How can we tackle the thorny problem of fraudulent research? | Mike Marinetto
by Mike Marinetto from on (#2FQ5R)
Misconduct in academia isn't rampant but should be taken more seriously: let's consider independent anti-corruption units
Watching the BBC's detective drama Line of Duty, I thought: could the academic research community benefit from an internal affairs style anti-corruption unit? Not to police illegal behaviour in an underworld of dons and deans - but to tackle the very real problem of fraudulent research.
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