Eva Forsell-Aronsson appointed member of a new national board for research ethics

The Board for Review of Dishonesty in Research is a new national committee that, starting 1 January 2020, takes over the responsibility to investigate suspicion of dishonesty in research from institutions in higher education. The new Board will deal with matters relating to fabrication, forgery and plagiarism, while other serious deviations from good research practice will be handled by the institutes themselves. The new committee consists of a chairman, who is a judge, as well as ten members appointed on the basis of proposals from universities and colleges. Member from University of Gothenburg is Eva Forsell-Aronsson, a professor of radiophysics. Unlike previous management, it is possible to appeal decisions made by the Board.