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A just-retired science professor from Auckland University says student cheating is widespread and growing as a result of exams moving online due to Covid. Peter Wills retired last week after being associated with the Auckland University's Science Faculty for 50 years. He says students are using a range of technologies to cheat, such as the online file sharing site Chegg, and this is putting additional pressure on academic staff.
Dr Wills claims are backed up by researchers at Imperial College London, lead by Dr Thomas Lancaster. His research studied requests to Chegg, and found a 200 per cent increase in requests for help with exam-style questions since the Covid pandemic started. The University of Auckland's Pro Vice Chancellor, Education, Bridget Kool tells Kathryn what is being done to combat cheating.
