Dear Kathryn,
As I expect with others, EHU recently received a near identical question through an FOI request.
For information – our response was broadly that, at a policy level, the University does not distinguish between academic malpractice which is as the result of a financial transaction from that which is not.
At the last APG meeting, it was noted that in the recent Grant Letter to HEFCE the following point was made by Jo Johnson MP:
Plagiarism
Cheating of any kind is totally unacceptable and plagiarism is a scourge on our higher education system. QAA’s recent report ‘Plagiarism in Higher Education’ has highlighted the urgency of tackling custom essay writing services (or ‘essay mills’). We would ask that you work with us, QAA and sector bodies to take action on this important issue. Whilst this is an issue that must be addressed in partnership, it is vital that our forthcoming initiatives have your full and active support. In particular, we believe that HEFCE can play a critical role, alongside the QAA, in exploring ways to limit the visibility and presence of such companies, both digitally and on campuses, and ensuring that providers have rigorous, robust and consistently applied sanctions for those who cheat in this way.
In view of the drive to ensure that ‘providers have rigorous, robust and consistently applied sanctions for those who cheat in this way’, I’ll keep this as an item on the APG agenda and I would appreciate a summary of your findings here.
Best wishes
Helen
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Subject: Essay Purchasing
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for asking two questions on the same day, and for repeating something that I'm sure came up not too long ago. However, I'd be interested in hearing how others deal with students who are found to have purchased essays. If anyone has a policy or regulation covering this, or guidance for students on this issue, I'd be grateful if you could send me copies or a web link.
Many thanks,
Kathryn
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