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UK¡¯s highest-paid university leader faces further criticism for terms of her departure

Robert Nelsen reflects on concerns for DACA students and importance of diversity

Academic to vice-chancellor pay ratios could be published by the Office for Students but here is a preview based on °Õ±á·¡¡¯²õ pay data

Under-fire head of Bath's governing body defends high pay of Dame Glynis Breakwell after Hefce rebuke

Academics object to reforms at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ¡®globally world-class university¡¯

Andrew Adonis says latest salary increase for institution's leader is ¡®shameless and outrageous¡¯

Higher education regulator moves to correct confusion over status of specialist institutions

Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views

Patrick Awuah set up institution to focus on critical thinking, ethics and collaboration

Elizabeth Cannon on why Canada's HE sector still has some work to do to achieve true diversity, and how universities are approaching this problem

'Unrestrictive' governance is vital if universities are to attain world-class status, says Teresa A. Sullivan

Broad-brush efforts to support female and ethnic minority academics will not address ¡®multidimensional inequality¡¯, says Warwick professor

Kishore Mahbubani sparked backlash after suggesting Singapore should 'behave like a small state'

Getting universities¡¯ houses in order may well mean publicly dismissing some very eminent academics, say Graham Towl and Kelsey Paske

Nancy Rothwell and Glyn Davis write from the Global University Engagement Summit in Melbourne

Universities worry that young scientists affected by humanitarian crisis might ¡®leave and not return¡¯

Almost 50 years after it was dismantled, the celebrated institution is making a comeback

The former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley explains how he navigated protests from both the Left and Right, and threatening tweets from President Trump

Lobbying government on Brexit will be key priority for new leader

Robert Smedley sentenced for five counts of fraud alongside partner Christopher Joynson

Senior pro vice-chancellor will succeed Glyn Davis in October 2018

Shift to lifelong learning opens up opportunities for ¡®niche, digital¡¯ providers, says Glyn Davis

Move would make higher education more efficient and equitable, says Oxford professor

UCU says case highlights ¡®serious questions¡¯ over institution¡¯s governance structures

Powerful market regulator could also award its own degrees to address gaps in provision, consultation states

Students and administrators alike should resist pitting diversity against free expression, says John Palfrey

Universities must go well beyond boilerplate statements about being a 'welcoming environment' if they really want to treat all their students equally, says Sarah Kollat

A ¡®European Campus¡¯ has already been created by French, Swiss and German universities

Institution¡¯s Canadian leader tackles executive remuneration, Brexit and diversifying the university¡¯s student intake in THE interview

While proportion of foreign faculty at Japanese universities has increased, study finds no rise in share of leaders

Education minister sees break from Spain as a path to more ¡®competition and excellence¡¯ in hiring, firing and leadership

Louise Richardson says concentration of functions at college and departmental level creates ¡®great deal of duplication¡¯

Extended senior management survey finds that employees are extremely unhappy with the people running universities

Universities must support those responsible for the impact case studies that will carry so much weight in the next research excellence framework, says Jonathan Grant

Work with communities and industry should be better captured by league tables, summit hears

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

The chief executive-designate of the UK¡¯s new sector agency discusses her West Country roots, the roles of academics and administrators, and escaping to the country 

PSL¡¯s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France¡¯s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand

Unions should be seen as investments in teaching and research quality rather than cost-saving exercises, advises EUA governance specialist

THE pay data since 2010-11 show pay of UK leaders is going up faster than that of rank-and-file academics, but the reasons are less clear

If we are going to build societies of peace and consensus, we have to accept each other¡¯s villains as elements of our common past, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

The ending of Murdoch University¡¯s agreement with its staff over employment conditions could herald a rougher ride for university staff, says Gavin Moodie 

Leadership announced ahead of ECU, HEA and LFHE merger in 2018

Competition for students and the cash brought in by increased tuition fees explain why universities want to invest in leadership, writes Andrew McRae

Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem

The bullying and subsequent suicide of a talented Ivy League scientist exposes ugly truths about the cruelty and dysfunction at the heart of academic science

Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ¡®use its powers¡¯ on senior pay in UUK speech

Universities¡¯ shabby treatment of casual academics flies in the face of their professed commitment to education and dignity, says Jedidiah Evans

Iconic Californian institution¡¯s viability as a state university called into question by fall in public support and growing political intrusion, says ex-chancellor

Universities must communicate better if they are to avoid being presented as part of a ¡®distant and malevolent elite¡¯, says Dame Minouche Shafik

Just one leader of a top 10 UK university has a Twitter account, report reveals

Vice-chancellor says involving academics in conversations about resources and sticking to the core mission were key to turnaround

Professor warns full university status for complementary medicine institution would ¡®downgrade credibility¡¯ of UK sector

Foreign providers plan was misguided, but domestic selective funding option brings huge challenges, say experts

Remuneration committee member formerly led construction company that won ?64 million in contracts from university

With the Hungarian government clamping down on universities and championing labourers over philosophers, David Matthews meets those living with the consequences

Creeping political interference in universities, from the UK to Hungary and the US, is part of a worrying shift in attitudes towards higher education

Ruth Simmons, interim leader of Prairie View A&M University, says universities are ¡®failing¡¯ at creating ¡®fit leaders¡¯