Taiwan technology merger eyes Asian university race But academics question the logic of consolidating three institutions in different locations By Ellie Bothwell 12 August
Authoritarian shift undermines China’s science moonshot Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise By John Ross 7 August
Foreign academics in Japan ‘marginalised’ and ‘disillusioned’ Overseas scholars feel that their presence is ‘tokenistic’, says study, despite state-sponsored drive for internationalisation By Nick Mayo 5 August
More to Indonesia opportunities than campuses, universities told Rapidly growing country could be springboard to wider Asean engagement, say experts By John Ross 4 August
Call for global overhaul of research evaluation gaining traction ‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria By John Ross 1 August
Israel’s restrictions on international academics at Palestinian universities must be opposed In the context of all the privations Palestinians suffer, international academic isolation is a terrible thing indeed, says David Palumbo-Liu By David Palumbo-Liu 27 July
South Korea debates admissions as elite ‘feeder’ schools lose licences Scholars question whether move against autonomous private schools will go far enough in equalising university admissions By Ellie Bothwell 24 July
Palestinian university fights Israeli visa restrictions Rising numbers of overseas academics have been hit with visa denials or refused entry to Palestine, scholars say By Ellie Bothwell 23 July
Rankings swagger seen as a double-edged sword Universities fuel governments’ appetites for metrics when they brag about their rankings, summit hears By John Ross 23 July
THE Leadership Summit: Chinese universities ‘not rolling in cash’ 'We have budget troubles too', provost of China’s leading university insists By John Ross 20 July
THE Leadership Summit: how AI is changing the way universities work Event hears how machine learning can aid student progress and curriculum design – and that academics should let AI ‘take over’ admissions By John Ross 19 July
THE Leadership Summit: doctors ‘make good vice-chancellors’ Forum mulls the merits of external experience, elected leaders and 10-year term limits By John Ross 19 July