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  • Should academic misconduct be catalogued? Proposed US database sparks debate

    Should academic misconduct be catalogued? Proposed US database sparks debate0

    Research misconduct can include a variety of infractions, including data fraud and manipulation.Credit: Tom Werner/Getty For decades, academic institutions have struggled with how to prevent researchers who have committed misconduct from securing jobs at new universities while hiding the bad behaviour. A proposal published today in the journal Science1 offers a solution, at least in

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  • I paused my PhD for 11 years to help save Madagascar’s seas

    I paused my PhD for 11 years to help save Madagascar’s seas0

    Ando Rabearisoa worked with local fishers to establish locally managed marine conservation areas that protect fisheries and local incomes in Madagascar. Credit: Johnson Rakotoniaina Three years into an ecological economics PhD in France, Ando Rabearisoa made a decision that would change both her life and Madagascar’s coastal ecosystems. In 2009, she abandoned her PhD studies

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