Referencing

Cite Them Right Harvard has replaced UWE Bristol Harvard as the University’s default version for referencing from September 2026. If you have any queries, contact the Library.

Introduction to referencing

Discover the what, why, when, where and how of referencing at UWE Bristol. Includes common terms and what to include in your assignment word count.

Introduction to referencing
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Types of referencing

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Cite Them Right Harvard

Guidance for referencing your academic work using Cite Them Right Harvard, the University's main referencing standard from September 2026 onwards.

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Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA)

How to reference using the Oxford Standard for the Citation Of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) standard. For law degrees only.

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Modern Language Association (MLA)

A quick guide to the MLA referencing style. For English, Film Studies and Literature programmes.

Referencing tools

Referencing tools to help you format references correctly and incorporate them into assignments, includes Mendeley and Zotero.
Referencing tools

Check your work for plagiarism

Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas or words as your own. Read our university regulations, tutorials for avoiding plagiarism, as well as how to check your work.

Check your work for plagiarism
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How to avoid plagiarism

Use our online resource to discover how and why to avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism.

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Library study skills support

There are lots of ways you can get support from the Library. You can talk to us at helpdesks, use our online chat service, attend a workshop, or book a study skills one-to-one appointment.
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