The National Conference of University Professors (NCUP) is an organisation for university professors in the United Kingdom. The present Patron is Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark.
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| Formation | 1989 |
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| Type | Charity Number 1180796 |
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Membership | Professors, associate professors and senior academics in United Kingdom universities |
Official language | English |
President | Roger Watson |
| Website | www |
NCUP was founded in 1989 by a group of university professors.[1] It is a non-political organisation that aims to promote beneficial developments across United Kingdom universities.
Membership
editMembers come from all academic disciplines.[2]
According to the membership criteria: 'Full membership is open to all who hold, or have held, the title of Professor, Visiting Professor or Honorary Professor within a recognised University in the United Kingdom for a minimum of one year. It is also open to Professors of a recognised University from overseas, who are now permanently resident in UK.' and 'Applicants eligible to apply for Associate Membership of NCUP (ANCUP) include: 1. All Associate Professors, Readers and Principal and Senior Lecturers of a recognised UK University; 2. Other academics who consider themselves to be of equal standing to any of those above.'[3]
Leadership
editRecent presidents have included:
- Thomas Brooke Benjamin (founding president) - mathematician[4][5]
- Terence Davis - psychometrics[6]
- Janet Wilson (2020–2022) - English and post-colonial studies [7]
- Roger Watson (2022–2024) - nursing
- George Kernohan (2024–present) - health research[8]
The current Vice President is Mike Watts.[9]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCUP". National Conference of University Professors. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "About NCUP". National Conference of University Professors. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Membership criteria". National Conference of University Professors. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "OBITUARY: Professor T. Brooke Benjamin". The Independent. 27 August 1995. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Papers and correspondence of Thomas Brooke Benjamin, 1929-1995".
- ^ "Professor Emeritus Terence N Davis OBE (Immediate Past President and Chairman, Board of Trustees)". National Conference of University Professors. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Janet Wilson". University of Northampton. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "COUNCIL MEMBERS". National Conference of University Professors. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Professor Mike Watts". Brunel University. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Quality-Control of Teaching Standards". National Conference of University Professors. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Higher Education: A New Framework". National Conference of University Professors. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "The role of the professoriate". National Conference of University Professors. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Improving Public Opinion of Universities". National Conference of University Professors. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Commitment to Scholarship and Research in Universities". National Conference of University Professors. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
External links
editSee also
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