Featured research
Risk in the Room
How deliberate misconduct and operational pressures can undermine assessment security from within.
Assessment Security Research Group
Research without compromise.
We investigate threats to examinations and assessments to help protect the fairness and credibility of qualifications worldwide.
Selected research
Impersonation · May 2026
Candidates for Hire
A case study of a service that offers to sit assessments on behalf of candidates.
Mobile delivery · January 2026
Mobile-First Assessment
The benefits of delivering assessments on mobile devices, and the challenges for access, fairness and security.
Cheating devices · August 2025
Devices of Deception
How everyday items, from smart glasses to modified calculators, can be used to cheat in examinations.
About the group
Fairer, more secure assessment
The Assessment Security Research Group brings together specialists from around the world to study how examinations and assessments are compromised and what organisations can do to protect them.
We give assessment professionals a confidential forum to discuss malpractice, fraud and organised cheating. We share research to inform policy and practice.
Membership
Contribute to the research
Connect with researchers, policymakers and assessment professionals, access publications and propose topics for future investigation.