Predatory publishers probe snares prominent academics Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ‘pseudoscientific’ journals By David Matthews 25 July
Extradition case against Catalan academic Clara Ponsati dropped Lawyer says Spanish warrant means that economics professor remains an ‘exile’ By Matthew Reisz 25 July
Lancaster mulls European branch campus post-Brexit University says it is ‘exploring options’, but sector leaders urge caution By Chris Havergal 25 July
Romanian universities cry foul over ‘political’ new ranking Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have By David Matthews 25 July
Treasury guarantees UK academics’ European funding to end of 2020 Grants awarded under Horizon 2020 will still be paid even in event of ‘no deal’ Brexit By Rachael Pells 24 July
Thomas Docherty: it’s time to kill off the social mobility agenda Leading critic of marketised higher education takes aim at external appointment of vice-chancellors and the ‘student experience’ By Matthew Reisz 24 July
Brain drain takes worst academics as well as the best, study says Analysis of Italian PhD graduates finds that the ‘milk’ as well as the ‘cream’ leave By David Matthews 24 July
Doctoral graduates ‘need five years of post-PhD career support’ Early career social scientists should be entitled to extensive support from their university long after attaining their doctorate, study says By Jack Grove 23 July
Edinburgh requests retraction of papers by sacked cell biologist Investigation into Irina Stancheva confirms five cases of misconduct, but former lecturer denies manipulating data By Rachael Pells 23 July
Using Twitter to measure research impact ‘needs quality control’ Large-scale study raises questions about the usefulness of altmetrics for assessing research quality By Simon Baker 23 July
Glasgow School of Art aims for normality in extraordinary times Director Tom Inns explains how the institution is coping after fire gutted its iconic Mackintosh building By Jack Grove 21 July
Sam Gyimah’s second adviser shows trend for ‘loyalty’ jobs Minister’s second ‘pad’ could signal government taking policy more ‘in-house’, some suggest By John Morgan 20 July
