Plagiarism and academic misconduct is a challenging issue for universities to manage as they aim to get the balance right between maintaining academic standards and responding to incidents of misconduct in a fair and consistent manner.  In light of this, recent research has revealed that the standards for judging plagiarism by students and academic staff, as well as the sanctions that might be applied, are inconsistent across the HE sector.

This one-day conference offers an excellent opportunity to explore some of these issues and the ways in which the higher education sector might respond.  The programme will provide delegates with information on the various policies across the sector, including how universities have responded to the availability of new technology, and on the latest thinking from national organisations such as the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA).

The conference will be chaired by Professor Michael Thorne, Vice-Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University, and is supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO).

Confirmed speakers include:

• Rob Behrens, The Independent Adjudicator, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for HE (OIA) 
• Aaron Porter, Vice-President for Higher Education, National Union of Students
• Gill Rowell, Academic Advisor, Plagiarismadvice.org 

The conference will be of interest to Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Academic Registrars, academics and senior managers in HE.

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If you have any queries, please email events@universitiesuk.ac.uk or call 020 7419 5424.

Presentations from the day

Comparing institution policies for plagiarism: findings of the Academic Misconduct Benchmarking Research (AMBeR) project
Gill Rowell, Academic Advisor, Plagiarismadvice.org and Peter Tennant, Higher Education Academy/JISC Academic Integrity Service

Initial research on the potential of changing the academic culture
Dr Jo Badge, Web Resources Development Officer, University of Leicester

Getting the balance right
Rob Behrens, The Independent Adjudicator, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for HE (OIAHE)

The implications of the Google Generation for plagiarism
Dr Ian Rowlands, Reader in Scholarly Communications, School of Library and Information Studies, University College London

Discussion groups

1. Plagiarism across disciplines
1a. It’s plagiarism, Jim. But not as we know it.
Dr Paul Kleiman, Deputy Director, PALATINE,  The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Dance, Drama and Music, Lancaster University
1b. Plagiarism in the Computing Disciplines
Dr Stephen Hagan, The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences, University of Ulster

2. Tackling research misconduct
James Parry, Policy Adviser, UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)

3. International students
Dr Janette Ryan, Faculty of Education, Monash University