Five more days of strike action this month in UK sector disputes
University and College Union members will again walk out over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Strike warning as increase in USS pension contributions backed
Joint negotiating committee says scheme members should contribute 9.6Â per cent of their salaries, up from 8.8Â per cent currently
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Marking boycott looms as UCU promises more strikes next month
Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations
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Pension reforms: a response from the USS
Group CEO of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Bill Galvin outlines the processes and procedures involved in the pension scheme valuation
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The week in higher education – 3 February 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Ten more universities face strikes after UCU reballots
Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Cambridge’s Trinity confirms departure from USS pension scheme
College cites ‘remote but existential risk to the college from continued participation’ in fund
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Fresh strike ballots at dozens of UK universities
UCU to reballot 42Â branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
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USS pension changes ‘leave typical academics £240K worse off’
Average members set to get £18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with £23,800 under pre-2011 scheme
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Does the USS’ deficit recovery plan unfairly penalise younger academics?
Discussions about how the UK’s largest pension scheme covers its deficit ought to consider whether all employers and members should pay the same rate, argues Paul Hamilton
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The strike vote turnout is neither unusual nor surprising
Inequality, Covid exhaustion, sympathy for students, fear of public opinion and frustration with UCU tactics are all factors, says Glen O’Hara
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USS strike: why I won’t join the pensions strike
Qualified actuary and academic Nick Foster says the case for university pension reform cannot be ignored despite a brilliant anti-cuts PR campaign
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USS proceeds with valuation ‘in the middle of a crisis’
Concerns raised over pension scheme’s ability to judge its health after virus crisis market plunge
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USS crisis: can the pension system be reformed?
Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King and economist John Kay address the USS’ so-called funding crisis and propose a fairer approach to sharing risk between employers, employees and generations