Fake journals aren’t publishers at all – they are dishonest reformatters
Even the ‘predatory’ label gives an undue level of legitimacy to operations that lack all the typical accoutrements of journals, says Steve Hochstadt
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Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024: post-event summary
Third edition of THE event solidifies global commitment to sustainable development
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Impact Rankings 2025: time to submit your data
Universities can now provide information to participate in the sustainability-focused league table
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Japan moves cautiously on overseas branch campuses
Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline
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Renters’ bill ‘could add to English student housing shortages’
Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants
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Student midwives ‘forced out’ of training by financial pressures
Some student midwives are working a 70-hour week as they balance demanding courses alongside part-time work
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English universities must publicise the fact that student loans are really a tax
Doing so would do a service not only to Muslim would-be students worried about usury but to everyone concerned about debt, says Steve Connolly
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Police reassure arriving students after UK anti-immigration riots
Chief constable says officers have been liaising with security staff ‘to ensure that vulnerable premises are safeguarded’
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Is collaboration with Russia really declining? Our analysis suggests not
Recent figures suggesting growing Russian isolation doesn’t tell the full story, say Lin Zhang, Zhe Cao, Gunnar Sivertsen and Dmitrii Kochetkov
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New Zealand university finances ‘worse than they look’
Paper gains masked last year’s losses but harder times lie ahead, watchdog warns
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How to make universities more inclusive for black academics
Support networks, mentoring and inter-institutional collaboration could make a big contribution to improving representation, says Mercy Denedo
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Increase Aria budget to £1 billion, says Obama science adviser
Former White House science chief Tom Kalil argues higher budget would help ‘non-consensus’ research projects achieve ‘critical mass’
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Student visa delays ‘could worsen’ as asylum applications rise
College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen
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How Premier League relegations hurt local university admissions
Undergraduate enrolment found to dip noticeably at institutions associated with teams dropping out of English football’s top tier
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PhD completion rates ‘as low as 5 per cent’ in Africa
Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says