International - latest news

UCU has a strong tradition of taking up issues at international and European level where they affect members' professional lives, and also working with partner organisations on solidarity and international development issues identified by the membership through UCU's democratic structures.

• UCU supports new Amnesty appeal on behalf of imprisoned Bahraini teacher trade unionist

  UCU members are encouraged to sign a new Amnesty appeal calling for the release of Madhi Abu Dheeb, the leader of the Bahraini Teachers' Association. May 2013
• UCU joins campaign to prevent execution of Professor Bhullar

  Amnesty International have launched an 'urgent action' on behalf of Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who is at risk of imminent execution by the Indian authorities.
• Cuban Medical Appeal

  Branch appeal for funds to assist two Havana Medical Science University teachers.
• Supporting the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics

  Eighty years on, a British charity originally set up to support academic refugees from Nazi Germany is still in business, helping desperate people from all around the world, and making a real difference to hundreds of lives.