Our members are the branch, so don't miss out on getting involved! We do have more formalised roles within the branch and you can find out who your elected representatives are below.
We also employ a part-time Branch Administrator and Organiser who will often be your first point of contact for enquiries and supporting members with a wide range of campaigns.
- Branch Committee
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The Committee is elected every year by branch members at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which usually takes place every May. The Committee leads the branch in bargaining, negotiations and campaigns and postholders can either have a specialist or generalist area of responsibility. Outside of our AGM, members can still volunteer to join the Committee by being co-opted (elected by the Committee) to join.
Academic Year 2025/2026
Position
Name
Chair (x2)
Vice Chair (x2)
VACANT
Branch Secretary
Treasurer
Branch Organiser (x2)
Owen Walsh
VACANT
Partnership & Negotiating Consultative Committee
(PNCC) Officer (x2 + 1 for standby cover)Joint Consultative Committee on Redundancy Avoidance
(JCCRA) Officer (x2)Anti‐casualisation officer
VACANT
Communications Officer
VACANT
Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer
Thomas Connolly
Environment & Sustainability Officer
VACANT
Policy Officer
Workload Officer
VACANT
Learning Representative
VACANT
Anti-Casualisation
VACANT
Casework Officer
Pensions Officer
Postgraduate Officer
Gabriela Domené López
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Alessandra Cecolin
Nathaniel Greene
Retired Members Officer
Adam Price
Ordinary Member (x5)
Lauren Hossack
Isabella Fausti
VACANCY
Ex-officio Member
Aberdeen Trade Council Delegates
Karolin Hijazi
Owen Walsh
Andrew Macgregor
- Department Reps
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Some members prefer to get involved as a Departmental Representatives or "Dep Reps" and these are your usual first point of contact if there are any local issues, to receive information and for member meetings in departments. Members join and leave the University and so we don't always have coverage in every department - let us know if you'd like to volunteer in your department.
Through the network of UCU Contacts, we aim to stay in touch with membership concerns and deal with issues that are occurring at local as well as an organisational level.
For information on local or department level representatives, please reach out to the UCUA branch office at ucu@abdn.ac.uk.
- Safety Reps
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Sometimes referred to as Safety Reps, these are specialist roles with protected rights to inspect the workplace, review and consult health and safety matters and investigate safety incidents.
Safety Representatives
- Volunteer and Get Involved
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Ways to get invovled
We've outlined key areas for you to consider and you can choose how much or how little you want to do. However you want to volunteer, rest assured that you will get free training, advice and support. Email us if you have any questions or to let us know how you'd like to be active. Generally we encourage all members to:
- Attend general meetings
- Hand out UCU recruitment material to new staff members
- Help at recruitment stalls and induction events
- Contribute to campaigns
- Put up posters
If you volunteer as a Rep:
- You're entitled by law to reasonable paid time to carry out union duties.
- Members in your area of work will see you as an active member, leader in the branch and well regarded part of the university community.
Members can become reps in the following areas:
- Departmental Reps
- Caseworker
- Safety Rep
- Committee
Training and resources