THE Leaders Survey 2021: Running a university during a pandemic

When the current generation of university leaders applied for their posts, none of the job descriptions mentioned Covid-19. So how have they found the past 18 months? And what about the future, economic, political and environmental? We asked 180 leaders from around the globe. Paul Jump reports

Published on
October 28, 2021
Last updated
November 24, 2021
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Data analysis was carried out with the assistance of Binta Hussaini, a data scientist in THE’s data team.

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by k.j.... on October 28, 2021 - 8:33am
Maybe if leaders pay awards were aligned with the rest of the University staff or they were made to be accountable for poor performance they would not feel so positive.
#2 Submitted by NJF on October 30, 2021 - 9:12pm
I agree with KJK (hello Kenton?) then there's this: "THE’s analysis also reveals that the leaders who enjoy their jobs the most are most likely to say that they found them more rewarding during the pandemic." which is unsurprising as most VC's and senior leadership teams like ours never came near campus (some still haven't) during the lockdowns, prefering to sit safely at home saving money whilst us 'essential workers' still had to attend, complete with all the costs of using our personal transport.

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