You are invited to attend a Portsmouth UCU meeting to discuss issues affecting migrant colleagues at 1.30pm on Tuesday 27th October (joining link here).
Also please be aware of UCU’s annual equality conferences: Black, disabled, LGBTQ+, migrant and women members to include various workshops and guest speakers for each conference
UCU’s Equality Groups Conference 2026 will be held at Crown Plaza Hotel, Newcastle from Thursday 26 November – Saturday 28 November. All conferences will be held in a hybrid format using Zoom.
Calling notice can be downloaded here [148kb]
Delegates must register before the deadline of Monday 26 October, 5pm.
The conference will hold four separate half-day conferences for migrant, LGBT+, women, black & disabled members, and a plenary session for all equality strands. Not all delegates will need to be at the conference for the full three days.
This year the equality groups conference will be focused on turning equality priorities into organising and action, developing strategies to oppose the far right, advance workplace equality and build stronger networks of activists.
Thursday 26 November, 09:30 – 13:00 – Disabled Members’ Annual Conference Conference Theme: Intersectionality and Disability News Service
Thursday 26 November 14:00 – 17:30 Migrant Members’ Annual Conference Positioning Migration as an Equalities Issue
There will be a dinner for all delegates attending from all strands on Thursday evening from approx 19:00.
Friday 27 November, 09:30 – 13:00: plenary session
Friday 27 November, 14:00 – 17:30 Women Members’ Annual Conference From awareness to action: combatting gender-based violence in hard times
Saturday 28 November 09:30 – 13:00 Black Members’ Annual Conference
Saturday 28 November 14:00 – 17:30 LGBTQ+ Members’ Annual Conference