Cambridge University Council
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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. 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.
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:
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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. Since the Regent House
Regent House
The Regent House is the name given to the official governing body of the University of Cambridge. It consists of most academic and academic-related staff of the University's colleges and departments, and currently has over 3000 members....
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
Regent House
The Regent House is the name given to the official governing body of the University of Cambridge. It consists of most academic and academic-related staff of the University's colleges and departments, and currently has over 3000 members....
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
Cambridge University Reporter
The Cambridge University Reporter, founded in 1870, is the official journal of record of the University of Cambridge, England.- Overview :...
, the official journal of the University.
Membership
Membership of the Council consists of the ChancellorChancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
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 HouseRegent HouseThe Regent House is the name given to the official governing body of the University of Cambridge. It consists of most academic and academic-related staff of the University's colleges and departments, and currently has over 3000 members....
- 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 Leszek Borysiewicz Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz, FRS is a Polish British physician, immunologist and scientific administrator. He is currently the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office started on 1 October 2010... , W |
30 September 2017 |
| Heads of Colleges | ||
| Master of Gonville & Caius | Sir Christopher Hum Christopher Hum Sir Christopher Owen Hum KCMG is the 41st Master of Gonville and Caius College, one of the oldest colleges of the University of Cambridge. He has held this post since his installation on 16 January 2006, prior to which he was Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China... , CAI |
31 December 2012 |
| Master of Fitzwilliam | Prof. Robert Lethbridge Robert Lethbridge Professor Robert Lethbridge has been the Master of Fitzwilliam College since 2005, during which time the College has fallen to its lowest position in the Tompkins Table since 1997, when the constituent colleges of Cambridge University were first ranked in terms of their results across the full... , F |
31 December 2014 |
| Master of Christ's | Prof. Francis Patrick Kelly Frank Kelly (professor) Francis Patrick "Frank" Kelly, FRS is professor of the Mathematics of Systems in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge.... , CHR |
31 December 2014 |
| Warden of Robinson | Prof. Anthony David Yates, R | 31 December 2012 |
| Professors or Readers | ||
| Professor of Mediterranean History (2000) | Prof. David Samuel Harvard Abulafia David Abulafia David Samuel Harvard Abulafia is an influential English historian with a particular interest in Italy, Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. He has been Professor of Mediterranean History at the University of Cambridge since 2000 and a Fellow of Gonville... , CAI |
31 December 2012 |
| Professor of Experimental Physics (1998) | Prof. Dame Athene Margaret Donald Athene Donald Dame Athene Margaret Donald, DBE, FRS is a distinguished British physicist. She is Professor of Experimental Physics in the University of Cambridge's Department of Physics, and a member of the .... , R |
31 December 2012 |
| Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2009) | Prof. Nicholas John Gay, CHR | 31 December 2014 |
| Professor of Computer Technology (1997) | Prof. Andrew Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , CC |
31 December 2014 |
| Other members of Regent House Regent House The Regent House is the name given to the official governing body of the University of Cambridge. It consists of most academic and academic-related staff of the University's colleges and departments, and currently has over 3000 members.... |
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| Dr Nick Bampos, TH | 31 December 2014 | |
| Dr Richard James Barnes, EM | 31 December 2012 | |
| Dr Stephen John Cowley, SE | 31 December 2014 | |
| Mr Robert John Dowling, SID | 31 December 2012 | |
| Mr Ian Mark Le Mercier Du Quesnay, N | 31 December 2014 | |
| Dr David Arthur Good, K | 31 December 2012 | |
| Dr Susan Marian Oosthuizen, W | 31 December 2014 | |
| Dr Rachael Padman, N | 31 December 2012 | |
| Three student members | ||
| Graduate student | Mr Thomas Parry-Jones, JN | 30 June 2012 |
| All students (also elected CUSU President Cambridge University Students' Union Cambridge University Students' Union is the university-wide representative body for students at the University of Cambridge, England... 2011-12) |
Mr Gerard Tully, TH | 30 June 2012 |
| All students | Mr Morgan Wild, SID | 30 June 2012 |
| Four external members | ||
| Mr Dominic Casserley, JE | 31 December 2014 | |
| Dr Vanessa Lawrence Vanessa Lawrence Dr Vanessa Vivienne Lawrence, CB is the Director-General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey .Vanessa Lawrence is the Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency... |
31 December 2012 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Council | Dame Mavis McDonald Mavis McDonald Dame Mavis McDonald, DCB is a British academic and civil servant. She served as Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and was named Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in 2004.-Career:... |
31 December 2012 |
| Mr John Shakeshaft, T | 31 December 2014 | |