Superconductivity researcher at centre of misconduct scandal departs University of Rochester

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Several of Ranga Dias’s papers have been retracted amid data manipulation allegations

Ranga Dias, a superconductivity researcher accused of multiple counts of scientific fraud, no longer works at his institution. In a statement reported by Nature, the University of Rochester confirmed that Dias is no longer one of its employees, ‘nor does he have any research activity connected to the university’.