Asia

Strides have been taken since the destruction wrought by the US-led invasion, but funding and standards remain unacceptably low, says Mohamed Al-Rubeai

So far the negotiations have had minimal impact on cross-border research opportunities, but any dismantling of education links would be detrimental to both countries, says Denis Simon 

Foreign faculty’s dissatisfaction adds to the lure of Chinese recruitment push

South Korea and China are fastest improving countries in region, as Australia and Japan fail to keep pace

Asia-Pacific institutions are no longer just catching up, they are challenging the best. Phil Baty writes

More than 30 institutions from 13 territories in running for inaugural awards

Research for the public good being subverted by geopolitical ‘zero-sum competition’, says former LSE professor

Event at Nankai University will discuss rapid rise of Chinese research institutions, and upcoming threats and opportunities

Simon Baker examines the rise of China as a research nation and the worries this provokes among some Westerners

Academics have been urged to mention China’s persecution of Muslim minorities at every public event in which they participate

Rebalancing of global higher education promises end of era in which institutions all ‘strive to be the same as Harvard’, says professor

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