The next Ordinary Member’s Meeting will be held online via Zoom between 1.00 and 2.00pm on 19 February 2025.

This is one of the regular open meetings we have in between our AGMs each year. Members can bring motions for discussion at the meeting and/or agenda items draw attention to any issues which the committee or other members may not be aware of. We are hoping that we might have some more information about the ‘cost savings’ being planned by the University.

Motions can be to define branch policy on an issue or suggestions for motions to go forward to the UCU national congress in May. Motions should be up to 150 words and the deadline is Tuesday 11 February to allow for circulation and amendments.

At the meeting we will also be electing our delegates to the national conference. The conference will be held in Liverpool between Saturday 24 and Monday 26 May 2025. Members can self-nominate to stand as a delegate. In the event of having more than 2 nominations we will ask for candidate statements and hold a vote.

If you have an agenda item, or a motion, or wish to put yourself forward as a delegate please contact Juergen Munz, the Branch Secretary.

The full agenda, meeting link, and motions will follow by email. We hope to see as many of you at the meeting as possible. If you would find BSL interpretation helpful please contact Marion Fletcher in advance to arrange this.

If you have questions please feel free to get in touch. If you require casework or personal representation further information can be found at https://heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/casework/

Guest speaker

We have invited Melissa D’Ascenezio, the Co-Branch President of Dundee University UCU, to speak about their fight to protect jobs and gain access to information to help ensure that employees don’t pay the price for management failure in what will be a sector defining struggle.

We must all stand in solidarity, and unions must be part of the conversation about Higher Education.