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NUS RESPONDS TO LATEST OIA REPORT

Following the publication of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) Annual Report 2011 which showed confusion about what institutions consider Academic Misconduct, the National Union of Students (NUS) has today called for more training for students to avoid accidental plagiarism.

The report notes that there has been an increase in complaints about Academic Misconduct related to ambiguity around what constitutes Permissible Assistance and Plagiarism.

NUS Vice-President, Pete Mercer, said:

“For the good of all students those who deliberately cheat should of course be punished but more must be done to stamp out confusion around academic standards.

“For new students, particularly those coming from abroad, what constitutes plagiarism can vary and proper training and picking up minor infractions early on can help students to know exactly what is expected of them.”

ENDS

Topics

  • Education

Categories

  • national union of students
  • nus
  • university
  • plagiarism
  • pete mercer

Regions

  • England

NUS (National Union of Students) is a voluntary membership organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students' unions.

We are a confederation of 600 students' unions, amounting to more than 95 per cent of all higher and further education unions in the UK. Through our member students' unions, we represent the interests of more than seven million students.

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