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Training needs to recognise US and overseas students¡¯ different approaches to decision-making, study concludes

The eminent sociologist is entitled to draw on his long lifetime of thought, but should probably be clearer about the extent to which he is doing so, says Paul Jump

Six academics share their experiences before delivering a verdict on the system

Amid concerns about the growing use ¨C and abuse ¨C of quantitative measures in universities, a major new review examines the role of metrics in the assessment of research, from the REF to performance management

Information Commissioner orders university to share information with animal rights groups following FoI request

This mendacious metric is dangerous for individuals and the sector, and bad news for the taxpayer, argues Philip Moriarty

The pressure to publish high-profile papers may not be linked to research misconduct, a new study has found.

Researchers face pressure to hype and report selectively, says Dorothy Bishop

Ross Aikins considers the evolution of substance use and how universities shape the debate

Christopher?Bigsby on those who take a creative approach to academic rigour

Mark Israel¡¯s book Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Science looks at need for nuance in applying guidelines and protocols

Work by Nuffield Council on Bioethics reveals pressure on researchers to compromise on integrity and mistrust of the REF

Academics¡¯ engagement activities are valuable, says Alison Phipps. But a public profile comes at a price, especially for women who study gender

Universities are not doing enough to help scholars navigate the ethical dilemmas, argues Jean Grugel

Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman on the long shadow cast by Francis Galton¡¯s theory

Fears about how much research funding is being wasted on fraudulent projects may be overstated.

Paper turned down for plagiarising surfaces in another of publisher¡¯s journals

Survey of 400 academics reveals almost all admit involvement in at least one unacceptable research practice

We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie

Academics have ultimate responsibility for the ethics of their project, says Ron Iphofen

Shield laws could help protect confidential sources, but most vital is university support, say Ted Palys and John Lowman

Bradley Garrett, whose fieldwork was seized and used in court against the urban explorers he studied, says researchers need clear support

Extremists silenced institutions and scientists for years, but researchers are now willing to speak up for good practice and valuable results

Blog discussions of flaws spur publishers to effect more changes and retractions, says Paul Brookes

Researcher warns of ¡®developing credibility crisis¡¯ in reflection on retracted paper

Editors unsure of whether to issue retraction, correction or expression of concern, ethics expert says

More than 50 universities have received funding from the UK¡¯s national laboratory for nuclear weapons since 2010, according to a new study.

The government aims to use the high status of UK science to put pressure on other countries to reduce their reliance on animal research.

Addressing global problems should be the academy¡¯s raison d¡¯¨ºtre, argues Nicholas Maxwell

Roger Jeffery on the difficulties of achieving equity in authorship in multinational teams

The late public health specialist Patricia Buffler is alleged to have had conflicts of interest

Suggested changes to ¡®common rule¡¯ raise issues on research with human subjects

Studies based on ¡®misleading literature¡¯ may have to be revised or retracted, claims Loughborough scientist

Brian Martin suggests how junior researchers can fight against the well-kept secret of academic exploitation

The government doesn¡¯t need to resort to violence to ensure foreign scholars¡¯ compliance, argues Erin Jessee

A list of recommendations on improving management of animal research at Imperial College London should ¡°resonate¡± across the UK, their authors say

In the case of Rwanda, it is wrong to argue that only academics working outside the country are capable of critical comment, says Phil Clark

Corruption in the academy is being challenged by a ¡®clean universities¡¯ ranking and the power of press coverage, says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

A failed dealer used his insider status to research drugs, violence and the American Dream

To avoid conflicts of interest, academic research must be transparent and independently funded, says Cary Nelson

Akira Orimo and Michael Lisanti absolved from suspicion of research irregularities

A university has asked for a journal paper to be retracted after an investigation found no evidence that the study it described had been carried out.

Organometallics and University of Western Australia are reviewing article containing instruction to ¡®make up¡¯ data

The number of scientific procedures started on animals in the UK has risen sharply, increasing by 8 per cent.

Website dedicated to uncovering academic misconduct goes global

Reassure junior researchers but make senior scientists know they¡¯re being watched, scholar argues

Leaders lead, not their brains, argue Dirk Lindebaum and Mike?Zundel

When anthropologists pointed out that cultural factors impeded tropical disease treatment campaigns, some fellow scientists reacted with outrage

The University of Glasgow has finally confirmed that a former professor was found guilty of falsifying data in five papers by an investigation that ended last August.

The excuses academics use to explain away fraudulent research results

Lab audits could demonstrate integrity, 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity hears. By Elizabeth Gibney

By Scott Jaschik, for

Editors have noted a ¡°certain level of sloppiness¡± creeping into research papers, the executive editor of the Nature Publishing Group has said.

But investigation finds that practice ¡®did not always meet¡¯ expected standards

Essex scholar raises fears over peer review integrity

Rather than the academy relaxing its ethical standards, perhaps areas of the media need to raise their game, argues Keith Richards

Critic says Nature Materials is breaking its own rules

The LSE¡¯s complaints about being kept in the dark about undercover reporting in North Korea are peevish, Tim?Luckhurst argues

Cardiff calls time on anonymous allegations of past misconduct in dean¡¯s lab. Paul Jump reports