World University Rankings 2024: trends in industry WUR expands industry pillar to include patents in country scores, with greatest gains by Ireland, Hong Kong and the US By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 27 September
Scholars doubtful of Taiwan’s international student target In departure from previous small-scale efforts, initiative seeks to retain thousands of students for work after graduation By Pola Lem 26 September
European institutions concerned by Chinese data protection rules The authoritarian country has rich datasets for research collaboration, but while some new regulations may feel familiar to European eyes, any comfort must come with big ethical caveats, an expert says By Ben Upton 24 September
India-Canada spat ‘could hit international student flows’ New Delhi could wreak considerable damage to Canadian universities by playing on Indian families’ concerns over student safety abroad, says academic By Pola Lem 23 September
Taliban brings in ideological courses at Afghan universities Lectures taught by loyalists seek to ‘turn everyone into a member of their party’, scholar says By Pola Lem 22 September
China and Cambridge top science and technology cluster ranking Global Innovation Index shows China overtaking US on number of leading clusters, but UK impresses on intensive smaller clusters By John Morgan 20 September
Japan reports 20 per cent drop in doctorates over two decades With job prospects slim in Japanese academia, PhD students may need to look outside country for further employment, researcher suggests By Pola Lem 20 September
China set to outlaw use of chatbots to write dissertations While ChatGPT is not officially available in the country, many users bypass restrictions or use similar tools By Jing Liu 19 September
First female leader at helm as IITs test African waters Preeti Aghalayam faces the daunting task of getting a Zanzibar campus up and running – quickly By Pola Lem 18 September
HKUST head: universities must ignite the sparks of innovation Nancy Ip discusses how universities can boost their output of patents and support faculty entrepreneurs By Nancy Ip 15 September
Boost transnational education offerings in India, UK told Offering education in India could help minimise the effects of the UK’s crackdown on dependants coming into the country, researchers say By Pola Lem 15 September
Build it and they will stay? Japan prefecture eyes new university Researchers sceptical about local government’s plan to open new institution as a means of stopping brain drain By Pola Lem 12 September