News in brief 鈥撀16 April 2015
TES GlobalTHE parent acquires UniJobs探花视频鈥檚 parent company, TES Global, has acquired UniJobs, the online global network for academic and research positions, it was announced this...
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Marking boycott could be suspended next week
UCU to consult on halting action to allow more talks, provided academics鈥 pay is not docked
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The week in higher education - 11 September 2014
The University of Edinburgh has been warned to 鈥渢hink carefully鈥 about its relationship with a 鈥渟hadowy鈥 social club, the Edinburgh News reported on 4 September. Edinburgh is already under fire after...
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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...
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Treasury plan seeks to put 鈥榗ompetitive pressures鈥 on universities
New College of the Humanities and Pearson are seen as potential beneficiaries of Productivity Plan
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Bad cure for good health
May I offer congratulations to the Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff on their 拢40,000 bonus payments ("Bumper bonuses for USS staff reignite union anger", www.timeshighereducation....
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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...
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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...
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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聽politics
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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...
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The elephant in the scheme
Stephen Cowley and Susan Cooper hope employers do not see pension reform solely as a cost-cutting opportunity
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University staff join 鈥榖iggest strike for a generation鈥
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.
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Lecturers up the ante with vote for campaign of industrial action
University and College Union members have voted to hold 鈥渟ustained industrial action鈥 over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
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Analysis: why are v-cs heading for the door?
Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits
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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...