Research misconduct

The following tables show the number of allegations of research misconduct received and the investigation outcomes since 2012, as well as the types of allegations made this year, and since 2012.

Allegations of research misconduct
Year Complaints received Full investigation
 2012/13  6  
 2013/14  8  
 2014/15  9  2
 2015/16  8  1
 2016/17  12  
 2017/18  8  1
 2018/19  6  1
 2019/20  5  1
 2020/21  16  3
 
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2012 - 21 Research misconduct outcomes
Outcome No
 Allegation rejected  12
 Case dismissed  35
 Informal resolution  19
 Full investigation  9
 
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2012 - 21 Nature of research misconduct allegations
Nature of allegation %
 Plagiarism  31%
 Authorship disputes  25%
 Ethical misconduct  14%
 Data manipulation  11%
 Data fabrication  9%
 Duplicate publication  5%
 Conflict of interest  3%
 Misuse of funds  2%
 
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2020 - 21 Nature of research misconduct allegations
Nature of allegation %
 Plagiarism  25%
 Data fabrication  25%
 Data manipulation  25%
 Ethical misconduct  19%
 Authorship disputes  6%
 
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