Member satisfaction with USS pension scheme declines
Annual report shows increase in value of fund assets, but dispute over future contributions takes toll on contentment
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Striking staff tired but determined in third wave of walkouts
Sunny start to the latest round of UK industrial action couldn’t mask the frustrations felt by many union members
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USS controversy ‘raises likelihood of more pension strikes’
UK pension fund rocked by regulator’s concerns, whistleblower’s claims and potential departure of Cambridge college
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ten more universities face strikes after UCU reballots
Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions
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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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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