Notices

Calendar

4 December, Wednesday. Ballot of the Regent House, voting closes at 5 p.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.

25 December, Wednesday. Christmas Day. Scarlet Day.

5 January, Sunday. Lent Term begins.

8 January, Wednesday. First ordinary issue of the Reporter in Lent Term.

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 items 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).

2.Joint Report of the Council and the General Board on the disbanding of the University Theatre Syndicate, dated 26 November 2024 (Reporter, 6761, 2024–25, p. 141).

3.Report of the General Board on arrangements for the implementation of an Academic Career Pathways (Research) scheme, dated 26 November 2024 (Reporter, 6761, 2024–25, p. 144).

The Annual Reports in this issue (p. 152 and p. 160) will be discussed on 21 January 2025.

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/.

Election to the Council in class (c)

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that there will be an election to appoint one member of the University Council in class (c) (other members of the Regent House) under Statute A IV 2, following Dr Joy’s decision to step down. The person elected will serve with immediate effect until 31 December 2026, the remainder of Dr Joy’s period of appointment.

For information about the Council, the reasons for standing for election, and the duties and responsibilities of members, please see the Council’s Notice published on 2 October 2024 (Reporter, 6753, 2024–25, p. 26).

Please could candidates send their nominations by email including electronic signatures to registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk by 12 noon on Friday, 10 January 2025. 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 Friday, 10 January 2024, 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 Wednesday, 15 January 2024.

If the election is contested, voting will take place at the same time as the vote on Grace 1 of 6 November 2024 (see the timetable published in Reporter, 6761, 2024–25, p. 140). Online voting will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, 31 January 2025.