Academic integrity

Edtech giants and plucky start-ups are vying to create potentially lucrative tools to combat the use of AI in assessments, but will they cause more problems than they solve?

Ombudsmen need more resources and voluntary investigators need recognition if fabrication is finally to be taken seriously, says sleuth

AI becoming smarter and more accessible should be viewed not only as a cheating risk, say experts

‘Renaissance’ ideals of integrity may mean little to the sharing economy generation, Australian conference hears

AI is close to being able to write students’ essays for them. But that will not help them understand why they think what they think, says Jane Rosenzweig

Australian study suggests simply reinstating on-campus tests may not have much effect

The police-catch-punish approach neglects to address plagiarists’ misunderstanding of what higher education is all about, says Sioux McKenna

Members hope closer cooperation will help disrupt innovative multinational fraudsters that target and blackmail vulnerable students

Researcher encourages universities to talk openly about Fomo and the risk it poses to young students

Sorin Cîmpeanu accused of ‘trying to legislate in his own interest’ for draft law that would introduce amnesty for plagiarism more than three years ago

Government also set to introduce effective amnesty on doctoral plagiarism and loosen rules on candidates’ relatives from serving on hiring and promotion committees

Australian High Commission in India web page on education had link to US company offering to write dissertations, application letters and more

Universities urged to adhere to set of 12 principles as key quality mechanism comes under increased strain because of large workloads

Critics highlight historic plagiarism allegations and ‘flawed’ selection process

Researchers warn of knock-on effects for international publishing and student and staff mobility

Institution’s party chief dismissed in controversy over lecturers sent overseas to get doctoral qualifications

New cooperative approach targets biggest essay mills without need for court action

New cheating figures highlight need for new solutions as ‘under-pressure’ students find new ways to access banned websites

A third say cheating should be seen as only mildly wrong or not wrong at all

Nieces of nation’s incoming justice minister accused of faking research papers to help gain Ivy League admission

Researcher debunks idea that assignment writers are typically based in the Global South

Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says

‘Essay mills are now illegal entities, and you should not carry their advertising,’ says minister’s letter to sector

Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills

One in 14 students who took tests monitored by ProctorU last year were caught breaking the rules

Joint statement released by Russell Group and Group of Eight amid concerns about ‘overkill’ regulations

As investigations into a third Romanian prime minister stall, experts say awareness and consistent policies are needed

Academics experiment with allowing undergraduates to text each other during assessments, and get positive response