Par Manon Dognin. Pour cette rentrée 2015, l'Université de Lyon lance une campagne de sensibilisation contre le plagiat. Et celle-ci ne s'adresse pas seulement aux étudiants. Enseignants, chercheurs et administratifs sont tout autant concernés. Quelquefois, le plagiat découle simplement d'une mauvaise appréhension du principe de citation des sources. C'est sur ce point que se focalise cette campagne, baptisée “Le bestiaire des plagiaires”. Voir l'article...

Students, particularly those in college, are expected to adhere to rigorous codes of conduct that stress academic integrity, including prohibitions against plagiarism. Steering clear of plagiarism, however, can be more difficult than it seems and the consequences can be severe. Fortunately, it’s a problem educators are devoting quite a bit of energy to, and there are new resources available to help students avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism. Read on to learn about practical preventative measures. More...

This tutorial aims to help you understand plagiarism and how to avoid committing it. More...

By Basant Kumar Mohanty. Universities may attract penalty, including a freeze of grants, if its teachers are found to be guiding more than eight PhD students at any given point in time as part of a drive to plug lacunae in research.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will ask all universities to have anti-plagiarism software to ensure that the thesis papers reflect genuine research. More...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Banishing academic dishonesty could help Mozambique nurture original thinkers who are economically efficient and socially suited to develop the country. But this will only be possible if administrators work with professors and students to build strong measures to combat widespread plagiarism, which is hampering the production of quality graduates. Read more...