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The first regular salary was £400 per year, introduced in 1911. For comparison, average annual earnings were £70 in 1908. [6] Salaries were reduced 10% in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. [1] Some subsequent salary levels were £1,000 in 1946, £3,250 in 1964, £11,750 in 1980, and £26,701 in 1990. [2]
Edinburgh (20th), Manchester (27th), King's College London (33rd), LSE (44th), and Bristol (49th) also make the top fifty and a further nine UK universities (eighteen total) make the top 100. [190] The Academic Ranking of World Universities also places Cambridge (third in 2019) and Oxford (seventh) consistently in the world top ten. [209]
The minister of state for Skills, [1] formerly Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education and previously Minister of State for Universities, is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government. The position has been filled by Jacqui Smith since July 2024. [2]
The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 (c. 27) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that governs the salaries of ministerial and certain other political offices in the UK.
The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 explains that a permanent secretary, for the purposes of Section 2 of that Act, is a person serving in government in any of the following positions: Permanent Secretary, Second Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, Chief Executive of His Majesty's ...
The increasing influence of politically appointed special advisers in government departments can reduce the political neutrality of public administration. In Thatcher's government, Alan Walters was an official adviser from 1981 to 1984, and again in 1989. [41]
Credit Suisse, SAP, and Deutsche Bank are the UK’s highest-paying companies, according to a new survey by job review website Glassdoor.
[65] [66] The president is the highest academic official and chief executive of Imperial College London. [67] The position has been held by Hugh Brady , since August 2022 [update] . [ 68 ] As of 2024, [update] the provost is Ian Walmsley and the chair is Vindi Banga.