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Wage bill for university managers soars by a third

THE salary bill for senior management teams running Scottish universities has soared by a third in five years, new figures show.

 

A submission to a review of the governance of Scottish higher education reveals total senior management salaries rose from £12 million in 2005 to £16m last year.

Lecturers’ union UCU Scotland, which compiled the figures, said management costs were out of control at a time when academic staff faced pay freezes and job cuts, and institutions were cutting courses as they attempt to balance the books.