Letter: Fractional errors 1
The short answer to Dick Leigh's letter ( THES , December 21/28) is that the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme is written with age 60 as the normal retirement age whereas the Universities...
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Whistleblowers: AUT attacks new Hefce chief's record
Union leaders attacked Sir Howard Newby's record on equal opportunities this week as he prepared to take up his post as chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The...
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V-c pay survey: Pay-out leaves staff up in arms
Academics at Edinburgh University are demanding an independent inquiry into pension payments of almost ?130,000 to Lord Sutherland, who stepped down from the Edinburgh principal-ship in 2002. The...
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V-c pay survey: Pay-out leaves staff up in arms
Academics at Edinburgh University are demanding an independent inquiry into pension payments of almost ?130,000 to Lord Sutherland, who stepped down from the Edinburgh principal-ship in 2002. The...
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Ready for the storm?
Lord Mandelson has wielded the axe on university spending, and whichever party wins the general election, further cuts are likely. Using an exclusive analysis of institutions' financial statements by...
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The binary line that divides the old and new
THES reporters unravel the tangle of pension options facing staff three years after the reorganisation of higher education and examine the barriers to a unified system. Although it is three years...
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Why I...
... believe ethically responsible investment will benefit academic pensions David Chynoweth Chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, which has assets of nearly Pounds 20 billion....
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How much are you worth?
Academic salaries have increased by 12.6% in two years, but can the rises be sustained? Market differences are already beginning to show, with significant variations in pay between universities just...
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Pay packets of excellence
It's been a good year. In 2007-08, academic pay rose more rapidly than the national average. Vice-chancellors took home the big money, but thanks to the credit crunch, this year may be the high-water...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am approaching 65, which means obligatory retirement at my university. Because of...
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Vice chancellors' pay
The publication of the league table listing vice chancellors' salaries (THES, March 24) is a reflection of the public expectation of openness about pay for the most senior people in both the public...
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Striking, sanctions and the battle of statistics
The Times Higher advice panel answers readers' questions on pay docking, pensions and a host of other concerns relating to the industrial dispute If I have taken part in strike action, does it affect...
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Richer than you thought
Andrew Oswald bets you didn't know you could retire on two-thirds of your salary instead of half. Would you like to retire on two-thirds of your salary or just half? It is a tough one. If you are...
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Today's news
British undergraduates will be a minority at Oxford Oxford University's governing council has drawn up strategy documents that would recast the institution along the lines of an US-style Ivy League...
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Today's news
British undergraduates will be a minority at Oxford Oxford University's governing council has drawn up strategy documents that would recast the institution along the lines of an US-style Ivy League...