University of Sussex Vice Chancellor to take ten per cent pay cut

The University of Sussex Vice Chancellor, Adam Tickell, is set to forego 10 per cent of his annual standard pay, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tickell’s current salary is £306,000 per annum, meaning the ten per cent cut will take the standard pay down by £30,600. His salary will then be £275,400 per annum.

Other Universities across the UK, such as Nottingham, Bristol and Edinburgh, have seen their Vice Chancellor’s forego a 20 per cent pay cut.

The news was recently announced on Sussex Direct to students and staff by Dame Denise Holt, the Chair of Council, who stated: “At our recent meeting, members of Council expressed warm appreciation of Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell’s decision to forego ten per cent of his annual salary.

“As a Council we agreed that this money should go towards the student hardship fund and welcomed the University’s commitment to provide match funding. Council will meet formally on 4 May to review developments across the board, and to ensure full compliance with changing government and Office for Student requirements”