Management and governance
Four-fifths of institutions fail to release details on how v-c salary was set
Matter referred back to university council ‘for further discussion’
Archie Brown on lessons for universities from political leadership
UCU letter calls celebration of ‘laddish’ behaviour ‘disturbing’
Canterbury Christ Church University declines to disclose reasons for departure to Robin Baker upon ‘loss of office’
Students protest in support of Dutch-born university head Albert Schram, expelled by the government in 2013
Evidence cited by a review of governance reveals a series of concerns
A long-serving pro vice-chancellor has been named as the new head of London Metropolitan University.
Durham head Chris Higgins announces departure soon after senate debate on reducing v-c’s powers
Union passes vote of no confidence in v-c it blames for £4 million deficit
The vice-chancellor of Durham University is to step down from his position later this year, it has been announced.
Goethe University Frankfurt has survived prejudice, Nazism and student riots to look forward to another 100 years
OU head’s search for speechwriter raises questions about size of v-cs’ offices
Student reps concerned proposed changes would downgrade colleges to halls of residence
Appointment revealed by Tory MP Nadine Dorries in Commons
The best and worst performing higher education institution websites in the UK have been ranked.
David Willetts accused of favouring for-profit sector with board appointment
The whistleblower Edward Snowden has been elected rector of the University of Glasgow
Southampton Solent University has named Graham Baldwin as its next vice-chancellor
Policy continues despite warning from Information Commissioner’s Office
Proposed merger is for academic reasons, not to cut costs, insists UCL provost
Sir Howard Newby is to retire as the University of Liverpool vice-chancellor next year
The vice-chancellor of the University of Sunderland is to take up the newly created role of president
Sir Eric Thomas is to retire as University of Bristol vice-chancellor after 14 years in the role.
University mulls joint venture with INTO to boost business school
University College London is set to merge with the Institute of Education, University of London, Times Higher Education can reveal.
Staffordshire University is to close its Stafford campus and switch courses to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent.
Michael Crow is among a growing band of US university leaders whose pay is performance-related
Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education
Economic and Social Research Council chief executive Paul Boyle has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester
A Catholic college has become the UK’s newest university
The vice-chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University is to retire at the end of the year.
Salary shoots up for Sheffield v-c while UCU strikes over 1% pay offer
David Richardson is to become vice-chancellor of the University of East Anglia when present incumbent Edward Acton retires in September
A former private secretary to Tony Blair is to take over as head of a Catholic university college
Headhunters Odgers Berndtson ask if academics have the business skills necessary to run a university
Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts
Annual report discloses payments for three senior managers who resigned
Is Imperial’s appointment of Alice Gast indicative of a changing market?
Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.
Rise in average vice-chancellorial salary far outstrips 1 per cent pay offer to rank-and-file staff
A former NHS manager has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition nominating actor Peter Capaldi to be the new rector of the University of Glasgow.
Institution’s 12-month embargo is probably ‘in breach’ of ICO guidelines. David Matthews reports
Matthew Reisz talks to the master of Oxford hall and ‘place of inter-religious encounter’
Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue
Expert points to ill effects of ‘countercyclical’ enrolment
Audit finds lack of women on university boards affects female v-c numbers
The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has announced he is to retire next year.
Cosmo Graham considers the possible outcomes
Queen’s University Belfast has announced that its dean of medicine, dentistry and biomedical sciences will take over as its president and vice-chancellor
Malcolm Gillies hesitates before marking any documents ‘For your eyes only’
Former Tory minister Baroness Bottomley questions need for academic leadership
If the line you have drawn in the sand is crossed, resign
Union a ‘positive activity’, says economics lecturer
Scholar reflects on risks, regrets, the value of teaching and facing the global future
FoI also shows Patrick McGhee set up inquiry into doomed overseas ventures
Leader hopes for cooperative, ‘values-driven’ federation
World Bank study weighs strengths and flaws of universities in wake of Arab Spring
