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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

Authors express ¡®deep regret¡¯ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported  

Commercial aid steers research agenda away from public health impacts, Australian study suggests

The case of Linn¨¦a Taylor, who was fired by Lund University but fought back through courts, raises questions over misconduct investigations

Professors accused of misconduct brought down by online complaints

Academics say online methodologies can produce more collaborative, diverse and ethical research

Half of regional governors¡¯ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests

Academics urge governments to set up frameworks for ethical use of technology and reaffirm the need for greater multidisciplinarity 

There are lessons for academia in the scandal of the pornographer, the fake papyrus and a theologian¡¯s fall, says author

Fiery Senate estimates session probes funding councils¡¯ 'natural justice' obligations when researchers are impugned

¡®Exact¡¯ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science

Report from Web of Science owners says that universities may need to do more to monitor research integrity

Forensic analysis of citations within leading scientific periodicals reveals alarming lack of rigour in academic referencing

Official censure of Leiden researcher who massaged data indicates authorities are more willing to tackle integrity breaches, says Dutch statistician

Campaigners warn that technical details of how to manufacture vaccine candidates are in some cases not being released, risking the world¡¯s ability to ramp up production

Self-censorship, fuelled by fears of media misrepresentation and overstepping expertise, is more problematic than external suppression

Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong ¨C but it may struggle to attract submissions

Australian thinktank tracks sharp increase in overseas recruitment stations and warns of links to covert activities

Critics say Australian inquiry excluded external witnesses and rationalised questionable activities

Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ¡®distress¡¯ and ¡®discontent¡¯ caused