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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.

1 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

2 External link

Several links relating to the Nancy Olivieri - Apotex scandal: [1] [2] [3]

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