But, in truth, there is an appalling lack of transparency in how senior pay is decided.”Universities urged to end secrecy over vice-chancellors’ pay Read moreRichardson did not name the specific politicians or media outlets she was criticising. Adonis has previously called for an inquiry and, earlier this summer, Johnson said the best paid vice-chancellors should be required to demonstrate that their performances merit their salaries. He said: “There is clearly a link between the hike in fees and the hike in vice chancellors’ pay and that of the army of highly paid university administrators under them. I want exceptional pay to be justified by exceptional performance.”The issue has been extensively covered by various media outlets, including the Guardian. That’s a very high salary compared to our academics who I think are, junior academics especially, very lowly paid.

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2017 13:18 UTC