How the University works
The Chancellor
The Chancellor is elected for life by the Senate as the constitutional head of the University. The Chancellor has important statutory duties, supports the day-to-day work of the Vice-Chancellor and the Colleges and advises the University on difficult points at issue.
In modern times, the Chancellor's principal public role has been the conferment of Honorary Degrees at an impressive annual ceremony, but this is only a small aspect of his continuous overall involvement with the University.
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh stood down as Chancellor at the end of June 2011 having served since election in 1976. An election for his successor took place in Cambridge on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October 2011.
The title of this document is:
University of Cambridge: how the University works
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http://www.cam.ac.uk/univ/works/chancellor.html
Last updated: 07/11/2011