King’s posts £154 million deficit as pension charges hit UK sector
Huge deficits emerge as universities start to publish 2018-19 accounts – but impact will be reversed next year
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Union calls 14-day strike in UK pay and pensions dispute
Walkouts to escalate over February and March
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UK union members back strike action over pay and pensions
About 1 million students set to be affected by walkout
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Don’t be pound foolish over pensions
UK academics prize the USS pension. Sacrificing a scheme ‘in rude health’ on the basis of overcautious calculations would cause more disaffection
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UCU rejected lower pension contributions over strike moratorium
Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’
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UCU chief urges v-cs to speak out to avert UK pensions strike
Jo Grady says ‘a lot of’ university leaders want to strike a deal over contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme
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Whistleblowing professor Jane Hutton fired from USS board
Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ‘breached a number of her director’s duties’, but insists probe was ‘completely separate’ to investigation of her claims
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UCU sets course for industrial action over pay and pensions
Union congress calls for resignation of USS chief executive and criticises Cambridge college’s decision to withdraw from scheme
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Cambridge’s Trinity faces union boycott after confirming USS exit
Academics may be asked not to apply for jobs, give lectures or conduct external examining at Trinity
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Birmingham v-c Sir David Eastwood announces retirement
Historian has held a series of senior roles across UK sector but also attracted criticism from grassroots staff over pay and pensions
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Mervyn King is wrong to deny USS deficit
The former Bank of England governor’s broadside against academic pension cuts relied on ‘reckless’ and ‘absurd’ assumptions, say John Ralfe and Bernard Casey
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USS to revisit £7.5 billion deficit valuation
Pension scheme will re-run its valuation and consult universities on proposals to save defined benefits, although April’s cost increases will go ahead
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Pension scheme contribution hikes are an own goal for government
Increasing the amount of money employers are expected to pay in to the Teachers Pension Scheme will harm the social mobility missions of post-92 institutions, says Greg WalkerÂ
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Ex-Bank of England chief attacks ‘unfair’ UK pension reforms
Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ‘rude health’, says Mervyn King
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Hundreds of jobs at risk from fresh UK pensions cost hike
Increase in contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme will cost post-92 universities about £140 million annually, Ucea says