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China launches largest academic misconduct crackdown after 'Student Geng' scandal

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China's National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) has initiated its largest-ever crackdown on academic misconduct, publicly disclosing 31 new cases involving over 40 researchers. This action follows allegations made by a blogger known as 'Student Geng' in April. The NSFC has revoked funding and titles from four academics previously honored by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, demanding the return of over 10 million yuan and imposing bans on future applications. AI

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China launches largest academic misconduct crackdown after 'Student Geng' scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang ·

    China launches largest-ever academic misconduct crackdown after ‘Student Geng’ scrutiny

    Four Chinese academics who lost posts at leading universities after a high-profile blogger flagged their research for misconduct have come under official investigation by China’s leading funder of basic research. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) published d…

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