Branch Officers and Executive Committee Members 2025-26

Branch Officers

John McTague (English)

Co President
Responsibilities: JCNC; JUC; JTU
John.Mctague@bristol.ac.uk

Oscar Berglund (Policy Studies)

Co President
Responsibilities: JCNC; JUC
oscar.berglund@bristol.ac.uk

Laura Dickinson (Civil Engineering)

Vice President
Responsibilities: JCNC; JUC; Teaching Staff Rep, Engineering JTU
l.dickinson@bristol.ac.uk

VACANCY

Branch Secretary
Responsibilities:

Ricky Tutin (Accounting and Finance)

Treasurer
richard.tutin@bristol.ac.uk

Max de Bono (EEME)

Post Graduate Rep
max.debono.2019@bristol.ac.uk

Stephen D’Evelyn (Case Work)

Casework Co-ordinator

husmde@bristol.ac.uk

Jon Wellington (Co-opted – Bristol Business School)

Anti-Casualisation Officer
jon.wellington@bristol.ac.uk

Afua Twum-Danso Imoh (School for Policy Studies)

Equality Officer afua.twum-danso@bristol.ac.uk



Elspeth Van Veeren (SPAIS)

Membership/Recruitment Secretary
Responsibilities: Membership Issues and Recruitment Lead & Bristol TUC Rep
E.VanVeeren@bristol.ac.uk


Laura Forman (Branch Administrator)

Responsibilities: Membership issues; Subscriptions; Salary changes; Transfers; Leaving UCU

ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk

Emilie Poletto-Lawson (Academic Development)


Equality Officer emilie.poletto@bristol.ac.uk

Executive Committee Members

2023-2026

Suzy Cheeke (Library Services)

Tonia Novitz (Law)

Andrew James (PPN)



Stephen D’Evelyn (UCU)





2024-2027

Neil Abel (Geographical Sciences)

VACANCY

James Thompson (History)

James Cussens (Computer Science)


2025-2028

Beverly Shirkey (Bristol Medical School PHS)

Kit Opie (Anth & Arch)

Celine Petitjean (Research, Enterprise & Innovation)

Joan Passey (English)



Immediate Past President 2025-26

Oscar Berglund (School for Policy Studies) And John McTague (English)

Special Responsibilities

ResponsibilityName
Casework Co-ordinatorStephen D’Evelyn (UCU)
Professional ServicesNeil Abel (Geographical Sciences)
Equality Rep (Disability)Stephen D’Evelyn (UCU)
Health & Safety
Workload H&S Rep ALSS
Membership/SubscriptionsLaura Forman (Branch Administrator)
Finance OfficerMike Peacey (School of Economics)
SW Regional Rep
Teaching StaffLaura Dickinson (CAME)
Bristol TUC RepOscar Berglund (Policy Studies)
Green RepVACANCY
Post Graduate RepMax de Bono (EEME)