Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 15 January 2014

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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 103), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 24 January 2014.

1. That spine points 32 and 50 of the University’s Single Salary Spine be aligned to the national Single Pay Spine for Higher Education Academic and Support Staff, as negotiated by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association on behalf of UK higher education employers, with effect from 1 January 2014.

2. That the Professorship of Stem Cell Medicine to be held by Professor Robin Franklin from 1 January 2014 be assigned to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.1

3. That Regulation (d) for the Schools and Councils of the Schools (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 584) be amended by replacing ‘15 November’ with ‘8 November’.2

4. That an Ibn Battutah Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:3

Ibn Battutah Fund

1. The sums received from the Golden Web Foundation shall form a fund called the Ibn Battutah Fund. The income of the Fund, together with other sums made available for the same purpose, shall be used to provide studentships for Graduate Students in the arts and humanities, with a preference for supporting students in subject areas which align with the aim of the Golden Web Foundation to explore the shared heritage of humanity and the relationships between cultures and civilizations in the pre- or early modern period, as determined by the Managers of the Fund.

2. The Managers of the Fund shall be

(a)the Head of the School of Arts and Humanities or her or his deputy;

(b)the Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences or her or his deputy; and

(c)the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies.

3. Studentships shall be awarded by a selection committee appointed by the Managers of the Fund.

4. In order to be eligible for a studentship from the Fund a candidate must have been admitted, or be seeking admission, as a registered Graduate Student in the University.

5. If no suitable candidates present themselves in any year, the award shall be held over until the following year.

Graces submitted to the Senate on 15 January 2014

The Council submits the following Graces to the Senate. These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Senate (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 24 January 2014.

1. That Professor Helen Cooper, M, be reappointed a member of the Nomination Board to serve for four years from 1 January 2014.1

2. That Professor Barry Everitt, DOW, be reappointed a member of the Nomination Board to serve for four years from 1 January 2014.1

3. That Professor Richard Samworth, JN, be reappointed a member of the Nomination Board to serve for four years from 1 January 2014.1

4. That Sir Peter Williams CBE, SE, be reappointed a member of the Nomination Board to serve for four years from 1 January 2014.1

Grace to be submitted to the Regent House at a Congregation on 25 January 2014

The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Grace to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 25 January 2014:

1. That the title of the degree of Master of Arts honoris causa be conferred under Statute B, IV upon Georgina Joy Seddon, M.B.E., Founder and co-ordinator of Welcome International Students of Cambridge.1

J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary

END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE ‘REPORTER’