¡®No rise¡¯ in share of foreign university leaders in Japan since 1980 While proportion of foreign faculty at Japanese universities has increased, study finds no rise in share of leaders By Ellie Bothwell 11 October
Video: the future of world-class research Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit 9 October
Fresh data support freedom of movement for scientists Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a psychologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Sonja Lyubomirsky 4 October
Indian students charged as anti-harassment protest turns violent Investigation launched after police attending mass student protest in Varanasi seen to be beating women with sticks By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a sociologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By David Bartram 3 October
China targets ¡®world-class¡¯ status for 42 universities Long-awaited list of institutions eligible for excellence initiative funding in China is published By Jack Grove 3 October
How to be happy: a neuroscientist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Morten Kringelbach 2 October
Want to be a successful academic? It¡¯s all about getting published Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you¡¯d better get good at it By Mike Smith 28 September
Indian academic under fire for calling Hindu goddess ¡®prostitute¡¯ Police complaint is filed against Delhi University lecturer after he posted comment on Facebook By Jack Grove 27 September
Chinese universities urge academics to ¡®promote socialist values¡¯ Move follows government accusation that ideological and political work at some top institutions was weak By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
Academics face ¡®continuing global crisis' of attacks Scholars at Risk counts 257 assaults and persecutions on higher education communities over past year By Ellie Bothwell 26 September