Management and governance

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of recent merger

The headcount has expanded significantly over the past decade, but the growth has been concentrated in teaching-only roles and part-time positions with lower pay bands and fewer pathways to seniority for these roles. Fadime Sahin analyses the data

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

A slew of proposed changes and interim measures around university entry is making student numbers and university incomes difficult to predict. As the legislation paving the way for the new regulator trundles through parliament, many administrators don’t know which way to turn. John Ross reports

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

Institution faces growing backlash following media reports about allegations of bullying and harassment

Representative groups hope their ‘robust practical’ proposals will ensure that intent to fix a ‘broken governance system’ does not end up in ‘the long grass’

Strong institutions can help contribute to country’s development as it grapples with violence and uncertainty, say members of new oversight body

We cannot bureaucratise our way into producing better thinkers, any more than we can automate wisdom, says Akhil Bhardwaj

Figures with links to private education group appointed to university’s board to provide ‘strategic’ guidance

Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial

Konstantin Novoselov to lead Constructor University in Bremen

New leader of the University of Washington warns job has become ‘more challenging than it has ever been’

Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show

‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say

Proposed set-up will not delay Job-ready Graduates overhaul, stand-in boss tells Senate hearing

Joint statement declares support for ‘new form of stewardship’ as legislation faces rocky ride through Senate

Higher education has seen alliances launch with broad declarations and fade with little to show. But we are structuring this one differently, says Noah Pickus

Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue

Court documents show Kathleen Stock feared ‘chilling effect’ of university trans policy as she was ‘never assured’ she would not face disciplinary action as a result of contravening it

OfS investigation finds students at provider delivering franchised degrees also told how to avoid detection by plagiarism software

Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission

Candidates who stood in 2024 poll seek rerun of campaign after alleging incumbent broke rules by using internal resources – claims strongly denied by union

Regulator finds university failed to ‘exercise proper control’ of one of its external assessment centres

Greenwich to change name to London and South East University Group before Kent joins as new ‘superuniversity’ takes shape

Call for government to create new position mirrored on role that already exists in further education, to help steer sector while avoiding excessive regulation

Mental health policies need to be more than just a ‘tick-box’ exercise or risk falling flat, university HR leaders say

Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, finds OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised

Resignation follows series of scandals involving academics at the leading institution

Council merely doing preparatory work, institution insists, after politician decries ‘historical revisionism’

During times of austerity, when trust and cooperation are needed most, their absence results in division, secrecy and vengeance, says a UK academic

Adelaide ‘throwing everything’ at resolving enrolment hitches as students and staff protest

Buyers remain keen on UK higher education despite financial turmoil – but bringing in private equity can create challenges for educators

Critics allege that Australian universities have developed a bad habit of secrecy around severance agreements even when it serves no reasonable purpose – or, worse, prevents an important wider issue from being highlighted. But is there more to the issue than meets the eye? John Ross reports  

‘Do it properly or don’t bother,’ commission sceptic advises, as others argue for more chiefs

Ever more processes rely on artificial intelligence, yet our governance is still stuck at the level of ‘is it OK for students to use ChatGPT in essays?’, says Tom Smith

MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run

Stella Maris axed from Scottish university governing body again over claims she failed to follow governance rules

Institutions looking to conclude long-running searches for new presidents likely to favour candidates who can stay out of the limelight, experts predict

Former leader returns to the role following the death of the university’s first female vice-chancellor, Emma Johnston, from cancer complications

Leaders of research-intensive universities see pay top £350,000 despite financial strife faced by institutions

Academia is inherently competitive but we can reduce the debilitating sense of constant threat, say Catelijne Coopmans and Catherine Montgomery 

Vice-chancellor Dave Phoenix tells THE that focus should be on using partnerships to deliver for city and UK, not switching to face-to-face education on new campus

As chair of a women’s network, I see first-hand how the gap between policy and lived experience still shapes how careers unfold, says Xiaoran Xu

Students’ recent firebombing of Nelson Mandela’s alma mater has raised more questions about whether the country’s universities can break out of a cycle of corruption, underfunding and violent protest. They can – but only with strong leadership and political will, hears Juliette Rowsell 

Government thought to want someone who can move English regulator away from ‘highly politicised’ past as applications open for new leader

The various reactions to my recent article on universities’ tardy AI adoptance underlines their allergy to internal transformation, says Ian Richardson

Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces

Australian science lobbyists pin hopes on research and development review, saying ‘one-off’ mini-budget funding boost will not compensate for years of decline

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution with Victorian-age origins

White House plans to launch new ‘state-of-the-art’ foreign funding reporting portal expected to increase scrutiny of universities

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Efforts to ensure student voices are heard on university boards often ‘tokenistic’, with ‘invisible barriers’ placed on participation

Cardiff’s January announcement of plans to cut 400 academic jobs and close several departments prompted a media firestorm that heaped opprobrium on its vice-chancellor. But she also received lots of quiet support for her efforts to put the university back on an even financial keel, she tells Chris Havergal

Nuclear physicist departs next spring having set up first branch campus in India

Regulator announces it is probing governance arrangements at under-pressure institution

New ‘ethical code’ attempts to address criticism that university governance is ‘dominated by cliques’