University Centre

Membership of the University Centre

1. The following shall be entitled to be members of the University Centre:

1. (a)members of the Regent House;
2. (b)University Officers and Fellows of Colleges;
3. (c)registered Graduate Students.

2. There shall be such other categories of membership as shall be determined from time to time by the Council.

3. The Registrary may, for good cause, suspend the membership of any member either for a limited period or indefinitely, provided that any suspension under this regulation is reported to the Council at the earliest opportunity and that such a member may appeal against the suspension, or against the period of suspension, to the Council, whose decision shall be final.

General Manager of the University Centre

1. There shall be the University office of General Manager of the University Centre, the holder of which may also be designated by the Council as University Catering Adviser.

2. There shall be an Appointments Committee for the University Centre which shall consist of:

1. (a)The Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
2. (b)the Chairman of the Standing Appointments Committee for the Central Administrative Offices;
3. (c)five members of the Regent House appointed by the Council, two on the Council's own nomination, one on the nomination of the Finance Committee, and two on the nomination of a member of the Council designated as the representative of the users of the University Centre.

The Registrary (or a deputy) shall act as Secretary of the Committee. Members in class (c) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment.

3. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of General Manager shall be made by the Appointments Committee for the University Centre.

4. It shall be the duty of the General Manager to manage the University Centre and other catering and social facilities as agreed from time to time by the Council, in line with financial and other policy determined from time to time by the Council. The General Manager shall be accountable to the Council through the Registrary and shall:

1. (a)present an annual statement of accounts to the Finance Committee in the Michaelmas Term each year;
2. (b)make an Annual Report to the Council on the affairs of the Centre.

University Development Office

The University Development Office shall be an institution independent of any Faculty but under the supervision of the Council.

Director of Development and Alumni Relations

1. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Director of Development and Alumni Relations shall be made by the Council, on the advice of a special committee appointed by the Council.

2. The duties of the Director shall be to advise on, and assist with, specific appeals for funds and to initiate and develop fund-raising activities.

3. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Council.

4. The Director shall not, without the consent of the Council, give instruction on behalf of a College.

University Farm

Director of the University Farm

1. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Director of the University Farm shall be made by the Council on the recommendation of the Finance Committee.

2. The Director shall be responsible to the Registrary or a University officer appointed by the Council. The duties of the Director shall be:

1. (a)under the general direction of the Management Committee for the University Farm, to supervise the work of the Farm and to ensure its efficient operation;
2. (b)to advance knowledge of the science of agriculture, and to promote and direct research in it.

3. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Council.

4. The Director shall not be a Tutor, Assistant Tutor, Bursar, Assistant Bursar, or Steward of a College, and shall not, without the consent of the Council, give instruction on behalf of a College or Colleges for more than six hours a week.

University Health Services

General

The University Health Services shall comprise the Dental Service and the University Counselling Service.

Management

1. The University Health Services shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management who shall be responsible to the Council. The Committee shall consist of:

1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
2. (b)four members of the Regent House appointed by the Council, one on their own nomination, one on the nomination of the Senior Tutors’ Committee, one on the nomination of the Bursars’ Committee, and one on the nomination of the Colleges Committee;
3. (c)two members of the University in statu pupillari, of whom at least one shall be a graduate, appointed by the Council;
4. (d)one member of the Regent House appointed by the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine;
5. (e)the Director of Health and Safety ex officio;
6. (f)the Head of the Counselling Service and the senior officer of the Dental Service;
7. (g)the Director of Physical Education;
8. (h)the Consultant Occupational Physician;
9. (i)the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Counselling Service ex officio;
10. (j)not more than six members co-opted by the Committee, provided that it shall not be obligatory for the Committee to co-opt any person or persons; co-opted members shall serve until 31 December of the year following that in which they are co-opted.

Members in classes (b) and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in class (c) shall be appointed every year in the Easter Term to serve for the academical year following their appointment.

2. The Registrary or a deputy appointed by the Registrary shall act as Secretary of the Committee.

3. It shall be the duty of the Committee:

1. (a)to make such arrangements for the day-to-day running of the University Health Services as they may consider necessary;
2. (b)to appoint such sub-committees as they consider necessary for the effective management of the Services;
3. (c)to exercise general supervision over the work of the staff of the Services;
4. (d)to advise the Council on the numbers of professional staff and assistant staff required for the Services;
5. (e)to prepare annual estimates for submission to the Council;
6. (f)to report each year in the Michaelmas Term to the Council.

4. There shall be an Executive Committee responsible to the Committee of Management for the running of the Counselling Service. This Committee shall consist of:

1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;
2. (b)three Bursars of Colleges appointed by the Bursars’ Committee;
3. (c)two Senior Tutors of Colleges appointed by the Senior Tutors’ Committee;
4. (d)one person appointed by the Council;
5. (e)the Head of the Counselling Service;
6. (f)a Senior Counsellor or Counsellor appointed from among the staff of the Counselling Service by the Committee of Management;
7. (g)two medical practitioners appointed by the Committee of Management;
8. (h)two members of the University in statu pupillari, one of whom shall be a graduate student, appointed by the Council.

Members in classes (b)–(d) and (g) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for three years from 1 January following their appointment. The member in class (f) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for three years from 1 January following his or her appointment, or until he or she leaves the service, whichever is sooner. Members in class (h) shall be appointed in the Easter Term to serve for one year from 1 October following their appointment.

5. (a) The patients’ fees charged by the Dental Service shall be determined by the Committee of Management of the University Health Services on the recommendation of the senior officer of the Dental Service. The recurrent costs of the Dental Service shall be met by patients’ fees paid to the Service. The University shall be responsible for meeting any deficit.

(b) The recurrent costs of the University Counselling Service (other than the costs of rates, light, heating, and water, and the costs of maintaining the building in which it is accommodated) shall be the responsibility of the Colleges. The Colleges shall be responsible for meeting any deficit.

6. The provisions of Statute K, 20 concerning reserved business shall apply to the Committee of Management and to the Executive Committee as if they were bodies constituted by Statute.

Staff

1. There shall be the University office of Head of the Counselling Service, and such number of Senior Counsellors and Counsellors and Dental Officers as the Council shall from time to time determine.

2. Under the general control of the Executive Committee, the Head of the Counselling Service shall be responsible for the professional and administrative management of the Counselling Service and shall determine the duties of any other Senior Counsellors and Counsellors.

3. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Head of the Counselling Service, and to a University office of Dental Officer and of Senior Counsellor shall be made by an Appointments Committee of which the Registrary, or a deputy appointed by the Registrary, shall act as Secretary and which shall consist of:

1. (a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) who shall be Chairman;
2. (b)the Chairman of the Committee of Management of the University Health Services;
3. (c)the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Counselling Service;
4. (d)one member of the Committee of Management of the University Health Services appointed by the Committee;
5. (e)one member of the Regent House appointed by the Council;
6. (f)the Head of the Counselling Service when an appointment or reappointment of a Senior Counsellor is being made;
7. (g)the senior officer of the Dental Service when an appointment or reappointment of a Dental Officer (save for the appointment of the senior officer) is being made.

Every appointment or reappointment to a University office by the Committee shall be made with the concurrence of the votes (which shall be given in person at a meeting) of not fewer than four members of the Committee. Statute D, XVII, 5 shall apply to the Committee as if it were an Appointments Committee for a Faculty.

4. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Counsellor shall be made by a Committee consisting of:

1. (a)the Chairman of the Committee of Management of the University Health Services;
2. (b)the Head of the Counselling Service;
3. (c)a Senior Counsellor in an appropriate field;
4. (d)a member in class (b), (c), or (d) of the Executive Committee of the University Counselling Service.

Every appointment or reappointment to a University office of Counsellor by the Committee shall be made with the concurrence of the votes of at least three members of the Committee.

5. The Council, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management of the University Health Service, may designate one of the Dental Officers as Head of the Dental Service to serve for a period not exceeding five years at a time. Such an officer shall be entitled to receive, in addition to his or her stipend, a pensionable payment for responsibility at an annual rate determined by the Council. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Head of the Dental Service shall be responsible for the professional and administrative management of the Dental Service and shall determine the duties of the other Dental Officers.

Wolfson Industrial Liaison Office

Constitution

The Wolfson Industrial Liaison Office shall be an institution within the University Offices, and shall be under the supervision of the Council.

Director of Industrial Liaison

1. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Director of Industrial Liaison shall be made by the Standing Appointments Committee for the central administrative offices.

2. The duties of the Director shall be:

1. (a)to promote co-operation between the University and industry in general, including the provision of information to industry on research capabilities and opportunities for technology transfer;
2. (b)to advise and assist members of the University in identifying sources of industrial funding for their research, and in negotiating the terms and conditions of such funding, subject to the general academic policies of the University, with particular reference to the terms on which any research results might be commercially exploited;
3. (c)to advise and assist members of the University in seeking patent or other protection for the intellectual property arising out of their work and in pursuing commercial exploitation of that intellectual property on terms beneficial to the individual and the University;
4. (d)to endeavour to secure the commercial exploitation of inventions arising from work conducted in the University, and in particular to fulfil the obligations of the arrangements for exploitation of work funded by the Research Councils, in accordance with the agreement between the University and the Research Councils;
5. (e)to be responsible for all aspects of the work of the Wolfson Industrial Liaison Office, and to undertake such other duties as the Council may from time to time determine.

3. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Council.

4. The Director shall not, without the consent of the Council, give instruction on behalf of a College.