Estates Committee

The Estates Committee is a joint committee of the Council and the General Board.

It directs the planning of the University's operational estate and oversees its development, construction and performance management.

Membership

Chair

  • Professor Anna Philpott (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resources and Operations)

Members

  • Professor Dame Madeleine Atkins
  • Professor Gemma Burgess
  • Rod Cantrill
  • Professor John Dennis
  • John Dix
  • Professor Manali Desai
  • Professor Patrick Maxwell
  • Liz Peace
  • Professor Richard Penty

External members

  • Bernadette Conroy (Deputy Chair) 
  • Vince Fihosy

Meeting dates

  • 28 April 2026

  • 2 June 2026

     

  • 13 October 2026
  • 1 December 2026
  • 2 March 2027
  • 4 May 2027
  • 15 June 2027

Contact the Secretary

estatescommittee@admin.cam.ac.uk

Terms of Reference 

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

View the Estates Committee’s Terms of Reference

Committees Hub

Committee members and attendees can access the Estates Committee site through the Committees Hub.

Submitting papers

If you have business for the Estates Committee, contact estatescommittee@admin.cam.ac.uk as early as possible for guidance on when and how to present it.

All submissions must use the Estates Committee paper template (Word doc, 40 KB).

You must submit your paper by the deadline before a meeting. The deadlines for the meetings above are:

  • 14 April 2026

  • 19 May 2026

     

  • 28 September 2026
  • 6 November 2026
  • 15 February 2027
  • 19 April 2027
  • 28 May 2027

Sub-committees

The following sub-committees report to the Estates Committee: