World Academic Summit: societal shifts behind China¡¯s rise set expectations for more End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country¡¯s higher education system, says Tony Chan By Paul Basken 27 September
World Academic Summit: reverse brain drain from West ¡®has powered rise of Asia¡¯ Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit: student enthusiasm ¡®key to university-industry ventures¡¯ Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears By Paul Basken 27 September
One in three university teaching posts ¡®unfilled¡¯ in India Scholars say permanent teaching posts are left vacant as universities rely on ¡®ad hoc¡¯ lecturers By Jack Grove 26 September
World Academic Summit: Singapore minister promises focus on student creativity Leaders have increasingly been acknowledging that the cultural pressure put on the country¡¯s children to spend their hours studying has left them too one-dimensional By Paul Basken 26 September
Academic integrity at heart of Kazakhstan¡¯s HE ambitions Clearing out corruption will be most important in Nazarbayev University¡¯s success, says vice-provost Loretta O¡¯Donnell By Anna McKie 22 September
China dominates list of biggest movers in high-quality research Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes By Simon Baker 19 September
Shanghai Jiao Tong and Edinburgh launch low-carbon college New centre will offer master¡¯s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges By Ellie Bothwell 18 September
African and Asian researchers ¡®face greatest mobility obstacles¡¯ Global survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared By Chris Havergal 18 September
India may finally be getting serious about research fraud A move to combat India¡¯s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign ¨C even if it took a newspaper expos¨¦ to prompt it, says Pushkar By Pushkar 13 September
Western students in China ¡®very disappointed with teaching¡¯ Students claim that ¡®asking questions is not appreciated by most local teachers¡¯ By Ellie Bothwell 10 September
Iranian university leader puts hopes in academic diplomacy Tehran president says institution is keen to internationalise despite deteriorating relations with the West By Anna McKie 9 September