Management and governance

Satisfaction gained from academic jobs undermined by mounting workloads and ‘creeping’ administrative burden, finds study

Employment tribunal case brought by astronomy professor over ‘culture of misogyny’ within prestigious department concludes

University’s healthcare programmes investigated for a second time in three years by regulator

Joanna Newman joins under-pressure creative arts institution in the autumn

Interim leader drops plans to lose 150 jobs amid reports that announcement of process ‘blindsided’ university’s council

Experts warn of increasing threat to systems used by universities at crunch points in the academic year after hundreds of thousands of student records compromised

University declines to answer questions from staff or the media, with restructure plans affecting hundreds of jobs continuing despite leadership vacuum

Former education secretary says mergers the solution for institutions in financial crisis as he calls for more ‘ambition’ in higher education

Universities are using a short-term cash crunch to make long-term structural changes, including greater reliance on private providers, says Glyn Robbins

Hundreds of thousands of email addresses understood to be affected in hack claimed by notorious ShinyHunters group

Proposed regulatory conditions are ‘too broad’, lack clear guidance and will increase burden on institutions, say sector groups

Australian universities continue to face scrutiny over governance issues but three reports on alleged ANU failings to be kept under wraps

Formal Prevent referrals increase by almost half year-on-year, while more universities report cancelling events owing to extremist views

Governing body accepts audit recommendations as accounts reveal A$117m surplus

Regulator will scrutinise whether partnership was properly managed and if students received a ‘high-quality’ education

Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux

Genuine cross-disciplinary working requires dedicated leaders willing to spend political capital, absorb failure publicly, and try again, says Geraint Rees

Institution’s relationship with two consultancy firms under scrutiny, with governance appointments also being investigated

Country’s efforts to satisfy EU demands on academic freedom need to go beyond legal changes, experts say

Former peer attempted to mobilise Labour alumni to vote him into prestigious position, saying online voting offered chance to beat Tories

Success of new legislation aimed at curbing poor-quality education will depend on whether institutions lose access to public funds, experts say

With King’s College London and Cranfield University planning to join forces, we discuss whether mergers are a sensible way forward for UK universities beset by financial challenges

Smaller English institutions among those faring best in current financial crisis because they ‘never had the fat years’

New fee structure for English regulator seeks to relieve ‘higher burden’ being placed on smaller providers

Australian study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

MPs revive proposal to hold back portion of university leaders’ pay, but some question whether policy designed for bankers would make any difference

Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans

Modern societies need universities that connect discovery with application. We think we can do this much better together, say Karen Holford and Shitij Kapur

Latest regulator analysis shows sector financial health slightly up on expectations, but performance expected to deteriorate this year

Home-grown data storage could hamper ‘global cybergangs’ and boost productivity as well as security, according to former cabinet minister

Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university

Embattled leader warns interference was making her work untenable, but opponents say regulator’s actions are warranted

Martin Jones replaced by former Birmingham City leader Philip Plowden after resigning with immediate effect

University leader questions Arif Ahmed’s position after landmark court case highlights conflict of interest, as others cast doubt on future of regulator’s incoming free speech complaints scheme

Record fine overturned after landmark High Court case sparked by resignation of gender-critical academic Kathleen Stock

Wendy Thomson steps down as head of federal institution with immediate effect after 11-month suspension over bullying and mismanagement allegations, which she branded “unfounded”

University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job

But the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ decision to stop updating its journal ranking list is a hopeful sign, says Bruce Macfarlane 

Regulator investigating how much public money was given to education providers offering course linked to high dropout rates

Compromise move allows university to press ahead with search for Bishop’s replacement by giving Teqsa unprecedented role

Communication studies academic latest Aston leader to relocate from Australia following Aleks Subic’s departure to Torrens University

Pioneer women university presidents must pave the way by becoming ‘sponsors’ of their successors

Legal scholar, alumna and current Griffith leader returns as university’s second female chief

ANU’s ‘academic performance remains strong’, university insists, amid call for governing body spill over overstated financial crisis

Former head of music school says decision not to revisit his complaints shows system ‘worse than useless’

Contract approved weeks after new leader promised to use in-house expertise and keep consultancy spending to a minimum

After 13 years running Canterbury Christ Church University, Rama Thirunamachandran blames leaders’ ‘self-interest’ and government pressure for current ‘lose-lose’ funding model

Higher education not the only sector facing a crisis of faith, with lack of confidence most pronounced among non-graduates

Representative body for country’s eight institutions loses staff and has functions scaled back with policy work being taken on by in-house teams

‘Focused interim action’ required on a sector that politicians say is ‘sacrificing fundamental social benefits in the pursuit of corporate outcomes’

New leader of top business school believes it has been ‘underselling’ itself and needs to show its worth in world buffeted by Trump, AI and continued questioning of MBAs

Female early career scholars found to be ‘largely absent’ from higher-level governance structures in many European countries

Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution’s traditional strengths

A precipitous fall in the university’s performance can only be rectified by a restoration of academic governance, says Terence Kealey

Vice-chancellor Wendy Thomson has been suspended for 10 months but institutions’ concerns stretch back much further than that

Six of seven complaints made against UCU thrown out by Certification Officer, with any breach of rules found not to have swayed final result

Continent does not have a knowledge deficit but a ‘knowledge to real-world impact deficit’, vice-chancellor tells summit

Upper house amendments give Atec more independence and a research advisory role, but no power to intervene on student fees

Australian parliament urged not to pass independent senator’s legislation because Remuneration Tribunal is already addressing pay of university leaders