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UCU trustee, general secretary and NEC elections 2023-24

29 September 2023

Nominations for trustee, general secretary, officer and national executive committee members closed at 5:00pm on 9 November 2023. A list of nominations received can be found below.

Candidates standing in contested elections are asked to provide election addresses by 5:00pm on Wednesday 6 December 2023 (using the election address submission form [41kb]). Ballots will take place 25 January - 1 March 2024.

UCU election and hustings guidance can be found below.

Members with queries about the election process, or requiring documents in hard copy or in alternative formats, should contact the democratic services team at demservices@ucu.org.uk

Hustings

Separate online hustings will take place for the General Secretary and Vice President candidates in February 2024. The dates of these are provided below; further information and registration details will be added in due course.

General Secretary hustings: Thursday 1 February, 12.30-14.00

Vice President hustings: Tuesday 6 February, 16.00-17.00

Trustee, general secretary, officer and NEC elections 2023-24: nominations received

Trustees (1 seat)

Mike Barton (London retired members' branch)

Dr Steve Sangwine (Eastern and Home Counties retired members' branch)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 20 members.

General Secretary (1 seat)

Vicky Blake (University of Leeds)

Dr Jo Grady (UCU General Secretary, University of Sheffield)

Professor Ewan McGaughey (King's College London)

Saira Weiner (Liverpool John Moores University)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 50 members.

Vice President from the further education sector (1 seat)

Peter Evans (Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College)

David Hunter (City College Norwich)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 20 members.

Geographically-elected members of the National Executive Committee

Northern Ireland HE (1 seat)(uncontested)

Aisling O'Beirn (Ulster University)

Nomination supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

Northern Ireland FE (1 seat)(uncontested)

Martina Donald (North West Regional College)

Nomination supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

Wales HE (1 seat)

Phillip Allsopp (Cardiff University)

Estelle Hart (Swansea University)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

North East HE (3 seats)

Andrew Feeney (Northumbria University)

Josh Moos (Leeds Beckett University)

Sam Morecroft (University of Sheffield International College)

Terence Murphy (Teesside University)

Matt Perry (Newcastle University)

Mark Taylor-Batty (University of Leeds)

Andrew Feeney supported by resolution of quorate branch general meeting. All other nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

North East FE (1 seat)

Johnathan Leng (Luminate Education Group (Harrogate))

Elaine White (Bradford College)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

London and the East HE (5 seats to include at least two women)

Michael Abberton (University of Cambridge)

Robin Clarke (University of the Arts (London School of Fashion))

Alison Hawkings (University of West of London) [woman]

Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (Birkbeck, University of London) [woman]

Christina Jessika Marie Paine (London Metropolitan University) [woman]

Nico Rosetti (London School of Economics)

Roddy Slorach (Imperial College London)

Sean Wallis (University College London)

Cecilia Wee (Royal College of Art) [woman]

Dr Richard Wild (University of Greenwich)

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

London and the East FE (2 seats)

Bruno Ferreira (Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College)

Richard McEwan (New City College (Tower Hamlets))

Regine Pilling (Westminster Kingsway College (Capital City College Group))

Nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

Simon Warne (Colchester Institute) has withdrawn their candidacy.

UK-elected members HE (5 seats; to include at least one post-92, one academic related and two women)

Michael Abberton (University of Cambridge) [academic related]

Alan Barker (University of Nottingham)

Dr Donna Brown (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Peta Bulmer (University of Liverpool) [woman]

Grant Buttars (University of Edinburgh) [academic related]

Robin Clarke (University of the Arts (London School of Fashion)) [post-92]

Stephen Desmond (Solent University) [post-92]

Andrew Feeney (Northumbria University) [post-92]

Ann Gow (University of Glasgow) [woman]

Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (Birkbeck, University of London) [woman]

Marian Mayer (Bournemouth University) [post-92, woman]

Sam Morecroft (University of Sheffield International College)

Dr Christopher O'Donnell (University of the West of Scotland) [post-92]

Alex Prichard (University of Exeter)

Mark Taylor-Batty (University of Leeds)

Cecilia Wee (Royal College of Art) [woman]

Saira Weiner (Liverpool John Moores University) [post-92, woman]

Sophia Woodman (University of Edinburgh) [woman]

Stephen Desmond and Andrew Feeney supported by resolution of quorate branch general meeting. All other nominations supported by the signatures of at least 10 members.

Laura Chuhan Campbell (Durham University) has withdrawn their nomination.