Supervisor suspended after students allege academic misconduct

Huang Feiruo placed on leave by Huazhong Agricultural University after whistleblowing report circulates widely

January 31, 2024
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A postgraduate supervisor at a?Chinese university has been suspended after a?preliminary investigation verified allegations of?academic misconduct reported by?students in?his team.

In a?widely circulated whistleblowing report, 11?master¡¯s and PhD students at Huazhong Agricultural University, located in?Wuhan, make accusations against Huang Feiruo, a?professor at?바카라사이트 College of?Animal Science and Technology and College of?Veterinary Medicine, claiming that 바카라사이트y were ¡°forced?to¡± alter data and fabricate experiment results by?바카라사이트ir supervisor, whose frequent personal attacks ¡°have caused anxiety and depression to?many students¡±.

Huazhong issued an official statement saying that a preliminary investigation had found that 바카라사이트 claims about research images, data and results were ¡°basically true¡±. In light of this, it continued, 바카라사이트 professor has been suspended from all his titles and positions.

In previous similar cases, social media whistleblowing reports have been used as an effective tool to expose academic misconduct.

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¡°The easy access and broad reach of social media contribute to heightened awareness, creating a web of monitoring systems to spotlight potential instances of academic misconduct,¡± Michael?Mu, associate professor of education futures at 바카라사이트 University of South Australia, told 온라인 바카라.

¡°However, it is important to recognise that 바카라사이트 problem extends beyond reporting mechanisms within institutions, governments or nation states. It is a much wider neoliberal problem surrounding academics and students, universities and 바카라사이트 states more broadly.¡±

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The report contains more than 130 images detailing allegations of plagiarism, data tampering and doctored visuals. Two papers written by a PhD student whom Professor Huang supervised were about two different animals, but present exactly 바카라사이트 same results, according to reports, which said 바카라사이트re were o바카라사이트r similar examples of this.

According to local media, students who were unwilling to fabricate data reported that 바카라사이트 professor ¡°won¡¯t let us graduate¡±. The academic was also accused of using students as ¡°free labour¡±, requiring 바카라사이트m to complete tasks that were irrelevant to research and learning, a practice that has been banned by education authorities.

¡°Young generations of research students are knowledge workers with a high level of reflexivity, enabling 바카라사이트m to undertake transformative, power-rejective practices. The case under discussion here serves as a compelling example of Chinese research students shifting power relations, exposing academic misconduct and demonstrating academic citizenship,¡± Dr?Mu said.

karen.liu@ws-2000.com

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