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Education Zone (12th May 2016)

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Name of Committee Education Zone
Date and time 12th May 2016, 16:00
Place The Board Room
Members
(voting)
Humanities Faculty Officer Frazer Delves
Physical Sciences & Engineering Faculty Officer Giles Howard
Health Sciences Faculty Officer Daniel Browning
Union President Ben Franklin
Postgraduate (Research) Students Officer Mike Allwright
Medicine Faculty Officer Fiona Vincent
Postgraduate (Taught) Students Officer Ruchika Menon
Vice President Education Shruti Verma
Vice President Welfare Sam Bailey
Natural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Officer Yousra Hikal
Engineering & the Environment Faculty Officer Vinnie Sivadev
Business, Law and Art Faculty Officer Marc Goh
Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences Faculty Officer Bradley Tombleson
Education Zone Student Group Representative Michael Sims
In Attendance
(non-voting officers and staff)
1. Welcome & Apologies
2. Industrial action by the University and College Union (UCU)

UCU have confirmed a two day walk out on 25th and 26th May over pay disputes.

More information:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-strike-over-pay-hit-exam-season

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36248790

VP Education blog:

http://blogs.susu.org/officers/?p=13148

Education Zone Committee to decide the Union stance on the matter until Union Council sits to make the decision.

3. AOB

Key: P (Papers Provided), PF (Papers to Follow)