Asia

Selective institutions more likely to show their favouritism publicly, study finds

Facing lower tolerance for free speech, academics and students share their approaches on retaining autonomy and avoiding unwanted scrutiny

University Grants Commission says doctoral students on fellowships should get eight months’ maternity leave

Detention of Faizullah Jalal sparks protest in defence of legal scholar who publicly denounced the ruling regime

Hong Kong University’s legally dubious dismantling of the monument to Tiananmen Square should provoke global outrage, says Phil C.W. Chan

Students who escaped the chaos in Kabul are beginning their second terms at overseas universities. But can they concentrate on their studies amid trauma, worries about their families and uncertainty about their future prospects? Pola Lem considers what more universities can do to help

Staff and students voice concern over CUHK’s condition that union can be reinstated only if it pledges not to break law

Enlisting miscreants to help improve understanding of contract cheating, as part of their punishment, could be a way forward, says Kholah Yaruq Malik

World’s biggest digital library of Chinese journals under pressure over copyright infringement

Two years after student was beaten to death by classmates, calls for institutions to take more responsibility

HKU community sceptical of official explanation blaming move on fragility of monument

University of the People aims to fund 4,000 Afghans to study, with 600 already enrolled in its courses