No 6402
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Vol cxlvi No 7
pp. 101–114
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 November 2015, in the Faculty Office, 17 Mill Lane. The main business is to elect three members of the Faculty Board in class (c) in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 570) via a procedure approved by the Faculty by which one of those elected is nominated by the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, one by the Department of Plant Sciences, and one by the Department of Zoology, to serve from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2019.
Nominations, for which the consent of the candidate must be obtained, signed by the proposer and seconder, together with notice of any other business, should be sent to the Secretary, Dr Fiona Russell, Faculty of Biology, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, to arrive not later than 12 noon on Monday, 9 November 2015. Copies of the Agenda will be posted in Departments in the Faculty.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology gives notice that the Teaching Conference and Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 November 2015, in Lecture Theatre 1 of the William Gates Building, JJ Thomson Avenue. All members of the Faculty are invited to attend.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 November 2015, in the Seminar Room, Department of Geography, Downing Place. The business will be the election, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 570), of three members of the Board in class (c) to serve for four years, and two members for one year, from 1 January 2016.
Nominations for the election and notice of any other business should reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board (email: secretary@esg.cam.ac.uk) not later than 13 November 2015.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, 19 November 2015, in the Seminar Room of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street. The main business will be the election of five members of the Faculty Board in class (c), in accordance with the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 570).
Nominations, signed by the proposer and seconder, for which the consent of the candidate must be obtained, should reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board (Ms Jane Fisher-Hunt; email: fjf24@cam.ac.uk) not later than lunchtime on Thursday, 12 November 2015. Notice of any other business should reach the Secretary by the same date.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Mathematics gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Thursday, 19 November 2015, in Meeting Room 5, Pavilion A of the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Business will include the election, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 570), of three members in class (c) to serve from 1 January 2016 for four years; nominations for these elections should reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Mathematics, Room B1.30, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, not later than 12 noon on Thursday, 12 November 2015.
The Director of the Institute of Astronomy gives notice that the following courses will be available for examination in 2016:
These papers, from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, will be taken in June. Each will be examined by a written paper of three hours’ duration.
|
301. |
Quantum field theory |
|
309. |
General relativity |
|
310. |
Cosmology |
|
311. |
Black holes |
|
312. |
Advanced cosmology |
|
314. |
Astrophysical fluid dynamics |
|
315. |
Extrasolar planets – atmospheres and interiors |
|
316. |
Planetary system dynamics |
|
317. |
Structure and evolution of stars |
|
320. |
Galactic astronomy and dynamics |
These papers, from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, will be taken in June and will be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration.
|
318. |
Magnetohydrodynamics |
|
319. |
The origin and evolution of galaxies |
|
321. |
Dynamics of astrophysical discs |
|
322. |
Binary stars |
These papers, from Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics), will be taken at the start of the Lent Term and will be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration. Each paper will consist of three questions of which candidates will be required to answer two; all questions carry equal weight.
|
Paper 1/PP. |
Particle physics |
|
Paper 1/PEP. |
Physics of the Earth as a planet |
These papers, from Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics), will be taken at the start of the Easter Term and will be examined by a written paper of one and a half hours’ duration. Each paper will consist of three questions of which candidates will be required to answer two; all questions carry equal weight.
|
Paper 2/PA. |
Particle astrophysics |
|
Paper 2/FOA. |
Frontiers of observational astrophysics |
It is recommended that candidates take the equivalent of four 3-unit lecture courses. At least nine units should be selected from the recommended list of courses above. Up to three units may be chosen freely from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos (and need not be relevant to astrophysics), or the allowed list of courses from Part III Physics in the Natural Sciences Tripos, or a mixture of both. The courses offered in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos vary from year to year and may be found in their lecture listing at http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/lecturelists/PartIIIWeb.pdf. The allowed courses from Part III Physics may be found at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/students/undergrad/part_iii/lectures/. Students may be examined in up to a maximum of 15 units in addition to their compulsory project. Students should consult the Part III Course Co-ordinator for guidance about choice of courses.
The Committee of Management of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos give notice of the following optional papers which are offered for Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos in the academical year 2015–16.
|
ARC 1. |
The development of human society (HSPS Tripos, Part I) |
|
BAN 1. |
Humans in biological perspective (HSPS Tripos, Part I) |
|
CS 1. |
Introduction to computer science (Computer Science Tripos, Part Ia) |
|
EC 1. |
Economics (Land Economy Tripos, Part I) ‡ |
|
ED 2. |
Language, communication, and literacy (Education Tripos, Prelim to Part I) ‡ |
|
NS 1. |
Evolution and behaviour (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia) |
|
PHIL 1. |
|
|
PHIL 2. |
Ethics and political philosophy (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia) †‡ |
|
PHIL 3. |
|
|
POL 1. |
Analysis of politics (HSPS Tripos, Part I) |
|
SAN 1. |
Human societies: the comparative perspective (HSPS Tripos, Part I) |
|
SOC 1. |
Modern societies I: introduction to sociology (HSPS Tripos, Part I) |
†Two papers from the selection of PHIL 1, PHIL 2, and PHIL 3 must be offered together.
‡This paper may not be offered, due to a limited capacity.
|
BAN 2. |
Behavioural ecology (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
|
BAN 3. |
Human origins (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
|
BAN 4. |
Health and disease (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
|
ED 3. |
Modernity, globalization, and education (Education Tripos, Part I and Prelim to Part II) * |
|
HPS 1. |
History of science (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib) † |
|
HPS 2. |
Philosophy of science (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib) † |
|
NS 2. |
Neurobiology (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib. Assessed by exam paper NST1 NB/1 only) * |
|
PHIL 4. |
Metaphysics and epistemology (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ib) *‡ |
|
PHIL 5. |
|
|
PHIL 6. |
|
|
SAN 9. |
Science and society (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
|
SOC 2. |
Social theory (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
|
SOC 3. |
Modern societies II (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa) |
*This paper may not be offered, due to a limited capacity.
†HPS 1 and HPS 2 cannot be offered together.
‡Two papers from the selection of PHIL 4, PHIL 5, and PHIL 6 must be offered together.
|
BAN 6. |
Plasticity and adaptation (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb) |
|
BAN 7. |
Advanced behaviour (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb) |
|
CR 1. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Law Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb) |
|
ED 4. |
The psychology of education (Education Tripos, Part II) * |
|
HPS 3. |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II) † |
|
HPS 4. |
History and philosophy of the human and behavioural sciences (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II) † |
|
LI 15. |
First and second language acquisition (Linguistics Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb) * |
|
LI 16. |
Language processing and learning (Linguistics Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb) * |
|
PHIL 7. |
|
|
PHIL 8. |
|
|
PHIL 9. |
|
|
SOC 7. |
Media, culture, and society (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb) |
|
SOC 11. |
Racism, race, and ethnicity (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb) |
|
SOC 13. |
Medicine, body, and society (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb) |
*This paper may not be offered, due to a limited capacity.
†HPS 3 and HPS 4 cannot be offered together.
‡Two papers from the selection of PHIL 7, PHIL 8, and PHIL 9 must be offered together.
The Centre of Development Studies give notice that in the academical year 2015–16 the subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree will be as follows:
|
Group 1 |
|
|
1 |
Development economics: to be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour examination. |
|
2 |
Institutions and development: to be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour examination. |
|
3 |
Sociology and politics of development: to be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour examination. |
|
4 |
Globalization, business, and development: to be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour examination. |
|
5 |
Cities and development: to be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour examination. |
|
|
|
|
13 |
Financial organization and economic growth: to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays. |
|
14 |
Philosophical issues in economic development: to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays. |
|
30 |
Justice and development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
31 |
Trans-national criminal justice: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
34 |
The comparative development of India and China: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
43 |
Development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
50 |
Economic issues of contemporary Latin America: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
400 |
The development of Central Asia and Caucasus: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays. |
|
|
|
|
380 |
Migration and development: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
500 |
The development of Southeast Asia: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
600 |
Food, agriculture, and development: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
700 |
Latin America: human development challenges: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
800 |
Anthropology in development: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
900 |
Humanitarianism and development: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay. |
|
– |
Half-papers from the M.Phil. in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration (Land Economy) subject to the approval of the Department of Land Economy and the Course Director of the M.Phil. in Development Studies. |
In place of one full subject or two half subjects in Group 2, a candidate may offer a dissertation.
The Centre of Development Studies give notice that options in Group 2 may be added to or removed from the above list by the end of Michaelmas Term 2015. A further Notice will be issued if any such changes are made.
The Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine give notice of a change to the supplementary regulations for the Second Veterinary M.B. Examination.
By replacing the regulation for the examination in Homeostasis with the following:
Section I will contain computer-marked and/or short-answer questions on topics covered in the Homeostasis course. Section II will contain questions relating to the experimental physiology and histology classes.
The Faculty Board are satisfied that no candidate for the examination in 2015–16 will be adversely affected by this change.