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eMJA: Managing allegations of scientific misconduct and fraud: lessons from the “Hall affair” Managing allegations of scientific misconduct and fraud: lessons from the “Hall affair” . If we can learn from this, it will have made a contribution to the pursuit of integrity in research On beginning his recent sabbatical at the Mayo Clinic, Professor Michael O’Rourke, a renowned academic from the University of New South Wales, was handed a slim volume entitled Honor in science. First published in 1984, it is recommended reading for research trainees as a guide to ethics and the values of research. Significantly, there are now more than 50 000 copies in circulation.1 Activities such as the dissemination of this booklet are central to ensuring society’s trust in the integrity of research. More than 20 years ago, Al Gore Jr (then a United States congressman, and later Vice President in the Clinton administration), as chairman of the first congressional hearing into scientific misconduct, noted: “At the base of our involvement in research lies the trust of American people and the integrity of the scientific exercise.”2 There is no reason to believe that this would be any different in Australia. Allegations of research impropriety affect the careers of both the accused and the accusers and . . . can divide an institution and damage its reputation. But trust in our research enterprise has recently been shaken by the “Hall affair” at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). At the end of 2001, complaints of research misconduct were levelled at Professor Bruce Hall, a Professor of Medicine at UNSW, and an internationally acclaimed scientist in immunology. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/180_04_160204/van10035_fm.html


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