Campus reopenings will require innovation and determination NYU Abu Dhabi’s vice-chancellor explains how her institution kept its campus open during the pandemic and what others can learn from this experience By Mariët Westermann 26 August
Thai protest movement a test for academic freedom Government issues arrest warrants for students and files complaint against an overseas academic as protests, some held on university campuses, intensify By Joyce Lau 24 August
Returning Chinese scholars ‘marginalised’ at home and abroad Chinese academics coming home from overseas should be seen as a source of new ideas, not sidelined, study says By Joyce Lau 21 August
Academic freedom in India squeezed by shift to insecure contracts Precariously employed researchers may be less willing to rock the boat, says report By Joyce Lau 19 August
Asian universities scale back reopening as Covid cases spike Plans for face-to-face teaching reversed due to ‘third waves’ of infection By Joyce Lau 18 August
Hong Kong leader gives up Cambridge honorary fellowship Carrie Lam calls criticism ‘groundless’ and insists the city’s universities have academic freedom By Joyce Lau 17 August
India opens its doors to branch campuses, but will they come? Experts laud move to welcome international universities despite hurdles and lack of immediate interest By Joyce Lau 17 August
The NEP’s laudable ambition should not override the value of continuity India’s National Education Policy aims to establish a seamless connectivity between humanities and science, says Rup Narayan Das By Rup Narayan Das 17 August
India’s National Education Policy is a positive step – if implemented System consolidation, regulatory simplification and undergraduate flexibility are positive steps, says Pushkar By Pushkar 17 August
Indian students heading overseas ‘less concerned’ by Covid Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education By Joyce Lau 14 August
South Korea sets 25 per cent target for female professors Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality By Joyce Lau 13 August
Singapore experiments with ‘very agile’ teaching methods Polytechnic pilots curriculum, rebuilt from scratch to develop flexible graduates, that principal says could be tailor-made for post-Covid world By Joyce Lau 10 August