Phantastic Images and Where to Find Them (and How to Deal with Them) / Journals as Curators Rather than Publishers

Name: Phantastic Images and Where to Find Them (and How to Deal with Them) / Journals as Curators Rather than Publishers
Start: 2026-10-27T17:15:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-27T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Universität Zürich, Zentrum

Public talk on fraudulent science, data manipulation, and measures to ensure research integrity.

Date

Tuesday 27 October

18:15 – 20:00

Venue

Universität Zürich, Zentrum

Rämistrasse 71, Zürich · Kreis 1

ETH/Universitätsspital · Tram 6, 9, 10

Price

Price on organiser’s site

Language

English

No German needed

About

A lecture from the University of Zurich's "Fake Science" series investigating fraudulent science from multiple angles, including doctored images, invented data and systemic problems in research. Speakers Kim Wever from Radboud Medical Center in Nijmegen and Meredith Schuman from the University of Zurich examine specific cases, investigative techniques, whistleblowing, AI's role, and reforms in scientific publishing. The event is aimed at students, researchers across all disciplines and the general public, held in English.

Organiser · Universität Zürich

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