Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 2 March 2011

The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been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, 11 March 2011.

1. That a Richard Norman Scholarship Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1

Richard Norman Scholarship Fund

1. The sums received from Mrs D. Norman in memory of her husband Richard Norman, formerly of King’s College, shall form a fund for the benefit of postgraduate students in the Department of Engineering undertaking research in electrical engineering.

2. The Managers of the Fund shall be the Head of the Department of Engineering (who shall be Chairman), the Professor of Electrical Engineering, and one person appointed by the Faculty Board of Engineering in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following her or his appointment.

3. The income of the Fund, and such portion of the capital as they shall determine, shall be applied at the discretion of the Managers to provide one or more Richard Norman Scholarships in Electrical Engineering for persons who are, or are about to be, registered for the Ph.D. Degree in the field of electrical engineering in the Department of Engineering.

4. A Scholarship may provide

(a)a maintenance payment to be determined by the Managers,

(b)a payment to meet any University and/or College fees payable by the Scholar,

(c)a contribution to other costs such as equipment, travel expenses, etc., according to the discretion of the Managers.

5. In determining the award the Managers shall take into account any other financial resources available to the Scholar.

6. Any unexpended income of the Fund in a financial year may be accumulated as capital or expended in any one or more subsequent years in accordance with Regulation 3 as may be determined by the Managers.

2. That the recommendations in paragraph 7 of the Report of the Council, dated 17 January 2011, on an initiated Grace (USS consultation, consultative voting) (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 420) be approved.2

3. That the recommendations in paragraph 3 of the Second Report of the General Board, dated 2 February 2011, on the establishment of a Professorship of Management Studies (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 489) be approved.

J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary

END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE ‘REPORTER’