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The University Council​

About Council papers

Most of the items considered by the Council have been referred to the Council by other committees; these might be recommendations in response to new policy developments or regular items that form part of the Council’s business, including the approval of documents to meet the requirements of the Office for Students (such as the approval of the Financial Statements). Topics for Consideration by the Council (Raven login required) provides an overview of all Council business for the academic year in groups of topics.  It includes all categories of Council business, strategic items, items for one-off discussions and routine items.  It does not list items that are unlikely to require Council discussion or details of reserved business.  There is also a high-level Plan for the Strategic Council sessions​ (Raven login required). Both documents will be updated as necessary throughout the year.​

Routine matters may be dealt with by the Business Committee, by Council circular or as starred items on the agenda for a Council meeting that do not require discussion. Questions as to which materials are submitted to the Council (either at meetings, through the Business Committee or in Council circulars), and in what format, should be addressed to the Council Secretariat (council@admin.cam.ac.uk​). This email address is accessed only by Dr Regina Sachers, Angela Stratford and Anna Ulyanova, and does not go directly to Council members. ​

Note on the short online Council meetings​

The short online meetings will focus on oral updates about recent developments and emerging issues.  There will be very limited time for additional items, so this time will be reserved for particularly urgent matters that cannot wait until one of the longer meetings.  In this context urgent business is that which needs to meet an external deadline and/or a statutory or regulatory requirement (and which cannot come to one of the longer meetings) or business where there may be a significant financial or reputational implication if a decision is not made at that meeting.  The Council will also consider any urgent business during the Awaydays. 

Document coversheets

All papers must follow the templates available below and be sent electronically to the Council Secretariat. Please note that there are different templates for papers and for the minutes of Committees that report to the Council.

Submission dates for forthcoming meetings