The Council

The Council is the principal executive and policy-making body of the University. It has general responsibility for the administration of the University, for defining its mission, for the planning of its work, and for the management of its resources. The Council deals with relations between the University and the Colleges, and conducts negotiations with outside bodies on many matters (other than those relating directly to the educational and research programmes of the University which are dealt with on its behalf by the General Board of the Faculties). It is responsible for the appointment or nomination of certain members of internal and external bodies, and for many student matters (excluding the selection of entrants, which is a College concern).

Membership

The Council consists of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, nineteen elected members, and four appointed (external) members. The elected members comprise:

  • four heads of Colleges
  • four Professors or Readers
  • eight other members of the Regent House
  • three current students of the University (one must be a graduate student)

Dates of forthcoming meetings

The Council meeting dates are as follows:

2011–12

17 October 2011

21 November 2011

12 December 2011

23 January 2012

20 February 2012

19 March 2012

23 April 2012

28 May 2012

18 June 2012

16 July 2012

24 September 2012

2012–13

22 October 2012

26 November 2012

17 December 2012

21 January 2013

18 February 2013

18 March 2013

22 April 2013

20 May 2013

17 June 2013

15 July 2013

23 September 2013

Committee structure

The following Committees report to the Council:

The following Committees report jointly to the Council and the General Board:

Audit Committee
Finance Committee
Advisory Committee on Committee Membership and External Nominations
Standing Advisory Committee on Student Matters
Remuneration Committee
Executive Committee
Business Committee

Human Resources Committee
Planning and Resources Committee
Resource Management Committee
Buildings Committee

Further information on the Council

Details of the powers, responsibilities, and membership of the Council may be found in the University’s Statutes and Ordinances, Statute A, Chapter IV.

Further information about the Council and how it works is available from the ‘How the University works’ section of the University website.

Official University business is published in the Cambridge University Reporter.

The link below is for users on the University network only, and will take users to a site containing more information about the Council and its business.