Sciences Po is resolutely committed to promoting ethics, scientific and academic integrity, which are the pillars of excellence in its research and teaching activities.

Sciences Po's educational project encourages students to develop independent and critical thinking, intellectual honesty and respect for copyright and image rights in the use of sources. In this respect, the institution’s academic rules and regulations (article 12) and the academic integrity charter emphasize the high standards expected for any academic work (written and oral), in terms of personal reflection and the acquisition of humanities and social sciences methodology, with the aim of supporting student success. 

For doctoral students, a research ethics charter which details best practices and obligations is also a supporting document.

Failure to maintain academic integrity (in the form of fraud, including plagiarism, and attempted fraud) constitutes a fundamental breach of students’ academic duties, leading to pedagogical measures and sanctions.

This page provides students with charters and reference texts on academic integrity, an outline of disciplinary procedures for breaches of academic integrity, as well as training courses and useful resources to consolidate their learning.

Charters and Reference texts

• Sciences Po’s academic rules and regulations (PDF, 140 Ko)
• Academic integrity charter (PDF, 224 Ko)
• Ethics and Scientific Integrity Charter (PDF, 180 Ko)
• Doctoral Charter (PDF, 203 Ko)
• Outline of disciplinary procedures for breaches of academic integrity (73 Ko)
• Education code
  • Article : L. 612-7 al. 3 (Doctoral Oath) 
  • Articles : R811-10 à R811-42 (Disciplinary Committee and Sanctions)

Find out more about Sciences Po's ethics and scientific integrity policy

Sciences Po is equipped with a plagiarism detection tool, Ouriginal, which professors can access (via their dedicated email address: firstname.lastname.scpo@analyse.urkund.com) to ensure that the work submitted by students complies with the rules of intellectual honesty. For more information on its use, please visit the digital uses site.

Training courses

Academic Integrity Online Training (Bachelor, Master, PhD)

5 modules  that are compulsory for all Sciences Po students.

• Students: Access to the training
• Faculty: Access to the training

Training in documentary research, citing sources (textual and visual) and writing a bibliography: additional resources from the Sciences Po library

Online

• Bachelor’s level:
  • Module 1 - Literature search guide
  • Module 2 - Citing sources and creating a bibliography
• Master’s level: Module - Documentary resources: research methods and tools
• Other tutorials

On campus

• Module - Citing sources with Zotero
• Module - Droits et sources des images (in French)

Register for a themed training course

Training in ethics and scientific integrity in and for research

• Sciences Po doctoral training (in French)
• Questionnaire for self-assessment of ethical risks in research projects (in French)

Guiding resources

• How-to sheet on using generative AI at Sciences Po
• Guide to bibliographic editing software: Organize your bibliography and pdf. with Zotero
• E-College (Bachelor Students): selection of methodological tools and documentary resources (textual, visual, cartographic, etc.)
• Guide to image research, copyright and use (in French)
• Research Data Guide
• Guide to scientific publications