Committee Nominations Extended + AGM Agenda + Branch Social
Nominations for branch officer positions have now closed but as there are a number of Executive Committee places still unfilled, the outgoing committee has agreed to extend nominations for ordinary members of the Executive Committee until Monday 23rd June 2025.
If you are interested in joining your local UCL UCU branch committee, there is still opportunity to complete and submit this form.
As per our Standing Orders, members from each staff group (academic, teaching fellow, research staff, professional services, postgraduate) are warmly encouraged to stand. If you have any queries about this process, please email ucu@ucl.ac.uk.
Branch Officers
The following Branch Officer positions were uncontested. Under Rule 9.4, those nominees have been declared duly elected by the Returning Officer.
- President – Holly Smith
- Vice President – Saladin Meckled-Garcia
- Secretary – Sean Wallis
- Treasurer – Danni Lamb
- Casework Secretary – Matteo Tiratelli
- Anti-Casualisation Officer – Maria-Novella Mercuri
- Equalities Officer – Bella Vivat
- Health and Safety Officer – Alun Coker
- Environment Officer – Anca Tacu
- Membership/Recruitment Secretary – Gargi Bhattacharyya
Committee Members
As the number of candidates to be ordinary members of the committee did not exceed the number of vacancies, the following candidates have also been declared duly elected.
- Ilektra Christidi
- Mark Newman
- Benet Salway
- Ala’a Shehabi
- Nalini Vital
- Victoria Showunmi (ex officio)
The report of the Returning Officer is available here and candidate statements are available on this page.
Annual General Meeting: 1-2.30pm, Thursday 26th June
Click here for the AGM Agenda and information about submitting motions. The meeting will be hybrid so you can either attend in person where lunch will be provided or join online (the registration link has been emailed to members). We have invited speakers from Newcastle University UCU, Birmingham City University UCU and UCL IWGB.
Branch Social, evening, Thursday 26th June
Don’t forget about the branch social on 26th June from 5pm. All members are cordially invited – see email for details.

