Administrators and higher education professionals
From respect and metrics to mistakes and biscuits, management scholar John Hendry offers advice
Keep it brief, tailor to the job requirements and do not mention your hobbies. Our panel of top university administrators offer some tips on how to write a top-notch CV
China's university sports body hopes to convince parents and students that play teaches valuable life lessons
A more tech-savvy approach to student recruitment could save institutions more than just time, says Marguerite Dennis
Holistic admissions offer a level of fairness that traditional academic criteria alone cannot provide, and it is a new approach in Singapore, writes Kristen Lynas
Headhunters are far from lazy and harmful, says Kim Frost, who uses them all the time
Levels of nepotism in scientific publishing have been revealed by report
Senior management do not recognise support staff’s pivotal role in achieving positive student outcomes, administrators say
Supervisors explain how to help students keep their research on track
Departments urged to consider their team's skills mix rather than just individual qualities
Don’t follow fashion when deciding how best to raise cash – consider all the options, says Marc Finer
Academics and administrators can learn to cooperate better if they are willing to acknowledge their stereotypes about each other
Few academic department heads receive any formal leadership training when they step up into middle management, a study says
Kathryn Mitchell has pledged that her university will provide leadership and practical support to help end human trafficking and bonded labour
No staff will be lost, says Durham vice-chancellor
Hundreds of students at Europe’s largest postgraduate dental school may have been awarded the wrong marks thanks to form-filling blunders
Swansea takes top honour at annual Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards while Nottingham Trent scoops two
Academic freedom is under threat from forthcoming plans for higher education, says ‘alternative white paper’
Does flexible working benefit universities as well as individuals? Jack Grove reports
University revises policy after backlash from academics
How should universities handle breakdowns in PhD student-supervisor relationships?
New universities must seek innovative ways to improve the student experience rather than simply mimicking older institutions, says Peter Coaldrake
New statutory duties designed to stop the rise of extremism on campus are making students and staff apprehensive, AUA conference hears
Replacements sought for departing Craig Calhoun and Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
Rules introduced by Scotland's ombudsman have forced universities to improve how they handle student complaints, says University of Edinburgh expert
Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years
Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant?
Cutting academic autonomy contradicts studies on what makes businesses effective, policy expert claims
Times Higher Education's poll shows that the bulk of staff find their work rewarding but there is a deep gulf between academics and professional and support staff
Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated
‘Bold move’ wins praise from one expert who says there is ‘excessive inefficiencies and waste’ in US higher education marketing
The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic
Higher levels of stress among senior women revealed by Leadership Foundation report
As Spectre hits the cinemas, what might it be like to be taught by James Bond – or Daniel Craig, at least? His on-screen student and now 91茄子 reporter, Jack Grove, reveals how nobody did it better
A key figure in today’s higher education information landscape has died
Two cohorts of managers, drawn from universities across the country, will study for doctorates in higher education management
Five hundred staff face a choice of relocating to Manchester, Milton Keynes or Nottingham, or leaving
Kathryn Fowler speaks up for the benefits of collaboration among university employees
Analysis of Hesa data reveals the extent to which academics are outnumbered by support staff
Choice between overarching managers and collegiality in universities a false choice, study suggests
Move away from command and control model to increase staff engagement, advises Leadership Foundation paper
Redundancy process will begin this autumn to achieve new operational model recommended by PwC
Students place more value on facilities than reputation, research finds
Dress to impress if you want students in your corner, claims US study
Creating doctoral colleges and distance PhDs. What are universities doing to better support doctoral students? Holly Else writes
Is there a way for the two tribes to rub along? An academic and an administrator consider the rules of engagement
If the form-filling that plagues academia is pointless, why do academics comply with it? asks Eliane Glaser
Association of University Administrators conference hears that too many UK institutions are ‘emulators, not leaders’ in disruptive times
As monitoring of scholars’ performance, time and output increases, so do reservations about its value and effectiveness
The University of East Anglia scooped the top prize last night at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2014
Even Machiavelli’s advice to princes spoke to the value of emotional intelligence, argues Paula Nicolson
Institution investigates commercial options to generate surplus
Times Higher Education assesses the differing attitudes to rising FoI demands
Malcolm Gillies hesitates before marking any documents ‘For your eyes only’
Entries for the 2013 Times Higher Education HE Jargon competition are now invited
FoI request shows huge variations within RCUK over the extent of sanctions
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald Kauvar and E. Grady Bogue on forced departures and how to avoid them
Sarah Thomas leaves Oxford’s Bodleian Library to take up vice-president post at Harvard Library
Some students at the University of Liverpool have been sent the wrong degree results, after the Russell Group institution experienced a “technical problem”
Newcastle University scooped the top prize last night at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2013
