Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
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Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
China cracks down on university name changes as market hots up
Tide of rebrands is evidence of intensifying competition and subject profile shifts in sector where status matters, say experts
US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric
Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance
Chinese interest in studying abroad plummets amid pandemic
Many of those crossing borders now likely to stay within East Asia, survey shows
Tsinghua’s ‘global first-class’ status is just the beginning of China’s ambition
Chinese universities’ pursuit of excellence with socialist characteristics aims to put them in the company of Harvard and Oxford
Biden free-college plan ‘would pay for itself in a decade’
Georgetown analysis counts benefit of educated workers with better jobs
Malaysia’s U-turn on reopening campuses leaves students in lurch
Widespread anger over cancelled registrations could have been avoided with better management, expert says
Pressure to publish forces Chinese to rethink childbearing
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
