Two university academics say they are still waiting for dean Andrew Azzopardi to apologise for inappropriately reproducing their work in a paper he co-authored. Despite asking him to apologise a year ago, when the paper was retracted from publication, professor Saviour Formosa and Dr Janice Formosa Pace say professor Azzopardi has so far refused to apologise, even now that the university rector and the disciplinary committee formally asked him to issue an apology. They say since he was asked to apologise formally, they expect a formal, written apology. "We are the injured party in this whole saga, having waited for a year since article publication until the matter was concluded this month, which also still requires closure as Azzopardi has to apologise," the two academics told Times of Malta. "The fact that the paper was retracted speaks volumes: it was a complete collapse of academic writing." Asked whether he will apologise, Azzopardi said he would not comment, but insisted the inquiry cleared him of the accusations that the academics had levelled at him last year. "In light of the outcomes of the inquiry I desist from commenting publicly notwithstanding the inquiry committee...