Welcome to UJS Incubator!

The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) strives to promote peer-leadership and provides opportunities for professional development ahead of graduation.

Like many things in 2020, this year’s UJS conference was completely transformed to allow democracy and debate to continue.

For the first time, UJS Conference 2020 was held online. Jewish students across the country and abroad saw Nina Freedman, from Bristol J-Soc, voted in as UJS President 2021/2022. After a very exciting election, with 4 candidates going head to head, Nina came out on top by and will step into office taking over from James Harris in June 2021.  

The name of the game this year is TO ADAPT, and that is exactly what Jewish students up and down the country have done. Mitzvah day is an annual day to do your Jewish duty and to give back to our community. Usually, this involves large groups of people coming together, close contact with people in need, and a helping hand for tasks or food collection. Obviously, in the midst of a pandemic and a national lockdown, these activities had to become strictly socially-distanced or virtual… and actioned fast. 

Here are your UJS Presidential candidates 2020!

Results will be announced on the first day of Conference - Sign up here!

Register on our website to vote here!

Students, it’s your turn!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN IN THE UJS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Want to be the UJS President 2021-22? Want to represent 8,500 Jewish students nationally and internationally? Want to lead your national union, create ground-breaking campaigns and combat antisemitism on a national scale?

This is our Conference 2020 page including all you need to know about Conference

What is Conference?

Every year UJS hold an event where you, the students, have voice in what happens for the next 3 years at UJS. You have the opportunity to submit ideas about different projects you want UJS to focus on, raise issues that are happening on your campus, and elect your fellow students to multiple leadership positions within UJS.

This is YOUR chance to have your say and shape your union.

This page includes all the key information you need to get involved with Conference; including a general guide, timeline of all key dates and where to seek support throughout.

 Click here view the motions booklet

(As seen in the Jewish News, 5th November - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-jewish-students-are-creating-their-new-normal/)

I know many people believe in-person campus activity now is non-existent because of Covid-19, that people are not meeting and consequently Jewish students are not mingling. This could not be further from reality.

In a sense, we should not be surprised. For more than 100 years of Jewish university life, activity on campus has continued, stubbornly surviving two world wars, a series of devastating recessions and global health issues.

Nine months ago on Holocaust Memorial day, Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Governent, Robert Jenrick MP, made the demand for all universities in the UK to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of antisemitism.

September has been a busy month, that’s for sure!

In continuing our support of Jewish students through our nearly 70 incredible J-Socs, the UJS team have been discussing with J-Soc committees around the UK and Ireland how we can be working closer with and providing more for Jewish students.