A BBC investigation has found that prominent YouTube stars are encouraging students to buy essays. Passing off a custom-made essay as your own is a form of plagiarism known as contract cheating. It ...

The surge in search volume for "write my essay for me" underscores the growing demand for academic support services in response to increased academic pressure, the shift to online learning, diverse ...

An essay-writing company has had its adverts banned after they were deemed to be misleading to students. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that UK Essays had failed to make it clear that the ...

Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees. There have been complaints from universities about students ...

"It's another example of universities turning into businesses. They're happy to get the fees from overseas students - but they don't provide enough language support," says Jed Hallam, spokesman for ...

Kenyan academics are working gruelling 12-hour shifts writing essays for hundreds of thousands of British and American students, a MailOnline investigation reveals. Slaving away in 'essay factories' ...