One motion ‘Against UCL’s surveillance of students and staff’ was carried over from the previous Extraordinary General Meeting and has been added to the agenda for debate to the General Meeting of UCL UCU, taking place on Tuesday 12th May 2026, at 1pm. As no other motions were submitted, it is proposed to spend the…
We are holding a Joint Union Open Meeting on MyAppraisal on Wednesday 6th May at 1pm, at which members can discuss the current situation with this system. Members have been sent a zoom registration link by email. Background UCL UCU has still not been consulted about the MyAppraisal system, and we are still advising members to boycott…
This is a formal calling notice for a regular General Meeting of UCL UCU, Tuesday 12th May 2026, at 1pm. Meetings will be held online via Zoom and members have been emailed a registration link. As usual, members are invited to submit motions for debate on any topic. Any motions not heard for lack of time at the…
Two amendments to Congress/Higher Education Sector Conference motions and six local motions have been submitted for debate at the Extraordinary General Meeting taking place Thursday 30th April, 1-2pm. Members have been emailed a registration link. Please register in advance of the meeting to receive a zoom link. The full text of the amendments and motions are…
The EASE restructuring of education administration and support staff promised to improve the consistency and reliability of teaching support across UCL. Professional services and academic staff alike were told that taking the opportunity to ‘standardise, standardise, standardise’ would reduce workloads, make our jobs easier and improve outcomes for students. In some parts of UCL, EASE…
This is a calling notice for our next ‘Extraordinary’ General Meeting on Thursday 30 April, 1-2pm. Members have been emailed a registration link.
UCU Congress is the annual democratic meeting (the ‘AGM’) of your union. It includes a one-day Higher Education Sector Conference (28 May), where HE-specific business is conducted. See https://www.ucu.org.uk/Congress26
Monday 20th April, 6:00pm The General Strike in St Pancras. Talk by Sarah Friday, Secretary of Camden Trades Council at NEU HQ, committee rooms 5 & 6, Hamilton House, 4 Mabledon Place, WC1H 9BD6:00pm – light refreshments & strike artefacts6:30pm – talk startsAlso streaming on zoom: Meeting ID 843 5120 8536, Password 822612, or scan…
You may have received automatic messages from “Thrive” enrolling colleagues on the “MyAppraisal” system on April 1st. There are likely to be more reminders.
UCL UCU has not been consulted about this system, and we are still advising members to boycott it.
This weekend will see the biggest demonstration in the UK against the far right in decades.
The Together Alliance march takes place on Saturday March 28th, UN Anti-Racism Day. We’ve marched before on this anniversary.
