Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture

Inaugural Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture by Mick Lynch (RMT Secretary-general) introduced by Jo Grady (UCU General Secretary).

The lecture starts at 6PM, so please arrive in good time to get seated. The lecture will be followed by a light social gathering in the Medical School Foyer. Note the event will have photographers and the lecture will be filmed.

The Medical School Car Park will be open for cars. Public transport nearby includes tram (Queens Medical Centre stop) and bus (various NCT and Red Arrow).

Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture

In August 2024, Agnes Flues, our University and College Union (UCU) Branch President from 2020 to 2023 and a member of the UCU national executive committee from 2023 onwards, died prematurely. A principled trade unionist through and through, she was fearless in challenging management and courageous in leading industrial action at the University of Nottingham (UoN). To honour her memory, the local UCU branch at UoN decided in Autumn 2024 to establish an Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture on trade union issues.

Mick Lynch

We are pleased to announce that Mick Lynch, the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), will give the first Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture on 24th April 2025. Mick Lynch is well known for his outspoken advocacy for workers rights and social justice. He has led multiple strikes of rail workers contesting forcefully employers and the government alike. There could be no more fitting person to open this annual lecture series. He will be introduced by our Jo Grady, General Secretary of UCU.