Dear Stephen
I don’t know of any advice system for academics I'm afraid, but I do strongly believe that academic staff should observe all the principles and practices that we expect of students.
Accordingly, I would advise an academic in the same way as a student who is being accused of plagiarism:
1) Be honest about any errors or omissions in acknowledging others, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and show awareness of the implications of these
2) Explain how construction of the work in question was done, with any evidence that can be mustered, to show your own intellectual ownership of the work
Best wishes
Gill Price
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Gill Price MSc MSc PhD PGDip.HEP
Plagiarism Officer
Norwich Medical School
University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:06:58 +0000
>From: Stephen Gow <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Advice for academics accused of plagiarism
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>Dear colleagues,
>
>I recently received a phone call from a gentleman asking for advice about
>plagiarism accusations directed at his sister, an academic for 20 years.
>The details of the case were complex and obviously his sister felt she had
>been wrongly accused. I deal with a lot of student cases of plagiarism however
>have no experience dealing with accusations directed at staff. I know these
>cases, even false accusations, can cause tremendous reputational harm but
>do not feel I had the expertise to advise the gentlemen.
>
>I was wondering a few things:
>
> - Would anybody be able to advise on this type of case?
> - If no such advisory service exists, shouldn't this be something we
> could set up?
> - If no one is willing to advise directly, what advice could you offer
> and I could pass this on?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Stephen
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>Gow, S. (2014). A cultural bridge for academic integrity? Mainland Chinese
>master’s graduates of UK institutions returning to China. *International
>Journal for Educational Integrity*, *10*(1).
><http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/article/view/935>
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