No 6361
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Vol cxlv No 5
pp. 56–84
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in the Board Room of the Department of Architecture, 1–5 Scroope Terrace.
The main business will be to elect two members of the Faculty Board in class (c), in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600), to serve for four years from 1 January 2015.
Nominations for this election, and notice of any business for the meeting should be sent in writing to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, 1–5 Scroope Terrace, to arrive not later than Monday, 10 November 2014.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in Rooms 8 and 9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Avenue. Among the business to be transacted will be the election, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600), of two members to serve on the Faculty Board for four years from 1 January 2015.
Nomination forms are available from the Faculty Administrator, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Site (tel.: 01223 335107; email administrator@ames.cam.ac.uk). Nominations, signed by the proposer and seconder, together with notice of any other business, should be returned to the Faculty Administrator not later than Monday, 10 November 2014.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, 17 November 2014, in the Faculty Office, 17 Mill Lane. The main business is to elect two members of the Faculty Board in class (c) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600), in accordance with a procedure approved by the Faculty by which one of those elected is nominated by the Department of Pathology and one by the Department of Pharmacology, to serve from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2018.
Nominations, for which the consent of the candidate must be obtained, signed by the proposer and seconder, together with notice of any other business, should be sent to the Secretary, Dr Fiona Russell, Faculty of Biology, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, to arrive not later than 12 noon on Monday, 10 November 2014. Copies of the Agenda will be posted in Departments in the Faculty.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Classics gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 20 November 2014 in room G21 in the Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Site. The main item of business will be to elect two members of the Faculty Board in class (c) to serve for four years from 1 January 2015 and one to serve for three years from 1 January 2015, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600).
Nominations for election, and notice of any other business, should be received by Ms Amie Mitchell (email am2283@cam.ac.uk), Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, not later than Thursday, 6 November 2014.
The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos, in consultation with the Faculty Boards of Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Earth Sciences and Geography, and the Board of History and Philosophy of Science, have defined the standards required for entry to each subject of Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (see Regulation 5(a) for the Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 406)), with effect from the courses commencing in the academical year 2015–16, as follows:
In order to be a candidate for honours in Astrophysics in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in Astrophysics or Physics in Part II. Mathematics Tripos students should have obtained at least a II.1 and will be considered on a case-by-case basis because it is required that they should have demonstrated a good grasp of at least three appropriate applied mathematics courses in the examination.
In order to be a candidate for honours in Biochemistry in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in Biochemistry in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos.
In order to be a candidate for honours in Chemistry in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in Chemistry in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos.
In order to be a candidate for honours in Geological Sciences in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should:
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have obtained at least a II.2 in Geological Sciences in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos; |
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have obtained at least a II.2 in Physical Sciences in Part II with at least 70% in Half Subject Geological Sciences. |
In order to be a candidate for honours in Materials Science in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in Materials Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos.
In order to be a candidate for honours in History and Philosophy of Science in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in History and Philosophy in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos.
Students who have not taken History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos will be considered on a case-by-case basis. These students should have obtained at least a high II.1 overall class in Part II.
In order to be a candidate for honours in Physics in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos a student should have obtained at least a II.1 in Physics in Part II.
Students who have not taken Physics in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos (for example, those who have read Part II of the Mathematical Tripos, Part II Astrophysics, or Part II Physical Sciences Half Subject Physics) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. These students should usually have obtained at least a high II.1 overall class in Part II, and have covered an appropriate range of courses in physics.
In order to be a candidate for honours in Systems Biology in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, a student from the Natural Sciences Tripos should:
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have obtained at least 55% in either Mathematics or Mathematical Biology in Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos; |
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have obtained at least 55% in Mathematics in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos; |
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have obtained at least a II.1 in a single-subject Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos. |
Participation by students from the Mathematical Tripos will be considered on a case-by-case basis and a II.1 in Part II is normally expected.
In addition to the standards mentioned above, candidates should have fulfilled any subject prerequisites as outlined in the appropriate programme specification.
The application process for each subject is defined on the subject webpage together with details of any constraints on numbers or additional information that may be required.
A student who has not met the required standard or who has not offered the required subjects as specified above, or who has not complied with the published deadline for receipt of applications, may request consideration as a special case. A request for special consideration should be forwarded by the student’s Director of Studies or Tutor to the Secretary of the relevant Faculty Board using the pro forma provided, at the earliest opportunity and, at the latest, within two weeks of the results being announced. The Director of Studies or Tutor should state the reasons for requesting dispensation, confirm that the College supports the request and is able to support the student, and believes that the student will be capable of undertaking the Part III course successfully. The application must be accompanied by copies of supervision reports, and a detailed breakdown of the student’s marks, year by year and subject by subject. The Committee nominated by the Faculty Board to consider special cases is not expected to consider circumstances of a nature on which the Applications Committee would normally make a judgement.
Representations regarding progression decisions are allowed for under the review procedure for examinations for undergraduate and certain other qualifications.