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No 6331

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Vol cxliv No 14

pp. 237–248

Notices

Calendar

18 December, Wednesday. Last ordinary number of the Reporter in the Michaelmas Term.

19 December, Thursday. Michaelmas Term ends.

5 January, Sunday. Lent Term begins.

8 January, Wednesday. First ordinary number of the Reporter in the Lent Term.

14 January, Tuesday. Full Term begins. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).

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

Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 14 January 2014

The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 103) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 14 January 2014, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:

1. Report of the General Board, dated 25 November 2013, on the establishment of a Stephen W. Hawking Professorship of Cosmology (Reporter, 6327, 2013–14, p. 133).

2. Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 6 December 2013, on the restructuring of space and refurbishment of the basement, ground, and first floors of the Department of Genetics on the Downing site (Reporter, 6330, 2013–14, p. 233).

3. Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 16 December 2013, on the construction of the Maxwell Centre on the West Cambridge site (p. 246).

4. Report of the General Board, dated 4 December 2013, on the establishment of a Professorship of History of Art (Reporter, 6330, 2013–14, p. 234).

5. Report of the General Board, dated 4 December 2013, on the re-establishment of a Professorship of Respiratory Biology (Reporter, 6330, 2013–14, p. 234.

Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 21 January 2014

The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 103) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:

1. Review of the governance and management arrangements for sport within the University, November 2013 (see the Council's Notice dated 2 December 2013 (Reporter, 6238, 2013–14, p. 139), and the full report at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2013-14/weekly/6328/SportReview.pdf).

2. Annual Report of the Council for the academical year 2012–13, dated 25 November 2013 (Reporter, 6329, 2013–14, p. 158).

3. Annual Report of the General Board to the Council for the academical year 2012–13, dated 19 November 2013 (Reporter, 6329, 2013–14, p. 166).

4. Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2013 (Reporter, 6329, 2013–14, p. 171).

Dates of Congregations for 2014–16

16 December 2013

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice, in accordance with Statute A, VIII, 2 and the regulations for General Admission to Degrees, that Congregations will be held on the following days in the academical years 2014–15 and 2015–16.

CONGREGATIONS OF THE REGENT HOUSE

(on Saturdays unless otherwise stated)

Michaelmas Term 2014

Lent Term 2015

Easter Term 2015

Long Vacation 2015

Full Term: 7 October – 5 December

Full Term: 13 January – 13 March

Full Term: 21 April – 12 June

1 October (Wednesday), 9.30 a.m.1

24 January, 2 p.m.

25 April, 11 a.m.

18 July, 10 a.m.

25 October, 11 a.m.

21 February, 2 p.m.

16 May, 10 a.m.

29 November, 2 p.m.

21 March, 11 a.m.

17 June (Wednesday), 2.45 p.m., Honorary Degrees

28 March, 11 a.m.

24 June (Wednesday), 10 a.m.2

25 June (Thursday), 10 a.m.2

26 June (Friday), 10 a.m.2

27 June (Saturday), 10 a.m.2

Michaelmas Term 2015

Lent Term 2016

Easter Term 2016

Long Vacation 2016

Full Term: 6 October – 4 December

Full Term: 12 January – 11 March

Full Term: 19 April – 10 June

1 October (Thursday), 9.30 a.m.1

23 January, 2 p.m.

23 April, 11 a.m.

16 July, 10 a.m.

24 October, 11 a.m.

20 February, 2 p.m.

14 May, 10 a.m.

28 November, 2 p.m.

19 March, 11 a.m.

15 June (Wednesday), 2.45 p.m., Honorary Degrees

2 April, 11 a.m.

22 June (Wednesday), 10 a.m.2

23 June (Thursday), 10 a.m.2

24 June (Friday), 10 a.m.2

25 June (Saturday), 10 a.m.2

Footnotes

  • 1Vice-Chancellor's Address followed by the Congregation for the election and admission of the Proctors.


  • 2General Admission (LL.M., M.Eng., M.Math., M.Sci., Vet.M.B., B.A., and B.Th. Degrees only).


Offices of Pro-Vice-Chancellor

16 December 2013

The Council gives notice that, after consultation with the General Board, and on the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the appointment and reappointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellors (comprising the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman; Professor Frank Kelly, Dr David Good, Professor Shirley Pearce (members of the Council); and Professor Martin Daunton and Professor Robert Kennicutt (members of the General Board)), it has appointed Professor Graham Virgo, DOW, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) for three years from 1 October 2014 and has reappointed Professor Jeremy Sanders, SE, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Affairs) for one year from 1 October 2014.

Appointment of a member of the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(i)

16 December 2013

Regulation 2 for the election of members of the Board of Scrutiny (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 113) provides that, if at an election insufficient nominations are received to fill all the places either in class (c)(i) or in class (c)(ii), the Council shall appoint as many members as may be necessary.

No person having been nominated in the election for one member of the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(i) (a person who has been a member of the Regent House for not more than ten years on 1 October 2013) in November 2013, the Council has appointed Dr Samantha Lucy, N, to the Board for four years from 1 October 2013.

Election of a member of the Council's Finance Committee in class (b)

A vacancy will arise for a member of the Regent House, elected by the Representatives of the Colleges, to serve on the Council's Finance Committee for three years from 1 January 2014. No nominations having been received by 18 December 2013 (Reporter, 6326, 2013–14, p. 102), nominations have been reopened.

The election is conducted in accordance with the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Voting is by postal ballot.

Nominations should be made in writing to the Head of the Registrary's Office, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, and must include a statement by the person nominated that he or she is willing to serve on the Finance Committee. Nominations and statements should be made by 12 noon on Friday, 3 January 2014. Nominations should be supported by the signatures of two members of the Regent House. If a ballot is necessary, papers will be despatched by Thursday, 9 January, for return by 12 noon on Friday, 17 January 2014.

University Composition Fees

16 December 2013

In the following Notice the Council proposes amendments to the fees for certain categories of students as set out in the Table of Fees attached to the regulations for University Composition Fees.

Home and EU Undergraduate and certain other fees in 2014–15

Ordinances provide that recommendations for the University Composition Fees to be charged to Home and EU undergraduate students be accompanied by an analysis of the cost of an undergraduate education agreed by the General Board and the Council following consultation with the Colleges (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 156; Grace 13 of 26 May 2011). The outcome of the agreed calculation for 2011–12 is an average cost per student of £15.1k (showing a slight increase over the 2010–11 calculation of £14.8k; Reporter, 6291, 2012–13, p. 283) as follows:

2011–12

£k/UG FTE

University expenditure

12.2

Less: College fee

(4.0)

Net University expenditure

8.2

Plus: College expenditure

6.9

Total cost

15.1

Detail of the analysis is provided on the Planning and Resources website at: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/offices/planning/costUG/.

Home and EU undergraduate students subject to the regulated maximum fee

The government has announced the rates for both new and continuing Home/EU undergraduate students. The 2014–15 maximum regulated fees for Old Regime and New Regime Home/EU undergraduates remain at the same values as in 2013–14. These fees are set out in Table 1 of the attached Schedule.

The last entries of Old System students were those few who deferred entry to 2006–07. None are expected to be continuing in 2014–15 and no Old System fee is necessary.

ELQ students

The regulated fee continues to apply to all students on ELQ exempt courses (Architecture, P.G.C.E., Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine).

The Council recommends that the fees for continuing Home/EU ELQ students on all other courses who commenced a course before 2012 be increased by 3.3%. The fees are shown in Table 5A in the attached Schedule.

The fee for Home/EU ELQ students admitted in and after 2012 is at the same level as the new regime regulated fee and will continue at that rate in 2014–15. It had been assumed the regulated fee would increase annually and it was never the intention that the ELQ fee should be fixed. The Council gives notice that the ELQ fee will be increased to £9,300 in 2015–16 for both new and continuing non-exempt ELQ students.

Continuing Island students

Continuing Island students admitted before 2012 are charged fees which are subject to an annual increase. The Council recommends that fees are increased by 3.3% with adjustments to ensure that fees do not exceed the rates paid by students admitted after 2012. The fees are set out in Table 5B in the attached Schedule.

Continuing Island students admitted in 2012 are charged fees which correspond to New Regime rates and for 2014–15 the fees will be unchanged from 2013–14.

Island students admitted in and after 2013 are charged fees at Overseas rates.

P.G.C.E. students

Fees for Home/EU P.G.C.E. students are regulated and therefore unchanged for 2014–15.

Home and EU undergraduate students taking a year abroad

For Old Regime students taking a year abroad in 2014–15 the fees remain at 50% of the otherwise applicable Home/EU fee rate (with a fee exemption for students taking a full year abroad under the Erasmus scheme).

For New Regime students taking a year abroad in and after 2014–15, the government has announced new maximum regulated fees as follows:

(i)For New Regime students taking a study or work year abroad under the Erasmus scheme, or a study (not a sandwich (or work) placement) year abroad outside the Erasmus scheme, the maximum fee to be charged is 15% of the Home/EU fee (£1,350 for 2014–15).

(ii)For New Regime students taking a sandwich year out outside the Erasmus scheme (whether in or outside the UK), the maximum fee to be charged is 20% of the Home/EU fee (£1,800 for 2014–15).

The Council proposes that a single year abroad fee is charged to all New Regime students at 15% (£1,350 in 2014–15), whether they are studying or working abroad, but whether the higher rate should be introduced for non-Erasmus students working abroad will be kept under review.

These rates also apply to any Home/EU students on ELQ exempt courses.

Other undergraduate students taking a year abroad

The Council proposes that the year abroad fee for all other students including Overseas, non-exempt ELQ, and continuing Island students continue to be 50% of the otherwise applicable fee.

Executive M.B.A.

The opportunity is being taken to publish a correction to the presentation of the fees for the 2013 intake for the Executive M.B.A., which are now shown as a single fee for the whole course instead of annual fees (students pay a registration fee followed by one or two instalments).

The Council is accordingly submitting a Grace to the Regent House (Grace 2, p. 247) for the approval of the fees set out in the Schedule attached to this Notice.

SCHEDULE

The Table of Fees attached to the regulations for University Composition Fees should be amended as follows:

Table 1

Annual Fee (£)

Home and EU students

2014–15

Old Regime

New Regime

Qualification

H/EU students who commenced in 2006–07 or before 2012–13 (except those to whom the old system fee applies)

H/EU students who commenced in 2012–13 or later years

B.A. Degree:

 

 

Groups 1–5

3,465 

9,000 

B.Th. Degree

3,465 

9,000 

Medical and Veterinary Degrees: M.B., B.Chir., Vet.M.B.

3,465 

9,000 

M.Eng. Degree and M.Sci. Degree

3,465 

9,000 

M.Math. Degree

3,465 

9,000 

Certificates (excluding P.G.C.E.)

3,465 

9,000 

P.G.C.E.

3,465 

9,000 

Diplomas

3,465 

9,000 

M.A.St. Degree

3,465 

3,465 

Year abroad

1,725 

1,350*

*This fee applies to all students on a year abroad, whether the student is studying or working abroad, including those under the Erasmus scheme.

Table 4A

Fee for the course (£) (for all students)

Qualification

Executive M.B.A. (two year part-time course)

2013 intake

52,000

Table 5A: Home/EU ELQ students

Annual Fee (£)

Continuing Home/EU ELQ students

New Regime Home/EU ELQ students

Continuing students who commenced before 1 September 2012

Students who commenced on or after 1 September 2012

Qualification

2014–15

2014–15

B.A. Degree:

Groups 1–5 (except Architecture)

7,731  

9,000  

Architecture

3,465  

9,000  

B.Th. Degree

7,731  

9,000  

Medical and Veterinary Degrees: M.B., B.Chir., Vet.M.B.

3,465  

9,000  

M.Eng. Degree and M.Sci. Degree

7,731  

9,000  

Certificates (excluding P.G.C.E.)

7,731  

9,000  

P.G.C.E.

3,465  

9,000  

Year abroad: ELQ exempt*

1,725  

1,350**

Year abroad – all other subjects

3,864  

4,500  

* Medical and Veterinary Degrees, P.G.C.E., and Architecture courses are exempt from ELQ policy.

** This fee applies to all students on a year abroad, whether the student is studying or working abroad, including those under the Erasmus scheme.

Table 5B: Continuing Island students

Continuing Island students

Island students who commenced before 1 September 2012

Island students who commenced on or after 1 September 2012 and before 1 September 2013

Qualification

2014–15

2014–15

B.A. Degree:

Group 1

6,834

9,000

Group 2–3

8,571

9,000

Group 4–5

10,500

10,500

Medical and Veterinary Degrees: M.B., B.Chir., Vet.M.B.

24,000

24,000

B.Th. Degree

6,834

9,000

M.Eng. Degree and M.Sci. Degree

10,500

10,500

Certificates (excluding P.G.C.E.)

10,500

10,500

P.G.C.E.

n/a

9,000

M.A.St. Degree:

Astrophysics

10,500

10,500

Materials Science

10,500

10,500

Mathematics

8,571

9,000

Physics

10,500

10,500

Year abroad

3,417

4,500

Annual Reports

The following Annual Reports have been received by the Council and the General Board during the Michaelmas Term 2013, and are available on the websites indicated:

Annual Report of the ADC Theatre, 2012–13

http://www.adctheatre.com/about-us/administration.aspx

Information Strategy and Services Syndicate (ISSS), 2013 Report

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/committee/isss/annualreports/index.html

Local Examinations Syndicate (Cambridge Assessment), 2012–13

http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/Images/153427-annual-report-12-13.pdf