Hi, thanks for stopping by and welcome to Aberystwyth University Local Association of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) blog site. Here we hope to keep members and others up to date with local issues affecting UCU members and those eligible to join. Blogs posted here will be authored by various members of the UCU Executive at Aber, and all blogs posted on this site are the opinion of the author and may not reflect either Local Association policy, or UCU policy nationally. Check back here regularly for news of local happenings at Aberystwyth University that affect staff, particularly academic staff and academic-related staff. If you wish to contribute get in touch by posting to ucu-staff@aber.ac.uk. Please note this is not our “official” site, which can be found at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/ucu-aber/ - there you will find lists of local representatives, branch meeting dates and contact details. Not yet a member? Go to www.ucu.org.uk/join<http://www.ucu.org.uk/join> .