Management and governance
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.
University warned of ‘pattern of decline’ amid student recruitment problems
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
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
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.
Student reps concerned proposed changes would downgrade colleges to halls of residence
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
Appointment revealed by Tory MP Nadine Dorries in Commons
The best and worst performing 中国A片 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 中国A片 can reveal.
Staffordshire University is to close its Stafford campus and switch courses to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Michael Crow is among a growing band of US university leaders whose pay is performance-related
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.
Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue
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’
Expert points to ill effects of ‘countercyclical’ enrolment
