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| Medical students have to re-sit exam over app claim | Medical students have to re-sit exam over app claim |
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| Medical students at a London university have to re-sit an exam paper because of complaints over questions appearing on a mobile phone app. | Medical students at a London university have to re-sit an exam paper because of complaints over questions appearing on a mobile phone app. |
| About 420 fourth-year medical students at Kings College London are to re-sit a paper they took on Tuesday. | About 420 fourth-year medical students at Kings College London are to re-sit a paper they took on Tuesday. |
| It follows claims that a lecturer who wrote some or all of the paper had based many of the questions on information published on a phone app the person had designed. | It follows claims that a lecturer who wrote some or all of the paper had based many of the questions on information published on a phone app the person had designed. |
| The university is investigating. | The university is investigating. |
| It has confirmed that students will re-take the paper in 10 days' time. | It has confirmed that students will re-take the paper in 10 days' time. |
| One who contacted the BBC News website said the author of the paper had an app on iTunes which "a few students" had been told about. | One who contacted the BBC News website said the author of the paper had an app on iTunes which "a few students" had been told about. |
| "Over 60% of the final paper was lifted from this app," the student said. | "Over 60% of the final paper was lifted from this app," the student said. |
| "Instead of conducting a full investigation, Kings College London is making the whole year, 400 students, re-sit their exam only a few days after their practical exams, causing a lot of stress." | |
| The university said it did launch an immediate investigation and was keeping students fully informed and offering them support. | The university said it did launch an immediate investigation and was keeping students fully informed and offering them support. |
| "We are taking this matter extremely seriously and launched an investigation as soon as we were made aware of the issue," a spokeswoman said. | "We are taking this matter extremely seriously and launched an investigation as soon as we were made aware of the issue," a spokeswoman said. |