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
Privately backed institutions seen as new model for higher education development
Academics urge policymakers to tackle ‘root issues’ including corruption, unemployment and quality education
Experts back ‘cautious approach’ for universities but stress importance of continuing collaboration
Undergraduates complain of poor attendance in online classes and cheating in examinations
Call for subcontinent to be recognised as more than ‘just a market for education’
Government cracks open door for select few, but thousands still stuck overseas
Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be ‘ladylike’ and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class
Ex-governor also wants UK to offer visas to youth born after 1997 to counter clampdown on free speech
Students complain of being ‘kept in dark’ over immigration status and pushed into MBA programme
Continuing to offer anonymous surveys just invites abuse of lecturers, say Australian researchers
Facing lower tolerance for free speech, academics and students share their approaches on retaining autonomy and avoiding unwanted scrutiny
University Grants Commission says doctoral students on fellowships should get eight months’ maternity leave
Detention of Faizullah Jalal sparks protest in defence of legal scholar who publicly denounced the ruling regime
Students who escaped the chaos in Kabul are beginning their second terms at overseas universities. But can they concentrate on their studies amid trauma, worries about their families and uncertainty about their future prospects? Pola Lem considers what more universities can do to help
Staff and students voice concern over CUHK’s condition that union can be reinstated only if it pledges not to break law
Julie Lydon and Sarah Springman recognised alongside vice-chancellors, UUK chief executive and former UCU leader
Government move brings meaning to the motto ‘Scholars for a Year, Cheveners for Life’, says advocate
Two years after student was beaten to death by classmates, calls for institutions to take more responsibility
HKU community sceptical of official explanation blaming move on fragility of monument
University of the People aims to fund 4,000 Afghans to study, with 600 already enrolled in its courses
Entrepreneur provides funding, but questions over student interest and regulatory environment
Researcher sees ‘no hope’ for regional institutions in particular, but other academics are less pessimistic
研究人员表示，在确定长达数年的师生关系前，应该让学生先试一试
Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues
