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Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study  retractionwatch.com/2025/11/06/s...

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Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study
A week after The BMJ published a highly publicized paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure, sleuths have unearthed what they are calling “serious” inconsistencies in t…
retractionwatch.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
wcrifoundation.bsky.social
Investigation found UBC researcher fabricated data, gave spinal patients 'false hope.' The public was not told

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #UBC #Canada #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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False hope, fabricated data: No public notice after UBC uncovered serious misconduct in medical study | CBC News
A celebrated Vancouver researcher used fabricated data and hid evidence of infected wounds to falsely claim his patented skin treatment could heal years-old bed sores in a matter of weeks, according t...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Duke scientists lose eight papers for alleged image manipulation

#ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #ImageManipulation #WCRI2026 #WCRI

retractionwatch.com/2025/09/29/d...
Duke scientists lose eight papers for alleged image manipulation
Salvatore Pizzo Eight papers by two emeritus researchers from Duke University have been retracted in recent months for alleged image duplications. Although the researchers had worked at the univers…
retractionwatch.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Different Perspectives on Scientific Misconduct

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Different Perspectives on Scientific Misconduct
For me, the most interesting takeaway from the panel discussion on scientific integrity at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum was that scientific misconduct means rather different things from differen...
scilogs.spektrum.de
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Five Chinese Scientists Stripped of Awards for Corruption and Misconduct

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #China #Scientist #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.caixinglobal.com/2025-09-22/f...
Five Chinese Scientists Stripped of Awards for Corruption and Misconduct
The revocations, announced by a national science body, involve two scholars convicted of crimes and three sanctioned for academic dishonesty, underscoring a wider crackdown on China’s research communi...
www.caixinglobal.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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When should institutions consider using consultants during a research misconduct investigation?
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September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Register now for two upcoming free live webinars!
•Being Creative when Applying the IRB Exemptions: Part 3
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September 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Research misconduct: how the scientific community is fighting back
Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 08 September 2025
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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If Trump wants to eliminate fraud at universities, why gut research integrity agencies?

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #Trump #US #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/31/o...
If Trump wants to eliminate fraud at universities, why gut research integrity agencies? - The Boston Globe
Universities, journals, regulators all have a role in identifying scientific misconduct.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Cancer researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct finding

#Cancer #Science #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI

retractionwatch.com/2025/08/28/e...
Exclusive: Cancer researcher sues MD Anderson over misconduct finding
Sonia Melo A biochemist who worked as a postdoc at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has sued the institution to dispute findings of research misconduct.  The resear…
retractionwatch.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences

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Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences
When academic studies get things wrong, it is often blamed on misconduct. Yet even good-faith research can produce contradictory conclusions.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Science Cheats: A Reading List on Unscrupulous Scientists

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #ScientificFraud #WCRI2026 #WCRI

longreads.com/2025/08/14/s...
Science Cheats: A Reading List on Unscrupulous Scientists - Longreads
Six stories on the shady side of scholarship.
longreads.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
wcrifoundation.bsky.social
What happened with Duke's cancer research fraud?

#Cancer #CancerResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/d...
Duke scientists seemed to have developed a 'Holy Grail' of cancer treatment. Then the truth came out
A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science.
www.statnews.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Fake Papers, Political Agendas: The Eroding Credibility of Research

#MisInformation #Trust #Scientists #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.acsh.org/news/2025/08...
Fake Papers, Political Agendas: The Eroding Credibility of Research
We admire scientists as the stewards of truth, exploring the unknown with curiosity, discipline, and integrity. However, when the pursuit of knowledge becomes a competitive sport for reward, a more hu...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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August 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Library and publishing organisations highlight “loss of public trust in the essential role of American research and scholarship”

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #USA #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
Reaffirming trust and integrity in research: a community conversation - Research Information
Library and publishing organisations highlight "loss of public trust in the essential role of American research and scholarship"
www.researchinformation.info
August 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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"Action on Australian research integrity reform needed now"

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #Australia #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Action on Australian research integrity reform needed now
Australia’s leading scientists have renewed their call for the Australian Government to establish a national body to manage and investigate research misconduct in Australia.   President of the
www.science.org.au
August 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
wcrifoundation.bsky.social
Sleuths and scientific institutions are not rivals

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sleuths and scientific institutions are not rivals
Science detectives are helping the research community to hold itself to account. All involved must find better ways to work together.
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Scientists behind controversial 2010 arsenic-based life study clap back as paper gets pulled: 'We do not support this retraction'

#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Scientists behind controversial 2010 arsenic-based life study clap back as paper gets pulled: 'We do not support this retraction'
If the results had held up, the discovery of microbes that use arsenic instead of phosphorus in their biochemistry would have forever changed astrobiology.
www.space.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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‘Scientists must resist weaponisation of research fraud’

#ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI #ResearchMisconduct

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
‘Scientists must resist weaponisation of research fraud’ - Research Professional News
Survey spotlights agreements and disagreements on misconduct between “sleuths” and integrity officers
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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"How to tackle research misconduct: survey finds stark disagreement"

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to tackle research misconduct: survey finds stark disagreement
Data sleuths and research-integrity officers have different views on how to handle allegations of wrongdoing in science.
www.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Part 2 #researchmisconduct #research
#csncerresearch #hyperprolificauthors
‘Follow the mice’: How whistleblowers, secret lab videos brought down top scientist
Staff were scared taking on the celebrated leader who’d won millions in government funding, but eventually, they had enough.
www.theage.com.au
July 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Australia needs a research integrity board. #researchmisconduct
The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist
An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.
www.theage.com.au
July 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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It is disheartening to learn that a conference will feature a speaker discussing how they successfully overturned a scientific committee's decision following an internal journal investigation. #AcademicIntegrity #PeerReview #ScienceEthics #ResearchMisconduct #TrustInScience #AccountabilityInScience
July 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Metrics to Detect Small-Scale and Large-Scale Citation Concentration Patterns

from ‪@iakevdaimon.bsky.social‬ ‪@polytechniqueparis.bsky.social‬
@uni.lu‬

is part of Day 1’s ‘#ResearchMisconduct and Integrity’ session

Learn more & register at peerreviewcongress.org!

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International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Enhancing the quality and credibility of science.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM