Joint Trade Unions Teaching & Research job family title consultation autumn 2026

University Management Board asked UCU to suggest new titles for both the research and the teaching job family at Imperial. Attached is the full proposal put forward to UMB by UCU: UCU Titles proposal UMB
The suggested changes were as follows:

Subsequently, UMB have put forward a set of titles for these job families, these adopt very few of the UCU’s suggestions, they are:

These titles will form the basis of negotiations with Joint Trade Unions in September 2026.