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Outgoing president of ambitious Japanese institution discusses building research capacity, dealing with staff discontent and moving on from reliance on public funding

Regulator finds university failed to ‘exercise proper control’ of one of its external assessment centres

Resignation follows series of scandals involving academics at the leading institution

Stella Maris axed from Scottish university governing body again over claims she failed to follow governance rules

Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution with Victorian-age origins

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Efforts to ensure student voices are heard on university boards often ‘tokenistic’, with ‘invisible barriers’ placed on participation

Regulator announces it is probing governance arrangements at under-pressure institution

New ‘ethical code’ attempts to address criticism that university governance is ‘dominated by cliques’

Serial reviewer and interim higher education steward to head governing body of sunshine state’s sandstone university

Rules need tweaking to rein in high salaries that have become ‘emblematic’ of Australian universities’ social licence problems, George Williams argues

Representatives of chancellors, staff and students in Victoria eye doubling of elected places in rare ‘meeting of minds’

Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity

Hands-off councils said to have contributed to ‘governance crisis’ that Australian sector ‘needed and in many respects deserved’

Federal government must ‘take proper responsibility’ for a university sector ‘which in practice it controls’, MPs told

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

Research into impact of Norwegian reforms that saw several institutions join together indicates changes had little impact on perceptions of quality

Parliamentary probe will focus on staff and student representation on university councils

New principles that would require universities to publish executive salaries and conduct v-c performance reviews ‘should be mandatory’

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

Institutional autonomy ‘not threatened’ by proposal to more than halve executive pay, academics say, as universities insist councils should maintain control

Senate committee recommends major transparency and accountability changes to Australian universities’ governing bodies

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

Australian employer association says ‘system complexity’, not governance or deliberate dishonesty, is ‘root cause’ of widespread underpayments

Culture crucial to effectiveness of university boards, but growing responsibilities of voluntary governors may exclude some, Advance HE report warns

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

Peer who served as culture minister defeats broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and former BP chief executive John Browne

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

Legally compliant councils and functioning audit committees don’t entail social justice, intellectual dynamism or civic relevance, says Fulufhelo Nemavhola

One in five UK university leaders exploring mergers as sector fears ‘contagion’ effect of institutional failure

Union says Monash should now ‘pay staff what they’re owed’ as judge resolves ‘ambiguity’ over ‘contemporaneous’ meetings

Getting the student profile right is a tricky business, university admits, after international student numbers rise high above 40 per cent target

Even in the University of London’s formal federation, differing ‘coalitions of the willing’ are formed in different operational areas, says David Latchman

JRG and international education top vice-chancellor’s to-do list, as Atec originators riff on ‘harmonisation’

Market logic has converted universities from publicly oriented educators of citizens to workforce training institutions serving economic interests, says Graeme Turner

Former director general in the Department for Education joins university that also runs schools and colleges

In recent decades, the post has been seen as purely ceremonial. But there is precedent and justification for a more interventionist role, says Wyn Evans 

Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds

Head of mission group warns research-intensive universities are “not immune” to financial pressures as he announces departure

Departing membership body chief executive believes universities are in a more perilous situation than ever as they face increasing scrutiny from politicians and public

The tasks that can be automated or augmented are some of those that university staff undertake day in and day out, says Alexander Iosad

Dawn Freshwater says universities must reclaim social licence to operate to help push for more sustainable planet

It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage, says Nick Megoran

Australian employee representatives say universities are too ready to surveil workers, while higher education regulator suggests additional methods

Politicised appointment processes threaten to leave key university positions in red states only open to ‘ideologues’

Buckinghamshire New University ends partnership ties with three institutions as it attempts to ‘remove its reliance’ on subcontracting

Leading private university pivots to graduate and international students as entire sector threatened by low birth rate

Medr’s chief operating officer to step up at time of financial hardship for Welsh sector

Emergence of governors from private sector means oversight bodies have ‘lost touch with university community’, according to new draft code of conduct

Cambridge’s 347th vice-chancellor may have spent the whole of her previous career at Princeton, but she has no plans to tear up local or national traditions as she seeks to turn the UK government’s big hopes for the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor into reality, she tells Jack Grove  

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

Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments

Growing cooperation between institutions to address area’s skills needs a ‘blueprint for rest of UK’, politicians say

Former Universities UK chief takes over higher education super-agency to oversee ‘next phase of development’

Success often depends on circumstance. Always beware of the leader who turns up preening themselves over their successes, priding themselves on their “method”, convinced of their infallibility, says Lincoln Allison

The amalgamation of disparate disciplines into larger administrative units is prompting fears about academic identity, voice and workload – not to mention student experience. Juliette Rowsell reports

Switch from Michigan could reportedly make immunologist the US’ highest-paid college leader

Running an academic department is, famously, a mixed blessing. Academics cherish their autonomy, and anyone who infringes on it faces a rough ride. But not all academics are difficult, and those who are fall into a wide variety of categories. David Michayluk offers his hard-won tips on handling each one