The new principal of Scotland’s largest university is facing a revolt from hundreds of senior staff members over his refusal to speak out against a “devastating” downgrade to their pensions. More than 300 professors at the University of Edinburgh have signed an open letter to Peter Mathieson, urging him to join calls for Universities UK (UUK) to back down in an industrial dispute that has caused disruption on campuses across Britain. Staff at Edinburgh joined the walkout on Monday and the letter calls on him to show leadership by making a public stand and lobbying for a fair and decent solution. The principals of Aberdeen and Glasgow universities were last week among those to break ranks from UUK, which is representing employers in the dispute,…

Source: The Times February 28, 2018 00:00 UTC