Архивы Саша Ангел — Т-инвариант / T-invariant

“Competent” assistants: how “Dissernet” defendants advise the Ministry of Education and Science

Students of the "School of District Anti-Corruption" together with Groza and T-Invariant studied the composition of expert councils at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. It turned out that more than 10 per cent of the experts who influence decision-making "on the most important issues of the ministry's activities" are plagiarists and violators of academic ethics.

Buy an article cheap: which universities order research in dubious scientific journals

RSUH, RUDN, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, MGPPU were among the universities that founded and published journals with violations. "Laboratory of University Transparency" (Lupa) and T-invariant checked government procurement of 100 higher education institutions and found out that some of them conclude contracts with dubious publications.

How Dissernet figures advise the Federation Council

University Transparency Laboratory (Lupa), with the help of the free online community Dissernet, analyzed the activities of expert councils of the upper house of the Russian parliament. It turned out that 10% of experts advising senators on the laws they pass have violations of academic ethics.