Pola Lem was Asia reporter at?Times Higher Education.?She joined THE in 2021 from?Research Professional News, where she covered European research policy. Since graduating from Columbia University’s journalism school in 2015, she has worked in Japan and rural Alaska, covered the US senate and written about satellite imagery for Nasa.?
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Articles by Pola Lem
Just weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine, academics are leaving the country, in what could be the beginning of a new brain drain
Scholars optimistic despite 490,000 learners still waiting to enter country, with recent survey showing 53 per cent struggle with ‘serious mental health issues’
Supporters say student engagement could lead to a ‘less radicalised’ student body, but fear more political meddling in institutional decisions
Students welcome turnaround, which comes after January announcement that US State Department had shuttered the scheme
Heads of learned institutions back Putin in the ‘most difficult decision in his life’
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal accused of disrespect towards administrators and monarchy
Agencies must agree on ‘demarcation line’ for questionable behaviour and mete out consistent punishment, Science paper says
Amid chaos, non-profit groups work to help an estimated 20,000 Indians leave war zone
Scholars expressing ‘shock and horror’ call for ‘immediate stop’ to Putin’s ‘senseless’ invasion
But academic expresses concern about first-time voters treating enfranchisement as a ‘TikTok moment’
Gujarat seeks to entice overseas institutions with ‘headache-free’ offices in gleaming tower blocks
Academics call on overseas colleagues to ‘stand with us’ as Putin’s army attacks
Undergraduate institutions should instil innovative thinking and research skills to prepare future PhD students, scholars say
Tone of threats ‘of a different calibre than before’ says examiner who left her QMUL post
Insular nation’s only private university hopes online teaching revolution means it can attract ordinary lecturers, not just adventurers
International community ‘should take in academics unable to continue teaching in Hong Kong’, say scholars
Students and faculty welcome eased measures but remain wary, emphasising need for higher caps on daily arrivals
Tokyo’s tight border controls could undo decades of education exchanges, say scholars
Students and staff voice concerns over slipping quality of education as Taliban members are tapped for teacher posts
State Department ‘circumvented Fulbright board’ to shutter programme, putting applicants in ‘danger’, says Heather Nauert
University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership
In new role, Bill Rammell seeks to boost international ties, resist nepotism and push beyond pockets of excellence
Experts say expectation of long work hours and ‘old boys club’ culture among doctors still pose barriers
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology reins in plans for expansion as president announces departure
