Article offers rare look inside a North Korean university Former foreign students recount memorable experiences in world鈥檚 most isolated country, including being openly spied on by their hosts By Joyce Lau 23 August
Academics speak out on rising tensions at UK-China branch campuses Some academics depart China amid allegations of overly strict Covid rules and narrowing space for academic freedom By Times Higher Education Staff 19 August
Groundbreaking Singapore academic freedom survey finds constraints Female scholars twice as likely to feel constrained as male colleagues, poll shows By Joyce Lau 18 August
Asian students win big fee discounts as Covid keeps campuses shut Thailand and Malaysia agree to financial aid, but critics say it doesn鈥檛 go far enough By Joyce Lau 18 August
Nottingham to buy out Malaysia campus partner in 拢23.5 million deal Becoming majority shareholder in branch campus will 鈥榮ecure the future鈥� of the institution in the region By Anna McKie 17 August
Hoped-for returns on Gulf branch campuses 鈥榶et to materialise鈥� Despite spending more than 拢700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims By Joyce Lau 17 August
Boris Johnson: UK will do 鈥榳hatever it can鈥� to host Afghan students Concerns about the fate of those 鈥榓t particular risk鈥� from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy By Matthew Reisz 16 August
Returnee Chinese researchers 鈥榰nfairly privileged鈥� in hiring Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about 鈥榙ouble standards鈥� on salary, funding and promotion By Jing Liu 14 August
Japan 鈥榳ill miss the boat鈥� if it doesn鈥檛 innovate and go global Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation By Joyce Lau 12 August
Hong Kong seeks to put traditional Chinese medicine on the map University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise By Joyce Lau 9 August
Chinese universities shutting campuses amid new Covid cases Thousands of university students are now living under strict quarantine rules to meet local regulations By Jing Liu 7 August
China makes mental health courses compulsory for undergraduates Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory By Jing Liu 5 August