Letters
Local issues will need very close attentionThe two opinion pieces on the implications for higher education of the Scottish referendum raise questions for universities in England as debate about the...
Search
-
-
Treasury plan seeks to put ＆competitive pressures＊ on universities
New College of the Humanities and Pearson are seen as potential beneficiaries of Productivity Plan
-
Bad cure for good health
May I offer congratulations to the Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff on their ?40,000 bonus payments ("Bumper bonuses for USS staff reignite union anger", www.timeshighereducation....
-
Agony if cap doesn't fit
When it comes to the battle over USS reform, am I alone in having "reverse worries" about the three main issues? While a move from final-salary to career-average deals (albeit with adjusted accruals...
-
Campaign tales: on the doorstep with an academic candidate
Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in?politics
-
Candid Cantor
We should be grateful to Brian Cantor, chair of the Employers Pensions Forum, for coming clean about two things that we always suspected but our employers had previously denied ("In this climate, USS...
-
Debate, not threats
The University and College Union's response to Nicola Dandridge's article on the reform of the Universities Superannuation Scheme invites employers to begin talks "to help find a joint solution" to...
-
University staff join ＆biggest strike for a generation＊
University lecturers and support staff are on strike over pensions today, joining national action that unions say will involve up to two million public sector workers.
-
The elephant in the scheme
Stephen Cowley and Susan Cooper hope employers do not see pension reform solely as a cost-cutting opportunity
-
Lecturers up the ante with vote for campaign of industrial action
University and College Union members have voted to hold ※sustained industrial action§ over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
-
Analysis: why are v-cs heading for the door?
Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits
-
News in brief - 29 May 2014
IoE/UCL mergerAll done bar the due diligence?A merger of the Institute of Education and University College London is set to be completed by December after the institutions＊ governing councils gave...
-
No peace without justice
The imposition by employers of detrimental changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme signals their disdain for USS members ("War possible as USS battle is lost", 19 May). Their refusal to...
-
Best University Workplace Survey 2015: results and analysis
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
-
Vice-chancellors reject pay rise
Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue