China ‘must close gene editing loopholes’ Beijing’s censorship of 2018 gene-edited babies case has prevented ‘crucial’ research ethics dialogue, says scholar By Pola Lem 6 April
Iranian universities free to turn away students without hijab Ministry decision to allow universities to deny services to women without headscarves ‘will only reinforce people’s anger’, says scholar By Pola Lem 5 April
Sharp drop in students sitting Myanmar’s matriculation exam Many learners reluctant to attend public institutions as this may ‘legitimise regime’, says researcher By Pola Lem 4 April
China to evaluate universities with ‘ideological index’ Experts predict a race between institutions to show progress on Communist Party building and ideological activities By Jing Liu 3 April
Israel crisis: university presidents ‘ready to strike again or sue’ Campus shutdowns paused, as Haifa president says fragmented education is partly to blame for constitutional crisis By Ben Upton 31 March
‘Final warning’ for Afghan students unable to return to India Afghan students find Indian universities continue to expect their physical presence, despite lack of visas By Pola Lem 31 March
Melek Ortabasi: being open is a form of venting for me Literature scholar talks about life in Japan and being an academic single mother By Pola Lem 30 March
Syrian academics back in classroom despite earthquake carnage Council for At-Risk Academics is fundraising to help displaced academics continue teaching By Patrick Jack 28 March
Delhi university’s punishment of students over Modi doc ‘chilling’ Administrators take ‘very clever’ strategy to ‘divide’ students by disciplining two of them harshly while letting others go, scholar says By Pola Lem 28 March
Rural students at Pakistan’s top university ‘locked out’ of dorms Removal of students from dormitories has left many scrambling to afford lodging in city or return to rural homes, where online learning is ‘impossible’ By Pola Lem 26 March
Resignation brings hope of overhaul for India’s rankings Chairman of National Assessment and Accreditation Council committee resigns, citing concerns over ‘questionable grades’ By Pola Lem 23 March
THE Awards Asia 2023: shortlist announced India and Hong Kong emerge as best represented countries in year of record entries By Pola Lem 23 March