Scientists oppose retractions for racism, sexism and fraud
Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour
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USC probes star neuroscientist over research fraud allegations
University investigates Berislav Zlokovic after his lab members describe image and notebook manipulation, and warn of danger to stroke patients from resulting medical trial
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Over 1,000 excluded from highly cited researcher list for ‘fraud’
More rigorous checking targets hyper-authorship, excessive self-citation and unusual patterns of group citation activity
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Create European institute for AI research, Brussels told
Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns
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Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud
‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers
Student Articles
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Women in STEM: stories from MIT students
Women are still under-represented on STEM degree courses. Three female students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speak about their experiences in male-dominated subjects