Management and governance
The unfettered pursuit of knowledge is every university’s core value – even if management doesn’t always see it that way, says Dennis Hayes
Dutch universities are conspicuously and consistently successful. Yet their funding is declining and their embrace of internationalism has put them on a collision course with the populist right. John Morgan assesses the mood in Leiden, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Maastricht
Former OU pro vice-chancellor returns to take top job at troubled institution
Wollongong’s Paul Wellings rejects claims he contravened rules in approving Ramsay Centre course, as decision faces legal challenge
Struggles of Hampshire College suggest to some that students may be reluctant to shape their own degrees in a debt-heavy, career-focused higher education sector
The country’s recent judge-led review is another instance of the global misperception of institutional censorship, say Ian Jacobs and Susan Dodds
Report warns that racism persists in South Africa’s leading university, but it has attracted criticism
The US admissions scandal notwithstanding, Australian university history reveals a variety of approaches to allocating university places, say Gwilym Croucher, James Waghorne and Hamza Bin Jehangir
Australia’s vice-chancellors must wake up: China's munificence is all motivated by its vast geopolitical ambition, says Nick Forster
Apparent moves to increase university autonomy will have the opposite effect given the government’s authoritarian tendencies, says Jarosław Płuciennik
Opponents should learn from Chinese candidates’ successful and potentially formative forays into democratic politics, says Salvatore Babones
Ford administration is blind to incompatibility of statistical metrics and quality teaching, academics warn
US universities might be world-leading in research terms, but there is scant evidence that this has any bearing on their prowess as educators. Why do institutions of higher education show so little interest and aptitude in instilling genuine learning, asks John Tagg
As public debate grows crude, University of Miami’s Julio Frenk pushes faculty to emphasise thoughtful alternatives
Shin Sung-chul, who is under investigation by the Korean government, says state is starting to provide more freedom to universities but progress is slow
Friendly competition can push us all to do better. But when the competitiveness that fuels excellence and prestige becomes based in the logic of the market, universities lose sight of their true purpose, writes Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Candid interviews with Chinese university presidents and government officials reveal widespread doubt that institutional freedom has increased
Scholarly society investigated alleged breaches of harassment and bullying policy by Alun Evans
Questions have been raised over appointment as design school head of academic who is being sued for alleged age discrimination
Sunderland v-c urges policymakers to recognise post-92 universities’ ‘contribution to the health of the nation’
Executive exchanges in universities, business and government ‘would improve policy’, says Monash council member
A lack of accountability can permit a toxic culture to linger unchecked, says one former employee, who was the victim of antisemitism
US university president tells THE summit that institutions need to ‘rethink’ their operations
Tough stances on grade inflation, unconditional offers and senior pay will help maintain global excellence, says Michael Barber
What are university leaders and chief technology officers doing to meet future challenges?
How will the rise of artificial intelligence affect universities’ carbon-based employees? John Gilbey runs the algorithm
Project reported to be linked to suspended dean of School of Management
Experts say university council should intervene in Western civilisation degree row
Elite US universities’ history of acknowledging hereditary advantage at least came with a sense of social obligation, says Amanda Louise Johnson
Can sharing a city with a more prestigious neighbour make it easier or harder for an institution to realise its value? Jack Grove examines the competition
Anthony Abraham Jack’s new book distinguishes two kinds of under-represented students and sets out what universities need to do if they truly want to recruit the most disadvantaged students. Matthew Reisz writes
Market-like mechanisms within higher education are unpopular with academics but can have positive effects, say Rebecca Natow and Kevin Dougherty
A greater willingness from facilitators to listen to feedback could transform collective decision-making, say Liana Kreamer and Steven Rogelberg
Leader takes reformer reputation to Los Angeles shortly after leaving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid Confederate protest
University insists resolution will not affect plans for ‘Western civilisation’ course
As universities become ever more wary of negative publicity, leaders who speak out on contentious issues are increasingly finding themselves in hot water. Ellie Bothwell reports
Complaints about depictions of contentious historical figures should be met with sensitivity and a firm grasp of the facts, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Recruiting a five-year, full-time president could transform the umbrella body’s ability to defend the sector, says Sir Anthony Seldon
A student’s mysterious accusation of racism saw P. K. Newby removed from her course – and another woman lost from the leaky pipeline
Marketisation, precarity and global competition have combined to create a vast market for academic ghostwriting, says an anonymous scholar
Former ESRC chief executive to replace Swansea’s suspended v-c Richard Davies after his ‘planned retirement’
Adam Tickell acknowledges university has ‘failed’ staff and students in the past but says improving well-being is his top priority
Strides have been taken since the destruction wrought by the US-led invasion, but funding and standards remain unacceptably low, says Mohamed Al-Rubeai
Efforts to improve work-life balance must address the significant amounts of time that many scholars spend travelling, says Rachel Moss
US universities must think harder about how to make the poorer students they admit feel like full community members, says Anthony Abraham Jack
Diana Mitlin, professor of global urbanism at the University of Manchester, shares her tips on working with politicians and government officials
Deputy minister says new law will open universities ‘to the needs of the people’, after it sparked mass student protests
Plans for Park College seen as a power grab by central management
Community attitudes questionnaire also finds that Australians want caps on international students but not domestic students
Many presidents have pursued their careers just at one institution, raising questions about management skills, report finds
The recent exodus of vice-chancellors from UK universities raises questions over what is going on in the sector. Is inadequate governance the root cause?
Some awards are unfortunate, but abolishing this time-honoured practice would throw out the baby with the bathwater, says Richard Willis
Regions’ struggles to provide appropriate land and resources is undermining quality, says Debananda Misra
UCU branch rejects redundancies plan and blames ‘poor investment and spending decisions’ for financial woes
Using the teaching excellence framework to drive up teaching standards is fundamentally misconceived, says Matt Waddup
University began investigation after concerns about £200 million development project led to suspension of v-c and dean
Announcement follows days of speculation over senior leadership at Leicester institution
England’s fledgling university regulator is in too much of a hurry to make an impact and curry favour with ministers, says Gill Evans
Automatic green cards for international PhD graduates at US universities could restore America’s ‘competitive advantage’, says Robert Zimmer
Far from being hotbeds of intellectual debate, universities enforce ideological conformity, follow rigid procedures and offer little that enthusiasts could not teach themselves. It is time for radical reform, says Lincoln Allison
