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In wide-ranging interview, crisis-hit university’s interim principal admits further redundancies are ‘uncomfortable’ for ministers and acknowledges ‘moral hazard’ of £62 million bailout

Departing vice-chancellor of Middlesbrough institution crowned University of the Year discusses riot aftermath, serving a deprived area and the importance of ‘learning gain’

Africa’s flagship university may have escaped the arson that has blighted some South African campuses but its research prowess could have gone up in smoke earlier this year when Donald Trump began slashing research funding, Cape Town’s vice-chancellor tells Jack Grove

Swinburne’s Pollaers reportedly asked for more money while confronting governance inquiry fuelled by resentment over overpaid leaders

Innovation expert who previously held senior roles at RMIT back Down Under after four-year stint in West Midlands

Governments leaning on agencies to convert autonomous institutions into ‘strategic national asset’ but face task like ‘herding cats’

Universities are ‘defined by who we fight for’ and can win back social licence by focusing on students, Australian vice-chancellor argues

However turbulent our times become, our responsibility as scholars and citizens alike is to keep that search for truth alive, says Bill Flanagan

Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University was founded only 15 years ago but it is already the region’s leading higher education institution. But that is far from the limit of its ambitions, its new president, Waqar Ahmad, tells Chris Havergal

Newly appointed vice-chancellor wants to embrace university’s interdisciplinary heritage while managing financial pressures

Institution’s provost also gains access to on-campus residence after stepping up to replace former leader who left amid funding crisis

Four factors are demanding a radical strategic rethink at universities in Australia and around the world, says Massimo Garbuio

51�Թ�coming of sorts for criminologist Paul Mazerolle, who faces challenge of returning institution to surplus

Bosnian-born president of University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how US promotes outsiders like no other country

Knowledge transfer should include the university itself, says thinktank after identifying disconnect between managers and those who study them

Former politician not for turning, amid denunciation of culture, oversight and spending at national university

New chief executive of Advance HE discusses university finances, EDI pressures and plans to pivot body from ‘development to transformation’ agency

Expat Ian Findlay says his fourth retirement will be his last. Before that, his task is to ‘transform’ the breeding ground of Papuan prime ministers

Sutton Trust research finds university leaders more representative of the general population than other professions including judges and diplomats

Frances Corner, the first woman to lead Goldsmiths, will leave her role as vice-chancellor after period of job cuts and restructuring

Donna Whitehead warns university leaders must be candid with staff as sector’s financial crisis endures

The retirement of arguably the UK’s most politically adept university leader leaves big boots to fill. The Glasgow principal talks to Jack Grove about 40 years of sectoral evolution, his thoughts on Scottish university funding and his concerns about the now-paused changes to the 2029 REF

Political campaign against ‘damaging’ v-c highlights tension between obligations to constituents and respect for institutional autonomy

Social licence ‘more fragile than people realise’ in a world where populism rules, science diplomat warns

UK universities have no need to oversell their benefits to individuals or societies, but they do need to demonstrate an ability to foster both free speech and civil disagreement – while carefully navigating their ‘slightly nerve-racking’ reliance on overseas students, UCL’s provost tells Chris Havergal

Outgoing rector of University of Oslo says culture of openness changed into one dominated by national priorities during his eight years in charge of Norway’s top-ranked institution

Under-fire national university says union has never flagged ‘any systemic issues of underpayments’ as it faces fresh allegations of governance failures

Chancellor insists she acted with ‘respect, courtesy and civility’, amid claims of intimidation and bullying 

Incoming McMaster head Susan Tighe says record number of women at the top represents ‘important change’

Would-be female leaders ‘not disadvantaged by process itself’ but reluctant to put themselves forward, according to researchers

Annual report reveals A$90m surplus but university insists ‘structural and operating deficit’ makes belt-tightening necessary

Search warrants executed at seven properties in north-west and south of England, two months after suspension of vice-chancellor George Holmes

Government yet to articulate its vision for the sector after a year in power as political threats – rather than long-term thinking – shape its agenda, says outgoing UUK president

Being odd one out from a celebrated merger makes it ‘easier to differentiate’, while conferring the ‘mantle of seniority’, says vice-chancellor

Computer scientist who helped found Alan Turing Institute replaces Max Lu

Growing numbers of higher education leaders believe their institutions need to change, but only a minority are confident that they can

Adelaide University names incoming vice-chancellor as Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater announces her departure

Sydney doubles down on rules about indoor demonstrations, lecture announcements and graffiti after review sparked by pro-Palestinian encampments

With international students being squeezed, both government and industry must ‘grapple with university funding realities’, according to Carolyn Evans

Universities urged to be ‘brave’ in hiring decisions despite ‘precarious’ times as study finds prioritising sector expertise doesn’t always pay off

New era of collaboration will benefit both sectors, according to leader who hopes to put ‘efficiency’ skills to good use at one of England’s smallest universities

Brigid Heywood told a court she reflects ‘every day’ on ‘momentary aberration’ that ended 40-year academic career

Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work

New boss rules out further forced redundancies as cash-strapped university aims to break even next year

‘Academic inbreeding’ results in lower research productivity but greater growth in student numbers, Italian study finds

Key parliamentary ally seeks explanation over apparent discrepancies in reporting of consultancy spend

Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canada’s international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more ‘bad surprises’ awaiting his successor

The marine biologist and new University of Melbourne vice-chancellor is intent on using insights from beneath the waves to keep her institution afloat through the brewing storms

Number of female university leaders reaches record high, with Switzerland seeing biggest growth

Neeli Bendapudi on being an outsider and a trailblazer, students as customers and nurturing the world’s largest alumni network 

University latest passion project for ex-politician who specialises in ‘institutions that are worth keeping’

‘I want to understand as best we can quantitatively, what are the things that lead to our students leaving?’ says University of Colorado Boulder leader

51�Թ�coming of sorts for Chinese-Australian vice-chancellor

The president of Technical University of Munich explains his recipe for breaking down silos while retaining deep disciplinary strength

University leaders under ‘extraordinary pressure’ amid funding crisis, says departing University of Southern Queensland chief

Monash vice-chancellor discusses universities' progress on preventing gender-based abuse and the 'flattening effect' on internationalisation 

With many of the world’s top universities sporting new heads, and tenures shrinking, experts call for initiatives to develop future leaders

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering

Leadership troubles at two Parisian mega-universities reflect ongoing debates around governance and academic culture, says Jean-Yves Mérindol

Indian Institute of Science director discusses opening a new medical school and receiving the country’s largest philanthropic university gift