Role models and career support 鈥榢ey to keeping women in science鈥� Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science By Joyce Lau 12 November
Delhi v-c鈥檚 forced exit spotlights Indian governance crisis Yogesh Tyagi suspended by government after he and executive council try to appoint rival candidates for registrar By Joyce Lau 11 November
Pakistan鈥檚 knowledge city plans 鈥榠mpractical鈥� Scholars say country should focus on more pressing higher education issues after prime minister announces ambitious scheme By Ellie Bothwell 8 November
Covid-19 has underlined the digital divide in Pakistani higher education Some locked-down students have no electricity at home, never mind broadband service, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz By Abdur Rehman Cheema 8 November
Rural Chinese students start behind but catch up Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds By Joyce Lau 7 November
Chinese research links with eastern Europe 鈥榞rowing聽rapidly鈥� There may be early signs of 鈥楴ew Silk Road鈥� efforts bearing fruit, but developments could raise questions about European unity By Simon Baker 6 November
Leadership & Management Summit: academic prowess 鈥榥o longer enough鈥� for top jobs Technological know-how and compassion key in the post-Covid era, leaders say By Joyce Lau 3 November
Covid-19 will not dent Chinese demand for international education Coronavirus will not stop China鈥檚 growing and ambitious middle class from seeking a Western university education for their children, says Sabrina Wang By Sabrina Wang 31 October
Report reveals 鈥榮urvival鈥� techniques used by women in Korean HE Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management By Joyce Lau 30 October
China鈥檚 five-year plan to step up HE modernisation impetus Universities urged to take opportunity to modernise, as government鈥檚 next strategic plan set to boost research and technology By Joyce Lau 29 October
HKU appoints two new vice-presidents in contested shake-up Appointments at Hong Kong鈥檚 most prestigious university come despite critics鈥� call for more consultation By Joyce Lau 28 October
Male-only programmes at four in 10 Indian scientific conferences Organisers refused to engage with the problem, or offered a series of stock excuses, say campaigners By David Matthews 28 October