Reporter 16/5/01: Graces submitted to the Regent House on 16 May 2001

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 16 May 2001

The Council submit the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 113), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 25 May 2001.

1. That Professor R. J. Mair, Master of Jesus College, be appointed one of the Septemviri to serve from 1 October 2001 until 31 December 2002.¹

2. That the regulations for University Composition Fees, as amended by Grace 2 of 28 February 2001 and Grace 1 of 21 March 2001, be further amended as follows:²

With effect from 1 September 2001

TABLE OF FEES

By amending certain entries in the table so as to read:

Category

	Channel Islands and Isle of Man undergraduates	Annual £	Michaelmas Term £	Lent Term £	Easter Term £
U	Band 1	3,872	1,291	1,291	1,290
V	Band 2(a)	5,806	1,936	1,935	1,935
W	Band 2(b)	7,742	2,581	2,581	2,580
X	Band 3	17,414	5,805	5,805	5,804
Y	Law Tripos, Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Oriental Studies Tripos, period abroad	1,936	646	645	645

With effect from 1 October 2001

Regulation 2.

By adding to the list of examinations the following:

Chemical Engineering Tripos

Engineering Tripos

Electrical and Information Sciences Tripos

Mathematical Tripos

Natural Sciences Tripos

SCHEDULE

Courses leading to examinations for the M.Phil. Degree

By inserting the following entries:

Environmental Policy	D	D	E
Planning, Growth, and Regeneration	D	D	E
Real Estate Finance	D	D	E

3. That the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:³

Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance

1. The gift of $10m to the University from The Pyewacket Foundation shall form a fund to be called the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance, the income of which shall be devoted to the furtherance of research and study into all aspects of finance, financial institutions, and financial markets, and their relationship with the performance of the economy.

2. The Managers of the fund shall be:

(a) the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;

(b) the Director of the Judge Institute of Management;

(c) four members (of whom one shall be a professor of finance external to the University) appointed by the Management Studies Syndicate;

(d) Weslie and William Janeway in their individual capacities or such persons as they may appoint as their successors;

3. The fund, together with any subsequent gifts received for the fund from time to time, shall be administered by the Managers in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, dated 31 March 2001, between The Pyewacket Foundation and the University.

4. That a Study of Religion Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:³

Study of Religion Fund

1. The gift of an anonymous benefactor shall form a fund to be called the Study of Religion Fund, the income of which shall be used for the advancement of the Study of Religion, with special reference to Implicit Religion.

2. The Fund shall be under the control of a Board of Managers who shall be:

(a) the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chairman;

(b) the Chairman of the Faculty Board of Divinity;

(d) two members appointed by the Faculty Board of Divinity for periods not exceeding three years at a time.

3. The Managers shall meet at least once a year.

4. It shall be the duty of the Managers:

(a) to keep the financial position of the Fund under review;

(b) to make recommendations on the future use of the endowment, if the University or the Faculty cease to be able to make provision for the study of Implicit Religion.

5. The first charge on the income of the Fund shall be the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of the holder of a University office in the Faculty of Divinity concerned with teaching and research in Implicit Religion. In making appointments to such an office the appointing body shall be advised by an Assessor appointed by the Faculty Board of Divinity after consulting the Managers.

6. After provision has been made in accordance with Regulation 5, the income of the Fund may be applied at the discretion of the Managers for the encouragement of the Study of Religion in the University, with special reference to Implicit Religion.

7. Any unexpended income of the Fund in a financial year may be either added to the capital of the Fund or accumulated for use as income in future years, as the Managers may determine.

5. That a Ali Reza and Mohamed Soudavar Lectureship Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:³

Ali Reza and Mohamed Soudavar Lectureship Fund

1. The sum received from the Azerila Foundation for the endowment of a Lectureship in Persian Studies shall form a fund called the Ali Reza and Mohamed Soudavar Lectureship Fund.

2. The Managers of the Fund shall be:

(a) the Chairman of the Faculty Board of Oriental Studies;

(b) three persons appointed by the Faculty Board of Oriental Studies to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment, one of whom shall be appointed on the nomination of the Trustees of the Azerila Foundation.

3. The income of the Fund shall be used for the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs payable by the University in respect of a Lecturer in Persian Studies.

4. Any unexpended income of the Fund in a financial year may be either added to the capital of the Fund or accumulated for use as income in future years, as the Managers may determine.

6. That Regulation 7 for Cambridge University Students Union be amended to read:⁴

7. The office of President shall be defined, and not more than four other officers of Cambridge University Students Union designated for the purpose by the Council may be defined, as major offices for the purposes of Section 22(2)(d) of the Education Act 1994; the office of Women's Officer shall not be so defined. The Council shall have discretion to give leave to degrade, where necessary, for the President, all or any of the four designated officers, and the Women's Officer, of Cambridge University Students Union, on the application of a Tutor of the respective College.

7. That the regulations for the Adams Prize be amended as follows:⁵

Regulation 3.

By amending the first part of this regulation so as to read:

The Prize shall be open to any person who, on 31 October preceding the year in which the Prize is to be awarded,

Regulation 7.

By replacing paragraph (c) so as to read:

(c) one-third to the prize-winner on the acceptance for publication within two years from the award of the Prize, by the editor of an internationally recognized journal, of a substantial original article (normally of at least twenty-five printed pages) of which the prize-winner is an author, surveying the general field of his or her research. In special circumstances the Adjudicators may allow an extension of the time period for acceptance of publication. If the prize-winner fails to satisfy this condition, or fails to apply for an extension within the time period, then the outstanding portion of the Prize shall be either added to the capital of the Fund or accumulated for use as income in subsequent years, as the Faculty Board of Mathematics shall determine.

8. That the regulations for the E.G. Fearnsides Scholarship be amended as follows:⁶

Regulations 4-8.

By amending the regulations so as to read:

4. The income of the Trust Fund shall be applied from time to time to endow a Scholarship to be called the E.G. Fearnsides Postgraduate Medical Scholarship, the holder of which shall undertake clinical research on the organic diseases of the nervous system.

5. The Faculty Board may take such steps as they may think fit to ascertain the qualifications of the candidates. Preference shall be given to graduates in Medicine or Veterinary Medicine.

6. The Scholarship shall be tenable for one, two, or three years as the Faculty Board shall in each case determine.

7. The conditions under which research is to be conducted and the place or places in which it is to be carried on shall be determined by the Faculty Board.

8. Not less than one month's notice shall be given of an election.

9. That the regulations for the Stevenson Prizes be amended as follows:⁷

Regulation 2.

By amending the regulation so as to read:

2. At least one and no more than four Stevenson Prizes shall be awarded each year by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics and Politics for distinction shown by candidates in examinations for the degree of Master of Philosophy in either Economics, Economics with Development, Economics with Econometrics, or Economics with Finance.

10. That, on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate, the Librarian be allowed to lend twenty manuscript items from the Schnitzler papers to the Schiller-Nationalmuseum, Marbach am Neckar, Germany, for an exhibition 'Sicherheit ist nigends. Das Tagebuch Arthur Schnitzlers' to be held at the Literaturhaus, Berlin, from 1 July to 8 August 2001 and subsequently at the Schiller-Nationalmuseum, Marbach, from 16 September to 9 December 2001.

¹ It is proposed that Professor Mair replace Baroness Perry who has announced her intention to step down on 30 September 2001.

² Statutes and Ordinances, p. 158. The proposed fee rates have been agreed between Universities UK and the authorities of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on the basis of a new methodology related to the basic HEFCE unit of resource for the four Bands, plus additional funding for teaching and research weighted by Band. The opportunity has been taken to introduce amendments relating to courses which include periods away from Cambridge and to the introduction of new M.Phil. Degree courses (see the General Board's Notice, p. 644).

³ See the Vice-Chancellor's Notice, p. 678.

⁴ Statutes and Ordinances, p. 189. This Grace is to make provision for the newly created sabbatical CUSU office of Access Officer and for changes in the title of sabbatical officers in CUSU. The Council has designated the Academic Affairs Officer, the Access Officer, the Welfare and Graduate Officer, and the Services Officer as major offices for the purposes of the Act.

⁵ Statutes and Ordinances, p. 694. The regulations for the Adams Prize were amended by Grace 5 of 26 May 1999. Further minor adjustments are now proposed in the light of experience. The Council of St John's College concur in these proposals.

⁶ Statutes and Ordinances, p. 738. It is proposed (a) to extend the eligibility for the Scholarship so as to include persons who are not graduates of the University, and (b) to extend the maximum tenure of the Scholarship to three years. The opportunity is also taken to simplify the regulations.

⁷ Statutes and Ordinances, p. 844. It is proposed that the number of Stevenson Prizes be increased to allow for the possibility of an award for distinction in any of the four M.Phil. examinations in Economics and related subjects.

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