Cardiff UCU

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

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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).

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)
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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.

Members of USS Pension Scheme - Online Briefing
2026-01-14 15:45 - 17:00
UCU Pension Officials are holding a briefing on Wednesday 14th January at 3:45-5.00 PM 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 Peter Hill at phill@ucu.org.uk before Friday 9th January. 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.

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.

Wales HESC (Online)
2026-01-23 13:30 - 20:00
Wales Higher Education Sector Conference, online

1.30pm – 4.30pm (NB This is 30 mins earlier than normal to allow a longer screen break before Council)
Council 6.00pm – 8.00pm

NB: As well as ordinary business, the committees will be looking at motions for submission by those bodies to Wales Congress 2026.
If you would like to register to attend this meeting, please email kwilliams@ucu.org.uk advising which meeting(s) you want to attend, so you can be sent the relevant invite(s).
Agendas will be circulated electronically in due course and Delegate packs will be circulated no later than one week ahead of the meetings.

FESC (Online)
2026-01-24 10:30 - 13:30
Further Education Sector Conference, online

10.30am – 1.30pm

NB: As well as ordinary business, the committees will be looking at motions for submission by those bodies to Wales Congress 2026.
If you would like to register to attend this meeting, please email kwilliams@ucu.org.uk advising which meeting(s) you want to attend, so you can be sent the relevant invite(s).
Agendas will be circulated electronically in due course and Delegate packs will be circulated no later than one week ahead of the meetings.

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.

UCU Cymru Congress 2026
2026-02-28
UCU Cymru Congress will take place on Saturday, 28th February 2026 at the Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff. The deadline for Motions & Nominations to Congress and the Sector Conferences is 12.00 noon, Wednesday, 28th January 2026. Delegate / Observer Registration deadline is 12th February 2026.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR BRANCHES

Date Issued

Deadline

Delegate Registration Forms

08.01.26

12.02.26

Motions to Wales Congress and sector conferences sought
Also the period for Branch meetings / Wales Committees to propose and draft motions to submit before the deadline.

10.12.25

Noon, 28.01.26

Motions to change rules for Congress sought
Also the period for Branch meetings /Wales Committees to discuss changes to Wales Rules and draft motions to submit before the deadline.

10.12.25

Noon, 28.01.26

Nomination Pro forma (HESC, FESC & Council) for elections at sector & council AGMs.

10.12.25

Noon, 28.01.26

Motions for sector conferences and congress circulated for amendments.
Also the period for Branch meetings to discuss the motions, draft any amends deemed necessary and decide on the branch position in terms of voting at the relevant meeting

30.01.26

Noon, 12.02.26

Motions to change rules circulated for amendments.
Also the period for Branch meetings to discuss motions, draft amends and decide on branch position in terms of voting at Congress

30.01.26

Noon, 12.02.25

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. Executive Nominations must be sent to the returning officer by 4 February 2026. The agenda and papers should be circulated by 22 February 2026. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 13 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.

Members of USS Pension Scheme - Online Briefing
2026-03-23 15:00 - 16:00
UCU Pension Officials are holding a briefing on Monday, 23rd March at 3.00 PM online 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 Peter Hill at phill@ucu.org.uk before Friday 20th March. 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.

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.

Members of TPS Pension Scheme Briefing Online
2026-05-09 10:00 - 12:30
UCU Pension Officials are holding an extended briefing on Saturday May 9th online via Teams 10am – 12.30pm (including time to take Q&As). 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, please email Lucy Jones Ljones@ucu.org.uk
If you have a question you would like to put to the officials, please send it to Lucy Jones Ljones@ucu.org.uk before 4pm April 24th. These will be shared with the officials who will incorporate as many as they can into their presentation.

May Branch General Meeting
2026-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 27 April 2026. Notice and papers should be circulated by 29 April 2026.

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.

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. UCU – UCU Congress 2026 for further details.
Online registration is available and delegates are encouraged to use it where possible.
Delegates can register online here
Note: All NEC MUST register using the above link.
The deadline for registration is 5pm on Friday 24 April
The registration deadline is the same for on-line and in-person attendance.
Once registered delegates will receive an email confirmation to say their registration has been received.
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.

Wales HESC & Council
2026-06-12 14:00 - 20:00
The meetings will take place at the Mercure Hotel, Newport, Gwent NP20 1DW, as follows

HESC: Friday 12th June – 14:00 – 17:00
Council: Friday 12th June – 18:00 – 20:00

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
2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
Meeting for all Cardiff UCU branch members. Submit motions or agenda items to KindersleyN1@cardiff.ac.uk by 28 June 2026. Notice and papers should be circulated by 1 July 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.

Cardiff UCU Emergency General Meeting
2026-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
An Emergency General Meeting (EGM) is called for a branch delegate meeting on Wednesday 2 September December at 1pm.

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.

Further details to follow.

Please remember to sign into the TEAMS meeting with your registered membership email to access any votes or chat.

Wales HESC & Council
2026-11-06 14:00 - 20:00
The meetings will take place at the Ramada Plaza, Wrexham, LL13 7YH, as follows

HESC: Friday 6th November – 14:00 – 17:00
Council: Friday 6th November – 18:00 – 20:00
