Membership and Benefits

Once you are a member of UCU, you have access to a wide variety of training, benefits and assistance. 

Getting Support

While UCU is dedicated to tackling issues that affect all of us, it’s often the case that members find themselves calling on UCU when they run into a problem that affects them as individuals. Problems like these can arise in any number of ways. And one of the main benefits of belonging to UCU is that, if a difficult situation arises, we can help by giving advice, support and representation. If you are in need of assistance, please get in touch with your department contact or visit the Caseworkers page

Member Benefits

There are a variety of member benefits offered by UCU beyond individual assistance,  including CPD training, legal assistance, mental health support and other benefits. Please visit the UCU benefits webpage for more details. 

Want to get more Involved?

UCU both nationally and at Warwick would love to hear from you if you would like to get more involved with the union. To be more involved locally at Warwick, please visit the department contacts and the committee pages to see a list of vacant positions that you might be able to fill. If you have any questions, please email the Membership Secretary who will be able to advise. If you would like to get involved at a more national level, please visit the UCU Get Active web pages which offer a wide variety of options, training and support. 

Member Networks

A simple way to get involved is to join one of UCU’s member networks. Networks have been established for specific subgroups of members such as part time staff and agency workers, to networks bringing together people with common interests such as sustainability and equality. Please visit the UCU webpage for more detail about these and other active networks. 

Keep us Up to Date

It is important to let us know of any changes in employment so we can keep our database as up to date as possible, allowing us to minimise the chances of any challenges by employers in the event of an industrial action ballot. 

If you have had a change in circumstance but have not yet notified the UCU, please take the time to update your membership details via MyUCU as soon as possible, particularly regarding any change in institution, department or home address. This will allow us to ensure that you are registered with the correct branch (and therefore receive the correct mailings); get you the best and most up to date information that affects your department and institution; and ensure ballots and other mailings are sent to the right place. 

It is also important to be paying the correct subscription rate as services and benefits, including legal aid and advice, can only be provided to those paying the correct subscription. The easiest way to do this is via the MyUCU portal. Alternately, you can email the change to Warwick’s Administrator who can guide you through the process.