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No 6587

Wednesday 29 July 2020

Vol cl No 29

pp. 530–566

Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 29 July 2020

The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. A ballot on Grace 5 (academic titles) has already been called by the Council (see p. 532); and unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 105), Graces 1–4 and 6–30 will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 7 August 2020.

1. That notwithstanding the Ordinance on the Proctors and Pro‑Proctors, on the nomination of Churchill College, John Kenneth Fawcett, of that College, be appointed a Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2020–21.1

2. That notwithstanding the Ordinance on the Proctors and Pro‑Proctors, on the nomination of Clare College, Mark Stephen Smith, of that College, be appointed a Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2020–21.1

3. That notwithstanding the Ordinance on the Proctors and Pro-Proctors, on the nomination of the Vice‑Chancellor and the Proctors Designate, Gemma Lucy Burgess, of St Edmund’s College, be appointed an additional Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2020–21.1

4. That notwithstanding the Ordinance on the Proctors and Pro‑Proctors, on the nomination of the Vice‑Chancellor and the Proctors Designate, Francis Knights, of Fitzwilliam College, be appointed an additional Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2020–21.1

5. That the recommendations in paragraph 13 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 18 March 2020, on the titles and structure of academic offices (Reporter, 6582, 2019–20, p. 419) be approved.2

6. That the recommendations in paragraph 13 of the Report of the General Board, dated 17 March 2020, on a University Senior Lecturer dual career pathway (Reporter, 6582, 2019–20, p. 428) be approved.3

7. That the recommendations in paragraph 5 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on a revised fitness to practise procedure (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 478) be approved.

8. That the recommendations in paragraph 4 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on a revised fitness to study procedure (Procedure to Support and Assess Capability to Study) (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 487) be approved.

9. That the recommendations in paragraph 10 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on revised probationary arrangements for academic and academic‑related staff (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 495) be approved.

10. That the recommendations in paragraph 9 of the Report of the Council, dated 23 June 2020, recommending provisional allocations from the Chest for 2020–21 (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 512) be approved.4

11. That the recommendations in paragraph 4 of the Report of the Council, dated 23 June 2020, on the period of appointment for members of the Audit Committee (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 515) be approved.

12. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the Report of the Council, dated 23 June 2020, on the investment of bond proceeds held for income‑generating projects (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 515) be approved.5

13. That the recommendations in paragraph 4 of the Report of the Council, dated 23 June 2020, on changes to Special Ordinance concerning Congregations (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 518) be approved.6

14. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the Report of the Council on the construction of a new freezer store at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (p. 534) be approved.7

15. That the recommendations in paragraph 8 of the Report of the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on Senior Academic Promotions (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 519) be approved.8

16. That the recommendations in paragraph 4 of the Report of the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on the establishment of certain Professorships (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 523) be approved.

17. That the recommendations in paragraph 9 of the Report of the General Board, dated 23 June 2020, on the authority to award doctoral degrees (Reporter, 6586, 2019–20, p. 524) be approved.9

18. That Regulation 1 of the Ordinance on the Roll of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 104) be amended to read as follows:10

1. On the first weekday in October the Registrary shall publish a list of the names which it is proposed to place on the Roll of the Regent House for the ensuing year. At the time of publication of the list the Vice-Chancellor shall publish the date by which any member of the University may raise an objection in writing to the inclusion or omission of any name. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor regarding any such objection shall be final.

19. That the following amendments to the Ordinance for University Composition Fees (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 149) be approved, to take effect from 1 October 2020:11

(i) by amending Regulation 1(b) to read as follows:

(b)Students undertaking research leading to the M.D. Degree and the M.Chir. Degree shall pay a fee for the course.

(ii) by amending Table 4A to include the fee for the M.Chir. Degree, which will be set at the same level as the M.D. Degree.

20. That the insertion of the following new Temporary Regulation in the Ordinance on Entries and Lists of Candidates for Examinations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 249) be approved, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

19. Notwithstanding the above regulations, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances revise the dates and the process by which entries of candidates and corrections of those entries are to be made, enrolment is to take place and candidate lists are to be issued by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

21. That the insertion of the following new Temporary Regulation in the Ordinance on the Form and Conduct of Examinations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 254) be approved, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

19. Notwithstanding Regulation 1, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances revise the dates and the process concerning the form and conduct of any examination or part of an examination by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

22. That the insertion of the following new Temporary Regulation in the Ordinance on the Duration of Written Examination Papers (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 254) be approved and the original regulation numbered 1, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

2. Notwithstanding Regulation 1, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances revise the normal duration of written papers by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

23. That the insertion of the following new Temporary Regulation in the Ordinance on the Dates of Examinations and Publication of Class-lists (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 252) be approved, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

6. Notwithstanding Regulation 5 of this Ordinance and Regulation 4 of the Ordinance on the publication of lists of successful candidates in examinations, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances decide not to publish class-lists in the Reporter or otherwise, by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

24. That the insertion of the following new Temporary Regulation in the General Regulations for Examiners and Assessors (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 256) be approved, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

6. Notwithstanding Regulation 7 of this Ordinance, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances waive the requirement for Examiners to attend examinations and to provide a scheme concerning the attendance at examinations, by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

25. That the insertion in Chapter III of Ordinances of the following new Temporary Ordinance on the Scheme of Examination for Tripos and Other Examinations be approved, to take effect from the date of approval of this Grace until 31 July 2021:12

Scheme of Examination for Tripos and Other Examinations

Notwithstanding the General Board Regulations for the examination concerned, the General Board may in exceptional circumstances revise the scheme for any examination by giving notice in the Reporter as soon as practicable, after consultation with Senior Tutors and the relevant Faculty Board or Degree Committee and other similar bodies concerned, provided that the General Board is satisfied that the learning outcomes of candidates are supported.

26. That Regulations 7 and 8 of the Special Regulations for the Conferment of the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 490) be amended to read as follows, to take effect from 1 June 2020 until 31 July 2021:12

7. Any person who has received the degree of B.Chir. in accordance with these regulations may, not later than twelve calendar months after receiving that degree or such longer period as the Registrary shall determine in exceptional circumstances, supplicate for the degree of M.B. in the manner provided for in the regulations for admission to degrees.

8. If at the expiry of twelve months from the conferment of the degree of B.Chir. upon any person in the manner provided for by these regulations (or such longer period as determined by the Registrary) no Supplicat in the prescribed form has been received by the Registrary for that person to be admitted at a Congregation to the degree of M.B., her or his name shall be included in a list, headed as shown in Schedule D to these regulations, which the Registrary shall sign and cause to be posted on a board in the Schools Arcade.

27. That the General Regulations for Admission as a Graduate Student (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 448) be rescinded from 1 October 2020.13

28. That with effect from 1 March 2020, Regulation 2 of the regulations for Clinical Lecturers (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 773) be amended to read as follows:14

2. Appointments to a Clinical Lectureship shall be for a maximum period of four years excluding any period of leave approved by the General Board under Special Ordinance C (i) 2(a), (b), or (c).

29. That, with immediate effect, the Ordinance on cases of student harassment and sexual misconduct (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 222) be amended and retitled as follows:15

CASES OF STUDENT MISCONDUCT

The Council shall publish and keep under review a procedure for handling cases of misconduct between registered students.

30. That the following new Regulation 5 be inserted in the regulations for the Press Syndicate (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 126) and the remaining regulations renumbered:16

5. The financial year of the University Press shall end on 31 July.

Footnotes

  • 1Regulations 3 and 4 of the Ordinance on the Proctors and Pro‑Proctors require the Graces concerning these appointments to be submitted in Easter Term, but all Graces are being published outside Easter Term in line with the timetable published on 27 May 2020 (Reporter, 6584, 2019–20, p. 450). Dr Burgess and Mr Knights are also nominated for election as Deputy Proctors under Special Ordinance C (iii) 3 along with Mr Gordon Chesterman, of St Edmund’s College.

  • 2See the Council’s Notice, p. 532.

  • 3See the Council’s Notice, p. 532.

  • 4See the Council’s Notice, p. 533.

  • 5See the Council’s Notice, p. 534.

  • 6See the Council’s Notice, p. 534.

  • 7See the Council’s Notice, p. 534.

  • 8See the Council’s Notice, p. 535.

  • 9See the Council’s Notice, p. 535.

  • 10The Council is proposing this amendment to remove the requirement to hold a meeting for the hearing of objections to the inclusion or omission of names on the proposed Roll of the Regent House. Members will continue to be able to raise objections in writing by a deadline published in the Reporter alongside the preliminary Roll in October.

  • 11See the General Board’s Notice, p. 544.

  • 12See the Council’s Notice, p. 543.

  • 13The Council is proposing the rescission of this Ordinance, which was omitted in error from the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board on the governance of matters for postgraduate and graduate students, the recommendations of which were approved by ballot as amended in December 2019, to come into effect from 1 October 2020 (Reporter, 6570, 2019–20, p. 155).

  • 14The Council, on the recommendation of the General Board and the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has agreed to change the period of appointment for Clinical Lecturers from four years to a maximum period of four years. The change is being proposed in order to align the period of appointment with new national arrangements for Clinical Lecturers, under which Clinical Lecturer posts end once lecturers achieve their Certificate of Completion of Training (unless a one‑year extension is granted). As the national arrangements were revised earlier in the year, this change is being made retrospectively.

  • 15See the Council’s Notice, p. 536.

  • 16Since the approval of Grace 4 of 17 June 2020, advisers for the University Press have established that the date on which the financial year ends should be retained in Ordinance to provide confirmation of the date to tax authorities in the countries in which the Press operates. The Council is therefore proposing the reinstatement of a regulation to confirm the year‑end date as 31 July.