No 6274
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Vol cxlii No 39
pp. 803–826
The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been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, 27 July 2012.
1. That the recommendations in paragraph 4 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 23 April and 18 April 2012, on the process for the redress of grievances under Statute U (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 552), as amended in the Council’s Notice on p. 805, be approved.
2. That the recommendations in paragraph 9 of the Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 18 June and 6 June 2012, on the governance arrangements for the Fitzwilliam Museum and Kettle’s Yard (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 737) be approved.
3. That the recommendations in paragraph 3 of the Report of the General Board, dated 6 June 2012, on the establishment of an MRC Research Professorship of Mitochondrial Medicine (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 740) be approved.
4. That the recommendations in paragraph 11 of the Report of the General Board, dated 15 June 2012, on the constitution of a Department of Psychology (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 740) be approved.
5. That, on the recommendation of the General Board, the Professorship of Materials Science (1988) be retitled the Sir Alan Cottrell Professorship of Materials Science.1
6. That, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology and with the concurrence of the General Board, the Professorship of Neurobiology be reassigned from the Department of Pharmacology to the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience with effect from 1 January 2013.2
1Statutes and Ordinances, p. 681. The proposed change in name reflects the distinguished contribution of Sir Alan Cottrell to the study of the science and technology of materials in the University. The proposed change has the agreement of the Cottrell family.
2Statutes and Ordinances, p. 708. The reassignment is proposed to reflect more appropriately the balance of the research interests of Professor A. J. Morton, the holder of the Professorship, and is supported by Professor Morton, the Heads of the two Departments, and the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences.
The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 21 July 2012:
That the following person be admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by incorporation:
1. David Robert Spring, Fellow of Trinity College and Reader in Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford (2000).
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B, III, 6:
2. Jane Frances Bloomfield, Departmental Secretary in the Faculty of Education.
3. Francesco Bonaccorso, Fellow of Hughes Hall.
4. Emily Sui Yin Challis, Administrative Officer in the Finance Division of the University Offices.
5. Victoria Louise Cornwell, Administrative Officer in the Human Resources Division of the University Offices.
6. Franz Fuerst, Reader in Real Estate and Housing Finance in the Department of Land Economy.
7. William Gavin Hughes, Advisory Officer in the University Farm.
8. Kate Emily Jenkinson, Senior Manager in the Local Examinations Syndicate.
9. Jeffrey Lyndon Jones, Senior Advisory Officer in the University Farm.
10. Fabio Eugenio Rondon Lahr, Computer Officer in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology.
11. Michael Patrick Millard, Assistant Treasurer in the Finance Division of the University Offices.
12. Maria Nikolajeva, Fellow of Homerton College and Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education.
13. Jonathan Scott Rose, Administrative Officer in the Finance Division of the University Offices.
14. Jonathan Burwood Taylor, Fellow of Hughes Hall.
J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary
END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE ‘REPORTER’