National Conference of University Professors


The National Conference of University Professors 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 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:
The current Vice President is Mike Watts.

Publications

  • NCUP Quality-Control of Teaching Standards
  • NCUP Higher Education: A New Framework
  • NCUP The Role of the Professoriate
  • NCUP Improving Public Opinion of Universities
  • NCUP ''Commitment to Scholarship and Research in Universities''