Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IX
pp. 604–675
FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL BOARD

The provisions contained in this Chapter are Regulations of the General Board

Sidenotes in this Chapter

  1. Section 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR FACULTIES
      1. Preliminary lists.(p. 604)
      2. Objections.(p. 604)
      3. Corrected lists.(p. 604)
      4. Promulgation of lists.(p. 604)
      5. Annual meetings.(p. 604)
      6. Election of members of Faculty Boards.(p. 604)
      7. Teaching programme.(p. 604)
      8. Lectures not within scope of Faculty Board.(p. 604)
  2. Section 2. FACULTY MEMBERSHIP
      1. Faculty members.(p. 605)
      2. Promulgation of lists.(p. 605)
      3. Chair.(p. 605)
      4. Election of members of Faculty Boards.(p. 605)
  3. Section 3. CONSTITUTION OF THE FACULTY BOARDS
      1. Classes of Faculty Board membership.(p. 605)
      2. Number of members in classes.(p. 606)
      3. Chair and Secretary.(p. 606)
      4. Powers and duties.(p. 606)
      5. Application of funds.(p. 606)
      6. Reports.(p. 606)
      7. Reserved business.(p. 606)
    1. Classes of Faculty Board Membership, Elections, and Periods of Office
      1. Numbers of members in classes.(p. 607)
      2. Class (a).(p. 607)
      3. Class (b).(p. 607)
      4. Class (e).(p. 607)
      5. Periods of membership.(p. 607)
      6. Election of members in class (a)(ii),(p. 607)
      7. in class (c).(p. 607)
      8. Casual vacancies.(p. 607)
    2. Election of student members of Faculty Boards and other bodies
      1. Application of regulations.(p. 608)
      2. Schemes of election.(p. 608)
      3. Date of election and procedure.(p. 608)
      4. Notice of election.(p. 608)
      5. Nominations.(p. 608)
      6. Electoral rolls.(p. 608)
      7. Unfilled vacancies.(p. 609)
      8. Casual vacancies.(p. 609)
  4. Section 4. DEGREE COMMITTEES
      1. Constitution.(p. 614)
      2. Chair.(p. 614)
      3. Secretary.(p. 614)
      4. Meetings.(p. 614)
      5. Quorum.(p. 614)
      6. Duties.(p. 615)
  5. Section 5. DEPARTMENTS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
      1. Faculty of Architecture and History of Art.(p. 616)
      2. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.(p. 616)
      3. Faculty of Biology.(p. 616)
      4. Faculty of Business and Management.(p. 616)
      5. Faculty of Clinical Medicine.(p. 616)
      6. Faculty of Computer Science and Technology.(p. 616)
      7. Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography.(p. 616)
      8. Faculty of Engineering.(p. 616)
      9. Faculty of English.(p. 616)
      10. Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science.(p. 616)
      11. Faculty of Law.(p. 616)
      12. Faculty of Mathematics.(p. 616)
      13. Faculty of Physics and Chemistry.(p. 616)
      14. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.(p. 617)
      15. Departments independent of any Faculty.(p. 617)
      16. Acting Heads of Departments.(p. 617)
      17. Deputy Heads of Departments.(p. 617)
  6. Section 6. SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS
      1. Institute of Astronomy
        1. Astronomy.(p. 617)
        2. Director and Head.(p. 617)
        3. Advisory Committee.(p. 617)
        4. Duties.(p. 617)
        5. Purpose.(p. 617)
        6. Number.(p. 618)
        7. Appointments and tenure.(p. 618)
        8. Duties.(p. 618)
        9. Restrictions.(p. 618)
        10. Stipend.(p. 618)
        11. Grants.(p. 618)
        12. Name.(p. 618)
        13. Purpose.(p. 618)
        14. Payments.(p. 618)
        15. Title.(p. 618)
        16. Application.(p. 618)
        17. Appointments and tenure.(p. 618)
        18. Stipend.(p. 619)
        19. Duties.(p. 619)
        20. To whom responsible.(p. 619)
      2. Department of Biochemistry
        1. Biochemistry.(p. 619)
      3. Faculty of Biology
        1. Biology.(p. 619)
        2. Appointments Committee.(p. 619)
        3. Director.(p. 619)
        4. Duties.(p. 619)
        5. Residence.(p. 619)
        6. Tenure.(p. 619)
        7. Committee of Management.(p. 620)
        8. Chair and Secretary.(p. 620)
        9. Duties.(p. 620)
        10. Director and Deputy Director.(p. 620)
        11. Duties of the Director.(p. 620)
      4. Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
        1. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.(p. 620)
        2. Management.(p. 620)
        3. Selection and Appointments Committees.(p. 620)
        4. Officers in the Department.(p. 621)
        5. Constitution.(p. 621)
        6. Appointments.(p. 621)
        7. Student members of the Syndicate.(p. 621)
        8. Chair and Secretary.(p. 621)
        9. Powers and duties.(p. 621)
        10. Reserved business.(p. 621)
      5. Department of Chemistry
        1. Chemistry.(p. 621)
        2. Departmental Committee.(p. 621)
        3. Duties.(p. 622)
      6. Faculty of Classics
        1. Classics.(p. 622)
        2. Director and Committee.(p. 622)
        3. Dame Mary Grainger Sandys bequest.(p. 622)
        4. Jocelyn Toynbee Library Fund.(p. 622)
        5. Annual Report and Accounts.(p. 622)
        6. Director.(p. 622)
        7. Curator.(p. 622)
        8. Appointments and tenure.(p. 622)
        9. Duties.(p. 622)
        10. Members of Faculty.(p. 623)
      7. Faculty of Clinical Medicine
        1. Clinical Medicine.(p. 623)
        2. Submission of Departmental estimates.(p. 623)
        3. Accommodation.(p. 623)
        4. Register of students.(p. 623)
        5. Establishments.(p. 623)
        6. Recognition of clinical tutors.(p. 623)
        7. Recognition of Regional Clinical Sub-Deans.(p. 623)
        8. Recognition of Associate Clinical Sub-Deans.(p. 623)
        9. Appointments.(p. 623)
        10. Tenure.(p. 624)
        11. Duties.(p. 624)
        12. Appointments.(p. 624)
        13. Duties.(p. 624)
        14. Number.(p. 624)
        15. Appointments.(p. 624)
        16. Tenure.(p. 624)
        17. Duties.(p. 624)
        18. Number.(p. 624)
        19. Appointments.(p. 624)
        20. Duties.(p. 624)
        21. Tenure.(p. 624)
        22. Committee of Management.(p. 625)
        23. Chair and Secretary.(p. 625)
        24. Duties.(p. 625)
        25. Executive Committee.(p. 625)
        26. Duties.(p. 625)
        27. Director.(p. 626)
        28. Duties.(p. 626)
        29. Appointments and tenure.(p. 626)
        30. Duties of Physician.(p. 626)
        31. Payments for clinical responsibility.(p. 626)
        32. Appointment.(p. 626)
        33. Duties.(p. 626)
        34. Residence.(p. 627)
      8. Faculty of Divinity
        1. Divinity.(p. 627)
        2. Committee of Management.(p. 627)
        3. Chair and Secretary.(p. 627)
      9. Department of Earth Sciences
        1. Earth Sciences.(p. 627)
        2. Departmental Committee.(p. 627)
        3. Duties.(p. 628)
        4. Staff.(p. 628)
        5. Appointments and tenure.(p. 628)
        6. Duties.(p. 628)
        7. Teaching.(p. 628)
        8. Hours of attendance.(p. 628)
        9. Members of Faculty.(p. 629)
      10. Faculty of Economics
        1. Economics.(p. 629)
        2. Two accounts.(p. 629)
        3. Fund I.(p. 629)
        4. Fund II.(p. 629)
      11. Department of Engineering
        1. Engineering.(p. 629)
        2. Appointments.(p. 630)
        3. Duties.(p. 630)
        4. Members of Faculty.(p. 630)
      12. Department of History and Philosophy of Science
        1. HPS.(p. 630)
        2. Management.(p. 630)
        3. Selection and Appointments Committees.(p. 630)
        4. Duties.(p. 630)
        5. Constitution.(p. 630)
        6. Appointments.(p. 631)
        7. Student members of the Board.(p. 631)
        8. Chair and Secretary.(p. 631)
        9. Powers and duties.(p. 631)
        10. Reserved business.(p. 631)
        11. Director.(p. 631)
        12. Assistant Curator.(p. 631)
        13. Appointments and tenure.(p. 631)
        14. Duties.(p. 631)
      13. Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science
        1. Human, Social, and Political Science.(p. 631)
        2. Object.(p. 631)
        3. Managing Committee.(p. 632)
        4. Chair and Secretary.(p. 632)
        5. Reports.(p. 632)
        6. Director.(p. 632)
        7. Appointments and reappoint-ments.(p. 632)
        8. Duties.(p. 632)
        9. Deputy Director.(p. 632)
        10. Appointments and reappoint-ments.(p. 632)
        11. Duties.(p. 632)
        12. Residence.(p. 632)
        13. Fellows.(p. 633)
        14. Appointments and reappointments.(p. 633)
        15. Stipend.(p. 633)
        16. Visiting Fellows.(p. 633)
        17. Appointments and tenure.(p. 633)
        18. Duties.(p. 633)
        19. Restrictions.(p. 633)
        20. Stipend.(p. 633)
        21. Grants.(p. 633)
        22. Title.(p. 633)
        23. Purpose.(p. 633)
        24. Administration.(p. 633)
        25. Income.(p. 633)
        26. Investment Committee.(p. 633)
        27. Investment advisers.(p. 633)
        28. Staff supported by the Fund.(p. 634)
      14. Department of Land Economy
        1. Land Economy.(p. 634)
        2. Independent of a Faculty.(p. 634)
        3. Selection and Appointments Committees.(p. 634)
        4. Constitution.(p. 634)
        5. Student members of the Board.(p. 634)
        6. Chair and Secretary.(p. 635)
        7. Powers and duties.(p. 635)
        8. Reserved business.(p. 635)
        9. Appointments.(p. 635)
        10. Duties.(p. 635)
        11. Residence.(p. 635)
        12. Restrictions.(p. 635)
        13. Appointments and tenure.(p. 635)
        14. Duties.(p. 636)
        15. Residence.(p. 636)
        16. Restrictions.(p. 636)
      15. Faculty of Law
        1. Law.(p. 636)
        2. Committee of Management.(p. 636)
        3. Student members.(p. 636)
        4. Scheme of election.(p. 636)
        5. Chair and Secretary.(p. 636)
        6. Quorum.(p. 636)
        7. Duties of the Committee.(p. 637)
        8. Reserved business.(p. 637)
        9. Appointments.(p. 637)
        10. Residence.(p. 637)
        11. Restrictions.(p. 637)
        12. Purpose and number.(p. 637)
        13. Appointments and tenure.(p. 637)
        14. Duties.(p. 637)
        15. Restrictions.(p. 637)
        16. Stipend.(p. 637)
        17. Grants.(p. 637)
        18. Committee of Management.(p. 637)
        19. Chair and Secretary.(p. 638)
        20. Duties of the Committee.(p. 638)
        21. Quorum.(p. 638)
        22. Finances.(p. 638)
        23. Director.(p. 638)
        24. Deputy Director.(p. 638)
        25. Duties.(p. 638)
        26. Purpose.(p. 638)
        27. Appointments and tenure.(p. 638)
        28. Duties.(p. 638)
        29. Restrictions.(p. 639)
        30. Stipend.(p. 639)
      16. Judge Institute of Management (Judge Business School)
        1. Management.(p. 639)
        2. Advisory Board.(p. 639)
        3. Director.(p. 639)
        4. Tenure.(p. 639)
        5. Director of M.B.A. course.(p. 639)
        6. Careers Advisers.(p. 639)
      17. Centre for Business Research
        1. Committee of Management.(p. 639)
        2. Secretary.(p. 639)
        3. Quorum.(p. 640)
        4. Duties of the Committee.(p. 640)
        5. Executive Committee.(p. 640)
        6. Advisory Board.(p. 640)
        7. Duties of the Board.(p. 640)
        8. Chair.(p. 640)
        9. Director of the Centre.(p. 640)
        10. Assist Directors.(p. 640)
        11. Research Fellowships.(p. 641)
        12. Appointments and tenure.(p. 641)
        13. Stipend.(p. 641)
        14. Appointments.(p. 641)
        15. Duties.(p. 641)
        16. Residence.(p. 641)
      18. Department of Physics
        1. Physics.(p. 641)
        2. Name.(p. 641)
        3. Fund.(p. 641)
        4. Income.(p. 641)
        5. Book-plate.(p. 641)
      19. Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience
        1. (p. 642)
        2. Staff.(p. 642)
        3. Appointments.(p. 642)
        4. Duties.(p. 642)
        5. Restrictions.(p. 642)
      20. Department of Plant Sciences
        1. Plant Sciences.(p. 642)
        2. Staff.(p. 642)
        3. Appointment of Curator.(p. 642)
        4. Duties of Curator.(p. 642)
        5. Teaching work.(p. 642)
        6. Stipend.(p. 642)
        7. Appointments of other staff.(p. 642)
        8. Duties.(p. 642)
        9. Members of Faculty.(p. 642)
      21. Department of Veterinary Medicine
        1. (p. 643)
        2. Titles and number.(p. 643)
        3. Duties.(p. 643)
        4. Restrictions.(p. 643)
      22. Department of Zoology
        1. Zoology.(p. 644)
        2. Staff.(p. 644)
        3. Appointments and tenure.(p. 644)
        4. Duties.(p. 644)
        5. Hours of attendance.(p. 644)
        6. Teaching work.(p. 644)
        7. Stipends.(p. 644)
        8. Members of Faculty.(p. 644)
        9. Statute E XXXVII.(p. 644)
        10. Income.(p. 644)
        11. Reserve Fund.(p. 644)
        12. Library.(p. 645)
        13. To whom open.(p. 645)
        14. Fund.(p. 645)
        15. Alterations.(p. 645)
        16. Library.(p. 645)
        17. To whom open.(p. 645)
        18. Fund.(p. 645)
    1. Section 7. SUB-DEPARTMENTS
        1. Sub-departments.(p. 645)
      1. General
        1. Duties of Directors.(p. 645)
        2. Directors.(p. 646)
        3. Acting Directors.(p. 646)
      2. Botanic Garden
        1. Botanic Garden.(p. 646)
        2. Sub-department.(p. 646)
        3. Syndicate.(p. 646)
        4. Quorum.(p. 646)
        5. Duties of Syndicate.(p. 646)
        6. Annual Report.(p. 646)
        7. Rules of admission.(p. 646)
        8. Appointment of Director.(p. 646)
        9. Duties of Director.(p. 646)
        10. Residence of Director.(p. 647)
        11. Fund.(p. 647)
        12. Curator.(p. 647)
        13. Hours of opening.(p. 647)
        14. Fund.(p. 648)
        15. Managers.(p. 648)
        16. Secretary.(p. 648)
        17. Annual and other Reports.(p. 648)
      3. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
        1. Archaeology and Anthropology.(p. 648)
        2. Committee of Management.(p. 648)
        3. Quorum.(p. 649)
        4. Duties of Committee.(p. 649)
        5. Crowther-Beynon Fund.(p. 649)
        6. Antiquarian Society.(p. 649)
        7. Annual Report.(p. 649)
        8. Reserved business.(p. 649)
        9. University offices.(p. 649)
        10. Curator and Director.(p. 649)
        11. Duties of Curator and Director.(p. 649)
        12. Senior Assistant Curator.(p. 649)
        13. Members of Faculty.(p. 649)
      4. Scott Polar Research Institute
        1. (p. 650)
        2. Meetings and quorum.(p. 650)
        3. Advisory Committee.(p. 650)
        4. Director.(p. 650)
        5. Fund.(p. 651)
        6. Purpose.(p. 651)
        7. Unexpended income.(p. 651)
        8. Fund.(p. 651)
        9. Purpose.(p. 651)
        10. Managers.(p. 651)
        11. Unexpended income.(p. 651)
    2. Section 8. OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL BOARD
        1. Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
          1. CRASSH.(p. 651)
          2. Management Committee.(p. 651)
          3. Secretary.(p. 652)
          4. Duties of the Committee.(p. 652)
          5. Director.(p. 652)
          6. Duties.(p. 652)
          7. Deputy Director.(p. 652)
          8. Duties.(p. 652)
        2. University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
          1. CISL.(p. 652)
          2. Annual Report.(p. 652)
          3. Management Board.(p. 652)
          4. Quorum.(p. 653)
          5. Director.(p. 653)
          6. Appointments Committee.(p. 653)
        3. Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute
          1.  .(p. 653)
          2. Committee of Management.(p. 653)
          3. Duties.(p. 653)
          4. Administrative Committee.(p. 654)
          5. Director.(p. 654)
          6. Duties.(p. 654)
          7. Residence.(p. 654)
          8. Deputy Director.(p. 654)
        4. Institute of Continuing Education
          1. Continuing Education.(p. 654)
          2. Strategic Committee.(p. 654)
          3. Director of the Institute.(p. 655)
          4. Other officers of the Institute.(p. 655)
          5. Appointments.(p. 655)
          6. Madingley Hall.(p. 655)
          7. Payment to Warden.(p. 655)
          8. Duties of the Strategic Committee.(p. 655)
        5. Fitzwilliam Museum
          1. Fitzwilliam Museum.(p. 655)
          2. Syndicate.(p. 656)
          3. Quorum.(p. 656)
          4. Duties.(p. 656)
          5. Annual Report.(p. 656)
          6. Election of Director.(p. 656)
          7. Duties of Director.(p. 657)
          8. Residence of the Director.(p. 657)
          9. Duties of other members of the staff.(p. 658)
          10. Appointments Committee.(p. 658)
          11. Galleries.(p. 658)
          12. Exclusion.(p. 658)
          13. Days of closing.(p. 658)
          14. Library and special collections.(p. 658)
          15. Purpose.(p. 658)
          16. Advisory Council.(p. 658)
          17. Duties of Director.(p. 659)
          18. Appointment and reappointment of Director.(p. 659)
          19. Staff of the Institute.(p. 659)
          20. Restrictions.(p. 659)
          21. Residence.(p. 659)
        6. HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies
          1. Islamic Studies.(p. 659)
          2. Committee of Management.(p. 659)
          3. Chair.(p. 659)
          4. Secretary.(p. 660)
          5. Duties.(p. 660)
          6. Acting Director.(p. 660)
          7. Director and Assistant Director.(p. 660)
          8. Tenure.(p. 660)
          9. Duties.(p. 661)
          10. Appointments of graduate staff.(p. 661)
          11. Duties.(p. 661)
          12. Residence.(p. 661)
          13. Purpose and definitions.(p. 661)
          14. Number, appointments, and tenure.(p. 661)
          15. Number and appointments.(p. 661)
          16. Tenure.(p. 661)
          17. Stipend.(p. 661)
          18. Research support grants.(p. 661)
          19. Number.(p. 661)
          20. Electors.(p. 661)
          21. Who are eligible.(p. 662)
        7. Kettle's Yard Committee
          1. Kettle's Yard.(p. 662)
          2. Constitution.(p. 662)
          3. Secretary.(p. 662)
          4. Quorum.(p. 662)
          5. Music Sub-committee.(p. 662)
          6. Secretary of the Sub-committee.(p. 662)
          7. Honorary Curator.(p. 662)
          8. Appointments Committee.(p. 662)
          9. Purpose and duties of the Committee.(p. 663)
          10. Reserved business.(p. 663)
        8. Language Centre
          1. Language Centre.(p. 663)
          2. Committee of Management.(p. 663)
          3. Duties.(p. 664)
          4. Director and Deputy Director.(p. 664)
          5. Duties of Director.(p. 664)
          6. Duties of Deputy Director.(p. 665)
          7. Other offices.(p. 665)
          8. Duties of other offices.(p. 665)
          9. Residence.(p. 665)
        9. University Library
          1. Library.(p. 665)
          2. Library Syndicate.(p. 665)
          3. Meetings.(p. 665)
          4. Quorum.(p. 665)
          5. Reserved business.(p. 665)
          6. Duties and powers.(p. 666)
          7. Reports.(p. 666)
          8. Sub-syndicates and Policy Advisory Group.(p. 666)
          9. Duties.(p. 666)
          10. Constitution.(p. 666)
          11. Designated offices.(p. 666)
          12. Librarian.(p. 667)
          13. Curators.(p. 667)
          14. Assistants.(p. 667)
          15. Opening and closing.(p. 668)
          16. Admission.(p. 668)
          17. Borrowing.(p. 668)
          18. Rules.(p. 669)
          19. Penalties for infringement.(p. 669)
        10. Faculty, Departmental, and other Libraries
          1. Libraries.(p. 670)
          2. Application.(p. 670)
          3. Authority responsible.(p. 670)
          4. Library rules.(p. 670)
          5. Admission.(p. 670)
          6. Borrowing.(p. 670)
          7. Acceptance of gifts.(p. 670)
          8. Disposal of books, etc.(p. 670)
          9. Periodicals.(p. 671)
        11. Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
          1. Mathematical Sciences.(p. 671)
          2. Constitution.(p. 671)
          3. Chair.(p. 671)
          4. Secretary.(p. 671)
          5. Meetings.(p. 671)
          6. Duties.(p. 671)
          7. Constitution.(p. 671)
          8. Secretary.(p. 672)
          9. Meetings.(p. 672)
          10. Duties.(p. 672)
          11. Director.(p. 672)
          12. Duties of Director.(p. 672)
          13. Deputy Director.(p. 672)
          14. Duties of Deputy Director.(p. 672)
          15. Fund.(p. 672)
          16. Election and tenure of Visiting Professor.(p. 672)
          17. Distinguished Visiting Fellow.(p. 672)
          18. Duties.(p. 672)
          19. Stipend.(p. 673)
          20. Residence.(p. 673)
          21. Other expenditure.(p. 673)
          22. Purpose and definitions.(p. 673)
          23. Appointments.(p. 673)
        12. Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis
          1. Polymer Synthesis.(p. 673)
          2. Appointment.(p. 673)
          3. Duties.(p. 673)
          4. Committee of Management.(p. 673)
        13. Sainsbury Laboratory
          1. Sainsbury Laboratory.(p. 674)
          2. Board of Management.(p. 674)
          3. Condition of membership.(p. 674)
          4. Chair.(p. 674)
          5. Secretary.(p. 674)
          6. Duties of the Board.(p. 674)
          7. Annual Report.(p. 674)
          8. Director.(p. 674)
          9. Tenure.(p. 674)
          10. Residence.(p. 675)
          11. Duties of the staff.(p. 675)
          12. Acting Director.(p. 675)