The UK Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association is a not-for-profit organisation run exclusively by a committee of volunteers. We organise and coordinate events and activities for the benefit of the User Experience community in the UK, together with sponsors and partner organisations.
The UK UPA is affiliated to the International Usability Professionals’ Association who exclusively manage membership, and our members are all of those International UPA members whose stated country of residence is the UK. Read more about how the membership model works.
The UK Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association brings together UK professionals from the design, technology and research communities who share a vision of creating compelling technology that meets users’ needs and abilities.
Through our meetings, discussions and outreach work, we aim to:
Our voluntary committee all work in the field of usability & user experience. Read our profiles to get to know more about us.
If as an individual you would like to find out about how to volunteer to help us deliver our events and outreach read about what volunteering involves and how to get in touch.
If you are a business or organisation and would like to find out what sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available then find our about sponsorship opportunities.
The UK UPA sits within the structure of the Global UPA Organisation. This means that it is governed by some policies and byelaws of the global organisation, with some exceptions. Our policies are under review and will be published shortly.
As a volunteer organisation, we do our best to support the community in the time that we have available. Participation from, and collaboration with, the community is crucial, as is hearing feedback and ideas from individuals and other groups working towards similar objectives. Please feel free to send us an email to discuss any ideas, contributions or comments you have via our feedback page.