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
UK must compete with US and Asia on research translation, v-c warns Challenge for UK as Asian research diaspora returns home, says China-born member of PM's science council By Holly Else 26 September
Stanford professor wins inaugural $4 million Yidan Prize Carol S. Dweck is named as first laureate of education research prize for her work on the &growth mindset* By Ellie Bothwell 20 September
South Korea threatens to punish universities over admissions tests Ministry says 11 universities breached regulations by asking questions not covered in school curriculum By Ellie Bothwell 19 September
New Zealand &top in world* for preparing students for future Canada and Finland also score highly in research assessing the effectiveness of education systems in 35 economies By Ellie Bothwell 19 September
National Postdoc Appreciation Week: 10 must-read articles for postdocs For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers By Holly Else 18 September
North Korea*s only &Western* university reopens for new term Pyongyang University of Science and Technology feared closure when US travel ban took effect this month By Jack Grove 8 September
&University of liquor* to open in China Kweichow Moutai*s move reflects concerns about shortage of skilled workers By Chris Havergal 8 September
THE podcast: World Academic Summit 2017 review The THE team select their highlights from the 2017 World Academic Summit 6 September
World Academic Summit: How universities can shape their cities Improvement districts and policy innovation via research among international examples of civic missions, summit hears By John Morgan 5 September
THE World Academic Summit 2018 heads to Singapore 51勛圖*s flagship event will return to the Asian city state for its fifth edition By Ellie Bothwell 5 September
World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our research pillar Research powerhouses find fuel to raise work to new levels in collaborations that cross institutions, industries and disciplines. Linda Nordling writes By Linda Nordling 5 September