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The article offers the author's insights on professor Anthony Grayling of New College of Humanities (NCH) in Bedford Square, London, England which charges students more than twice the fees in other universities in the area. He says that the schools has been charged of syllabus plagiarism. Grayling says that people assumed that the school was set up only to exploit the parents of rich children. Grayling believes that the concept of publicly funded higher education has failed.

This article discusses the art of borrowing, the act of writer that is not about persuasion and evidence but also rhetorical. It states that borrowing may be ironic, illuminating, combative, or amusing. Copyright, the laws that govern the borrowing of language, has reportedly grown more stringent since the 18th century when England and the U.S. developed them. The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 provides lifetime protection for artists and his heirs.

The article provides information on the definition of the term plagiarism. It notes that plagiarism is acquiring and using writings, or invention of a person without acknowledgment. According to George MacDonald Ross of the University of Leeds in Leeds, England, accidental plagiarism is still considered as an academic offence though it may be dealt on mildly than intentional deceit. Ways on how to avoid plagiarism are also discussed which include the careful planning of an individual's essay.

The article focuses on negative issues related to stem cells. Four people were arrested in Hungary for allegedly running an illegal centre in Budapest offering unproven treatments using stem cells. Researchers at Newcastle University in England have agreed to withdraw their paper on making sperm from stem cells after admitting that the first two paragraphs had been plagiarised.

The author recalls a plagiarism incident at the Hayes Court School in Kent, England as related to her by her younger sister in 1933 or 1934. She notes that a short composition by student Jacqueline Stevin, published in an issue of "The New Statesman and Nation," was found out to be taken from a book by Virginia Woolf. She has come across the same composition while working at publisher Turnstile Press in the 1940s. The composition has not been published in the book "Turnstile One" after literary editor V. S. Pritchett was informed about the incident.

Focuses on the termination of Anita Prazmowska, professor of international history at the London School of Economics, as an external examiner of Leeds University in England. Reasons behind the removal of Prazmowska from her thesis examining duties; Results of the examination released by an independent screener on the thesis which was failed by Prazmowska; Concerns raised by Prazmowska against the definitions of plagiarism in Leeds.

This article reports on the inauguration of the Plagiarism Awareness Week at City University in London, England, as of January 2006. The event offers workshops for staff and students on topics ranging from plagiarism-proofing assessments to updates on the latest plagiarism-detection software. According to university administrator Mary Watts, the week would raise awareness of serious and complex issues facing higher education.

Reports on the British High Court order obtained by Southampton University in Southampton, England, to prevent Elahe Mohtasham, a former doctor of philosophy student from harassing several former colleagues over alleged plagiarism. Contents of the order; Reference to an April 2002 report where the university was criticized for blocking the access of Mohtasham to the grievance procedure concerning the termination of her studies; Comments of a spokesman for the university regarding the allegations.

The article discusses the academic and professional concerns of plagiarism at institutions of higher education in England. It explains that plagiarism is using and taking someone else's work for personal benefit such as wholescale copying of passages, sentences, images or tables. It suggests that plagiarism must be prevented because it is a serious offence with severe consequences.

The article reports on a research article about the creation of sperm from human embryonic stem cells whose introduction was said to be lifted from a 2007 paper not listed in its references. According to the article, the report titled "In Vitro Derivation of Human Sperm From Embryonic Stem Cells," was conducted by a group of researchers at Newcastle University. It says that on July 28, 2009, the "Stem Cells and Development" journal retracted the paper due to plagiarism.

The article reports on the detection of plagiarism in a paper through a student assignment given by the Open University in Milton Keynes, England. The paper in question is entitled "Open Source Reuse in Commercial Firms," written by T. R. Madanmohan and Rahul De and published in the periodical "IEEE Software" in 2004. A student writing blogs under the pseudonym Verity Stob found that the paper repeated passages of a 2003 paper by Tony Byrne but did not cite it as a source. The student criticized the OU for using the paper in an assessment.

The article focuses on the approach used by lecturer Steve Bennett in dealing with the issue of plagiarism among students in the University of Hertfordshire in England. It states that Bennett used plagiarism detection software in marking their presentations that are not copied. According to Bennett, it is much enriching to reward students' originality than to hunt and prosecute student plagiarism. Views from plagiarism expert Jude Caroll and lecturer George MacDonald Ross are also offered.

The article reports on the flaws in the electronic plagiarism detection software Turnitin highlighted by Simeon Yates, director of the Culture, Communication and Computing Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University in England. According to Yates, the software which was developed by iParadigm failed to determine that the work he submitted for analysis was 100 percent plagiariazed. Gill Rowell, plagiarism advisor at the Joint Information Systems Committee, says that the software does not have a broad database of full-text peer-reviewed journals.

The article discusses a deal between a coursework collection website, Coursework.info, and the anti-plagiarism service Turnitin.UK, to cut down on the number of students who cheat on their GCSE and A-level coursework. Coursework.info has added its entire collection to a database run by Turnitin.UK. Students who plagiarize work from Coursework.info will now be detected. The article includes comments from Chris Newson, owner of Coursework.info.

Presents several letters to the editor in response to articles and topics discussed in previous issues including one on the tenets of biblical creationism, the plagiarism practices and the race discrimination case filed against Brunel University in England.

Focuses on topics discussed by Peter Taylor, developer of Web sites that provide model essays for students, during an international conference in Gateshead, England. Information on Web sites owned by his company Acumen Professional Intelligence; Efforts of Taylor to fight plagiarism.

Reports on the decision of Warwick University in England to pay one off fee for a site license to use Plagiarism Teaching Online program for students in the pitfalls of plagiarism. Belief on the program as the first of its kind; Aim of the software to educate students about plagiarism and proper referencing according to program developer Charles Shields.

Reports on the results of a paper written by Jude Carroll, a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, and Ranald Macdonald of Sheffield Hallam University in England regarding the control of student plagiarism in 2006. Suggestion for universities and colleges to create a group of academics and senior managers to collect and discuss views on plagiarism; Need for the institutions to provide students with feedback and lesson on writing a bibliography and references; Citation to Oxford Brookes University in Oxfordshire, England as one of the best universities that deal with the plagiarism.

Focuses on an investigation of David Baker, a lecturer in the politics and international studies department accused of plagiarism, conducted by Warwick University in England. Initiation of disciplinary procedures against Baker in 2005; Similarities between the research of Baker and Italian academic Stefano Fella; Publication of a retraction and apology by Baker in the May 2005 issue of "The Political Quarterly."

Reports on the strategy of universities in dealing with student cheats in London, England. Concern of academic staffs on the resits for cash policy of Middlesex University; Details on the standard penalty for plagiarism.

Focuses on the Oxford Brookes University's program to detect and prevent plagiarism. Implementation of regular meetings of conduct officers to compare notes and feed their knowledge back into learning and teaching; Monitoring of cases to identify hotspots and trends; Use of the electronic detection system; Guiding students in how to manipulate ideas and data and making them their own instead of copying them.

Reports that revelations of the lax approach to plagiarism is among quality-control failures of Bath College. Findings of the Quality Assurance Agency, Great Britain's education watchdog; Overgenerosity with marking; Practice of allowing students to hand in work late.

Looks into the issue of cheating in England. Question of whether or not essays lifted from the Internet offer dishonest students a shortcut to top grades; Amount of money needed to avail of the pre-written essays; Discovery of the fact that the owners of the Web sites are in complete denial about how their customers are going to use their products.

Reports on the appeal of Hane Hattatt, head teacher of Lordswood girls school, in challenging school inspectors over inaccuracies and alleged plagiarism in Birmingham, England. Letter of complaint to the inspector criticizing the inspection report as poorly written and containing factual inaccuracies; Inclusion of claims that the school had no A-level students; Comparison of the draft report from other reports after conducting an inspection from school previously visited by the lead inspector.

Deals with the plans of Michael Gunn, a student at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England to sue the school for failing to educate him about plagiarism. Reasons behind the plans of Gunn to sue his school.

Reports the plagiarism case of Monash University vice-chancellor David Robinson in London, England. Views of university chancellor Jerry Ellis on the case faced by Robinson; Resignation of Robinson; Career highlights of Robinson. INSET: Robinson leaves with payout..

Presents a plagiarism case at the University of Central England in Great Britain. Details of the case; Engagement of Elizabeth Hall on essay-selling business to university students; Appeal of Hall against the dismissal from the teaching job at the university.

Investigates the reasons regarding the exclusion of student Brian Moore from the final year of his film studies degree at the London Institute's London College of Printing in England. Claims of Moore against the college; Irregularities in the exam board process leading to Moore exclusion; Failure of the college to follow its procedures on allegations of plagiarism.

Reports the campaign of Kamran Beg, former postgraduate finance student of Cambridge University, England of clearing his name from allegations of plagiarism. Allegations of many failures of the university's internal examination and grievance procedure; Scholastic achievements of Beg at Trinity College in 1995; Guilty verdict and expulsion of Beg from Cambridge.

Reports that the students at Bradford University of Bradford, England have been warned not to sell their assignments to tsar.com, an Internet organization that purchases and sells assignments to students. Comments from Nick Andrew, Bradford's registrar and secretary; Message of the National Union of Students to students regarding the issue; Legality of selling essays or assignments through the Internet according to Philip Leith, a reader in law.

Focuses on the dispute between Gordon Pearson, former external examiner for England's Staffordshire University, and the university over student plagiarism cases. Arguments raised by Pearson; Actions taken by the university; Investigation facing Matthew Boulton College.

Focuses on Staffordshire, England-based Keele University's launching of an investigation into academic standards in its only 5-star rated department after a research student was accused of plagiarism. Convening of a panel to investigate a research student in the department of biomedical engineering and medical physics; Review of level of collaboration acceptable between a research student and an examiner.

In the article, the author discusses the closed group page she created at social media site Facebook as of early June 2015 to stimulate communication among healthcare professionals like nurses on topics involving writing for publication. Among those who joined the group are editors of nursing journals, educators from the University of Nottingham, and consultants. She claims that the group's ultimate aim is to benefit the patients.