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How pensions screw up teaching.

Posted on July 9, 2026 by henry tapper

  This excellent article ends where it could begin. Raj Jethwa‘s comment that “This level of uncertainty makes it extremely difficult for higher education institutions to take long-term financial decisions on, for example, courses and staffing levels when such a … Continue reading →

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Ouch! Public sector pension rates hurt former Polytechnics.

Posted on August 17, 2025 by henry tapper

Congratulations to Mary McDougall of the FT for an interesting and incisive article on university pension costs. This is the germ of the dispute between the old posh universities which were established before 1992 and the new universities (we used … Continue reading →

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