No 6307
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Vol cxliii No 30
pp. 516–543
19 May, Sunday. Whitsunday. Scarlet Day. Preacher, Dr D. J. Maxwell, EM, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Ramsden Preacher), 11.15 a.m.
21 May, Tuesday. Easter Term divides.
26 May, Sunday. Trinity Sunday. Scarlet Day.
28 May, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Council Room (see below).
Discussions at 2 p.m. |
Congregations |
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28 May |
18 June, Tuesday at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees) |
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11 June |
27 June, Thursday at 9.30 a.m. (General Admission) |
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9 July |
28 June, Friday at 9.30 a.m. (General Admission) |
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29 June, Saturday at 9.30 a.m. (General Admission) |
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20 July, Saturday at 10 a.m. |
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107) to attend a Discussion in the Council Room, on Tuesday, 28 May 2013, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:
1. First-stage Report of the Council, dated 6 May 2013, on the construction of the Maxwell Centre on the West Cambridge site (Reporter, 6306, 2012–13, p. 507).
2. First-Stage Report of the Council, dated 6 May 2013, on the construction of a new annexe building for the Department of Engineering at Scroope Terrace (Reporter, 6306, 2012–13, p. 509).
3. Report of the General Board, dated 1 May 2013, on the establishment of a Professorship of International Education (Reporter, 6306, 2012–13, p. 511).
4. Report of the General Board, dated 1 May 2013, on the establishment of a John Harvard Professorship in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (Reporter, 6306, 2012–13, p. 511).
5. Report of the General Board, dated 1 May 2013, on the Travelling Expenses Fund (Reporter, 6306, 2012–13, p. 513).
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received with gratitude a benefaction of $1 million from The Alborada Trust to support the Cambridge in Africa Project in the Department of Veterinary Medicine.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that he has received the following nominations, in accordance with Statute A, VII, 3, for election to the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(ii) (members of the Regent House), and that it has been certified to him that the candidates have consented to be so nominated:
Professor Ross John Anderson, T, nominated by Mr R. J. Dowling, SID, and Mrs M. A. Levitt, T
Dr Ruth Lisa Chadwick Charles, N, nominated by Dr J. S. Mander, N, and Dr C. M. Hills, N
Dr Michael John Franklin, HH, nominated by Dr M. J. Dixon, Q, and Professor N. A. Affara, HH
No other candidates having been nominated in class (c)(ii), the Vice-Chancellor declares that Professor Anderson, Dr Charles, and Dr Franklin are elected, to serve as members of the Board of Scrutiny for four years from 1 October 2013.
Regulation 2 for the election of members of the Board of Scrutiny (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 117) provides that, if at an election insufficient nominations are received to fill all the places either in class (c)(i) or in class (c)(ii), the Council shall appoint as many members as may be necessary. No person having been nominated in the election for one member of the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(i) (a person who has been a member of the Regent House for not more than ten years on 1 October 2013), the Council will be asked to make an appointment to that vacancy.
No nominations have been received for members in classes (c) and (d) of the Nominating Committee for External Members of the Council in the election announced in the Reporter (6303, 2012–13, p. 438). Under the regulations for the election of such members, a further election is to be held until the vacancies are filled (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 116).
The Vice-Chancellor accordingly gives notice of an election of members of the Committee as follows, to serve for four years from 1 October 2013:
(i)one member in class (c) (two members elected by the Regent House from among those who at the time of election are current members of Council in classes (a), (b), and (c));
(ii)two members in class (d) (four members of the Senate elected by the Regent House).
Further information about the Committee can be found in the Statutes and Ordinances (p. 116) and obtained from the Registrary (email registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk).
The nomination and ballot timetable for the election is governed by Regulations 1–5 and 13 of the regulations for the Election of Members of the Council (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 114).
In order to be eligible a candidate for election must be nominated on a paper sent to the Vice-Chancellor at the Old Schools so as to reach him not later than noon on Friday, 31 May 2013. The paper must contain (a) a statement signed by two members of the Regent House, nominating the candidate for election to the Board or Nominating Committee, as appropriate, and (b) a statement signed by the candidate certifying that he or she consents to be so nominated. The candidate should also provide a curriculum vitae by the same date (see below).
The Vice-Chancellor would be obliged if nominations could be delivered to the Registrary in the Old Schools during office hours. Envelopes should be clearly marked as Nomination papers. Nomination papers may also be faxed to 01223 332332 or scanned (showing signatures) and sent by email to registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk. Nominations will be published on the Senate-House noticeboard as they are received; the complete list of nominations will be published in the Reporter on Wednesday, 5 June 2013.
In accordance with the regulations governing the election, each person nominated for election is required to send to the Registrary, not later than noon on Friday, 31 May 2013, a statement of her or his curriculum vitae for distribution to members of the Regent House with the voting papers. It is suggested that such a statement should be of not more than 500 words in length, and that it should cover the following points:
•The candidate’s present position in the University.
•Previous posts held, whether in Cambridge or in other universities or outside the university system, with dates.
•A note of the candidate’s particular interests within the field of University business and experience that he or she might bring to the Committee.
If there are more candidates than vacancies in each class, an election will be conducted by postal ballot, under the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Voting papers will be distributed, together with the statements provided by candidates, not later than Monday, 10 June 2013. The last date for the return of voting papers will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, 20 June 2013.
The Head of the Registrary’s Office has received the following nomination for the Council’s Finance Committee, for election in class (b) by the Representatives of the Colleges:
Ms Lesley Margaret Thompson, LC, nominated by Ms D. Lowther, G, and Mr N. J. A. Downer, SE
No other candidates having been nominated, Ms Thompson is duly elected, to serve as a member of the Finance Committee until 31 December 2014.
In his remarks on the above Report at the Discussion on 23 April (Reporter, 6305, 2012–13, p. 503; 6302, p. 431), Dr Cowley suggested that the regulations for the Unified Administrative Service (Staff of the University Offices) would not cover Counselling Service and Dental Service appointments. In discussion at a meeting of the Council’s Business Committee, this issue concerning the appointment of the Heads of the two Services has now been clarified. As established posts within the UAS at Grade 11, these appointments would be made to the office of Principal Assistant Registrary and therefore the Standing Appointments Committee would be responsible for making the appointments. The Council notes that the procedures for appointment to these offices would be no different to those already applied in the appointment of other senior specialist posts such as senior finance officers, and that therefore no amendment to the regulations would be necessary to include these offices within their scope.
Dr Cowley also queried whether there would be a reduction in the number of health-related committees as a result of the changes put forward in the Report. If the Report is approved, the number of committees involved will be reduced by one (as a result of the HIV and Sexual Health Group being disbanded). However, the Council acknowledges that a more important feature of the proposed reorganization of the health services framework will be the improvement in lines of communication and reporting, following on from similar improvements made by changes to the oversight of the Disability Resource Centre. The Council is therefore submitting a Grace for the approval of this Report (Grace 1, p. 533).