Interview with Cherie Blair
The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students
The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students
Outrage over vice-chancellors’ remuneration has focused on individuals – but the buck stops with governors
A defence of non-academic university leaders fails to make the grade, says Amanda H. Goodall
Michael Farthing’s ‘golden goodbye’ likely to intensify calls for inquiry into ‘excessive’ vice-chancellor pay
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
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
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts
Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield
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
An annual scrap for survival in English universities’ elite grouping could make for compelling TV viewing, suggests James Tooley
The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected
Remuneration committees should pay less attention to other institutions when setting their leaders’ pay, says Nick Hillman
The success of the student boycott of the National Student Survey is not necessarily a success for students, writes Andrew McRae
The recent downfalls of Dame Glynis Breakwell and Grace Mugabe are very different stories, but both reveal some age-old traits, says Agnieszka Piotrowska