NIH integrity plan is ‘like a car without an engine’
by Research Professional News | November 9, 2023
Draft lacks rules to prevent suppression of research, says Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility group The National Institutes of Health’s draft scientific integrity policy is “like a car without an engine”, according to a not-for-profit that encourages government ...
US oceans agency urged to stop trawling seabed for research
by Research Professional News | September 8, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been urged to stop trawling the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico for fisheries research, but it has defended the practice despite being accused of “trashing” environments it is meant to protect. Public Employees for Environmental ...
Biden shores up scientific integrity across US agencies
by Research Professional News | February 4, 2021
“US president Joe Biden has ordered a wide-ranging review of scientific integrity across government agencies, including looking for evidence of “improper political interference” in research. But the Biden administration has already come under scrutiny for its commitment to ...