New Misconduct Rules Aim to Minister to an Ailing System

摘要

Melbourne, Australia—Four years ago, a divisive series of investigations into the alleged scientific misconduct of a University of New South Wales immunologist bared what many scientists saw as a flawed system for handling such allegations. An external committee found the researcher, Bruce Hall, guilty of misconduct, but he retained his position after the university found him guilty of a lesser charge of academic misconduct (Science, 16 January 2004, p. 298). The case convinced the country's granting agencies and the community that changes were needed. The result, out mis week, is a new code of research conduct.