Turkey crackdown ‘will have knock-on effect’ for research quality ‘Bad science’ could gain traction in the country as academics seek not to provoke regime Simon Baker 7月 7日
Academics split on risk to universities after Hong Kong protests Observers suggest attempts to influence campus affairs – directly or indirectly – might increase after assault on legislature John Ross 7月 4日
Pakistan funding cuts ‘disastrous’ for universities Scholars say cuts to Higher Education Commission’s budget will drive academic brain drain Ellie Bothwell 7月 1日
Turkey attempts to bridge the quality gap Budget restrictions, a focus on teaching and a paucity of internationalisation all hold back Turkish research, says Hakan Ergin Hakan Ergin 7月 1日
Scholars split on Indonesian president’s leadership intervention President’s appointment of new Islamic university rector raises academic freedom concerns Ellie Bothwell 6月 30日
India makes a welcome turn to the liberal arts The New Education Policy breaks with India’s post-independence preference for vocational avenues of upward mobility, says Saikat Majumdar Saikat Majumdar 6月 24日
Funding and state buy-in ‘key to reshaping Indian universities’ Government proposals to create large, multidisciplinary universities hailed as ‘important new drive’ but experts say they have ‘seen this play before’ Ellie Bothwell 6月 20日
Syrian higher education in meltdown after eight-year civil war New research calls for greater support for exiled academics with a view to rebuilding the system Matthew Reisz 6月 18日
Closer China-Russia ties ‘could shift academic freedom norms’ Endorsement of new partnership by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be reaction to US cold shoulder Nick Mayo 6月 18日
A university rooted in its city but with a global agenda The University of Macau’s strategy is infused with the culture of its Sino-Western home city and the ambitions of the Greater Bay Area, says its president Yonghua Song 6月 15日
