Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 13 March 2024

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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 112), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 22 March 2024. Further information on requests for a ballot or the amendment of Graces is available to members of the Regent House on the Regent House Petitions site.§

1. That, on the recommendation of the General Board, a Professorship of Translational Auditory Neuroscience be established for a single tenure from 1 January 2025, placed in the Schedule to Special Ordinance C (vii) 1 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 86), and assigned to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.1

2. That the Ordinance for Endowed University Lectureships (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 767) be retitled the Ordinance for Benefactions Endowing University Teaching, the first clause of Regulation 1 amended to read as follows, and the following new entry added to Regulation 1:2

[1.] Benefactions received by the University for the endowment of University teaching shall be applied to the payment of the stipends of University Associate Professors (Grade 10), University Associate Professors (Grade 9), University Assistant Professors and University Lecturers in connection with the several Faculties as follows:

Fund	Subject	Faculty or Department
[…]
Mike Ashby Fund	Materials Science (Mike Ashby University Associate Professor (Grade 10))	Materials Science and Metallurgy

3. That with effect from 15 February 2024, Regulations 1 and 3 of the Ordinance for the Chuan Lyu Fellowship and Senior Visiting Scholarship Fund and the name of the Fund (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 811) be amended to reflect the wording of a scheme made by the Charity Commission, to read as follows:3

Chuan Lyu Fund for Taiwan Studies

1. The sum received by the University from the Chuan Lyu Foundation shall form a fund, called the Chuan Lyu Fund for Taiwan Studies, the income of which shall be used to support teaching and research in Taiwan Studies.

2. The Managers of the Fund shall be four persons appointed by the Head of the Department of East Asian Studies in consultation with and with the agreement of the teaching officers in Chinese in the Department, one of whom shall be a Professor in the field of Chinese Studies. The Managers shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for three years and may be reappointed.

3. The income of the Fund shall be applied at the discretion of the Managers towards any or all of the following:

(a)to provide the stipend, national insurance, and pension contributions of one or more Chuan Lyu Research Fellows who shall engage in teaching and research in the field of Taiwan Studies;

(b)to provide the subsistence allowance and travel costs of a Chuan Lyu Senior Visiting Scholar who shall offer lectures and engage in research in their area of expertise within the field of Taiwan Studies;

(c)to provide the subsistence allowance and travel costs of one or more Chuan Lyu Researchers who shall offer lectures and engage in research in their area of expertise within the field of Taiwan Studies;

(d)to facilitate access to Taiwanese institutions and resources and promote scholarly exchange between scholars in Taiwan Studies at the University and other institutions;

(e)to fund library resources in support of the study of Taiwan.

4. The Managers of the Fund shall be responsible for selecting any Chuan Lyu Research Fellow, Senior Visiting Scholar or Researcher, taking account of the candidates’ written research proposals.

5. The Managers of the Fund shall have power to determine from time to time the period of tenure of any Chuan Lyu Research Fellowship and the stipend to be attached to each period of tenure, within a range approved from time to time by the General Board. In considering any extension to a Fellow’s original tenure, the Managers shall take account of progress made in the light of the original research proposal.

6. The Managers of the Fund may terminate a Fellowship at any time if they are not satisfied that the Fellow is diligently fulfilling their duties.

7. The Managers of the Fund shall have power to determine from time to time the period of invitation of a Chuan Lyu Senior Visiting Scholar or Researcher and the level of subsistence allowance to be offered.

8. Any unexpended income of the Fund in a financial year may be added either to the capital of the Fund or accumulated for use as income in subsequent years as the Managers may determine in support of the purposes of the Fund as set out in Regulation 1.