University presidents make global social responsibility pledge Institutions band together at Tsinghua event to address climate change and other crises By Joyce Lau 28 April
Chinese universities urged to review PhD ‘repetition’ Nearly one in five surveyed students find overlap between their master’s and doctoral training By Jing Liu 25 April
Are branch campuses set to wither in China? A decline in admissions standards suggests that foreign outposts will have to up their marketing game, says Hongqing Yang By Hongqing Yang 25 April
Students see little benefit from Chinese entrepreneurship drive Encouraging students to start a business could do more harm than good, researchers say By Joyce Lau 23 April
Innovation Summit: show societal worth of research ‘to preserve academic freedom’ Conference hears argument that freedoms are ‘better achieved’ by maintaining public support for universities By Simon Baker 22 April
Innovation Summit: billionaire donors ‘increasingly shaping’ research agenda Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries By Ellie Bothwell 22 April
Impact Rankings 2021: Portugal and South Korea are most improved Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals By Ellie Bothwell 21 April
Taiwan eyes international recruitment with switch to English Amid demographic decline and geopolitical isolation, island hopes to have more English-language courses By Joyce Lau 20 April
Innovation Summit: Asian leaders warn against ‘prescriptive’ policies Sector leaders say governments should ‘nudge’, not direct, university commercialisation efforts By Joyce Lau 19 April
Indian scholars fear further squeeze on freedom as sector expands Academics question whether autonomy will be protected as an ambitious national policy is implemented By Joyce Lau 19 April
Middle East ‘needs regional funder’ to push research collaboration Co-authorship between academics based in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is limited, study finds By Simon Baker 16 April
Historians concerned as China launches ‘distortion’ hotline Making historic ‘misrepresentations’ a reportable offence could affect even overseas study By Joyce Lau 16 April