[2] A complete history of the JUC was written by Professor Richard Chapman in 2007.
[3] As a representative body, the JUC is composed of institutional members from across Higher Education.
[5] As well as publishing two academic journals the PAC provides funding for small research projects and seminars series.
Previously SWEC have been involved in reviews of social work in England and Scotland.
The JUC may confer the honorary title of Fellow of the JUC on academics within public and social administration who are held in high esteem by their peers and who have made an outstanding contribution to the learned society.