Statutes and Ordinances

The Statutes and Ordinances provide the constitutional framework that allows the University to govern its affairs. The Statutes contain the fundamental constitutional and governance provisions of the University and are subject to approval by Her Majesty in Council. Special Ordinances contain detailed provisions arising from the governance framework provided in the Statutes. Ordinances are detailed regulations and procedures covering all aspects of University business. Revised editions of the Statutes and Ordinances are published annually (usually in October) and previous editions, from 2008 to the present, are available below for reference.

Hardcopies of Statutes and Ordinances

The Reprographics Centre in the Old Schools have agreed to produce copies for the University at a cost of £21 for a two-volume set. Orders for hardcopies, clearly stating the contact name, department or College, number of copies and delivery address, should be emailed to reprographics.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Statutes and Ordinances, 2023 edition

The links below are to the relevant section of the PDF of the 2023 edition, which incorporates changes approved from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023.

Statutes and Ordinances, 2023

COMPLETE VOLUME (pp. i–1140)

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8 MB file size

Contents and preliminaries

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including title page, imprints, historical note, seals, and preface - 273 KB file size

Index to the Statutes and Ordinances

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351 KB file size

 

Statutes

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Statute A: The Chancellor and the Government of the University

    3–13

113 KB

Statute B: Membership of the University and Degrees

  14–15

166 KB

Statute C: University Offices and Employment in the University

  16–22

189 KB

Schedule to Statute C: Academic Staff

  23–28

188 KB

Statute D: Discipline, the University Courts, and Disciplinary Panels

  29–31

56 KB

Statute E: Trusts

  32–46

126 KB

Statute F: Finance, Audit, Planning and Resource Allocation, Property and Buildings

  47–48

47 KB

Statute G: Colleges and Collegiate Foundations

  49–54

68 KB

Statute J: Press and Assessment

  55–56

49 KB

Passages from Acts of Parliament relating to the University of Cambridge,
Procedure for making a Statute for a College,
Rules of Procedure made by the Commissary under Statute A IX 7

 

  57–64

208 KB


Special Ordinances

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Special Ordinances under Statute A: The Chancellor and the Government of the University

  67–74

255 KB

Special Ordinances under Statute B: Membership of the University and Degrees

  74

185 KB

Special Ordinances under Statute C: University Offices and Employment in the University

  75–99

262 KB

Special Ordinances under Statute D: Discipline and the University Courts

 100–104

226 KB

Special Ordinances under Statute F: Finance, Audit, Planning and Resource Management, and Buildings

 104–105

179 KB

Special Ordinances under Statute G: Colleges and Collegiate Foundations
 

 105

179 KB


Ordinances

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S&O Page Nos

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Chapter I: The Chancellor and the Government of the University

 109–169

3.18 MB

Chapter II: Matriculation, Residence, Admission to Degrees, Discipline, Conduct, Complaints

 170–248

728 KB

Chapter III: Examinations

 249–262

260 KB

Chapter IV: Preliminary Examinations and Tripos Examinations

 263–437

1.30 MB

Chapter V: B.A. Degree and M.A. Degree

 438–439

179 KB

Chapter VI: Graduate Students [rescinded]

 440

153 KB

Chapter VII: Degrees, Diplomas, and Other Qualifications

 441–598

1.17 MB

Chapter VIII: Schools and Councils of the Schools

 599–603

195 KB

Chapter IX: Faculties, Departments, and Other Institutions under the Supervision of the General Board

 604–671

607 KB

Chapter X: Institutions under the Supervision of the Council

 672–673

182 KB

Chapter XI: University Offices and Grants of Title

 674–766

684 KB

Chapter XII: Trusts

 767–1047

1.64 MB

Chapter XIII: Finance and Property

1048–1084

406 KB

Chapter XIV: Colleges

1085–1112

279 KB

Chapter XV: Institutions Recognized under Statute G I

1113

144 KB

Appendix I: Procedures and Guidelines

1114–1117

190 KB

Previous editions of the Statutes and Ordinances

Year: 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Nov 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

The online editions of the Statutes and Ordinances from previous years are available above. These editions were published in October of the relevant year and DO NOT incorporate any amendments made during the subsequent academic year. The November 2020 edition incorporates amendments from 1 October 2019 to 16 April 2020; the 2020 edition incorporates all amendments approved during the 2019–20 academic year; these two editions, where production was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, are only available in pdf format.

In February 2014, the previous Statutes were repealed and new Statutes and Special Ordinances came into force. For ease of reference, a spreadsheet has been created to help with cross-referencing between the previous Statutes and the current Statutes and Special Ordinances: pdf version   Excel spreadsheet. Appendix II of the Report of the Council on the Technical Review of the Statutes of 28 June 2012, which contains colour-coded cross-references and explanation, may also prove useful.