UCU is the recognised trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working at the University of Wolverhampton
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Summer Rota 2025
If you need advice or representation over the summer period and you are not able to speak to your local faculty rep (list below), you please contact one of the designated committee members below
| Week beginning | Name |
| 2/6 | Karin Dannehl (2-4 June only) Aidan Byrne |
| 9/6 | Laura Ugolini Catherine Lamond |
| 16/6 | Catherine Lamond Lisa Burbidge-Brown |
| 23/6 | Metka Potocnik Lisa Burbidge-Brown |
| 30/6 | Metka Potocnik Aidan Byrne |
| 7/7 | Paul Barrow Laura Ugolini |
| 14/7 | Sam Pryke Paul Barrow |
| 21/7 | Lisa Burbidge-Brown |
| 28/7 | Karin Dannehl |
| 4/8 | Paul Barrow Aidan Byrne |
| 11/8 | Paul Barrow Sam Pryke |
| 18/8 | Karin Dannehl Adrian Priest |
| 25/8 | Karin Dannehl Adrian Priest |
| 1/9 | Adrian Priest Aidan Byrne |
| 8/9 | Paul Barrow Metka Potocnik |
Know your Officers and Reps
If you need advice, please contact a local faculty rep (see below) in the first instance, or our Casework Co-ordinator Aidan Byrne if you need a caseworker urgently
Please get in touch with the branch membership secretary (see below) if you are not receiving local branch emails. It is also possible to update your membership centrally by registering for the union’s eServices
Faculty of Arts, Business & Social Science reps:
Aidan Byrne
Lisa Burbidge-Brown
Daisy Black
Laura Ugolini
Sam Pryke
Metka Potocnik
Kai Ma
Ahecia Taylor
Faculty of Science & Engineering reps:
Phylomena Badsey
Lynda Birch
Sherin Nassa
Andrew Gascoyne
Anthony Hatfield
Adrian Priest
James Vickers
Janine Fletcher
Paul Barrow
Faculty of Education, Health & Well-Being reps:
Matthew Murphy (City)
Catherine Lamond (Walsall)
Wolverhampton UCU Branch Committee officers:
Branch Chair: Paul Barrow (FSE)
Branch Vice-Chair: Catherine Lamond (FEHW)
Branch Secretary: Karin Dannehl (FABSS)
Casework Co-ordinator: Aidan Byrne (FABSS)
Membership Secretary: Lisa Burbidge-Brown (FABSS)
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Metka Potocnik (FABSS)
Anti-casualisation: Kieran Bott
Disability and Enabling: Lucy Poole (DSAS)
Academic-Related: Lucy Poole (DSAS)
Treasurer: Aidan Byrne (FABSS)
Health and Safety (City, Telford): Adrian Priest (FSE)
Chair of Negotiating Committee: Catherine Lamond (FEHW)