Management and governance

Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ‘seek new leadership opportunities’ in sector

Small private US campus leader leaves wake of graphic allegations and questions of previous institutions keeping quiet

New Birmingham City University leader, who struggled to find work after first-class engineering degree, discusses boosting social capital for minority students and staff

The University of Exeter’s vice-chancellor talks about partnering with businesses, including the controversial decision to keep working with Shell on sustainability

Three years after province cut its budget by a third, leaner flagship university sees a moment to leap; students hope they can make it

Dangers of universities being seen to shape public opinion highlighted in Pakistan, while Saudi leader warns of ‘slippery slope’

Hideo Ohno urges a level-headed approach as university seeks final green light in high-stakes excellence scheme

Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison

Cultural anthropologist Genevieve Bell, a former Intel vice-president, will succeed Brian Schmidt at start of 2024

New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare

Many ask why we assume a combined university will offer more. The answer is that we are purposefully designing it that way, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

Institutional partnerships are on the rise, but the sector must do even more to join forces to tackle global challenges, writes Linda G. Mills

Research heavyweight seeks to tackle the world’s major problems in single biggest expansion in 200 years

South coast institution joins mass expansion into UK capital, promising traditional degrees and work-based opportunities

Allocate funds, don’t allocate funds, not now, not forever: accord’s spikiest idea elicits multiple perspectives

Business development should be left to the schools and faculties that house the researchers and students whose ideas drive innovation, says Ben Clark

Former senator, finally outlining agenda in tough political environment, talks of students paying more and faculty working harder

Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ‘look like a medieval theme park’

University of Limerick president talks about putting in place university-wide structural changes to inspire cross-pollination between disciplines

As majority of Ivy League transitions after Covid, social psychologist leaves his decade-long tenure with financial strength and labour challenges

Disappointment comes months after v-c told alumni that government funding was ‘becoming extremely inadequate’

Irish university pulls back from plan to handpick internal members of governing authority

University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum

Outgoing EdUHK head reflects on a decade-long stint leading Hong Kong’s teacher training university

Experts counter analysis suggesting that mismanagement, not declining government subsidies, is cause of financial woes

Changes aimed at protecting students and taxpayers adding uncertainties that could lead to institutions closing rather than joining forces, experts warn

‘Glass ceiling’ still prevents low-income students from reaching top institutions, says researcher

I’m externally funded to do research but I help colleagues by teaching on top. How can it be right to punish me for partial performance, asks Philip Moriarty

Reducing the number of universities in South Australia would fly in the face of the Universities Accord’s call for more differentiation, says Warren Bebbington

After non-stop controversy and ousting, former chancellor writes book urging better leadership training, especially for women

Ministry in foundation model talks with two universities as insider worries about future interference at conservatoire

Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic

Report into governance of institution revealed a ‘cauldron of instability characterised by a culture of fear, intimidation, bullying, maladministration, [and] financial irregularities’

In the first of a series of articles charting the merger of the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide, the institutions’ vice-chancellors, David Lloyd and Peter Høj, set out why, after a series of false starts over the years, the amalgamation finally looks set to go ahead

President believes that Waseda has already reformed in key ways, helping make its case for support under the country’s excellence initiative

Research into changing patterns of biodiversity across the globe is vital, but it also matters how institutions manage their own land, says Sasha Roseneil

Biologist will have headed leading public institution for 17 years by time of his departure

University of Aizu president Toshiaki Miyazaki quits after investigation found he published the same conference paper on multiple occasions

Hewlett Foundation president to join institution in April 2024, succeeding Baroness Shafik

After losing faculty and students because of partisan DeSantis reforms, campus described as paying recruiters despite federal ban

Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures

Landmark report has generated applause but could deny vice-chancellors a free hand

While Marc Tessier-Lavigne has fallen on his sword, the circumstances of his departure point to much deeper problems with scholarly norms and incentives

Keith Brown likens academics taking part in ‘shameful’ industrial action to those who ‘build their lives on the shattered dreams of others’

Katherine Banks exits as fact-finding committee examines botched recruitment of Kathleen McElroy as director of journalism

Marc Tessier-Lavigne agrees to step down after months-long university investigation finds failures to correct errors in articles

Interim vice-chancellor insists renowned institution can be rebuilt after mass job cuts while protecting arts courses

‘Glocal’ scheme aims to boost universities outside Seoul and drive innovation in the face of demographic decline

Multi-campus eastern institution announces union with land-based college

While South Australian vice-chancellors see few downsides from an amalgamation, their western counterparts take a different view

Weeks into the job, Freddy Boey promises to cut red tape, rethink teaching – and unsparingly weed out underperformers

Union condemns Maynooth’s claim that ending elections will improve diversity

Relocation would answer Milton Keynes’ call for an undergraduate university as competition and lifelong loan entitlement threaten distance learning modus operandi 

Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit

While the two governing councils have agreed to a combined university, many still need convincing – not least, opposition and crossbench parliamentarians

Private university founder calls for governance overhaul as the rector of one of Poland’s leading public universities says it is considering an endowment to secure a more stable financial foundation

Suspicion at all levels of France’s hybrid research system means resources and national influence are closely guarded. Fresh proposals to raise quality and stem brain drain face an uphill struggle as players try to hold hard-won positions

Redevelopment of hospital abandoned since Hurricane Katrina seeks to spin innovation from medical and public health strength