EC Meeting March 2017

33.10 Somerville College Oxford.

33.11 Dr Alice Porcheska who is a distinguished internationally renowned historian and archivist, wrote the first history of the GFTU. She is now Principal of Somerville College Oxford.. She is keen to share some of her unpublished work on the GFTU’s history with our new Ph D student and to work closely with us again. Dr Procheska also arranged to host a meeting of education officers at Somerville college to discuss access to the university for trade unionists.

33.12 Northern College.

33.13 Our five day courses at Northern were very successful. The Trust has been able to promote Northern College and Ruskin College at the TUC and in its new education brochure.

33.14 Wolverhampton University.

33.15 Our partnered bid for £670,000 with the university to study the North Wales Coalfields and appoint two post doc students to work with the GFTU has been successful. 33.16 Dr Shirin Hirsch the current post doc student working with the GFTU has commenced her work and made a contribution at the Union Building Conference. 33.17 We were able to make a successful appointment for a Ph D student to write a history of the GFTU. We are delighted to report that Edda Nicholson has been offered the position.

33.18 DeMontfort University.

33.19 We have offered two small prizes for students at DeMontfort successfully completing IR related courses and I will present these at the end of January. Extensive discussions have been held about mutual co-operation and opportunities.

33.20 Exeter University.

33.21 The University is keen to sign a partnership with us particularly to support our cultural work, promote degree apprenticeships, consider work on climate change and developmental issues internationally.

33.22 Marjohn College.

33.23 The College is keen to sign a partnership with us particularly to support our education agenda.

33.34 Keele University.

33.35 A joint funding bid to support seminars to consider the questions facing trade unionists in the EU referendum was obtained and three seminars were held.

33.36 A meeting to consider joint working was held.

33.37 Dr Stephen French made a contribution to the Union Building Conference on Performance management and attended a meeting with one union to consider training for senior managers.

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