Management and governance
Institution’s annus horribilis continues as news emerges of another major loss
Vice-chancellor John Cater says that employment focus ensures strong applicant interest
London South Bank University has announced that its new vice-chancellor will be David Phoenix, current deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire.
Global project explores the paucity of female leaders in academia
Dean of medical school who was cleared of misconduct quits after restructure
Institutional ‘risk registers’ flag growing worry that top managers will be lured abroad
Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?
Leadership Foundation head discusses major priority on his watch
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has been officially designated as a higher education institution.
The University of East London has appointed a new vice-chancellor following several high-profile departures around the beginning of this year
Academic and student unions north of the border have again condemned a new code of governance for Scottish universities as “vague” and “meaningless”.
Myshele Goldberg on a numbers-based approach that doesn’t add up
What if marketing-speak is not glib nonsense, but a poison at the heart of the university?
A former director of research at England’s funding council has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University.
An Australian vice-chancellor has been named as the new head of King’s College London.
Management would not listen to alternative views, duo state
Newcastle University scooped the top prize last night at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2013
No such thing as higher education sector, PA Consulting poll hears
The outgoing head of King’s College London is to take charge of a University of Oxford college.
Martin Hall offers regrets after inglorious June but remains committed to post
Universities have been lambasted for their “excruciatingly slow progress” on switching away from investments in “unethical” industries such as oil.
The University of Salford has confirmed plans to close virtually all courses in modern languages, politics and contemporary history and shut down an entire school “to secure the future of the university” after seeing falling student demand.
Leeds Metropolitan University is planning to change its name and is looking at three options: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Headingley University and Leeds Ridings University.
Universities must ensure that governing bodies are fit to do their part to prevent crises, Michael Shattock says
Existing office set-up is outdated, v-c argues
New v-c aims to crowdsource strategy via online meet-up
East London institution is mired in difficulty as leadership disintegrates
Unity decries decisions made ‘ad hoc’ without consulting scholars
The University of Salford has accepted more than 200 students on to courses that it is considering closing within weeks and may face a “significant backlash” as a result, an internal document suggests.
University of London college targets graduate employability and research cash
Research paints picture of permanent revolution in sector since mid-1990s
Brian Cantor, the vice-chancellor of York University, is to take charge of the University of Bradford as his next post.
The chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council is to leave his position to join a university, a matter of weeks after a similar move by the head of the English funding council.
The Duke of Westminster has been revealed as the country’s richest university chancellor in a list of the UK’s wealthiest people.
The University of Central Lancashire is shelving plans to switch to private company status, potentially dealing a blow to other post-1992 universities’ hopes of making the move and opening up to commercial investment.
The Army’s teamwork ethos shaped the management style of the University of Essex’s Anthony Forster
A new draft code of governance for Scottish universities has been condemned as “weak”, “meaningless in places” and offering “nothing new” by student and academic unions north of the border.
Action needs to be taken against Scottish universities because senior staff members are being given “worrying levels of high pay”, the National Union of Students Scotland has said.
New head of all-women Murray Edwards College, Cambridge makes equality a priority
Efficient and inclusive decision-making will help universities to gain the support of their communities, says Ferdinand von Prondzynski
Universities are required to be open to scrutiny because they are publicly funded. But how far should it go? When it comes to their internal business, David Matthews discovers that competition may be a stumbling block to transparency
Speculation mounts that reform has diminished leadership role
With a few exceptions, vice-chancellors’ remuneration did not rise vertiginously in 2011-12 - a good thing politically. But are they still paid too much compared with their peers?
Sir Alan Langlands is to leave his job as chief executive of England’s funding council to become vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, where he has been welcomed as a “stellar figure” in higher education.
Students and academics need to be much more involved in the management and improvement of universities if the future of higher education is to be safeguarded.
University Campus Suffolk is to begin the process of gaining its own degree-awarding powers, its board has confirmed.
The chief executive of the Higher Education Academy is to be the new head of the University of the West of Scotland.
The University of York has unveiled Belgian cognitive psychologist Koen Lamberts as its new vice-chancellor.
Liverpool John Moores University has chosen a high-profile judge as its new chancellor – although the appointment may not win many plaudits in the national press.
Rick Trainor is to step down as principal of King’s College London in October 2014 after 10 years in charge at the central London institution.
A document that aims to bridge the gender leadership gap in higher education worldwide has been officially launched at an international conference.
Academic proposes ‘analytic hierarchy process’ and more planning to avoid costly mistakes by universities. David Matthews reports
Management pledges to tackle ‘stress-inducing’ culture. By Elizabeth Gibney
The University of Central Lancashire has appointed Gerry Kelleher to become its vice-chancellor when it moves to a new corporate-style group structure later this year.
Analysis of information on staff and students can help to improve recruitment and retention
The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector
Joanna Lewis asks whether appointing ‘a decent enough upper-class numpty’ as chancellor is the best her alma mater can do
Regulator to review range of options for institutions falling short on quality measures
The demands on Ucas are growing and changing in nature. Ucas’ board must adapt to reflect this, says Steve Smith
