Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 11 November 2009

The Council submits 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 These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 20 November 2009.

1. That the Table of Fees attached to the regulations for University Composition Fees be amended as follows:1

Table 1

With effect from 1 September 2009

M.Phil. Degree

By inserting the following entry:

Group 2A

	Annual Fee (£)
	Home/EU/Channel Isles/Isle of Man students	Overseas students
	(2009–10)	(2009–10)	(2010–11)
Modern South-Asian Studies	4,389	10,746	11,850

M.Res. Degree

By inserting an entry for the M.Res. Degree so as to read:

M.Res. Degree: Courses leading to examination in

	Annual Fee (£)
	Home/EU/Channel Isles/Isle of Man students	Overseas students
Group 3	(2009–10)	(2009–10)	(2010–11)
Photonic Systems Development	3,390	12,768	14,073

With effect from 1 September 2010

(students commencing in 2006–07 or later years)

B.A. Degree, B.Th. Degree, Mus.B. Degree, Medical and Veterinary Degrees, M.Eng. Degree, M.Sci. Degree, M.Math. Degree, M.A.St. Degree, Certificates, and Diplomas (in Group 1)

By replacing at each occurrence in the list of fees for Home and EU students the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2009–10	Annual fee for 2010–11
(£)	(£)
3,225	3,290
1,610	1,640*

M.Phil. Degree

By removing the following entries:

Group 1

Chinese Studies

Group 3

Computer Speech, Text, and Internet Technology

and by inserting the following entries:

Group 2A

	Annual Fee (£)
	Overseas students
	(2010–11)
African Studies	11,850
Group 3
Conservation Leadership	14,073
Group 4
Economic Research	14,715

M.St. Degree

Jewish-Christian Relations

By deleting the details for the course commencing in September 2008 and inserting the following details:

	Annual fee (£)
	Home/EU/Island students	Overseas students
Course commencing in September 2010	2,450	2,450

Table 2A: Continuing students

By replacing at each occurrence in the list of fees for Home and EU students the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2009–10	Annual fee for 2010–11
(£)	(£)
1,285	1,310
640	6501

Table 2C: Co-funded students

By replacing at each occurrence the figures in the first column by the figures in the second column:

Annual fee for 2009–10	Annual fee for 2010–11
(£)	(£)
3,225	3,290
1,610	1,640*

* Year abroad fees: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Oriental Studies), Law, Modern and Medieval Languages

2. That a Harry Desai Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:2

Harry Desai Fund

1. The sums given and bequeathed to the University by Mr Harry Desai, and other donations received for the same purpose, shall form a fund called the Harry Desai Fund, the income of which shall be used at least once a year to make one or more Harry Desai Research Awards to persons who are registered as candidates for the Ph.D. Degree with a preference for those engaged in research in teaching and education.

2. The Managers of the Fund shall be the Board of Graduate Studies. The Managers may delegate any of their functions concerning the Fund to a Committee composed of members of the Board of Graduate Studies.

3. The Managers shall on each occasion when they invite applications give not less than three months’ notice of their intention to make an award.

4. An award may be made to a person who has completed not less than four terms of research as a registered Graduate Student of the University, provided that he or she has shown a high aptitude for research and a devotion to study, and is in need of financial assistance.

5. The value of each award shall be determined by the Managers within a range approved from time to time by the Council.