As a result of discussion at the ARPS annual meeting in 2022, UCU organised a job evaluation training session in April 2023. This was aimed at members who wanted to better understand the job evaluation process and equip them with the tools to collectively challenge downgrading and grade drift when necessary.
Kevin Ward, ARPS Committee member and Money and Welfare Adviser, part of Students Services at Middlesex University went to the training and reports back on its benefits.
Thanks to those of you who were able to join our open meeting on 4 May. It was great to see you all and hear about your experiences with the current MAB and beyond. Thanks also to Liverpool UCU who set up and hosted the meeting on their Zoom account.
The 2023 annual meeting for ARPS was held on Thursday 16 March 2023 online using Zoom.
At the Academic-Related Professional Services Staff (ARPS) National Annual Meeting in 2022, we unanimously passed a motion backing People & Planet’s Fossil Free Careers campaign. This motion was then carried at Congress. We agreed to actively work with People and Planet to support the student-led Fossil Free Careers campaign, produce this web statement and support and promote the activities of the Green New Deal.
The newsletter for academic-related, professional services staff in higher education:
…and related, spring 2022 [194kb]
The academic-related, professional services (ARPS) staff committee organised a month of activities to boost ARPS membership and ARPS-focused activities in branches.
Branches continue to be encouraged to elect an ARPS rep onto the branch committee, and hold meetings of ARPS members to discuss their concerns, and consider actions that would address them.
Catch up with our month of ARPS-focused activities including a webinar looking at the outcomes of research conducted by Professors Richard Watermeyer and Tom Crick into ‘professional services staff during the Covid-19 pandemic’.
The 2021 annual meeting for ARPS was held on 18 March 2021.
There were two presentations by Dr Alicja Syska & Ursula Canton, and Professor Colin McCaig, on ‘finding the silver linings in the cloud’:
Silver lining in the cloud – learning development: Syska & Canton ARPS annual meeting 2021 [56kb]
Silver lining in the cloud: McCaig ARPS annual meeting 2021 [356kb]
The annual meeting voted to adopt these motions including agreeing amendments to the ARPS standing orders:
The 2019 annual meeting was quorate for the first time in two years, so the main focus for the day was on electing an Academic-related, professional services staff committee, and looking to formulate a work plan for the committee for the year ahead.
Motions adopted at the ARPS annual meeting 2019 [45kb]
A presentation of the results of the last survey undertaken of ARPS staff in 2017 [446kb] was made to the meeting.
Lively workshop discussions produced some good feedback from the groups.