No 6258
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Vol cxlii No 23
pp. 488–495
16 March, Friday. Full Term ends.
21 March, Wednesday. Congregation of the Regent House at 11 a.m. (Installation of the Chancellor). Scarlet Day.
24 March, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m. (see p. 493). Lent Term ends.
8 April, Sunday. Easter Day. Scarlet Day.
17 April, Tuesday. Easter Term begins.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has accepted with gratitude
(i)a bequest of approximately £20,000 under the Will of the late Joseph Petty, the income of which will be used to support a Sir William Wade Prize for Civil Liberties and Human Rights and the Squire Law Library;
(ii)a further gift of £2,000, given under Gift Aid arrangements, from Dr Irene Gore to be added to the Olga Youhotsky and Catherine Matthews Fund for Prizes in Russian.
The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 4, p. 492) to the Regent House for the approval of regulations to govern the Sir William Wade Fund.
In recognition of Dr Gore’s support the Council is submitting a Grace to the Regent House (Grace 5, p. 492) to retitle the Fund and Prize as the Olga Youhotsky, Catherine Matthews, and Irene Gore Fund and Prize.
The Vice-Chancellor wishes to remind members of the University that a Congregation will be held on Wednesday, 20 June 2012, for the conferment of Honorary Degrees (see Graces 1–8, p. 493 and his Notice of 9 January on p. 359).
Admission to the Congregation will be strictly by ticket only and further details of the arrangements including application for tickets are expected to be published in the Reporter on 25 April 2012.
The Vice-Chancellor begs leave to refer to his Notice of 13 February 2012 (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 453), concerning proposed amending Statutes for Churchill College. He hereby gives notice that in the opinion of the Council the proposed Statutes make no alteration of any Statute which affects the University, and do not require the consent of the University; that the interests of the University are not prejudiced by them, and that the Council has resolved to take no action upon them, provided that the Council will wish to reconsider the proposed Statutes if they have not been submitted to the Privy Council by 5 March 2013.
The Council has received the comments on the title of the Professorship by Professor A. W. F. Edwards at the Discussion on 7 February 2012 (Reporter, p. 460) of this Report. It notes that the University has established other MRC Research Professorships. It has consulted the General Board who have confirmed that the person for whom the Professorship is to be established wishes the title to be that set out in the Report. The Board wish to make clear that the inclusion of the word Research in the title follows the wording of the relevant MRC scheme and does not imply the creation of a new category of Professor, as suggested by Professor Edwards.
The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 3, p. 492) for the approval of the recommendations in the Report.
Both Senate-House Yard and the Combination Room will be closed on 21 March 2012, on the occasion of the Congregation for the Installation of the Chancellor. Access to the University Offices will be from Trinity Lane.
Only those with admission tickets, and other authorized persons will be permitted to enter the Yard on 21 March.
The Registrary has received the accounts of the Colleges for the year 2010–11. The accounts are available to view on the individual College websites as follows:
The following persons have been appointed in the manner prescribed by Ordinance to preach before the University during the academical year 2012–13:
Michaelmas Term 2012
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14 October |
Dr Eve Poole, of Newnham College, Associate of The Ashridge Business School and Director, The Foundation for Workplace Spirituality |
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4 November |
The Right Reverend Stephen Conway, of Selwyn College, Lord Bishop of Ely (Lady Margaret’s Preacher at Commemoration) |
Lent Term 2013
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3 February |
Dr Anna Rowlands, of Girton College, Director of Studies at The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology |
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3 March |
The Reverend Professor David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity and Principal of New College, University of Edinburgh (Hulsean Preacher) |
Easter Term 2013
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5 May |
The Most Reverend Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland |
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19 May |
Professor David Maxwell, Fellow of Emmanuel College, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Ramsden Preacher) |
University Sermons are delivered in Great St Mary’s, the University Church, at 11.15 a.m. on the Sundays stated. The Congregation are invited to take refreshments with the Preacher at Michaelhouse after each Sermon.