Giving university staff more autonomy a pandemic silver lining
A Pakistan-based institution saw a new generation of leaders emerge during Covid-19
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Protect overseas development research, urge UK science leaders
Overseas aid cuts and changing diplomatic priorities have raised concerns that future of Global Challenges Research Fund is at risk
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THE World University Rankings 2021: Korean universities find strength in industry roots
Knowledge transfer and start-up incubators are more important than ever given the economic downturn in the wake of Covid-19, say university leaders in South Korea
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Graduation fears as Indian Supreme Court insists on final exams
Degrees will not be granted without final-year assessments, even if they are delayedÂ
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Does global health still have a colonial mindset?
Black Lives Matter protests have reignited debate over the persistence of ‘neocolonial’ structures within discipline
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Asian higher education at the demographic cliff edge
With East Asia’s governments failing to reverse falling birth rates, how should universities adjust to declining numbers of local students? Joyce Lau reports
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Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2018: results announced
Analysis reveals Antipodean universities are falling behind East Asian rivals
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2018: a golden partnership
Australia and China have an opportunity to develop ties that enrich the two countries – and the wider world, say Hamish Coates and Zhou Zhong
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South Korea sets 25 per cent target for female professors
Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality
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Hong Kong scholars may stay abroad to evade security law’s reach
London-based China expert fears arrest over critical comments if he returns to city following introduction of new legislation
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Belt and Road ‘shifting axis of higher education towards Asia’
Many universities now looking to China, not to Europe, to form academic partnerships, says Cambridge professor
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THE World University Rankings 2021: Australian front-runners surge
But observers question whether it can last, as pandemic lays waste to the business model