The number of students at Oxford University being investigated for cheating doubled while lockdown restrictions and remote learning were in place, new figures show.
Since the end of the pandemic, the number of cases has decreased again to 32 in 2021/22.For example, in 2020/21, there were 77 investigations out of 55,000 exams sat.
Eight of the cases that year were upheld as a breach and 19 were referred to the relevant exam boards, according to the The Social Sciences Division at the university had the highest number of cases being investigated for cheating at 146 cases.While the Medical Sciences Division had the lowest number of cases at 19.
A spokesperson for Oxford University said: ‘In the 2021/22 academic year, the majority of Oxford exams took place in-person. ‘The university is committed to the highest standards of assessments, regardless of the format they take.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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