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You can tip off the BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10725415 Jon. On 27 April 2016 at 11:40, Irene Glendinning <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sums it up pretty well Stephen. At Coventry we can use vivas as part of > the academic conduct process when we have suspicions based on your list. > > If they don't see it advertised blatantly like this example they are > almost certainly going to be approached by such companies either in person, > via leafleting the campus or via social media. > > Perhaps London Underground should be advised on the error of their ways or > shamed into removing this ad by media pressure? > > Irene > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Plagiarism <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Stephen Gow < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* 27 April 2016 11:21 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Fwd: essay mills officially advertising on the London > Underground > > Hello everyone, > > It's that time of year again and the essay mills are praying on our > anxious students. The discussion fwd below has been raging on the LDHEN > mailing list as it seems OKessays.co.uk are advertising at Tube stations > near HEIs in London. I've had a few cases of essay writing this year and > note the following pattern, which I am sure many of you are familiar with: > > - A suspiciously good essay from a struggling student (harder to tell > with anonymous assignments) > - Native level English writing which stands out, when you have a > cohort of International students > - An eclectic bibliography which doesn't cover what you've covered in > class > - An intelligent attempt at the essay but way off topic and > with references to a wide range of unrelated work which > are tenuously linked to the question > - Turnitin doesn't help text-matching isn't an issue (the companies > obviously have access to a text-matching software package and promise a > 'plagiarism free' essay) > > Anything I have missed or ideas for how to deal with this? > > Regards, > > Stephen > > [image: Inline images 1] > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Janette Myers <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 27 April 2016 at 09:51 > Subject: essay mills officially advertising on the London Underground > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Dear All > > I’ve been really shocked to see an essay mill, OKessay.co.uk officially > advertising on posters on the London Underground. We all know it happens > and have seen fly posters, but this seems to say it’s an acceptable thing > to do. I got a photo of one today at South Kensington and intend to report > it to the Advertising Standards Authority, they are near universities, > there’s one at Euston, so if you work at a London HEI have a look at your > nearest station. I know they measure the number of complaints, so wondered > if anyone else wanted to make a separate one, citing the one at South > Kensington, this is the link > https://www.asa.org.uk/Consumers/How-to-complain.aspx and whether ALDinHE > could complain as an association which would carry more weight? > > Regards > > Janette > > > > *I work at SGUL Tues-Thurs* > > > > Dr Janette Myers SFHEA > > Senior Lecturer in Student Learning and Support, > > Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, > > 6th floor Hunter Wing, > > St George's, University of London > > Cranmer Terrace > > London > > SW17 0RE > > > > 020 8725 0616 > > > > > > -- > *Stephen Gow* > > *Academic Integrity Coordinator* > > Academic Support Office > Harry Fairhurst Building, Room LFA/132 > University of York > Heslington > YORK > YO10 5DD > 01904 321135 > > [log in to unmask] > > Plagiarism Advice Academic Network - China and UK > <http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/academic-network#china> > > Gow, S. (2014). A cultural bridge for academic integrity? Mainland Chinese > master’s graduates of UK institutions returning to China. *International > Journal for Educational Integrity*, *10*(1). > <http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/article/view/935> > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, > change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html > ************************************************************************* > > > > > University of the Year 2015 > > Source: Times Higher Education Awards 2015 > > > Modern University of the Year > 2014 | 2015 | 2016 > > Source: The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014, 2015, > 2016 > > > > NOTICE > > This message and any files transmitted with it is intended for the > addressee only and may contain information that is confidential or > privileged. 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