supervisor(s) and/or other researchers. The need to validate new observations by showing that experiments are reproducible should not be interpreted as plagiarism, provided that the data to be confirmed are explicitly quoted.

Researchers should ensure, if any aspect of their work is delegated, that the person to whom it is delegated has the competence to carry it out. » (see the principle of « Professional responsibility »).

UNamur, as part of its HRS4R action plan (Human Research Strategy for Researchers - EURAXESS) has undertaken to set up an information and awareness campaign on the entire campus, intended to students, researchers and teachers.

UNamur is conducting a comprehensive anti-plagiarism policy that includes three types of action:

• Prevention, notably through an information and awareness campaign;
• Education, which includes an information and awareness campaign for all assistants and professors of courses concerning methodology, intellectual property, scientific communication, writing methods, etc, on the importance of educating students about the respect of the intellectual property rights of others;
• Repression, by enacting clear rules of conduct, sanctions and possible redress possibilities.

26 April 2021 | information and awareness campaign

A campaign against plagiarism is launched on campus on the occasion of the International Intellectual Property Day on 26 April 2021, in order to educate students, researchers and teachers on the concept of plagiarism and its implications.

You can download the folder and the poster below by clicking on the pictures.