College Council
Newnham College is a registered charity (no.1137512) overseen by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The 15 members of the College Council act as the Charity Trustees, comprising four College Officers, eight Fellows elected from among the Governing Body (currently one vacancy), and three students, as follows as at 7 February 2025:
Principal (Chair)
Vice-Principal
Senior Tutor
Bursar (Secretary)
Dr Carol Atack
Alice Benton
Dr Kate Fleet
Dr Caroline Lanskey
Dr Letizia Mortara
Professor Yael Navaro
Professor Helen Taylor
JCR President
JCR Vice-President (Internal)
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 2020 (pdf)
- Statutes (pdf)
- Ordinances of the Governing Body March 2025 (pdf)
- Ordinances of the Council March 2025 (pdf)
- Scheme (pdf)
Proposed minor updates to Charter and Statutes
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
- Student Procedures and Guidance
- Rules of Behaviour for Students (pdf)
- Data Protection information
- Confidentiality Statement (pdf)
- Environmental and Sustainability Policy (pdf)
- Food Allergen Policy (pdf)
- Food Safety Policy (pdf)
- Health and Safety Policy (pdf)
- When we fly the flag (pdf)
- Fundraising Code Complaints Procedure (pdf)
- Policy for fundraising and responding to people in vulnerable circumstances or lacking capacity (pdf)
- Update on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
- Statement on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech and Expression
- 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
- Statement of Management of College Events under the Prevent Duty
- Duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace (pdf)