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Annual congress & sector conference

6 February 2017

UCU's supreme policy-making body of the union is its annual congress. Congress includes separate annual meetings of UCU's further and higher education sector conferences, where policy particular to these areas is decided.

In addition, special sector conferences are sometimes called between the annual congress meetings in order to pass policy on specific urgent matters.

Coming up:

  • Congress 2025

    Congress takes place Saturday 24 - Monday 26 May 2025 in Liverpool.

    Deadline for Congress motions: 12 noon, Friday 14 March

    Deadline for Congress amendments: 12 noon, Friday 2 May

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Representation

Branch and local association representation at both the annual congress and any special sector conference is based on member numbers, with smaller branches forming an aggregation which has the right to send a delegate:

Members of the Congress business committee 2024-25

From FE:

Chris Jones (NPTC Group)
Julie Milner (Trafford College Group) (vice-chair)
Anita Jarvis (City of Bristol College)
Hazel Raven (Doncaster College)

From HE:

Alan Barker (University of Nottingham) (chair)
Sylvia de Mars (Newcastle University)
Linda Moore (Ulster University)
Mark Pendleton (University of Sheffield)

UCU in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have annual conferences in order to pass policy on specific national issues.

Last updated: 12 November 2024