Newnham College is a registered charity (no.1137512) overseen by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The College is governed by statutes and ordinances, overseen by the Governing Body and College Council, supported by several committees.
Governing Body
The Governing Body is comprised of Fellows and chaired by the Principal. You can find out more about the Governing Body here.
College Council
The 16 members of the College Council act as the Charity Trustees, comprising four College Officers, eight Fellows elected from among the Governing Body, and four students, as follows as at 1 October 2025:
Principal (Chair)
Vice-Principal
Senior Tutor
Bursar (Secretary)
Dr Carol Atack
Dr Kate Fleet
Dr Caroline Lanskey
Dr Letizia Mortara
Professor Yael Navaro
Professor Tina Potter
Professor Helen Taylor
Professor Maria Ubiali
JCR President
JCR Vice-President (Internal)
MCR President
MCR Representative
The College Council meets at least three times per term.
The College's Publication Scheme is available here (pdf)
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests can be made to: bursar@newn.cam.ac.uk
The College’s legal framework
- Charter and Supplemental Charter 2025 (pdf)
- Statutes (pdf)
- Ordinances of the Governing Body November 2025 (pdf)
- Ordinances of the Council October 2025 (pdf)
- Scheme (pdf)
The College’s organisation and structure
- Structure and Role of the Governing Body (pdf)
- Structure and Role of the College Council (pdf)
- Categories of Fellowship (pdf)
Financial information
The College’s accounts (Consolidated Financial Statements)
- 2023-2024 (pdf)
- 2022-2023 (pdf)
- 2021-2022 (pdf)
- 2020-2021 (pdf)
- 2019-2020 (pdf)
- 2018-2019 (pdf)
- ESG Investment Statement (pdf)
- Financial Regulations applicable to College Senior Members and Staff (pdf)
Policies and Procedures
- Code of Practice for upholding Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech and Expression at College and External Events
- College Meeting Rooms Bookings, Rules and Guidance for Newnham Students
- Confidentiality Statement (pdf)
- Data Protection information
- Duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace (pdf)
- Environmental and Sustainability Policy (pdf)
- Food Allergen Policy (pdf)
- Food Safety Policy (pdf)
- Fundraising Code Complaints Procedure (pdf)
- Health and Safety Policy (pdf)
- Policy for fundraising and responding to people in vulnerable circumstances or lacking capacity (pdf)
- Statement of Management of College Events under the Prevent Duty
- Student Procedures and Guidance
- When we fly the flag (pdf)