Capitalistic? They profit from this kind of behavior because they are shielded from capitalistic-geared reality.
They have built an ivory tower that has nothing to do with capitalism.
They have built an ivory tower that has nothing to do with capitalism.
Imagine this story the other way around - PhD candidate accused by respectable researcher of making up data...the accuser would have been held out as a hero.
This has nothing to do with capitalism.
Odd how the whistleblower is finding herself in the same position as if she actually committed the fraud.
Yes, this has everything to do with capitalism. The optimal situation for science is when research institutions are surrounded by riches, i.e capitalism, but science is itself not too much constrained by money.
Capitalism does not reward honesty. It rewards ambition and greed. Today's universities faithfully reflect that.