China aims for ‘quality’ overseas students with admissions exam Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation By Tash Mosheim 14 January
Iranian student among those killed as regime cracks down Universities facing ‘ongoing repression’ as regime responds to demonstrations with force By Tash Mosheim 12 January
Iranian scholars fear tougher clampdown as protests spread Campuses closed in attempt to quell unrest, with experts warning of risk of further brain drain unless protests deliver meaningful political change By Tash Mosheim 9 January
New Liverpool Bengaluru campus takes shape as provost appointed Russell Group university’s new India outpost prepares to admit first students in August By Tash Mosheim 8 January
OUP apologises two decades after book sparked violent protests Publisher acknowledges ‘unverified statements’ in controversial text by American academic that led to long-running legal battles By Tash Mosheim 7 January
Tracking student engagement data ‘complex and contested’ Study warns against heavy reliance on metrics such as logins and page views to judge students’ performance By Patrick Jack 7 January
China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings Penalties for withdrawn papers and self-citation proposed by Stanford researcher would hit standing of Chinese universities By Jack Grove 6 January
Japan’s women-only universities divided over trans admissions Some institutions revisit gender-related policies against backdrop of legal and political developments By Tash Mosheim 6 January
First Teaching Excellence Framework planned for Pakistan English universities join drive to improve quality of country’s higher education sector By Tash Mosheim 5 January
Singapore universities ditch ‘competition for the sake of it’ Collaboration between top institutions expected to help attract international researchers and improve student outcomes By Helen Packer 2 January
China investors bet on Malaysia campus despite steep competition New city-like development planned in Kuala Lumpur’s suburbs complete with fledgling institution headed up by former Nottingham Malaysia CEO By Helen Packer 28 December
Talks promised on Dhaka university merger after student protests Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university By Tash Mosheim 18 December
