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'Keeping term' enforcement at Murray Edwards

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Dear Murray Edwards College, Cambridge,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about ‘keeping term’ policies at the College.

Please may you provide me with the following information:

[Please Note: by ‘keeping term’ policies, I am referring to Cambridge University’s expectations on how many nights a student must spend in Cambridge.]

1. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the last completed academic year 2023-2024.
2. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the academic year 2022-2023.
3. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the academic year 2021-2022.
4. The course of action the College enacts if a student has been found breaching the ‘keeping term policies’, including any sanctions given to the student or enforcement of further nights they must spend in Cambridge.
5. The College’s method of enforcement (if any) of the ‘keeping term’ policy.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to follow up and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.


Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response within 20 working days. 



Yours faithfully,

Esther Knowles

Freedom of Information, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

Dear Esther Knowles

Thank you for your email

Please find the reply below.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Hopwood

RJ Hopwood MBA FCCA

Bursar and Fellow

Murray Edwards College

Huntingdon Road

Cambridge, CB3 0DF

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of this decision, you should write to The Bursar, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DF who will then assign an appropriate person to conduct the internal review. If subsequently you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the College.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

1. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the last completed academic year 2023-2024.
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2. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the academic year 2022-2023.
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3. The number of students at your college who were found breaching ‘keeping term’ policies in the academic year 2021-2022.
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4. The course of action the College enacts if a student has been found breaching the ‘keeping term policies’, including any sanctions given to the student or enforcement of further nights they must spend in Cambridge.
If students spend too many nights away from Cambridge during Full Term, they need to make them up from nights kept either before the beginning or after the end of Full Term. Special arrangements can be made in the case of illness or other serious issue.

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