Screenshot from a flyer that reads:
Public Lecture on Scientific Integrity
Dr. Elisabeth Bik
Errors and Misconduct in
Biomedical Research
Images
Science builds upon science. Even after peer-review and publication, science papers could still contain
images or other data of concern. If not addressed, papers containing incorrect or even falsified data
could lead to wasted time and money spent by other researchers trying to reproduce those results.
Several high-profile cases of science misconduct have been reported, but many more remain
undetected. Elisabeth Bik is an image forensics detective who left her paid job in industry to search for
and report biomedical articles that contain errors or data of concern. She has conducted a systematic
review of 20,000 papers across 40 journals and found that approximately 4% of these contained
inappropriately duplicated images. In her talk, she will present her work and show several types of
inappropriately duplicated images and other examples of research misconduct. In addition, she will
discuss how Artificial Intelligence can both help identify cases of misconduct and also create them, as
well as the growing threat of scientific paper mills.
On the occasion of the Dies academicus of the University of Bern on 6th December 2025,
Elisabeth Bik will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science for her
groundbreaking work and untiring commitment to scientific integrity.
Friday 5th December 2025, 4pm
Aula, 2nd floor, Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4.

Also see this link: https://www.vetsuisse.unibe.ch/e58/e1479157/e1624857/e1753357/Elisabeth_Bik_flyer_2025_A3_20251104_ger.pdf