University and Colleges Employers Association
AbbreviationUCEA
Formation30 March 1994
Legal statusCompany limited by guarantee 02914327
PurposeRepresentative and advisor to higher education sector employers
Location
  • Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU
Region served
UK
Chief Executive
Raj Jethwa
Chair
George Boyne
Main organ
UCEA Newsletter
Websitehttp://www.ucea.ac.uk

The Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) is the employers' association for universities and colleges of higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom. It represents universities and HE colleges in national negotiations with the five sector trade unions, government bodies, funding councils and other stakeholders.

UCEA also provides advice to members (higher education institutions) on strategic and operational employment issues and undertakes research into human resource planning, pay, pensions, recruitment and retention of staff, and other employment related issues of interest.

UCEA was established as new employers’ body on 1 April 1994 with subscriptions invited from 1 August of that year. UCEA's membership includes all UK universities and higher education colleges.

The following are the constituent member organisations and the number of seats they have on the board: Universities UK (8), Universities Scotland (2), Committee of University Chairs (6) and GuildHE (2).[1]

The chief executive is Raj Jethwa,[2] and the Chair of the Board is Professor George Boyne, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Aberdeen.[3]

List of Chairs

List of Chief Executives

  • Stephen Rouse, from 1994 to 1997
  • Peter Humphries, from 1997 to 2001
  • Jocelyn Prudence, from 2001 to 2012
  • Helen Fairfoul, from 2012 to 2020
  • Raj Jethwa, from 2020 to present

References

  1. UCEA Website
  2. "UCEA appoints new Chief Executive designate". Universities & Colleges Employers Association. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "UCEA announces Professor George Boyne as new Chair". Universities & Colleges Employers Association. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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