Cambridge University Council
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.
Membership
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, as follows:
- Four Heads of Colleges,
- Four Professors or Readers
- eight from the other members of the Regent House
- three students, of whom at least one is a graduate student
- four external members
Current constitution
| Position | Name | Term Ending |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor | Lord Sainsbury of Turville, K | LIFE |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, W | 30 September 2017 |
| Heads of Colleges | ||
| Master of Corpus Christi | Mr Stuart Laing, CC | 31 December 2018 |
| Mistress of Girton | Prof. Susan Smith, G | 31 December 2018 |
| Master of Jesus | Prof. Ian Hugh White, JE | 31 December 2016 |
| Warden of Robinson | Prof. Anthony David Yates, R | 31 December 2016 |
| Professors or Readers | ||
| Professor of Security Engineering (2003) | Prof. Ross John Anderson, CHU | 31 December 2018 |
| Professor of Mathematical Physics (2013) | Prof. Anne-Christine Davis, K | 31 December 2016 |
| Professor of Nephrology (2005) | Prof. Fiona Eve Karet, DAR | 31 December 2016 |
| Reader in Medieval Archaeology (2014) | Dr Susan Marian Oosthuizen, W | 31 December 2018 |
| Other members of Regent House | ||
| Dr Richard Anthony, ED | 31 December 2018 | |
| Rev'd Jeremy Lloyd Caddick, EM | 31 December 2016 | |
| Dr Ruth Lisa Chadwick Charles, N | 31 December 2018 | |
| Dr David Arthur Good, K | 31 December 2016 | |
| Dr Margaret Evelyn Glendenning | 31 December 2016 | |
| Dr Nicholas John Holmes, T | 31 December 2018 | |
| Dr Alice Jill Hutchings | 31 December 2018 | |
| Dr Rachael Padman, N | 31 December 2016 | |
| Three student members | ||
| Mr Chad Allen, K | 30 June 2016 | |
| (also elected CUSU President 2015-16) | Ms Priscilla Mensah, G | 30 June 2016 |
| Mr Cornelius Roemer, T | 30 June 2016 | |
| Four external members | ||
| Mr Mark Lewisohn, CHR | 31 December 2018 | |
| Prof. Dame Shirley Pearce | 31 December 2016 | |
| Mr John Shakeshaft, T | 31 December 2018 | |
| Ms Sara Weller | 31 December 2016 | |
External Members
From January 2005, the membership of the Council included two external members.[2] The Regent House voted for an increase from two to four in the number of external members in March 2008,[3][4] and this was approved by Her Majesty the Queen in July 2008.[5]
Meetings
The Council must meet at least twice per term.
References
- ↑ Statute A, IV: Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
- ↑ Reporter 15/12/04: Annual Report of the Council for 2003-04
- ↑ Grace 2 of 5 December 2008
- ↑ Acta in the Reporter, No 6107, publishing Results of Ballot
- ↑ Reporter 23/07/08, Statutes approved: Notice
External links
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