No 6297
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Vol cxliii No 20
pp. 355–366
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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been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, 22 February 2013.
1. That the recommendations in paragraph 7 of the Report of the Council, dated 14 January 2013, on General Admission to Degrees (Reporter, 6293, 2012–13, p. 307) be approved.
2. That the recommendation in paragraph 6 of the Report of the General Board, dated 9 January 2013, on the re-establishment of a Professorship of Pure Mathematics (Reporter, 6293, 2012–13, p. 309) be approved.
3. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 21 January 2013, on the construction of a new building for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at West Cambridge (Reporter, 6294, 2012–13 p. 325) be approved.
4. That the Egyptology Endowment (Thompson Bequest) Fund be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The sums bequeathed under the will of the late Sir Henry Francis Herbert Thompson towards the promotion in the University of the study of Egyptology, together with any other funds received for the purpose, shall form the Egyptology Endowment (Thompson Bequest) Fund.
2. The Managers of the Fund shall be:
(a)the Chairman of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science who shall be Chairman;
(b)the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, or her/his deputy;
(c)two Officers of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology appointed by the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, on the nomination of the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology;
(d)the Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
3. The first charge on the income of the fund shall be the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of a University Teaching Office in Ancient Egyptian Language established from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Managers and the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
4. After provision has been made in accordance with Regulation 3, the income of the Fund may be applied for the promotion of the study of Ancient Egypt through teaching or research as shall be approved by the General Board on the recommendation of the Managers.
5. Any unexpended income in a financial year shall be accumulated in accordance with the University’s Statutes and Ordinances and may, in any subsequent year or years, be expended in accordance with Regulations 3 and 4, as the Managers shall determine, subject to the approval of the General Board.
1The Fund, for which there are currently no regulations, derives from a bequest by Sir Herbert Thompson for the promotion of the study of Egyptology (Grace 1 of 29 July 1944). The proposed regulations have been prepared by the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology and have been approved by the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the General Board.
The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 16 February 2013:
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B, III, 6:
9. Daniel David Bray, Senior Manager at the Local Examinations Syndicate.
10. Javier Eduardo Moya Raposo, Fellow of Wolfson College.
11. Siong-Seng Liau, Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Surgery.