Asia

The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was partly justified with reference to the urgency of improving women’s rights. But as the US winds up its reconstruction efforts and the restored Taliban blocks the internet and bans female-authored books, all hope for women’s education is being extinguished

Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change

Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article

Students may not have started the current uprising but they are seizing what might be a last chance to remake the country, says Roohola Ramazani

Indian campaigner Achal Agrawal says research watchdog he founded gets tens of tip-offs regarding suspected malpractice every day

Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation

Universities facing ‘ongoing repression’ as regime responds to demonstrations with force

Campuses closed in attempt to quell unrest, with experts warning of risk of further brain drain unless protests deliver meaningful political change

Russell Group university’s new India outpost prepares to admit first students in August

Publisher acknowledges ‘unverified statements’ in controversial text by American academic that led to long-running legal battles

Study warns against heavy reliance on metrics such as logins and page views to judge students’ performance

Some institutions revisit gender-related policies against backdrop of legal and political developments