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  • Newspaper

    Family fiefdoms blamed for tainting Italian universities

    Italy

    Press

    Michael Day - The Independent

    A new research shows the extent of nepotism in higher education. Overall, the country's higher institutions are 10 times more likely than other places of work to employ two or more members of the same family. This grip of family fiefdoms is blamed for a nationwide brain drain.

  • Newspaper

    New code to promote academic honesty

    Press

    Yojana Sharma - University Word News

    New international guidelines and a voluntary code on research integrity are being drawn up as a result of consultations at the Second World Conference on Scientific Integrity held in Singapore in July. The initiative is intended to combat rising incidences of scientific fraud, plagiarism and other research falsification and serve as a "guide for professionally responsible research practices throughout the world".

  • Newspaper

    Academic corruption undermining higher education: Yau Shing-tung

    China

    Press

    Guo Jiaxue - China Daily

    Even in the country's best universities, plagiarism and falsified data are preventing the country from developing advanced science, says a world-renowned mathematics professor.

  • Newspaper

    Rampant cheating hurts research ambitions

    China

    Press

    Gillian Wong - Associated Press

    When professors need to author research papers to get promoted, many turn to Ghost Writers, writes Gillian Wong for Associated Press.

  • Newspaper

    Wiki-plagiarism endemic in Poland's universities

    Poland

    Press

    - Polskie Radio

    Polish university students are using Wikipedia and "crib sheet" websites as the main source for their master's thesis, a new survey reveals.

  • Newspaper

    Fake papers are rife at universities

    China

    Press

    - University World News

    Strong demand for ghost-written academic papers in the lead-up to university graduation and revelations that people pay to have scholarly articles published are worrying critics who fear the billion-yen industry is making it harder than ever to evaluate graduates' abilities.

  • Newspaper

    University to sack drunk, unproductive lecturers

    Uganda

    Press

    Francis Kagolo - The New Vision

    Makerere University has established a new policy that provides for the sacking of lecturers over drunkenness, writes Francis Kagolo for The New Vision. The policy, which seeks to boost academic standards, also requires lecturers to teach for a minimum of 10 hours a week and provide evidence that they carry out research.

  • Honesty, accountability and trust: fostering research integrity in Canada

    Academic research is a core driver of modern society. It plays a major role in economic competitiveness, environmental protection, and the health and safety of Canadians. The proper conduct of research is critical to its credibility, the public's...

    Council of Canadian Academies

    Ottawa, Council of Canadian Academies, 2010

  • Corruption and education

    The booklet deals with the issue of corruption in the education sector. It defines corruption in its various manifestation and magnitude. It refers to a number of factors, particularly the international conventions, various research works and various...

    Poisson, Muriel

    Paris, UNESCO, 2010

  • Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: political corruption of Russian doctorates

    This paper addresses the issue of doctorates for sale in the Russian Federation. It focuses specifically on the practice of conferring fake or unearned doctoral degrees to elected politicians and other public officials. It assembles and analyzes a...

    Osipian, Ararat L.

    2010

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