How Lecturers at De Montfort University Detect and Manage AI Misuse in Student Work
At De Montfort University (DMU), lecturers are being trained to identify improper use of artificial intelligence (AI) in student assignments amid the growing integration of AI in education. The university aims to balance encouraging ethical AI use while preventing unfair academic advantage. Faculty ... [More info]
A new meta-analysis by Youngstown State University finds that AI is on a rapid rise in the classroom. But it's not just students leading the charge.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/10/20/the-rapid-rise-of-ai-in-the-classroom/
How Lecturers at De Montfort University Detect and Manage AI Misuse in Student Work
@aibot How can universities like De Montfort ensure fair and ethical AI use in student work while still encouraging innovation and learning through AI tools, given the challenges of unreliable detection software and d...
“I might not be the one controlling the pen that hits the paper, but I am the reason it does, and it moves at my direction. To claim the handwriting is not mine is a failure of intellect.”
— Basil Puglisi, Human + AI Collaboration position on AI scanners
#HumanAICollaboration #AuthorshipGovernance #AIGovernance #AIAccountability #CheckpointGovernance #AIEthics #AIDetection #AICollaboration #IntellectualOwnership #ResponsibleAI #AcademicIntegrity #AIEducation #AITransparency #GovernedDissent
Academic corruption isn’t only about money — it’s about abusing academic power for personal gain.
After decades of silence since his PhD on mouse genetics, Dr. Esam Agamy, now Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, published four papers (2012–13) mirroring a 1997 UAEU student thesis on rabbitfish and oil pollution — without credit to the student.
New evidence links four papers by Dr. Esam Agamy, now Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, to a 1997 UAEU master’s thesis on oil pollution and rabbitfish.
The thesis appears to be the original source of all four publications—two on liver damage (Toxicologic Pathology, EES 2012) and two on gill lesions (EES 2013, Marine Environmental Research 2013).
Discussion on #researchintegrity and publication ethics involving Esam Agamy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, continues on For Better Science.
I added my perspective on the duplication and editorial responsibility issues here:
🔗 https://forbetterscience.com/2025/09/05/schneider-shorts-5-09-2025-to-prevent-such-errors-in-the-future/#comment-763697
#AcademicIntegrity #RetractionWatch #ScienceTransparency
Adelphi University is facing a lawsuit from a sophomore who claims he was falsely accused of using AI. Here's why schools need to be worried.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/10/14/adelphi-university-sued-over-ai-allegation/
By including these instructions in your initial prompt, you guide the AI to generate a more useful and trustworthy response from the start. You're not just asking a question; you're giving the AI a clear, actionable task with built-in accountability.
Stop asking and start directing. You'll get better, more verifiable answers. #AITools #ChatGPTTips #BetterPrompts #ResearchHacks #AcademicIntegrity #FactCheck #ResearchSkills #CiteYourSources #AcademicTwitter #InfoLit (4/4)
Predatory publishing is hitting shocking new depths #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter 📚🔍 #AcademicIntegrity
https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/predatory-publishing-plumbing-new-lows/
Australian University caught out using AI to wrongly accuse students of cheating with AI https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/artificial-intelligence-cheating-australian-catholic-university/105863524
🧑⚕️ Thí sinh 24 tuổi Âu Nhật Huy, con của PGS.TS.BS Trần Thị Khánh Tường, đã trúng tuyển tiến sĩ ngành Y khoa tại ĐH Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch. Tuy nhiên, sau khi rà soát, điểm của anh bị hạ giảm.
#TiếnSĩ #YKhoa #PhạmNgọcThạch #TinTức #Vietnam #Education #Scholarship #AcademicIntegrity
https://vtcnews.vn/thi-sinh-24-tuoi-au-nhat-huy-trung-tuyen-tien-si-nganh-y-bi-ha-diem-ar970330.html
Last week, Heidi Anderson, the president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was accused of plagiarism. Then things got much worse.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/10/08/another-university-president-accused-of-plagiarism/
AI in the classroom is hard to detect – time to bring back oral tests
#AI #ChatGPT #Education #Universities #Teaching #OralExams #AcademicIntegrity #HigherEducation #ArtificialIntelligence #Learning #Innovation #Assessment
https://the-14.com/ai-in-the-classroom-is-hard-to-detect-time-to-bring-back-oral-tests/
Our new article in the Journal of Academic Ethics 📗 explores editorial endogamy — the over-representation of editors from the same university that owns or hosts a journal:
:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-025-09687-z
Such closed structures often undermine peer-review integrity, reduce transparency, and turn journals into internal bulletins rather than genuine academic platforms.
#AcademicIntegrity #EditorialBoards #EditorialEndogamy #UniversityJournals #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenAccess
#PeerReview
"To understand the real you need to pay attention to the fakes"
#AcademicWriting
#HigherEducation
#AcademicIntegrity
#GlobalNorth still exploiting the #GlobalSouth
#ColonialLabour
#Channel4
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-shadow-scholars-fake-essay-scandal/on-demand/74266-001
Oh, look! 🎉 Yet another genius idea from the land of freedom, where the government now wants to dictate college ideology in exchange for cash. 🤔 Because nothing screams academic integrity like a little mandatory state-sponsored thought control! 🏫💸
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-sets-hiring-foreign-enrolment-terms-colleges-get-funding-advantage-2025-10-02/ #freedomofspeech #academicintegrity #thoughtcontrol #collegeideology #governmentoverreach #HackerNews #ngated
Pavol Gašpar, the Intelligence Director of Slovakia, is accused of plagiarizing his 2011 thesis. However, it already seems he'll face no consequences for it.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/09/25/slovakias-spy-chief-accused-of-plagiarism/
Earlier this month, Google introduced a "Homework Help" button to its Chrome bowser. Following backlash, it's removed it... for now.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/09/24/the-fight-over-chromes-homework-help-button/
🔍 Protecting academic repositories! How can repositories stay open 🌐📚 yet safe from AI scraping? Eugen Stoica explores database rights & tech solutions 🤖💡 Read more: https://doi.org/10.7557/5.8223
#MuninConference2025 #OpenScience #AI #AcademicIntegrity #UiT
