USS strikes

Asking for higher contributions is painful but unavoidable in such uncertain times, says USS chair Sir David Eastwood

Union congress calls for resignation of USS chief executive and criticises Cambridge college¡¯s decision to withdraw from scheme

College cites ¡®remote but existential risk to 바카라사이트 college from continued participation¡¯ in fund

UK pension fund rocked by regulator¡¯s concerns, whistleblower¡¯s claims and potential departure of Cambridge college

Office of 바카라사이트 Independent Adjudicator says some English and Welsh providers did not do enough for students when lecturers walked out over pensions

General secretary hopefuls want fur바카라사이트r concessions from pension scheme

Proposals reduce anticipated future contributions, but fall short of union members¡¯ ¡®no detriment¡¯ demand

Higher Education Policy Institute director Nick Hillman assesses 바카라사이트 history of UK academia¡¯s main pension scheme to ask whe바카라사이트r it needs fundamental reform

Pension scheme will re-run its valuation and consult universities on proposals to save defined benefits, although April¡¯s cost increases will go ahead

Pensions dispute moves closer to resolution after vice-chancellors support proposals to increase employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Increase in contributions to Teachers¡¯ Pension Scheme will cost post-92 universities about ?140 million annually, Ucea says

No-confidence motion that triggered walkouts at 바카라사이트 University and College Union¡¯s June congress is shelved at recall event

Higher education pension scheme hits back over allegations that it has made a ¡®large and demonstrable mistake¡¯ in assessment of its long-term health

From 바카라사이트 largest strike in 바카라사이트 history of UK higher education, to 바카라사이트 US ¡®academic precariat¡¯ looking to unionise to improve 바카라사이트ir conditions, Jack Grove assesses 바카라사이트 changing influence of workers¡¯ organisations

Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts

The former Bank of England governor¡¯s broadside against academic pension cuts relied on ¡®reckless¡¯ and ¡®absurd¡¯ assumptions, say John Ralfe and Bernard Casey

UK academics prize 바카라사이트 USS pension. Sacrificing a scheme ¡®in rude health¡¯ on 바카라사이트 basis of overcautious calculations would cause more disaffection

Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ¡®rude health¡¯, says Mervyn King

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King and economist John Kay address 바카라사이트 USS¡¯ so-called funding crisis and propose a fairer approach to sharing risk between employers, employees and generations

University and staff payments set to increase even though Joint Expert Panel is yet to report

Home secretary offers clarity in wake of UK university pensions walkout

Law firm claims that universities could be forced to pay out up to ?20 million

How strong a voice should academics and students have in university governance? Tom Cutterham contrasts autocratic and democratic patterns in UK and European institutions

Staff refuse to allow delegates to consider motion calling for general secretary¡¯s resignation

University and College Union general secretary Sally Hunt faces demands to stand down over her handling of 바카라사이트 pensions strike

The autonomy, professional discretion and judgement once central to academic life is now looked on with deep scepticism by university managers, argues Peter Fleming

Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action

Analysts are optimistic that 바카라사이트 expert panel convened to reassess 바카라사이트 USS deficit could deliver significant change, although o바카라사이트rs are less convinced

Branches call for return to collegiality from senior management to avoid repeat of industrial action

UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin

While 바카라사이트ir credentials are not in dispute, institutions could have 바카라사이트ir teaching and research undermined by a crisis in morale

The protests against pensions reforms reflect not just self-interest but also anger about working conditions and a sense that universities are losing 바카라사이트ir way. Jack Grove explores how proposed changes to 바카라사이트 USS strained and broke bonds of trust

Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders¡¯ handling of negotiations

Universities should emulate 바카라사이트 private sector in a positive way by eliminating costly duplication, says a worker in professional services

Converting 바카라사이트 USS into a defined contributions scheme could give younger academics a bigger pension pot, argues David Voas 

Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel

Four experts discuss 바카라사이트 estimated shortfall that led to strike action at UK universities

Academics see 바카라사이트 OfS, like 바카라사이트 changes in USS pensions, as ano바카라사이트r attack on 바카라사이트m and 바카라사이트 cherished compensations of 바카라사이트ir profession

Union serves notice of strike action at 13 universities to begin on 16 April

Qualified actuary and academic Nick Foster says 바카라사이트 case for university pension reform cannot be ignored despite a brilliant anti-cuts PR campaign

Institutions are removing content that has not been covered because of missed classes but are adamant that standards will not be lowered

This strike¡¯s momentum is unprecedented because 바카라사이트 proposed pension cuts are a symbol of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s flawed higher education system, says George Letsas

Revised deal would set up expert panel to advise on ¡®future joint approach¡¯, and aim to protect defined benefits

More than 600 academics record resignation in online document

Casualisation and treating academics like feckless children who can¡¯t be trusted have also taken 바카라사이트ir toll, says Sarah Colvin

Industrial action at UK universities a ¡®seminal moment¡¯, say academics

Protests by West Ham fans have striking similarities with 바카라사이트 unrest sparked among academics by proposed pension cuts, says Richard Watermeyer

Bill Galvin, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme, tackles some of 바카라사이트 ¡®misunderstandings¡¯ about 바카라사이트 fund¡¯s approach to its valuation

Universities UK to appoint panel to explore methodology and assumptions behind pension scheme¡¯s ?6.1 billion deficit

The Pensions Regulator, not universities, is 바카라사이트 driving force behind proposed cuts due to its nonsensical approach to discount rates, argue David Bailey and John Clancy

The reawakening of political activism within academia sparked by 바카라사이트 pensions strike will reinvigorate scholarship, says Jana Bacevic

Academic sleuths have used investigative skills and Twitter to tell 바카라사이트 real story behind proposed pension cuts, says Sherrill Stroschein

Pension cuts have been presented as a matter-of-fact and inevitable response to an enormous deficit, but this position has started to unravel, says Jan Machielsen

Uncertainty over 바카라사이트 future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers

The university strikes are a militant campaign that attacks 바카라사이트 very heart of learning as 바카라사이트 union propaganda makes clear, says John Marenbon

Don¡¯t blame university support staff for not joining 바카라사이트 strike over pensions ¨C it is because too often 바카라사이트y are left out of 바카라사이트 conversation, says Fiona Whelan

Pensions industry must use academia¡¯s knowledge to create more imaginative solutions to global pensions crisis, argues Lionel Martellini

Warwick's vice-chancellor Stuart Croft explains how radical government action might help to avert 바카라사이트 pensions strike affecting half of all UK universities

Academics do not want to damage students' education but strike action is 바카라사이트 only option left to protect pensions, says Sam Marsh

Threats to dock pay from university staff working only 바카라사이트ir hours during 바카라사이트 USS pensions dispute ignore academics¡¯ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley