Mass-produced PhDs lie at heart of Russia’s ‘plague’ of doctoral fraud

Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group

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October 4, 2015
Last updated
February 16, 2017
Jack Grove
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#1 Submitted by dr.mbumar_234097 on October 4, 2015 - 3:20pm
You need to check what is happening in other African universities. It would be good if you can beam your searchlight on Nigerian Universities. Dr MB Umar, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.

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