The China Post
Date: November 20, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
National Taiwan University (NTU) President Yang Pan-chyr fought back Saturday against academic
National Taiwan University President Yang Pan-chyr speaks at a press conference he called Saturday, Nov. 20 in response to allegations that he and other researchers at the school had violated academic standards. (CNA)
fraud allegations targeting himself and other researchers at the school, appearing to try to shift the blame to the media and coauthors.
Reports emerged in the past week that 11 papers published by an NTU research team had been identified as “problematic” on PubPeer, a website that allows users to leave feedback on academic articles.
The papers, four of which Yang coauthored, were said to have serious flaws, including images of test results that had allegedly been digitally altered.
Professor Kuo Min-liang, who led the research team, apologized for the controversy and stood down earlier in the week.
But Yang defended his work at a press conference Saturday, saying none of his four articles had been retracted. [FULL STORY]
