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Keep up to date with our regular articles to help you get the most out of your membership

  • Set your communications preferences

    Check your email address is correct so we can keep in touch (use a personal email so we can help you keep on top of your pension if you change jobs or retire)

  • The rising cost of chocolate and your pension

    When USS began in 1974 you could buy a Mars Bar for a few pence, now you don’t get much change from a pound, and they are a lot smaller! So, what’s that got to do with your pension?

  • 2020 valuation - consulting with UUK

    As part of the 2020 valuation, we’ll start a formal consultation with Universities UK (UUK) next week. It’s called the Technical Provisions consultation, and it will set out some proposals based on our work on the valuation methodology so far.

  • Thinking about the future – what your USS membership gets you

    It’s around about now that a lot of our members start to really think about their future, as they plan their well-earned retirements to coincide with the end of the academic year.

  • Valuation update for our members

    Read about the latest update on the 2020 valuation.

  • Investment changes and new opportunities

    Simon Pilcher, Chief Executive of USSIM, talks about changes to our investment strategy, which includes withdrawing from tobacco manufacturing.

  • Be on guard for pension scams

    Scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to con people out of their pension savings. Find out how to protect yourself from scams.

  • 2020 valuation video

    With the 2020 valuation providing a snapshot of our financial position as at 31 March 2020, market conditions are likely to paint a more negative picture than was anticipated before the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Investment Builder information

    If you have Investment Builder savings and you’re thinking about retiring in the near future, please read the following information.

  • Update on COVID-19 and the valuation

    Watch the videos that answer your questions and provide more information on how we’re responding to COVID-19 and on the 2020 valuation.

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