Mainland China now ‘irreplaceable’ as Hong Kong research partner Analysis of research co-authored with city region shows more than half of papers now involve links with mainland Simon Baker 1月 28日
Singapore legal challenge ‘will chill academic freedom’ Academics issue warning after news story including critical comments about country’s top universities is removed Ellie Bothwell 1月 23日
University ties in spotlight as Western anxiety over Huawei grows Institutions seek guidance over links to Chinese company but are told that it is not their role to start a ‘new Cold War’ Jack Grove 1月 17日
Three education ministers quit before university president starts Scholars cite concerns over academic autonomy in Taiwan after election of National Taiwan University president is finally approved Ellie Bothwell 1月 16日
Malaysian progress towards institutional autonomy slows It’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t, as minister seeks course for freedom John Ross 1月 15日
Publishers choose between self-censorship in China and import ban Cambridge University Press is latest firm to reveal that some of its titles have been blocked by the state Ellie Bothwell 1月 9日
Japanese universities rated on ease of access to sex Men’s magazine expresses contrition over slur against female students John Ross 1月 9日
Political meddling in Korean university leadership ‘erodes trust’ Scholars say Moon Jae-in administration is continuing tradition of replacing presidents appointed under previous government Ellie Bothwell 1月 7日
Academic freedom fears as China erodes Hong Kong funding divide Dollars, not diktats, now seen as biggest risk to institutional autonomy in special administrative region John Ross 1月 3日
Curbs on freedom of speech could damage Hong Kong’s international lure A ban on political advocacy and remedial action for possession of ‘radical concepts’ could undermine the special administrative region’s universities, says Michael O’Sullivan Michael O'Sullivan 1月 3日
Indonesian performance-related funding system ‘open to abuse’ Academics claim that loopholes in government index of top scholars raise questions over allocation of public money Ellie Bothwell 12月 19日
Times Higher Education to launch THE Awards Asia Inaugural ceremony to build on success of long-running UK-focused awards THE reporters 12月 19日