University governance

Whether radicalisation or divestment is the issue, says Keith Burnett, talking without listening first doesn’t help to build a community

Does the UK’s Prevent strategy go too far in its demands on institutions? A group of experts share their perspectives

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Not even today’s box-ticking managerialists can stamp out our innate desire to know, says Joe Moran

City University London vice-chancellor among academics recognised

Associate dean at HEC Paris says French institutions must look to international peers if they want to compete globally

Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s students, shocked by racist outrages at the University of Missouri, mull over the content and context of their curriculum

Vice-chancellor of New York University Shanghai on academic freedom and ‘cosmopolitan spirit’

Ellie Bothwell analyses correlation between vice-chancellors’ pay and university ranking

University of Tennessee’s advice on holiday parties sets off major political debate, writes Scott Jaschik

But Bilkent University rector warns THE BRICS conference that bad leadership can also sink institutions. David Matthews reports from Delhi

Max Lu to join from University of Queensland

The eminent scholar’s views are controversial, says v-c Colin Riordan, but providing a forum for debate is core to universities’ mission

David Lloyd, vice-chancellor of the University of South Australia, on an erratic period of change for universities

Peer review is the least bad system we have for assessing quality, but metrics can help to determine attention and impact, says Euan Adie

Current deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of New South Wales to replace Michael Thorne 

Higher levels of stress among senior women revealed by Leadership Foundation report

Why are we treated shabbily when we do so much for our universities? ask two members of this overlooked group

Capital expenditure rises by a quarter as universities aim to compete in marketised sector

A shocking film about the extent of sexual assault at US colleges has just toured UK universities. It is high time we took this problem seriously in Britain, says Nicole Westmarland, while US academic Jennifer Doyle warns that a paranoid overreaction poisons campus culture

It is wrong for universities to ignore learning, says Anthony Seldon

But principal of online, non-profit, private institution warns new Green Paper market entry plans could be seen as 'lowering bar on quality'

Students cannot be put at the heart of the system without a statistics upgrade, argues Paul Clark

Troubleshooting vice-chancellor Graham Upton on steering your institution through stormy waters

Governing body members claim projected overspend could be up to £87 million

Liberal thinking, teaching quality and pastoral care are his priorities for private university

Martin Levy says Allen Krebs’ misadventures in the 1960s offer a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of setting up their own campus

More BME staff have been entering the UK academy but they remain under-represented at the top. What is being done about it?

Writing anonymously, a Manchester Metropolitan University employee speaks out on the recent eviction of the ‘Ark’

Luxury loo roll in the office of the president at Ryerson University, bog-standard paper elsewhere

Donald Brown shares the experiences that prompted him to talk about ‘institutional racism’ at Oxford

Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact

Further cuts to modern languages departments have raised concerns about increasing elitism

Universities to reflect long and hard about their duty of care to those working or studying in foreign countries

Times are changing – and university boards need to understand what their executive are doing about it, writes Nick Hillman

Concerns also raised over ‘reckless’ plans to advance market entry and exit in England

In advance of a conference on ‘education without borders’, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status

Study recommends that universities use financial and market data to assess whether programmes are likely to succeed

Falmouth deputy v-c’s remarks spur artists’ sharp comment on changes to arts education

British universities are political heavyweights on global stage, says Hepi report

Steve Olivier offers tips for a smoother transition

As Plymouth University announces that its next vice-chancellor is a woman, are we witnessing a shift in the sector?

University of Southampton pro vice-chancellor to take helm after a year of turmoil at Plymouth

London Metropolitan University leads the sector for overall decrease

The Prevent programme will cause real problems for universities, say Phil Lindan and Meriel Schindler

Bruce Harreld will become president of the institution in November

First female president of Universities UK jokes that ‘it’s only been 100 years’ before a woman filled the post

Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues

Analysis of Hesa data reveals the extent to which academics are outnumbered by support staff

The University of Lincoln rejects criticism for listing hourly paid staff on its website, saying they are ‘not second-class members of faculty’

You can’t measure human skills the way you do engineering systems, Robert Dingwall and Mary Byrne McDonnell observe

Choice between overarching managers and collegiality in universities a false choice, study suggests

Proposed Twitter-based altmetric would treat retweets like citations

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

High level of ‘not knowns’ again prevents publication of institution-level information 

Universities were once urged to ape the governance models of the Square Mile, but big business could learn from some collegiate practices, suggests Malcolm Gillies

Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’