Imagine you had a Pounds 1.4bn windfall
Actuary Zaki Khorasanee sets out why academics should demand that their pension fund's surplus be used to improve their 'mediocre' rights. I joined the Universities Superannuation Scheme in September...
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The Week in 成人VR视频
Filming has started on a university-set comedy featuring a ruthless vice-chancellor, it was reported on 15 July. The Channel 4 series Campus, set at the fictional Kirke University, is due to be...
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Risky business
As an actuary, I take some interest in pensions. According to its annual report for the year ended March 31, 2004, the Universities Superannuation Scheme had more than 80 per cent of its funds...
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News in brief
Student satisfactionUK accommodation 'poor value'Almost half of UK university students are unhappy with the cost of their lodgings, a survey has found. Value for money was "important" to 93 per cent...
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Explaining the profits
Your money is in safe hands, says university pension scheme chief executive David Chynoweth. The pensions industry is under close scrutiny. And rightly so. The funds involved are huge and those...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. What are the pros and cons, for pension purposes, of buying back years of service -...
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It was fun while it lasted
Both vice-chancellors and academics enjoyed healthy pay rises in 2008-09, although they may seem a distant memory to those now feeling the pinch. Using an exclusive analysis by Grant Thornton, John...
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Avoiding future shock
Pensions in higher and further education are undergoing their biggest reforms in 20 years. Harriet Swain reports. Tomorrow's academic OAPs will retire into a new pensions world thanks to a thorough...
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Ask the panel
I am about to join a new university as an hourly paid lecturer teaching for three hours a week. I am close to retirement and do not see this as a first step towards some sort of academic career. The...
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Conflicting interests in the grey market
The Universities Superannuation Scheme has a surplus of 8 per cent - Pounds 1.44 billion. Of this, Pounds 201 million will go to improve member benefits and Pounds 561.3 million has gone to lower the...
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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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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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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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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 成人VR视频 Funding Council for England. The...