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South Korean scientists protest treatment of university president accused of misusing funds

The science ministry alleges that KAIST leader Shin Sung-Chul made illegal payments to a California lab, but many scientists see a political purge.
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Researchers in South Korea have criticized the nation’s science ministry for its handling of an investigation into the president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejon, the country’s top technical university.

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Nature 564, 309-310 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07742-x

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  • Correction 14 December 2018: This story has been clarified to make clear that Shin Sung-Chul’s comments were made in response to questions from Nature’s news team

  • Correction 20 December 2018: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of DGIST professors that have been accused of misconduct and referred to prosecutors.

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