National Conference of University Professors
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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 |
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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.
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
[edit | edit source]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]
Leadership
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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
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External links
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