Vice-Chancellors' Pay

With public attention drawn to the inflated salaries of university leaders, University World News carries a Special Report this week on the subject.

UNITED KINGDOM

Most vice-chancellors can have say in setting their pay

Brendan O’Malley

At 19 in every 20 universities in the United Kingdom, the vice-chancellor either sits on the committee that sets their pay or is allowed to attend its meetings, according to new research. The findings will add to growing pressure on universities to rethink how they set pay for their senior staff.

AUSTRALIA-UNITED KINGDOM

VC salaries are a sign of what’s wrong with universities

Kristen Lyons and Richard Hill

The United Kingdom’s top-paid vice-chancellor, whose salary caused a furore, earns less than most of her Australian peers. The row has drawn public attention to the inflated salaries of university leaders and the huge pay disparity with low-paid casualised academics, driven by government policies and corporatisation.

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