Shortlist for Oxford vice-chancellor taking shape

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Lining up 바카라사이트 candidates: 바카라사이트 Oxford role is strategically important for English and UK higher education

The University of Oxford is identifying candidates to become its next vice-chancellor, while 바카라사이트 incumbent has been unveiled as 바카라사이트 next president of New York University.

Oxford announced last year that Andrew Hamilton would leave 바카라사이트 vice-chancellorship in September 2016 at 바카라사이트 end of his seven-year term of office. Sir Keith Burnett, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, is one potential candidate to replace him who is said to be of interest to Oxford, sources have suggested.

On 18 March, it was announced that Professor Hamilton would take over at NYU ¨C a position with a salary in 바카라사이트 region of ?950,000 ¨C in January 2016, several months earlier than Oxford originally said he would be leaving.

He had also previously emerged as 바카라사이트 front-runner for 바카라사이트 presidential post at 바카라사이트 University of Texas at Austin, according to media reports in 바카라사이트 state.

The Oxford vice-chancellorship is strategically important for English and UK higher education as a whole, given its lobbying impact on government and its high media profile.

Professor Hamilton made national headlines in 2013 when he said that a future government should allow tuition fees to be ¡°more closely related to 바카라사이트 true cost of 바카라사이트 education provided¡± ¨C which he put at ?16,000 for Oxford undergraduates.

Vince Cable, 바카라사이트 business secretary, has said of potential future fee rises: ¡°The people who are asking for this, it¡¯s really Oxbridge.¡±

Applications for Oxford¡¯s vice-chancellorship closed on 5 January. A nominating committee led by Lord Patten of Barnes, Oxford¡¯s chancellor, had appointed headhunters Perrett Laver to assist in 바카라사이트 search for candidates.

A university spokesman said that 바카라사이트 nominating committee would ¡°by early June¡± put forward a name for approval by Oxford¡¯s council.

Sir Keith studied physics at Oxford as an undergraduate and spent nearly 20 years of his career at 바카라사이트 university, including spells as head of 바카라사이트 Division of Ma바카라사이트matical, Physical and Life Sciences and as chairman of physics.

In 바카라사이트 Oxford vice-chancellor¡¯s termly newsletter, distributed last week, Professor Hamilton discusses 바카라사이트 importance of government policies on teaching and research funding and on visas.

He concludes that ¡°whatever 바카라사이트 next general election brings, we will need to go on building relationships near and far with those we elect to take 바카라사이트 decisions that affect us all, and on which 바카라사이트 future of our university in large measure depends¡±.

Professor Hamilton, 62, a former Yale University provost, received a pay and pensions package of ?442,000 at Oxford in 2013-14.

The Texas Tribune, which described him as front-runner for 바카라사이트 Austin job on 9 March, reported that sources had said it would ¡°take a salary more than twice that [current Austin president Bill] Powers is paid to attract Hamilton¡­putting him in 바카라사이트 ranks of 바카라사이트 highest-paid public university administrators in 바카라사이트 country¡±. Professor Powers received $731,638 (?494,847) in remuneration in 2013, according to Chronicle of Higher Education figures.

However, 바카라사이트 website made clear Professor Hamilton was ¡°also said to be a candidate for 바카라사이트 presidency¡± at NYU. John Sexton, 바카라사이트 current NYU president, was paid $1.4 million in 2012, according to Chronicle figures.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com