A fried of mine reported scientific misconduct (p-hacking) and, together with a few colleagues, left the research group, due to moral harassment by the head of that group.
The university removed all of them from the research group and said they could continue working on the data because it belongs to the university.
3 months later:
- investigations of scientific fraud against the people leaving (neglecting authorship because the data could after all not be used and the head wanted a say in the articles, i.e., change them completely). Also some random other allegations that didn't stick.
- police investigation of defamation (because they reported the scientific misconduct and some other misleading statements used by the head in sales for a research-related product)
- the university now expects them to contact the head of the ex-research group to clarify questions of authorship
The university removed all of them from the research group and said they could continue working on the data because it belongs to the university.
3 months later:
- investigations of scientific fraud against the people leaving (neglecting authorship because the data could after all not be used and the head wanted a say in the articles, i.e., change them completely). Also some random other allegations that didn't stick.
- police investigation of defamation (because they reported the scientific misconduct and some other misleading statements used by the head in sales for a research-related product)
- the university now expects them to contact the head of the ex-research group to clarify questions of authorship
- the head meanwhile continues as before