The Audit Committee is a statutory committee of the Council. It helps ensure the University has effective financial and governance systems.
Its responsibilities include:
- monitoring regulatory compliance
- reviewing the University’s internal financial controls
- ensuring the University promotes efficiency, risk management and continuity planning
- working with external auditors to review financial statements and governance
Membership
Chair
- Professor Andrew Wathey
Members
- Professor Ruth Cameron
- Dr Ewa Marek
- Baroness Sally Morgan
- Nicola Robert
External members
- Suzi Brennan
- Gary Ernest
- David Germain
- Elly Hardwick
Meeting dates
- 16 October 2025
- 13 November 2025
- 26 February 2026
- 14 May 2026
- 2 July 2026
Minutes
If you have a University of Cambridge account, you can view Audit Committee minutes on the Committees Hub.
Terms of Reference
The Audit Committee’s responsibilities, membership and procedures are set out in the University’s Statutes and Ordinances:
- Statute A IV 7 – Committees of the Council (PDF, 230 KB)
- Special Ordinance A (v) – Audit Committee of the Council (420 KB)
- Ordinances – Audit Committee (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Annual report
The Audit Committee’s annual report is published each year in the Cambridge University Reporter.
Find links to the Audit Committee’s current and previous annual reports
Committees Hub
Committee members and attendees can access the Audit Committee site through the Committees Hub.
Submitting papers
If you have business for the Audit Committee, contact auditcommittee@admin.cam.ac.uk for guidance on when and how to present it.
If you agree to submit a paper, you must use the Audit Committee paper template (Word doc, 30 KB).
The deadline for papers is 2 weeks before an Audit Committee meeting.