Academics criticise violent suppression of India student protests Campus demonstrations oppose controversial new citizenship legislation By Joyce Lau 18 December
Dreams of Malaysian higher education reform falter Civil service hostility, legislative complexity and political naivety keep restructure in the slow lane By John Ross 18 December
Call for cross-institutional 鈥榤ega research institutes鈥� Report calls on Hong Kong to speed up funding system and increase number of junior researchers By Joyce Lau 15 December
Chinese scholars 鈥榮how mixed responses鈥� to 鈥榗ash for articles鈥� Some academics feel incentives do not reflect that motivation for research comes from 鈥榯he pursuit of knowledge鈥�, says researcher By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
Journal articles 鈥榯acitly support China territory grab鈥� Maps ruled invalid by a court in The Hague have appeared in scientific publishing By John Ross 11 December
Hong Kong universities attempt long road back to 鈥榥ormalcy鈥� Campuses are being physically repaired but questions remain over whether trust can be restored among staff and students By Joyce Lau 10 December
China鈥檚 2035 modernisation plan needs to instil cultural change The plan promises big leaps in innovation, quality assurance and lecturer training, say Youmin Xi and Xiaojun Zhang By Youmin Xi 9 December
Japan student poll 鈥榗ould be used to blame universities鈥� on English language issue Professor warns over possible fallout from Japan鈥檚 education ministry polling 400,000 third-year students at 500 universities By Joyce Lau 9 December
色盒直播 to host forum focused on Indian universities Event will debate topics such as internationalisation, innovation and rankings By Ellie Bothwell 6 December
Oh, the humanity: rise of robots 鈥榯o聽force about-turn in academy鈥� Malaysian historian spies signs that liberal arts鈥� 200-year ebb may be ending as unpredictability of employment puts paid to utilitarian education By John Ross 6 December
Nine out of 10 academics in Arab world 鈥榳ant to emigrate鈥� Survey respondents cite concern over lack of funding, difficulty of international travel and bureaucracy By Matthew Reisz 6 December
Grants for Hong Kong universities on hold after campus protests Administrator 鈥榮hocked鈥� that school was being used as 鈥榮capegoat鈥� during political turmoil By Joyce Lau 28 November