Chinese researchers given more leeway to become entrepreneurs New recommendations offer flexibility to university employees who want to create start-ups By Joyce Lau 15 February
Open letters ‘Chinese academy’s strongest challenge’ to Xi Professors ride a wave of ‘public anger’ over coronavirus outbreak in airing anti-government views By Joyce Lau 14 February
A health emergency is no time to sideline the medical humanities Even as medics scramble to address the coronavirus, research into its social and political entanglements is vital, says Robert Peckham By Robert Peckham 10 February
Chinese researchers increasingly critical of coronavirus response Professors on the mainland and overseas defying government guidelines as outbreak spreads By Joyce Lau 7 February
THE MENA summit to explore innovation in the liberal arts University leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will convene in Abu Dhabi to discuss how a multidisciplinary model can help build knowledge economies and advance academic research By THE Events team 4 February
‘Major disruption’ to student mobility from coronavirus feared Countries close borders to visitors from China and language testing suspended By Jack Grove 4 February
Industry-university collaboration ‘key’ to coronavirus fight Dutch virologist says partnerships are vital in race to develop vaccines By Simon Baker 31 January
Ten years of NYU Abu Dhabi show branch quality ‘can be done’ Vice-chancellor discusses UAE’s economic gains from campus, plus academic freedom ‘understanding’ By John Morgan 31 January
Asian universities gaining in prestige at home and abroad Analysis of THE rankings data shows that more leading academics place universities in Asia among world’s best By Ellie Bothwell 28 January
Scholars urge cooperation and transparency as coronavirus spreads Sharing of information improves after Chinese president Xi Jinping warns officials against withholding data By Joyce Lau 27 January
The clouds of violence over Indian campuses have a silver lining India’s students have surprised many observers by standing up together to protest against injustice, says Pushkar By Pushkar 27 January
Faculty senate questions Yale’s relationship in Singapore Debate continues over the withdrawal of a “dissent” course last year at Yale-NUS By Joyce Lau 26 January
