The university leadership challenge – from herding cats to lining up lions - For Paul Greatrix, the more that is asked of universities in terms of regulation, the harder it becomes to maintain the environment that supports academic work

Title:
The university leadership challenge – from herding cats to lining up lions

Author:
Paul Greatrix, Registrar at The University of Nottingham

Published:
WONKHE, 29 June 2020
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-university-leadership-challenge-from-herding-cats-to-lining-up-lions/

From the article:
 Vice chancellors have an extraordinarily difficult job to do at the best of times but with the current pandemic this has made matters massively challenging indeed. And, as noted here before, everyone across universities is trying to do the right thing. But vice chancellors are not wholly free to do what they wish – the governing body, which determines the VC’s objectives from year to year, will want to be assured the university is operating effectively and efficiently and to ensure (among other things) that their overall financial and stewardship responsibilities are being exercised properly. Governors and vice chancellors have to think beyond survival and consider the university’s success in the long term.

THE World University Rankings - Female leadership in top universities advances for first time since 2017

Title:
Female leadership in top universities advances for first time since 2017

Author:
Ellie Bothwell

Published:
Times Higher Education, 6 March 2020

From this article:
"Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has risen slightly."

To read this article:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/female-leadership-top-universities-advances-first-time-2017