| University & Colleges Employers Association | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UCEA |
| Formation | 30 March 1994 |
| Legal status | Company limited by guarantee 02914327 |
| Purpose/focus | Representative and advisor to higher education sector employers |
| Location | Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU |
| Region served | UK |
| Chief Executive | Jocelyn Prudence |
| Main organ | UCEA Newsletter |
| Website | http://www.ucea.ac.uk |
The Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) is the employers' association for universities and colleges of higher education in the United Kingdom. They represent universities and colleges in national negotiations with trade unions, government bodies, funding councils and other stakeholders.
They also provide advice to higher education institutions on strategic and operational employment issues and undertake research into human resource planning, pay, recruitment and retention and other issues of interest to their members.
The following are the constituent member organizations and the number of seats they have on the board: Universities UK (8), Universities Scotland (2), Committee of University Chairs (6) and GuildHE (2).[1]
The chief executive is Jocelyn Prudence (since 2001),[2] and the Chair of the Board is Keith Burnett (since 2009).[3]