Bad Choices in Dresden IV
A guide on what qualities universities in Germany, Italy and elsewhere in Europe expect from their foreign PhD students and postdocs.
Author: Leonid Schneider
Independent Science Journalist and Cartoonist.
Formerly molecular cell biologist. My academic CV at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-9470
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – Dig deeper into the credentials of those doing the critiquing
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – the innocent man of Santa Cruz, the guilty man of Arkansas, a woman and her dogs harassed, a Marquis knighted by King of Spain, with one of Australia’s top researchers, money shortage in Marseille, retractions in Heidelberg, and a lawsuit at Duke.
Schneider Shorts 20.06.2025 – Life goes on, as science globalizes
Schneider Shorts 20.06.2025 – Greatest Italian of All Times honoured in Rome, a Turkish kleptomaniac busted, Nobel scammer and his Ajan get Emirates money, Elsevier corrects some past mistakes, and other limits to publication ethics.
Boys from Brazil
“We can always make mistakes in our publications but never acting intensionally. Regarding Prof. Eder works, I know him well and I don’t believe he has anything wrong” – Glaydson S. Dos Reis
Schneider Shorts 13.06.2025 – Today’s climate of misinformation and fake news
Schneider Shorts 13.06.2025 – a buddy network in Manitoba, a young ethics hero in Uppsala, a typical German investigation, retractions for an undead man, two confused open access publishers, and finally, Peven Stinker’s new Nazi adventures.
King Saud’s Men
Celebrating the ten greatest science geniuses of the King Saud University.
Schneider Shorts 6.06.2025 – Researchers with High Citation and Publication Counts
Schneider Shorts 6.06.2025 – one anti-qualified troll to judge all scientists in Italy, another asks Trump for $50 billion, with a celebrated Thai couple, a russian in America, an incredible correction in Frontiers, plus retractions and concerns for some very important people.
Iran-Man of Sussex and Wonder-Woman of Amsterdam
“no further steps will be taken as a result.”
Schneider Shorts 30.05.2025 – All of them are genuine mistakes
Schneider Shorts 30.05.2025 – Czech university names a building, British doctor cures neuro disorders, Dutch editor impressed by Neapolitan honesty, when even preprints aren’t safe, with retractions in India and Cameroon, and finally, London scholars lose a plastic ear.
Good luck, Jolanda Spadavecchia!
CNRS research director Jolanda Spadavecchia was sanctioned with two years suspension for “serious and repeated breaches of her duty of scientific integrity”, 19 retractions were requested.
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