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Luis Vassy’s first two years running the renowned but scandal-plagued Paris institution have been marked in the popular imagination by calling the police on protesters occupying a lecture hall. But his moves to make admission fairer and build a Brussels campus could define his legacy, writes Seher Asaf

Morten Axel Pedersen says challenge of adapting to new technologies on same scale as industrial revolution

Leader of strike-hit Scottish institution will not seek third term of office

ߣߣ��Ƶ defies prophecies of doom and a trend of Western decline but observers warn that it can only defy gravity for so long

The success of the West’s oldest university is down to its ability to adapt to the challenges of each era and a strong relationship with its city, Giovanni Molari tells Seher Asaf

Vice-chancellor turned PhD student says university executives can feel ‘isolated’ and are seen as having gone to the ‘dark side’

No amount of executive coaching can compensate for a role whose incumbents are accountable for what they can’t fully control, says Vicki L. Baker 

Vice-chancellor appointment follows contentious deputy v-c roles in Victoria

As he prepares to retire, Arden vice-chancellor reflects on challenges running for-profit institutions

Bristol v-c and new chair of Russell Group discusses rogue agents, what minimum entry standards could look like and whether the sector can continue to present a united front

Peter Bonfield, who has led Westminster since 2018, named chief executive of British Cycling

Departing leader of St Mary’s reflects on how Teqsa differs from OfS, maintaining proportionality in regulation and ensuring smaller institutions can stand out despite pressures towards homogeneity

Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson

Adelaide University is South ߣߣ��Ƶ’s second biggest employer and the country’s second biggest undergraduate recruiter. As such, its inaugural v-c is determined to steer the merged behemoth through its teething issues and Canberra’s turn against overseas recruitment. John Ross reports

‘Bumps’ inevitable when an institution tries to fuse the best of the East and the West, according to management theory expert

Angela Scott, who has headed Aberdeen City Council for 12 years, faces daunting task of bringing university back from brink of bankruptcy

A year after the University of Virginia’s president was ousted amid anti-DEI attacks, his ‘apolitical’ successor Scott Beardsley says institutional neutrality does not diminish the institution’s commitment to upholding free speech

Michael Still steps down amid investigation into university contracts, with union reps cautioning that governance issues are ‘sector-wide’

Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms

Cranfield deputy-vice-chancellor to become private institution’s first female leader after departure of James Tooley

Employment tribunal case brought by astronomy professor over ‘culture of misogyny’ within prestigious department concludes

Universities’ must take a ‘prominent’ role in the evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals, says facilitator who helped launch them

Joanna Newman joins under-pressure creative arts institution in the autumn

If compliance becomes universities’ ‘organising principle’, ambition will give way to risk management, Sheehy warns

Interim leader drops plans to lose 150 jobs amid reports that announcement of process ‘blindsided’ university’s council

University declines to answer questions from staff or the media, with restructure plans affecting hundreds of jobs continuing despite leadership vacuum

University of Lancashire vice-chancellor and former chief executive of Advance HE also recognised in annual list

Sudden departure revealed days after financially ‘strong’ university opened consultations over 140 proposed job losses

ߣߣ��Ƶn universities continue to face scrutiny over governance issues but three reports on alleged ANU failings to be kept under wraps

Governing body accepts audit recommendations as accounts reveal A$117m surplus

Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux

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

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

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

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

Experiential learning only becoming more important in age of AI, according to outgoing leader of university known for its joint work and study programmes

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

Glasgow Caledonian University’s new vice-chancellor discusses impact of UKVI action plan on recruitment, collaboration opportunities in more collegiate Scottish sector and her hopes for university funding post-election

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

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

Agricultural and environmental research lose out, as scientists criticise ‘dangerous confusion’ of government’s switch to ‘smarter investment’

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

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

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

Experts welcome milestone from THE analysis as ‘cause for cautious celebration’

Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor

Konstantin Novoselov to lead Constructor University in Bremen

Lauded bench scientist-turned-administrator Anne Kelso reflects on gender balance, ‘keeping it real’ and why she left her ‘happy place in the lab’

Sudden departure of Scott Bowman follows outcry over issues in dual-sector university’s training arm

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

Pastoral pragmatism reigns as Dunedin’s returning students let their hair down for infamous ‘Flo-Week’

Failure to use biological sex as ‘basic variable’ will make research ‘weaker and less reliable’, says City St George’s head Anthony Finkelstein

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

Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’

New president of Canada’s largest university hails renewed sense of purpose as nation takes leading role on world stage