USS strike: partisan players are blocking pension compromise
Too many partisan board members are causing the university pensions dispute to drag on, says Adrian Bell
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Vice-chancellors ‘prepared to rethink’ USS pension reforms
Universities UK concedes that it might ‘have not considered every possible angle’, as strike action continues
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Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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Pension ‘oddity’ means ‘exceptionally large’ university deficits
Newcastle posts £44 million deficit after one-off USS charge, but sector’s results expected to rebound next year
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Staff at 14 more universities back pay and pensions strike
Total number of union branches eligible to strike this year reaches 74
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Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute
Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms
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Union says USS valuation proposals ‘ignore members’ views’
New documents show that economic downturn from coronavirus could lead to increased contributions
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USS pension reform plan an ‘undesirable’ and ‘retrograde’ step
Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff
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USS chair: ‘no meaningful debate’ about size of deficit
Pension fund’s deficit is likely to be worse than feared rather than better, says Sir David Eastwood
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Turnout hampers strike plans in UK university pay dispute
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at less than four in 10 institutions polled
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Regulator ‘must address’ USS whistleblower sacking concerns
MP calls for urgent investigation into dismissal of Jane Hutton as potential strike action nears
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Adam Tickell to succeed David Eastwood as Birmingham v-c
Sussex head rose to vice-principal during previous five-year spell at Midlands institution
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Prudence is the price of the UK’s generous pensions
Asking for higher contributions is painful but unavoidable in such uncertain times, says USS chair Sir David Eastwood
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USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss
Bill Galvin, chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, tackles some of the ‘misunderstandings’ about the fund’s approach to its valuation
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Fresh UK pension scheme talks ‘could avert further strikes’
UCU, employers and USS will discuss the ongoing pensions row, following series of recommendations from expert panel Â