Join CUCU members at this protest against transphobic hate and the far-right. At UCU congress last year, we overwhelmingly passed a motion which committed the union to mobilise in defence of the trans community. On Saturday 13 April we will…
Report from our rally on International Women’s Day in solidarity with Palestinian women
On international women’s day we organised a rally jointly with Cambridgeshire NEU in solidarity with Palestinian women as part of a national day of action calling for a ceasefire and an end to occupation and apartheid. Around 100 people took…
Motions for UCU Congress and HE Sector Conference
The following motions were passed in our EGM on 12 March 2024 and have been submitted for debate at Congress and HE Sector Conference 2024 which will take place 29 – 31 May at Bournemouth International Conference Centre. CUCU members,…
Why we stand with Unite in their battle for fair pay
Cambridge UCU fully supports our colleagues in Cambridge University Unite in their battle with the University for fair pay – we passed the motion below at our general meeting on 12 March and have made a major donation to their…
Workplace day of action in solidarity with #PalestinianWomen – Friday 8 March
Ceasefire Now: Workplace day of action in solidarity with #PalestinianWomen Friday 8 March 8-9.30am Leafleting outside Cambridge rail station 12 noon: Rally on the theme of “Palestinian women at the heart of the struggle for liberation”, outside Great St Mary’s…
Event: Campus Voices for Palestine – Thursday 7 March
Education for liberation from apartheid, occupation and genocide Thursday 7 March, 12.30, Room 3, Lecture Block, Sidgwick site Speakers: Bayan Haddad (Birzeit University) Danai Avgeri (University of Cambridge) Kareem Estefan (University of Cambridge) Harvey Brown (Cambridge SU) Chair: Anne Alexander…
CUCU executive committee statement opposing ‘race science’ in the University
Cambridge UCU unequivocally condemns all racism within our university and in the world at large. We are particularly dismayed to see how Dr Nathan Cofnas, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Emmanuel College and the Faculty of Philosophy of the University…
Motions carried at CUCU Ordinary General Meeting 8 Feb
The following motions were carried at our Ordinary General Meeting on 8 February Motion on the redevelopment of Ekin Road (Abbey Ward Cambridge) CUCU notes That the City Council is proposing to redevelop the Ekin Road housing estate in the…
Motions carried at CUCU EGM, 29 November
The following motions were passed at the CUCU EGM on 29 November Support Dr Doseline Kiguru in receiving a visa for her child Cambridge UCU notes that: Dr Doseline Kiguru was offered a permanent lectureship at Bristol University but has…
Motion: Support for Palestine and Academic Freedom
Motion carried at the CUCU General Meeting, Monday 13 November, 1pm CUCU notes The escalation of violence in Gaza and the Occupied Territories including the bombing of homes, schools, ambulances and hospitals in Gaza and the growing death toll. The…