Welcome to Lboro UCU

Loughborough University and College Union branch (LUCU) works with Loughborough University on policies, procedures and practices that affect the performance and well-being of its members. We are officially recognised as the sole negotiating body for Academic and Academic Related staff. We provide support and advice to our members when they feel that they are not receiving fair, equal and respectful treatment.

We work hard to represent members’ interests in areas such as: Health and Safety and Occupational Health policies and procedures, Car parking charges, Stress policy, Staff Survey and its outcomes, and Departmental workload agreements.

We have also contributed to national campaigns and action on issues such as: Pensions, Pay, Casualisation & Equality Pay Gaps.

We are keen to be involved in any institutional initiative that may affect our members’ work performance, social life and dignity. 

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Latest News

  • We Are The University Ballot

    Have you noticed how much smaller your slice of the wealth pie is, despite the pie growing?  In 2005, UK GDP was just over 2 trillion.  The latest figure, for […]

  • Winning New Contracts for Our Members

    The University employs numerous teaching staff on 12-month fixed-term contracts. Many have been on these contracts for several years—some for nearly a decade! This year, the University attempted to dismiss […]

  • Potential loss of retirement income from USS rule change

    We are writing to alert you to an important issue relating to USS revaluation, and to highlight where information and advice can be found. This is particularly important to understand the […]

  • Conditions of Service – Probation rules

    An improvement has been negotiated to your conditions of service which ensures that if you are appointed to a new role internally to the university, after completing your initial probation, […]

  • Staff Experience Survey

    We encourage all members to complete the 2025 Staff Experience Survey.  While we recognise the limitations of the survey, many of which you have raised with us in previous years, […]

  • What would you do with another £20,000 a year?

    UCU will soon be balloting for industrial action over the latest insulting deal on our pay and conditions.  Every year these below-inflation pay deals reduce the value of your wage […]