Vice-chancellor/principal

Duke University’s Valerie Ashby says institutions must be more ‘intentional’ about finding ethnic minority PhD candidates

New IE Business School dean advocates tutelage in ‘fundamental competencies’ for uncertain labour markets

But Cambridge head warns that perceived isolation from neighbours is ‘biggest challenge’

University announces new initiatives designed to reduce problems around affordability  

Analysis suggests v-c pay is rising twice as fast as salaries of more junior university staff

University of Hong Kong v-c denies he is ‘heading for a simple life’ as the next head of the University of Edinburgh

Does Nigel Piercy textbook case study stem from his experience at Swansea University? 

The event in South Korea will include the official launch of the THE Asia University Rankings 

UK universities should follow the example of FTSE companies, says Ruth Sealy

Country looks to private sector to increase student numbers even further

University of East Anglia chief says scholars cannot assume that their research findings are ‘self-evident’

The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive

US president attacks institution on Twitter after Milo Yiannopoulos event sparks violence

University founded by Christian evangelicals sends delegation to US hoping for assistance 

Warwick vice-chancellor Stuart Croft on why his university reluctantly joined the ‘flawed’ teaching excellence framework

New approach calls research crucial to raising productivity, but there is a shift in focus to industrial challenges

The UK must raise the issue of Turkey's appalling treatment of academia, says Mehmet Ugur

Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year

Chair voices concerns over student satisfaction data as Cambridge’s students’ union joins NSS boycott

President of ETH Zurich talks to Times Higher Education rankings editor Phil Baty

Universities need to adapt to stay relevant, says Gordon Redding

Subra Suresh, president of Carnegie Mellon University, speaks to THE at the World Economic Forum in Davos

But L. Rafael Reif admits the university may have to look for alternative funding sources and new ways to ‘stay connected’ to world 

Theresa May has hinted she wants to continue research links, but it is unclear why the EU would agree to maintain the UK’s current deal

Scholars fear reputation of country’s higher education sector will be damaged as evidence of brain drain mounts 

Event will explore university-industry collaboration, curiosity-led research and whether institutions can create entrepreneurs

Terence Kealey, former head of the University of Buckingham, tells THE it’s sometimes helpful to think of scientists as ‘lying bastards’

University of Bath’s Glynis Breakwell and other vice-chancellors are facing criticism from staff and students over pay increases

Medical scholar branded a ‘terrorist’ by Turkey over his alleged links to a US-based cleric is named head of an institution in Texas

Fears about the consequences of Brexit are widespread, says Sally Hunt

As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university

The ranking will be released during the THE Young Universities Summit in Australia

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar

Average cost of remunerating v-cs in group rose by 6 per cent last year but salaries still lag those in top US and Australian universities

Although remuneration slipped off the top of the agenda at UK universities last year, generous salary rises for v-cs will not be overlooked, says Jack Grove

From respect and metrics to mistakes and biscuits, management scholar John Hendry offers advice

David Latchman’s work to be subject of new inquiry after he was cleared in 2015

Duisburg-Essen rector says programme funding ‘low by international standards’

Analysis casts doubt on fears that ‘publish or perish’ culture undermines quality

Lack of trust and a weak IP system blamed for China’s weaker engagement with industry

The ranking will be released during the THE Asia Universities Summit in South Korea

James Stirling on how Imperial College London is not shying away from reform

Veruscript, which publishes a journal on intelligence and security, says that allegations are ‘wholly unfounded’

Election of theology professor Michel Deneken as Strasbourg president angers secularists

Lords report urges government to step up efforts to attract academics in wake of Brexit vote

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on the future of academia and innovation in the UK and China

Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient

Cape Breton University’s board denies departure is related to specific terms of the agreement made between David Wheeler and the faculty union  

President of Johns Hopkins University says ‘deeply poisonous politics’ is also harming the system

But there are fears that universities’ reliance on external funding will prevent blue-skies research

Deakin University will deliver six postgraduate degrees via the online platform

Ellie Bothwell hears from students at the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit in Johannesburg

Vice-chancellor calls on sector to shift its focus away from country's colonial past

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Study looks at how gender preconceptions are formed at primary school level

An independent investigation is reviewing David Wheeler’s conduct during staff negotiations 

Measuring entrepreneurialism must take account of individual academics, say Robert Tijssen and Alfredo Yegros 

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups