Joyce Lau

Joyce Lau

Joyce Lau joined Times Higher Education as Asia editor in September 2019. A Hong Kong-based journalist, she had previously covered global education for The New York Times.

Articles by Joyce Lau

Role models and career support ‘key to keeping women in science’

Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science

By Joyce Lau

12 November

woman’s face with (AI) data superimposed

‘Oversight needed’ so AI can be used for good in Asia-Pacific

Academics urge governments to set up frameworks for ethical use of technology and reaffirm the need for greater multidisciplinarity

By Joyce Lau

12 November

Tourists ride on elephants up to the Amber Fort, Jaipur, India.

Delhi v-c’s forced exit spotlights Indian governance crisis

Yogesh Tyagi suspended by government after he and executive council try to appoint rival candidates for registrar

By Joyce Lau

11 November

Rural Chinese students start behind but catch up

Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds

By Joyce Lau

7 November

AIT president Eden Woon and University of Namibia vice-chancellor Kenneth Matengu

Leadership & Management Summit: academic prowess ‘no longer enough’ for top jobs

Technological know-how and compassion key in the post-Covid era, leaders say

By Joyce Lau

3 November

China influence case tests academic freedom in New Zealand

The silencing of a China expert turns into broader debate about academic freedom and foreign ties

By Joyce Lau

2 November

Report reveals ‘survival’ techniques used by women in Korean HE

Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management

By Joyce Lau

30 October

China’s five-year plan to step up HE modernisation impetus

Universities urged to take opportunity to modernise, as government’s next strategic plan set to boost research and technology

By Joyce Lau

29 October

HKU appoints two new vice-presidents in contested shake-up

Appointments at Hong Kong’s most prestigious university come despite critics’ call for more consultation

By Joyce Lau

28 October

Guests watch a trailer on a giant screen during the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

China seeks to keep Hong Kong close with mainland campuses

Greater Bay Area outposts offer more space, government funding and industry collaboration opportunities

By Joyce Lau

26 October

Digital Transformation Forum: pandemic propels online education into ‘next phase’

Digitising classes was the first part – the next challenge is to make materials engaging and personalised, experts say

By Joyce Lau

21 October

Japan goes cautiously back to campus for autumn term

Students eager for campus life offer ‘no pushback’ to strict Covid measures being implemented by most universities, including keeping lunchtime conversation ‘to a minimum’

By Joyce Lau

21 October

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