Cardiff UCU

Governance and Finance Working Group
2025-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
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).

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.

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]

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

April Executive committee meeting
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00
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.

May Executive committee meeting
2026-05-14 14:00 - 15:00
May 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.

May Branch General Meeting
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 3 May 2026. Notice and papers should be circulated by 6 May 2026.

UCU Congress 2026
2026-05-27 09:30 - 2026-05-29 18:00
UCU Congress 2026 will be held at Harrogate Convention Centre from Wednesday 27 May – Friday 29 May 2026. More details to come.
Deadlines to note:

Congress motion deadline – Friday 13 March
Congress amendment deadline – Friday 1 May

June Executive committee meeting
2026-06-09 12:00 - 13:00
June 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 Executive committee meeting
2026-07-08 13:00 - 14:00
July 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
2026-07-14 13:00 - 14:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 27 June 2026. Notice and papers should be circulated by 30 June 2026.

August Executive committee meeting
2026-08-06 14:00 - 15:00
August 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.
