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Revision as of 23:01, 10 May 2011
Colin Campbell is a lawyer who acted as vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham between 1988-2008.[1]
Contents
Tobacco Industry Connections
Police Pay Review
In 1992 Campbell was on a governent review panel assessing levels of polic pay. The review was headed by Patrick Sheehy the chairman of British American Tobacco. Conservative Party MP Kenneth Clarke, who later became deputy chairman of British American Tobacco, commisioned the review,[2] other members of the team included John Bullock, Eric Caines, and Paul Fox.[3]
Tobacco Funding for Nottingham University
In 2000 the University of Nottingham accepted £4 million to set up an 'International Centre for Corporte Social Responsibility'. Campbell defended the funding arguing that British American Tobacco was 'changing expectations of society and its stakeholders'.[4]
Views on Education
Tuition Fees
In 2003 Campbell was arguing that Universities should be allowed to charge higher tuition fee levels.[5] This policy was adopted by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government in 2010.
Pay Controversy
On the year of his retirement, 2008, Campbell topped the univeristy 'rich list' by earning £585,000 an amount made up of salary and benefits.[6]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Pg16, Sir colin campbell looks back at his career, Nottingham Evening Post, 25-February-2009
- ↑ David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
- ↑ David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
- ↑ John Von Radowitz, ANGER AS UNIVERSITY ACCEPTS TOBACCO CASH, Birmingham Post, 5-December-2000
- ↑ Glen Owen, Faltering Nottingham still tops in the "dinner party" ratings, The Times, 8-May-2003
- ↑ Joanna Sugden, Campus fury at vice-chancellors' windfalls; Heads prosper as staff and students suffer, The Times, 19-March-2009
