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The Plymouth University chair of governors who ¡°placed on leave¡± its vice-chancellor will be investigated over claims he sexually harassed female staff

Plymouth University¡¯s chair of governors has been accused of ¡°poor governance¡± and risking ¡°serious reputational damage¡± to the institution

Could organising universities in a different way ease institutions¡¯ financial woes and bring about greater democracy?

¡®Breakdown in personal relationship¡¯ of senior figures must also be addressed

Stuart Macdonald on the misery of being expelled from your university post

Deal with for-profit firm INTO University Partnerships cancelled due to lack of ¡®common ground¡¯

Intervention follows governors¡¯ sudden decision to place vice-chancellor on leave

THE analysis reveals no correlation between applications and leaders¡¯ pay as performance targets remain shrouded in secrecy

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The University of Warwick has been ridiculed on social media for its suspension of the prominent critic of higher education policy

Janet Beer has been named as the next University of Liverpool vice-chancellor

Hefce reveals information from 21 complaints concerning institutions

Departing vice-chancellor¡¯s 15 years on the job helped to cement a Midlands university¡¯s reputation

Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits

New guidance for universities and student societies stating gender segregation is ¡°unlawful¡± contradicts advice provided by Universities UK.

The new American president of Imperial College London has chosen to disclose her ?421,000 pay package before she even starts in the job.

Disquiet over plan to appoint new professor in digital humanities

Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead

The vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton is to retire

Martin Bean is to stand down as vice-chancellor of The Open University at the end of the year.

Their democratic structures undermined and autonomy rescinded, the bodies face a quiet, deadly crisis, says Michael Chessum

Vice-chancellor¡¯s absence fuels speculation but university stays quiet

By Scott Jaschik, for

A London university has become the first in the UK to allow a student to sit on the panel that decides vice-chancellors¡¯ pay, a union has said.

Mark Pegg is to step down as chief executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education this month, it has been announced.

Dorothy Bishop on the senseless purge at the Institute of Psychiatry

The vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has been ¡°placed on leave¡± by the institution¡¯s board of governors.

Ruth Farwell has announced she is to retire as vice-chancellor of Bucks New University early next year

The principal and vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University has announced he is leaving his post to take the helm of an Australian university.

The vice-chancellors of the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham have been knighted in the Queen¡¯s Birthday Honours

Governing councils give the green light to look at detail of deal

A Canadian university president at the centre of a row about the sacking of a professor who spoke out about planned cuts has been dismissed.

Petition to oust head follows Twitter hoax set up in her name

Universities undermine their identity and values when they headhunt outsiders for leadership roles, laments a senior manager

An assessment boycott has been dropped, but fair pay is still a long way off, says general secretary Sally Hunt

Study proposes code of practice for recruitment firms to help address inequality

Hate meetings? You need them more than you think, says Sally Feldman

Griff Rhys Jones says he does not want to become chancellor of Cardiff University after his appointment was delayed by the institution¡¯s court.

Pro vice-chancellor John Grattan recalls his hastily constructed plan of action in the face of the January storms

Universities should not acquiesce in a system that perpetuates inequality - they must take a stand against it, argues Thomas Docherty

University warned of ¡®pattern of decline¡¯ amid student recruitment problems

Universities can improve their procedures by studying themselves instead of others, says Stephen Yorkstone

¡®Indignant¡¯ academics block comic¡¯s ¡®preordained¡¯ appointment as the university¡¯s chancellor

Four-fifths of institutions fail to release details on how v-c salary was set

Matter referred back to university council ¡®for further discussion¡¯

Archie Brown on lessons for universities from political leadership

UCU letter calls celebration of ¡®laddish¡¯ behaviour ¡®disturbing¡¯

Canterbury Christ Church University declines to disclose reasons for departure to Robin Baker upon ¡®loss of office¡¯

Students protest in support of Dutch-born university head Albert Schram, expelled by the government in 2013

Evidence cited by a review of governance reveals a series of concerns

A long-serving pro vice-chancellor has been named as the new head of London Metropolitan University.

Durham head Chris Higgins announces departure soon after senate debate on reducing v-c¡¯s powers

Union passes vote of no confidence in v-c it blames for ?4 million deficit

The vice-chancellor of Durham University is to step down from his position later this year, it has been announced.

Goethe University Frankfurt has survived prejudice, Nazism and student riots to look forward to another 100 years

OU head¡¯s search for speechwriter raises questions about size of v-cs¡¯ offices

Student reps concerned proposed changes would downgrade colleges to halls of residence

Appointment revealed by Tory MP Nadine Dorries in Commons

The best and worst performing higher education institution websites in the UK have been ranked.

David Willetts accused of favouring for-profit sector with board appointment