PRESSURE MOUNTS ON JOBS-AXE UNI'S PROF OF JUNKETS

THE head of a cash-strapped university is facing a vote of no confidence from staff after the Sunday Mail revealed he spent more than £37,000 on foreign junkets.

- BY JENNIFER HYLAND

Last week, we told how Professor James Miller, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), has claimed £37,429 in expenses over the last two years visiting exotic locations which included Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and South Africa.

The revelations came as lecturers at the UWS had voted in favour of industrial action over compulsory redundancies at the university after it recorded a £14.4million deficit in 2023/24.

The 61-year-old fatcat boss, who earns £288,000 a year including pension contributions, is among 12 senior uni staff who have claimed more than £163,000 in expenses in less than two years.

The USW has again refused to confirm to the Sunday Mail which hotels the professor stayed in on foreign trips or whether he flew business class.