Who we are and what we do

Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts.

Legal Framework

Charter of Incorporation is available free, on request, from The Freedom of Information Officer at foi@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk.

The College was founded on 11 March 1954 as an unincorporated association to promote a third foundation for women in the University of Cambridge. It was incorporated as New Hall, Cambridge as a company limited by guarantee on 20 April 1954. On 3 November 1965, the University granted recognition to New Hall, Cambridge as an Approved Foundation within the University. On 28 June, 1972 New Hall, Cambridge was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in the name of 'The President and Fellows of New Hall in the University of Cambridge'.

The College Statutes are accessible from this link.

The College Statutes provide for the constitution and government of the College, including the membership and responsibilities of the Governing Body and College Council; the duties and terms of appointment of the President, Fellows and College Officers; the conduct, discipline, grievances and dismissal or removal of academic staff, the duties of College Members, the discipline of students; financial management and the annual auditing of accounts.

How the institution is organised

An organisation chart, summarising the College's management structure is available free, on request, from The Freedom of Information Officer at foi@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk.

A description of functions and responsibilities of College Officers is given in the College Statutes

The College is administered by the President and the College Council under the ultimate authority of the Governing Body, comprising the President and all the Fellows of the College in accordance with the Statutes of the College. College Council meet at least twice per term, and Governing Body at least once per term. Rules relating to elections to College Council and to meetings of Council and Governing Body may be found in the College Statutes.

The principal officers of the College include the President, the Bursar, the Senior Tutor, the Dean and Tutors who are subject to the duties specified in the Statutes of the College. The educational work of the College is performed by the Directors of Studies and College Lecturers and Supervisors. A list of College Fellows and Administrative staff is available from the directory.

The Council appoint various standing and ad hoc committees whos terms of reference and membership are available in the College Ordinances. The College Ordinances are available free, on request, from The Freedom of Information Officer at foi@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk.

Location and contact details

Location and contact details may be found on the general contacts page

Lists of and information relating to organisations for which the College has responsibility, those it works in partnership with, those it sponsors and companies wholly owned by it

The College wholly owns the following registered companies:

New Hall Developments Ltd

New Hall Developments Ltd. handles major collegiate property development activities. It acts as main contractor on behalf of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge and then contracts with building contractors and consultants as appropriate for the planning, design and implementation of relevant developments.

New Hall Conferences Ltd

New Hall Conferences Ltd. handles commercial conferences on behalf of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.

These companies have their own publication schemes which may be found at the web references shown.

Student activities

The principal student associations in the College are the Junior Combination Room (comprising both undergraduates and graduate students) and the Middle Combination Room (comprising graduate students).

Both the Junior Combination Room and the Middle Combination Room have their own websites.

The College also has a number of clubs and societies with their own websites, links to which may be found on the JCR website and/or from the student links web page on the College website.