Management and governance
Having turned the University of Cumbria around, Upton is now heading to Wrexham
University and Hefce refuse FoI requests over multimillion-pound funding deal
Battle continues between staff and management including senior figures Nigel and Niall Piercy
A proposed new “world-class” university for Hereford will focus on engineering and has former Oxford vice-chancellor Sir John Hood as senior adviser
Malcolm Gillies’ £453K final-year payment may make him last year’s highest paid vice-chancellor
Glyndwr University has named Graham Upton, the former vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, as its interim vice-chancellor
An academic who was set to become interim vice-chancellor at Oxford Brookes University has been confirmed as the institution’s next permanent head
The director of Soas, University of London, is to step down from his position this year owing to ill health
The vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, Philip Jones, has announced that he is to retire next spring
Consultants often boost the number of shortlisted women, but universities must fight their own ‘people like us’ mindset, says Sue Shepherd
Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate
A perverse focus on research cash and high-impact publications threatens academics’ careers and the aims of science itself, says Dorothy Bishop
Scrutiny of Swansea dean’s communications follows latest email furore
FoI request reveals former vice-chancellor returned after suspension on full pay despite diminished powers
A petition has been set up calling for Nigel Thrift, the University of Warwick vice-chancellor, to be stripped of his knighthood.
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor
Universities claim releasing information would harm commercial interests or breach staff privacy
Middlesex University has announced that Michael Driscoll is to retire as vice-chancellor, to be replaced by The Open University’s Tim Blackman
The vice-chancellor of Glyndwr University has suddenly left the troubled institution
Durham University conference hears that global body will promote the ‘experiment in living’ against the ‘threat’ of centralisation
An updated governance code aims to help institutions avoid controversies while respecting autonomy, but some wish it said more about openness and inclusivity
Imagine having the power to direct higher education leaders, scholars or policymakers to take - and stick to - a new approach in 2015
Average v-c salary up by a modest £3,100 as scholar suggests ministers’ plea for pay restraint has worked
The sector would do well to consider setting a target for the proportion of women heading universities, says Simonetta Manfredi
Upper-level turbulence hits another institution in a rough year for university leaders
A new code for UK university governing bodies aims to be a “bulwark against over-regulation”, as governance tensions rise in the sector
Manchester Metropolitan University has appointed a new vice-chancellor – at the second time of asking
The next vice-chancellor of The Open University will be Peter Horrocks, currently the director of the BBC’s World Service.
University claims exemption from releasing details of board of governors meeting, citing ‘commercial interests’
Martin Hall is to retire as Salford vice-chancellor, with his deputy taking over line management duties from today
The union of two London universities is underpinned by a powerful vision, say their leaders Chris Husbands and Michael Arthur
Managerial fundamentalism has taken hold in universities, with scholars viewed as resources that must be controlled, argues the Warwick scholar
After a period of turmoil at Plymouth University, an external review is pending, and the findings may have implications for the sector, writes John Morgan
The vice-chancellor of Glyndwr University has announced his intention to step down from the embattled institution.
The chief executive of GuildHE, Andy Westwood, is to take up a new role at the University of Manchester helping it connect with government.
Edge Hill University bags top accolade as University of the Year
Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion
University College London and the Institute of Education have confirmed they will merge next week
Consultation questions need for the body after it blocked the appointment of Griff Rhys Jones as chancellor
The conclusions of an inquiry into allegations against William Taylor, the former chair of governors, will not be shared
Dean of Swansea School of Management used ‘unsupportive’ language to dismiss student complaints
Two vice-chancellors have announced that they will be stepping down from their roles next summer
Julia Goodfellow among the three as she bids to be first woman in the post
Oxford’s deputy registrar excoriates prejudice against able leaders from outside the ‘closed’ culture of the academy
Wendy Purcell ‘will have to regain confidence of staff’ at the university
David Coslett to run university as vice-chancellor takes on ‘strategic portfolio’
The University of Portsmouth’s deputy vice-chancellor has been appointed as the new head of Buckinghamshire New University.
Both institute and University of London claim success
THE speaks to former UUK president, Sir Steve Smith, four years on from the tuition fee protests
Union members at Plymouth University have given their vice-chancellor, Wendy Purcell, a vote of no confidence.
Michael Power considers the implications of academics being monitored in ever more and increasingly disparate aspects of work
Michael Crow on the radical change needed to build the New American University
University College London and the Institute of Education, University of London, are to merge on 2 December, it has been confirmed.
One of Plymouth University’s deputy vice-chancellors has started a government secondment, as upheaval at the troubled institution continues
V-c hires law firm amid suggestions the case against her includes a complaint about her management style
April McMahon blames ‘years of underinvestment’ for tumbling league table positions
Glyn Maxwell, whose departure follows Marina Warner’s exit, claims the importance of high-profile academics is ‘lost’ on Essex
Plymouth University has appointed a new chair of governors after the previous post-holder stepped down amid ongoing controversy at the institution
