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Statement in financial accounts explaining Bolton leader’s pay runs to almost two and a half pages

New Sydney boss to earn much less than his predecessor – but more than Michael Spence’s current income in the UK

Accounts show two leaders departed roles with payments of almost £200,000 while others received inflation-busting uplifts to salaries

Governments must step in because remuneration committees cannot resist upward pressure on executive salaries, researchers argue

Seven-figure pay packets raise questions over strategic leadership in year when universities’ business model crashed

While institutional accounts indicate that the average university boss could have pocketed seven-digit earnings last year, 2020 will be a different story

Many bosses lead from the front, ceding 20-plus per cent of their pay to help plug pandemic shortfalls

Sydney v-c says upcoming move to London ‘made more interesting’ by uncertainty around city’s global position 

Scottish Funding Council review condemns how bumper payments to secure ‘orderly exit’ of Sir Ian Diamond were awarded

Average remuneration across mission group stands at £348,090, or £356,450 including pension contributions

Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (£543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows

Member of catering staff draws support after appeal to Sir David Eastwood to survive on her salary for a month

Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university

Shift in council membership may be factor in escalating vice-chancellor pay

Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October

Tough stances on grade inflation, unconditional offers and senior pay will help maintain global excellence, says Michael Barber 

A comparison of pay data with the THE rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money

Education secretary Damian Hinds’ call for more scrutiny of decision-making behind vice-chancellors’ ‘high pay’ may lead to problems, experts warn

David Green says exposing pay disparities within universities may encourage removing lower-paid staff from direct payroll

Average salary rise of £8,000 awarded to English university leaders highlights ‘lightweight’ nature of new regulator, says University and College Union

Modest remuneration rises and inclusion of housing costs push average pay packets past £350,000 mark

Latest remuneration figures bring prospect of more criticism for UK universities

Sector observers predict that universities will take the chance to rein in executive remuneration

Cambridge deputy to succeed Dame Glynis Breakwell in April

University chiefs’ remuneration rising at more than double the rate of staff’s

Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts

Office for Students vows to demand justification for university leaders’ salary levels

Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries

Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint

Michael Spence maintains status as Australia’s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary

The stratospheric sums pocketed by university bosses make little sense, but nothing about salaries makes much sense

Report says Bath governance requires ‘considerable improvement’ to restore trust after Breakwell salary outcry

Average pay packages in Victoria push towards the A$1 million mark amid questions over whether spending more gets you better leadership

Average remuneration for university heads in Queensland in 2017 stands at twice the equivalent UK figure

University and College Union calls for regulator to close loophole that allows institutions to omit details of housing perks from annual statements

First sector-wide analysis of UK vice-chancellors’ pay in 2016-17 reveals more six-figure pay-offs to departing heads

The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by the editorial team

Market forces unleashed on the UK university sector have pushed up senior pay, fuelled the rows over it and posed questions about ‘value for money’ that are shaping the future of universities

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

MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister

Making arts and humanities degrees cheaper than science courses would be 'cultural heresy' and 'economic barbarism', argues the University of Hertfordshire's vice-chancellor Quintin McKellar

University and College Union calls for ‘proper transparency of senior pay and perks’

Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than £150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule

Average salary of university leader in country stands at A$890,000 (£509,000)

Analysis of public sector pay claims that university leaders are paid ‘well below’ those in similar leadership positions

Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers

Union takes aim at ‘out of touch’ leaders after accounts show outgoing Kent head got £45,000 uplift in final year

Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17

Sam Gyimah and Damian Hinds will remove obstacles to major review and keep universities in the media spotlight, say experts  

Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples

After the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, Patrick McGhee can only guess what the next 12 months will bring. Are you ready for peer-reviewed tweets, TEF results determined by University Challenge, and ‘lyecturers’ for hire?

Claire Taylor looks at how UK universities can rebuild trust

Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield 

Sir David Eastwood earns £90,000 as USS chair, while Dame Glynis Breakwell gets £50,000

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

The 14 - 20 December 2017 edition of Times Higher Education reviewed by the editorial team

Pay awards to vice-chancellors would not meet the requirements laid down in the Corporate Governance Code, says Stuart Farquhar

‘Spurious’ justifications for executive pay criticised as one leader claims furore will ‘blow over’

Outrage over vice-chancellors’ remuneration has focused on individuals – but the buck stops with governors