IndiaBiostreams: Webinar on Research Ethics

A moderated discussion with leading researchers on ethical practices in academic research. The topics covered include purity of data, publication ethics and plagiarism. This discussion is broadly based on the “National Policy on Academic Ethics", a document that was issued by the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India in the year 2019.

National Policy on Academic Ethics


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0:00 Welcome
1:07 Audience Poll (Getting to know you)
2:05 Introduction
2:36 Message from Prof. K. VijayRaghavan
7:59 Topics of the Webinar

9:20 Audience Poll (Purity of data)
10:26 Address by Dr. Mukund Thattai
18:42 Discussion (How do you label, track and store the vast amount of data that you generate in your lab?)

21:37 Audience Poll (Publication Ethics)
23:04 Address by Prof. Sunil Mukhi
30:42 Discussion (Do you discuss authorship criteria and publication ethics with your students?)

32:40 Audience Poll (Plagiarism)
34:02 Address by Dr. Saman Habib
46:25 Discussion (How do you teach your students about plagiarism? Do you encourage the use of text-matching software?)

48:09 Questions & Answers
48:35 If you are a student and are under an obligation to add your supervisor’s name on a paper, do you have an option?
50:18 In the light of recent occurrences of retractions and pub-peer flaggings, what can the community do collectively towards any resolution?
52:08 Is the two hour course on ethics, which covers plagiarism, announced by UGC for students a good systemic solution to fix the problem?
55:46 Is legal intervention a good way to help curtail predatory journals and thus protect the community?
57:51 What is the role of whistleblowers in addressing plagiarism and reporting data manipulation and what procedures can one follow in doing this?
59:41 Is it and if yes, why is it wrong to repeat one’s own work (self-plagiarise)?

1:01:25 Conclusion
1:02:50 Curated resources on research ethics from India and around the world:

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