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We need to talk about academia
@wnttaa.bsky.social
Exploring power, corruption and illusions of accountability within research/academia.

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July 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders." - Denis Diderot

Image from Debunked board/card game.
June 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If an institute can mislead an ethics investigation at a journal and the journal seems not to care, is that a trustworthy publisher? A problem in science publishing? @timeshighered.bsky.social @hossenfelder.bsky.social

EIC delighted he and PI "got it through", avoiding "ethics black hole"
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This post by CEO of @icr.ac.uk while ignoring complaints of lies within his own organisation smacks of hypocrisy & virtue signalling.

Complaint raised 16 Aug 24. No investigation as of April 2025. Complaints of lies on behalf of ICR “not a HR matter”. Nor a concern for the CEO it seems.

#academia
June 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is a card from a new board game. What’s the game?

#ResearchMisconduct #Plagiarism #PublicationEthics #WilfulBlindness #Corruption #Academia
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thousands more charitable funds from CR UK wasted. Probably the same again in legal fees. Seemingly no accountability internally. And this in the @icr.ac.uk website.

Might have to complain to advertising standards authority.
May 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A research facility initially claimed the attached response/s unclear. A professor & 2 other senior staff then concurred that the responses "declined" an authorship offer. The offer disregarded an outstanding research misconduct allegation of nearly nine months.

How would you read these responses?
May 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM