Uni New England VC Brigid Heywood tells her local paper, she welcomes a proposal for a NSW government review of senior HE people’s pay

(Andrew Messenger in the Armidale Express had the yarn).

It follows a NSW Legislative Council committee report which recommends the state’s Auditor General review, “the current system that sees university vice chancellor paid 25 or 30 times more than many of the people undertaking the core work of universities,” CMM (January 25).

CMM asked if Professor Heywood wanted to expand but UNE responded, “her observation was made on the principle that VC salaries should be open to scrutiny. Aside from that comment, she would prefer not to engage in public debate around the issue.”

CMM also asked the NSW Vice Chancellors’ Committee if it had an opinion, but was told that member universities are best placed to respond to the Legislative Council report.

Tom Smith and James Guthrie report NSW vice chancellors pay listed in 2019 annual reports ranged from $1.4m for Ian Jacobs at UNSW to $640 000 for Professor Heywood, CMM November 11 2020).