Management and governance
Removing Amy Wax from compulsory courses or revoking her named chair would not contravene her academic rights, says Daniel Carpenter
After firing president for employee affair, top public research university still confronts culture of tolerating abuse and difficult state politics
If universities will not give up NDAs, how can we expect private corporations to do any better, asks Julie Macfarlane
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology president discusses project-based learning, securing government funding and demographic decline
A recent survey confirms that higher education continues to offer a safe environment for a certain kind of abuser: the successful professor who brings in large grants, say Nanna Haug Hilton and Susanne Täuber
The Oxford college’s vast expenditure of charitable funds to try to dislodge its own dean could have serious repercussions, says Alan Rusbridger
Six universities sign up to new pledge committing not to use ‘gagging orders’ in dealing with claims of sexual misconduct, bullying and other harassment
The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades
Anonymous complaint produces evidence of long-running relationship with employee; former president Coleman to temporarily lead institution
Marketing claims are often empty, unaccompanied by comprehensive policies, plans, timetables or evaluation criteria, says Harvey Graff
Provost at Virginia expected to take office in July, replacing Gutmann after high-profile 18-year tenure
England deputy chief medical officer, on secondment since 2017 from the university, has been one of most high-profile faces of country’s pandemic response
End of negotiations echoes events of 2008, when union was floated and then dropped
Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates
Covid and public funding cuts hit London arts institution, while union also criticises new bank covenants
The City president discusses his personal ties to the institution, the opportunities and threats universities pose to national security, and self-indulgence in higher education
If the English regulator agrees to tear up universities’ current access plans it risks undermining any perception of autonomy, says Geoffrey Alderman
Decision by top court means another rebrand will be needed to help outsiders understand who’s who among republic’s reassembled universities
The pandemic may just push US colleges and universities to do what they should have done a long time ago: reorganise, says Michael Hadjiargyrou
President to leave amid political interference by Republican governor, after strong record of student, faculty and research growth since 2015
The Maastricht University president and rector is shifting the emphasis away from only research, despite pushback from Nobel laureate
Universities show the way on transforming leadership culture, tackling period poverty, boosting African science and promoting leading research during the pandemic
Networks such as Universitas 21 facilitate mutual support to meet net zero targets, say Tan Eng Chye and Anton Muscatelli
As the season of goodwill comes around again, warm words about collegiality and fellowship have been dutifully corralled into all-staff missives from university leaders. But in an era of management, metrics and industrial unrest, does the image of the academy as a commonwealth of scholars still bear scrutiny? Seven academics have their say
European University of Technology exploring how to become a single institution, but going beyond a legal umbrella raises regulatory and funding questions
Omicron variant amplifying uncertainties, but initial indications suggest federal relief and economic growth may permit another year of post-secondary gains
New Australian lobby group targets transparency, collegiality and ‘reconceived governance’
Researcher sees ‘no hope’ for regional institutions in particular, but other academics are less pessimistic
Students protest after staff dismissed and tenure evaluations halted at Centre for Research and Teaching in Economics
The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to
Leaders prioritising regional impact above competition, while significant numbers consider mergers, annual PA Consulting survey suggests
Diversifying income stream also makes institutions less exposed to possible government cuts, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall
A push to end the habit of assessing researchers by their publication metrics is gaining momentum. But are journal impact factors really as meaningless as is claimed? And will requiring scientists to describe their various contributions really improve fairness and rigour – or just bureaucracy? Jack Grove reports
The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education
Homebound University College Dublin leader reveals his ambition for Perth institution
In first such prosecution, Moshe Porat faces 25 years in jail for conspiracy with professor and administrator to dramatically boost MBA rankings
The University of Alberta president discusses using data, collaboration and a positive vision to turn around the institution while minimising internal disputes
Audit finds shortcomings in Australian university’s capital works, budget, fraud control and executive pay arrangements
Communications expert has led sector body since 2017
Nick Jennings was nearly a professional footballer himself, but wants his new university to ‘broaden its profile’ beyond athletics and student experience
Regulator dismisses Australian university’s claim that it is primarily a commercially funded organisation
Creation of CTER by Welsh government part of shift to ‘rethink the model of post-compulsory education for high participation societies’
Rectors’ conference concerned that Berlin postdoc law could set ‘blueprint’ for unfunded attempts to tackle precarity
Once rare, now commonplace, use of private companies to hire new presidents coming at large cost to US universities, research team finds
A group of undergraduates who got together to build a racing car taught Nic Smith how much horsepower there is in community
Vice-chancellor to take over as president of New York philanthropic fund at the start of 2023
International candidates may be reluctant to follow departing Taiwan-born university heads, say scholars
Greens discussion paper blames corporate governance for sector’s most pressing problems
Rector Shalini Randeria wants displaced institution to broaden appeal at home in Vienna and for international student cohort
President of Canadian institution admits mistake in moving quickly amid concern over sexual assaults on campus and nearby violence
Pacific expert’s selection coincides with policy push to boost islander participation in higher education
Linda Doyle on making history, meeting Macron and why Normal People doesn’t fully capture her university
Quite apart from the injustice, institutions that fail to act on complaints undermine trust across entire disciplines, says Irina Dumitrescu
University governance bodies an ‘outlier’ in Australia, with sectoral experience an oddity
The crisis in peer reviewing can be overcome if journals and universities do more to incentivise it, say Dirk Lindebaum and Peter Jordan
As Australian policy focus pivots from international education to research commercialisation, ‘it’s the right time for us to shine’, says new head Andrew Parfitt
In-house appointment breaks with trend of selecting leaders from outside the country, or outside academia
Paper also suggests higher performers in business schools received lower salary bump if climbing the departmental ladder
Leadership should be about empathy and compassion, sector leaders say
Researchers blast higher education system for valuing metrics and loyalty to higher-ups over intellectual rigour
