Deputy and pro vice chancellors (DVCs and PVCs) are core members of the executive team and play a pivotal role in university management. Nevertheless, they have rarely been the subject of empirical investigation. This study addresses this research gap, utilising a census to examine the size and remit of the DVC and PVC cohort in English pre-1992 universities and map its evolution since 2005. It shows how these universities have increased the number of DVCs and PVCs, created new more managerial variants of the role and extended their collective remit. These developments evidence the extent to which pre-1992 universities have strengthened their executive and adopted a more corporate post-1992 university management model. Yet, despite the advent of new executive-style roles, the endurance of the traditional ‘floating’ policy PVC testifies to the continued salience of academic leadership - as well as more managerial approaches - in contemporary university management.

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加强大学行政：副校长和副校长的角色和职权范围不断扩大

副校长和副校长（DVC 和 PVC）是执行团队的核心成员，在大学管理中发挥着举足轻重的作用。然而，它们很少成为实证研究的主题。本研究填补了这一研究空白，利用人口普查来检查 1992 年之前英国大学中 DVC 和 PVC 队列的规模和职权范围，并绘制自 2005 年以来的演变图。它展示了这些大学如何增加 DVC 和 PVC 的数量，创建该角色的新更多管理变体并扩展了他们的集体职权范围。这些发展证明了 1992 年以前的大学在多大程度上加强了他们的管理，并采用了 1992 年以后的大学管理模式。然而，尽管出现了新的高管式角色，