Research Excellence Summit: national rivalries ‘slowing scientific progress’ Research for the public good being subverted by geopolitical ‘zero-sum competition’, says former LSE professor John Ross 2月 20日
THE to hold first China Universities Forum Event at Nankai University will discuss rapid rise of Chinese research institutions, and upcoming threats and opportunities Bethan Sexton 2月 15日
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 Simon Baker 2月 14日
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 Ellie Bothwell 2月 12日
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 John Ross 2月 10日
‘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 Matthew Reisz 2月 7日
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 Saikat Majumdar 2月 7日
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’ Ellie Bothwell 2月 6日
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 John Ross 1月 31日
India’s underemployed graduates are a risky financial bet Rising default rates on education loans could signal trouble ahead, says Pushkar Pushkar 1月 31日
Western universities mull Indonesian branch campuses Details of law allowing international providers to operate in special economic zones have been released John Ross 1月 28日
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 Simon Baker 1月 28日
