Management and governance
Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards
Critics of his initiative to make the University of Buckingham drugs-free are missing the point about the power of education, says Anthony Seldon
Gathering intellectual antagonists under the same roof contains the incendiary electricity of controversy and redirects it to generate sparks of new knowledge, says Carel Stolker
Convincing universities to divest from fossil fuels and use only green energy is a better strategy, says Thomas Smith
The new remit for the Higher Education Standards Panel flags up various regulatory issues that the minister wants to see addressed, says Gavin Moodie
The demands of the job take their toll, but rigorous application of the smell test can limit the damage, say Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Trachtenberg
Humanities subjects set to be hardest hit by restructure
National Universities Commission considering applications from 292 potential private institutions
Drug-related crime, rising unemployment and low salaries are all contributing to a postgraduate shortage that indicates an uncertain future for Mexico’s higher education system, finds Rachael Pells
Schemes asking us to transform our workplaces in the name of equality, diversity and inclusivity are failing. It’s time to hold our institutions to account, says Rebecca Harrison
Plans to dismantle institutions including Istanbul University are part of efforts to exert more political control over academia, critics say
New Zealand institution’s switch could end confusion with similarly named institutions around world
HKUST head to lead Saudi Arabian university from September
Universities cannot become Gardens of Eden without losing their key purpose, writes Hanna Holborn Gray
Universities in the former East Germany are now on a par with those of western Europe while others in the former Soviet bloc still lag. David Matthews visits Poland to explore why
Acting vice-chancellor promises to ‘listen’ to staff concerns after academic body agrees to shelve no-confidence vote until June
From MI5 recruiting, to students spying on each other and intelligence agencies funding research, Matthew Reisz explores the long and often uneasy relationship between espionage and the academy
Ten years into the programme, German universities remain focused on traditional markers of success, say Andreas Knie and Dagmar Simon
Legislation making its way through Parliament could help address ‘brand confusion’ overseas
Vice-chancellor stands down after union members passed no confidence vote
University strategising in the days before JoJo, BoJo and Brexit was more back-patting than visionary, but what universities need now is a plan for survival, says John Cater
Hefce's Madeleine Atkins received payment in lieu of salary for remainder of contract, but declined 'redundancy payment'
Faculties without borders are the key to turning multidisciplinarity into more than a buzzword, says Duncan Ivison
The protests against pensions reforms reflect not just self-interest but also anger about working conditions and a sense that universities are losing their way. Jack Grove explores how proposed changes to the USS strained and broke bonds of trust
The curricular dominance of popular music may sell tickets but belies the point of a musical education, says Sam Richards
Leaders from Anglo-Celtic and European backgrounds fail to reflect diversity of campuses, says report
Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests
Tribhuvan University alumni make up almost all of Nepal’s government, but interference from political parties distracts from research and learning goals, says vice-chancellor
Union members call for removal of threat of hundreds of redundancies and ask for consultation on possible industrial action
Rigid, top-down tie-ups will do nothing to foster quality or European identity, says Jan Palmowski
Universities should emulate the private sector in a positive way by eliminating costly duplication, says a worker in professional services
Universities on both sides of the Atlantic are building up big debts, but is it prudent to bet on student numbers growing and super-low interest rates and high fees enduring? David Matthews examines the glut of recent bond issues, and how money makes money for the elite
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
Peter Horrocks faces backlash over claim that academics ‘should be bloody well teaching’
The French thinker Simone Weil’s focus on teaching students to attend to reality is crucial in the social media age, writes Robert Zaretsky
Vice-chancellors have ‘no authority’, says outgoing Melbourne head Glyn Davis
Peter Horrocks’ comments about development of learning materials branded ‘an attack on OU staff and the institution itself’
Casualisation and treating academics like feckless children who can’t be trusted have also taken their toll, says Sarah Colvin
Advance HE will be a supportive friend to higher education as England’s new regulator gets tough, explains chief executive Alison Johns
The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn
To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall
Political appointees to governing councils are ‘the weakest and most provincial ones we’ve ever had’, says Universities Austria
Tan Eng Chye says teaching models ‘cannot afford to keep still’, even if some students are reluctant to study programming
University says Thomas Jessell violated university policies and values
Charles Hymas said meeting over new campus was ‘more akin to a Roman amphitheatre where any slave felt to be worshipping the God Mammon was going to be bayed down’
Concern about scholars being ‘put in a position of proxy border guards’
Students would benefit enormously if only universities felt freer to innovate and collaborate, says Nick Bevan
Outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on four years in what many regard as English higher education’s toughest job
The crisis in student mental well-being is no secret, but academics too feel overwhelmed by the demands on them. Universities cannot ignore their plight
The frenzied pace and meaningless demands of university life can often enable a depressed scholar’s existing neuroses. Joe Moran offers some coping strategies
For academics and students alike, pressure to perform coupled with a lack of institutional support can severely affect mental health
Sciences Po’s dean of research reflects on the currents of change within her country’s university sector
Concerns have been raised over how Kuan Chung-ming was selected as leader of Taiwan’s top university
No better place than city state for higher education's new era, says Nanyang Technological University president
Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors
Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership
Project at Canterbury Christ Church aims to explore building’s history and create new heritage centre
US universities’ public approval is best guaranteed by boldly defending non-partisan values such as tolerance and free speech, says Darren Linvill
Former Tufts University head to succeed Drew Faust in July
The former Soviet state’s National Academy of Sciences is too focused on its own survival to improve its research performance, says Ararat Osipian
