The Council of the University of Cambridge is its principal executive and policy making body, having responsibility for the administration of the university, for the planning of its work, and for the management of its resources. [1] Since the Regent House is the governing body of the university, however, the Council must report and be accountable to the Regents through a variety of checks and balances. It has the right of reporting to the university, and is obliged to advise the Regent House on matters of general concern to the university. It does both of these by causing notices to be published by authority in the Cambridge University Reporter , the official journal of the university.
The university is an exempt charity under as per the Charities Act 2011, regulated by the Office for Students. Under charity law the trustees are the members of the University Council. [2]
Membership of the Council consists of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of the university (the office of Chancellor, which is held for life, is mainly ceremonial, while the Vice-Chancellor is de facto the principal academic and administrative officer), nineteen elected members, and four appointed members, divided into classes as follows: [3]
Position | Name | Term Ending |
---|---|---|
Chancellor* | Lord Sainsbury of Turville, K | LIFE |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Stephen Toope OC , CLH | 30 September 2024 |
Heads of Colleges | ||
President of Lucy Cavendish College | Prof. Madeleine Atkins, LC | 31 December 2020 |
President of Hughes Hall | Dr. Anthony Freeling, HH | 31 December 2024 |
Master of Corpus Christi | Prof. Christopher Kelly, CC | 31 December 2022 |
Master of Gonville and Caius | Prof. Pippa Rogerson, CAI | 31 December 2022 |
Professors or Readers | ||
Professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology | Prof. Anthony Davenport, CTH | 31 December 2024 |
Professor of Portuguese Literature and Culture | Prof. Maria Manuel Lisboa, JN | 31 December 2024 |
Professor of Photonics† | Prof. Richard Penty, SID | 31 December 2022 |
Professor in Modern Literature and Culture | Prof. Jason Scott-Warren, CAI | 31 December 2012 |
Other members of Regent House | ||
Dr Zoe Adams | 31 December 2024 | |
Dr Ruth Lisa Chadwick Charles, N | 31 December 2022 | |
Dr Nicholas John Holmes, T | 31 December 2022 | |
Dr Ann Kaminski | 31 December 2024 | |
Dr Philip Knox | 31 December 2022 | |
Dr Andrew Sanchez | 31 December 2022 | |
Dr Mike Sewell, SEL | 31 December 2024 | |
Dr Pieter van Houten, CHU | 31 December 2024 | |
Three student members [3] | ||
CSU Undergraduate President | Zaynab Ahmed, N | 30 June 2023 |
CSU Postgraduate President | Amelia Jabry, LC | 30 June 2023 |
Student University Councilor | Cllr Sam Carling. CHR | 30 June 2023 |
Four external members | ||
Ms Gaenor Bagley | 31 December 2024 | |
Ms Sharon Flood | 31 December 2022 | |
Prof. Sir David Greenaway | 31 December 2024 | |
Mr Mark Lewisohn‡, CHR | 31 December 2022 | |
* The Chancellor does not normally attend meetings
† Professor Richard Penty is also the current Master of Sidney Sussex
‡ Mark Lewisohn also acts as the Deputy Chair of Council
From January 2005, the membership of the Council included two external members. [4] The Regent House voted for an increase from two to four in the number of external members in March 2008, [5] [6] and this was approved by Her Majesty the Queen in July 2008. [7]
The Council normally holds meetings once per month, except for August, in the Council Room in The Old Schools. During the COVID-19 pandemic meetings have been held via Zoom. [8]
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