Notices

Calendar

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

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

6 December, Friday. Full Term ends.

10 December, Tuesday. Discussion by videoconference at 2 p.m. (see below).

18 December, Wednesday. Last ordinary issue of the Reporter in Michaelmas Term.

19 December, Thursday. Michaelmas Term ends.

Discussion on Tuesday, 10 December 2024

The Vice‑Chancellor invites members of the Regent House, University and College employees, registered students and others qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111) to attend a Discussion by videoconference on Tuesday, 10 December 2024 at 2 p.m. The following item will be discussed:

1. Report of the Council on the office of Chief Financial Officer, dated 13 November 2024 (Reporter, 6759, 2024–25, p. 117).

Those wishing to join the Discussion by videoconference should email UniversityDraftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk from their University email account, providing their CRSid (if a member of the collegiate University), by 10 a.m. on the date of the Discussion to receive joining instructions. Alternatively contributors may email their remarks to contact@proctors.cam.ac.uk, copying ReporterEditor@admin.cam.ac.uk, by no later than 10 a.m. on the day of the Discussion for reading out by the Proctors,1 or may ask someone else who is attending to read the remarks on their behalf.

In accordance with the regulations for Discussions, the Chair of the Board of Scrutiny or any ten members of the Regent House2 may request that the Council arrange for one or more of the items listed for discussion to be discussed in person (usually in the Senate-House). Requests should be made to the Registrary, on paper or by email to UniversityDraftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk from addresses within the cam.ac.uk domain, by no later than 9 a.m. on the day of the Discussion. Any changes to the Discussion schedule will be confirmed in the Reporter at the earliest opportunity.

General information on Discussions is provided on the University Governance site at https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/governance/decision-making/discussions/.

Elections to the Council

14 November 2024

The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidates have been nominated in accordance with Statute A IV 2 for election to the Council, and that it has been certified to her that the candidates have consented to be nominated:

Class (a): Two from among the Heads of Colleges

Lord (Simon) McDonald of Salford, Master of Christ’s College
Nominated by: Ms H. J. Hancock, JN, and Professor C. A. Short, CLH

Baroness (Sally) Morgan of Huyton, Master of Fitzwilliam College
Nominated by: Ms H. J. Hancock, JN, and Professor C. A. Short, CLH

Class (b): Two from among the Professors, Clinical Professors, Readers and Professors (Grade 11)

Professor Manish Udesing Chhowalla, CHU
Nominated by: Professor J. J. W. A. Robinson, JN, and Dr Y. Wang, JN

Professor Daniela De Angelis
Nominated by: Professor R. J. Samworth, JN, and Professor P. Liò, CLH

Professor Manali Sudhir Desai, N
Nominated by: Professor M. G. Moreno Figueroa, DOW, and Dr E. E. McPherson, Q

Professor Yusuf Mohamed Sayed
Nominated by: Professor M. M. Abdel Rahman, DAR, and Professor A. K. Arsan, JN

Professor Garth Nathan Wells, JE
Nominated by: Professor C. J. Young, ED, and Professor S. M. Best, JN

Class (c): Four from among the other members of the Regent House

Dr William John Astle
Nominated by: Mr R. Haynes and Professor A. E. Willis

Dr Ella Elizabeth McPherson, Q
Nominated by: Professor M. G. Moreno Figueroa, DOW, and Professor S. Srinivasan, K

Dr Ewa Janina Marek, JE
Nominated by: Professor J. P. T. Clackson, JE, and Professor C. F. Kaminski, R

Dr Thomas James Matthams, CHR
Nominated by: Professor J. H. Keeler, SE, and Professor R. V. Penty, SID

Dr Mezna Qato, N
Nominated by: Professor P. M. Rose and Professor Y. Navaro, N

Dr Ellen Quigley, JE
Nominated by: Professor L. A. S. Reisch and Dr R. Anthony, JE

Dr Pieter Jacob van Houten, CHU
Nominated by: Professor H. E. Thompson, CL, and Professor P. J. Sloman, CHU

No other persons having been nominated, the candidates named above in class (a) are duly elected. It is necessary to hold an election in class (b) to select two from among the five candidates and in class (c) to select four from among the seven candidates. Those elected will serve for four years from 1 January 2025. Voting will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 25 November 2024 and close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 4 December 2024.

Amendment for submission to the Regent House under Special Ordinance A (ii) 5 (post-MAB exam review)

15 November 2024

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that she has received a proposal for the amendment of Grace 1 of 6 November 2024 (Reporter, 6758, 2024–25, p. 106), signed by 54 members of the Regent House as noted in the Annex below.

The proposed amendment is as follows:

That the recommendations in paragraph 10 of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 18 July 2024, on the review of examination regulations following the marking and assessment boycott (Reporter, 6750, 2023–24, p. 806), as amended by the Council’s Notice dated 6 November 2024 (Reporter, 6758, 2024–25, p. 102), be approved after the deletion of new Regulation 7 from the proposed Ordinance for the Approval of Class-Lists as set out in paragraph A(b) of Annex B of the Report.

The Council will consider the proposed amendment at its meeting on 25 November 2024.

Annex

The following members of the Regent House have proposed the amendment to the Grace:

Housing Needs Survey: Responses by 8 December

All members of University of Cambridge staff, College staff and staff at affiliated institutions are invited to complete a survey to build a comprehensive picture of housing needs and preferences.

Survey results will inform plans for new housing that the University delivers, in particular at Eddington, as well as engagement with local authorities and national Government about housing need and provision in and around Cambridge.

The survey is available at https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8krO8EqBgMWYioe and is open until 8 December 2024.