No 6467
Thursday 1 June 2017
Vol cxlvii No 33
pp. 554–562
4 June, Sunday. Whitsunday. Scarlet Day. Preacher before the University at 11.15 a.m., Dr Belay Guta Olam, President of the Mekane Yesus Seminary, Addis Ababa (Ramsden Preacher).
8 June, Thursday. End of third quarter of Easter Term.
11 June, Sunday. Trinity Sunday. Scarlet Day.
12 June, Monday. Sir Robert Rede’s Lecture at 5.30 p.m. in the Senate-House. Lecturer, Dr Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (see below).
13 June, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).
16 June, Friday. Full Term ends.
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Discussions at 2 p.m. |
Congregations |
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13 June |
21 June, Wednesday at 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees) |
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27 June |
28 June, Wednesday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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11 July |
29 June, Thursday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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30 June, Friday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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1 July, Saturday at 10 a.m. (General Admission) |
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21 July, Friday at 10 a.m. |
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22 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, 13 June 2017, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:
1. Report of the Council, dated 22 May 2017, on the provisions concerning the initiation of Graces and of amendments to submitted Graces by members of the Regent House (Reporter, 6466, 2016–17, p. 542).
The Vice-Chancellor reminds members of the University that a Rede Lecture will be given in the Senate-House by Dr Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 12 June 2017. Dr Desmond-Hellmann will lecture on Facts or fear? The case for facts.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidate has been nominated in accordance with Statute A IV 2 for election to the Council in class (a) (Heads of Colleges), and that it has been certified to him that the candidate has consented to be nominated:
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Candidate: |
Nominated by: |
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Dr Anthony Nigel Stanley Freeling, President of Hughes Hall |
Mr S. Laing, Master of Corpus Christi College, and Professor B. J. Stapleton, Master of Christ’s College |
No other persons having been nominated, Dr Freeling is duly elected in class (a), to serve from 19 July 2017 until 31 December 2020.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidate has been nominated for election to the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(ii) (members of the Regent House), in accordance with Statute A VII 3, and it has been certified to him that the candidate has consented to be nominated:
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Candidate: |
Nominated by: |
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Mr David John Goode, W |
Professor G. L. Fowden, DAR, and Dr A. Barua, T |
No other persons having been nominated, Mr Goode is duly elected in class (c)(ii), to serve for four years from 1 October 2017. In accordance with Regulation 3 of the regulations for the election of members of the Board of Scrutiny (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 112), the Council shall be asked, in relation to the one vacancy in class (c)(i) and the two vacancies in class (c)(ii), whether it wishes to make appointments to the Board or to ask the Vice-Chancellor to arrange a further election.
Further to the Council’s Notice dated 8 May 2017 (Reporter, 6464, 2016–17, p. 509), the membership of the working group was approved by the Council on 22 May 2017 as follows:
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Chair: |
Professor Dame Athene Donald, CHU |
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an external member of Council: |
Mr John Shakeshaft, T |
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a Council member: |
Ms Jocelyn Wyburd, CL |
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two signatories to the Grace: |
Professor Ash Amin, CHR, and Dr Berry Groisman, SID |
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two student representatives: |
Ms Alice Guillaume, N, and Ms Umang Khandelwal, N |
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two academics in relevant fields: |
Dr Jerome Neufeld, CTH, and Professor Simon Redfern, JE |
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a Head of House: |
The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, PEM |
The following Annual Reports have been received by the Council and/or the General Board and are available on the websites indicated:
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ADC Theatre Annual Report 2015–16 |
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Health and Safety Executive Committee 2016 |
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Kettle’s Yard 2015–16 |
Both the Yard and the Combination Room will be closed on Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 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.