Gillian Rosemary Evans FRHistS[1] is a British philosopher, and emeritus professor of medieval theology and intellectual history at University of Cambridge.
[2] Evans was educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham, followed by a degree in history from St Anne's College, Oxford, and a postgraduate diploma in education.
[3] In 2002, Evans was appointed professor of medieval theology and intellectual history at Cambridge University.
[3] She regularly writes and speaks in opposition to managerialist trends in university administration.
In a July 2020 discussion she challenged the constitutionality of the response of the University Council to the COVID-19 pandemic arguing that the powers of the Regent House, the sovereign body of the University, "were simply seized and handed over indefinitely by the Council and the General Board".