No 6572
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Vol cl No 14
pp. 180–191
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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 105) will be deemed to have been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, 24 January 2020.
1. That the Ray Dolby Funds be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The funds received from Cambridge in America, following a donation from the Dagmar Dolby Fund, together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form a series of four endowment funds called (a) the Ray Dolby Professorship Fund to support a Ray Dolby Professorship, (b) the Ray Dolby Research Fund to support research in the Ray Dolby Research Group in the Department of Physics, (c) the Ray Dolby Research Fellowships Fund to support research fellowships, and (d) the Ray Dolby Postgraduate Studentships Fund to support postgraduate studentships, the fellowships and studentships to be part of the Ray Dolby Research Group.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Funds and the application of the income of each respective Fund and shall comprise the Head of the School of the Physical Sciences, who shall be Chair, the Head of the Department of Physics, and the Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy.
1. The income of the Fund shall be applied towards the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of a Ray Dolby Professorship of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, the holder of which shall lead the Ray Dolby Research Group.
2. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during a vacancy in the Professorship, may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 1 in any one or more subsequent financial years, including the support of an additional Professorship.
1. The income of the Fund shall be applied towards the support of the Ray Dolby Research Group in such manner as the Managers shall determine.
2. Any unexpended income in any financial year may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 1 in any one or more subsequent financial years.
1. The income of the Fund shall be applied towards the provision of Ray Dolby Research Fellowships in the Ray Dolby Research Group, the holders of which shall be appointed by the Managers, in accordance with criteria and for a period of tenure and a stipend determined by the Managers, the stipend within a range approved from time to time by the General Board. The Managers shall appoint at least two Fellowships from the income of the Fund in any financial year.
2. Any unexpended income in any financial year may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 1 in any one or more subsequent financial years, including the support of additional Fellowships.
1. The income of the Fund shall be applied towards the provision of Ray Dolby Postgraduate Studentships to support Ph.D. students undertaking research in the Ray Dolby Research Group in such manner as the Managers shall determine. The Managers shall award at least two Studentships from the income of the Fund in any financial year.
2. Any unexpended income in any financial year may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 1 in any one or more subsequent financial years, including the support of additional Studentships.
2. That a Recchia Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The bequest received from Dr Vincenzo Recchia as permanent endowment to be held on trust by the University, together with such other sums allocated for the same purpose, shall form a fund called the Recchia Fund to support scholarships in the field of molecular biology or other similar fields in the University.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise the Faculty Board of Biology, which may delegate any or all of its functions under these regulations to a committee not necessarily consisting wholly of members of the Board.
3. The income of the Fund shall be used to provide awards, which shall be called the Recchia Scholarships. The number and the tenure of the Scholarships to be awarded in any given year, the application process, and the selection criteria to be applied, shall be at the discretion of the Managers.
4. Any unexpended income may, at the discretion of the Managers, be used as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent years.
3. That Regulation 2 of the regulations for the N. M. Rothschild & Sons Professorship of Mathematical Sciences (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 731) be amended by deleting 'The Professor shall be appointed to hold office for five years without possibility of reappointment.' and replacing it with 'The Professor shall be appointed for a period of five years with the possibility of reappointment for one further term of no more than three years.'2
1See the Vice-Chancellor’s Notice on p. 181.
2The Council, on the recommendation of the General Board and the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, is proposing this change to the tenure of the Professorship, which is held by the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. The amendment would allow a reappointment for up to three years, after an initial five-year term. The change is expected to enhance the field of candidates by making the position attractive to people at a wider range of career stages.