Notices

Principal Officers of the University

Chancellor:
2025, The Rt Hon. Lord Smith of Finsbury, PEM, 22 July 2035

Vice-Chancellor:
2023, Professor Deborah Prentice, CHR, 30 Sept. 2029

Pro-Vice-Chancellors:
2021, Professor Kamal Munir, HO, 30 Sept. 2027 (Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor)
2022, Professor Bhaskar Vira, F, 30 Sept. 2028 (Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor)
2024, Professor Sir John Aston, CHU, 31 Aug. 2027
2024, Professor Anna Philpott, CL, 30 Sept. 2027

High Steward:
2010, The Lord Watson of Richmond, JE

Deputy High Steward:
2023, Ms Sarah Squire, N

Commissary:
2025, The Rt Hon. Sir Patrick Elias, PEM

Proctors for 2025–26:
Dr Martin Parker Dixon, SID
Dr Benjamin Spagnolo, T

Orator:
2008, Dr Rupert Thompson, SE

Registrary:
2017, Ms Emma Rampton, SID

Librarian:
2017, Dr Jessica Gardner, SE

Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Marlay Curator:
2019, Dr Luke Syson, T

Esquire Bedells:
2022, Mr Jake Humbles, PET
2022, Professor Karen Ottewell, LC

University Advocate:
2019, Dr Martin Steinfeld, HH

Deputy University Advocate:
TBC

Deputy Vice-Chancellors appointed

University Offices. 1 October 2025

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that she has appointed the following, in accordance with Statute C III 7(a), as Deputy Vice‑Chancellors for the academic year 2025–26:

Professor Sir John Aston, CHU, Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Professor Kamal Munir, HO, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Professor Anna Philpott, CL, Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Professor Bhaskar Vira, F, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Ms Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College

Professor Dame Madeleine Atkins, LC

Professor Martin Burton, Master of Sidney Sussex College

Mr Douglas Chalmers, Master of Emmanuel College

Ms Mary Hockaday, Master of Trinity Hall

Ms Loretta Minghella, Master of Clare College

Professor Nicola Padfield, F

Professor Richard Penty, SID

Dr Michael Rands, Master of Darwin College

Professor Philippa Rogerson, CAI

Ms Alison Rose, Principal of Newnham College

Professor Johan van de Ven, CTH

Professor Graham Virgo, Master of Downing College

Professor Sir Mark Welland, CTH

The Lord (Simon) Woolley of Woodford, Principal of Homerton College

Syndicates, Committees and other bodies: Chairs appointed

University Offices. 1 October 2025

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that she has appointed the following members of the Regent House, in accordance with Statute C III 7(b), to act on her behalf to chair Syndicates, Committees and other bodies for the academic year 2025–26, unless otherwise stated:

Syndicates

Botanic Garden Syndicate: Dame Fiona Reynolds, EM

Careers Service Syndicate: Ms Sonita Alleyne, JE

Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate: Sir Richard Heaton, R

Library Syndicate: Professor Sir John Aston, CHU

Select Preachers Syndicate: Professor Martin Burton, SID

Societies Syndicate: Dr Duncan Needham, DAR

Committees

Advisory Committee for the election of the Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor: Mr Roger Mosey, SE

Advisory Committee for the election of the Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions: (with effect from 6 November) Professor Mia Bay, JE

Colleges Fund Committee: Sir John Benger, CTH

Consultative Committee for Safety: Professor Aikaterini Artavanis-Tsakonas

Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee: Mr John Dix, DAR

Finance Committee: Professor Anna Philpott, CL

Health and Safety Executive Committee: Professor Anna Philpott, CL

Information Services Committee: Professor Anna Philpott, CL

Kettle’s Yard Committee: Ms Sonita Alleyne, JE

Military Education Committee: Professor Simon Gregory, HO

Music Performance Committee: Ms Sonita Alleyne, JE

University Theatre Committee: TBC

Other bodies

Distributors of Crane’s Charity: Professor Graham Virgo, DOW

Electors to the Robert Gardiner Memorial Scholarships: Dr Anita Bunyan, CAI

Electors to the Hulsean Preachership and Lectureship: The Revd Dr Stephen Plant, TH

Electors to the Stanton Lectureship in the Philosophy of Religion: Professor David Fergusson, M

Electors to the Leslie Stephen Lectureship: Ms Mary Hockaday, TH

Managers of the Edward Bailey Study of Religion Fund: Professor Joel Robbins, T

Managers of the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance: Professor Gishan Dissanaike, HH

Managers of the Martin C. Faulkes Bell Fund: TBC

Managers of the Hartwell Fund for Islamic Studies: Sir Laurie Bristow, HH

Managers of the J. M. Keynes Fellowships Fund: The Lord (Simon) McDonald of Salford, CHR

Managers of the Dr S. T. Lee Public Policy Lecture Fund: Professor Dame Diane Coyle, CHU

Managers of the F. W. Maitland Fund: Professor Robin Osborne, K

Managers of the Mary Euphrasia Mosley Fund: Dr Maximillian Van Wyk De Vries, CAI

Managers of the Polonsky-Coexist Fund for Jewish Studies: Professor Jocelyn Wyburd, CL

Managers of the Prince Philip Scholarships Fund: Professor Philippa Rogerson, CAI

Managers of the F. J. Quick Fund: TBC

Managers of the Schiff Foundation Fund: Professor Jason Robinson, JN

Managers of the Sims Fund: Professor Nigel Peake, EM

Managers of the Manmohan Singh Bursary Fund: Professor Nidhi Singal, HH

Managers of the Smuts Memorial Fund: Professor Paul Lane, M

Managers of the C. T. Taylor Fund: TBC

Managers of the George and Marie Vergottis Fund: TBC

Managers of the Sheikh Zayed Fund for Islamic Studies: Sir Laurie Bristow, HH

University and Staff Joint Board: Professor Kamal Munir, HO

Other appointments

The Vice-Chancellor has appointed the following to act as Managers for the academic year 2025–26:

El-Erian Fund for Economics: Dr Mohammed El‑Erian, Q

Grimshaw-Parkinson Fund: Professor Sanjay Sinha

Janeway Fund for Economics: Dr William H. Janeway, PEM

Versus Arthritis Professorship of Rheumatology Fund: TBC

Roll of the Regent House

University Offices. 1 October 2025

The Vice-Chancellor calls attention to the list of the names, published on pages 6–65 below, which it is proposed to place on the Roll of the Regent House for the year from November 2025. The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that she has appointed the Director of Governance and Compliance as her deputy, under Statute C III 7(b), to receive any objections that members of the University may make under Regulation 1 of the Ordinance on the Roll of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 110) to the inclusion or omission of any name. Please send any such objections to the Director of Governance and Compliance by email to University.Draftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 (see also the Registrary’s Notice on p. 6 below).