PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(21 January 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle academic dishonesty arising from the use of generative AI in higher education.
Asked by:
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Universities are independent and autonomous bodies responsible for decisions such as admissions, diversity of provision, course content, teaching and assessment. As such, they are responsible for designing their own policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence and for taking steps to prevent academic misconduct, as set out in the Office for Students’ regulatory framework.
Academic integrity is crucial to protecting the reputation of the UK’s world-class higher education sector.
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