
TheCambridge University Reporter, founded in 1870, is the official journal of record of theUniversity of Cambridge,England.
TheCambridge University Reporter appears within the university and online every Wednesday duringFull Term, carrying notices of all university business. This includes announcements of university events, proposals for changes in regulations,Council and General Board decisions, as well as information on awards, scholarships and appointments (both at Cambridge and other universities).
The weekly numbers are supplemented by special numbers, which contain additional information of use or information to members of the university, but not included in the weekly editions. These special numbers include the Lecture List, published at the start of theMichaelmas term and giving details of all the year's lectures; the Awards issue, which comes out in early November, and gives details of all available awards and grants; and the Class-Lists, published in August, which contains details of theTripos results for all students at the university.
Numbers of theReporter are published at the discretion of theRegistrary. Each issue of theReporter bears the line "Published By Authority", referring to the fact that in its official part, it contains only university notices issued by authority, that is to say, by those university bodies which have a right of reporting to the university (these include the Council, the Board of Scrutiny, and any board or syndicate constituted by statute or ordinance or by grace ofRegent House).
In its unofficial part, theReporter contains Reports of Discussions; notices ofnon placet of Graces; notices not authorized for inclusion in the official part; notices by the colleges; notices of learned societies; and advertisements.
The printed edition of theReporter is printed in Great Britain by the University Press, Cambridge, and published byCambridge University Press. It is registered at thePost Office as anewspaper. Most of theReporter is now also available on theInternet. However, because of the requirements of theData Protection Act, some of the content of the onlineReporter is limited to thecam.ac.uk domain, and some copies are made available only in printed form.
Copies of theReporter are made available gratis to heads and praelectors of the colleges.[1] Members of the university who live in Cambridge or any member of theRegent House is entitled to receive copies of theReporter for a term and the following vacation at a reduced price. The excess of the cost of theReporter over the Receipts is charged to theChest.[1]
In 2005, controversy was caused within the university when an edition of theReporter was recalled in order to be republished with corrections.[2]