We will be having an informal meetup for new and not-so-new branch members in the Chaplaincy on Wednesday 4 February 2026 from 12noon to 1pm.

HaWo, the Membership Officer, and other members of the branch committee will be there to welcome new members. This will be good opportunity to find out more about the union in general and also about the local ballot for industrial action over ‘Rightsizing’ and ‘Scholar‘.

Please do spread the word and encourage other members to attend.

Don’t forget to vote

If you haven’t already, please post your UCU ballot paper and help us fight to protect jobs in Scholar and the departments affecting by Rightsizing, and to limit the impact of on workload and research time. You can let us know you have voted by emailing
ucu@hw.ac.uk or replying to any email or text messages you have received from the branch office or UCU central.

If you have not received your ballot paper there is still time to request a replacement.

Scholar

Support the Scholar for Scotland campaign to avoid this important educational resource from being shut down with a loss of jobs. If you would like to know more please read this Scholar explainer.