114-2 Academic Ethics Lecture
● Organizers:
College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University
College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan University
College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
Center for General Education, National Taiwan University
● Information
Topic: Scientific Misconduct Revisited: Story and Lessons Learned
Date: 18:50-21:30, Apr. 21st (Tue.), 2026
Venue: Room 103, Boya Lecture Building, NTU Main Campus
Speaker: Dr. Tien-Hsien Chang, Director, Program for Promotion of Research Integrity (PPRI), Academia Sinica
Language: English
● Introduction
Research misconduct has been plaguing and, in fact, getting worse over the last few decades in practically all domains of knowledge pursuit. As a result, paper retraction has almost become a norm rather than an anomaly. High-profile cases are widely reported, and severe punishments are imposed on some elite institutions. Yet students and research professionals are often, knowingly or unknowingly, unaware of the causes, means, damages, and grave consequences of research misconduct. This talk addresses these issues through storytelling to help students, postdocs, and PIs understand what research misconduct is and to provide general guidelines for conducting research responsibly.
This lecture will count as 3 hours of NTU academic ethics courses (1 hour each in Categories 1, 2, and 5) and will award a study certificate upon completion.
● Agenda:
18:30–18:50: Registration
18:50–19:00: Introduction of the speaker
19:00–21:00: Lecture Start
21:00–21:30: Q&A session
21:30 : End of Lecture and sign-out sheet
● Notice:
1. Registration link:
https://my.ntu.edu.tw/actregister/sessionList.aspx?actID=20263700_04
https://forms.gle/HzryzEygAq2HzwUE9
2. We have an open quota of 250 participants. If you are unable to register through the NTU activity registration system, or if you are a student outside of NTU, register through the Google Forms link provided above. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration as early as possible.
3. Full participation (arrive on time, no early departure, online sign-in and sign-out) is required to receive a study certificate.
4. Registration is open from 18:30 to 18:50, and the feedback form and sign-out will be open from 21:20 to 21:30.
Contact: Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, NTU (Phone: 02-3366-2545 #242； Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw)