Research Excellence Summit: national rivalries ‘slowing scientific progress’ Research for the public good being subverted by geopolitical ‘zero-sum competition’, says former LSE professor By John Ross 20 February
THE to hold first China Universities Forum Event at Nankai University will discuss rapid rise of Chinese research institutions, and upcoming threats and opportunities By Bethan Sexton 15 February
Will China be the new centre of gravity in world of research? Simon Baker examines the rise of China as a research nation and the worries this provokes among some Westerners By Simon Baker 14 February
Uighur academics targeted by Chinese ‘cultural cleansing’ Academics have been urged to mention China’s persecution of Muslim minorities at every public event in which they participate By Ellie Bothwell 12 February
Rankings ‘must change’ in response to rise of China Rebalancing of global higher education promises end of era in which institutions all ‘strive to be the same as Harvard’, says professor By John Ross 10 February
‘A plant in the middle of the desert’: women and STEM in the Arab world Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East By Matthew Reisz 7 February
The crisis of the humanities is a Western phenomenon Narratives of decline fail to take account of the recent revival of the liberal arts in India, says Saikat Majumdar By Saikat Majumdar 7 February
Foreign academics ‘less likely’ to speak up for academic freedom Scholar warns that rising numbers of international university staff in Singapore could ‘make the academy more conservative’ By Ellie Bothwell 6 February
Neighbour’s long shadow casts Hong Kong in sharp relief While China’s intensification puts regional rivals in the shade, it casts a spotlight on progress in the special administrative region By John Ross 31 January
India’s underemployed graduates are a risky financial bet Rising default rates on education loans could signal trouble ahead, says Pushkar By Pushkar 31 January
Western universities mull Indonesian branch campuses Details of law allowing international providers to operate in special economic zones have been released By John Ross 28 January
Mainland China now ‘irreplaceable’ as Hong Kong research partner Analysis of research co-authored with city region shows more than half of papers now involve links with mainland By Simon Baker 28 January
