Victory for the UCU requires a unified front
In the wake Sally Hunt’s resignation and pay ballot turnout, the UK’s University and College Union needs to come together to discuss its long-term strategy, says Matt Waddup
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The week in higher education – 17 October 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Brexit turmoil ‘pushes university pension deficit to £15 billion’
Plugging a multibillion-pound deficit exacerbated by June’s poll result may require ‘drastic measures’, analysts have warned
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USS must work for support staff
In the otherwise comprehensive report on the changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“Days of reckoning”, Features, 12 March), there was no mention of some of the key issues facing the...
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Short-changed on pension details
I could not help but be drawn to the contribution from the chair of the Employers Pension Forum last week (“A novel contribution”, Opinion, 24 July). After all, I had met Anton Muscatelli three-...
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Members make their pension statement
Ninety members of the University and College Union sign a letter to ߣߣƵ condemning the UCU’s compromise action on pensions (20 November), and THE gives this considerable prominence...
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USS consultation website ‘does not allow comments’
Academics complain after ‘technical difficulties’ delay responses and modelling tool
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USS enterprise should torpedo pension fears
Claims of 'financial black hole' ignore strong financial future of HEIs and academic fund members, argues Ed Randall Battered and bruised by the pay dispute, those academic managers and staff who...
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Pension cost rise looming for universities
University pension costs rose slightly last year, but may increase significantly in 2016 as major reforms take effect, according to pension experts.
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Pension and National Insurance hikes to hit academics hard
Extra contributions are likely to cost many university staff more than £1,000 a year, analysis shows
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Star salaries blamed for pension burnout
Higher pay for top researchers may have caused the end of final salary scheme
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People of the year: who mattered in higher education in 2019
ߣߣƵ journalists name the academics and administrators who have shaped the debate in the past 12 months
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USS reforms will only undermine scheme
The decision by the University of York to deduct 100 per cent pay in response to the University and College Union’s democratic mandate to initiate an assessment boycott in the Universities...
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Universities unveil firm pension proposals
Universities have set out their plans to reform the sector’s largest pension scheme.
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USS deficit could mean all have to pay more
Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill