Academic scandal

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.

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
- Ward Churchill; fabricating ethnicity, plagiarism, academic fraud, intimidation
Other
- The Sokal Affair
- Michael Bellesiles