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Important developments on the USS pension scheme.

  • 31 July 2017

    UCU has said panicked reactions to a snapshot reading of the health of USS would do little to resolve the problems the scheme faced or how best to deal with them.…

  • 19 May 2017

    UCU general secretary Sally Hunt writes in the Times Higher about why employers should change attitudes towards risk.

  • 10 May 2017

    UCU advisers First Actuarial have written a further document to challenge the USS approach to the valuation.

  • 10 May 2017

    Comparison by First Actuarial of USS and the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS).

  • 6 March 2017

    More useful information produced by First Actuarial on projected USS cash flows to help branches in discussions with employers.

  • 16 December 2016

    UCU branches have been asked to engage with local management over the valuation approach adopted in the USS triennial valuation. The next valuation date is 31 March…

  • 2 December 2016

    The 2016 Institutions' Meeting took place on Thursday 1 December at BAFTA in London. USS's Institutions' Meeting is a meeting of representatives from the institutions…

  • 28 November 2016

    UCU has worked with UUK to jointly produce questions about the USS pension scheme 2017 valuation.

  • 13 November 2015

    In advance of USS valuation in 2017, UCU has asked all pre-92 universities to engage with their employer on the technical provisions and report back to pensions@ucu.org.uk.…

  • 23 May 2015

    The member and eligible member statutory consultation period regarding the proposed changes to USS ended on 22 May 2015. UCU sent a formal response to the consultation.…