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
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
