All employees who are eligible to be members of USS should refer to the link on the HR home page http://www.soton.ac.uk/hr/index.shtml?? to an update on the USS Joint Review Group (JRG). The JRG Chairman? Sir Andrew Cubie gave a speech in November 2009 at the annual Institution’s Meeting outlining the major areas under consideration by the JRG. He also provided information on the agreed timetable? the identified principles and key risks to the funding of USS and outlined some of the changes that were being considered to address the risks facing the scheme.