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A lack of intellectual and cultural willingness to open up historical discussions about the UK¡¯s imperial past make it a difficult subject for students and scholars to get to grips with, argues Scott Anthony

Sinophiles will find much to admire in this deeply learned treasure trove, writes Jonathan Mirsky

Members of the THE editorial team discuss the influence of China on global higher education 

The women¡¯s rights lawyer on growing up in Bangladesh, meeting Mother Teresa and uniting against patriarchy 

History shows that the Belt and Road initiative will be successful only if it boosts human capital, as well as physical infrastructure, says Alan Ruby

Universities forced to act after case of Gao Yan, who killed herself after alleged rape in 1998, leads to national outcry

Westlake University may be government¡¯s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests

Robotics experts cancel boycott after KAIST denies developing autonomous weapons

Tribhuvan University alumni make up almost all of Nepal¡¯s government, but interference from political parties distracts from research and learning goals, says vice-chancellor

Marketing professor accused of ¡®distorting liberation war history¡¯ and defaming ex-president in newspaper article

Universities need to raise funds from potentially mercurial financial markets without losing sight of their long-term missions. It¡¯s a delicate balance

Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley