Cardiff UCU

April Executive committee meeting
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
April meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

March Executive committee meeting
2026-03-10 13:00 - 14:00
March meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

Annual General Meeting
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:00
Annual General Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members to conduct formal union business including elections of executive committee members, and motions for congress. Nominations must be sent to the returning officer by 4 February 2026. The agenda and papers should be circulated by 22 February 2026.

February Executive committee meeting
2026-02-12 14:00 - 15:00
February meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

January Branch General Meeting
2026-01-20 12:00 - 13:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 3 January 2026. Notice and papers should be circulated by 6 January 2026.

January Executive committee meeting
2026-01-14 13:00 - 14:00
January meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

UCU Migrant Members Conference and Standing Committee
2025-12-05 11:00 - 16:00
The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Friday, 21 November.
The annual UCU Migrant Members Conference will take place on Friday, 5 December from 11:00 to 16:00 at UCU head office, Carlow Street, London.
The overall theme of the conference is “Organising against division: resisting the hostile environment”.
There will be one workshop specifically focused on mobilising migrant members politically, especially in the context of parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland next year. In both nations, migrants are eligible to vote in the election, without the Commonwealth nationality requirement that exists for UK-wide elections. We saw how powerfully the Ukrainian community recently organised in Caerphilly and were part of a coalition that helped elect Lindsay Whittle from Plaid Cymru and saw off the threat from Reform.
We would welcome attendance from migrant members from across the UK, but particularly from Wales and Scotland, to attend the conference, share their experiences, and learn from one another to be more equipped to mobilising the political power of migrants and combating the far right.
The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Friday, 21 November and you can register for the conference here: https://ucu.wufoo.com/forms/migrant-members-annual-conference/
We would also welcome migrant members from FE and HE to join the Migrant Member Standing Committee. The nomination form for joining the Migrant Members Standing Committee is here: https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/11713/Migrant-members-annual-nomination-form/doc/MM_nomination_form___2_17f183a55bigb.docx

Dep Reps & Executive Meeting | December
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00
Monthly meet up between department representatives and members of the executive committee.

Cardiff UCU Emergency General Meeting
2025-12-02 13:00 - 14:00
An Emergency General Meeting (EGM) for the branch delegate meeting on Tuesday December 2nd at 1pm. Email the office for the Teams link ucu@cardiff.ac.uk

Just to note the “Emergency” is not meant to cause alarm and is a reference to the short notice that has been given and is how such meetings have to be referred to in the branch rules.

Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk or the office ucu@cardiff.ac.uk

Further details to follow.

Impacts Working Group
2025-11-26 13:00 - 14:00
Impacts group, broadly EDI, health & safety and wellbeing. All impacts of work on life. First meeting 26th November at 1pm. To attend or find out more, contact Laurence (TotelinLM@cardiff.ac.uk)
TEAMS link below;
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 374 614 540 768 00
Passcode: [REDACTED]

November Executive committee meeting
2025-11-25 12:00 - 13:00
November meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

Governance and Finance Working Group
2025-11-20 14:00 - 15:00
The Governance and Finance Working Group has been established to address key issues related to:

University governance structures
Decision-making processes and procedures
Compliance with Charity Commission guidance
Exploration of UCU Cymru and Medr-facilitated social partnership
Democratisation of university structures
University finances and financial modelling for transformation projects
Pensions
Monitoring of expenses, including senior management expense claims
Adherence to the university’s charitable aims

as well as other governance and finance-related matters.
This group is committed to promoting transparency in the university’s operations and ensuring that management is held accountable where necessary. It will bring together experts in governance, social partnership, finance, and pensions to provide the necessary expertise for addressing issues within its remit.
The group’s first meeting will be on the 20th of November at 2pm. Click here if you would like to join the online meeting.
For more information about the group, or to request joining, please contact Thanasi directly (HassoulasA2@cardiff.ac.uk).

All Professional Services Union Members Meeting
2025-11-20 13:00 - 14:00
An open meeting for all Professional Services staff, hosted by UCU.

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Meeting ID: [REDACTED]

Passcode: [REDACTED]

CCC (Contracts, (Anti-)Casualisation, and Conditions) Working Group
2025-11-19 15:00 - 16:00
A merge of last year’s anti-precarity and workload groups. A closed first meeting took place on 5th November to set the agenda – themes of workload and new changes to performance management, matters affecting PS staff. If you’re interested in joining or finding out more information, contact Gabriell (BramleyG@cardiff.ac.uk) or Ryan (DaveyR2@cardiff.ac.uk.) Teams link

Members of TPS Pension Scheme - Online Briefing
2025-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
Register before November 10th.
UCU Pension Officials are holding a briefing on Tuesday 18th November at 4-5pm via MS Teams. This is an opportunity to understand your pension better. There will be a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. This could prove to be a popular event. Please share this information with members and encourage them to attend.
If you would like to register for the event and/or have a question you would like to put to the officials, please send it to Lucy Jones Ljones@ucu.org.uk before November 10th. These will be shared with the officials who will incorporate as many as they can into their presentation. There will be limited opportunity to take questions during the event.

Challenging Excessive Workload in Education (Cardiff)
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:00
Online interactive workshop (Zoom)
What to expect,
In order to tackle rising workloads and the resulting work-related stress that many members are experiencing, we need to take a collective approach to pushing back on excessive workload.
Please join us for this important and informative session.
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:

identify why excessive workload is so damaging to education and staff
Identify collective responses to tackling excessive workloads
Develop an understanding of workload as a health and safety issue
Make members aware of the UCU campaign on workload and how they can contribute

How the workshop will work,
You will need to find a quiet space, away from distractions (like telephone and email), and you may prefer to use headphones for the session. I would also recommend that you check that you can use zoom before the session if you are unfamiliar with it.
Please note that you will need to join the meeting within 15 minutes of the start time and that we will not be able to admit latecomers who are more than 15 minutes late. This is due to the fact that in order to ensure that breakout groups work effectively we need to give detailed instructions at the outset which it will be impractical to repeat.
We plan to use the zoom “chat” function during the session. If that will in any way inhibit your full participation please contact us beforehand so that alternative arrangements can be made. You will need to find a quiet space, away from distractions (like telephone and email!), and you may prefer to use headphones for the session. I would also recommend that you check that you can use zoom before the session if you are unfamiliar with it.
Live transcription will be available. We are passionately committed to ensuring that everyone can fully participate in UCU CPD sessions so if you need us to make any additional facilities available to you please get in touch as soon as you can. We will do everything possible to help.
In solidarity,
Glen Pickard and Tracy Walsh
Learning and Development Coordinators
UCU CPD

November Branch General Meeting
2025-11-11 13:00 - 14:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 25 October 2025. Notice and papers should be circulated by 28 October 2025.

Dep Reps & Executive Meeting | November
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00

October Executive committee meeting
2025-10-23 14:00 - 15:00
October meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

Joint Consultation and Negotiating Forum
2025-10-22 09:30 - 12:00
JCNF – Tri-monthly meeting between the three unions (UCU, Unison and Unite) and the University Executive Board

Wales Council Meeting
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00
Notice of a meeting of Wales Council to be held at The Towers Hotel, Swansea Bay on Friday, 17th October 2025. The meeting will start at 6.00 PM and to finish by 8.00 PM. Chair: Estelle Hart

Wales HESC
2025-10-17 14:00 - 17:00
Notice of a meeting of Wales Higher Education Sector Committee (HESC) to be held at The Towers Hotel, Swansea Bay on Friday, 17th October 2025. The meeting will start at 2.00 PM and to finish by 5.00 PM. Chair: Chris Graves – Secretary to Wales HESC Graves@cardiff.ac.uk

Dep Reps & Executive Meeting | October
2025-10-09 12:00 - 13:00

September Executive committee meeting
2025-09-30 13:00 - 14:00
September meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

September Branch General Meeting
2025-09-17 12:00 - 13:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 31 August 2025. Notice and papers should be circulated by 3 September 2025.

August Executive committee meeting
2025-08-14 13:00 - 14:00
Meeting for executive committee members. Lay members can get in touch with the relevant executive committee member to raise any issues they would like to be discussed by the committee in advance of the meeting.

July Branch General Meeting
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to ProutR@cardiff.ac.uk by 7 July 2025. Notice and papers should be circulated by 10 July 2025.

July Executive committee meeting
2025-07-16 12:00 - 13:00

June Executive committee meeting
2025-06-12 13:00 - 14:00

May Branch General Meeting
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to ProutR@cardiff.ac.uk by 12 May 2025. Notice and papers should be circulated by 14 May 2025.
