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Chemistry World September 24, 2009 Ned Stafford |
ETH research director steps down A cloud of unanswered questions and potential legal difficulties is hanging over the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, following the news that internationally recognised chemist Peter Chen is stepping down as its research director over allegations of data falsification. |
Chemistry World September 28, 2009 Ned Stafford |
Interview: Ralph Eichler, ETH Zurich Last week's announcement that chemist Peter Chen is stepping down as head of research of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich over allegations of data falsification in his research group triggered headlines around the world. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2013 Leila Sattary |
UK funders get tough on research misconduct Universities who do not take cases of research misconduct seriously could have their funding withdrawn. The new sanctions are set out in the revised Policy and Guidelines on Governance of Good Research Conduct, published by Research Councils UK |
Chemistry World February 15, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US National Academies to revisit scientific misconduct The US National Academies aims to shift thinking about scientific misconduct away from corrupt individuals operating in a vacuum and toward researchers working within a flawed system, in a forthcoming report. |
Chemistry World August 28, 2014 Anthony King |
Cost of scientific misconduct smaller than feared A study has tallied up the costs to a major US research funder of misconduct that lead to retractions, and the price scientists involved paid for their dishonesty. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Grad student blamed for research misconduct at Utah Two papers published by the same University of Utah lab came under suspicion last year after it became apparent that they contained fabricated transmission electron micrograph images. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2012 Ian Le Guillou |
How do you solve a problem like misconduct? Against a backdrop of a rapid increase in misconduct cases, representatives of the world's scientific societies and academies have banded together to produce a plan to shore up research integrity. |
Chemistry World February 2008 Yfke Hager |
A Town Called Science An ambitious project in Switzerland aims to create the world's first fully integrated science city. |
Chemistry World April 2012 Maura Hiney |
Integrity Governance, a No-Brainer Ireland must match recent research investment efforts with appropriate research integrity oversight or risk losing public support. |
HBS Working Knowledge February 27, 2012 Katie Johnston |
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little) Less flagrant transgressions of scientific research norms may be more prevalent and, in the long run, more damaging to the academic enterprise, reports Assistant Professor Leslie K. John. |
Chemistry World September 6, 2013 Mark Peplow |
Misconduct: on the blog and in the open In August, the popular blogs ChemBark and Chemistry Blog made a series of posts about research misconduct relating to alleged data manipulation in three papers. But are blogs the right forum to expose these cases? |
Chemistry World April 2012 James Parry |
Integrity Begins at Home Safeguarding the integrity and quality of research is best achieved through cultural and not regulatory means. |
Chemistry World November 7, 2011 Eugene Gerden |
Russia Books Place at Science Top Table The Innovative Russia 2020 scheme should see science funding rise to at least 2.5 per cent of GDP. However, some critics think the scheme is overambitious and predict that implementation will run into bureacratic problems. |
Chemistry World February 19, 2015 Francois-Xavier Coudert |
Setting the record straight It is every scientist's duty to add knowledge to this record, but also to safeguard its integrity by checking that others' work is reproducible. |
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Bruce Einhorn |
Science Friction Is the controversy over research fraud in China spiraling out of control? |
Chemistry World January 4, 2016 Fang & Casadevall |
The illusion of self-correction Science can be self-correcting, but this requires the concerted efforts of scientists, journals, institutions and governments. |
InternetNews October 4, 2006 David Needle |
Jobs Knew of Backdating Apple Computer released results today of an investigation into the backdating of stock option grants, saying it found that CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice. |
Geotimes September 2004 Jay Chapman |
Global Science Standings In a new study of scientific standing among nations, the United States leads the world in scientific wealth, although many European countries are closing the gap. |
Chemistry World November 5, 2012 Mico Tatalovic |
Scientists petition Serbian government to tackle misconduct More than 800 scientists have signed a petition started two weeks ago campaigning for an overhaul of research ethics and the assessment process for researchers in Serbia, amid systematic and widely-tolerated academic misconduct. |
Scientific American July 2009 Eugenie Samuel Reich |
Stimulus Funds for Science Raise Concern about Misconduct About $31 billion in stimulus funds will go to science. Can watchdogs keep track of those funds? |
National Defense November 2015 Bradel & Ralph |
Justice Memo Calls for Absolute Cooperation The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a statute aimed at eliminating corporate bribery of foreign government officials. A defense contractor doing work overseas must be familiar with its tenets. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Leila Sattary |
Science advice rules published The publication of the long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government has met with a frosty response, with some U. K. critics calling for researchers to boycott the guidelines. |
ONLINE Jul/Aug 2011 Vera Munch |
Open Access: Shaking the Basics of Academic Publishing Although open access is not a new concept, the all-embracing structural upheaval caused by digital technology is still turning academic publishing upside down. |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Philip Ball |
Family values Many young scientists have likely been "lured" into postdoctoral traps within large projects. Are the next crop of scientists trained to be leaders or to just fit into a large production line? |