The institution completed an internal investigation into two professors and a staff researcher for duplicating images and fudging data.

After several high-profile cases, the country’s government is creating a board to oversee and investigate all serious allegations of scientific misconduct.

A panel finds David Latchman’s “recklessness in the conduct” of the lab and his involvement as an author on problematic papers facilitated the misconduct.

PubPeer commenters have flagged more than 100 papers from branches of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research for apparent image duplication and other issues.

An analysis of misconduct investigations finds first authors are more likely to commit transgressions, suggesting they should be held accountable for the integrity of the work.

The accusations concerned the safety of research participants. The school says the grants have been reinstated following an investigation.

A second investigation by the school concludes that David Latchman, also the head of Birkbeck, University of London, was not involved in the image manipulation found in papers he coauthored.

Olivier Voinnet and Patrice Dunoyer face consequences for misconduct that led to the retractions of numerous high-profile papers.

The ex-Wayne State University scientist has racked up 33 retractions to date.