Universities and science minister Jo Johnson has again put vice-chancellors’ salaries under the spotlight urging more “value for money” at UK universities.
In a speech on university financing on 20 July, Johnson said that high salaries are “diverting millions from universities’ core mission of teaching and research”.
He added: “I am calling on the sector to put an end to the accelerating upward ratchet in vice-chancellor pay.” Groups that “claim sector leadership, such as the Russell group, must lead the way”, he urged.
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