Academic scandal - Definition and Overview

An academic scandal is one that exposes the unethical or erroneous work of a major academic figure. Academic scandal is closely related to journalistic fraud. See also the narrower notion Scientific misconduct.

List of academic scandals

• False verifications
  • Verification of the James Ossuary by the Geological Survey of Israel (GSI) and Andre Lemair of Sorbonne University
  • The verification of the authenticity of the Hitler Diaries by Hugh Trevor-Roper
• Corporate involvement in academia
  • Nancy Olivieri-Apotex scandal
• Academic fraud
  • Fujimura Shinichi
  • Piltdown Man
  • Jan Hendrik Schön
  • Sir Cyril Burt's twin study research
• Other
  • The Sokal Affair
  • Michael Bellesiles

External link

• Several links relating to the Nancy Olivieri-Apotex scandal: [1] (http://www.mcmaster.ca/mufa/turk.htm) [2] (http://www.caut.ca/english/bulletin/2001_nov/default.asp) [3] (http://www.redflagsweekly.com/Others/scinancy.html)