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Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Contract cheating in higher education - prevention, detection, disruption and legislative options 22nd May 2019 Contents About this Publication 3 Agenda 4 Session Chair’s opening remarks Lord Storey, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education) (transcript) 6 The underlying causes of academic cheating Dr Thomas Lancaster, Senior Teaching Fellow (Student Support), Imperial College London (transcript) 7 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 10 Disrupting online advertising of essay mills Miles Lockwood, Director of Complaints and Investigations, Advertising Standards Authority (transcript) 12 Strategies for prevention - supporting students, encouraging good academic practice and tailoring assessment design Anna McKie, Reporter, Times Higher Education (transcript) 15 Daniel Dennehy, Chief Operations Officer, UK Essays (transcript) 17 Dr Rachel Maxwell, Head of Learning and Teaching Development, University of Northampton (transcript) 19 Dr Deborah Rafalin, Chair of Academic Misconduct, School of Arts and Social Sciences and Learning Development Fellow, Learning Enhancement and Development Directorate, City, University of London (transcript) 22 Questions and comments from the floor with Miles Lockwood, Director of Complaints and Investigations, Advertising Standards Authority (transcript) 24 Detecting malpractice - active online searching, technology solutions and ensuring effective marking practices Professor Dominic Medway, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University (transcript) 32 Bill Loller, Vice President, Product Management, Turnitin (transcript) 34 Professor Cath Ellis, Associate Dean (Education), University of New South Wales (transcript) 36 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 38 Session Chair’s closing remarks Lord Storey, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education) (transcript) 44 Session Chair’s opening remarks Gareth Crossman, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, QAA (transcript) 45 Lessons from abroad on developing effective legislation Dr Deirdre Stritch, Provider Approval and Monitoring Manager, QQI Awards, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (transcript) 46 Legislation as a strategy for prevention and other options to consider Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice-Chancellor and President, Brunel University London (transcript) 50 Legislative approaches to contract cheating - evaluating the efficacy of existing fraud legislation and navigating grey areas Professor Michael Draper, Professor, Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and Chair, University Regulations and Student Cases Board, Swansea University (transcript) 55 Kiran Chauhan, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Proofed (transcript) 57 Robin Jacobs, Barrister, Sinclairslaw (transcript) 60 Questions and comments from the floor with Dr Deirdre Stritch, Provider Approval and Monitoring Manager, QQI Awards, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice-Chancellor and President, Brunel University London (transcript) 62 Priorities for restricting contract cheating - the role of a UK Centre for Academic Integrity Gareth Crossman, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, QAA (transcript) 67 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 69 Session Chair’s and Westminster Higher Education Forum closing remarks Gareth Crossman, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, QAA (transcript) 70 Helen Crocker, Senior Researcher, Westminster Higher Education Forum (transcript) 71 List of Delegates Registered for Seminar 72 Contributor Biographies 76 About the sponsor 80 Please be advised that speakers’ PowerPoint presentations are included within the transcript itself, just beneath the relevant speaker’s text. 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