- For media enquiries, please email: mediateam@uss.co.uk
- For urgent enquiries outside of office hours, you can also call 07713 075024
- For all other enquiries (including speaking opportunities), please email: corporateaffairs@uss.co.uk
Contacting the Corporate affairs team
Meet your Corporate affairs team
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Head of Corporate Communications & External Relations
Richard Williams
Richard leads the Corporate Affairs team, coordinating and leading USS’s work to engage with the media, Government and others.
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Corporate Communications Manager
Joel Sawyer
Joel is the first point of contact for most media enquiries. He focuses on USS corporate issues such as the valuation process. -
Investment Communications Manager
Alexandra Bradshaw
Alex covers our investment communications, working closely with USSIM (this includes our private market assets and our Net Zero journey).
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Public Affairs Manager
Samantha Wilding
Sam leads on USS’s engagement with Westminster and Whitehall, and coordinates our annual responsible investment reporting.
Latest news
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27 July 2026
USS annual report highlights strong funding position, value and member trust
Universities Superannuation Scheme has published its annual Report and Accounts, covering the financial year to 31 March 2026, detailing the Scheme's continued financial strength, robust investment performance, high levels of member and employer satisfaction, and good value for money.
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15 July 2026
Latest valuation finds USS is in a very strong position
USS’s funding position has continued to improve since its last valuation in 2023, which showed a surplus after more than a decade of reporting deficits.
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29 June 2026
USS announces changes to USSL and USSIM Boards
Dame Kate Barker will stand down as Chair of Universities Superannuation Scheme in July 2027, just shy of completing her final term, as part of carefully scheduled succession planning.
Views from USS
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16 July 2026
Protecting and enhancing long-term value for the Scheme — Stewardship Report 2026
We’ve recently published our 2026 Stewardship Report. This looks at our stewardship activities during the reporting year; it also aligns with the new UK Stewardship Code 2026.
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15 July 2026
Understanding our hedging strategy
In this article, we explain what liability hedging is, how it helps manage the Scheme’s funding position, and how we set hedge ratios.
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19 June 2026
The six month shift
With Father’s Day approaching, our colleague Bhavin Dhanani reflects on how the extended paternity leave provided to eligible USS employees is the ultimate career and family reset.
Stewardship Report 2026
Read how we implement our commitments to stewardship and summarise our responsible investment activities and outcomes across all our asset classes.
