Why is the Vice-Chancellor who is not engaged in teaching and/or research coded to 2A and not to 2B?
The Vice-Chancellor is the academic head of the institution and not just the chief executive. Senior academics who act as vice-chancellors or directors/heads of schools, colleges, academic departments or research centres should be coded to group 2A: Academic Professionals. It is acknowledged that these individuals are primarily engaged in managerial functions and are not generally involved in teaching or academic research. Placement in this group however is a reflection that their qualifications and academic experience in HE will be similar to senior academics actively involved in teaching and research. The classification of occupations used in the staff record has been developed specifically for the HE sector and is a variant of the national standard (SOC).
