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physicsguy
on Aug 5, 2025
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Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysi...
This is totally not true in my country (UK). Staff are laid off. Tenure doesn't exist. Departments are not closed.
aydyn
on Aug 5, 2025
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But thats UK, a small backwater island
physicsguy
on Aug 6, 2025
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A small backwater island with 4 universities in the top 10 of worldwide rankings and outperformance in the top 100 too?
aydyn
on Aug 6, 2025
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yeah
zipy124
on Aug 9, 2025
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They are, but extremely infrequently and when they are it is minor numbers, at least at the largest universities. And when they are laid off it is for financial reasons not performance.
physicsguy
on Aug 12, 2025
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Not sure if you're following the news, but almost every university is in financial trouble at the moment.
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