Geoethics

Science is not immune to fraud: How a Microbiologist-turned-Integrity Consultant spots scientific misconduct

Gillian D'Souza July 20, 2022

Credit: Bertram Schmidt (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Elisabeth Bik is as brave as they come. She has been threatened personally and professionally by people she’s never met, only because she dares to critique some of the most widely read and published scientific papers in the world. The Dutch microbiologist discovered her unique skill of spotting – manually, with her naked eye – plagiarized text and fabricated images that otherwise go unnoticed in p ...[Read More]

A young participant’s experience at the 2018 General Assembly: So much to discover!

Pariphat Promduangsri September 12, 2018

Today we welcome probably one of the youngest participants who attended the 2018 General Assembly, Pariphat Promduangsri, a 16-year-old science baccalaureate student at Auguste Renoir high school in Cagnes-sur-mer, France, as our guest blogger. With a deep interest in the natural world and in taking care of the environment, Pariphat was a keen participant at the conference. She gave both oral and ...[Read More]

A young person’s journey through the largest geoscience conference in Europe

Pimnutcha Promduangsri May 24, 2017

Standing in front of my poster with Silvia Peppoloni, who convened the session on geoethics at the EGU conference. I always smile when I am with her! (Photo by David Crookall)

Today we welcome, potentially one of the youngest participants of this year’s General Assembly, Pimnutcha Promduangsri: a 17-year-old science baccalaureate student at Auguste Renoir high school in Cagnes-sur-mer, France, as our guest blogger. With a deep interest in the environment and taking care of the environment, Pimnutcha was a keen participant at the conference and gave an oral presentation ...[Read More]