The USS: fact and fiction
We write as representatives of the Left on the Higher Education Committee and other University and College Union activists who are utterly opposed to any retreat from defending members’ pensions. We...
We write as representatives of the Left on the Higher Education Committee and other University and College Union activists who are utterly opposed to any retreat from defending members’ pensions. We...
Barely half of campuses pass 50 per cent voting threshold required for walkouts to go ahead
Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill
Academics’ pension fund adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic
Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders’ resolve, experts warn
Uncertainty over the future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers
Academics do not want to damage students' education but strike action is the only option left to protect pensions, says Sam Marsh
Fourteen days of strike action set to begin on 22 February if talks fail, affecting 61 universities
Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey
The protests against pensions reforms reflect not just self-interest but also anger about working conditions and a sense that universities are losing their way. Jack Grove explores how proposed...
Paul Goldberg notes that whenever a USS member moves to another scheme, their USS pension entitlement is merely index-linked, leaving USS with an excess of cash (Letters, THES, April 21). Another...
Pension scheme’s annual report shows relationship with members worsening amid ongoing dispute over contributions
Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement
USS pension funds might be vulnerable not only to the Treasury but also to European Union tax and financial harmonisation plans. Britain has invested more than twice the amount in pension funds as...