1 April 2026
BRICUP’s friends in Scotland deserve congratulations for securing the adoption of an important motion at the AGM of the Scottish UCU Congress last Friday. It’s set out below. A similar motion is going to the UK-wide UCU Congress in May. BRICUP played a central role in organising the three previous Campus Voices for Palestine and will do so again with the next one.
UCUS Congress notes:
1. The successful third Campus Voice for Palestine speaking tour in November 2025 with Birzeit University and Right to Education Campaign involving meetings in Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities.
2. The tour organised by the British Committee for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP), University and College Workers for Palestine in conjunction with the Emergency Committee for Universities in Gaza, the Right to Education Campaign and financially underpinned by UCU.
Conference resolves to:
a. Call on the Scottish Government to work with the Emergency Committee in the reconstruction of HE in Gaza.
b. Continue to work with these organisations, BRICUP and UCW4P, to organise the tour.
c. Support and publicise the work of the Emergency Committee for Universities in Gaza and the Right to Education Campaign within UCUS.
d. Authorise, annually, up to £4k underwriting a fourth Campus Voices for Palestine tour in 2026-27 academic year.
