How to contact
The Aber UCU office is located in C63, Hugh Owen building.
The UCU Administrator is Alison Garrod who works Mondays and Thursdays.
Telephone number: 01970 62 1519
Email: agarrod@ucu.org.uk
WHO to contact
For general queries, membership and to raise and discuss case work and employment issues contact: ucustaff@aber.ac.uk
This email address is monitored by UCU officers.
UCU Exec
The UCU EXEC committee meets monthly and shares
feedback and commentary from representatives on an as needed basis.
Contact Exec Reps with proposals or issues you wish the Committee to consider and raise on members behalf.
Aber UCU Exec Members as elected at AGM June 2026
| Position | Name | Contact details |
| President | Dr. Marc Welsh | maw @aber.ac.uk |
| Vice President | Dr. Stephanie Jones | sbj @aber.ac.uk |
| Hon. Secretaries | Dr. Tamsin Davies (Membership and Hon Sec)
Dr. Emma Sheppard |
ted @aber.ac.uk
emmalaurensheppard @googlemail.com |
| Hon. Treasurer | Mr Bob McIntyre | bom9 @aber.ac.uk |
| Equality Officer | Dr. Megan Talbot | met32 @aber.ac.uk |
| Anti-casualisation and research | Stuart McGowan | stm19 @aber.ac.uk |
| Climate & Environmental | Dr Keziah Garratt-Smithson
Dr Gareth Evans |
ksg2 @aber.ac.uk
gae @aber.ac.uk |
| Staff sy’n Siarad Cymraeg Rep | Mr Matthew Clubb | auc @aber.ac.uk |
| Health & Safety Officer | Mr Stuart McGowan | stm19 @aber.ac.uk |
| Professional Services (ARPS) | John Roberts | jtr2 @aber.ac.uk |
| Professorial Staff | Prof. John Gough | jug @aber.ac.uk |
| Post-graduate members | [VACANT] | |
| Retired Members’ Rep | [vacant] | |
| H&S Workload Officer | Dr. Marc Welsh
Dr. Susan Chapman |
maw @aber.ac.uk
scc @aber.ac.uk |
| Ordinary Members | Dr Lara Kipp
Dr Susan Chapman |
lak22 @aber.ac.uk
scc @aber.ac.uk |
| Dr. Gabor Gelleri
Dr. Sarah Watson-Jones |
gag9 @aber.ac.uk
sjw @aber.ac.uk |
|
| Dr Anoush Simon
[vacant] |
ads@aber.ac.uk
|
|
Departmental Reps
Departmental Reps are responsible for canvassing views from within different departments.
Not all departments have a rep. If you wish to take on the role (it involves sporadic emails, knowing who is a member in your department, and in some departments arranging meetings of members/reporting concerns to the Exec) please contact the President and UCU Aber Office.
| Departmental Reps | ||
| Art | [vacant] | |
| Arts Centre | Louise Amery | lla @aber.ac.uk |
| Business | Dr Maria Plotnikova | map26 @aber.ac.uk |
| Careers Service | Dr Alex Hubbard | alh103 @aber.ac.uk |
| Computer Science | [vacant] | |
| Education | [vacant] | |
| English and Creative Writing | Dr Neal Alexander | nea4 @aber.ac.uk |
| Geography and Earth Sciences | [vacant] | |
| Healthcare Education Centre | Lisa Kinsella | Lik17 @aber.ac.uk |
| History and Welsh History | Dr. Miguel Hernandez | miguelhernandezgdv @gmail.com |
| IBERS | Dr. Sarah Watson-Jones | sjw @aber.ac.uk |
| Information Studies | Jennie Hill | jdh @aber.ac.uk |
| Information Services [Library] | Joy Cadwallader | jrc @aber.ac.uk |
| Information Services [Digital] | Hefin James | ahj @aber.ac.uk |
| International Politics | [vacant] | |
| Law and Criminology | Tracey Kimberley | trk10 @aber.ac.uk |
| Life Sciences | [vacant] | |
| Lifelong Learning | [vacant] | |
| Marketing and Recruitment | [vacant] | |
| Maths | [vacant] | |
| Modern Languages | Dr Alex Mangold | arm @aber.ac.uk |
| Physics | Prof John Gough | jug @aber.ac.uk |
| Psychology | Dr. Jason Bush | jeb64 @aber.ac.uk |
| R,B&I | John Roberts | jtr2 @aber.ac.uk |
| Theatre, Film and TV Studies | Dr Steph Jones | sbj @aber.ac.uk |
| Veterinary Science | [vacant] | |
| Welsh and Celtic Studies | Dr. Ben O Ceallaigh | beo15 @aber.ac.uk |
| Canolfan Gwasanaethau’r Gymraeg/Welsh Language Services | Dr Tamsin Davies | ted @aber.ac.uk |
Case Workers
UCU Personal Case Workers are UCU Aber members who have been trained to, and provide support for UCU members involved in some form of dispute or problem with their employer.
We always need more caseworkers. Training is provided and fairly straightforward. To request casework support email the main branch address (ucustaff @aber.ac.uk). The list below identifies the people who are trained caseworkers for the branch.
| Personal Caseworkers | |
| Susan Chapman | Lucy Trotter |
| Stephanie Jones | Jackie Sayce |
| Louise Amery | Maria Plotnikova |
| John Gough | Julie Duran-Gelleri |
| Martine Garland | Marc Welsh |
| Bob McIntyre | |