It can be tempting to resort to external services for exam help, but students must ensure they maintain academic integrity during exam season. Ensuring you are as prepared as possible for assessments is crucial to your academic experience and will help you succeed.
As a student, you should adhere to the University’s suggested academic writing style. Companies, branded as ‘essay mills’, may offer to help with academic work and often contact students via social media to offer their services. However, this goes against the University’s academic code of conduct. Make sure to check for direct messages sent to your accounts and delete them or block the pages.
They may offer to provide help with:
- Assignments
- Essays
- Research
- Dissertation writing
- Case studies
- Presentations
- Theses
- Research proposals
Contract cheating is now a criminal offence and should not be used for any of your academic work; this involves engaging a third party to complete assessed work for a student who then submits it as their own. This may include students utilising online ‘essay mills’ and writing services, as well as exchanging papers with other students, enlisting help from friends, colleagues or family members with assignments.
If you’d like some support with any academic work or upcoming assignments, familiarise yourself with the University’s Academic Language Support Service; they can help with any queries you may have surrounding exams, improving your academic writing and how to approach assignments. LSU Advice are also on hand to offer support and help students navigate University policies.
Take a look at the University’s guidance around academic misconduct, to prevent any issues arising around the integrity of your work.
The University also provides a wide range of services to support students with exams and coursework. Find out what's available and how to access them.