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No 6193

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Vol cxl No 34

pp. 969–1008

Notices

Calendar

Publication dates for the Reporter for the remainder of the academical year: 7 July, 21 July.

18 June, Friday. Easter Term ends.

21 June, Monday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees). Scarlet Day.

24 June, Thursday. Congregation of the Regent House at 9.30 a.m. (General Admission). Scarlet Day.

25 June, Friday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m. (General Admission). Scarlet Day.

26 June, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m. (General Admission). Scarlet Day.

6 July, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).

17 July, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 11 a.m.

Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 6 July 2010

The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 6 July 2010, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:

1. Report of the Council, dated 31 May 2010, on the appointment of the University as sole Trustee of Strangeways Research Laboratory (Reporter, p. 938).

2. Report of the Council, dated 31 May 2010, on the gallery refurbishment and new entrance for the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Reporter, p. 942).

3. Report of the General Board, dated 2 June 2010, on the establishment of a Laing O’Rourke Professorship of Construction Engineering (Reporter, p. 965).

4. Report of the General Board, dated 2 June 2010, on the establishment of a Professorship of Medicine (Reporter, p. 966).

5. Report of the General Board, dated 2 June 2010, on the University Library and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (Reporter, p. 996).

6. Report of the Council, dated 14 June 2010, on the constitution of the Audit Committee (Reporter, p. 991).

7. Report of the Council, dated 14 June 2010, on a technical review of the Statutes, and Ordinances (simplification and clarification) (Reporter, p. 992).

8. Report of the General Board, dated 11 June 2010, on the establishment of a Professorship of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry (Reporter, p. 999).

9. Report of the General Board, dated 11 June 2010, on the establishment of a Professorship of Orthopaedic Surgery (Reporter, p. 999).

10. Report of the General Board, dated 11 June 2010, on the establishment of a Professorship of Stem Cell Medicine (Reporter, p. 1000).

College contributions in the financial year 2009–10 and grants from the Colleges Fund: Notice

14 June 2010

College contribution for 2009–10

The Council has received the following information from the Finance Committee which it now publishes to the University.

The method of calculation of the contributions due by the Colleges under Statute G, II was changed from and including the Colleges’ financial year 2008–09, for the contributions to be paid to the University and available for distribution by the Colleges Fund in 2009–10. The contributions, and the comparative amounts (determined under the former method), are given in the table below.

2010

Prior Year

Net

2009

Contribution

Adjustment

Contribution

Contribution

£000

£000

£000

£000

Christ’s

32

32

99

Churchill

11

-9

2

0

Clare

41

41

129

Clare Hall

0

0

5

Corpus Christi

36

36

4

Darwin

0

0

8

Downing

0

0

0

Emmanuel

112

112

131

Fitzwilliam

0

0

0

Girton

18

18

38

Gonville and Caius

142

142

0

Hughes Hall

0

0

0

Jesus

109

109

21

King’s

154

154

165

Lucy Cavendish

0

0

0

Magdalene

12

12

70

Murray Edwards

0

0

0

Newnham

25

25

0

Pembroke

14

14

15

Peterhouse

157

157

134

Queens’

26

26

20

Robinson

0

0

0

St Catharine’s

11

11

18

St Edmund’s

0

0

0

St John’s

646

646

729

Selwyn

0

0

17

Sidney Sussex

35

35

94

Trinity

1,592

1,592

1,794

Trinity Hall

50

50

21

Wolfson

0

0

0

Total

3,223

-9

3,214

3,512

Grants from the Colleges Fund

The Council has received the following report from the Committee of Management of the Colleges Fund which under Regulation 4 for the Fund (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 989) it now publishes to the University.

1. The amount available in the Fund for distribution in 2010, including a £300,000 voluntary contribution from Trinity College, is approximately £3,514,000.

2. The Committee of Management has approved the following grants to the corporate capital of Colleges to be paid on 30 June 2010:

£000

Churchill

52.7

Clare Hall

163.5

Darwin

254.2

Downing

143.7

Fitzwilliam

328.6

Girton

132.3

Hughes Hall

383.4

Lucy Cavendish

321.5

Murray Edwards

145.7

Robinson

396.5

Selwyn

244.0

St Catharine’s

15.7

St Edmund’s

432.4

Wolfson

459.8

TOTAL

3,474.0

3. These grants have been calculated by using the model of a standard College with a basic requirement for endowment. The figures take account of the actual endowment requirements of the relevant applicant College, having reference to numbers of undergraduates, full-time equivalent graduates, Fellows, and College Teaching Officers. To take account of the exceptional investment market conditions in mid-2009 the Committee has made an adjustment by uplifting by 15% the actual endowment values as at the Colleges’ balance sheet dates for the purposes of applying the model.

4. In addition to the endowment-based grants listed above, the Committee of Management has agreed to make a special grant to Lucy Cavendish College of £40,000 in response to a request for assistance with unanticipated and exceptional works required for heating systems.

Raised Faculty Building, Sidgwick Avenue Site: Notice of works

14 June 2010

The Council gives notice of the following works on the Sidgewick Avenue Site.

Estate Management are proposing to renew the heating system and carry out other thermal improvements during the period 2010 to 2012 within the Raised Faculty Building.

The four-storey building was originally designed to contain the Faculties of English, Moral Sciences, and Modern and Medieval Languages as part of the Sidgwick Avenue Site development to a design by Sir Hugh Casson, Neville Condor, and Partners. It was constructed between about 1959 and 1962 and is Grade 2 listed. The existing heating system is in poor condition giving rise to unsatisfactory internal conditions during the winter and is in urgent need of replacement in its entirety.

It is proposed to replace the existing underground heating mains from the remote boilers located within the adjacent Faculty of Economics Building, install new vertical risers, and replace the distribution pipework and heat emitters, as well as providing new controls with extensive zoning to give a more energy efficient and controllable system. The proposed replacement pipework and radiators will not adversely affect the architectural quality of the building. New insulated distribution pipework is to be encased in timber to match the existing hardwood cills and other joinery. In most instances the radiators are located in the same place and where a differing arrangement is proposed, this has been agreed by the City Council’s Conservation Officer.

Thermal improvements will include replacing all the single-glazed unit system copying the existing frames to ensure the external appearance of the building is not altered. Additional insulation to the roof space and external walls will also be incorporated within the scheme.

The project, which is estimated to cost £1.862m, is fully funded from the Building Maintenance Fund.

Further information is available from the Head of Maintenance, Estate Management (email mjd1000@cam.ac.uk).

Report of the General Board on the establishment of a BP Foundation McKenzie Professorship of Earth Sciences: Notice

14 June 2010

The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion of this Report on 8 June 2010 (p. 1002) and notes the comments made in support by Professor J. A. Jackson. Professor A. W. F. Edwards referred to Grace 4 of 10 November 1993. This Grace amended the regulations for Emeritus Professors and Readers to clarify that retiring holders of the offices were granted the titles of Emeritus Professor and Reader (and similarly Emeritus Vice-Chancellor, Registrary, Librarian, and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 663)) but were no longer officers.

The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 3, p. 1002) to the Regent House for the approval of the recommendations in the Report.

Report of the General Board on the establishment of a Humanitas Visiting Professorships Fund: Notice

14 June 2010

The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion of this Report on 8 June 2010 (p. 1002).

Professor G. R. Evans queried the establishment of an office of Visiting Professor and the method of appointment to this Professorship. The Council notes that there are several Visiting Professorships in the University, including the Simón Bolívar Professorship of Latin-American Studies, the Pitt Professorship of American History and Institutions, the Rothschild Visiting Professorships, and the recent Sir Arthur Marshall Visiting Professorship of Sustainable Urban Design. The appointing body in each case is the General Board under the provisions of Statute D, XV, 1(c).

The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 4, p. 1002) to the Regent House for the approval of the recommendations in the Report.

Report of the Council on the financial position and budget of the University, recommending allocations from the Chest for 2010–11: Notice

14 June 2010

The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion of this Report on 8 June 2010 (p. 1002). It notes the comments by the Chairman of the Board of Scrutiny and looks forward to receiving the Board’s 15th Report.

Professor Edwards asked for information about the Historic Buildings Targeted Allocation, which was introduced originally in 1999–2000 as a premium (additional weighting) in the HEFCE funding method for teaching, intended to recognize the high running and maintenance costs of historic buildings. The value of the weighting was based on the proportions of space constructed between 1840 and 1914 and before 1840. By allowing College space to be counted the premium was a means of delivering some of the additional funding to the University under the changes which resulted from the College fee settlement. Funding arrived in block grant and was treated as Chest income.

In 2008–09 the funding was deducted from mainstream teaching grant and instead awarded through a HEFCE-designated ‘Targeted Allocation’. HEFCE consulted in 2009 on the withdrawal of certain Targeted Allocations, including this one, and despite the University’s objections the Targeted Allocation for Historic Buildings was discontinued in 2010–11.

Professor Edwards also asked about the contribution of charities to indirect costs. Some charities do make contributions to infrastructure, buildings, and equipment, and some do contribute to indirect costs. However many do not, for example medical charities have a long established policy that their funding is in partnership with Government, which they expect to meet the general running costs (e.g. indirect costs, estate costs, support services). The Charity support element of QR received from HEFCE was introduced for this purpose, but it does not apply to all research funded by charities, and does not completely fill the funding gap.

The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 5, p. 1002) to the Regent House for the approval of the recommendations in the Report.