UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2019

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Presidency of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT): Dr Angela Flynn is elected President of IFUT

School of Nursing and Midwifery Lecturer Dr Angela Flynn has begun a 2-year term of office as President of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT). Dr Angela Flynn, a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, has been elected to the position of President of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT). Angela has been involved in IFUT in UCC for many years, having been elected to the position of Branch Secretary, and subsequently was the first female Chair of the UCC branch. In her time in this position, the Cork branch continued to grow and remains the largest branch in the organisation. She has a deep and enduring interest in matters of equality and social justice, having completed a PhD (Social Sciences) examining Ireland’s unequal health care system. She has published in this area and has a particular interest in examining health inequities, as well as preparing health professionals to understand the social determinants of health. “The biggest issues for IFUT and our members at the moment are the use of increasingly precarious employment practices and the related issue of inadequate state funding of higher education” says Angela. She hopes that IFUT and the Irish Higher Education Institutes can work together on these areas to achieve decent working conditions for all who work in Irish colleges and universities.

IFUT is the primary union for academics and researchers in Ireland, representing lecturers, professors, researchers and professional librarians. In her role as President, Angela will be working closely with IFUT head office in Dublin, with other trade unions in Ireland, particularly the other teacher unions, and will have an international perspective through IFUT’s membership of TUAC, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

See www.ifut.ie

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