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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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On July 21, 2026, Nathan Cofnas, an American philosopher working at Ghent University in Belgium, wrote a Substack post detailing how he submitted Arday’s 2015 dissertation to Copyleaks, a plagiarism detection platform.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

They included that multiple sections of his doctoral dissertation were copied from other works.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Known as an innovative and enthusiastic coach, Barry also specialises in set-pieces and he wrote a dissertation as part of his Pro Licence for which he analysed 17,000 throw-ins.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

In 2024, Kobie Alexander Smith wrote his dissertation about this kind of fundraising by hospitals as part of his Degree of Doctor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

‘We regularly hire junior faculty members who complete their dissertation during their first year or two here.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

"We're doing our dissertations, final-year exams and assignments. I could not even apply for certain postgrad opportunities."

From BBC Apr. 16, 2025

All of this was important, the stuff of historians’ arguments and doctoral dissertations, but Dobyns was thinking of something else.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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