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Curbing university bosses' pay 'won't solve funding crisis' | Curbing university bosses' pay 'won't solve funding crisis' |
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Sky-high pay among university chiefs is "hard to stomach" but tackling it will not alone solve the higher education funding crisis, a National Union of Students official has told MPs. | Sky-high pay among university chiefs is "hard to stomach" but tackling it will not alone solve the higher education funding crisis, a National Union of Students official has told MPs. |
"There are wider issues for students," Amatey Doku, NUS vice president, told the Education Select Committee. | "There are wider issues for students," Amatey Doku, NUS vice president, told the Education Select Committee. |
But Nicola Dandridge, who runs the new higher education watchdog, said vice-chancellors' pay must be addressed. | But Nicola Dandridge, who runs the new higher education watchdog, said vice-chancellors' pay must be addressed. |
"Some salaries are out of kilter," said Ms Dandridge. | "Some salaries are out of kilter," said Ms Dandridge. |
The level of some vice-chancellors' pay is the subject of "legitimate public concern" Ms Dandridge, chief executive of the Office for Students, told the committee's inquiry into value for money in higher education. | The level of some vice-chancellors' pay is the subject of "legitimate public concern" Ms Dandridge, chief executive of the Office for Students, told the committee's inquiry into value for money in higher education. |
Last month the vice-chancellor of Bath University, Dame Prof Glynis Breakwell, agreed to step down amid a row over her £468,000 pay packet. | |
Other universities embroiled in similar rows include Southampton and Bath Spa. | |
Universities Minister Jo Johnson has pledged to bring excessive pay for university bosses under control. | |
Nicola Dandridge told the committee that new rules meant "that anyone being paid more than £150,000 a year be required to justify it". | |
The practice in some universities, where vice-chancellors sit on remuneration committees, is in particular need of attention, she said. | The practice in some universities, where vice-chancellors sit on remuneration committees, is in particular need of attention, she said. |
She argued that pay should be linked "in some transparent way" to performance. | She argued that pay should be linked "in some transparent way" to performance. |
However, she added that it was important to remember that universities are autonomous and some are "huge billion-pound operations". | However, she added that it was important to remember that universities are autonomous and some are "huge billion-pound operations". |
"It is really critical they sort this out themselves." | "It is really critical they sort this out themselves." |
Mr Doku said that it was important to ensure that universities spend their money "in the most open and transparent way". | Mr Doku said that it was important to ensure that universities spend their money "in the most open and transparent way". |
But he said: "There has been a trend when things start going wrong in higher education, the Department for Education and some ministers start attacking universities." | But he said: "There has been a trend when things start going wrong in higher education, the Department for Education and some ministers start attacking universities." |
He said it was "no coincidence" that the issue of vice-chancellors' pay had come up now. | He said it was "no coincidence" that the issue of vice-chancellors' pay had come up now. |
He called for an overhaul of the entire higher education funding system in England which, he said, was leaving too many students facing poverty and debt. | He called for an overhaul of the entire higher education funding system in England which, he said, was leaving too many students facing poverty and debt. |
"We are collecting evidence of the hardships and challenges that many students face, which have a knock-on effect on their whole university experience." | "We are collecting evidence of the hardships and challenges that many students face, which have a knock-on effect on their whole university experience." |
Student maintenance grants for lower income students which were scrapped last year, should be reintroduced "as a key priority", he argued. | Student maintenance grants for lower income students which were scrapped last year, should be reintroduced "as a key priority", he argued. |
"We need a complete, comprehensive funding review... and to have students at the heart of the conversation." | "We need a complete, comprehensive funding review... and to have students at the heart of the conversation." |
The full report is expected sometime in late spring 2018. |
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