Beijing News (Reporter Ma Jinqian Xu Meihui Zhang Lu) Recently, the sixth-grade primary school students in Kunming won a national award for research related to colorectal cancer, and some netizens questioned the existence of academic corruption. The reporter learned today (July 14) from the staff of the organizing committee of the event that the organizing committee has learned about the relevant disputes and established an investigation team. There is currently no investigation result. Yunnan Provincial Association of Science and Technology also said that an investigation team has been established, and any violations will be handled in accordance with the regulations.

  Recently, the article "Research on the function and mechanism of C10orf67 in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer" of the sixth grader of Panlong Primary School in Panlong District, Kunming City won the third prize of the 34th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Contest as an entry for the Yunnan team. Some netizens pointed out that the research is far beyond the scope of primary school students' ability, and "or is suspected of academic corruption".

  The data shows that part of the work of the project was carried out at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The institute issued a statement yesterday afternoon that after preliminary verification, the students of the winning project were the sons of the researchers of the institute. In response to this public opinion incident, an investigation team has been established to conduct an in-depth investigation into this matter, and follow-up will promptly feed back the relevant investigation results to the society.

  This reporter called the organizing committee of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Contest this afternoon. The staff said that the organizing committee has learned about the relevant public opinion and has established an investigation team for the incident. There is no investigation result.

  Xu Wei, deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Youth Science and Technology Center, told reporters that the Yunnan Science and Technology Association has established an investigation team after being informed of the incident. The main leaders of the Yunnan Science and Technology Association have participated in the investigation. The investigation of the incident is in progress. Announced, if related issues are involved, they will be handled according to regulations.

Follow-up 1: What kind of game is this?

  ——National competitions organized by multiple departments

  According to the official website of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Contest, the event is a national event co-sponsored by the Chinese Association of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, General Administration of Sports, Intellectual Property Bureau, Natural Science Foundation, the Communist Youth League Central Committee, and the National Women’s Federation. Youth science and technology competition.

  It is understood that the event has been held since 1979, from the selection of primary schools to the national competition, about 10 million young people participate in different levels of activities every year. After selection, more than 500 young technology enthusiasts and 200 technology instructors participated in competitions, exhibitions and exchange activities.

  The official rules of the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Competition (Revised in 2020) (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules") show that the applicants are domestic primary and secondary school students (including ordinary primary and secondary schools, special education schools, and secondary occupations) when applying for the competition. Schools, etc.), each participating student (including students of collective projects) can only declare one project to participate in the scientific and technological innovation achievement competition in one competition.

Follow-up 2: What's the use of winning the competition?

  ——Maximum 20 points for the college entrance examination.

  According to a reporter from the Beijing News, the winners of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Contest will receive a bonus of no more than 20 points during the college entrance examination. Priority will be given to the same conditions when enrolling independently. According to the information on the official website of the competition, preferential policies for college admissions are formulated by the competent education department and universities, and specific departments need to be consulted.

  A reporter from the Beijing News found that according to the notice issued by the Ministry of Education in 2004 on the “Measures for Enrollment and Enrollment in Ordinary Colleges and Universities in 2004”, high school graduates who won the first and second prizes of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Contest at the high school stage can be directly sent to General colleges and universities (undergraduate majors) with enrollment qualifications for higher education.

  In November 2010, the Ministry of Education and other five departments jointly issued an announcement requesting the standardization and adjustment of some college entrance examination bonus points, and the cancellation of the award's sponsorship qualification. The enrollment committee of the provincial college where the student is located determines whether to base on its college entrance examination scores in the year of graduation Add no more than 20 points to file for colleges and universities. Relevant award-winning students intending to participate in the self-selection and admission assessment of the pilot colleges and universities, under the same conditions, the colleges and universities should give priority to the qualifications for participation in the assessment.

Follow-up 3: Can adults participate in the competition?

  -Can participate in tutoring, but the main creation must be completed by the student himself

  The "Rules" make it clear that there can be 1-3 tutors for each project to provide supplementary guidance for students to carry out project research. However, they must abide by the "three self" and "three sex" principles for review. "Three-self" is to choose your own topic, design and research yourself, and make and write your own.

  Specifically, the topic must be proposed, selected or discovered by the author himself. The creative contribution in the design must be conceived and completed by the author himself. The main arguments must be obtained by the author through observation, inspection, experiment and other research means. The author must participate in the production of the work, and the project research report must be written by the author himself.

Follow-up 4: How to deal with cheating?

  ——If there are problems of plagiarism, cheating, etc., disqualify the winner

  The "Rules" stipulates cheating and other behaviors, clarifies that there are problems such as plagiarism and cheating in research work, and disqualifies the author from winning the award.

  Specifically, at the stage of application and preliminary evaluation, if there is a complaint about the project and the investigation is true, or the investigation by the evaluation experts finds that the project has problems such as plagiarism and cheating in research work, the author will be disqualified from participating. In the final evaluation stage, if plagiarism or cheating of research work is found in the participating projects, the author's qualification for winning the award will be cancelled; the status of the project's author's defense or the actual level of the research project does not meet the award criteria, and the competition award may not be awarded after the jury committee votes.

  In the evaluation process, the "Rules" proposed that in the initial evaluation, the project that passed the qualification review will be organized by the judging panel to conduct a network evaluation of the application materials. The project's initial pass rate is about 80%.

  Beijing News reporter Ma Jinqian Xu Meihui Zhang Lu