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.
Tag: whistleblowing
The perfect MDPI editor
“I know you cannot understand such matters, since you appear to have strong mother-related problems that most likely have denied you of a satisfactory sexual life”, _ Enrico Sciubba, Editor-in-Chief
A scientist of integrity and beyond reproach
“The Investigative Committee notes that the infractions to normal scientific conduct surveyed in this report were blatant and repeated. Dr. [XY] should be dealt with in a manner consistent to the flagrant nature of the misconduct and data manipulation.” 2004 Berkeley report, illegal in Germany
Bullies and Harassers of Cologne
“the professor insults her doctoral students, calling them “stupid”, “useless” or “retarded”, for example. She is said to sometimes require her employees to work more than 80 hours a week. The report speaks of a “quasi-feudal relationship of dependence” and a “climate of fear” at the institute in question.”
“The Occasional Human Sacrifice” by Carl Elliott – Book review
My review of the new book by Carl Elliott, “The Occasional Human Sacrifice”.
Schneider Shorts 31.05.2024 – Historic heavy rain and flooding
Schneider Shorts 31.05.2024 – New York pharma cheater guilty, image sleuth reveals secret identity, Iranian papermillers in Germany and Switzerland, Chinese editing ring with split personalities, ACS learns COPE guidelines, with shocking editorial practices, applied Australian research ethics, and finally, an industry whistleblower gaslighted.
The Honest Errors of Giorgio Zauli
“The Ethics Commission of the University of Ferrara, in
response to the request for opinion presented by Prof. Giorgio Zauli
(registered on 1 June 2018, Repertory no. 60/2018 – Prot.
n. 66968) does not detect any violations of the University Code of Ethics.”
The Paul Scherrer Rules
“I will ultimately decide on the names that will qualify for co-authorship” – Dr med Damien Weber
Bad science sanctioned in Ukraine
“…the Commission emphasized that some of the members of the author’s team paid lip service to integrity in science, while at the same time consciously or unconsciously allowing deviations from the principles they promoted in their own activities. “
Schneider Shorts 24.02.2023 – Peer-reviewed Ruscism
Schneider Shorts 24.02.2023 – Macchiarini trial reopens in Sweden, Stanford’s president’s dark past, UCLA dentists continue terrorizing whistleblower, with an open letter to CNRS, Quora revelations, journals dealing with papermill fraud, genius discoveries, and finally, a China-owned T&F journal spewing genocide propaganda.
For Better Science 