Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 25 February 2015

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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 6 March 2015.

1. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the First-stage Report of the Council, dated 27 January 2015, on the construction of a new laboratory for the Schools of the Biological Sciences and Clinical Medicine (Reporter, 6373, 2014–15, p. 346) be approved.

2. That the recommendations in paragraph 7 of the Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 27 January 2015, on the project to expand the Addenbrooke’s Clinical Research Centre at Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Reporter, 6373, 2014–15, p. 348) be approved.

3. That the recommendations in paragraph 6 of the Report of the Council, dated 3 February 2015, on the reconfiguration and refurbishment of space within the Baker and Inglis buildings to establish a Dyson Centre for Engineering Design in the Department of Engineering (Reporter, 6374, 2014–15, p. 375) be approved.1

4. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 3 February 2015, on the development of the Greenwich House site (Reporter, 6374, 2014–15, p. 377) be approved.

5. That, with effect from 1 October 2015, the following amendments to the General Regulations for Admission as a Graduate Student (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 446) be approved:2

By amending Regulations 9 and 10 so as to read:

9. The Degree Committee concerned shall have power to require a Graduate Student to take one or more progress examinations. The form of the examination shall be subject to approval by the Board. If the examination is for the purpose of registration for the Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Litt., M.Sc., or M.Phil. Degrees, it shall be held not later than the fourth term following admission of the student as a Graduate Student or at a time to be determined by the Board. For Graduate Students registered for the part-time Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Litt., or M.Sc. Degrees, the progress examination shall be not later than the sixth term after the term of the student’s admission. The Board, after considering a recommendation by the Degree Committee, shall determine how many, if any, of the terms previous to an examination under this regulation shall be counted for the purpose of Regulation 1 of the regulations for the Ph.D., M.Sc., and M.Litt. Degrees, and Regulation 4 of the regulations for the M.Phil. Degree, and Regulation 4 of the regulations for the M.Res. Degree. In the case of a student who, following the completion of this registration examination, cannot be recommended for registration for the degree sought, the Degree Committee may agree the following:

(i) to prescribe registration for a lower degree or certificate;

and/or    (ii) to offer a further assessment for the purposes of reviewing the student’s registration status at a time to be determined by the Board, provided that the further assessment is completed before the submission of a thesis for examination for any lower degree or certificate under (i).

It shall be the duty of the Examiners for the examination so approved to report in writing to the Degree Committee. The Degree Committee shall forward such reports to the Secretary of the Board.

The payment to any Examiner who is not a University officer (other than an Associate Lecturer who receives no stipend from the University) shall be fixed by the Board after considering a recommendation by the Degree Committee.

10. The Board shall have the power to remove any Graduate Student from the Register of Graduate Students:

(a)if he or she is no longer a member of a College;

(b)if he or she has failed to pay the fees due from a Graduate Student;

(c)if he or she has completed twelve terms of research as a full-time Graduate Student registered for the Ph.D., M.Sc., M.Litt., or M.D. or Eng.D. Degree or a proportionately longer period if registered as a part-time Graduate Student. In such a case the Board shall consult the Degree Committee before depriving the person of the status of Graduate Student;

(d)if, in the opinion of the Degree Committee and the Board, the report on an examination prescribed under Regulation 9 is such as to show that the candidate is not qualified to continue in her or his course;

(e)if, after completing six terms (if registered for a full-time course) or ten terms (if registered for a part-time course) he or she is not registered as a candidate for any degree, provided that in such a case the Board shall have obtained the concurrence of the Degree Committee in the deprivation;

(f)if the Degree Committee have satisfied the Board

(i) that the student has not been working to their satisfaction; or

(ii) that the student has not complied with the conditions laid down in her or his case; or

(iii) that, in their opinion, the student is not likely to reach the standard of the M.Sc. or M.Litt. Degree, or M.Phil. or M.Ed. or M.Res. Degree, or of any other qualification for which he or she might be registered as a candidate.

By amending Regulation 11(a) so as to read:

(a) A Graduate Student who is registered as a candidate for the Ph.D., Eng.D., M.Litt., or M.Sc. Degree shall pay the University Composition Fee as determined by Regulation 10 of the regulations for University Composition Fees for each term up to and including the term in which he or she submits a dissertation or a revised dissertation for the Ph.D., Eng.D., M.Litt., or M.Sc. Degree, up to a maximum of nine terms if a candidate for the Ph.D. or Eng.D. Degree (except in the case of certain doctoral programmes as defined by the Board, in which case up to twelve terms of fees may be collected), or six terms if a candidate for the M.Litt. or M.Sc. Degree. The maximum number of terms shall not include any term allowed to be counted under Regulation 5(d).