Vice-chancellor pay

The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by the editorial team

Market forces unleashed on the UK university sector have pushed up senior pay, fuelled the rows over it and posed questions about ‘value for money’ that are shaping the future of universities

Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors

MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister

Making arts and humanities degrees cheaper than science courses would be 'cultural heresy' and 'economic barbarism', argues the University of Hertfordshire's vice-chancellor Quintin McKellar

University and College Union calls for ‘proper transparency of senior pay and perks’

Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than £150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule

Average salary of university leader in country stands at A$890,000 (£509,000)

Analysis of public sector pay claims that university leaders are paid ‘well below’ those in similar leadership positions

Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers

Union takes aim at ‘out of touch’ leaders after accounts show outgoing Kent head got £45,000 uplift in final year

Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17

Sam Gyimah and Damian Hinds will remove obstacles to major review and keep universities in the media spotlight, say experts  

Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples

After the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, Patrick McGhee can only guess what the next 12 months will bring. Are you ready for peer-reviewed tweets, TEF results determined by University Challenge, and ‘lyecturers’ for hire?

Claire Taylor looks at how UK universities can rebuild trust

Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield 

Sir David Eastwood earns £90,000 as USS chair, while Dame Glynis Breakwell gets £50,000

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

The 14 - 20 December 2017 edition of Times Higher Education reviewed by the editorial team

Pay awards to vice-chancellors would not meet the requirements laid down in the Corporate Governance Code, says Stuart Farquhar

‘Spurious’ justifications for executive pay criticised as one leader claims furore will ‘blow over’

Outrage over vice-chancellors’ remuneration has focused on individuals – but the buck stops with governors

Michael Farthing’s ‘golden goodbye’ likely to intensify calls for inquiry into ‘excessive’ vice-chancellor pay

University defends £429,000 pay-off to Christina Slade as criticism of ‘excessive’ executive pay intensifies

Pam Tatlow looks at the ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’ of the v-c salary row, and finds some unfortunate trends

University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts

Sir Christopher Snowden’s remuneration package revealed after university says it will cut up to 75 academic jobs

As Dame Glynis Breakwell announces her resignation from Bath, James Treadwell urges scholars to celebrate the real value in our universities

UK’s highest-paid university leader faces further criticism for terms of her departure

Academic to vice-chancellor pay ratios could be published by the Office for Students but here is a preview based on THE’s pay data

Senate backs Glynis Breakwell by 19 votes to 16 after controversy over high pay and calls from staff for her to resign

Under-fire head of Bath's governing body defends high pay of Dame Glynis Breakwell after Hefce rebuke

University and College Union branch calls for a ‘fresh start’ after watchdog body highlights ‘poor governance’ and lack of transparency over senior pay

Andrew Adonis says latest salary increase for institution's leader is ‘shameless and outrageous’

Colin Bailey on a gamble to attend university that nearly backfired, and the institution that is academia’s ‘best-kept secret’

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

Lord Willetts and Lord Adonis go head to head in this video debate, tackling UK political issues from tuition fees to vice-chancellor pay levels

THE pay data since 2010-11 show pay of UK leaders is going up faster than that of rank-and-file academics, but the reasons are less clear

Last week, the UK’s universities minister threatened to fine institutions that pay their v-cs more than the prime minister without a strong justification. We present three perspectives on the debate 

Critics of vice-chancellor pay levels have a point, and universities need to acknowledge that, says Gordon McKenzie

Sally Hunt lambastes university employment models, which she says would be more at home in Sports Direct

Competition for students and the cash brought in by increased tuition fees explain why universities want to invest in leadership, writes Andrew McRae

Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ‘use its powers’ on senior pay in UUK speech

Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

Britain has a remarkably strong higher education system that makes it a world-leading player, and it requires tending, not trashing

Louise Richardson says it is ‘completely mendacious’ to suggest higher tuition fees have driven inflation in executive pay

Remuneration committee member formerly led construction company that won £64 million in contracts from university

Don’t blame vice-chancellors for their salaries – we need to rethink where power lies in universities, says Tom Cutterham

Remuneration committees should pay less attention to other institutions when setting their leaders’ pay, says Nick Hillman

Replacing England’s tuition fee system with a cheaper and fairer alternative is not as difficult as many claim, says Andrew Adonis

Running a major university today is a hugely demanding job that requires a rare skill set, says Len Shackleton

Amid fresh criticism of executive remuneration, perhaps universities need to rethink the issue of vice-chancellors’ salaries

Universities minister plans tougher protection for students, subject TEF pilot and graduate earnings link

Knee-jerk, uncosted and damaging calls to abolish fees must be resisted, says Bill Rammell

Labour peer calls for funding council intervention on Glynis Breakwell’s salary

Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads

Jo Johnson takes aim at Southampton’s leader in outspoken attack on ‘sharp increase’ in salaries