Iran¡¯s new hijab crackdown risks reviving campus unrest Reversing the gains made by the protests against a woman¡¯s death in police custody could see the nation erupt again, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 2 June
Nationality should not be a factor in international student admissions The sudden imposition of political restrictions on recruitment causes students from countries such as Iran a lot of anguish, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 12 February
Postgraduates need more help to bear Iran¡¯s scientific burden Doctoral students drive Iranian science, but the country¡¯s low spending means that they often lack access to basic resources, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 8 July
Citation counting is encouraging cheating in Iran Ministers¡¯ metric-based boasts about the country¡¯s scientific prowess are belied by the reality, as a recent incident illustrates, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 11 June
Iran¡¯s child-bearing directive is a threat to public health The banning of scientific messages about risks in pregnancy is yet another damaging imposition on academia, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 26 May
Poison attacks are threatening Iran¡¯s gains on women¡¯s education The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 3 May
A student¡¯s death has highlighted Iran¡¯s dubious publication ethics Students often have no choice but to include professors who have had no input into papers as co-authors, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 7 March
Do Iranian scholars actually want academic freedom? Restrictions are partly due to a stilted academic culture in which criticism is uncomfortable, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 12 January
Iranian students are protesting like never before, but academics are wary Iranian academia was previously going through a phase of chronic depression in terms of socio-political activism, says Roohola Ramezani By Roohola Ramezani 20 December
