Deadlines for papers in 2025/26
The main items for Council are planned well in advance of the meeting itself. If you know of an item that is going to need to come to Council, please contact Lara McCarthy at the earliest possible opportunity. Some items, particularly if they are complex or require legal or other specialist input, can take quite some time to prepare, and may need to go to one or more of Council’s committees, or to Divisional Boards or the Conference of Colleges, before coming to Council itself.
The following are the deadlines for papers that are in final draft.
Michaelmas Term 2025
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Week
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Date
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Deadline for papers
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1st*
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Monday 13 October 2025 |
Wednesday 24 September
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4th
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Monday 3 November 2025 |
Wednesday 15 October
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8th
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Monday 1 December 2025 |
Wednesday 12 November
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* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision.
Hilary Term 2026
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Week
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Date
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Deadline for papers
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1st*
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Monday 19 January 2026 |
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Wednesday 17 December
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4th
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Monday 9 February 2026 |
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Wednesday 21 January
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9th
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Monday 16 March 2026
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Wednesday 25 February
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* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision.
Trinity Term 2026
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Week
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Date
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Deadline for papers
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1st*
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Monday 27 April 2026 |
Wednesday 8 April
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4th
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Monday 18 May 2026 |
Wednesday 29 April
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9th
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Monday 22 June 2026 |
Wednesday 3 June
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July
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Monday 13 July 2025 |
Wednesday 24 June
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* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision.
Template for Council papers
