Contract cheating refers to students outsourcing their assessments to professional cheating services or through arrangements with friends or peers. A typical example would be a student paying for an essay which is then submitted as their own work. As classroom ...

Cheats who take exams or write essays on behalf of university students could be jailed for two years if the Morrison government wins the next election. Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan is also threatening university cheats with fines of up ...

The University of Southern California says it may expel students tied to a US college-admissions scam after reviewing their records. The school said it has already “placed holds on the accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged ...

Though all cultures perceive contract cheating as wrong, nearly half of ESL students see plagiarism – a subtler form of cheating – as less problematic. They think universities make ‘too much of a fuss of people cheating’ in this manner. A fifth of ...

More than 5 to 10 per cent of students engage in some form of contract cheating. In a tutorial of 20 students, therefore, one or two are cheating in this manner. Associate Professor Tracey Bretag provided this update on contract cheating ...