The former vice-chancellor of The University of Law left with £340,000 in compensation after less than six months in the role, it has been revealed.
The payout came despite the institution, which is the biggest law school in Europe, reporting a loss of £400,000 in 2022-23 as a result of writing off the debts of former students.
Craig Mahoney joined as vice-chancellor at the start of February 2022 but lasted only five-and-a-half months, which the for-profit institution attributed at the time to a “reassessment of [Professor Mahoney’s] priorities”.
Professor Mahoney, who had previously spent eight years leading the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), received total remuneration of £515,000 for his brief stint at The University of Law up to 15 July 2022 – including a salary of £165,000 and compensation for loss of office of £340,000.
