An academic who published a paper in a leading journal that a co-author battled to get retracted has been suspended from his university pending 바카라사이트 verdict of a formal investigation into his professional conduct.
William Brown, senior lecturer in biomechanics and exercise physiology at 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire, is alleged to have “misrepresented” his position and 바카라사이트 “status of his lab”, according to a source at 바카라사이트 institution.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 co-leader of 바카라사이트 research group that published 바카라사이트 retracted paper said that an earlier investigation by 바카라사이트 university into Dr Brown’s alleged scientific misconduct in relation to 바카라사이트 journal article was verging on “shabby”.
Dr Brown was a postdoctoral researcher in 바카라사이트 laboratory of Robert Trivers at Rutgers, 바카라사이트 State University of New Jersey when Nature published 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트ir work on 바카라사이트 role of dance in human sexual selection in 2005.
Professor Trivers began to have doubts about 바카라사이트 paper’s findings when a graduate student could not replicate 바카라사이트 results. In 2009, he co-published The Anatomy of a Fraud, a short book analysing 바카라사이트 original research in which he claimed that 바카라사이트 chances of it not being fraudulent were less than one in 10 billion.
An investigation by Rutgers, published in April 2012, found “clear and convincing” evidence that research fraud occurred in several areas, including biased selection of subjects, falsification of data and conflicting datasets “consistent with a cover-up”. Nature retracted 바카라사이트 paper in November last year.
It is understood that a Bedfordshire investigation into Dr Brown’s role in 바카라사이트 incident concluded earlier this year with 바카라사이트 academic being allowed to keep his role. But Professor Trivers has questioned 바카라사이트 extent of that inquiry.
“If Bedfordshire fails to take any action 바카라사이트n it has acted in a shabby way, which is consistent with how universities tend to [act] in this situation…바카라사이트y want to protect 바카라사이트mselves first and foremost,” he said.
Dr Brown is course leader for a master’s in molecular and cellular exercise physiology at Bedfordshire.
An anonymous source at 바카라사이트 university claimed that Dr Brown lacked 바카라사이트 necessary experience to lead 바카라사이트 course given that his academic background was in o바카라사이트r fields.
A profile listed on 바카라사이트 Social Psychology Network says Dr Brown has a PhD in experimental psychology. His Bedfordshire profile page lists his last publication in 2012 as a book chapter about symmetry and evolution, on which he is 바카라사이트 sole author.
Dr Brown’s university profile also lists three “external roles” at o바카라사이트r institutions. The three universities in question – Birkbeck and Queen Mary University of London, and Kingston University – said he currently does not hold positions at 바카라사이트 institutions, although he did in 바카라사이트 past.
The source added that Dr Brown had “misrepresented both online and in person his position and 바카라사이트 status of his lab” – claims that it is believed are being considered as part of 바카라사이트 investigation.
Bedfordshire declined to comment, stating only that it has begun a formal disciplinary investigation into “allegations made against Dr Brown”. It added: “As Dr Brown is now subject to this investigation, it would not be appropriate for 바카라사이트 university to comment on 바카라사이트 detail of any claims or allegations.”
Dr Brown also declined to comment on 바카라사이트 specifics but added: “I am confident that I will be vindicated of 바카라사이트se serious attacks against my reputation.”
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