It is too easy to falsely accuse a student of using AI: a cautionary tale Based solely on a Turnitin report, Emily was condemned for using ChatGPT to write her essay. Except that she hadn’t, writes Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 7月 10日
Students accused of academic misconduct need better support An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 10月 4日
Snapchat is set to haunt exam integrity efforts The use of the messaging app for cheating is apparently rife, bringing the whole viability of online exams into question, says Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 3月 27日
Universities must pay the legal costs of exposing their mistakes Students should not be left out of pocket for pursuing legitimate claims against their institutions, say Daniel Sokol and Bradley Talbot Daniel Sokol 3月 11日
Delaying decisions on student appeals unjustly prolongs distress Universities should give timely responses to complaints and compensate students for any delays, argues Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 1月 22日
How I got into – and out of – academia It’s never too late to change course, says Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 11月 9日
Universities’ mass discrimination against mentally ill students Not admitting retrospective medical evidence of mental illness in appeals against poor grades does an injustice to vulnerable students, say Daniel Sokol and Julia Heller Daniel Sokol 9月 3日
What grade do you get if you pay £257 for an essay? Using a pseudonym, barrister Daniel Sokol puts an essay mill to the test Daniel Sokol 5月 19日
Three reasons why academic appeals fail Barrister Daniel Sokol explains some of the key mistakes made by those advising students on academic appeals Daniel Sokol 4月 8日
Contract cheating and essay mills: how much proof do you need? If members of a jury can understand ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, then so too can university panels, says Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 11月 13日
Criminalising students for 'contract cheating' is wrong Giving students who use essay mills a criminal record would impose a punishment that ill fits the crime, writes Daniel Sokol Daniel Sokol 3月 6日