University governance

Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues

Analysis of Hesa data reveals the extent to which academics are outnumbered by support staff

The University of Lincoln rejects criticism for listing hourly paid staff on its website, saying they are ‘not second-class members of faculty’

You can’t measure human skills the way you do engineering systems, Robert Dingwall and Mary Byrne McDonnell observe

Choice between overarching managers and collegiality in universities a false choice, study suggests

Proposed Twitter-based altmetric would treat retweets like citations

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

High level of ‘not knowns’ again prevents publication of institution-level information 

Universities were once urged to ape the governance models of the Square Mile, but big business could learn from some collegiate practices, suggests Malcolm Gillies

Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’

Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas

New plans focus on putting Hungarian higher education on solid international foundations

Cuts will “hurt the country’s competitiveness and citizens’ well-being”, says rector

Pressure from senior management at Uclan to increase student numbers led to pharmacy school over-recruiting, General Pharmaceutical Council finds

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Council member accused of ‘diving like a cheating soccer player’ as continued delay in decision on pro vice-chancellor candidate sparks chaotic scenes

Institute of Education director to replace Philip Jones in January 2016

Head of Canterbury Christ Church, which has seen female representation almost triple on its board, says more needs to be done to seek out talent

Controversial dean blames ‘differences’ with the university over implementation of future strategy

Self-governance is a must for the sector, but we must use it to engage with wider society’s concerns, argues Matthew Andrews

The way universities perceive and handle flexible hours is an area for improvement, says a joint report by employers and unions

Home Office guidance on university events involving external speakers raises a number of questions, says Smita Jamdar

About 80 per cent of UCU members prepared to take industrial action over expectations on external income and other issues

Michael Gunn will stand down from his role in 2016

We talk to the latest Sêr Cymru research chair

Alison Hayman says that she is ‘not incapable’ and her treatment was ‘unjust’

Future of Welsh sector's oversight to come under examination, education minister Huw Lewis announces

An open letter sounding the alarm hit a nerve among academics – it’s time for managers to listen, argues Karín Lesnik-Oberstein.

Hefce head of research policy suggests the way research is conducted should be measured too

Consultant gynaecologist and Imperial College London professor Jenny Higham takes over at South London institution

George Osborne's plan for a minimum £9 an hour will not affect vast majority of university staff, but there will be cost implications for institutions, says Jack Grove

Sir Hilary Beckles tells Ellie Bothwell about his plans for the University of the West Indies’ future

Why are certain employers hotbeds for the creation of higher education leaders, asks John Gill

Next director of Soas says UK higher education can learn much from across the Atlantic

Prince Andrew will succeed Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart

Peter Horrocks outlines vision in a restructure to kickstart the transformation of the institution

Current provost to replace Sir Nigel Thrift

Plans come after THE analysis revealed 18.2 per cent pay difference

The University of Hong Kong’s Peter Mathieson tells John Morgan about the Occupy protests, political pressure and being an outsider

Popular action can still make a difference, as the U-turn on the fate of a university politics department shows, says John Holford

Universities raise concerns over ‘lessening autonomy’ as government sets out requirements for higher education governing bodies

Universities celebrate at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards

Conservative university cultures cost UK in global leadership, chiefs complain

John Hennessy has announced plans to step down as president of Stanford University in summer 2016, after leading the institution for more than 15 years

From tackling pay to decrees on sleep and email curfews, five scholars explain what they would do to improve the academy in 24 hours

Premiere of work based on 16 frank interviews with vice-chancellors and the chair of governors

Glyndwr University’s new interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton has said the troubled institution is “on course for financial stability” despite a turbulent few years.

The University of Oxford is set for a female leader for the first time in its history, with Louise Richardson in line for the post.

Of top 200 institutions in the world, only one in seven has a female leader, research shows

The deputy director of the London School of Economics is to take over the helm at Durham University.

Ninety-five academics at the University of East Anglia have signed an open letter calling on the institution to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

Managerialism has taken over the university, professor argues

If the form-filling that plagues academia is pointless, why do academics comply with it? asks Eliane Glaser

Sir Roger Jones says comments by School of Management dean on trade unionists were ‘puerile’

Move by Gregory Fenves reflects worries about ever increasing salary hikes for US university heads

The number of university consolidations has shot up in recent years, EUA report finds

The misapplication of private sector HR techniques harms individuals without raising performance, says Rob Briner

The next vice-chancellor of Leeds Beckett University will be Peter Slee

Kathryn Mitchell is to succeed John Coyne as vice-chancellor of the University of Derby

One of the UK’s oldest higher education institutions has moved a step closer to a potential merger with a Catholic university