article_snippet: The maximum penalty for academic misconduct is expulsion at all institutions except UNSW, where it is suspension.
article_snippet: A spokesperson for the University of Sydney told Daily Mail Australia: 'the University of Sydney Sydney is unequivocally opposed to academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and fraudulent authorship, and takes seriously any allegations of academic misconduct.
article_snippet: Breaches of academic honesty are not tolerated at the University of SydneySydney.'
article_snippet: Failure to adhere to the University of Sydney's high standards of academic merit, intellectual rigour, and ethical behaviour constitutes a breach of the University of Sydney's Code of Conduct for Students and Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism in Coursework Policy.
article_snippet: If proven, academic dishonesty may constitute misconduct, resulting in serious penalties that may include failure or exclusion. '
article_snippet: the University of Sydney thoroughly investigates all cases of alleged academic dishonesty and provides education and support to assist students to observe the rules of honest scholarship,' students added.