Research misconduct could bring a 20-year ban from national R&D programs and penalties up to 30 times the funding
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- South Korea will extend participation bans in national research and development programs to as long as 20 years for fraudulent funding use or serious misconduct.
- Additional financial penalties can reach 30 times the amount of research funding involved.
- Projects that miss their targets but achieve meaningful results will receive more opportunities for follow-up research.
Researchers who misuse public funds or commit serious misconduct in South Korea’s national research and development programs could face exclusion for up to 20 years. Additional penalties may reach 30 times the research funding involved.
The strengthened measures are included in a promulgation bill for amendments to the National Research and Development Innovation Act. The bill passed the National Assembly plenary session last month and was placed before the State Council on the 8th.
The changes also distinguish between failure and misconduct. Projects that do not meet their targets but produce meaningful results during the research process will have greater opportunities to pursue follow-up work.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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