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15% of students admit to buying essays. What can universities do about it?

  • Written by: Jedidiah Evans, Sessional Academic in English, Australian Catholic University
15% of students admit to buying essays. What can universities do about it?Certain students are more likely to buy essays, and they may not even know it's wrong. from www.shutterstock.com

New research on plagiarism at university has revealed students are surprisingly unconcerned about a practice known as “contract cheating”.

The term “contract cheating” was coined in 2006, and describes students...

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Criticism of Western Civilisation isn't new, it was part of the Enlightenment

  • Written by: Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
Criticism of Western Civilisation isn't new, it was part of the EnlightenmentJean-Baptiste Belley, Deputy of Saint-Domingue and French National Convention member (1793-97) with a bust of Abbé Raynal.

The duelling sides in today’s cultural wars about “Western civilization” are united in one thing, at least - each is inclined to gloss over the extent to which “Western civilisation” has...

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don't bet the house on it

  • Written by: Tim Trudgian, ARC Future Fellow, School of PEMS, UNSW
don't bet the house on itWith the Democrats favoured to win back the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, that makes impeachment of Trump more likely, right?Shawn Thew/EPA

What are the chances of US President Donald Trump being removed from office if the Democrats do retake the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, or at least make...

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More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours

  • Written by: Imogen Rehm, Lecturer (Early Career Development Fellow) / Psychologist, RMIT University
More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behavioursDoes your habit affect your daily life? Have you had to seek medical attention?from www.shutterstock.com

Nail-biting, nose-picking, mouth-chewing, skin-picking, hair-pulling – we all do some of them, some of the time. Some normal grooming behaviours help maintain good hygiene (such as picking at a dirty finger nail) and appearance (plucking...

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  11. Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move
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