Turnitin2 Videos

To support the launch of Turnitin2 we have produced the following videos to ensure you get the most from Turnitin2.

Turnitin 2 Training Guides

If you have any questions please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call Tom or Mark on 0845 6430105 or sign up for one of the scheduled training sessions.

Free online Plagiarism Advice sessions

Plagiarismadvice.org are pleased to announce free online training sessions starting from September. Sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons at 1500 BST, starting on 15 September.

Each session will be delivered by WebEx and will last around 30-40 minutes.  Sessions are aimed at those with teaching/lecturing and administrative responsibilities.

The sessions are intended to provide a basic overview of issues relating to plagiarism and will address the following topics:

  • Getting the message across to your students about plagiarism.
  • Identifying and tackling plagiarism.
  • How and why students plagiarise.
  • Designing plagiarism out of coursework.
  • Best practices for dealing with academic misconduct.
  • Institutional policies and procedures.
Click here to sign up for a session.

AoC conference 2010

Plagiarismadvice.org will once again be exhibiting at this year's AoC conference from 16-18 November, 2010. Please come along and visit us on stand 40 in the exhibition area to find out about our current projects!

Turnitin2 Launches 4th September 2010

The launch date of Turnitin2 has now been confirmed for Saturday 4th September 2010.

On 4th September there will be an 8 hour maintenance window from 6pm to 2am BST.  All Turnitin services (Originality Checking, GradeMark and PeerMark) may be unavailable during this time.

From Monday 23rd August a beta version will be available to all users.  The beta version will provide users with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with Turnitin2 but should NOT be used for actual assignments as any work done in the beta version will not transfer to the launch version.

Starting on Wednesday 25th August at 2pm BST the online training sessions will focus on Turnitin2, we are adding an extra session on Thursdays to offer maximum support for our user community.  Register now .  Please feel free to share this with any of your colleagues who may benefit from attending these sessions.

A narrated "walk-through" video is available, view now .

New Turnitin2 Quickstart guides will also be posted in the next few days at SUPPORT

Turntin2 Frequently Asked Questions are also available at FAQ

4th IPC 2010 Prize Winners

During the closing speech the following delegates were drawn as prize winners:

Laptop for submitting a paper - Miranda Chong, University of Wolverhampton

£50 Amazon vouchers for delegates registering before 30th April 2010 - Rui Sousa-Silva, Fundacao Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Letras

Congratulations to you both.