There follows a statement from the undersigned Fellows.
"As Fellows of Christ's College, we the signatories named below wish to put on record that the College did not respond to the September 2017 Universities UK consultation on USS, and that members of the College's Governing Body hold a diversity of opinions on the scheme valuation.
We deeply regret the disruption to our students' education caused by the current dispute between UUK and UCU, and we urge both parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement as soon as possible.
It is our view that any acceptable settlement must recognise the interests and concerns especially of younger academic and academic-related staff, who will be most affected by the changes proposed by Universities UK. We also note the vital importance of attractive terms of employment for the recruitment and retention of the most talented staff to British universities.
We therefore welcome the Vice Chancellor's recent recognition that an acceptable agreement is likely to require the retention of a Defined Benefit section of the scheme, even if this requires increased employer contributions in the immediate term.”
Dr Edward Allen
Professor Ash Amin
Dr Ori Beck
Dr Duncan Bell
Professor Gábor Betegh
Dr Helena Browne
Dr Anthony Coyne
Dr Mark Darlow
Professor Sarah Franklin
Professor Nicholas Gay
Dr Kathryn Howley
Dr Samuel James
Professor Martin Johnson
Dr David Jones
Professor Frank Kelly
Ms Harriet Lyon
Professor Dame Theresa Marteau
Dr Richard Mortier
Dr David Norman
Dr Mauro Overend
Dr Anup Patel
Dr William Peterson
Dr Helen Pfeifer
Dr Valentina Pugliano
Professor Sarah Radcliffe
Dr Sophie Read
Dr Gareth Rees
Professor Jim Secord
Professor David Sedley
Dr Henry Spelman
Dr Miranda Stanyon
Dr Mike Stock
Dr Natasha Tanna
Dr Christopher Thomas
Dr Emily Tomlinson
Dr David Trippett
Dr Caroline Vout
Dr Felix Waldmann
Dr Bernardo Zacka
Dr Edward Zychowicz-Coghill