The Council of University Classical Departments (CUCD), founded in 1969, is the association of university departments in the United Kingdom in which Classics (the study of Greek and Roman antiquity) and related subjects are taught and researched.
The Council is composed of a Representative of each member institution (there are currently 29), and normally meets once a year in November in London.
[4][5] In recent years CUCD has been increasingly active in defending and advancing the position of Classics in the UK.
[6] CUCD maintains strong links with other Arts, Humanities, and Law subject associations, as well as with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Classics.
The former chair, Robin Osborne, has more than once spoken for the concerns of Humanities subjects in general.