Axel Meyer’s pampered bottom
“In every respect, their behinds are pampered and any laziness and incompetence are forgiven with a lot of care and understanding.”
Tag: Germany
The Three Wise Deans of Islamabad
“Here is the story about one of those institutions where nearly all senior staff members including professors, associate professors and at least 3 former Deans are exposed on PubPeer with extensive evidence of fraud in multiple papers.” – Dayo Maor
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
A history professor remains a valuable peer even if credibly accused of sexual harassment. And even of plagiarism? Will they still defend him with their letters?
Wagner Ring Festival in Vienna
Erwin Wagner is not related to the famous German composer but we shall enjoy the Ring Festival with him and his friends anyway.
Deutsche (Er)Presse Agentur
“a permissible parody cannot be identified in this publicly available photograph” – KSP lawyers, on behalf of dpa
Professor Grune’s diet of dodgy blots
As German TV asks Tilman Grune what he will eat in the future, I have other questions for him.
Luck in Sight
“It seems hard to accept any explanation that doesn’t somehow incriminate most of the people involved” – Sholto David
The Heidelberg whistleblower
“Given Jost Jonas’ high productivity and his German origin, could it be that he somehow profits from helping Asian institutions with boosting their publication metrics?” – Aneurus Inconstans
I Lost My Pancreas in Heidelberg
“While papermills certainly pollute the literature the most in terms of numbers, I believe the spotlight should equally be on questionable research groups at top institutions, whose articles might have an even larger negative impact on society” – Aneurus Incostans
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.
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