Blog
In our blog you will find personal reflections and experiences from our mentors and extended network on issues related to academic and research malpractice, and the importance of fostering academic integrity and responsible conduct in research.
Handy hints for ‘whistleblowers’ of misconduct and malpractice in HE
Higher Education (HE) organisations are essential public service sectors focusing on research and research-informed teaching. In many countries, HE is self-regulated,...
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The role models of my academic life and the teaching of medical humanities
My academic path was deeply marked by two people I would like to pay tribute to. The surgeon, Amadeu Pimenta, a...
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How I Met with Contract Cheating
Academic integrity is a fundamental principle that universities and educational institutions require students to uphold. All students are expected to complete...
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Is ChatGPT changing everything now?
Efforts to safeguard academic integrity and fair assessment received a new challenge in November 2022, with ChatGPT, artificial intelligence entering the...
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Contract cheating – a problem that probably won’t cool down anytime soon
Are you reading a paper and suspect that the paper was not written by the person who submitted it? This problem...
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My pathway to Research Integrity and prevention of Scientific Misconduct
To this day I vividly remember my fascinating but very complicated work related to my PhD thesis. My research was devoted...
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The good old days? What has my career taught me about respect in the workplace
Everyone within an academic community deserves to be treated with respect and dignity by other members of that community. The community...
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