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

Plugging a multibillion-pound deficit exacerbated by June’s poll result may require ‘drastic measures’, analysts have warned

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
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...

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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-...
Ninety members of the University and College Union sign a letter to Times Higher Education condemning the UCU’s compromise action on pensions (20 November), and THE gives this considerable prominence...

Academics complain after ‘technical difficulties’ delay responses and modelling tool
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...

University pension costs rose slightly last year, but may increase significantly in 2016 as major reforms take effect, according to pension experts.

Higher pay for top researchers may have caused the end of final salary scheme

Extra contributions are likely to cost many university staff more than £1,000 a year, analysis shows
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...

Times Higher Education journalists name the academics and administrators who have shaped the debate in the past 12 months

Universities have set out their plans to reform the sector’s largest pension scheme.

Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill