Asia

Chinese science’s meteoric rise has long prompted questions about whether it will ultimately eclipse the US. Many now see that as inevitable, as Donald Trump wreaks havoc on US science. But might wariness about collaboration hold China back? Tash Mosheim gauged the mood among Shaw Prize laureates in Hong Kong

First major foray abroad for one of Australia’s top-ranked universities since Singaporean venture closed after just a semester

New analysis shows complete takeover of senior administrative positions since 2021, turning universities into ‘highly authoritarian institutions’

Plan to replace several longstanding regulators with single Higher Education Commission could put union government in conflict with states, critics fear

The targeting of a Netherlands-based online Persian university represents a state grappling with limits on its control of knowledge circulation, says Roohola Ramezani

Academic says he will ‘exercise greater caution’ in future after media interview in which he criticised use of bamboo for scaffolding in major projects

New scholarship programme will keep 1,000 government-funded students in Asia in further sign of the ‘rise of China in science’

Activists step up efforts to protect caretaker of shrine situated inside construction zone

South-east Asian country predicted to overtake US and Brazil in next decade but China and India to remain ‘big two’

Even with boosts in investment and research, can ‘Vision 2030’ really propel universities into the global elite?

Institutions urged to take a step back and think about what they are trying to achieve before ‘jumping on AI bandwagon’

Allegations of corruption and concerns about academic integrity will not be addressed without frank conversations, says university president