The UCU department representative roles and boundaries for the June 2026 – May/June 2028 term of office have been decided by the branch committee as follows.
Roles
Members will be elected as a UCU department rep or a UCU department health and safety rep.
Members can be elected to two roles, both as a department rep and a department health and safety rep.
After election, reps may choose to additionally focus on the following specific areas and be listed as that on the website.
Additional areas of focus for UCU department reps
- anticasualisation rep
- equality rep
- postgraduate rep
Areas of focus for UCU department health and safety reps
- health and safety rep
- workload rep
By default, health and safety reps will cover all aspects of health and safety, but health and safety reps can choose to focus solely on workload issues and be listed as a workload rep. Workload reps normally undertake a different training programme and won’t be involved in the usual range of health and safety functions, so any movement between these roles needs to be in consultation with the branch health and safety officer.
Boundaries and numbers
(For large areas, reps may also want to list their specific workplace within that department.)
Professional services
Academic operations
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Central offices
UCU department reps 4
UCU health and safety reps 4
Finance
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
Futures institutes
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Learning and teaching
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
People and culture
UCU department reps 4
UCU health and safety reps 4
Research and innovation service
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
Risk management
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Strategic marketing
UCU department reps 4
UCU health and safety reps 4
UNIPOL student home
UCU department reps s1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Digital and information services directorate
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
IT
UCU department reps 5
UCU health and safety reps 5
Library
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
Leeds institute for teaching excellence
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Transformation office
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Student education and experience
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Digital Education Service
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Student Curriculum and Operations
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Student Experience and Support
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Student Success and Educational Engagement
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Facilities directorate
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
Faculty of engineering and physical sciences
Engineering and physical sciences, faculty
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
School of chemical and process engineering
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of chemistry
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of civil engineering
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of computer science
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of electronic and electrical engineering
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of mathematics
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of mechanical engineering
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of physics and astronomy
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
Southwest Jiaotong University – Leeds joint school
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Faculty of arts, humanities and cultures
Arts, humanities and cultures, faculty
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Fine art, history of art, and cultural studies
UCU department reps 1*
UCU health and safety reps 1
Performance and cultural industries
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of design
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of English
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of history
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of languages cultures and societies
UCU department reps 4
UCU health and safety reps 4
Language centre
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of media and communication
UCU department reps 2*
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of music
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
School of philosophy, religion and history of science
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
Faculty of business
Leeds university business school
UCU department reps 7
UCU health and safety reps 7
Faculty of environment and social sciences
Environment and social sciences, faculty
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
School of earth, environment and sustainability
UCU department reps 8
UCU health and safety reps 8
School of education
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of food science and nutrition
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of geography
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of law
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of politics and international studies
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of sociology and social policy
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
Institute for transport studies
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
Faculty of health and life sciences
Health and life sciences, faculty
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
Leeds institute for data analytics
UCU department reps 1
UCU health and safety reps 1
National institute for health research (NIHR) research delivery network coordinating centre
UCU department reps 4
UCU health and safety reps 4
School of biology
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of biomedical sciences
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of dentistry
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of healthcare
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
School of medicine
UCU department reps 16
UCU health and safety reps 16
School of molecular and cellular biology
UCU department reps 3
UCU health and safety reps 3
School of psychology
UCU department reps 2
UCU health and safety reps 2
(*In these areas where the reps in post since before the 2024 election exceeded the number of reps roles listed as available for the 2024-2026 and 2026-2028 elections then the current reps can all be re-elected if the election is uncontested by new candidates.)
This page was last updated on 15 July 2026