No 6173
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Vol cxl No 14
pp. 445–456
12 January, Tuesday. Full Term begins.
19 January, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).
23 January, Saturday. Congregation at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House.
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 19 January, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:
1. The Annual Report of the Council for the academical year 2008–09, dated 27 November 2009 (Reporter, p. 295).
2. The Annual Report of the General Board to the Council for the academical year 2008–09, dated 19 November 2009 (Reporter, p. 301).
3. Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2009 (Reporter, p. 305).
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that she has received with gratitude a benefaction of £50,000 from Mr Satyendra and Mrs Chhaya Chakravarty in memory of their son, Avik Chakravarty. The benefaction is to be used to support postgraduate students at the Cavendish Laboratory who are researching in one or more of the areas of luminescence phenomena, cavitation, control of friction between moving surfaces, explosive initiation and nano-science, or in other new innovative projects.
The Council is submitting a Grace to the Regent House (Grace 2, p. 450) for the approval of regulations to govern the Avik Chakravarty Memorial Fund for Physics.
The Vice-Chancellor publishes for information the following list of dates in 2010 on which it is expected that the University Flag will be flown from the Old Schools:
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6 February |
Accession of HM The Queen |
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21 April |
Birthday of HM The Queen |
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23 April |
St George’s Day |
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10 June |
Birthday of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
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12 June |
Official Birthday of HM The Queen (tbc) |
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21 June |
Congregation for Honorary Degrees |
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24, 25, and 26 June |
General Admission to Degrees |
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1 October |
Admission of the Vice-Chancellor Elect and Election and Admission of the Proctors |
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14 November |
Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales |
Members of the University may also find it convenient to be reminded of the days appointed annually for the wearing of festal gowns, which are also days on which the academical dress of other universities may in general be worn. In 2010 these are:
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4 April |
Easter Day |
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13 May |
Ascension Day |
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23 May |
Whitsunday |
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30 May |
Trinity Sunday |
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24, 25, and 26 June |
General Admission to Degrees |
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1 November |
All Saints Day |
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7 November |
Commemoration of Benefactors |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
In addition the Vice-Chancellor has designated 21 June 2010 (Congregation for Honorary Degrees) as a ‘scarlet day’.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that, on the nomination of the Master of Corpus Christi College, she has appointed The Very Reverend Dr Christopher Lewis, of Corpus Christi College, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, as Preacher at the Commemoration of John Mere, in St Benedict’s Church, at 11.45 a.m., on Tuesday, 20 April 2010.
The following persons have been appointed in the manner prescribed by Ordinance to preach before the University during the academical year 2010–11:
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17 October |
Professor James Dunn, of Clare College, Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the University of Durham Emeritus |
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7 November |
The Right Reverend Dr Peter Carnley, Honorary Fellow of St John’s College and of Emmanuel College, formerly Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of Western Australia (Lady Margaret’s Preacher) |
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6 February |
The Reverend Dr Carolyn Hammond, Fellow and Dean of Gonville and Caius College |
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6 March |
Dr Catherine Pickstock, Fellow of Emmanuel College and Reader in Philosophy and Theology (Hulsean Preacher) |
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8 May |
The Reverend Professor Christopher Rowland, of Jesus College and Christ’s College, Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford |
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22 May |
Professor Julius Lipner, Fellow of Clare Hall, Professor in Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion (Ramsden Preacher) |
University Sermons are delivered in Great St Mary’s Church at 11.15 a.m. on the Sundays stated. The Congregation are invited for refreshments with the Preacher at Michaelhouse after each Sermon.