3 June 2026
BRICUP is extremely pleased to post below the motions on Palestine adopted by overwhelming majorities at the UCU Congress last week and earlier at the UCU Scotland Congress. Note that UCU will fund another Campus Voices for Palestine tour this winter. UCU branches prepared to host a visit should get in touch with BRICUP to confirm their interest.
The UCU Congress motion:
42 International solidarity and cooperation committee Congress: National executive
1. notes the increasing assaults on human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world.
2. welcomes international activities and campaigns to defend workers and students under attack in countries like Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine and member-focused events such as the UCU/EI international conference on academic freedom.
3. recognises the importance and benefits of an international dimension to UCU’s day-to-day work – e.g. in responding to the growth of Artificial Intelligence and UK transnational education (TNE) – and the value of mutual learning from international union partners.
4. calls on the NEC to continue engaging members, branches and regions in practical international work, including the use of webinars, e-actions and solidarity actions and visits.
5. resolves to organise an event as part of Congress, Cradle to Grave or similar, to highlight the international dimension of post-16 education work.
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Add bullet point 6 to resolves:
6. Support the Campus Voices for Palestine tour 2026-27, on the same basis of previous years, and to do so on a continuing annual basis (working with BRICUP, UCW4P and the Emergency Committee for Universities in Gaza and the Right to Education Campaign)
UCU Scotland Congress 2026
(17) Scottish Campus Voices for Palestine Solidarity (Dundee)
UCUS Congress notes:
1. The successful third Campus Voice for Palestine speaking tour in November 2025 with Birzeit University 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 from 2026-27 academic year.
