Dreams of Malaysian higher education reform falter Civil service hostility, legislative complexity and political naivety keep restructure in the slow lane By John Ross 18 December
Call for cross-institutional ¡®mega research institutes¡¯ Report calls on Hong Kong to speed up funding system and increase number of junior researchers By Joyce Lau 15 December
Chinese scholars ¡®show mixed responses¡¯ to ¡®cash for articles¡¯ Some academics feel incentives do not reflect that motivation for research comes from ¡®the pursuit of knowledge¡¯, says researcher By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
Journal articles ¡®tacitly support China territory grab¡¯ Maps ruled invalid by a court in The Hague have appeared in scientific publishing By John Ross 11 December
Hong Kong universities attempt long road back to ¡®normalcy¡¯ Campuses are being physically repaired but questions remain over whether trust can be restored among staff and students By Joyce Lau 10 December
China¡¯s 2035 modernisation plan needs to instil cultural change The plan promises big leaps in innovation, quality assurance and lecturer training, say Youmin Xi and Xiaojun Zhang By Youmin Xi 9 December
Japan student poll ¡®could be used to blame universities¡¯ on English language issue Professor warns over possible fallout from Japan¡¯s education ministry polling 400,000 third-year students at 500 universities By Joyce Lau 9 December
THE to host forum focused on Indian universities Event will debate topics such as internationalisation, innovation and rankings By Ellie Bothwell 6 December
Nine out of 10 academics in Arab world ¡®want to emigrate¡¯ Survey respondents cite concern over lack of funding, difficulty of international travel and bureaucracy By Matthew Reisz 6 December
Oh, the humanity: rise of robots ¡®to?force about-turn in academy¡¯ Malaysian historian spies signs that liberal arts¡¯ 200-year ebb may be ending as unpredictability of employment puts paid to utilitarian education By John Ross 6 December
Grants for Hong Kong universities on hold after campus protests Administrator ¡®shocked¡¯ that school was being used as ¡®scapegoat¡¯ during political turmoil By Joyce Lau 28 November
Hong Kong universities urged to assert freedom after crackdown City¡¯s reputation hinges on continued preservation of academic freedom and students¡¯ rights By Joyce Lau 27 November