Chinese returnee scholars ‘lag behind expats on research quality’ But study authors stress that research environment at Chinese universities is quickly catching up with US By Ellie Bothwell 3 April
China Universities Forum: Engage globally to boost reputation, institutions told More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears By John Ross 31 March
China Universities Forum: sustainability ‘must be at core of teaching’ Future steps require a future, first-time China summit hears By John Ross 31 March
Protest professor says political meddling ‘suicidal’ for research Indian scholar explains why she thinks guidelines on ensuring PhDs focus on ‘national priorities’ are dangerous and wrong By Jack Grove 29 March
THE Japan University Rankings 2019: results announced Kyoto University overtakes University of Tokyo in student-focused table By Ellie Bothwell 27 March
Japanese universities ‘improving on internationalisation’ THE rankings data show institutions are progressing on all areas of their global outlook, but experts say there is still more work to be done By Ellie Bothwell 27 March
Ziauddin Yousafzai: Oxford students treat Malala as any other girl The father of the Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on being a student leader with a stammer, returning to Pakistan and his fears for his daughter at Oxford By Jack Grove 21 March
KAIST passes on founding favour by establishing Kenyan university University that was founded with US support partners with Korean government to set up African institution By Ellie Bothwell 15 March
Sri Lankan universities must listen to the student voice Academic autonomy is too often used as an excuse to ignore suggestions from students that could improve their education, says Janadari Wijesinghe By Janadari Wijesinghe 14 March
China: lure of homeland ‘no simple choice’ for expat academics Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West By John Ross 11 March
Australia and Asia: the academic foreign exchange John Ross examines the state of cross-study and collaboration between Australia and its neighbours in the East By John Ross 28 February
International higher education’s borders are impassable to the poor The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion, says Rudrani Dasgupta By Rudrani Dasgupta 28 February