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Genetics expert Magnuson leaves vice-chancellor post saying he inadvertently copied online text into grant application

New guidelines for undergraduates to properly treat their study subjects fuels debate over net gain for science

Agencies must agree on ¡®demarcation line¡¯ for questionable behaviour and mete out consistent punishment, Science paper says

Around one in 12 postgraduate researchers would publish fraudulent results if it helped them get ahead, says study

The grip of Silicon Valley on commerce and culture is huge and ever-growing. But as concerns mount about tech firms¡¯ ethics, is there anything that universities ¨C with vastly lower research and salary budgets ¨C can do to put them on a more responsible trajectory? Four experts give their views

About one in 20 recent academic papers is a duplicate, with some articles being recycled as many as 27 times in different publications

Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research

As the pandemic increases public scrutiny of science, the UK Parliament is holding another inquiry into the long-running issue of reproducibility. Five of its contributors give their views on how sloppy science can be eliminated and trust be more firmly rooted 

Firms that sell co-authorship on papers accepted by reputable journals are likely turning over millions of pounds a year

Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions

Experts warn of dangerous abandonment of long-standing ethical limits in pursuits of human vaccines and wildlife management

Jury takes three hours to agree nanoscience expert lied about Wuhan ties to sidestep pressure campaign against binational research partnerships

Along with blocking faculty court testimony, university allegedly also courted state politicians by interfering in hiring, research and teaching

NIH vows shifts after years-long assessment finds top-cited scientists rarely share data and measure up poorly when they do

Elisabeth Bik wins John Maddox Prize for exposing image and data manipulation in published scientific papers

Close relationships between journal boards and most-published authors may explain speedy publishing times, says study

Major science organisation targets periodicals publishing too many papers or high proportion of brief articles

But study challenges idea that papers by colleagues of editors are of a lower quality

Report on breakthrough technology in cyber-agriculture withdrawn over accuracy and replicability as former researcher sues MIT

Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters

Prestigious Sage robotics title pulls papers over concerns its peer review was ¡®subverted¡¯ by China-based academics

One university¡¯s strenuous efforts to eradicate cheating by students and academics point the way for the whole sector, says J¨²lius Kravjar

Sociologist Jessica Simpson says research on student erotic dancers was hampered by obstructive universities and students¡¯ unions

UK Reproducibility Network will run training on open research methods thanks to ¡®major strategic investment¡¯ by Research England

AI expert re-emerges at top Chinese university as former employer finds Uighur study breached Australian research code

Jo Phoenix says researchers need a ¡®decent database¡¯ to get beyond ¡®political mantras¡¯

Manipulated data in study of truth and behaviour threatens career of popular TED Talk star Dan Ariely

One in five public health researchers pressured to conceal or change their findings, study finds

Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research

Community-led research is often seen as a social justice response to centuries of exploitative study, but exponents say it also produces better science

There is still much controversy about whether the virus that causes Covid-19 was released from a laboratory. David Sanders considers the nature of ¡®gain-of-function¡¯ research, what it can teach us ¨C and the safeguards we need to put in place

Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance

Secret lists of preferred papers have been circulated prior to computer science meetings to help favoured scholars get ahead, says US professor

After criticism that it failed to declare Peter Daszak¡¯s work with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, journal has also ¡®recused¡¯ zoologist from its coronavirus origins taskforce

Social media and Covid have forced research committees to become more agile, sophisticated and professional, says James Patterson

In the absence of agreed definitions and rigorous enforcement, good practice will continue to depend on personal responsibility, says Ron Iphofen

Promising studies in treating mental illness leave Collins eyeing expansion in politically sensitive area

Prolific cancer researcher Eric Lam has been fired after investigation found evidence of data falsification and manipulation

After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ¡®credentialism¡¯

Legal bills for claim could reach ?120,000, says theatre director

Updated scientific rules for the social media age could set a global trend, with supervision neglect and management cover-ups also in the frame

Allowing faulty papers to go unchallenged damages integrity and threatens dangerous real-world consequences, says Peter Bowbrick

Analysis argues that science has a ¡®critical problem¡¯ because its self-correction process is slow and ineffective

Attempt to find software flaws points up need for researchers to see beyond code to the people affected, academics say

Bath academics say journals should standardise conflict of interest policies, but Philip Morris-funded foundation warns against boycott

Eric Chabriere¡¯s attacks against critics of hydroxychloroquine are seen as a sign of the social-media-induced radicalisation that has occurred during the pandemic

Scholars fear threat of lawsuits is deterring academics from exploring Polish complicity in genocide

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ¡®huge variance¡¯ in action taken

Elisabeth Bik has sounded the alarm on everything from hydroxychloroquine claims to Chinese ¡®paper mills¡¯

Journal editors condemn ¡®unethical¡¯ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ¡®circumvent¡¯ trial blinding

Too much attention is paid to academic titles and too little to the substantial contribution they should indicate, says Brian Bloch

Internal vetting found nothing wrong with rejected research projects, vice-chancellors tell parliament¡¯s security committee

Critics say university lent undue weight to analysis that was not peer-reviewed, but some worry scientists have shied away from fully investigating hypothesis

Departures of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell has prompted academics to ask if they should reconsider links with the technology giant

¡®Insufficient evidence¡¯ for Warwick historian¡¯s allegation that concentration camp survivor had lesbian affair with SS guard, university panel says

University Hospital Institute M¨¦diterran¨¦e Infection, under leadership of ¡®populist¡¯ microbiologist Didier Raoult, continues to push hydroxychloroquine in the face of evidence

Clinical evidence showing psychedelics can treat mental health disorders has revived the thorny issue of whether researchers should ever admit using these substances

Researchers should campaign with the public to build back better, say Stephen Bradley, Jessica Butler and Chris Chambers

Only losers focus on excellent science. Better to cook the books, spin the wheel and trust to cronies, say Robert de Vries and John Jerrim

Appointment of Melih Bulu, a former ruling party political candidate, has triggered days of protests from staff and students at Bo?azi?i University in Istanbul