Brighton UCU exists to serve its members' interests, above all to defend jobs and seek to improve terms and conditions. 

UCU negotiates with the University's senior leaders on behalf of all academic staff, and provides representation for members facing workplace issues like grievances, disciplinary actions, pay disputes, and discrimination. 

If you have questions about UCU support, or require UCU's advice or  representation, email UCU@brighton.ac.uk

Thanks to UCU, academic staff benefit from:

• Limits within workloads, e.g., the requirement for all teaching contact time to come with associated ‘Teaching-Related Activity’ time 

• Entitlement to a one-hour lunch break

• Strict limits on number of teaching contact hours per week (18)

• Strict limits on number of teaching weeks per year (34)

• Role profiles that define types of work activity appropriate, or not, for staff at different levels

• Restrictions on use of fixed-term contracts

Sections below provide further information. 

UCU Nationally

UCU is the largest trade union working within further and higher education throughout the UK with over 120,000 members. UCU works closely with other unions on matters of common concern, often jointly lobbying government and other bodies on employment and educational issues.

To learn more about how the union works and its stuctures, see here.