The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidates have been duly nominated in accordance with Statute A, IV, 2 for election to the Council in classes (a), (b), and (c), and that it has been certified to her that each candidate has consented to be nominated in the class shown:
| Class (a) | |
| Candidate | Nominated by |
| Professor MARTIN JAMES DAUNTON, TH | Sir Martin Harris, CLH, and Professor Janet Todd, LC |
| Sir CHRISTOPHER HUM, CAI | Professor Ross Harrison, K, and Professor Dame Jean Thomas, CTH |
| Class (b) | |
| Candidate | Nominated by |
| Professor DAVID SAMUEL HARVARD ABULAFIA, CAI | Sir Christopher Hum, CAI, and Professor R. J. Evans, CAI |
| Dr MICHAEL RONALD CLARK, DAR | Dr J. W. Ajioka, JE, and Professor D. W. Dunne |
| Professor ATHENE MARGARET DONALD, R | Professor J. K. M. Sanders, SE, and Professor P. B. Littlewood, T |
| Class (c) | |
| Candidate | Nominated by |
| Dr RICHARD JAMES BARNES, EM | Dr N. J. Bampos, TH, and Dr S. J. Cowley, SE |
| Mr ROBERT JOHN DOWLING, SID | Mrs P. M. Stewart, HH, and Mr C. J. Jardine, K |
| Dr DAVID ARTHUR GOOD, K | Dr A. F. Blackwell, K, and Professor C. A. Gilligan, K |
| Dr RACHAEL PADMAN, N | Professor Sir Richard Friend, JN, and Professor W. M. Beard, N |
No other persons having been nominated, the candidates named above in classes (a) and (c) are duly elected.
An election is necessary to select two members in class (b). The election will be by postal ballot, under the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Voting papers will be distributed, together with the statements provided by the candidates, not later than Monday, 17 November 2008. The last date for the return of voting papers will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, 27 November 2008.