Global spending on coronavirus research hits $5Â billion
OECD finds science rose to the challenge of coronavirus, but this led to cancelled projects elsewhere and academics working outside their expertise
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Academic calls for press boycott over cancellation of Thai book
National University of Singapore Press criticised over decision to scrap publication of title critical of country’s rulers
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Higher education and the pandemic: key trends to watch in 2021
Few areas of higher education and research have been left untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic – and during 2020, trends emerged that the academic community will be keeping a close eye on in 2021. Here...
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Japan raises funds for £70 billion university research endowment
But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say
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Will international recruitment survive Covid-19?
The pandemic has prompted dire predictions about international student enrolment at anglophone universities. But will those fears come to pass? Is there an alternative to standard international...
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Chinese education agents opt for UK over Australia post-Covid
Virus management earns no brownie points for Antipodean education, with UK ranked higher even on safety
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Say hello to the export model for international education
With US enrolment numbers falling off a cliff, the future is ripe for deep, cross-border partnerships between institutions, says Rick Shangraw
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Adam Habib: SOAS will be ‘voice for developing world in the West’
New director acknowledges social justice agenda must go hand in hand with financial sustainability of troubled institution
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UK universities’ half-hearted support for Erasmus+ must not be repeated
The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse
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Hong Kong university to close ‘Mecca for China studies’
Invaluable Mao era materials will be digitised on an open-access platform
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Income-contingent loans evangelist eyes Asia and South America
Increasingly popular repayment system eases stress on graduates and governments alike, says Bruce Chapman
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Times Higher Education’s Digital Teaching Survey results
Universities’ wariness of online instruction was suddenly swept aside last year by Covid-19. But how successful has the overnight digital transition been? Is it sustainable? And should it be? Paul...
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Australian minister tipped to rethink building blocks of degrees
New minister’s old work on online education could be revived to encourage tertiary sector integration, experts say
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Welcome trumps welfare as agents put primacy on open doors
Survey finds Australia and other destinations are losing ground to the UK, with health management becoming ‘less of a differentiator’
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Asia University Rankings 2019: across-the-board gains
Institutions and systems throughout the region are beefing up their performances – and it shows, says Phil Baty