| Administrative History | The Conference of University Convocations succeeded the Joint Standing Committee of Convocations, which was formed in 1918 in response to the establishment of the Combined English Universities Constituency. The JSCC was made up of representatives of graduate associations within the Combined English Universities Constituency, and was intended to identify and support suitable electoral candidates. Due to the risk of party bias the JSCC soon widened its remit to become a forum for discussion of graduate interests more broadly, and graduate associations outside of the University Constituency were allowed to join. The University Constituency was abolished in 1948 and the JSCC became the Conference of University Convocations in 1952 (and later Conference of University Convocations and Graduate Associations). The CUC held an annual conference where representatives of graduate associations could discuss matters of shared interest. |