Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 11 October 2017

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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 105) will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 20 October 2017.

1. That a Polish Endowment Fund for Polish Studies be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1

Polish Endowment Fund for Polish Studies

1. The benefaction received from the University of Warsaw pursuant to a grant from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form a permanent endowment fund called the Polish Endowment Fund for Polish Studies to advance research and teaching in and promote the field of Polish Studies by supporting the Polish Studies Programme consisting of a Lectureship in Polish Studies to advance research and teaching, academic research-related activities, and a Polish language instruction programme.

2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise three members appointed by the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, one of whom shall be appointed Chair by the Faculty Board.

3. Subject to Regulation 4, the income of the Polish Endowment Fund for Polish Studies shall be applied towards:

(a)firstly the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of the Lectureship in Polish Studies payable by the University;

(b)academic research-related activity conducted by the Department of Slavonic Studies or successor entity; and

(c)if there is sufficient income, towards the support of a Polish language instruction programme.

4. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during a vacancy in the Lectureship, may, at the discretion of the Managers:

(a)with the approval of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, be applied to support the work of the Lecturer or Polish language instructor(s) in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers;

(b)with the approval of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, be applied to support research in the field of Polish Studies in the University in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers; and/or

(c)be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent financial years.

5. For a period of ten years after the date of receipt of the benefaction¹ set out in Regulation 1 if the Managers are unable or unwilling to deliver the Polish Studies Programme, they will consult with the University of Warsaw with a view to finding a remedy or acceptable solution but, in the event that the University of Warsaw (acting reasonably) does not agree, the Managers will request and recommend to the University of Cambridge to return to the University of Warsaw the entirety of the capital fund at that time held in the Polish Endowment Fund for Polish Studies. The University of Cambridge shall not be deemed to be unwilling or unable to deliver the Polish Studies Programme in circumstances where the University Lectureship in Polish Studies is vacant for a period of no more than eight months or if the holder of the Lectureship is promoted to Reader, in which case funding applied to the holder, up to the level payable to a University Lecturer in accordance with Regulation 3(a), may be met out of the income of the Funds.

   ¹ The date of receipt of the benefaction was 10 August 2017.

2. That the amendments to Ordinances relating to the arrangements for the issue of motor vehicle licences to members of the University in statu pupillari, as set out in the Annex to the Council’s Notice dated 9 October 2017, be approved.2