No 6567
Wednesday 13 November 2019
Vol cl No 9
pp. 110–121
19 November, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. (see below).
29 November, Friday. End of third quarter of Michaelmas Term.
30 November, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2 p.m.
6 December, Friday. Full Term ends.
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Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.) |
Congregations (Saturdays unless otherwise stated) |
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19 November |
30 November, at 2 p.m. |
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10 December |
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 105) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:
1. Report of the General Board, dated 5 November 2019, on the establishment of certain Professorships (Reporter, 6566, 2019–20, p. 106).
Further information on Discussions, including details on format and attendance, is provided at https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/governance/decision-making/discussions/.
Approval was sought for a new nursery building on Harrison Drive, off Hills Road, during 2018. A Report on the proposal was published in April 2018, and its recommendations were approved by Grace 3 of 10 May 2018 following a ballot and discussion of a topic of concern (Reporter, 2017–18; 6502, p. 516; 6511, p. 707; 6513, p. 770).
The 2018 Report noted that the project would follow a new financial model, with tenders invited from nursery providers/developers to build a 100-place nursery at cost in return for a lease to occupy the building and provide nursery services to the University. However, the proposal has not proved attractive to providers. As the expansion of nursery services remains a priority for the University, the Finance Committee and the Planning and Resources Committee have agreed that the project should continue to be supported, but with a change to the way in which it will be funded. It is now proposed that the University fund the full costs of the project. Funding is expected to be met by a combination of existing reserves and the Capital Fund or other eligible funding. The estimated cost for the construction of the building in a single phase has risen to £3.69m from £3.1m in the intervening period, due to inflation in construction costs and design development as the proposal has evolved from RIBA Stage 2 to 3. Other details of the project remain the same.
The Council is publishing a Grace (Grace 1, p. 117) to seek approval for these changes.
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:
Mr Steven Morris, M, nominated by Ms C. H. L. Foord, M, and Professor T. Spencer, M.
No other candidates having been nominated, Mr Morris is duly re-elected to serve as a member of the Finance Committee in class (b) from 1 January 2020 for three years.
The Discipline Committee met on 18 September 2019 to consider a charge brought by the University Advocate against a student member of the University. The Committee consisted of: Dr M. W. Gehring, HH (Chair), Dr P. J. Barrie, EM, Ms N. Blanning, JN, Ms F. E. Duncan, W, and Dr D. F. Wood, ED. Ms N. Bannister acted as Secretary to the Committee, with Ms S. d’Ambrumenil, EM, assisting. On the application of the student concerned, the Committee consisted of senior members only and sat in private.
The student was charged with three counts contrary to Regulation 6 of the General Regulations for Discipline,1 namely that no member of the University shall engage in the harassment of: (i) a member, officer, or employee of the University or a College; or (ii) any other person where the harassment takes place either within the Precincts of the University or in the course of a University or College activity. Harassment shall include single or repeated incidents involving unwanted and unwarranted conduct towards another person which is reasonably likely to have the effect of (i) violating that other’s dignity or (ii) creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that other.
The student submitted a guilty plea. The Committee noted the guilty plea. The University Advocate outlined the circumstances of the case in relation to penalty and the student’s representative also addressed the Committee on matters and mitigation in relation to penalty.
Taking all factors into account, the Committee determined that in accordance with Special Ordinance D (ii) 3,2 appropriate action should be taken in relation to the student, to include providing formal written apologies to the complainants, attendance of an educative workshop and engagement with relevant services. The student is required to undertake these actions before they are permitted to graduate and is prevented from attending cohort departmental graduation events.