Management and governance
Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth
Kevin O’Gorman due to be sentenced on 18 September
Times Higher Education analysis shows heads of institutions last longer in US than in UK or Australia
Analysis of the backgrounds of leaders in the world top 400 reveals turnover is high but diversity low among presidents and vice-chancellors
Universities often claim to be competing in a global market, but their recruitment of leaders typically results in domestic appointments. With some of the world’s top institutions led by people from abroad, John Ross asks whether more should be following suit
Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification
Avondale’s elevation secured on the day reviewer says category should be scrapped
Professor warns scholars’ sense of disempowerment could ‘come to be reflected in the academic product’
Andrew Rhodes says he was called a ‘psychopath’ and blamed for the death of a colleague
But Australian assessor says most growth will be outside universities, and opens door to new category of institution
Union leader calls for Michael Arthur’s successor to rethink institution’s direction
Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out
Poland’s authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of political interference. But, one year on, are those concerns being realised? David Matthews travels to Warsaw to find out
Poland’s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ‘managerialism’
Sydney’s Michael Spence says increasing competition, growing costs and changing expectations mean institutions need to change tack
Leader, who will relinquish post in September 2020, credited with leaving institution in ‘very strong’ position
Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK’s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul
New warden of London institution also announces levy on single-use plastic
But academics question the logic of consolidating three institutions in different locations
If universities don’t assert their expertise, demands from ministers and industry will become ever more misguided, says Dawn Freshwater
Martin Keck, who led the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry’s hospital, is being investigated by Munich’s public prosecutor
New Zealand university swaps former prime minister for Sir Anand Satyanand
In an age of vast team-science projects, it is more important than ever that leaders be properly prepared, says Matthew Flinders
All chiefs and no workers in Australia’s over-credentialled labour force, says new thinktank
Baroness Amos leaves London institution after issuing warning about its finances
New twist in case which triggered departure of vice-chancellor and management dean
Former deputy Liberal leader to assume the reins from Gareth Evans
Institution hit by 41 per cent budget reduction pins hopes on reducing administrative and academic duplication
More must be done to understand and help students who register for courses but then fade into the ether, says Bret Stephenson
Suspended vice-chancellor Richard Davies and dean Marc Clement now dismissed following investigations
A Times Higher Education survey bears out the growing difficulty of finding time for research
Summer is upon northern hemisphere academics. But its cherished traditional identity as a time for intensive research is being challenged by the increasing obligations around teaching and administration that often crowd out research entirely during term time. So is the 40/40/20 workload model still sustainable? Respondents to a 91茄子 survey suggest not. Nick Mayo hears why
Calls for critical thinking from their students are rarely reflected in academics’ own writing or institutional behaviour, says Alex Wright
Leiden University acted unlawfully, a court has ruled, in using anonymous letter to discredit an applicant for a professorship
Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal
Evolutionary processes are slow, but University of Oxford research shows the scheme is improving gender equality, says Pavel Ovseiko
Universities must draw up agreements with local partners that have the public voice at their heart, says Richard Brabner
Ruskin College denies allegations of ‘victimisation’ of UCU members
Providers squabble over whether to relax rules for university colleges or jettison the category altogether
State’s budget crisis seen as highlighting growing doubts about lawmakers’ confidence in the value of knowledge
Investigation launched following Dominic Shellard’s departure highlights a disturbing example of how things can go wrong, says John Coyne
Paying all governors could cost around ?12 million across English sector, suggests paper by former GSM London CEO
Facilitated meetings can encourage early admissions of guilt from perpetrators and provide recognition of victims’ experiences, says Clare McGlynn
All modern academics know that it’s publish or perish, but is regular publication a gateway or a barrier to groundbreaking scholarship? Simon Baker assesses the data on the relationship between research volume and quality and asks which, if either, should be prioritised
Human beings can only work at full capacity for so long before they become incapable of doing any work at all, says an anonymous university employee
Review chair’s comments on ‘discretionary’ funding raise disturbing questions, say Mark E. Smith, Sarah Randall-Paley and Andrew McConnell
We must create spaces, resources and communities where individuals and groups can achieve optimal health through everyday activities, says Alan Cromlish
Independent review finds college's actions breached data protection law, as well as going against its own values
Starting again from scratch every October causes no end of stress, mix-ups and wasted time, says one hourly paid lecturer
Formulating and implementing a strategic plan is core to the modern university leader’s job description. But amid complaints that such documents are vacuous, generic and irrelevant to the wider community, John Ross asks how the process can be improved
Crowdsourcing a new configuration for the University of South Australia boosted brainpower and perhaps even institutional loyalty, says David Lloyd
Most fervent opponents of dropping requirement for Australian universities to conduct research employ large numbers of teaching-only academics
OfS investigation followed Dominic Shellard’s departure, with university admitting failure on oversight of leadership, ‘in particular the v-c’
‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich
With such wide disagreements in grading, the research excellence framework’s gravity for careers is unjustifiable, says Philip Moriarty
Data on more than 19,000 institutions show Europe lags behind leading anglophone sectors on female leadership
Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty
University leaders more likely to have attended Oxford or Cambridge compared with five years ago, but also to have gone to a comprehensive school
Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university
Governing body gambit torpedoes court case but further isolates academic senate
