Leeds conversations: USS pension scheme
Book your place at our Leeds conversations event

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is currently going through a valuation – a statutory assessment of a pension scheme’s financial health, carried out at least once every three years.
The scheme faces some significant challenges and we want to talk openly about these as a University community.
To work for everyone involved, the scheme should be:
- Fair: so it works for and is accessible to all potential members, regardless of age, background or career stage.
- Valued: so everyone sees and receives the benefit of it.
- Sustainable: so it continues to be affordable and secure for individuals and employers.
- Stable: so there’s confidence in it.
- Portable: so it helps colleagues move freely around the sector to develop their careers.
Book your place at our Leeds conversations event
Join our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simone Buitendijk, and our Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Hai-Sui Yu in a live event to hear about the issues faced by the scheme and a summary of negotiations and decisions to date. Simone and Hai-Sui will be joined in these events by Mark Taylor-Batty, University of Leeds UCU Pension officer.
You’ll also have the opportunity to put your questions to our panel.
We’re hosting these sessions through Microsoft Teams.
Book your place at one of our live events using the links below:
Book Tuesday 23 February, 12.45 – 1.45pm
Book Wednesday 3 March, 2.15pm – 3.15pm
Book Thursday 4 March, 10.45am – 11.45am
Is this event for me?
USS is one of three main pension schemes on offer at Leeds. The scheme you're eligible to join will depend on your type of contract of employment. However, all colleagues are welcome to register for this event.
Related links:
Read up on previous developments and find links to key sources of information at USS In Depth
If you can’t attend an event, you may wish to watch a recording of the first event, held on 23 February.