Conduct & integrity at UNSW
UNSW is building a positive, productive, and open culture, with a community that strives to act with integrity, honesty and trust.
Conduct of our UNSW Community
UNSW is building a positive, productive, and open culture. Our UNSW Community strives to act with integrity, honesty, and trust. We display respect, demonstrate excellence, drive innovation, build collaboration and embrace diversity. UNSW prioritises cultural, psychological, and physical safety.
As members of the UNSW Community, we are all accountable for our actions and we meet the principles and responsibilities of our Codes of Conduct.
We make ethical decisions and apply substantive and procedural fairness. We are socially responsible across all areas of our research, business, processes, and systems.
If we see something that does not align with our Codes of Conduct or the law, we have a positive duty to speak up, act and we work to minimise risk of detrimental action. We support active bystanders and help one another.
There is no place at UNSW for any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation, retaliation, bullying, violence, racism, or modern slavery.
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Student Conduct & Integrity
UNSW expects all students to conduct themselves appropriately in accordance with the codes and policies.
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Research Integrity
UNSW expects the highest standards of integrity across all aspects of research conducted by UNSW researchers.
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Public Interest Disclosures of Serious Wrondoing
Reports of Serious Wrongdoing ('Whistleblowing') are different to other complaints, but what exactly is Whistleblowing and how should it be reported?
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Staff Conduct
UNSW's Code of Conduct sets out expectations of staff and affiliates with respect to their professional and personal conduct.
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Registering Plagiarism & Referring Student Misconduct
How to add students to the plagiarism register or make a referral of student misconduct to be investigated by the Student Conduct & Integrity team.
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Gendered Violence
There is no place for gendered violence at UNSW. UNSW seeks to prevent and respond to gendered violence in our community.
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Responding to and reporting racism and religious vilification
Racial and religious discrimination, harassment or vilification threatens the safety and wellbeing of the UNSW community. Tackling and preventing racism is all of our responsibility.
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Foreign Government Interference
UNSW has an unequivocal commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom. The conduct associated with foreign government interference is against Australian values and has no place at UNSW.