Japanese university president forced out over self-plagiarism University of Aizu president Toshiaki Miyazaki quits after investigation found he published the same conference paper on multiple occasions By Jack Grove 31 July
High hopes, low expectations for National Research Foundation By creating one large, centralised research funder, Indian government is ‘pouring old wine into new bottle’, say academics, who doubt it will be able to solve the plethora of issues facing science in the country By Pola Lem 31 July
Chinese funder lets women get early career grants up to age 48 Female researchers given additional three years to apply to reflect childbearing and caring responsibilities By Jing Liu 27 July
To become world-class, India’s universities need to collaborate Working together to tackle specific teaching and research needs could seed high-quality research institutes, say Diya Dutt and Sudarshan Saha By Diya Dutt 27 July
Vietnam’s German university struggles to loosen government grip Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures By Ben Upton 26 July
Japan expected to lose 140,000 students by mid-century Tokyo could use figures to justify more heavy-handed sector intervention, academics say By Pola Lem 25 July
China-Taiwan trip could augur closer university collaboration But some academics remain wary, warning over Beijing’s ‘manipulation’ of student exchange for political purposes By Pola Lem 24 July
Chinese universities grow career services to tackle unemployment Sector must meet demands of students who increasingly expect help landing a job, scholar says By Pola Lem 21 July
Japan’s ?10 trillion excellence fund off to shaky start As fund records ?60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model By Pola Lem 19 July
Brain drain fears as Bhutanese head down under for degrees While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population By John Ross 19 July
Korea draws shortlist for ambitious excellence initiative ‘Glocal’ scheme aims to boost universities outside Seoul and drive innovation in the face of demographic decline By Pola Lem 17 July
Chinese sector expansion focuses on vocational training Opening of colleges running at 10 times the rate of development of new universities By Jing Liu 15 July
