How strong a voice should academics and students have in university governance? Tom Cutterham contrasts autocratic and democratic patterns in UK and European institutions
As a Brit leading HKU, Peter Mathieson had no baggage. The University of Edinburgh¡¯s new v-c tells Ellie Bothwell about academic freedom, internationalisation and being treated to taxi drivers¡¯ views on students
Gathering intellectual antagonists under the same roof contains the incendiary electricity of controversy and redirects it to generate sparks of new knowledge, says Carel Stolker
The demands of the job take their toll, but rigorous application of the smell test can limit the damage, say Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Trachtenberg
University strategising in the days before JoJo, BoJo and Brexit was more back-patting than visionary, but what universities need now is a plan for survival, says John Cater
The ¡®leaky pipeline¡¯ metaphor for the lack of women at senior levels of academia can demotivate those whose professional paths meander, says Aileen Fyfe
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
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
Despite all that¡¯s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
Seven academic leaders share their experiences at the departmental helm along with their tips on how to squeeze the best out of sceptical staff and meagre budgets ¨C and still find time for research
Discriminating in hiring practice against particular intellectual perspectives is no less sinister than discriminating against particular political persuasions, says Glenn Geher
They may (almost) all be white men in suits but that doesn¡¯t mean that all vice-chancellors are the same, says Jack Grove. So which tribe does your v-c belong to?