Vice-chancellor/principal
The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time
Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework
Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017
Ellie Bothwell reflects on the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit
University of Liverpool vice-chancellor says remarks harm UK’s global reputation
Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2016 will be hosted in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Hamilton warns politicians against ‘false economies’ in his final annual speech
Campus universities seem to have happier students. Mark Smith and Adam Child think they know why
Berkeley chancellor says great public institutions can support their missions by looking for funding elsewhere
Questions have been raised about the source of data used by Downing Street to accuse institutions of hosting hate preachers
As Plymouth University announces that its next vice-chancellor is a woman, are we witnessing a shift in the sector?
Vote against Johannes Chan appointment follows alleged ‘orchestration’ of campaign against him by Beijing
Nobel prizewinner makes comments in run-up to November spending review
University of Southampton pro vice-chancellor to take helm after a year of turmoil at Plymouth
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz says a lot of UK research would be reduced to ‘irrelevance’ in the event of Brexit
The new principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, on widening participation and comparisons to Marvin the paranoid android
University’s v-c and deputy also raise concerns about teaching excellence framework’s timescale, choice of metrics and impact overseas
It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually
Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research
Term in office marred by protests against outsourcing and suspension of the ‘Sussex Five’
Exams could measure 'learning gain' but may also form part of planned teaching excellence framework
John Morgan looks at the differences between Cambridge and Oxford on the £9,000 tuition cap – and the idea of ‘going private’
The Prevent programme will cause real problems for universities, say Phil Lindan and Meriel Schindler
Move comes as universities minister criticises National Union of Students for failing to back new rules to curb ‘extremist’ speakers on campus
Sir John makes robust defence of current set-up as he warns sector not to be ‘complacent’ about councils’ future
Stance of Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, who calls fee rise linked to TEF ‘contentious’, appears to contrast with that of Oxford counterpart
University negotiates compromise deal over controversial conference
Anxieties over overseas posts largely overlooked as academy highlights benefits of global mobility, researchers claim
Physicist warns that the UK’s high scientific output is based on investment made ‘decades’ ago
Botched attempts to pass higher education reforms likely to be among the reasons unpopular Australian PM has been ousted by party rival, says Paul Jump
Universities to scale back liberal arts and social science courses
Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution’s undeserved reputation for fustiness
Scholar says departments that did well in the research excellence framework may not have the right to ‘strut around campus’ if their field is not competitive
First female president of Universities UK jokes that ‘it’s only been 100 years’ before a woman filled the post
Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues
Fundraising consultant says management restructure would increase industry funding to HE
University of the Witwatersrand vice-chancellor says research excellence can still be pursued while professoriate is reshaped
The new Russell Group chair on the looming spending review, criticism of elite universities and their leaders, and cycling from one end of the country to the other
Hepi report says higher education systems are too different to allow for an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution
Luister details alleged discrimination against black students at leading institution
US firms report increasing use of psychological assessments
Currency devaluation and economic slowdown could stymie lucrative market
But master of Birkbeck has accepted that there were ‘procedural matters’ in his lab that ‘required attention’
Universities fear new higher education bill will force reclassification
Former presidential candidate says institutions must deliver courses more cheaply and that student loan burden must be eased
Choice between overarching managers and collegiality in universities a false choice, study suggests
Rama Thirunamachandran to lead sector body while teaching excellence tops the political agenda
Move away from command and control model to increase staff engagement, advises Leadership Foundation paper
Paul Feldman joins sector technology body as it shifts to new funding model
Ali Bongo Ondimba donates property in Libreville to state, free of charge
Strategic plan ushers in £3 million bursary programme, plus ‘pathways out of the university’ for staff who fail to align with mission
Are universities’ recruitment tactics always in the students’ best interests? Robert Allison thinks not
Phyllis Wise says she will step down due to ‘external issues’ affecting the institution
Labour leadership hopeful would also extend student finance to apprentices
Prestigious event will host official launch of the 2015-16 World University Rankings
Times Higher Education analysis reveals the institutions with the most Nobel prizewinners this century
UK is second to US for nationality of Nobel prizewinners in the 21st century
UCU members vote two to one against terms that they fear may leave them liable to summary dismissal
Deloitte has identified seven key issues facing higher education in 2015 and beyond. Here are some of the recommendations from the corporate consultancy giant
Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas