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National Conference of University Professors
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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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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.

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Membership

Members 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]

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Leadership

Recent 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

  • NCUP (1990) Quality-Control of Teaching Standards[10]
  • NCUP (1991) Higher Education: A New Framework[11]
  • NCUP (1991) The Role of the Professoriate[12]
  • NCUP (1992) Improving Public Opinion of Universities[13]
  • NCUP (1993) Commitment to Scholarship and Research in Universities[14]

References

See also

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