Hong Kong universities urged to assert freedom after crackdown
City’s reputation hinges on continued preservation of academic freedom and students’ rights

City’s reputation hinges on continued preservation of academic freedom and students’ rights

Study finds that some scholars can earn lucrative rewards from international contracts, but may deprive domestic postgraduates of vital experience

Overall success rate for applications to six research councils stood at 27.4Â per cent

Sector leaders emphasise potential role that country’s academics could play in finding solutions to global challenges

Huge rewards could ensue if governments bankroll the systematic sharing of research data, but experts warn of unintended consequences

The results of the 2017 ̽»¨ÊÓÆµÂ Asia University Rankings discussed by the editorial team

‘Swot’ diagrams show the relative strengths and weaknesses of university systems across the Asia-Pacific region. Simon Baker reports

New Hong Kong centre for leading Swedish university will aim to build medical research links across continents

Leader says that desire to maintain tranquillity can deter islanders from pushing ideas to ‘breaking point’

The upcoming Asia Universities Summit in South Korea discussed by the ̽»¨ÊÓÆµ team

The language specialist talks about his monoglot roots, the joys of linguistics and why academics could take a trick or two from English teachers

Charlotte Evans on East Asia’s growing significance as a hub for international higher education

The extraordinary dynamism that characterises higher education in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania merits detailed analysis, says Phil Baty

Covering a huge geographical area, the Asia-Pacific University Rankings showcase a region that has a rapidly expanding and rapidly changing higher education system

Three years ago, THE tipped a number of countries as possible future stars of global higher education. Ellie Bothwell assesses their progress