article_snippet: Prof Slade expenses were revealed in a study by the University and College Union (UCU), which has criticised the 'murky world' of university pay.
article_snippet: the University and College Union (UCU asked every university in the country to reveal how much every university in the country top staff were paid and how much every university in the country claimed in expenses in 2013-14.
article_snippet: The top paid Vice-Chancellor
article_snippet: the University and College Union (UCU spokesman Nick Varney said: 'It's a chaotic state of affairs where some vice chancellors spend thousands on travel or enjoy large pay rises. '
article_snippet: This lifts the lid on the inconsistent and arbitrary nature of senior pay and perks in our universities and shines a light on the murky world of the shadowy remuneration committees who sign off these deals. '
article_snippet: Figures obtained from 150 institutions under the Freedom of Information Act show the average overall salary package for university heads in 2013/14 was £260,290.
article_snippet: A total of 18 vice-chancellors saw A total of 18 vice-chancellors pay rise by more than 10 per cent, the lecturers’ union calculated.
article_snippet: UCU asked 155 UK universities and colleges a series of questions about vice-chancellors’ pay packages, including benefits and pensions, as well as money spent on air fares, hotel accommodation and personal expenses, for the year ending July 31 last year.
article_snippet: The findings show that the average overall salary package for university heads in 2013/14 was £260,290 based on data from 150 institutions.
article_snippet: The average expenditure on flights for university leaders, with information from 128 universities, was £9,705.75.
article_snippet: The average spend on hotel accommodation during 2013/14 was £3,202.05, based on data from 122 institutions.
article_snippet: The average received by vice-chancellors in personal expenses was £3,112.61, according to information gathered from 125 universities.