Better USS pensions may be possible – but not just yet, say v-cs
Universities UK says contributions could be cut or benefits increased as USS finances bounce back after pandemic, but unions want reforms to be cancelled now
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USS hack response panned as members report suspicious activity
Lawyers consider bringing joint claim over breach, but pension fund says no evidence personal information stolen during Capita attack is circulating widely
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USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss
Bill Galvin, chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, tackles some of the ‘misunderstandings’ about the fund’s approach to its valuation
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USS strike: social media has collapsed the case for pension cuts
Academic sleuths have used investigative skills and Twitter to tell the real story behind proposed pension cuts, says Sherrill Stroschein
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USS strike: we need an honest debate about pension ‘facts’
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
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Employers strike deal with UCU leaders in USS pension talks
Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week
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USS strike: global pensions crisis is now shaking ivory towers
Pensions industry must use academia’s knowledge to create more imaginative solutions to global pensions crisis, argues Lionel Martellini
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USS strike: is it time to nationalise university pensions?
Warwick's vice-chancellor Stuart Croft explains how radical government action might help to avert the pensions strike affecting half of all UK universities
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USS strike: partisan players are blocking pension compromise
Too many partisan board members are causing the university pensions dispute to drag on, says Adrian Bell
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Our pensions victory shows the power of industrial action
As the cuts to the USS scheme are reversed, the UCU’s battle for better pay and conditions goes on. Members must vote ‘yes’ to more action, says Jo Grady
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Vice-chancellors ‘prepared to rethink’ USS pension reforms
Universities UK concedes that it might ‘have not considered every possible angle’, as strike action continues
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Students split over support for USS pensions strike, poll reveals
Majority say they will support their lecturer if they walk out, but two-thirds concerned about impact on education
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UCU confirms 14 strike dates over USS pensions row
Industrial action is set to begin with a two-day walkout on 22 and 23 February, affecting 61 universities?
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‘Rethink needed’ on UK pension cuts as USS scheme rebounds
Improving deficit of Universities Superannuation Scheme post-pandemic strengthens case for further valuation, says union
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USS pensions: how to fix the worst offer I’ve seen from an employer in 20 years
Sally Hunt offers three ways to fix the proposed USS pension reforms