Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 17 November 2010

The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 26 November 2010.

1. That the Table of Fees attached to the regulations for University Composition Fees be amended as follows:1

Table 1

With effect from 1 September 2011

(Students commencing in 2006–07 or later years)

B.A. Degree, B.Th. Degree, Mus.B. Degree, Medical and Veterinary Degrees, M.Eng. Degree, M.Sci. Degree, M.Math. Degree, M.A.St. Degree, Certificates, and Diplomas (in Group 1)

By replacing at each occurrence in the list of fees for Home and EU students the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2010–11	Annual fee for 2011–12
(£)	(£)
3,290	3,375
1,640*	1,680*

Table 2A: Continuing students

By replacing at each occurrence in the list of fees for Home and EU students the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2010–11	Annual fee for 2011–12
(£)	(£)
1,310	1,345
650*	665*

Table 2C: Co-funded students

By replacing at each occurrence the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2010–11	Annual fee for 2011–12
(£)	(£)
3,290	3,375
1,640*	1,680*

* This fee applies to students undertaking a course of study in a member country of the European Union under Regulation 6 for the Law Tripos and to students spending a period abroad in accordance with Regulation 23 for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos or Regulation 28 for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or Regulation 3(a) for the Oriental Studies Tripos. It also applies to students following Option B of the course in Environmental Design in Architecture for the degree of Master of Philosophy during the year of their placement.

2. That a Winton Fund for the Physics of Sustainability be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:2

Winton Fund for the Physics of Sustainability

1. The sum of £20m given to the University by the Trustees of the David Harding Foundation shall form a fund called the Winton Fund for the Physics of Sustainability.

2. The purpose of the Fund shall be the promotion and support of a programme of innovative fundamental research in physics and other associated fields called the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability which shall be designed to help meet the need for sustainable use of natural resources including in particular energy generation and use.

3. The Managers of the Fund, who shall also be the Committee of Management of the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, shall be:

(a)the Head of the Department of Physics;

(b)the Cavendish Professor of Physics;

(c)the Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for research;

(d)one suitably qualified person who is not employed by the University, appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences for a period of five years;

(e)one person appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the donor for a period of five years.

Should either a single person hold more than one of the positions named at (a), (b), and (c), or any of these positions be vacant, a further Manager or Managers shall be appointed by the General Board, on the nomination of the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, so that the number of Managers shall always be five. The Head of the School of the Physical Sciences and the Director of the Programme, if not otherwise Managers of the Fund, shall have the right of attendance at meetings of the Managers in a non-voting capacity.

4. The Director of the Programme, who shall be a University officer, shall be appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences. He or she shall hold office for three years, and shall be eligible for reappointment for one or more further terms of three years. The position of Director shall not be held concurrently with the office of Head of the Department of Physics.

5. The Director shall be the scientific and administrative head of the Programme, and shall be advised by an Advisory Board and the Managers of the Fund.

6. The income and capital of the Fund shall be used to promote and encourage innovative fundamental research in physics and other associated fields both within the University and in collaboration with other suitable partner institutions, through:

(a)the creation and support of awards and fellowships designed to attract outstanding scientific researchers from around the world;

(b)the payment of the costs, including the associated indirect costs of the University, of such University offices and posts as may be established, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Statutes and Ordinances, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Managers, as a charge on the Fund;

(c)the support of innovative research with the potential to attract additional funding from other sources;

(d)the provision of shared experimental equipment and infrastructure;

(e)outreach work to promote the discoveries and achievements enabled by the Fund and the public policy opportunities thereby presented;

(f)other means as may be agreed by the Managers.

7. Any unexpended income may be either added to the capital of the Fund or accumulated for use as income in subsequent years, as the Managers may determine.

8. Any proposal to release capital from the Fund to the value of £2m or more in any one year shall be agreed unanimously by all the Managers and notified to the General Board.

Advisory Board

1. There shall be an International Advisory Board for the Programme, which shall consist of no fewer than eight distinguished persons in relevant disciplines.

2. The Chairman of the Advisory Board, who shall not be a Manager of the Fund or a beneficiary of the Fund, shall be appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Managers of the Fund for periods of not more than four years at a time.

3. Six members of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Managers of the Fund and the Chairman of the Advisory Board in the Michaelmas Term to serve for periods of up to four years at a time as shall be determined by the Managers. One member of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Advisory Board on the nomination of the Trustees of the David Harding Foundation.

4. The General Board, the Managers of the Fund, and the Chairman of the Advisory Board, in making their appointments to the Board, shall ensure that at least one of its members is not a resident member of the University and that at least one member shall be a senior resident member of the University.

5. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once every year with the Managers of the Fund and the Director of the Programme.

6. The duty of the Advisory Board shall be to advise the Managers and Director on the future strategic direction of the Programme and to review the use and effectiveness made of the Fund.

Winton Research Fellowships

1. In order to enable outstanding post-doctoral scholars to take part in and contribute to the work of the Programme there shall be Research Fellowships for persons who are pursuing advanced work in physics and other associated fields that will help meet the need for sustainable use of natural resources including in particular energy generation and use.

2. Appointments of Winton Research Fellowships shall be made by the Director of the Programme in consultation with at least two of the Managers.

3. A Research Fellowship shall be tenable for one or more years at a time, and may be renewed by the Managers for up to a total of five years.

4. The value of each Research Fellowship shall be determined by the Managers, taking into account other sources of research funding available to the Fellow.

Winton Studentships

1. The Electors to a Winton Studentship shall be the Managers.

2. In order to be eligible for a Studentship, a candidate must have been admitted, or be seeking admission, as a student studying towards the Ph.D. Degree in the broad area of sustainability normally within the School of the Physical Sciences.

3. In the Michaelmas Term each year the Managers shall publish a notice giving the date by which, and the manner in which, applications are to be submitted.

4. The Studentship shall provide

(a)a maintenance payment, determined from time to time by the Managers, for a period of up to no more than four years,

(b)a payment to assist in meeting the Student’s University and College fees,

(c)a contribution to other costs such as equipment, consumables, travel expenses, and other costs according to the discretion of the Managers to be in accordance with the prevailing norms offered by the relevant Research Councils.

3. That, on the recommendation of the General Board, the Vere Harmsworth Professorship of Imperial and Naval History be discontinued from 1 October 2012 until 30 September 2015.3