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  • Newspaper

    University of Wales abolished after visa scandal

    UK

    Press

    Julie Henry - The Telegraph

    The University of Wales will cease to exist after mounting a series of damaging revelations. An investigation revealed last week that overseas students at Rayat London College, in Hounslow, were sold diploma exam answers in advance of taking the test.

  • Annual report 2011

    In 2011 law students were approximately three times more likely to bring a complaint to the OIA than the average for students studying other subjects in England and Wales. Other subjects more likely to elicit student complaints included Medicine and...

    Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (UK)

    Reading (UK), OIA, 2011

  • Newspaper

    Exam cheats surge due to mobile phones

    UK

    Press

    Rebecca Smithers - The Guardian

    Exam boards report a sharp rise in teenagers caught cheating in public exams. More than 2,500 lost marks for breaking the rules in last year's GCSEs and A-levels - a 9% increase on 2003. More than 900 pupils were caught cheating or plagiarising their coursework. In total, 1,013 penalties were triggered by inappropriate use of mobile phones - 16% up on the same time last year.

  • Newspaper

    Anti-fraud technology to mark Scottish diplomas

    UK

    Press

    - World Education News & Reviews

    The Scottish Qualifications Authority will use sophisticated printing measures to combat diploma fraud. Results will be printed on heavy parchment paper containing secret markings known only to the printer and the awards body, making forgery more difficult. The British university admissions service admitted in 2004 that it had stopped 1,000 students from entering programs due to applications with fake qualifications.

  • Combating academic fraud: Towards a culture of integrity

    This book documents the importance and extent of academic fraud. It identifies major varieties of academic fraud such as cheating in high stakes examinations, plagiarism, credentials fraud, and misconduct in reform policies. Examples of measures to...

    Eckstein, Max A.

    Paris, UNESCO, 2003

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