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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Fat cat uni boss who claimed £37,429 of expenses on foreign travel slammed by staff
'His expenses might be first class but his leadership is third rate.' The head of a cash-strapped university who the Sunday Mail revealed claimed £37,429 of expenses on foreign travel has been accused of 'utter contempt' by staff. Professor James Miller, principal of the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), went on luxury trips to Barbados, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and South Africa. Lecturers voted for industrial action in an indicative ballot over possible compulsory redundancies after UWS had a £14.4million deficit in 2023-24. Unison bosses have confirmed the union is also moving towards a vote of no confidence in senior figures. Meanwhile, the EIS teaching union says its vote of no confidence has taken place and UWS notified. A survey of EIS members highlighted a litany of alleged failings from Miller which included 'secretiveness' and 'a track record of failure'. Members could anonymously nominate any of the senior team they felt were accountable for mismanagement and overwhelmingly nominated Miller. The survey, seen by the Sunday Mail, included the comment: 'A £14million deficit and £40,000 in travel? That's not leadership — it's negligence' and, 'No trust remains in a principal who flies to Barbados while pleading poverty at home.' Others said: 'His expenses might be first class but his leadership is third rate' and, 'No confidence in a man who gambled with our finances and lost.' We told how the fatcat, 61, who earns £288,000 a year including pension contributions, is among 12 senior uni staff to have claimed expenses of more than £163,000 in less than two years. A trip to Barbados by Prof Miller cost £5970 for flights and hotel stays in November 2023. The four-day event was described on expenses claims as "a Strategic Partnership Agreement" during which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus and the UWS. In October 2023 Professor Miller also spent £5631.09 on a trip to attend COP28 Partnership Meetings in Dubai and £5867.28 on return flights to South Africa to present at the GEC+Africa 2024 Congress last February. In August, return flights to attend the two-day "Going Global" conference in Abuja, Nigeria, cost £5058.81 and a trip to Dubai to preside at graduation ceremonies cost £3717.98 in October the same year. Other expenses included £3172.80 for return flights from Dubai to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur as well as £2782.28 for return flights to New York to attend and participate in the Tartan Day Parade in April 2024. UWS said: 'Our senior leadership team, the university Court and its sub-committees have formulated, approved and overseen the ongoing implementation of our multi-year plan and organisational change project. "UWS cannot comment on unattributable, anonymous surveys which appear to be based largely on misleading information.' Unison Scotland lead for higher education John Mooney said: 'The university top brass need to get their heads out of the sand, take compulsory redundancies off the table and work with unions to resolve the universities' financial issues.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Malay Mail
23-04-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
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