No 6388
Thursday 28 May 2015
Vol cxlv No 32
pp. 587–605
31 May, Sunday. Trinity Sunday. Scarlet Day.
1 June, Monday. End of third quarter of Easter Term.
9 June, Tuesday. Discussion of the Regent House at 2 p.m. (see below).
12 June, Friday. Full Term ends.
17 June, Wednesday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees). Scarlet Day.
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Discussions at 2 p.m. |
Congregations |
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9 June |
17 June, Wednesday at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees) |
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7 July |
24 June, Wednesday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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25 June, Thursday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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26 June, Friday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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27 June, Saturday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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18 July, Saturday at 10 a.m. |
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 9 June 2015, at 2 p.m. for the discussion of:
1. Report of the Council, dated 18 May 2015, on the future development of the West Cambridge site (Reporter, 6387, 2014–15, p. 544).
2. Report of the Council, dated 18 May 2015, on external finance for certain building projects, including North West Cambridge and the non-operational estate (Reporter, 6387, 2014–15, p. 548).
3. Report of the Council, dated 18 May 2015, on the financial position and budget of the University, recommending allocations from the Chest for 2015–16 (Reporter, 6387, 2014–15, p. 550).
4. Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 27 May 2015, on the construction of education space and gallery refurbishment at Kettle’s Yard (p. 602).
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received from the Governing Body of Christ’s College, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(2) of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923, the text of a proposed Statute to amend the Statutes of the College. The proposed amendments and the current Statutes of the College are available on the College’s website at:
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/2015-proposed-statutory-reforms; and
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/college-statutes.
Paper copies may be inspected at the University Offices until 10 a.m. on 12 June 2015.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received from the Governing Body of St John’s College, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(2) of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923, the text of a proposed Statute to amend the Statutes of the College. The current Statutes of the College and the amending Statute are available on the College’s website at:
http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/statutes; and
http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/amending-statute.
Paper copies may be inspected at the University Offices until 10 a.m. on 12 June 2015.
The Vice-Chancellor begs leave to refer to his Notice of 5 February 2015 (Reporter, 6375, 2014–15, p. 381), concerning proposed amending Statutes for Gonville and Caius College. He hereby gives notice that in the opinion of the Council the proposed Statutes make no alteration of any Statute which affects the University, and do not require the consent of the University; that the interests of the University are not prejudiced by them, and that the Council has resolved to take no action upon them, provided that the Council will wish to reconsider the proposed Statutes if they have not been submitted to the Privy Council by 25 May 2016.
The Vice-Chancellor begs leave to refer to his Notice dated 30 April 2015 (Reporter, 6385, 2014–15, p. 518), concerning proposed amending Statutes for Wolfson College. He hereby gives notice that in the opinion of the Council the proposed Statutes make no alteration of any Statute which affects the University, and do not require the consent of the University; that the interests of the University are not prejudiced by them, and that the Council has resolved to take no action upon them, provided that the Council will wish to reconsider the proposed Statutes if they have not been submitted to the Privy Council by 25 May 2016.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidate has been nominated in accordance with Statute A IV 2 for election to the Council in the class shown below, and that it has been certified to him that the candidate has consented to be nominated:
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Dr Margaret Evelyn Glendenning |
Dr N. J. Holmes, T, and Dr A. P. Kelly |
No other persons having been nominated, Dr Glendenning is duly elected to the Council in class (c), to serve from 8 September 2015 until 31 December 2016.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidates have been nominated for election to the Board of Scrutiny in the classes shown below, in accordance with Statute A VII 3, and it has been certified to him that the candidates have consented to be nominated:
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Dr Matthew Christopher Vernon, SE |
Mr A. T. Markettos, CAI, and Mr J. Warbrick, PEM |
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Dr Paul Duncan Beattie, CC |
Professor D. J. Ibbetson, CLH, and Professor S. J. Godsill, CC |
No other persons having been nominated, the candidates are duly elected in each class, to serve for four years from 1 October 2015.
Regulation 2 for the election of members of the Board of Scrutiny (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 121, as amended by Grace 3 of 15 April 2015) 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 or shall ask the Vice-Chancellor to arrange a further election. No other persons having been nominated in class (c)(ii), the Council will be asked whether it wishes to make appointments to the two remaining vacancies or to re-open nominations.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidate has been nominated for election to the Nominating Committee for External Members of the Council in the class shown below (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 120), and that it has been certified to him that the candidate has consented to be nominated:
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Dr Stephen John Cowley, EM |
Dr N. J. Holmes, T, and Dr S. E. Lintott, DOW |
No other persons having been nominated in class (d), Dr Cowley is duly elected, to serve for four years from 1 October 2015. The timetable of a bye-election to fill the remaining vacancy in class (d) and the two vacancies in class (c) will be announced in due course in the Reporter.
Further to the Council’s Notice dated 15 December 2014 (Reporter, 6371, 2014–15, p. 319), the Vice-Chancellor gives notice that, after consultation with the Pro-Vice-Chancellors-elect concerned, Professor Christopher Abell, CHR, shall serve as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Eilís Ferran, CTH, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional and International Relations), and Professor Nigel Slater, F, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Regional Affairs).
Both Senate-House Yard and the Combination Room will be closed on Wednesday, 17 June 2015, on the occasion of the Honorary Degree Congregation. Access to the University Offices will be from Trinity Lane. Only those with admission tickets for the Congregation and other authorized persons will be allowed to enter the Yard during the closure.