The number of students caught cheating at the UK’s top universities has shot up by a third in three years, with experts warning that institutions are ignoring the problem. The figures come as government concern grows about contract cheating, where students employ ghostwriters to complete assignments. The then universities minister Jo Johnson announced a crackdown a year ago, but since then only a handful of the 24 Russell Group universities recorded details of contract cheating separately. “Universities need to keep better records about the different types of academic misconduct students are engaging in. A Department for Education spokesperson said it took malpractice very seriously and had asked the QAA, Universities UK and the NUS to produce new guidance, which was published last October.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 14:43 UTC