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Australian study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

MPs revive proposal to hold back portion of university leaders’ pay, but some question whether policy designed for bankers would make any difference

Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans

Modern societies need universities that connect discovery with application. We think we can do this much better together, say Karen Holford and Shitij Kapur

Latest regulator analysis shows sector financial health slightly up on expectations, but performance expected to deteriorate this year

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Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university

Embattled leader warns interference was making her work untenable, but opponents say regulator’s actions are warranted

Martin Jones replaced by former Birmingham City leader Philip Plowden after resigning with immediate effect

Such votes have costs even when the grievances are justified, hardening factions and stifling compromise, say Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose

University leader questions Arif Ahmed’s position after landmark court case highlights conflict of interest, as others cast doubt on future of regulator’s incoming free speech complaints scheme

Record fine overturned after landmark High Court case sparked by resignation of gender-critical academic Kathleen Stock

Wendy Thomson steps down as head of federal institution with immediate effect after 11-month suspension over bullying and mismanagement allegations, which she branded “unfounded”

University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job

But the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ decision to stop updating its journal ranking list is a hopeful sign, says Bruce Macfarlane 

Regulator investigating how much public money was given to education providers offering course linked to high dropout rates

Compromise move allows university to press ahead with search for Bishop’s replacement by giving Teqsa unprecedented role

Communication studies academic latest Aston leader to relocate from Australia following Aleks Subic’s departure to Torrens University

Pioneer women university presidents must pave the way by becoming ‘sponsors’ of their successors

Legal scholar, alumna and current Griffith leader returns as university’s second female chief

ANU’s ‘academic performance remains strong’, university insists, amid call for governing body spill over overstated financial crisis

Former head of music school says decision not to revisit his complaints shows system ‘worse than useless’

Contract approved weeks after new leader promised to use in-house expertise and keep consultancy spending to a minimum

After 13 years running Canterbury Christ Church University, Rama Thirunamachandran blames leaders’ ‘self-interest’ and government pressure for current ‘lose-lose’ funding model

Higher education not the only sector facing a crisis of faith, with lack of confidence most pronounced among non-graduates

Representative body for country’s eight institutions loses staff and has functions scaled back with policy work being taken on by in-house teams

‘Focused interim action’ required on a sector that politicians say is ‘sacrificing fundamental social benefits in the pursuit of corporate outcomes’

New leader of top business school believes it has been ‘underselling’ itself and needs to show its worth in world buffeted by Trump, AI and continued questioning of MBAs

Female early career scholars found to be ‘largely absent’ from higher-level governance structures in many European countries

Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution’s traditional strengths

A precipitous fall in the university’s performance can only be rectified by a restoration of academic governance, says Terence Kealey

Vice-chancellor Wendy Thomson has been suspended for 10 months but institutions’ concerns stretch back much further than that

Six of seven complaints made against UCU thrown out by Certification Officer, with any breach of rules found not to have swayed final result

Continent does not have a knowledge deficit but a ‘knowledge to real-world impact deficit’, vice-chancellor tells summit

Upper house amendments give Atec more independence and a research advisory role, but no power to intervene on student fees

Australian parliament urged not to pass independent senator’s legislation because Remuneration Tribunal is already addressing pay of university leaders

Lack of scrutiny given to rapidly expanding institutions out of step with amount of public money flowing through them, researchers argue

When teaching staff are casualised and cut while delivering the core business of universities, something is broken, say Katharine Hubbard and Damien Page

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of moving into federated model

The headcount has expanded significantly over the past decade, but the growth has been concentrated in teaching-only roles and part-time positions with lower pay bands and fewer pathways to seniority for these roles. Fadime Sahin analyses the data

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

A slew of proposed changes and interim measures around university entry is making student numbers and university incomes difficult to predict. As the legislation paving the way for the new regulator trundles through parliament, many administrators don’t know which way to turn. John Ross reports

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

Institution faces growing backlash following media reports about allegations of bullying and harassment

Representative groups hope their ‘robust practical’ proposals will ensure that intent to fix a ‘broken governance system’ does not end up in ‘the long grass’

Strong institutions can help contribute to country’s development as it grapples with violence and uncertainty, say members of new oversight body

We cannot bureaucratise our way into producing better thinkers, any more than we can automate wisdom, says Akhil Bhardwaj

Figures with links to private education group appointed to university’s board to provide ‘strategic’ guidance

Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial

Konstantin Novoselov to lead Constructor University in Bremen

New leader of the University of Washington warns job has become ‘more challenging than it has ever been’

Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show

‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say

Proposed set-up will not delay Job-ready Graduates overhaul, stand-in boss tells Senate hearing

Joint statement declares support for ‘new form of stewardship’ as legislation faces rocky ride through Senate

Higher education has seen alliances launch with broad declarations and fade with little to show. But we are structuring this one differently, says Noah Pickus

Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue