One year on from her inauguration, Professor Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor, delivered her second annual address today, October 1 2004.

Speaking in Senate House, Professor Richard reflected briefly on her first 12 months as Vice-Chancellor, which has seen important developments; from the appointment of four new Pro-Vice-Chancellors to developing a needs-based bursary system for undergraduates.

Looking ahead, the Vice-Chancellor told her audience that her ambition is to keep education and research at Cambridge amongst the finest in the world. Ambition must translate into tasks, she said, and she went on to talk about the need to:

  • Decide on the overall size of the student body, and proportion of undergraduates and postgraduates, for the coming years;
  • Shape the University’s growing role on the international stage;
  • Help keep the collegiate system flourishing;
  • Strengthen Cambridge’s financial underpinnings.

The Vice-Chancellor concluded her address by posing and answering the question:

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