USS strikes

Pension fund's deficit is likely to be worse than feared rather than better, says Sir David Eastwood

Average members set to get £18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with £23,800 under pre-2011 scheme

UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’

Joint negotiating committee says scheme members should contribute 9.6 per cent of their salaries, up from 8.8 per cent currently

Annual report shows increase in value of fund assets, but dispute over future contributions takes toll on contentment

Union sets out timetable for ballots over industrial action in relation to the pay and USS pension disputes

Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status

Academics may be asked not to apply for jobs, give lectures or conduct external examining at Trinity

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

General secretary hopefuls want further 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 the history of UK academia’s main pension scheme to ask whether 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 the 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 the largest strike in the history of UK higher education, to the US ‘academic precariat’ looking to unionise to improve their conditions, Jack Grove assesses the 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 the USS pension. Sacrificing a scheme ‘in rude health’ on the 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 the 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 the 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