University leadership

The higher education sector is undergoing a period of rapid upheaval, and leaders will need specific qualities to navigate their communities through. Find out what they are here

With the right institutional support, a demanding academic role can enrich home life. Here’s how

When universities ask their staff to do more with less, is it really a test of individual fortitude? Rachelle McKay explains why we should stop praising endurance

Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia

Industries are being shaped by AI, climate change and demographic and geopolitical shifts. We must redesign curricula to better prepare graduates, says Kathryn Woods

Recognising universities’ quieter impact on society goes beyond publications. It requires people who capture evidence and narratives across education, student development, innovation and entrepreneurship and ecosystem development as well as research

Advice for inspiring, creating and supporting more environmentally sustainable universities

Interdisciplinarity can often be treated as an institutional side project. But embedding it into university structures can change everything. Here’s how

If we want the best researchers, educators and professional services colleagues to choose our institutions, we need to scrutinise whether the processes designed to recruit them are helping or hindering us, writes Angela Goff

Despite 12 million graduates entering the job market, Chinese companies still lack highly skilled candidates, writes Gerard A. Postiglione. Here, he looks at how the country’s universities are addressing employment and what its strategies can offer other higher education systems