The week in higher education – 27?June 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Phantom deficit
While negotiations over the future of the Universities Superannuation Scheme continue, our research shows that the USS is more likely to be in surplus than in deficit. As pointed out by the Pensions...
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UCU: when the branches and the centre are brave
The UCU is in a unique position of strength and reflection?– the low turnout for the pay dispute ballot doesn't change that, says Michael Carley?
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UCU needs ‘honest conversation’ about low turnout in strike ballot
Failure to reach 50 per cent turnout threshold on pay ballot and?exit of leader Sally Hunt must open the door for debate on future, union leaders agree
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The week in higher education – 29 November 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Valuation vexation
In “USS strike: why I?won’t join the pensions strike” (Opinion, 28 March), Nick Foster argues that the case for pensions reform cannot be ignored. He cites a recent Green Paper,?Security and...
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Times Higher Education’s most-read articles of 2018
2018 was marked by strikes, pay scandals and the launch of the world’s first blockchain university
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Letters – 13 September 2018
Guesstimates won’t do for loans, either It was great to read a clear assessment of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“How can the pension crisis be resolved?”, Features, 6 September). But I...
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Shortfall short shrift
There is no “financial shortfall” in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“Strike looms as universities seek end to USS defined benefit deal”, News, 17 November). What we have is a ludicrous...
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UK university staff to vote on strike action in pay dispute
Ballot follows walkouts over pensions earlier this year
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The week in higher education – 20 September 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Estimates may vary
The article “UK university pension scheme deficit widens to ?12.6 billion” is misleading. The Universities Superannuation Scheme is not in deficit in the ordinary meaning of the word. It is very cash...
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UCU congress: how not to turn victory into defeat
The University and College Union mustn’t?let infighting tarnish its?success in the?USS dispute and a boom in membership, says Adam Ozanne?