General Board’s Education Committee

The General Board’s Education Committee (GBEC) is a committee of the General Board.

It is the principal standing committee for educational matters and the central authority for quality assurance and standards in teaching.

GBEC’s main duties are to advise the General Board on educational strategy and oversee the student experience, in particular:

  • quality and standards of teaching, and the provision of appropriate courses of study and instruction
  • student health and wellbeing
  • equality and diversity in education
  • student employment and careers
  • the Student Complaints Procedure
  • student disciplinary procedures

Membership

Chair

  • Professor Bhaskar Vira (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability)

Members

  • Dr Judith Bunbury
  • Alastair Flett
  • Professor Debs Longbottom
  • Professor Ella McPherson
  • Professor Silke Mentchen
  • Professor Geoff Parks
  • Professor Richard Rex
  • Professor Oliver Shorttle
  • Dr Andrew Spencer
  • Professor Tim Weil
  • Professor Paul Wilkinson

Student members

  • Jessica Asiedu-Kwatchey
  • Augustin Denis

Meeting dates 

  • 22 October 2025
  • 10 December 2025
  • 11 February 2026
  • 25 March 2026
  • 13 May 2026
  • 17 June 2026

Contact the Secretary

GBEC-Sec@admin.cam.ac.uk

Terms of Reference

GBEC’s responsibilities, membership and procedures are set out in its Terms of Reference.

View GBEC’s Terms of Reference

Committees Hub

Committee members and attendees can access the GBEC site on the Committees Hub.

Submitting papers

If you have business for GBEC, contact GBEC-Sec@admin.cam.ac.uk for guidance on when and how to present it.

If you agree to submit a paper, you must use the correct coversheet (Word doc, 50 KB).

You must submit your paper by noon on the deadline day before a meeting. The deadlines for 2025/26 are:

  • 13 October 2025
  • 1 December 2025
  • 2 February 2026
  • 16 March 2026
  • 5 May 2026
  • 8 June 2026

Sub-committees

The following sub-committees report to GBEC: