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AUB Vice-Chancellor salary

Vice-Chancellor pay is a matter of public record and is published each year as required by the Office for Students. You can find this information in our annual financial statements and in the remuneration documents and minutes of the Remuneration Committee.

AUB’s Remuneration Committee provides structured governance for the framework of remuneration decisions of senior staff who are remunerated outside the National Framework Agreement and new JNCHES process. The Remuneration Committee also determines the conditions of service and remuneration of the Vice-Chancellor; and assures itself that the University’s employment policies in relation to other senior post holders are appropriate.

The Vice-Chancellor and CEO's salary accounts for the responsibility of managing Arts University Bournemouth – a specialist arts university – with a large community of staff and students.

Remuneration of the Vice-Chancellor From 1 March 2026 1 January 2025 – 28 February 2026 2023–24 2022–23

Salary

£210,000

£165,000

£228,000

£228,000

One-off payment

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pay in Lieu of pension

N/A

N/A

£47,443

£47,443

Bonuses

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total

£210,000

£165,000

£275,443

£275,443

N.B. The current remuneration package for the Vice-Chancellor consists of salary and private medical insurance benefit (to the value of approximately £1,000).

AUB's Legal and Governance

Lisa Mann, Vice-Chancellor and CEO

Lisa Mann is the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of AUB, having been appointed on a permanent basis on 1 March 2026.

Her appointment reflects a distinguished career in higher education, marked by innovative leadership and a commitment to advancing creative disciplines. Her role as AUB's Vice-Chancellor and CEO follows posts as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2024) and Executive Director of Innovation (2022–24) at the University.

Read Lisa Mann's staff profile

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