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The Cambridge University and College Union (Cambridge UCU) deals with issues important to our membership at local and national level.

You can join Cambridge UCU if you are:

  • in an academic or academic-related post at grade 6 or above;in a research post at grade 5 or above;
  • a postgraduate student intending to work in further or higher education;
  • employed by a Cambridge College or affiliated institution in any of these functions at equivalent grades.
As well as negotiate nationally on pay and conditions and protecting your pensions we represent members' interests locally on the University's Partnership Working Group, and were involved in the introduction of the Equal Opportunities Policy, improving conditions for contract staff, and restructuring of grades.
For more information about membership, how to join, and subscriptions bands, go to Membership & subs.

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REF Survey: If you work in HE and are involved in research, please take part in the UCU's REF survey. In taking part, you also get the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw for an Acer Iconia 10.1 Tablet.  For more information and to access the survey, go to the Research & teaching section.

UCU National Congress 2013:  UCU’s annual congress will be held in Brighton this year, between 29-31 May. Congress is our sovereign democratic body and it’s here that our policies for the coming year are agreed. Our democracy is important to us, but we know that it can be difficult to find time to read all the documents we produce or to know what the big issues are. That’s why the National Executive Committee (NEC) has produced a special Congress bulletin, identifying those motions that they consider to be dealing with critical issues for the union.  Please have a look at this bulletin. The NEC is advising all our branches and local associations to hold meetings to consult members about these key issues, so please try to attend these if possible.  UCU is your union. The more members who participate in our democratic life, the stronger we will be.  You can read the bulletin here: Key Issues Bulletin

Draft Minutes from the General Meeting on 23 April 2013 are now available to view from the Resources section, in Cambridge UCU committee and general meeting minutes

Beware of Pension Scams: Recently, there has been an increase in pension scams where people are being contacted by text or telephone advising/asking if they want to ‘release’ some of their pension.  There have been a couple of potential cases involving members of the Cambridge Colleges Federated Pension Scheme over recent weeks and as a result, we are keen to highlight this to University employees and our members.
More information can be found on our Pensions page

Approved Minutes from the AGM on 23 November 2012 and the Lent Term GM held on 6 February 2013 are now  available to view from the Resources section, in Cambridge UCU committee and general meeting minutes

HESC - Pay Claim 2013:  Cambridge UCU sent two delegates to the HESC Pay Claim 2013 conference on 27 February 2013.  A report is available in the Resources section, in Reports and discussion papers.

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