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Abbreviation | AUCUA |
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Formation | 1881 |
Type | Political Association |
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Chairman | Cameron McPhail |
Honorary President | Andrew Bowie MP |
Main organ | Executive Council |
Affiliations | Aberdeen University Students' Association |
Website | https://www.ausa.org.uk/societies/society/aucua |
The Aberdeen University Conservative and Unionist Association (AUCUA) is a student Conservative association formed in 1881. It is the third oldest Conservative student association in the United Kingdom. AUCUA is the largest political association at the University of Aberdeen. [1]
It consists of an executive committee that consists of six positions where members are elected annually at the association's AGM. It is directly affiliated to the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Aberdeen University Students' Association. [2]
Below are the members of the 143rd committee.
According to the Association's constitution, the head of the Association is called the Chairman.
Members of the association have, in recent years, been interviewed by various news outlets such as euronews, Sky News and BBC Newsnight. They also maintain an active relationship with the Aberdeen University Student Newspaper 'The Gaudie' and regularly provide speakers to the Aberdeen Student Radio for discussion and debate.