University boss gets pay rise while staff jobs are cut

A university's decision to give its vice chancellor a 13% pay rise before cutting dozens of jobs has been criticised by a trade union.

Bangor University's annual report for 2023/24 showed vice chancellor Edmund Burke received a pay rise of more than £30,000.

Dyfrig Jones, the UCU union's vice president and a senior lecturer at the university said the increase was "shocking and disappointing".

Bangor University said "the current salary… reflects not only the full responsibilities of the role but also market benchmarking against peers leading similarly complex institutions".