• Source: National Conference of University Professors

      • 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. It is a non-political organisation that aims to promote beneficial developments across United Kingdom universities.


      Membership


      Members come from all academic disciplines.
      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.'


      Leadership


      Recent presidents have included:

      Thomas Brooke Benjamin (founding president) - mathematician
      Terence Davis - psychometrics
      Janet Wilson (2020–2022) - English and post-colonial studies
      Roger Watson (2022–2024) - nursing
      George Kernohan (2024–present) - health research
      The current Vice President is Mike Watts.


      Publications


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


      References




      External links


      Official website


      See also


      American Association of University Professors

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