{"id":3073,"date":"2025-12-15T15:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:20:02","slug":"renewal-at-cambridge-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=3073","title":{"rendered":"Revenge and Renewal at Cambridge University ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Registrary of the University of Cambridge, Ms Emma Rampton, has announced that she will step down from her role on 31 December 2025 here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her decision comes at the end of a year marked by considerable institutional turbulence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has included a disorderly Chancellorship election<\/a>, a protracted and ongoing disciplinary investigation involving another very senior figure, the announcement \u2014 and subsequent withdrawal \u2014 of the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer<\/a> and repeated press <\/em>allegations of bullying and harassment<\/a> seemingly tolerated at the highest levels of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The period was further destabilised by the unprecedented leaking of remarks<\/a> made by the Vice-Chancellor about the Reform Party, taken from a recording made by an unnamed member of Council. This episode was widely seen as an attempt by internal opponents of the Vice Chancellor to undermine and discredit her leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University clearly needs to implement urgent reforms. We can’t carry on like we’ve been doing over the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This now presents an opportunity for renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope that the Vice Chancellor will be able to secure the appointment of both a new Chief Financial Officer and a new Registrary, helping to stabilise the University\u2019s leadership and lay firmer foundations for the next chapter in Cambridge\u2019s governance.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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