
UCU Congress 2023
3 February 2023
Congress 2023 will be held at the SEC Centre, Glasgow from Saturday 27 May - Monday 29 May 2023.
The final agenda for annual Congress and the sector conferences setting out motions and amendments for debate is
now available. [784kb]. This was also issued as branch circular UCU2091.
- Order of business
- Expenses
- Delegate entitlements
- Congress Business Committee
- Elections at Congress 2023
- Documents relevant to Congress
Timetable and order of business
Saturday, 27 May, 09:30 - 18:00
Congress
09:30
- welcome and address from Janet Farrar, president
- appointment of tellers
- adoption of the report of the Congress business committee
- adoption of Congress minutes June 2022 (UCU2089)
10:15
10:45
12:30
14:00
14:15
16:30
18:00
Sunday 28 May, 09:00-18:30
Further education sector conference
09:00
- appointment of tellers
- adoption of the report of the Congress business committee
- adoption of minutes of FE sector conference June 2022 (UCU2088)
- report of the head of further education, Paul Bridge
09:30
12:30
14:00
Non-resolutionary business: A Turning Tide: Improvements in the FE financial landscape for colleges in England: presentation and discussion
18:00
Higher education sector conference
09:00
- appointment of tellers
- adoption of the report of the Congress business committee
- adoption of minutes of HE sector conference June 2022 (UCU2087)
- adoption of minutes of special HE sector conference April 2023 (UCU2090)
- report of the head of higher education, Shahenda Suliman
9:30
12:00
12:30
14:00
14:30
15:30
16:45
18:00
Monday, 29 May, 09:00 - 15:00
Congress
09:00
11:30
12:00
13:00
14:45
- election results
- election of incoming president, Justine Mercer
- closing remarks
15:00
Expenses
Reasonable travel and subsistence expenses will be paid to cover costs necessarily incurred in attending Congress, including delegates' travel from work or home addresses within the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. These expenses will be met centrally by UCU. Receipts must be submitted in respect of all expenses claimed, whether travel or subsistence. An expenses claim form specific to Congress will be made available to delegates.
Hotel accommodation for delegates will be paid for directly by UCU; other necessary subsistence costs (such as evening meals) will be reimbursed to delegates in accordance with the expense claim form.
Delegates are asked to minimise their expenses wherever possible, including booking advance travel tickets.
Delegate entitlements
Branches are entitled to one delegate per 400 members or part thereof: delegate entitlements.
Congress Business Committee
A full list of nominations received for elections to take place at Congress
can be found here. [51kb]
Nominations for the following vacancies are now closed:
- two higher education members of the Congress Business Committee
- two further education members of the Congress Business Committee.
The term of office is from the close of annual Congress and sector conference meetings 2023 until the close of Congress 2025. The calling notice for these vacancies: UCU2062.
Elections at Congress 2023
Nominations for the following positions are now closed:
A full list of nominations received for elections to take place at Congress
can be found here. [51kb]
- Appeal Panel (Conduct of members) members
- FE negotiators for England
- FE ratification panel members
- USS Superannuation Working Group negotiators
- HE UK negotiators
Documents relevant to Congress
First report of the Congress business committee (UCU2082)
Original text of motions and amendments composited (UCU2091a)
Implications of rule change motions (UCU2092)
Report on PGRs as staff campaign (UCU2085)
Report of the Commission to review rule 13 (UCU2073)
Subscription rates 2023-24 and ongoing review (UCU2076)
Financial statements for the period ended 31 August 2022 (UCU2074)
Congress minutes June 2022 (UCU2089)
FE sector minutes June 2022 (UCU2088)
Special FE sector minutes April 2023 (UCU2093)
HE sector minutes June 2022 (UCU2087)
Special HE sector minutes April 2023 (UCU2090)
NEC report to Congress (UCU2068)
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