The academic community works to further knowledge and understanding, based on integrity, trust and respect for others. As part of that community, there are certain standards that everyone - from professors to new students - are expected to uphold. Please take a look at the 'Our commitment' pages to explore the student contract.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/study/policies/student-code-conduct
One of the most important of these is to be honest and give credit when using other people's work or research. To understand how we do this, you must read the pages on referencing before starting any assessed work. We use the Harvard referencing system . There are resources to help you (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/study/research-skills/referencing as well as support from 301 Academic Skills Centre.
The ways you communicate and interact with others, including your fellow students and your tutors, will have an impact on them, on you and on your studies. The University of Sheffield is committed to equality of opportunity and to fostering good relations, for students and prospective students. Please take a look at our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity policy https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/study/policies/equality-and-diversity-policy