Groundbreaking Singapore academic freedom survey finds constraints Female scholars twice as likely to feel constrained as male colleagues, poll shows By Joyce Lau 18 August
Asian students win big fee discounts as Covid keeps campuses shut Thailand and Malaysia agree to financial aid, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough By Joyce Lau 18 August
Nottingham to buy out Malaysia campus partner in £23.5 million deal Becoming majority shareholder in branch campus will ‘secure the future’ of the institution in the region By Anna McKie 17 August
Hoped-for returns on Gulf branch campuses ‘yet to materialise’ Despite spending more than £700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims By Joyce Lau 17 August
Boris Johnson: UK will do ‘whatever it can’ to host Afghan students Concerns about the fate of those ‘at particular risk’ from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy By Matthew Reisz 16 August
Returnee Chinese researchers ‘unfairly privileged’ in hiring Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about ‘double standards’ on salary, funding and promotion By Jing Liu 14 August
Japan ‘will miss the boat’ if it doesn’t innovate and go global Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation By Joyce Lau 12 August
Hong Kong seeks to put traditional Chinese medicine on the map University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise By Joyce Lau 9 August
Chinese universities shutting campuses amid new Covid cases Thousands of university students are now living under strict quarantine rules to meet local regulations By Jing Liu 7 August
China makes mental health courses compulsory for undergraduates Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory By Jing Liu 5 August
Wang Gungwu: academic exchange key to Asian understanding Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history By Joyce Lau 5 August
Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population By John Ross 4 August