Management and governance
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'
The curricular dominance of popular music may sell tickets but belies the point of a musical education, says Sam Richards
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
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
To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall
The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn
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
Academics routinely offer praise and encouragement to their students. Why are they so reluctant to offer it to each other? asks Terri Apter
The former Soviet state’s National Academy of Sciences is too focused on its own survival to improve its research performance, says Ararat Osipian
Books offer an experience, evidence trail and egalitarianism that could never be digitised, say Al Martinich and Tom Palaima
Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads. Ellie Bothwell reports
Suspension is a legal and emotional minefield that can blow up in managers’ faces, says a wrongfully suspended scholar
Carlo Montemagno caught in nepotism row at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Desire to climb global tables is bringing many institutions together – but there are risks, expert warns
Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast
Sexual misconduct is now being openly discussed, but universities still lack policies to safeguard staff from sexual violence in the workplace. This means victims remain afraid to speak out, says a female academic and rape survivor
In survey of 15,000 university staff, just 2.6 per cent supported the government’s higher education policies
New body to bring together Equality Challenge Unit, Higher Education Academy and Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Former Soviet state can become destination for international students thanks to its successful fight against academic graft, says minister
Ian Greer succeeds the late Patrick Johnston at Russell Group institution
Lou Anna Simon steps down just hours after gymnastics physician was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes
A year-long experiment convinced Michael Marinetto that carving out research time is a fun but unwinnable game
Unclear whether new regulator will maintain programme that informs English higher education policy
