I occasionally post detailed, real-life examples of unethical conduct in German academia. Most of the perpetrators in these examples are professors, unsurprisingly, because they hold the most power in the system and thus their decisions are the most consequential. They are also protected best from negative consequences that their own actions may have for them.
I report these examples using pseudonyms for everyone involved, because my goal is not to denounce specific individuals. My goal is to showcase how great the discrepancy between fancy facades and rotten reality often is, and how defenceless academic institutions in Germany typically are against those who choose to exploit the system’s weaknesses to their own advantage.
I intend to make it as hard as possible for those in charge to continue denying the true cost of the show that they run. I invite you to do the same.
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