Research detective wins standing up for science prize

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The science detective on a mission to stamp out shoddy research

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French professor free to harass hydroxychloroquine critics online

Eric Chabriere’s attacks against critics of hydroxychloroquine are seen as a sign of the social-media-induced radicalisation that has occurred during the pandemic

By David Matthews

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Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ‘huge variance’ in action taken

By Jack Grove

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Questions mount over future of ‘rogue’ French research institute

University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection, under leadership of ‘populist’ microbiologist Didier Raoult, continues to push hydroxychloroquine in the face of evidence

By David Matthews

27 January

Research detective wins standing up for science prize

Elisabeth Bik wins John Maddox Prize for exposing image and data manipulation in published scientific papers

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Research detective wins standing up for science prize

Elisabeth Bik wins John Maddox Prize for exposing image and data manipulation in published scientific papers

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The science detective on a mission to stamp out shoddy research

French professor free to harass hydroxychloroquine critics online

Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments

Questions mount over future of ‘rogue’ French research institute

Related universities

St George’s, University of London

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