fb.com/warwickboar twitter.com/warwickboar theYourboar award-winning student newspaper Wednesday 28th January, 2015 Est. 1973 | Volume 37 | Issue 7 Warwick “Nigel Thrift does have third most- targeted by a say over his pay” employers Ibrahim Khalid Students at the University of War- wick are the third most-often tar- geted by top graduate employers, reveals research by High Fliers. The annual UK Graduate Ca- reers Survey, involving over 18,000 final year students, is based on face- to-face interviews with finalists and on-campus research groups. Universities such as Manches- ter, Nottingham, Cambridge and Oxford are also among the most frequently targeted for graduate employment. The report also notes increasing confidence in the graduate recruit- ment market as the UK’s leading employers “plan to expand their graduate recruitment even further in 2015 with 8.1 percent more en- try-level vacancies than last year”. Warwick is consistently in the top ten in this annual survey. The University’s vice chancellor Profes- sor Sir Nigel Thrift said: “Warwick is a globally connected university and our students gradu- ate with an acute global awareness and an ability to thrive in a range of » Nigel Thrift’s pay over the past five years. Photo: Ann Yip countries and cultures. It is no sur- prise that they are highly sought af- al salary increased by 4.8 percent cision of their pay. recent pay rises, pay recommen- ter by many globally focused lead- Ann Yip (£16,000) to £348,000 - an incre- She pointed towards the fact that, dations have to be approved by the ing graduate employers. ment figure above the inflation rate unlike conventional practices of University Council, on which two “This is a testament to the high of under 3 percent. employee performance evaluation, SU representatives sit. calibre of Warwick’s students and In the summer of 2013 and Janu- it is the vice-chancellors themselves Ms Turhan however claimed that how they take full advantage of the Nigel Thrift can or does have a say ary 2014, there was controversy over who present reports to remunera- the proposals on VC Thrift’s pay experiences Warwick offers them over his pay and it is unsurprising Prof Thrift’s pay rises of £42,000 for tion committees which detail their were “snuck into papers presented as a university.” that people call his pay into ques- 2011/12, and of £16,000 for 2012/13. achievements and objectives. It is to University Council at short no- tion, Students’ Union (SU) presi- In the last three years since 2010/11, these reports that determine their tice.” Inside this issue... dent Cat Turhan wrote in a blog Prof Thrift’s salary has increased by pay recommendations. She wrote: “The two Sabbatical post last Thursday, 15 January. 27 percent. She said that in these reports, Officers who sat on this body at THE PULLOUT Ms Turhan’s remarks over the Ms Turhan argued that though any detrimental impacts or con- the time were not given a chance vice-chancellor’s pay comes at a vice-chancellors across the coun- notations in the long-run are not to review these properly, but were time when Prof Thrift’s recent try claim that they have no say over acknowledged and that no student instead told that the resolution had knighthood, and pay, has been a their salary which is set by separate representatives sit on this remuner- to pass that evening.” subject of controversy. remuneration committees, they ation committee. Continued on page 5 Last year, Prof Thrift’s annu- still have an influence over the de- In the context of Prof Thrift’s Kick-start your leadership career. Apply now for the Leadership Development Programme or our exciting undergraduate opportunities Sponsored by: teachfirst.org.uk/graduates Change their lives. 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TF4187 The Boar Warwick 265x44 Banner.indd 1 23/01/2015 13:39 theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWS 2 2 News theboar.org Anger as Warwick refuses to participate in Green League Samuel Lovett finding that the survey has become so over ambitious and so compli- cated in the information that it re- quests that we are no longer willing Students from Warwick took to to assist with the survey in its cur- protest on January 20 following rent form.” the University’s refusal to take Hannah Smith, who coordinates part in this year’s People and the People and Planet, commented Planet League. on the demonstrations which were Alongside 68 other universities, held at Warwick, Glasgow and Ox- the University of Warwick failed ford. to submit the appropriate data to She remarked: “These actions the green league, which then ranks tell us that students want more universities in terms of their envi- transparency and more opportuni- ronmental footprint. ties to engage with how their uni- As a consequence, Warwick has versity impacts communities and been rated as having ‘failed’. This the wider world.” marks the culmination of a steady Raveena Kaur, a second-year decline in the People and Planet Politics and International Studies university league table. student, felt particularly let down Since 2009, the University has by the University’s failure to partic- slipped down the rankings. falling ipate in the green league. to 129 out of 151 universities. She commented: “I think it’s Dan Goss, Environment and poor that the University is failing Ethics officer at Warwick, led the to take seriously its environmental student rally which aimed to high- responsibilities. With millions of light how little effort the University pounds invested into our university puts into its environmental respon- each year, it should be doing more sibilities. to tackle the environmental dan- Mr Goss remarked: “Universities gers we all now face.” have a duty to lead the way on eth- Universities have attributed a ical issues and create a world that number of factors behind their de- their students can thrive in the fu- cision to not participate, including ture. the “increasing burden” of provid- “The University of Warwick is ing data and a methodology that only concerned with its reputation. doesn’t account for “the difference It has been slipping down the ta- between old and newer institu- ble since 2009 and doesn’t want its t i o n s”. shortcomings to be exposed.” For 2015, the highest ranking Peter Dunn, director of press and university was Plymouth, followed policy said in a Guardian article: byWorcester and Manchester Met- “We know that we are not alone in ropolitan University. » Green demonstrations held in Oxford, Warwick and Glasgow. 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This is compared to a national 25 universities. average of 2 percent and 1.7 percent. The table, launched by Universi- Warwick is part of several global ties Allied for Essential Medicines health research projects which aim (UAEM) and Medsin-UK, stated to invest in building future part- that although Warwick is highly nerships across both developed and commended for its contribution to developing countries and to form innovative research, it “lacks com- networks which share research to mitment to equitable access to re- help combat diseases. search and technologies”. One example includes the ET- petition of no confidence As such, Warwick was awarded AMBA project in which Warwick in Nigel Thrift has been a D+ grade by the study, and was Medical School is collaborating submitted for consider- ranked 14th for innovation, but just with GE Healthcare, the Kaolinska ation in the All Student 24th for access to its research.