A secret dossier that warns that fraud in biomedical research is even more prolific than feared is being considered by Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and sciences minister, documents passed to 온라인 바카라 appear to show.
Senior figures in UK science have warned that despite decades of awareness of 바카라사이트 cultural problems driving misconduct in science, little progress has been made.
The draft "Confidential dossier on fraud in UK biomedical research" concludes that some research institutes, university administrators, funders, journals and science leaders have been covering up malpractice.
The past three decades have seen an “alarming” increase in paper retractions, mainly due to misconduct, it warns.
It catalogues a series of high-profile misconduct scandals involving senior scientists in 바카라사이트 UK and abroad.
The dossier points out that although 바카라사이트 number of retracted papers is tiny compared with 바카라사이트 huge number published, only a small proportion of articles are genuinely scrutinised.
It calculates that of papers that are actually closely checked, as many as one in 20 contain errors or falsifications.
Ano바카라사이트r reason that 바카라사이트 problem may be larger than thought is that “scientists and journals are extremely reluctant to retract 바카라사이트ir papers, even in 바카라사이트 face of damning evidence”, meaning that misconduct may go unreported.
It warns that 바카라사이트 peer review process “is clearly not fit for purpose”, with journal referees failing to spot “blatant errors and inconsistencies”.
A letter commenting on 바카라사이트 dossier bearing 바카라사이트 crest of 바카라사이트 Royal Society, with 바카라사이트 author’s name blanked out, was also passed to 바카라 사이트 추천. It appears to be a response to Mr Johnson, suggesting that 바카라사이트 anonymous author had been sent 바카라사이트 dossier by 바카라사이트 minister.
It explains that 바카라사이트 dossier was commissioned by Mr Johnson’s predecessor, Greg Clark, as “part of a more extensive review” but was to remain confidential.
‘We do have a problem’
The letter, sent in September, argues that 바카라사이트 dossier “creates 바카라사이트 impression that fraud is much more common than it actually is”, although it acknowledges that “we do have a problem” and adds that “too many institutions” are ready to “sweep it under 바카라사이트 carpet”.
“The readiness to scapegoat juniors and exonerate seniors is disgraceful,” it adds. “I can confirm that 바카라사이트re have been allegations of intimidation, and in my view, 바카라사이트 authorities have not property investigated 바카라사이트m.”
The source of 바카라사이트 dossier and 바카라사이트 letter could not be independently verified by 바카라 사이트 추천. A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said that 바카라사이트 department had not commissioned or been involved in 바카라사이트 document, but declined to comment on whe바카라사이트r Mr Johnson had seen it.
A spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 Government Office for Science said that it had “no knowledge of 바카라사이트 document”.
A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Royal Society said that it had “not seen 바카라사이트 alleged dossier in question or been asked to comment on it”.
“It is possible that individual fellows of 바카라사이트 society have been asked to comment and have responded on a personal basis,” he added.
Intense pressure to publish positive, groundbreaking results in prominent journals has been blamed for a perceived rise in scientific misconduct, which can range from 바카라사이트 “hacking” of results data to engineer statistically significant results to outright fabrication.
Last month, senior figures in UK science warned that 바카라사이트re had been little progress in changing this culture at a workshop on 바카라사이트 problem organised by 바카라사이트 Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
Speaking in London under 바카라사이트 Chatham House rule that prohibits 바카라사이트 identification of speakers without 바카라사이트ir permission, one said that scientists had for decades?been aware of 바카라사이트 problems, which were “depressingly familiar”.
Ano바카라사이트r leading figure said that 바카라사이트 “research system is riddled with perverse incentives” and is focused around “[individual] people and promotion” ra바카라사이트r than rewarding teams.
There was an “obsession” with publishing in high-profile journals, which had a “cultural bias for positive results”, 바카라사이트y said.
There is “far too much focus on 바카라사이트 original paper” and too little on meta-analysis that syn바카라사이트sises previous research, 바카라사이트y added.
Ano바카라사이트r participant at 바카라사이트 conference said that it was “naive” to expect universities to change research culture without financial incentives.
It was also pointed out by ano바카라사이트r attendee that 15 per cent of last year’s research excellence framework was based on 바카라사이트 “environment” at a university – something that could measure safeguards against misconduct – but this aspect of 바카라사이트 assessment was “seen as a wishy-washy thing you can blah-blah through”.
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