Information Services Committee

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

It provides strategic oversight of the University's information services, including cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, digital services and related policies.

Membership

Chair

  • Professor Anna Philpott

Members

  • Professor Caroline Bassett
  • Alastair Flett
  • Professor Michael Glover
  • Professor Richard McMahon
  • Professor Richard Mortier
  • Professor Richard Penty
  • Jennifer Phillips
  • Professor Jon Simons
  • Professor Bhaskar Vira
  • Professor Guy Williams
  • Professor Jocelyn Wyburd

External members

  • Alison Allden
  • Dr Mark Maddocks

Student members

  • TBC

Meeting dates

  • 15 October 2026
  • 3 December 2026
  • 11 February 2027
  • 22 April 2027
  • 1 July 2027

Contact the Secretary

isc@admin.cam.ac.uk

Minutes

If you have a University of Cambridge account, you can view the Information Services Committee’s minutes on the Committees Hub.

Terms of Reference 

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

View the Information Services Committee’s Terms of Reference

Committees Hub

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

Submitting papers

If you have business for the Information Services Committee, contact isc@admin.cam.ac.uk for guidance on when and how to present it, and for the ISC Paper Template.

You must submit your paper by the deadline before a meeting.  The deadlines for 2026/27 are:

  • 5 October 2026
  • 19 November 2026
  • 28 January 2027
  • 8 April 2027
  • 17 June 2027