University representation

Representing your views to the University

There are lots of groups and committees in the University where decisions are made that affect how you live and work in Cambridge. CUSU representatives, who are elected by students, attend these meetings, voice your opinions and influence decisions.

The University's structure

The administrative structure of the University has evolved over time into a sysem of labyrinthine complexity which can be daunting to those encountering it for the first time. For those who may want something done, or something changed in the university, knowing where to start can be a problem.

The University has published The Way it Works, a guide to the university's administrative structure, published by the University Offices.

For more information on navigating University Bureaucracy contact the President.

Your Representatives

The following table aims to help you find out who your representatives are on various university and external bodies. Click on the name of the committee to find out more information about what it does. As some committees have rather obscure titles, the column marked "area" gives a few keywords about the committee.

Committee	Representative	External Website?	Area
800th Anniversary Steering Committee	Ant Bagshaw, CUSU Education Officer	Yes	General
Access to Learning Fund, Committee on	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	Yes	Funding
Accomodation Syndicate	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	Yes	Accomodation
Admissions Forum	CUSU Access Officer	No	Admissions
Advisory Group on Communicable Diseases	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	Yes	Student Health
Aldwych Group	CUSU President and CUSU Education Officer	Yes	External
Board of Examinations	CUSU Education Officer	Yes	Academic, Exams
Bursars' Sub-Committee on Rents and Charges	CUSU President	No	Rents
Careers Syndicate	CUSU President	Yes	Careers
Childcare for Students, Joint Committee	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	Yes	Childcare
Committee on Community Activities	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer and CUSU Women's Officer	Yes	Outreach
Council, University	Ant Bagshaw, Freya Morrissey, William Bortrick	Yes	General
Council Business Committee	William Bortrick	No	General
Counselling Service Executive Committee	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	Yes	Welfare
Disability Forum	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	Yes	Disabilities
Disability, Joint Committee on	CUSU President and the CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	Yes	Disabilities
Disability Resource Centre, Management Committee of	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	Yes	Disabilities
General Board	Ant Bagshaw, William Bortrick	Yes	Academic
General Board Education Committee	CUSU Education Officer	Yes	Academic
Health Services, Committee of the Management of	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	No	Student Health
HIV and Sexual Health Working Group	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer, CUSU LBGT Chair, CUSU HIV and Sexual Health Officer	No	Student Health
Language Centre, Committee of the Management of	CUSU Education Officer	Yes	Student Health
Levies, Joint Working Party on	CUSU President	No	College/University Relations
Library Syndicate	CUSU Education Officer	Yes	University Library
Learning Landscape Project	CUSU Education Officer, CUSU Education Officer and CUSU Faculty Liaison Officer.	Yes	Academic
Mature Students Working Party	CUSU Access Officer	No	Mature Students
Outreach Steering Group	CUSU Access Officer	No	Outreach
Peer Support Advisory Group	CUSU Welfare and Graduates Officer	No	Welfare
Planning and Resources Committee	Ant Bagshaw	Yes	Funding
Plagiarism Steering Group	CUSU Education Officer	No	Academic
Resource Management Committee	Ant Bagshaw	Yes	Existing University Resources
Standing Advisory Committee on Student Matters (SACSM)	CUSU Sabbatical Team	No	Student Matters throughout the university
Safety, Consultative Committee On	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	Yes	Health and Safety
Senior Tutors' Committee	CUSU President	No	Student Matters in Colleges
Senior Tutors' Committee, Welfare and Finance	CUSU Welfare & Graduates Officer	No	Student Matters in Colleges
Senior Tutors' Committee, Education	CUSU Education Officer	No	Student Matters in Colleges
Societies Syndicate	CUSU Coordinator, Council-elected members TBD	Yes	Societies
Societies Syndicate Technical Committee	CUSU Coordinator, Council-elected members TBD	Yes	Societies
Theatre Syndicate	Others	Yes	The A.D.C. Theatre
Undergraduates Admissions Committee	CUSU Access Officer	Yes	Admissions

Local and national links

Our local and national links relating to regulation of Universities may be of interest.