Vice-chancellor pay

Statement in financial accounts explaining Bolton leader’s pay runs to almost two and a half pages

New Sydney boss to earn much less than his predecessor – but more than Michael Spence’s current income in the UK

Accounts show two leaders departed roles with payments of almost £200,000 while others received inflation-busting uplifts to salaries

Governments must step in because remuneration committees cannot resist upward pressure on executive salaries, researchers argue

Seven-figure pay packets raise questions over strategic leadership in year when universities’ business model crashed

While institutional accounts indicate that the average university boss could have pocketed seven-digit earnings last year, 2020 will be a different story

Many bosses lead from the front, ceding 20-plus per cent of their pay to help plug pandemic shortfalls

Sydney v-c says upcoming move to London ‘made more interesting’ by uncertainty around city’s global position 

Scottish Funding Council review condemns how bumper payments to secure ‘orderly exit’ of Sir Ian Diamond were awarded

Average remuneration across mission group stands at £348,090, or £356,450 including pension contributions

Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (£543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows

Member of catering staff draws support after appeal to Sir David Eastwood to survive on her salary for a month

Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university

Shift in council membership may be factor in escalating vice-chancellor pay

Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October

Tough stances on grade inflation, unconditional offers and senior pay will help maintain global excellence, says Michael Barber 

A comparison of pay data with the THE rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money

Education secretary Damian Hinds’ call for more scrutiny of decision-making behind vice-chancellors’ ‘high pay’ may lead to problems, experts warn

David Green says exposing pay disparities within universities may encourage removing lower-paid staff from direct payroll

Average salary rise of £8,000 awarded to English university leaders highlights ‘lightweight’ nature of new regulator, says University and College Union

Modest remuneration rises and inclusion of housing costs push average pay packets past £350,000 mark

Latest remuneration figures bring prospect of more criticism for UK universities

Sector observers predict that universities will take the chance to rein in executive remuneration

Cambridge deputy to succeed Dame Glynis Breakwell in April

University chiefs’ remuneration rising at more than double the rate of staff’s

Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts

Office for Students vows to demand justification for university leaders’ salary levels

Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries

Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint

Michael Spence maintains status as Australia’s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary

The stratospheric sums pocketed by university bosses make little sense, but nothing about salaries makes much sense

Report says Bath governance requires ‘considerable improvement’ to restore trust after Breakwell salary outcry

Average pay packages in Victoria push towards the A$1 million mark amid questions over whether spending more gets you better leadership

Average remuneration for university heads in Queensland in 2017 stands at twice the equivalent UK figure

University and College Union calls for regulator to close loophole that allows institutions to omit details of housing perks from annual statements

First sector-wide analysis of UK vice-chancellors’ pay in 2016-17 reveals more six-figure pay-offs to departing heads