Management and governance
Two vice-chancellors of Yorkshire institutions have announced their retirements
As full visa licence is restored, focus moves to student experience
Suspended v-c still wants her job back as details about legal bills are disclosed
Former judge says focus on him is distraction from investigation into v-c
Statement from university spells out v-c’s involvement in project
Plymouth University has defended plans to spend a reported £150,000 on seven chairs to be used at graduation ceremonies.
Current vice-chancellor to stay on until June 2015
Hefce data reveals 70 per cent of department heads from arts, humanities and social science disciplines
US analysis of institution’s diverse missions can supplement ‘simplistic’ league tables focusing on research, says scholar
The University of Nottingham aims to rebuild a lab destroyed by fire, as its vice-chancellor looks for answers on “why the devastation was so total”.
Marina Warner explains why she chose to speak about her departure from the University of Essex
Nigel Piercy is unapologetic about antagonising some in drive to turn around School of Management
Revolutionary leaders will make do and mend, says Thomas Harrison
Research suggests some standard management techniques work on academics after all, and older institutions are most effective
Board member made aware of claims related to ‘wider working practices’ in December 2012
Plymouth University’s chair of governors, William Taylor, is to “stand aside” pending the outcome of an investigation into sexual harassment claims
Silence greeted requests for references or PhD guidance from professor
The Plymouth University chair of governors who “placed on leave” its vice-chancellor will be investigated over claims he sexually harassed female staff
Plymouth University’s chair of governors has been accused of “poor governance” and risking “serious reputational damage” to the institution
‘Breakdown in personal relationship’ of senior figures must also be addressed
Stuart Macdonald on the misery of being expelled from your university post
Could organising universities in a different way ease institutions’ financial woes and bring about greater democracy?
Deal with for-profit firm INTO University Partnerships cancelled due to lack of ‘common ground’
Intervention follows governors’ sudden decision to place vice-chancellor on leave
THE analysis reveals no correlation between applications and leaders’ pay as performance targets remain shrouded in secrecy
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
The University of Warwick has been ridiculed on social media for its suspension of the prominent critic of higher education policy
Janet Beer has been named as the next University of Liverpool vice-chancellor
Hefce reveals information from 21 complaints concerning institutions
Departing vice-chancellor’s 15 years on the job helped to cement a Midlands university’s reputation
Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits
New guidance for universities and student societies stating gender segregation is “unlawful” contradicts advice provided by Universities UK.
The new American president of Imperial College London has chosen to disclose her £421,000 pay package before she even starts in the job.
Disquiet over plan to appoint new professor in digital humanities
Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead
The vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton is to retire
Martin Bean is to stand down as vice-chancellor of The Open University at the end of the year.
Their democratic structures undermined and autonomy rescinded, the bodies face a quiet, deadly crisis, says Michael Chessum
Vice-chancellor’s absence fuels speculation but university stays quiet
A London university has become the first in the UK to allow a student to sit on the panel that decides vice-chancellors’ pay, a union has said.
Mark Pegg is to step down as chief executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education this month, it has been announced.
Dorothy Bishop on the senseless purge at the Institute of Psychiatry
The vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has been “placed on leave” by the institution’s board of governors.
Ruth Farwell has announced she is to retire as vice-chancellor of Bucks New University early next year
The principal and vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University has announced he is leaving his post to take the helm of an Australian university.
The vice-chancellors of the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham have been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
Governing councils give the green light to look at detail of deal
A Canadian university president at the centre of a row about the sacking of a professor who spoke out about planned cuts has been dismissed.
Petition to oust head follows Twitter hoax set up in her name
Universities undermine their identity and values when they headhunt outsiders for leadership roles, laments a senior manager
Study proposes code of practice for recruitment firms to help address inequality
An assessment boycott has been dropped, but fair pay is still a long way off, says general secretary Sally Hunt
Hate meetings? You need them more than you think, says Sally Feldman
Griff Rhys Jones says he does not want to become chancellor of Cardiff University after his appointment was delayed by the institution’s court.
Pro vice-chancellor John Grattan recalls his hastily constructed plan of action in the face of the January storms
Universities should not acquiesce in a system that perpetuates inequality - they must take a stand against it, argues Thomas Docherty
University warned of ‘pattern of decline’ amid student recruitment problems
Universities can improve their procedures by studying themselves instead of others, says Stephen Yorkstone
‘Indignant’ academics block comic’s ‘preordained’ appointment as the university’s chancellor
