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
- 7 October 2025
- 25 November 2025
- 3 March 2026
- 28 April 2026
- 2 June 2026
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 (PDF, 180 KB)
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 2025/26 are:
- 23 September 2025
- 11 November 2025
- 17 February 2026
- 14 April 2026
- 19 May 2026
Sub-committees
The following sub-committees report to the Estates Committee: