USS: index of anguish
In the debate over the level of the salary cap to be introduced into USS pensions, in which members would receive career revalued benefits (CRB) on up to Ā£50,000 of their salary, little seems to have...
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UK university strikes to continue as UCU rejects pension deal
Universities UK describes decision as āhugely disappointingā
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One of us: lecturer turned UCU leader hails ālandmark momentā
Jo Grady promises ānew era of member engagementā, plus tough line on pay and pensions
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Who will succeed Sally Hunt as UCUās general secretary?
Jack Grove speaks to the three candidates vying to take over from the University and Collegeās long-time leader and assesses how they will approach sectorās challenges
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False assumptions of the USS
Last week, the Employers Pension Forum published āProposed Changes to USS ā Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandingsā. The document contains misinformation and a mistake. We focus on the section ā...
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Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
The Universities Superannuation Schemeās stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say
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Jo Grady: universities can ignore their staff no longer
After the pensions strike, employeesā sense of āhelplessnessā has āevaporatedā, says incoming UCU leader
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The USS: fact and fiction
We write as representatives of the Left on the Higher Education Committee and other University and College Union activists who are utterly opposed to any retreat from defending membersā pensions. We...
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UCU general secretary candidates lay out their visions
The three people vying to be the nextĀ leader of the UKās University and College Union explain in their own words what theyāll do if elected
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Real pension consequences
Perhaps, rather than being so keen to join in radically diminishing staff pensions, Universities UK might like to think more broadly and more long term about the unanticipated consequences of the...
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9 reasons to be cheerful about your pension
Economist Andrew Oswald counsels against despair over the Universities Superannuation Scheme reforms
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USS reforms: income gap widens on redbrick v post-92 pensions
UCU warns that academics at older universities could be up to Ā£21,000 a year worse off in retirement than those at newer institutions
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Breaking the silence about the menopause
Like the rest of society, universities have largely failed to consider the specific needs of menopausal women. Here, one scholar describes how this can lead to marginalisation and bullying ā and why...
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Views on pensions depend on principles
Re the proposed changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (āReforms seen as āradical attackā on pensionsā, News, 18Ā September): in non-academic terms we are getting done over royally.This is...
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There's no need to panic over pensions
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is in deficit but has healthy assets, says Michael Bourn