No 6350
Wednesday 4 June 2014
Vol cxliv No 33
pp. 609–617
8 June, Sunday. Whitsunday. Scarlet Day. End of third quarter of Easter Term.
10 June, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).
13 June, Friday. Full Term ends.
15 June, Sunday. Trinity Sunday. Scarlet Day.
18 June, Wednesday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees). Scarlet Day.
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10 June |
18 June, Wednesday at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees) |
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8 July |
25 June, Wednesday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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26 June, Thursday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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27 June, Friday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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28 June, Saturday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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19 July, Saturday at 10 a.m. |
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, 10 June 2014, at 2 p.m. for the discussion of:
1. Report of the Council, dated 28 May 2014, on the construction of an extension to the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre for the Radiopharmaceutical Unit (Reporter, 6349, 2013–14, p. 605).
The Council has approved the naming of the new building to be constructed on the Old Addenbrooke’s site for Cambridge Judge Business School (the recommendations of the First-stage Report on which were approved by Grace 6 of 21 May 2014, Reporter, 2013–14, 6344, p. 470 and 6350, p. 613) as the 'Simon Sainsbury Centre' in honour of the settlor of the Monument Trust, to commemorate the Trust’s generous support to the University. The latest gift of £7.5 million accepted from the Monument Trust towards the development of the Cambridge Judge Business School brings the total of benefactions from the Trust to over £19 million since 1991.
The Council has agreed the principles for the naming of roads, neighbourhoods, and buildings on the West and North West Cambridge sites.
The West and North West Cambridge Estates Syndicate will grant names on the West and North West Cambridge sites as follows:
(i)Some of the roads and neighbourhoods will be named after physical features of the site, drawing closely on the characteristics of their location and the existing natural landscape.
(ii)Some of the roads and neighbourhoods on parts of the development will be named after people with a strong connection with the University.
(iii)The Council will, on the recommendation of the Syndicate and other bodies as appropriate, announce names for roads, neighbourhoods, and buildings on the sites by Notice in the Reporter. The names of roads and neighbourhoods will be announced in the form of a list of names from which the Syndicate will have discretion to choose a name for a specific road or neighbourhood following publication of the Notice, but the names of buildings will be attached to a specific building. A list of two road names is set out below.
(iv)Any road names announced by the Council would be subject to the approval of the Post Office and the Emergency Services, and Cambridge City Council or South Cambridgeshire Council as appropriate, depending on their location.
In accordance with the above principles, the Council has approved the following road names for allocation by the Syndicate on the West Cambridge site:
Philippa Fawcett Drive
Ada Lovelace Road
The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion on 13 May 2014 (Reporter, 6348, 2013–14, p. 588) concerning the above Report (Reporter, 6344, 2013–14, p. 465).
The Report proposes a pensionable payment additional to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor stipend for the person granted the title of Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and Dr Cowley has queried how this payment would be determined. If the recommendations of the Report are approved, the Remuneration Committee will be asked to recommend to the Council the payment for the additional responsibilities of the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and the Council will publish a Notice setting out the details of the payment which will be applicable until further notice.
The Council refers Professor Evans to the Notice dated 28 April 2014 concerning the appointment of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Resources who will succeed Professor Young (Reporter, 6345, 2013–14, p. 496). This provides information on the selection process of the person who would be granted the title of Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 1, p. 613) for the approval of the recommendations of this Report.
The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion on 13 May 2014 (Reporter, 6348, 2013–14, p. 589) concerning the above Report (Reporter, 6344, 2013–14, p. 469).
The Council has considered the remarks made by Dr Vernon and agrees with him that there is a need to be as open as possible in our communications concerning animal research. In the construction of a new facility, the University is reliant too on a large number of third parties to whom it has a duty of care, and Council members were cognizant of that fact when they signed the Report.
The Council would like to assure Dr Vernon that, since the production of the external report in 2012, there has continued to be extensive consultation with the intended users of the facility, conducted under the auspices of the University Biomedical Services Group. The plans for the facility will be kept under continuous review by the user groups. The processes for consultation with users in the planning and construction of new facilities are robust, and given the scale of the investment and complexity of this project, a special oversight group has been established to ensure that lines of communication are being actively managed. The Council is content that these arrangements are effective.
The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 2, p. 613) for the approval of the recommendations of this Report.
The Council has received the remarks made at the Discussion on 13 May 2014 (Reporter, 6348, 2013–14, p. 590) concerning the above Report (Reporter, 6344, 2013–14, p. 472).
The Council agrees with Professor Evans that the real and perceived independence of the Proctors is important. However, it does not believe that the proposed relocation would compromise that independence; as Dr Saxton notes, the Proctors have taken steps to preserve a degree of separation by ensuring that they and their visitors will have direct access to the office from Senate-House Yard.
Turning to the remarks made by Professor Edwards, the Council can confirm that the proposed work will not have any impact on the Combination Room or the lift.
The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 3, p. 613) for the approval of the recommendations of this Report.