Notices

Calendar

9 November, Thursday. Michaelmas Term divides.

25 November, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m.

29 November, Wednesday. End of third quarter of Michaelmas Term.

1 December, Friday. Full Term ends.

Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.)	Congregations (at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated)
12 December	25 November

Discussion on 21 November 2023: Cancellation

The Vice‑Chancellor gives notice that the Discussion announced for Tuesday 21 November 2023 will not take place as there are no items for Discussion.

Election to the Board of Scrutiny

8 November 2023

The Vice‑Chancellor gives notice of an election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Scrutiny under Statute A VII in class (c)(i) (a member of the Regent House of has been a member of the Regent House for not more than ten years on 1 October 2024), following Professor Richard Mortier’s election to the Council. The person elected would serve with immediate effect until 30 September 2025, the remainder of Professor Mortier’s period of appointment.

The Board of Scrutiny consists of:

(a)the Proctors;

(b)the two Pro‑Proctors nominated by the Colleges;

(c)eight members of the Regent House elected by the Regent House.

Under the provisions of Statute A VII 4, no person may be a member of the Board of Scrutiny who is a member of the Council, the General Board or the Finance Committee of the Council, or who holds any of the University offices of Chancellor, Vice‑Chancellor, Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor, University Advocate, Deputy University Advocate, Registrary, Assistant Registrary, or Secretary of a School. The Statute further prohibits from membership holders of offices with primarily administrative duties designated by Ordinance: the Chief Financial Officer, Directors and Deputy Directors in the Unified Administrative Service and Assistant Treasurers have been designated as such prohibited offices. A retiring member of the Board who has served for four or more consecutive years is not eligible to serve again as a member in class (c) until one year has elapsed after the end of that previous period of service.

If no nominations are received in accordance with the timetable below, the Council shall be asked whether it wishes to appoint a member to the vacant place or for another election to be held, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the regulations for the election of members of the Board (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 120).

The University is committed to a proactive approach to equality, which includes supporting and encouraging all under‑represented groups, promoting an inclusive culture, and valuing diversity. Nominations from groups that are under‑represented on the Board of Scrutiny are welcomed.

Further information about the Board of Scrutiny can be found in the Statutes and Ordinances as noted above, on the Board’s website (https://www.scrutiny.cam.ac.uk/about), and obtained from the Chair of the Board, Dr Rob Doubleday (email: rvld2@cam.ac.uk).

Nomination procedure and election timetable

In order to be eligible, candidates for election are asked to send their nominations to the Vice‑Chancellor, to be received not later than 12 noon on Tuesday, 28 November 2023. The Vice‑Chancellor asks candidates to address their nominations to the Registrary by email including electronic signatures to Registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk. The nomination (which can be made on a form available on the governance site)1 should include (a) a statement signed by two members of the Regent House, nominating the candidate for election and specifying the class in which the candidate is nominated, and (b) a statement signed by the candidate confirming consent to be nominated. The candidate is also required to provide a personal statement by the same date (see below).

In accordance with the regulations governing the election (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 118), those standing for election should send to the Registrary, by 12 noon on Tuesday, 28 November 2023, a statement in support of their nomination, which will be provided to voters. Each statement should be no more than 500 words in length and should cover the following points:

•the candidate’s present position in the University;

•previous posts held, whether in Cambridge or in other universities or outside the university system, with dates;

•the candidate’s reasons for standing for election, and the experience and skills they would bring to the role;

•a note of the candidate’s particular interests within the field of University business.

The complete list of nominations will be published in the Reporter on 29 November 2023 and on the Reporter website before that. If the election is contested, it will be conducted by ballot under the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Online voting will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, 8 December and close at 5 p.m. on Monday, 18 December 2023. Hardcopy voting papers and supporting materials will be distributed not later than Friday, 8 December to those who opted in November 2023 to vote on paper; the last date for the return of voting papers is 5 p.m. on Monday, 18 December 2023.