Will China’s enrolment expansion devalue postgraduate degrees? Falling staff-student ratios and low quality in some graduate programmes are prompting concern that more will mean worse, says Zhang Ruomei By Zhang Ruomei 3 August
Hong Kong’s academics are being isolated in more ways than one Lockdowns, campus protection and the new security law risk permanently cutting off scholars from the city and wider world, says Michael O’Sullivan By Michael O'Sullivan 31 July
Row over Indian universities’ Covid-hit exams reaches Supreme Court Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis By Joyce Lau 30 July
University of Hong Kong fires Occupy Central founder Benny Tai Law lecturer says decision marks ‘end of academic freedom’ in city, but institution insists it is acting in light of court judgment By Joyce Lau 28 July
Virtual is the way to go for (most) academic conferences The lockdown has illustrated that we don't need to sacrifice academic interaction to save the planet, says Adnan Aj?i? By Adnan Aj?i? 25 July
HE leaders question Japan’s ban on returning foreigners Continuation of policy stokes fears that entry rules could damage internationalisation efforts By Joyce Lau 24 July
China’s Double First Class programme should open to regional universities Widening eligibility for the new round of the initiative would accelerate the balanced development of global 中国A片 in China, says Li Qingquan By Li Qingquan 21 July
Can’t head West? Hong Kong rolls out the welcome mat Incentives draw students wary of Covid-19 and overseas visa hassles By Joyce Lau 21 July
Pakistan’s publication counting adds up to too little Academic research is not having any significant impact on the national economy or health of society, laments Tahir Shah By Tahir H. Shah 21 July
Saudi academic reaches out to Israelis through Hebrew article Research and discussion about early Islam could represent a ‘step towards political and economic cooperation’ By Matthew Reisz 18 July
Singapore institute looks for solutions in Asian conflict hotspots NUS centre starts work with China-India relations, before turning to Sino-Japanese ties By Joyce Lau 16 July
Outspoken law scholar stripped of Tsinghua duties China's top university has reportedly taken action against Xu Zhangrun, who called for government accountability By Joyce Lau 14 July