Asia

In city state’s budget, outdated mindsets and “elephants in the room” are out, Asian studies and travel are in 

The Middle East and North Africa have large youth populations and growing university participation. But with high unemployment, low female workplace participation and universities focused on STEM and the public sector, is all this human capital being wasted? Simon Baker reports 

Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say

‘Freedom of speech is a question of interpretation,’ says v-c who maintains art studio in Beijing

Even those in maths and statistics misunderstood the method blamed for the reproducibility crisis, research in China finds

Experts question whether proposals to give chartered status to private institutions and encourage international branch campuses will deliver quality education  

Researchers must be prepared to share their raw data if their work is to be considered scientifically sound, says geneticist

Money is not the point, Australian institution insists, as it opens the door to a new higher education frontier

Both Beijing and Hong Kong must adjust their approaches and sensibilities to restore confidence and trust in HK universities, argues John Burns

Recruitment agents say most students will defer enrolment rather than cancel overseas study plans altogether

While much harm has been done by epidemic, institutions could use crisis to sharpen strategies and practices in areas such as internationalisation and e-learning, experts say

Researchers say funding bodies and university management have most influence over state of scholarly autonomy