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It’s easy to find media articles claiming plagiarism is increasing among university students. These claims have intensified with the rise of generative AI – which can quickly produce large amounts of text that students can copy and paste into their assignments. But while AI certainly poses a range of challenges for academic integrity, is plagiarism increasing as much as we think it is?","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Newnham Fellow called to teach","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-newnham-2026.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/newnham-fellow-called-to-teach","publisheddate":"2026-03-31","summary":"Applications for the 2026 Newnham Fellowship of up to $12,000 are now open to support the education of rural doctors or advance public health outcomes in rural communities.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Surgery"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Landmark partnership to restore country and build career pathways","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nature-academy_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/landmark-partnership-to-restore-country-and-build-career-pathways","publisheddate":"2026-03-16","summary":"
A landmark partnership between Winjan Aboriginal Corporation and The University of Western Australia will blend Noongar ecological knowledge with world-class science to restore 924 hectares of degraded farmland at Keralup, near Mandurah.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Celebrating our inspirational women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hall-fame-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/celebrating-our-inspirational-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
A global leader in soil biology, an internationally trained health researcher and educator, an advocate for Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and a molecular cell biologist leading RNA research have been recognised as inspirational women whose work improves lives. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Fogarty scholarships shape the next generation of leaders","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fogarty-scholars-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/scholarships-shaping-the-next-generation-of-leaders","publisheddate":"2026-02-27","summary":"
Twelve outstanding students from across the State have been welcomed into The University of Western Australia's community with a prestigious scholarship.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"What we are doing about AI at UWA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/guy-oped-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/what-we-are-doing-about-ai-at-uwa","publisheddate":"2026-02-16","summary":"
Those of us working in universities are keenly aware of the double-edged sword that is AI. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Trusted program gives movement-challenged kids a safe space to shine","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/unigym_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/trusted-program-gives-movement-challenged-kids-a-safe-space-to-shine","publisheddate":"2026-02-16","summary":"
A popular evidence-based exercise program for children with movement challenges is gearing up for its 45th year of helping kids come to grips with basic skills others take for granted.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Trailblazing professor and brilliant protégé awarded honorary doctorates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/hon-docs-fiona-annie-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/trailblazing-professor-and-brilliant-protege-awarded-honorary-doctorates","publisheddate":"2025-12-18","summary":"
It was a case of deep mutual admiration when WA’s most esteemed child health champion and one of her high-flying students received honorary doctorates alongside one another at The University of Western Australia last night.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"New Colombo Plan Scholars to spread their wings across Indo-Pacific","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/2-new-colombo-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/new-colombo-plan-scholars-to-spread-their-wings-across-indo-pacific","publisheddate":"2025-12-17","summary":"
A record 17 undergraduate students from The University of Western Australia will have an amazing opportunity to study at universities across the Indo-Pacific region after being named 2026 New Colombo Plan Scholars.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"UWA-Vietnam partnership bolstered by high-level visit","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/vietnam-visit-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/uwa-vietnam-partnership-bolstered-by-high-level-visit","publisheddate":"2025-12-15","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has deepened its partnership with Vietnam through a high-level government visit that brought six Vietnamese Vice Ministers to campus for strategic discussions focused on science, technology and sustainable development.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"}]}]}