International Day of Action for Academic Integrity (IDoA)
Theme for 2025: ‘Everyday integrity: Discovering your superpower’
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Save the date!
Social media posts: please use our hashtags #IDoA2025 #everydayintegrity
Join us for online events on the day and use our resources for events at your institution to mark the
International Day of Action for Academic Integrity.
We want to demonstrate that integrity is part of everyday life, not just academic study. It is part of being a responsible member of society and important for all jobs. Everyone is capable of showing integrity. Demonstrating integrity can lead us to good decisions for our whole
lives, so we can see it as a superpower.
IDoA Resources to use with students:
Student activities (Powerpoint with multiple activities)
Design your own Academic Integrity SuperheroSuperhero templatesEscape room
AI prompt workbook (hero and villain prompts) |
You may click here to save or print the poster. Versión en español.
IDoA Program October 15
Welcome to the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity 2025!
The program has a wide range of sessions, all related to our theme of
‘Everyday integrity: Discovering your superpower’
Time |
Session Title |
Contributors |
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8.15 UK |
Introduction to IDoA 2025 |
Professor Mary Davis, IDoA co-chair |
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8.30-9.15 UK |
Acting ethically everywhere: being honest isn’t always easy! A psychology debate |
Moderator: Mary Davis
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9.30-10.15 UK |
What would society look like without integrity? A discussion through the ICAI Fundamental Values |
Moderator: Mary Davis
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10.30-11.15 UK |
How can students discover and develop their integrity superpower? A news report from Adelaide |
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11.30-12.15 UK |
Integrity in the face of challenge: Student narratives and panel discussion
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Moderators: Miriam Sullivan, Edith Cowan University, Australia and Dr Martin McMorrow, Notre Dame University, Australia
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12.15-13.00 UK |
Break/networking |
Participants can share how they are marking the day in the chat and check IDoA social media updates |
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13.00-13.45 UK |
Hidden risks of AI use for integrity: international perspectives |
Moderator: Dr Lorna Waddington, University of Leeds, UK
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14.00-14.45 UK |
How do integrity decisions affect your life? Faculty and students |
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15.00-15.45 UK |
Everyday integrity: Showing your strength beyond the classroom |
Moderator: Professor Sarah Eaton, University of Calgary, Canada
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16.00-16.45 UK |
Integrity superheroes all through education: students, teachers and librarians |
Moderator: Dr Zeenath Reza Khan, University of Wollongong, Dubai
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16.45-16.50 |
ICAI Conference 2026 and 2027 promotion |
Dr Camilla Roberts, ICAI Conference chair & UDEM Conference chairs, Dr Luz Godina, Liliana Almaguer |
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17.00-17.30 UK |
Everyday life decisions and academic integrity dilemmas |
Veronika Krásničan, Executive Director, European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) |
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17.30-18.00 |
Break/networking |
Participants can share how they are marking the day in the chat and check IDoA social media updates |
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18.00-18.45 UK |
Everyday integrity at high school
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Moderator: Simone Deitch and students from Westwood High School, Round Rock, Texas, USA. & Moderator: Kelly Tibbetts and students from Gorham High School, Maine, USA. |
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19.00-19.45 UK |
Everyday integrity in workplaces: the perspectives of organizations |
Moderators: Dr Luz Godina, UDEM, Monterrey, Mexico and Sue Hackett, Independent Educational Consultant, Ireland
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20.00-20.45 UK |
Vivir íntegro, vivir auténtico (session in Spanish) |
Moderator: Dr Luz Godina, UDEM, Monterrey, Mexico and students from the Latin American Network: UDEM, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad Itsmo de Guatemala |
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21.00-21.45 UK |
What does everyday integrity look like in an academic integrity office and who are the superheroes?
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Moderator: Professor Mary Davis
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22.00-22.45 UK |
Everyday integrity in the lives of doctoral students: maintaining your superpower! |
Moderator: Sheryll Mackintosh and University of Auckland doctoral students |
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22.45 UK |
Closing session |
Professor Mary Davis and Rachel Gorjup, IDoA co-chairs |
After registering, you will receive an invitation with one Zoom link for the entire day.
As part of IDoA 2025, we are holding a Student Comic Strip Contest and we’d love your help spreading the word to students worldwide!
Students are invited to create a short, engaging comic strip that shows how honesty, responsibility, and ethical choices can be a powerful force in everyday life. This is a chance to share a personal, authentic perspective on academic integrity through creativity and storytelling.
Key Details:
- Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST
- Gift cards worth up to $150 USD for the best submissions
- Minimum 6-panel comic strip (hand-drawn or digital)
- Open to High School and Higher Education students worldwide
- Submissions welcome in any language
More information:
Please share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to participate. It’s a fun, meaningful way to engage with the values of integrity and maybe win a prize along the way!
Please contact the co-chair, Professor Mary Davis mdavis@academicintegrity.org with any queries about IDOA 2025.
IDoA Pre-Event - October 1
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1-2pm EDT |
IDoA Activity Inspiration/Showcase: Wondering what campuses are doing worldwide to honour the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity? Get inspired with ideas you can bring to your own campus! Worldwide speakers to highlight how they are honouring the IDoA:
Hannah Gifford (Canada) to share student engagement activities you can adapt for your institution. Hurairah Faatimah Muzammil (UAE) from IDoA Student Working Group to present a peer-to-peer resource. Learn how your students can take part in the Student Comic Strip Contest - who can enter, how to submit, and what we’re looking for. |
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2-2:45pm EDT |
Hear from academic integrity experts Thomas Lancaster and Irene Glendinning! |
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2:45-3pm EDT |
Wrap-Up Get a sneak peek at the full IDoA programme, registration info, and helpful resources. |
Conferences
Events
Integrity Beyond the Self: A Communal Ethic of Courage
Integrity in Action At a time when war, displacement, and authoritarianism dominate headlines, the question of integrity is more urgent than ever. Speaking of integrity at a time of deceit and despair for so many, can often seem like a hollow act of self-appeasement. But that is because integrity is often seen as a solo action, carried out in disconnection to others. In truth, integrity is fidelity — not to oneself alone, but to others, to their plight and their flourishing.
Read MoreThe Intersection of Restorative Justice Practices and Moral Development
Restorative justice-based practices and educational approaches to academic integrity are more commonly promoted by academic integrity practitioners as better for students. When we use these approaches, the thought is often that we can educate students and convince them to buy into academic integrity as a moral imperative.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and Assessment: Are Universities Ready to Rethink Integrity?
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape higher education, one of the most pressing challenges facing universities is how to respond to student use of AI in assessment. This is particularly urgent in institutions where teaching, learning, and assessment take place entirely online.
Read More