Investigation Underway Into Cheating At UCC
UCC has confirmed that an internal investigation is underway into allegations of cheating during exams.
Reports today suggest that 14 students have had their degrees withheld after fears they 'outsourced' parts of their projects.
They were all final year students on the business information systems course.
It's understood a number have been cleared of plagiarism while investigations are ongoing into a number of students.
Doctor Thomas Lancaster is one of the UK's leading experts on cheating at university:
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