Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IX
FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL BOARD

The Ordinances contained in this Chapter are Ordinances of the General Board

In this section

OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL BOARD

African Studies.

Centre of African Studies

Constitution

The Centre of African Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The Centre of African Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)one person appointed by the General Board, and one person appointed by each of the following Faculty Boards; the Faculty Board of Economics, the Faculty Board of History, the Faculty Board of Law, the Faculty Board of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies, the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography, the Faculty Board of Biology, and the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology; provided that a person appointed by any one of the Faculty Boards may also be the person appointed by the General Board;
  3. (c)additional persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

If the Director is a member of one of the Faculties specified in this regulation, the Faculty Board concerned shall appoint him or her to be their representative member as soon as a vacancy in their membership occurs.

2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.

Chairman and Secretary.

3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties of the Committee.

4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)in collaboration with the Faculty Boards concerned, to promote teaching in African subjects, and to promote research in these subjects and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of research in African subjects;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to supervise the work of the staff of the Centre.

5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.

6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.

7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.

2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall hold office for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment.

Duties of Director.

3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of African Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.

Appointments of graduate staff.

4. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the graduate staff of the Centre other than to the office of Director shall be made by the Committee of Management but subject to the approval of the General Board.

Duties of staff.

5. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.

Residence.

6. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.

CRASSH.

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Amended by Grace 5 of 13 January 2010

Constitution

The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH) shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Management Committee

Management Committee.

1. The management of the Centre shall be the responsibility of a Management Committee, which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)the Heads of the Schools of Arts and Humanities and of the Humanities and Social Sciences, one of whom shall be Chairman;
  3. (c)six people appointed by the General Board, of whom three shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities and three on the recommendation of the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences;
  4. (d)two people, not members of the constituent Schools, co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in class (c) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (d) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the following year, as the Committee shall decide at the time of co-optation.

Secretary.

3. The Director, or failing whom the Deputy Director, shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

4. The Committee shall meet at least once each term.

Duties of the Committee.

5. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee shall be to:

  1. (a)promote research in the fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)co-operate with individuals and bodies inside the University to encourage research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences;
  3. (c)administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)supervise the work of the staff of the Centre;
  5. (e)prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board;
  6. (f)make an Annual Report to the General Board.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Centre, which may be held concurrently with another University office and shall be held on such terms and conditions as the General Board may from time to time determine.

2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee.

Duties.

3. Under the general control of the Management Committee the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible, subject to the advice of the Policy Committee and the approval of the Management Committee, for the choice of topics for the Centre's programmes.

Deputy Director.

4. There shall be a University office of Deputy Director of the Centre which may be held concurrently with another University office. If held concurrently with another University office, appointments and reappointments to the office shall be made by the Management Committee for periods of not more than five years at a time, provided that no person may hold the office for a total period exceeding six years.

Duties.

5. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre and to serve as Secretary of the Management Committee.

Biomedical Support Services.

University Biomedical Support Services

Staff of the University Biomedical Support Services

1. There shall be the University offices of Director, Deputy Director, and Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services in the School of the Biological Sciences.

Appointments.

2. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of the following:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
  2. (b)the Chairmen of the Councils of the Schools of the Biological Sciences and Clinical Medicine;
  3. (c)the Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine;
  4. (d)three persons appointed by the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, one after consultation with the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine and one after consultation with the Medical Research Council;
  5. (e)two persons appointed by the General Board.

Members in classes (d) and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment.

3. Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Deputy Director and Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be made by the Appointments Committee for the Director of University Biomedical Support Services, with the Director as an additional member for this purpose.

4. Appointments to the offices of Deputy Director and Assistant Director shall be subject to the same provisions as appointments to the office of Director.

Duties.

5. The duties of the Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to ensure that the duties assigned to the holder of the certificate of designation for the University under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are satisfactorily discharged;
  2. (b)to give advice about the care of laboratory animals throughout the University;
  3. (c)to undertake such other duties as the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences may from time to time determine.

The Director shall be responsible to the Chairman of the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences.

6. The duties of the Deputy Director and the Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to ensure that the duties assigned to them as the named veterinary surgeons for the University under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are satisfactorily discharged;
  2. (b)to assist the Director in giving advice about the care of laboratory animals;
  3. (c)to undertake such other duties as the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences may from time to time determine.
Residence.

7. The Director, the Deputy Director, and the Assistant Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences.

CPSL.

University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership

1. The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of Technology.

Annual Report.

2. A Management Board for the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall be responsible for the management of the Programme. The Management Board shall make an Annual Report to the Council of the School of Technology.

Management Board.

3. The Management Board for the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall consist of:

  1. (a)a member of the Regent House, appointed by the General Board, as Chairman;
  2. (b)a member of the Council of the School of Technology appointed by the Council of the School of Technology;
  3. (c)the Director of the Programme, ex officio, who shall be Secretary of the Board;
  4. (d)not more than six members of the Regent House appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Council of the School of Technology;
  5. (e)not more than three persons co-opted by the Board, provided that it shall not be obligatory for the Board to co-opt any person or persons.

4. Members in class (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years next following their appointment. Members in class (e) shall serve for two years from 1 January next following their co-optation. Appointment of members in classes (d) and (e) shall be staggered such that half of the Board membership is appointed each year.

5. The Management Board shall have authority

  1. (a)to approve the Programme’s strategy and business plans, in line with the Programme’s mission;
  2. (b)to establish advisory bodies including persons who are not resident members of the University, representing interests and activities associated with industry, business, and government.
Quorum.

6. There shall be a quorum of five members of the Board for the award of qualifications and for the proposal of changes to the constitutional arrangements of the Programme and its Management Board.

Director.

7. There shall be a University office of Director of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. The Director shall be responsible to the Management Board for the conduct of the Programme.

Appointments Committee.

8. There shall be an Appointments Committee for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership constituted as follows:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
  2. (b)the Chairman of the Management Board;
  3. (c)three members of the Management Board appointed by the Board;
  4. (d)two persons appointed by the General Board;
  5. (e)(except for the appointment of the Director) the Director of the Programme.

Members in classes (c) and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of each calendar year of which the number is even, to serve for the two calendar years next ensuing. A member in class (c) who ceases to be a member of the Board shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Appointments Committee.

Gurdon Institute.

Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute

Constitution

The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Biological Sciences.

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The Institute shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Chairman of the Institute;
  2. (b)the Vice-Chairman of the Institute;
  3. (c)the Head of the Cancer Research UK section of the Institute;
  4. (d)the Head of the Wellcome Trust section of the Institute;
  5. (e)one person appointed by the General Board after consultation with Cancer Research UK;
  6. (f)two persons appointed by the General Board after consultation with the Wellcome Trust;
  7. (g)two persons appointed by the General Board, one of whom shall be appointed Chairman of the Committee by the Board;
  8. (h)two persons appointed by the Faculty Board of Biology and one person appointed by the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine;
  9. (i)not more than one additional person co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in classes (e)–(h) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. The co-opted member in class (i) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of the member's co-optation.

3. The Chairman of the Institute shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties.

4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to promote research in the fields of cancer and developmental biology and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK and with other institutions within the University in the encouragement of research in the fields of cancer and developmental biology;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board;
  5. (e)to make an Annual Report to the General Board, the Wellcome Trust, and Cancer Research UK.
Administrative Committee.

5. There shall be an Institute Administrative Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Institute, who shall be Chairman of the Committee, and the other principal investigators. The Committee may co-opt additional members for such periods as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall be responsible for the internal allocation of space within the Institute, for advising the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK, as appropriate, on the selection of new principal investigators, and for advising the Chairman on other matters concerning the administration of the Institute.

Staff of the Institute

1. There shall be a University office of Chairman of the Institute, which may be held concurrently with another University office.

Chairman.

2. The Chairman of the Institute shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Chairman shall be for such periods not exceeding five years at a time as shall be determined by the Board on the recommendation of the Committee.

3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, and subject to the powers of the Institute Administrative Committee, the Chairman of the Institute shall be the administrative Head of the Institute.

Duties.

4. The duties of the Chairman of the Institute shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Residence.

5. The Chairman of the Institute shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Vice-Chairman.

6. The Chairman of the Institute shall designate a member of the staff of the Institute as Vice-Chairman to serve for a period of one year at a time. The duties of the Vice-Chairman shall be determined by the Chairman.

Visiting Fellowships

1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Institute there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to research in the fields of cancer or developmental biology, or who are pursuing advanced work in either of these subjects.

2. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Chairman of the Institute for periods not exceeding three years at a time.

3. Visiting Fellows shall not hold any University office during the tenure of their Fellowships.

4. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Chairman of the Institute in consultation with the relevant sponsoring body and subject to the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.

5. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.

University Computing Service.

University Computing Service

The University Computing Service shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department, but under the supervision of the General Board. The Service shall be under the general control of the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate.

Staff of the University Computing Service

Director.

1. There shall be a University office16 of Director of the University Computing Service.

Appointments Committee.

2. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Director of the University Computing Service shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor and ten other persons, of whom four shall be appointed by the General Board, four by the Information Technology Syndicate, and two by the Senior Tutors’ Committee. Five of these persons shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of every second year to serve for the four calendar years ensuing, two being appointed by the General Board, two by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate, and one by the Senior Tutors’ Committee. One at least of the four persons appointed by the General Board, and one at least of the four persons appointed by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate, shall be persons who are not resident in the University nor officially connected with it.

Duties of the Director.

3. The duties and responsibilities of the Director of the University Computing Service shall be as follows:

  1. (a)The Director shall be responsible to the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate for all aspects of the work of the University Computing Service including the maintenance and operating of the equipment in the accommodation occupied by the University Computing Service, and of such other equipment accommodated elsewhere in the University and associated with the University Computing Service as the General Board may from time to time determine. He or she shall act as the executive officer of the Syndicate in respect of their responsibilities for the University Computing Service.
  2. (b)The Director shall perform, in relation to the University Computing Service, the duties assigned to the Head of a Department by Statute C, V, 3(b) and (c).
  3. (c)Such teaching as the Director may give on behalf of the University, other than the supervision of Graduate Students, shall be given without additional remuneration as part of the duties of the office.
Residence.

4. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate with the approval of the General Board.

5. The Director shall not, without the consent of the General Board, give instruction on behalf of a College.

Deputy Directors.

6. There shall be such number of offices of Deputy Director of the University Computing Service as the General Board may from time to time determine.

7. Appointments and reappointments to a University office of Deputy Director of the University Computing Service shall be made by the relevant Appointments Committee for Senior Computer Officers and Computer Officers.

Duties of the Deputy Director.

8. The duties of a Deputy Director shall be determined by the General Board after consultation with the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate.

Continuing Education.

Institute of Continuing Education

Strategic Committee.

1. There shall be an Institute of Continuing Education, which shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board. There shall be a Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education which shall consist of:

  1. (a)a member of the Regent House, appointed by the General Board, as Chairman;
  2. (b)six members appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Councils of the Schools, to include a representative of each School;
  3. (c)the Director of Continuing Education;
  4. (d)three members of the academic staff of the Institute, elected in the Michaelmas Term by such staff to serve for three years from 1 January following their election;
  5. (e)not more than four persons co-opted by the Committee, provided that it shall not be obligatory for the Committee to co-opt any person or persons.

Except as otherwise provided, members of the Committee shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. The Director of Continuing Education, or a University officer designated by the Director, shall be Secretary of the Committee.

Director of the Institute.

2. There shall be the University office of Director of Continuing Education. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director shall be made by the General Board, on the advice of a committee specially constituted for the particular occasion. The duties of the Director shall be determined by the General Board on the advice of the Strategic Committee.

Other officers of the Institute.

3. There shall be such number of University offices of Senior Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Junior Assistant Secretary (in Grades I, II, and III) as may be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Senior Assistant Secretary or Assistant Secretary or Junior Assistant Secretary shall be made in accordance with arrangements agreed by the General Board from time to time. The duties of each office shall be determined by the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education.

4. The office of Director may be held concurrently with another University office.

5. There shall be such number of University offices of Senior Staff Tutor and Tutor as may be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education. The duties of the offices shall be determined by the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director.

Appointments.

6. Appointments and reappointments to an office of University Lecturer or University Senior Lecturer or Senior Staff Tutor or Tutor in the Institute, shall be made by an Appointments Committee for the Institute constituted in accordance with Statute D, XVII, 3.

7. The Strategic Committee may designate, for a period not exceeding five years at a time, one of the officers in the Institute as Deputy Director.

Madingley Hall.

8. The Strategic Committee shall be responsible to the General Board for the government of Madingley Hall. The General Board, on the advice of the Strategic Committee, shall designate a University officer as Warden of the Hall and may establish a committee for management of the Hall. The Warden shall be the principal officer in the Hall responsible under the direction of the Strategic Committee for the administration of the Hall and for presenting the annual accounts of the Hall to the Strategic Committee.

Payment to Warden.

9. The Warden shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the stipend of her or his University office, a pensionable payment for responsibility as Warden at an annual rate determined by the General Board after consultation with the Strategic Committee.

Duties of the Strategic Committee.

10. The duties of the Strategic Committee shall be:

  1. (a)to determine academic policy for the Institute and the Hall and to report accordingly to the General Board;
  2. (b)to make an annual report to the General Board;
  3. (c)to act as an administering body in accordance with the Ordinances for the Master of Studies Degree;
  4. (d)to act as an administering body in accordance with the Ordinances for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University;
  5. (e)to co-operate with other University institutions and outside bodies in the development of continuing education;
  6. (f)to establish such advisory bodies, representing interests and activities associated with continuing education, as it sees fit;
  7. (g)to receive reports from the Director of the Institute and the Warden of the Hall on the deployment of funds allocated for the purposes set out in (a)–(f) above;
  8. (h)to appoint managers, on the advice of the Director, to administer the following funds;
  9. (i)the Churton Collins Prize Fund,17
  10. (ii)the Hargood Memorial Fund,17
  11. (iii)the James Stuart Endowment Fund.17
CARET.

Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies

1. The Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department, under the supervision of the General Board.

Committee of Management.

2. The Centre shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management, which shall consist of:

  1. (a)a member of the Regent House appointed by the General Board, who shall be Chairman;
  2. (b)the Director of the University Computing Service ex officio;
  3. (c)the Director of Continuing Education ex officio;
  4. (d)one member of the Regent House appointed by each of the Councils of the Schools;
  5. (e)not more than two members of the Regent House co-opted by the Committee.

Members in classes (a) and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in class (e) shall be co-opted in the Michaelmas Term to serve for one year from 1 January following their co-optation.

3. Five members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

Duties.

4. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee of Management shall be:

  1. (a)to determine the general policy of the Centre;
  2. (b)to advise the Director on matters arising from the work of the Centre;
  3. (c)to advise the General Board on matters relating to the activity of the Centre;
  4. (d)to make an annual report to the General Board on matters related to the Centre;
  5. (e)to constitute an Advisory Group comprising three resident members of the University and at least three persons who are not resident members of the University to meet at least once a year to advise on the broader strategy of the Centre and related activities of institutions within the University;
  6. (f)to receive reports of the Centre's activities;
  7. (g)to receive regular accounts, and approve annual management accounts.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Centre, which shall be held on such terms and conditions as the General Board may from time to time determine. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director shall be made by the General Board.

Duties.

2. The Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, and shall carry out the duties assigned to a Head of a Department in Statute C, V, 3.

Assistant Director.

3. There shall be such number of University offices of Assistant Director of the Centre as the General Board may from time to time determine, on the recommendation of the Director. The duties of the Assistant Directors shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre.

4. During any absence of the Director, or when the office of Director is vacant, the General Board may appoint an Acting Director on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.

English and Applied Linguistics.

Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics

Constitution

The Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)two persons appointed by the General Board, two by the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, one of whom shall represent the Department of Linguistics, one by each of the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Education, and English, and two by the Local Examinations Syndicate;
  3. (c)additional persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.
  4. (d)one person elected in accordance with Regulations 3 and 4 below.

2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.

3. Except as provided otherwise in these regulations, the provisions for the election and period of service of members of Faculty Boards in class (f) which are contained in Statute C, IV, in the regulations for the constitution of the Faculty Boards, and in the rules made under those regulations, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the election and the period of service of the member of the Committee of Management in class (d).

4. The scheme for the election of the member of the Committee of Management in class (d) shall be as follows:

I. The member in class (d) shall be a graduate student elected in the Easter Term, to serve for the following academical year, by and from among the graduate students in the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. The returning officer for the election shall be the Director of the Centre.18

Chairman and Secretary.

5. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director or the member in class (d) to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following his or her election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties of the Committee.

6. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)in collaboration with the Faculty Boards concerned and with the Local Examinations Syndicate, to promote the teaching of English as an international language and to promote research into the development and use of English as an international language and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of research in English as an international language;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes of (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to supervise the work of the staff of the Centre.

7. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.

8. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. There shall be a Director of the Centre who shall be the Professor of English and Applied Linguistics.

Duties of Director.

2. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of the study of the English language and its relationship to applied linguistics in the Centre and its encouragement generally in the University.

Appointments and tenure.

3. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the staff of the Centre, other than the office of Director, shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
  2. (b)the Director of the Centre;
  3. (c)the Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Centre;
  4. (d)three persons appointed by the Committee of Management;
  5. (e)two persons appointed by the General Board.

Members in classes (d) and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment.

Duties.

4. The duties of the staff of the Centre, other than the Director, shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Residence.

5. The Director and any other members of the staff of the Centre shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.

Visiting Fellowships

Purpose and definitions.

1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in, and to contribute to, the work of the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to the study of the contemporary English language.

Number, appointments, and tenure.

2. The maximum number of Visiting Fellows that there may be in the Centre at any one time shall be determined by the General Board. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management of the Centre for periods not exceeding one year at a time.

Duties.

3. A Visiting Fellow shall be required under the general supervision of the Committee of Management to take part in the teaching and research programme of the Centre.

Restrictions.

4. Visiting Fellows shall not hold any University office during the tenure of their Fellowships. A Visiting Fellow who is not a member of the University at the time of appointment shall be required to become a member as soon as is conveniently possible thereafter.

Stipend.

5. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.

Grants.

6. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.

Islamic Studies.

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board and shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. Chairman.
    (a)the Chairman of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities who shall be Chairman;
  2. (b)a representative of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies;
  3. (c)the Director of the Centre;
  4. (d)no fewer than two other members appointed by the General Board including one on the recommendation of the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences and one on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies;
  5. (e)up to three persons nominated by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal;
  6. (f)up to two additional persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee, provided that it shall not be obligatory to co-opt any person.

2. Members in class (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve from January following their appointment for two or four years as the General Board shall determine at their appointment.

3. Co-opted members in class (f) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.

Secretary.

4. The Assistant Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties.

5. The duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to meet the aim of the Centre being to foster deeper understanding between the Muslim world and the West through the twin paths of high quality research and effective outreach;
  2. (b)to meet the objectives of the Centre being:
  3. (i)to create, on a self-sustaining basis, a world-class cadre of researchers at the postgraduate and postdoctoral levels by providing studentships and fellowships designed to feed into the next generation of academics as well as the public and private sectors;
  4. (ii)to develop an energetic public outreach programme helping to ensure that public policy and debate is based on an informed understanding of Islam in today’s societies;
  5. (iii)to advance tolerance, mutual understanding, and cross-cultural dialogue between Islam and the West;
  6. (iv)to act as an active partner with other national and international centres in promoting an informed understanding of Islam and Muslims in the contemporary world;
  7. (v)to engage with Muslim organizations and members of the Muslim community in the United Kingdom and Europe;
  8. (vi)to develop the activities of the Centre around the overarching theme of Islam in the Global Age and sub-themes of Islam in Europe and the United Kingdom, and Islam and the media, but so that the Centre should evolve over time (as approved by the General Board) to meet contemporary needs;
  9. (c)in collaboration with the Faculty Boards concerned, to promote teaching in Islamic subjects, and to promote research in these subjects and the publication of the results of such research;
  10. (d)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of teaching and research in Islamic subjects;
  11. (e)to create programmes and communications accessible to the wider community which encourage informed discussion on contemporary issues in the study of Islamic subjects;
  12. (f)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) to (e) above;
  13. (g)to manage the distribution of income from the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies Fund between the activities of the Centre;
  14. (h)to supervise the work of the staff of the Centre;
  15. (i)to appoint at their discretion an advisory group comprising eminent persons who can assist in the development of the Centre and whose membership shall include representatives of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.

6. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board and shall submit written reports at least twice a year to HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.

7. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.

Acting Director.

8. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have the discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.

Staff of the Centre

Director and Assistant Director.

9. The Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the Centre shall each be held concurrently with a University office.

Tenure.

10. The Director and Assistant Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. The Director shall hold office for five years, and the Assistant Director shall hold office for four years. Each shall be eligible for reappointment.

Duties.

11. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of Islamic studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.

Appointments of graduate staff.

12. Appointments and reappointments to a University office in respect of the graduate staff of the Centre other than the offices of Director and Assistant Director shall be made by the Committee of Management but subject to the approval of the General Board.

Duties.

13. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.

Residence.

14. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Visiting Fellowships

Purpose and definitions.

15. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who are able to make important contributions to the objectives of the Centre.

Number, appointments, and tenure.

16. The maximum number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Visiting Fellowships that there may be in the Centre at any one time shall be determined by the Committee of Management of the Centre. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management of the Centre for periods not exceeding one year at a time.

17. A Visiting Fellow shall be required under the general supervision of the Committee of Management to take part in the teaching and research programme of the Centre.

18. Visiting Fellows shall not hold any University office during the tenure of their Fellowships. A Visiting Fellow who is not a member of the University at the time of appointment shall be required to become a member as soon as is conveniently possible thereafter.

19. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.

20. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellowships

Number and appointments.

21. The Committee of Management shall decide upon the number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellowships to be awarded each year always provided that at least one Fellowship is held in each year. Appointments to these Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management upon the recommendation of the Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies.

Tenure.

22. The Fellowships shall be tenable for periods of up to five years.

Stipend.

23. The annual stipend of a Fellow shall be within a range determined by the Committee of Management, to be approved from time to time by the General Board.

Research support grants.

24. Additional research support grants may also be awarded to HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellows.

25. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Postdoctoral Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postgraduate Scholarships

Number.

26. The Committee of Management shall decide upon the number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postgraduate Scholarships to be awarded each year, always provided that at least one Scholarship is held in each year.

Electors.

27. The Electors to an HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Scholarship shall be the Head of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, and the Assistant Director of the Centre provided that if the Director of the Centre and Head of the Department are the same person the Committee of Management shall appoint one other teaching officer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies to serve for two years from 1 January following his or her appointment.

Who are eligible.

28. In order to be eligible for a Scholarship, a candidate must have been admitted, or be seeking admission, as a student studying towards the Ph.D. Degree in the field of Islamic studies, within the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.

Language Centre.

Language Centre

The Language Centre shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department, under the supervision of the General Board.

Committee of Management

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 503)

Committee of Management.

1. The Language Centre shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management, which shall consist of:

  1. (a)three persons appointed by the General Board, one of whom shall be Chairman, provided that the General Board shall have power to appoint as Chairman a person who is already a member of the Committee in one of classes (c), (d), (e), and (f);
  2. (b)the Director of the Language Centre;
  3. (c)one person appointed by each of the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and of Modern and Medieval Languages;
  4. (d)one person appointed by the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, one by the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, one by the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, one by the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine, one by the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, and one by the Council of the School of Technology;
  5. (e)one person appointed by the Senior Tutors’ Committee;
  6. (f)the Professor of English and Applied Linguistics;
  7. (g)two members of the University in statu pupillari, one appointed by Cambridge University Students Union and one by the Graduate Union.
  8. (h)not more than three persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

Members in classes (a), (c), (d), and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in class (g) shall be appointed in the Easter Term to serve for the academical year next following their appointment. Members in class (h) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted.

2. Seven members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

Duties.

3. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee of Management shall be:

  1. (a)to determine the general policy of the Centre;
  2. (b)to advise the Director in matters arising from the work of the Centre;
  3. (c)to give guidance to the Director upon request on matters relating to language learning or teaching in the University;
  4. (d)to assist the Director in promoting the teaching in modern languages;
  5. (e)to approve an Annual Report to the General Board on the work of the Centre prepared by the Director.
  6. (f)to award certificates of proficiency in subjects approved by the General Board and listed in the Schedule to these regulations to those persons who have followed courses of the Language Centre and whose work on those courses has been assessed by criteria determined by the Language Centre.

4. The provisions of Statute K, 20 concerning reserved business shall apply as if the Committee were a body constituted by Statute and any matter which, if the Committee were a Faculty Board, would be reserved business under Statute C, IV, 13 shall also be reserved. These provisions shall apply to any member of the Committee in class (g) who is not in statu pupillari as if he or she were a person in statu pupillari.

Schedule of subjects approved for certificates of proficiency awarded by the Language Centre

Chinese Basic 1

Chinese Basic 2

French Basic

German Basic

Italian Basic

Russian Basic

Spanish Basic

French Intermediate 1

German Intermediate 1

Italian Intermediate 1

Russian Intermediate 1

Spanish Intermediate 1

French Intermediate 2

German Intermediate 2

Italian Intermediate 2

Spanish Intermediate 2

Staff of the Language Centre

Director and Deputy Director.

1. There shall be the University offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Language Centre.

2. Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Centre shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
  2. (b)the Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Centre;
  3. (c)three members of the Committee of Management appointed by the Committee of Management;
  4. (d)two persons appointed by the General Board.
Duties of Director.

3. The duties of the Director of the Language Centre shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to be responsible to the Committee of Management for all aspects of the work of the Language Centre. He or she shall act as Secretary to the Committee of Management and shall also act as the executive officer of the Committee in respect of their responsibilities for the Language Centre;
  2. (b)to perform, in relation to the Language Centre, the duties assigned to the Head of a Department by Statute C, V, 3(b) and (c);
  3. (c)to arrange the provision of facilities for oral language teaching and examinations;
  4. (d)to provide advice and assistance in matters relating to language teaching and learning;
  5. (e)to be responsible for the direction of study and research in the field of language teaching and learning;
  6. (f)to prepare and submit to the General Board, in accordance with arrangements determined by Ordinance, the annual estimates of the Department for consideration by the Board in accordance with Statute C, I, 1(b);
  7. (g)to be responsible for the proper application of the funds available to the Department, and to ensure that the approved estimate of expenditure is not exceeded and that the accounts are correctly maintained.
Duties of Deputy Director.

4. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre.

Other offices.

5. There shall be such number of University offices of Language Adviser and Senior Language Adviser as the General Board shall approve on the recommendation of the Committee of Management.

6. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Language Adviser or Senior Language Adviser shall be made by the Committee of Management, excluding for this purpose the members in class (g), subject to the approval of the General Board.

Duties of other offices.

7. The duties of the staff of the Centre shall be determined by the Director, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Residence.

8. The Director and any other members of the staff of the Centre shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Committee of Management.

Latin-American Studies.

Centre of Latin-American Studies

Constitution

The Centre of Latin-American Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The Centre of Latin-American Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)one person appointed by the General Board, and one person appointed by each of the following Faculty Boards: the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, the Faculty Board of Economics, the Faculty Board of History, the Faculty Board of Law, the Faculty Board of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies, the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography, the Faculty Board of Biology, and the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology; provided that a person appointed by any one of the Faculty Boards may also be the person appointed by the General Board;
  3. (c)additional persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.

Chairman and Secretary.

3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties of the Committee.

4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)in collaboration with the Faculty Boards concerned, to promote teaching in Latin-American subjects, and to promote research in these subjects and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of research in Latin-American subjects;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to supervise the work of the staff of the Centre.

5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.

6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.

7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.

2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall be appointed initially for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further period of five years. The maximum tenure of the Directorship shall be ten years, provided that in exceptional circumstances the General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management, may approve an extension of tenure for a further period or periods.

Duties.

3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of Latin-American Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.

Appointments of graduate staff.

4. Appointments to a University office of member of the graduate staff of the Centre other than to the office of Director shall be made by the Committee of Management. A member of the graduate staff of the Centre shall be appointed for a maximum period of tenure of four years.

Duties.

5. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.

Residence.

6. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.

Visiting Fellowships

Purpose and definitions.

1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Centre of Latin-American Studies there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to Latin-American studies, or who are pursuing advanced work in Latin-American studies.

Number, appointments, and tenure.

2. The maximum number of Visiting Fellowships that there may be in the Centre at any one time shall be determined by the General Board. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management of the Centre for periods not exceeding six months at a time.

3. A Visiting Fellow may be required under the general supervision of the Committee of Management to take part in the teaching and research programme of the Centre.

4. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.

5. Subject to the approval of the General Board, the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.

Library.

University Library

Constitution

The University Library and the four dependent libraries (the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library,19 the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library) shall jointly constitute an institution under the supervision of the General Board.

Library Syndicate

Amended by Grace 2 of 13 January 2010

Constitution.

1. The Library Syndicate shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy), who shall be Chairman;
  2. (b)two persons appointed by the Council, who shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following;
  3. (c)eight persons appointed by the General Board, who shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following;
  4. (d)two persons elected from among their own number by the holders of University offices in the University Library, who shall be elected in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following;
  5. (e)not more than four persons co-opted by the Syndicate;
  6. (f)not more than two members of the University in statu pupillari co-opted by the Syndicate.

Members in classes (e) and (f) shall serve until 31 December of the year following that in which they are co-opted, provided that if a member in class (f) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.

Meetings.

2. All meetings of the Syndicate shall be summoned by the Vice-Chancellor; there shall be at least one and normally two meetings each term.

Quorum.

3. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least four members are present.

Reserved business.

4. Under the provisions of Statute K, 20(c), the appointment of members of the Board of Electors to the office of Librarian, the appointment of members of the Appointments Committee for the University Library, and the co-optation of members of the Syndicate in class (e) shall be reserved business.

Duties and powers.

5. (a) The Syndicate shall supervise the management of the University Library.

(b) There shall be a Science Libraries Sub-syndicate, a Medical Library Sub-syndicate, and a Law Library Sub-syndicate. Through the agency of these Sub-syndicates the Syndicate shall supervise the management of the four dependent libraries, viz. the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library.

(c) The Syndicate shall supervise the custody and arrangement of the University Archives.

6. (a) The Syndicate shall do all such things as in their opinion are necessary or expedient for the regulation, security, and improvement of the University Library and the dependent libraries. They shall exercise a general oversight over all matters relating to the administration, staffing, and financial resources of these libraries, and shall be empowered to make recommendations to the General Board about the staff, accommodation, and equipment needed for their proper functioning.

(b) In the exercise of their power of making rules for the management of the Library, the Syndicate shall have power to approve, through the agency of the Sub-syndicates, rules for the use of the dependent libraries. In the case of the Central Science Library these rules shall be consistent with the provisions of the agreement between the University and the Philosophical Society.

(c) The Syndicate shall also be empowered to sell or exchange duplicate books, to deposit on loan in any library belonging to the University such books upon such conditions and for such periods as they shall think fit, to participate, subject to the provisions of Regulation 12 of the regulations for the use of the University Library, in national inter-library lending schemes, and, in the exercise of their powers and duties, to make such contracts and charges as they shall think fit.

Reports.

7. The Syndicate shall make an Annual Report to the General Board, and such other reports to the University as they shall think fit.

Science Libraries Sub-syndicate.

8. The Science Libraries Sub-syndicate shall consist of:

  1. (a)four persons appointed by the Library Syndicate;
  2. (b)two persons appointed by the Council of the Cambridge Philosophical Society;
  3. (c)two persons appointed by the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences;
  4. (d)two persons appointed by the Council of the School of Technology;
  5. (e)two persons appointed by the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences;
  6. (f)one person appointed by the Medical Library Sub-syndicate;
  7. (g)not more than three persons co-opted by the Sub-syndicate, provided that it shall not be obligatory to co-opt any person or persons;
  8. (h)one member of the University in statu pupillari, normally a graduate, co-opted by the Sub-syndicate.

Members in classes (a)–(f) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (g) and (h) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (h) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.

Medical Library Sub-syndicate.

9. The Medical Library Sub-syndicate shall consist of:

  1. (a)four persons appointed by the Library Syndicate;
  2. (b)one person appointed by the Science Libraries Sub-syndicate;
  3. (c)three persons appointed by the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine;
  4. (d)not more than three persons co-opted by the Sub-syndicate, provided that it shall not be obligatory to co-opt any person or persons;
  5. (e)one member of the University in statu pupillari, normally a graduate, co-opted by the Sub-syndicate.

Members in classes (a)–(c) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (d) and (e) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (e) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.

Law Library Sub-syndicate.

10. The Law Library Sub-syndicate shall consist of:

  1. (a)four persons appointed by the Library Syndicate;
  2. (b)three persons appointed by the Faculty Board of Law;
  3. (c)not more than three persons co-opted by the Sub-syndicate, provided that it shall not be obligatory to co-opt any person or persons;
  4. (d)not more than two members of the University in statu pupillari co-opted by the Sub-syndicate.

Members in classes (a) and (b) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (c) and (d) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (d) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.

Sub-syndicates.

11. (a) Each Sub-syndicate shall elect a Chairman from among those of their own members who are members of the Library Syndicate.

(b) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of a Sub-syndicate unless at least four members are present.

(c) The provisions of Statute K, 20 concerning reserved business shall apply to each of the Sub-syndicates as if it were a body constituted by Statute; the election of the Chairman and the co-optation of members of each Sub-syndicate shall also be reserved.

(d) The Librarian shall act as Secretary of each Sub-syndicate.

Duties.

12. In respect of each of the dependent libraries the relevant Sub-syndicate shall have the following duties:

  1. (a)to co-ordinate policies between the University Library and the dependent library;
  2. (b)to submit recommendations to the Library Syndicate concerning the location in the dependent library of library material received under the Copyright Act;
  3. (c)on behalf of the Library Syndicate, and subject to their approval, to make rules for the use of the dependent library;
  4. (d)to submit to the Library Syndicate statements of needs for the dependent library. In the case of the Medical Library and the Squire Law Library such statements shall be submitted after consultation with the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine and the Faculty Board of Law respectively.
Co-ordination of periodicals.

13. The Library Syndicate shall give advice, at the request of any Faculty or Departmental Library, or of the General Board, on the co-ordination of the holdings of periodicals in libraries within the University.

Staff of the University Library and the dependent libraries

Constitution.

1. The staff of the University Library, including for this purpose the dependent libraries (the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library), shall consist of the Librarian, the Deputy Librarians, the Senior Under-Librarians, the Under-Librarians, the Assistant Under-Librarians, the Assistant Library Officers, the Graduate Trainees, the holders of such other offices as may be established in the Library from time to time, and the University assistants.

Designated offices.

2. (a) This staff shall include officers designated by the Library Syndicate, on the recommendation of the Librarian, as follows:

  1. (i)two officers designated respectively Keeper of Manuscripts and University Archives and Deputy Keeper of the University Archives;
  2. (ii)three officers designated for duties in the dependent libraries, who shall be responsible for the management of those libraries.

(b) In addition to the officers specified in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above, the Library Syndicate, on the recommendation of the Librarian, may also designate other officers for duties in any of the dependent libraries.

(c) The Library Syndicate may make appointments to such University offices of Curator as may be approved by the General Board, and may appoint such Honorary Keepers as they themselves think fit.

3. The number of University offices of Deputy Librarian, Senior Under-Librarian, Under-Librarian, Assistant Under-Librarian, Assistant Library Officer, and Graduate Trainee shall be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate, provided that there shall not be more than two offices of Deputy Librarian. The number of University assistants shall be determined from time to time in accordance with the regulations for employment by the University.

4. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the staff of the University Library, other than the office of Librarian or an office of Curator, shall be made in accordance with the arrangements agreed from time to time by the competent authority.

5. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Graduate Trainee shall be for such periods as shall be determined under the arrangements in Regulation 4, provided that the total tenure of the office shall not exceed three years.

Residence.

6. The Librarian and the Deputy Librarians shall be in residence in the University during term and for four weeks in the Long Vacation, and shall not be absent for more than two nights in any week during Full Term without obtaining the permission of the Chairman of the Syndicate.

7. The Syndicate shall have power to appoint a Deputy Librarian to be Acting Librarian during any period of absence from duty of the Librarian, or during any period when there is a vacancy in the office of Librarian.

8. It shall be the duty of the Librarian:

  1. (a)subject to the direction of the Library Syndicate, to be responsible for the acquisition of books, manuscripts, periodicals, microfilms, and other materials appropriate to the University Library and the dependent libraries, for their cataloguing, classification, arrangement, and safe custody, for their binding, repair, and conservation, for making them available to users subject to any safeguards that may be desirable, and for the provision of such other services as may be appropriate;
  2. (b)to perform, in relation to the University Library and the dependent libraries, the duties assigned to the Head of a Department by Statute C, V, 3(b) and (c);
  3. (c)to act as the General Board's principal adviser on matters relating to libraries.

9. The holders of other University offices on the staff of the University Library and the dependent libraries shall assist the Librarian and shall carry out their duties in accordance with such directions as may be issued from time to time by the Syndicate or the Sub-syndicate concerned, as the case may be.

Curators.

10. The stipend, if any, of a Curator appointed under Regulation 2(c) shall be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate. The tenure of such an office and its duties shall be determined by the Syndicate.

Assistants.

11. Subject to the approval of the Syndicate, the Librarian shall assign to the University assistants their several duties.

Use of the University Library20

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 1109)

Opening and closing.

1. Except on the days on which it is to be closed under Regulations 2 and 3, the Library shall be open for at least four hours on Saturdays and at least six hours on other days. Subject to this regulation the hours of opening may be determined from time to time by the Syndicate.

2. The Library shall be closed on the following days:

Sundays throughout the year;

Christmas Eve and the following days up to and including the New Year public holiday;

Good Friday and the three following days;

the August Bank Holiday.

3. The Library shall be closed for the second full week (Monday to Saturday) of September, for the purpose of an annual inspection and the preparation of lists of missing books. No books shall be taken out of the Library during this period.

Admission.

4. The Library shall be open to all members of the University on the production of either a University Card, which has been registered by the University Library, or a valid Reader's Card, which shall be issued on request. Use of these cards shall be recorded, when readers enter and leave the Library, to provide statistical information on the use of the Library by different categories of user. These cards are not transferable and must be shown on request to any member of the Library staff in the proper discharge of her or his duties. In addition the Syndicate shall have power to determine by rules what other persons may be admitted and upon what terms. The Syndicate shall have absolute discretion to direct the exclusion, either indefinitely or for a specified period, of any person whose admission is considered prejudicial to the interests of the Library or its users.

Borrowing.

5. (1) Not more than ten volumes may be borrowed by the following persons: members of the Senate; University officers; Fellows of Colleges; honorary graduates of the University; Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery; students, other than Affiliated Students, who are graduates of this or any other university and who are following a course of study leading to a Tripos examination, or to a degree, diploma, or certificate of the University.21 The Syndicate may grant permission for more than ten volumes to be borrowed if they are of the opinion that sufficient reasons have been advanced.

(2) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed by students who are graduates of any university and who are resident members of Ridley Hall, Westcott House, Westminster College, or Wesley House.

(3) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed by (a) undergraduates, and (b) Affiliated Students.

(4) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed, under such conditions as may from time to time be laid down by the Syndicate, by the following persons if they have been approved by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Faculty Board, Head of the Department, or Head of the College or Approved Society concerned:

  1. (a)graduates of any university who for the time being are engaged in teaching, research, or administration in the University, or in a College or Approved Society, or in an institution connected with the University which has been recognized for this purpose by the General Board in consultation with the Syndicate;
  2. (b)visiting scholars and others who for the time being have been allocated working facilities in a Faculty, Department, College, or Approved Society.

(5) In exceptional circumstances the Syndicate may grant to other persons the privilege of borrowing books under such conditions as they think fit.

6. (a) Any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(1), 5(4), or 5(5) shall be returned not later than eight weeks after the date of borrowing, provided that the Librarian shall have power to demand its return earlier.

(b) Any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(2) or 5(3) shall be returned not later than the fourteenth day after the date of borrowing, provided that the Librarian shall have power to demand its return earlier.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 6(b), any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(3) between the Monday and Friday of the last week of either Michaelmas or Lent Full Term may be retained until the first day of the following Full Term, unless the Librarian has demanded its earlier return.

7. Any user of the Library who requires a volume that has been borrowed by another person may give notice to the Librarian that he or she requires the volume. The Librarian shall then notify the borrower that he or she is required to return the volume to the Library. The borrower shall comply with this requirement within seven days of the date of such notification.

8. Volumes borrowed and returned shall be noted in the Library borrowing records by the Library staff in the presence of the borrowers or their representatives. When loans are renewed online the amendments to the Library borrowing records shall be recorded via the Library catalogue.

9. (a) No volume borrowed from the Library may be taken or sent outside the British Isles except with the written permission of the Syndicate.

(b) No volume borrowed from the Library may be used for commercial purposes except with the written permission of the Syndicate.

10. Any person who fails to return a volume in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6 shall be liable to a fine. The level of the fines that may be levied under this regulation shall be determined from time to time by the Syndicate, subject to the provisions of Regulation 15.

11. A fine of not more than £175 may be imposed by the Syndicate on any person who removes a book or other item of library material from the Library without following the borrowing procedures laid down by the Syndicate, or who, having borrowed such a book or other item, is unable, without showing good reason, to return it, or who wilfully damages such a book or other item. The imposition of such a fine shall be without prejudice to the University's right to obtain, in addition, compensation for any loss or damage suffered by the University.

12. Manuscripts of special value or importance, other items of great rarity, and materials from collections to which special conditions apply, shall not be borrowed from the Library except with the approval of the Syndicate who shall specify the conditions and the period, which shall not exceed six months, of the loan.

13. Exercises and dissertations which are deposited in the Library by candidates for degrees shall be available for consultation, unless the Board of Graduate Studies or other comparable authority determine that a particular exercise or dissertation shall, for a specified period, be available only to the author or to those who have the author's written permission to consult the work. Exercises and dissertations shall not be borrowed.

Rules.

14. Rules made from time to time by the Syndicate shall be posted within the Library.

Penalties for infringement.

15. A fine of not more than £175 may be imposed by the Syndicate on any person who wilfully infringes any of these regulations or any rule made by the Syndicate. A person from whom any fine is due that has been imposed under these regulations shall not be admitted to the Library or allowed to borrow books until such fine has been paid.

Borrowing from the University Library:22 Notice

The General Board have announced that they have recognized the following institutions whose members may borrow books from the University Library under the conditions specified in Regulation 5(4)(a) of the regulations for the use of the University Library.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council institutions

Babraham Institute.

National Institute of Agricultural Botany.

Institute of Plant Science Research.

Statistics Group.

Natural Environment Research Council institutions

British Antarctic Survey.

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.

Other institutions

Animal Health Trust.

BirdLife International.

Cambridge Group for History of Population and Social Structure.

Commonwealth Bureau of Plant Breeding and Genetics.

European Bioinformatics Institute.

Medical Research Council institutions in the Cambridge area.

Needham Research Institute.

NHS Authorities and Trusts in the Cambridgeshire County Council area.

Quadrant Research Foundation.

Strangeways Research Laboratory.

Tyndale House Residential Centre for Biblical Research.

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Veterinary Investigation Centre.

West Suffolk Hospital.

Betty and Gordon Moore Library, Central Science Library, Medical Library, and Squire Law Library

1. Regulations 10, 11, and 15 of the regulations for the use of the University Library, relating to fines, shall apply also to the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library.

2. The rules made from time to time for the use of each of these libraries, in accordance with Regulations 6(b) and 12(c) of the regulations for the Library Syndicate, shall specify the arrangements for the opening and closing of the library, for admission to the library, and for borrowing from the library. Such rules shall be posted within the library concerned.

Libraries.

Faculty, Departmental, and other Libraries

Application.

The following regulations shall apply to all Faculty and Departmental Libraries (except the Squire Law Library) and to the libraries of the Centres of African Studies, Latin-American Studies, and South Asian Studies.

Authority responsible.

1. The authority responsible for the Library of a Faculty, Department, or other institution under the supervision of the General Board, shall be the Board, Syndicate, Committee, or other comparable body, provided that the responsibility may be delegated, wholly or in part, by the Faculty Board or other such body to the Head of a Department or other University officer or to a committee. Each authority shall be empowered to do such things in accordance with these regulations as are necessary for the management of the library, and in particular to authorize the purchase of books, provide a catalogue, and defray other expenses, from the funds at their disposal.

Library rules.

2. The authority responsible for a library shall make rules, in accordance with these regulations and subject to the approval of the General Board, for the use of the library, including rules for borrowing if it is decided to permit borrowing; and they shall display in the library a notice of all the rules.

Admission.
Borrowing.

3. Unless the General Board on the application of the authority have agreed otherwise, the authority responsible for a library shall admit to it, in addition to those members of the University for whom it is primarily intended, any member of the Regent House or registered Graduate Student wishing to use it for purposes of scholarship or research. Other persons may be admitted at the authority's discretion. Borrowing may also be permitted at the authority's discretion, and may be restricted to such classes of user as the authority may decide.

Acceptance of gifts.

4. The authority responsible for a library shall have power to accept gifts of books and other library material. The authority shall seek the approval of the General Board:

  1. (a)if acceptance of the gift would involve additional expense falling on general University funds; or
  2. (b)if any condition is imposed by the donor which would prevent the disposal of the books or other material that are found to be no longer required for the purposes of the library.
Disposal of books, etc.

5. An authority responsible for a library wishing to dispose of any book, pamphlet, or periodical shall be at liberty to do so by sale or otherwise, provided that, before it is disposed of, it shall, unless the General Board agree otherwise, observe the procedure set out from time to time by the General Board which includes the requirement to offer such item to the Syndics of the University Library, for transfer to that library (including the dependent libraries), and to the authorities responsible for other libraries in the University. Before the authority disposes of any literary, historical, or scientific manuscript, paper, microform material, or other archive, it shall first be offered to the Syndics of the University Library or the Keeper of the University Archives for transfer to that library or to the University Archives as may be appropriate.

Periodicals.

6. The authority responsible for a library shall, on first subscribing to any periodical, inform the Periodicals Department of the University Library of the placing of the subscription. The authority shall obtain the approval of the General Board before an existing subscription to a periodical is cancelled.

Mathematical Sciences.

Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Constitution

The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Physical Sciences.

Scientific Steering Committee

Constitution.

1. There shall be a Scientific Steering Committee, which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)four persons appointed by the General Board, three on the recommendation of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and one on the recommendation of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council;
  3. (c)two persons appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the London Mathematical Society;
  4. (d)six persons appointed by the General Board after consultation with the Councils of the Schools of the Physical Sciences, Technology, the Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, and the Humanities and Social Sciences, and those national scientific bodies listed in a Schedule to be approved from time to time by the General Board for this purpose;
  5. (e)one additional person co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in classes (b), (c), and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (e) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of co-optation.

3. The General Board, in making their appointments to the Committee, shall ensure that at least seven of its members are not resident members of the University.

Chairman.

4. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the General Board from among the members in classes (b), (c), and (d). The Chairman shall be appointed for a period of not more than three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a period or periods of not more than three years at a time.

Secretary.

5. The Director of the Institute shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Meetings.

6. The Committee shall meet at least once each year. Six members present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum.

Duties.

7. The duty of the Committee shall be to advise the Director on all aspects of the scientific work and policy of the Institute.

Management Committee

Constitution.

1. The management of the Institute shall be the responsibility of a Management Committee, which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)the Deputy Director;
  3. (c)the Heads of the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics;
  4. (d)one person appointed by the General Board, who shall be Chairman, provided that the General Board shall have power to appoint as Chairman a person who is already a member of the Committee in one of classes (c), (e), and (f);
  5. (e)five persons appointed by the General Board, of whom one shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, one on the recommendation of the Council of the School of Technology, and one on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Mathematics;
  6. (f)one person appointed by St John's College and one person appointed by Trinity College;
  7. (g)one person appointed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council;
  8. (h)one additional person co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in classes (d)–(g) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (h) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of co-optation.

3. The General Board, in making their appointments to the Committee, shall ensure that at least two of its members are not resident members of the University.

Secretary.

4. The Director shall serve as Secretary of the Committee unless there is a Deputy Director, in which case the latter shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Meetings.

5. The Committee shall meet at least once each term.

Duties.

6. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)to promote research in the field of the mathematical sciences and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of research in the mathematical sciences;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to supervise the work of the staff of the Institute;
  5. (e)to prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board;
  6. (f)to make an Annual Report to the General Board and to the Councils of the Schools and the other bodies mentioned in Regulation 1(e), (f), and (g) above.

Staff of the Institute

Director.

1. There shall be a Director of the Institute who shall be the N. M. Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences.

Duties of Director.

2. Under the general control of the Management Committee the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Institute, and shall be responsible, subject to the advice of the Scientific Steering Committee and the approval of the Management Committee, for the choice of topics for the Institute's programmes.

Deputy Director.

3. There shall be a University office of Deputy Director of the Institute, which may be held concurrently with another University office. Appointments and reappointments to the Deputy Directorship shall be made by the Management Committee. If the office is held concurrently with another University office, appointments and reappointments shall be made for periods of not more than five years at a time, provided that no person may hold the office for a total period exceeding six years.

Duties of Deputy Director.

4. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Institute, to serve as Secretary of the Management Committee, to engage actively in research, and to carry out such teaching duties as may be required by the Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics or of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, as the Director agrees are compatible with the other duties of the office.

Rothschild Visiting Professorships

Fund.

1. The sum donated by N. M. Rothschild & Sons shall constitute a fund called the Rothschild Visiting Professorships Fund from which the stipend, travelling expenses, and subsistence allowance of Rothschild Visiting Professors and the honorarium, travelling expenses, and subsistence allowance of Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellows shall be paid.

Election and tenure of Visiting Professor.

2. A Rothschild Visiting Professor shall be elected under the authority of Statute D, XV, 1(c)(iii) by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee. The tenure of a Rothschild Visiting Professor shall normally be for a period of not more than six months but may, exceptionally, be for a period of not more than one year, and shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee on the occasion of each appointment.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

3. A Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow shall be appointed by the Management Committee for a period of not more than six months, provided that the Management Committee may, exceptionally, make an appointment for one year.

Duties.

4. It shall be the duty of a Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow to participate in the Institute’s research programme.

Stipend.

5. The stipend of a Rothschild Visiting Professor shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee.

Residence.

6. A Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow shall be required to reside in the University.

Other expenditure.

7. After provision has been made in accordance with Regulations 1 and 5, such further payments may be made from the Fund in support of the work of a Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow as may be approved by the Management Committee.

Visiting Fellowships

Purpose and definitions.

1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Institute, there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to research in mathematical sciences, or who are pursuing advanced work in the subject.

Appointments.

2. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Director of the Institute for periods not exceeding one year at a time.

3. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Director with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.

Senior Fellowships

1. The Management Committee shall have power, subject to the approval of the General Board, to grant the title of Senior Fellow of the Institute to any person associated with the Institute (other than a member of the staff of the Institute) who has made or is making important contributions to research in mathematics.

2. A person to whom the title of Senior Fellow has been granted shall hold that title for not more than five years at a time. At the end of any such period the title may again be granted for a further period of not more than five years on each occasion.

Polymer Synthesis.

Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis

Director

1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis23 in the Department of Chemistry.

Appointment.

2. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of:

  1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor, or a duly appointed deputy, as Chairman;
  2. (b)the Director of Industrial Liaison;
  3. (c)the Head of the Department of Chemistry;
  4. (d)two persons appointed by the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences;
  5. (e)one person appointed by the Council of the School of Technology;
  6. (f)three persons appointed by the General Board.

Members in classes (d), (e), and (f) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of each year of which the number is even to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment.

Duties.
Committee of Management.

3. The duties of the Director shall be to engage in research in polymer synthesis and to manage the Melville Laboratory so as to promote polymer synthesis within the University, under the supervision of a Committee of Management consisting of:

  1. (a)the Chairman of the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, who shall be Chairman of the Committee;
  2. (b)the Heads of the Departments of Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Materials Science and Metallurgy, and Physics; provided that each Head may appoint a deputy to attend any meeting of the Committee;
  3. (c)one member appointed by each of the sponsors of the Melville Laboratory, as defined in the agreement with the University;
  4. (d)the Director of Industrial Liaison;
  5. (e)not more than three persons co-opted by the Committee to serve for two years from the date of their co-optation;
  6. (f)the Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, who shall be Secretary of the Committee.

The Committee of Management shall meet at least twice in each academical year.

4. The provisions of Statute D, XIV, 10 that apply to a Professor shall also apply to the Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

5. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Committee of Management.

Sainsbury Laboratory.

Sainsbury Laboratory24

Grace 9 of 10 February 2010

Constitution

The Sainsbury Laboratory shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Biological Sciences.

Management

Board of Management.

1. The Laboratory shall be under the general control of a Board of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)four members appointed by the General Board;
  2. (b)seven members appointed by the General Board, on the nomination of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation;
  3. (c)the Director of the Laboratory, ex officio;
  4. (d)two other senior members of the Laboratory appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Management Board.

Members in classes (a), (b), and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Among the members in classes (a) and (b) shall be not less than three scientists working in institutions overseas and one business person with a scientific background.

Condition of membership.

2. If any member in classes (a) and (b) misses two consecutive meetings her or his membership shall cease, unless the cause of the absence has been declared sufficient by the Board of Management.

Chairman.

3. The Management Board shall elect a Chairman from among the members in classes (a) and (b), to serve for three years from 1 January following election; the Chairman shall be eligible for re-election for a further period of three years.

Secretary.

4. The Administrator of the Laboratory shall serve as Secretary of the Board.

Duties of the Board.

5. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, and the Faculty Board of Biology, the general duties of the Board shall be:

  1. (a)to promote research in plant development and plant diversity;
  2. (b)to oversee the scientific progress of the Laboratory;
  3. (c)to approve the distribution of funding in support of the Laboratory from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation;
  4. (d)to prepare an Annual Report on the finances of the Laboratory for submission to the General Board and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation;
  5. (e)to oversee the arrangements for the periodic review of the Laboratory, in accordance with agreements between the University and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation;
  6. (f)to appoint, or reappoint, the scientific staff of the Laboratory, other than those who hold University offices.
Annual Report.

6. The Chairman, in consultation with the Director shall submit an Annual Report on the scientific progress of the Laboratory to the General Board and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

Staff of the Laboratory

Director.

1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Laboratory which shall be held concurrently with a Professorship.

Tenure.

2. The Director shall normally be appointed by the General Board for a term of five years and may be re-appointed for further periods, as determined by the General Board, on the advice of a Committee constituted for the particular occasion, in consultation with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

3. Subject to the duties of the Management Board, the Director shall be the administrative head of the Laboratory, and shall be responsible to the Management Board for the proper operation and management of the Laboratory and for ensuring the effective carrying out of the Laboratory’s purpose and functions, including the direction of research in the Laboratory.

4. There shall be such other University offices in the Laboratory as the University, or the General Board, on the recommendation of the Management Board, may establish from time to time. Appointments to such offices shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Statutes and Ordinances.

Residence.

5. The staff of the Laboratory shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Management Board, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Duties of the staff.

6. The duties of the staff of the Laboratory other than the Director, shall be determined by the Management Board subject to the approval of the General Board.

Acting Director.

7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board, on the recommendation of the Management Board, shall have the authority to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Laboratory for all purposes.

South Asian Studies.

Centre of South Asian Studies

Constitution

The Centre of South Asian Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Management

Committee of Management.

1. The Centre of South Asian Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:

  1. (a)the Director;
  2. (b)one person appointed by the General Board, and one person appointed by each of the following bodies: the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the Faculty Board of Business and Management, the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography, the Faculty Board of Economics, the Faculty Board of History, and the Faculty Board of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies; provided that a person appointed by any one of the Faculty Boards may also be the person appointed by the General Board;
  3. (c)additional persons co-opted at the discretion of the Committee.

2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.

Chairman and Secretary.

3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

Duties of the Committee.

4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. (a)in collaboration with the Faculty Boards concerned, to promote teaching in South Asian subjects, and to promote research in these subjects and the publication of the results of such research;
  2. (b)to co-operate with outside bodies in the encouragement of research in South Asian subjects;
  3. (c)to administer funds allocated to them for the purposes specified in (a) and (b) above;
  4. (d)to supervise the work of the staff of the Centre.

5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.

6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.

7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.

Staff of the Centre

Director.

1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.

2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall hold office for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment.

3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of South Asian Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.

Secretary-Librarian.

4. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Secretary-Librarian of the Centre shall be made by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.

Graduate staff.

5. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the graduate staff of the Centre, other than the offices of Director and Secretary-Librarian, shall be made by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board. The maximum tenure of a holder of this office shall be five years.

Duties.

6. The duties of the Secretary-Librarian, and of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director, shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.

Residence.

7. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.

Footnotes

  1. 16. This office is an office specified in Schedule B of the Statutes.a
  2. 17. The relevant regulations were last published in Ordinances, 1946, p. 22.a b c
  3. 18. For Schemes A–H, see p. 582.a
  4. 19. Previously the Scientific Periodicals Library.a
  5. 20. Excluding the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library (previously the Scientific Periodicals Library), the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library.a
  6. 21. For the purposes of this regulation the term ‘diploma or certificate of the University’ does not apply to certificates of proficiency awarded by the Language Centre or to certificates and diplomas open to non-members of the University, except for those administered by the Institute of Continuing Education.a
  7. 22. Excluding the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library.a
  8. 23. This office is an office specified in Schedules B and J of the Statutes.a
  9. 24. Established with effect from 1 January 2011.a