Notices

Calendar

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.

21 January, Tuesday. Full Term begins. Ballot of the Regent House, voting opens at 10 a.m. Discussion by videoconference at 2 p.m. (see below).

Discussion on Tuesday, 21 January 2025

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, 21 January 2025 at 2 p.m. The following items will be discussed:

1. Annual Report of the Council for the academic year 2023–24 (Reporter, 6762, 2024–25, p. 152).

2. Annual Report of the General Board to the Council for the academic year 2023–24 (Reporter, 6762, 2024–25, p. 160).

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 of a member of the Council’s Finance Committee in class (b)

A vacancy will arise on the Council’s Finance Committee for a member of the Regent House, elected by representatives of the Colleges, to serve for three years from 1 January 2025.

The election will be conducted in accordance with the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Voting will be by postal ballot.

Nominations should be made in writing and received by the Director of Governance and Compliance by 12 noon on Friday, 20 December 2024. They can be submitted by email to HdGCDEA@admin.cam.ac.uk, or c/o University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, and must include a statement by the person nominated that they are willing to serve on the Finance Committee. Nominations should be supported by the signatures of two members of the Regent House.

If a ballot is necessary, papers will be dispatched by Friday, 10 January, for return by 12 noon on Tuesday, 21 January 2025.

Elections to the Council

5 December 2024

The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following have been elected to serve as members of the Council in the classes shown for four years from 1 January 2025:

Class (b) (two from among the Professors, Clinical Professors, Readers and Professors (Grade 11)):
Professor Daniela De Angelis
Professor Garth Nathan Wells, JE

Class (c) (four from among the other members of the Regent House):
Dr William John Astle
Dr Ella Elizabeth McPherson, Q
Dr Ewa Janina Marek, JE
Dr Pieter Jacob van Houten, CHU

Details of the poll and the transfer of votes under the Single Transferable Vote regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 121) are as shown below.

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Election in class (b)

Number of valid votes cast: 1,907 (no invalid votes)      (Quota: 636)

	First count	Transfer of Professor Sayed’s votes	Second count	Transfer of Professor Chhowalla’s votes	Third count	Result
Professor Manish Udesing Chhowalla, CHU	228	+21	249	-249	–
Professor Daniela De Angelis	579	+32	611	+60	671	First elected
Professor Manali Sudhir Desai, N	357	+73	430	+44	474
Professor Yusuf Mohamed Sayed	204	-204	–	–	–
Professor Garth Nathan Wells, JE	539	+26	565	+79	644	Second elected
Non-transferable	–	52	52	66	118
Total	1,907		1,907		1,907

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Election in class (c)

Number of valid votes cast: 1,865 (no invalid votes)      (Quota: 373)

	First count	Transfer of Dr Astle’s surplus	Second count	Transfer of Dr Qato’s votes	Third count	Transfer of Dr Matthams’ votes	Fourth count	Transfer of Dr Marek’s surplus	Fifth count	Result
Dr William John Astle	473	-100	373	–	373	–	373	–	373	First elected
Dr Ella Elizabeth McPherson, Q	354	+24.8	378.8	–	378.8	–	378.8	–	378.8	Second elected
Dr Ewa Janina Marek, JE	272	+18.91	290.91	+17.93	308.84	+80	388.84	-15.84	373	Third elected
Dr Thomas James Matthams, CHR	199	+18.6	217.6	+2	219.6	-219.6	–	–	–
Dr Mezna Qato, N	175	+6.2	181.2	-181.2	–	–	–	–	–
Dr Ellen Quigley, JE	200	+14.26	214.26	+65.48	279.74	+22.65	302.39	+6	308.39
Dr Pieter Jacob van Houten, CHU	192	+16.12	208.12	+32.86	240.98	+70.75	311.73	+9.6	321.33	Fourth elected
Non-transferable		1.11	1.11	62.93	64.04	46.2	110.24	0.24	110.48
Total	1,865		1,865		1,865		1,865		1,865

Anti-slavery and anti-trafficking statement and policy

5 December 2024

In accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the University is required to prepare an anti-slavery and anti-trafficking statement for each financial year, setting out what steps it has taken to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place in its business or supply chains. The University’s statement for the financial year ended 31 July 2024 is published below, together with its policy on the issue.

Anti-slavery and anti-trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 July 2024
(pursuant to Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015)

Legal status and activities

The University of Cambridge is a common law corporation and is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 2011. The incorporation of the University was confirmed by the Oxford and Cambridge Act 1571, which confirmed its corporate title of ‘The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge’. The University operates in the higher education sector and consists of academic Schools, Faculties and Departments, libraries and other collections, administrative departments and, for the purposes of this statement, includes its wholly owned companies as listed in the University’s Financial Statements.1 Its mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment (which provides publishing and examination services) is a department of the University rather than a separate legal entity. However, it has broader supply chains and consequently has produced its own anti-slavery and anti-trafficking statement.2

Policy

The University has implemented an Anti-slavery and anti-trafficking policy (published below) reflecting its commitment to combatting slavery and human trafficking and to acting with integrity in all its dealings, relationships, and supply chains. The policy outlines how the University’s various procurement and HR practices, policies and procedures ensure compliance with its policy commitment.

Activity in the year ending 31 July 2024

Throughout 2023–24, the University has continued to run the various controls and activities outlined in its policy, notably through the continued use of its online training module on this topic, which was reviewed and updated this year, and the ongoing operation of established supplier due diligence and approval procedures. In addition to those existing controls and activities, the University has introduced a Supplier Code of Conduct as a further safeguard against its indirect involvement in modern slavery or human trafficking. As before, it added its statement for the previous financial year (2022–23) to the national Modern Slavery Statement Registry. It continued to ensure that modern slavery considerations remain embedded appropriately within its ongoing Procurement transformation programme.

The University did not receive any reports of instances of modern slavery or human trafficking in the financial year ending 31 July 2024.

The University will continue to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking and of the need for proper due diligence and risk assessment processes to be applied by staff and suppliers, in accordance with its policy.

This annual statement was approved by the Council on 5 December 2024.

Anti-slavery and anti-trafficking policy

Modern slavery encompasses slavery, forced and compulsory labour, and human trafficking whereby individuals are deprived of their freedom and are exploited for commercial or personal gain as defined in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The University is committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking and to acting with integrity in all its dealings, relationships, and supply chains. It expects the same high standards from all its staff, suppliers, contractors, and those with whom it does business. This policy applies to all employees, workers, consultants, and other persons doing business with the University including all its wholly owned companies, contractors, and suppliers. It does not, however, apply to Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which operates its own procedures and has developed its own policy.1

The University acknowledges the risk that a supply chain may involve the use of a hidden or unknown subcontractor reliant on forced labour. Although the University as a higher education institution considers the risk of modern slavery to be low due to the nature of its supply chains, it takes its responsibilities to combat modern slavery seriously as demonstrated by its promotion and adoption of the following policy measures:

•The prevention, detection, and reporting of modern slavery in any part of its business or supply chains is the responsibility of all those working for the University or under its control.

•Appropriate due diligence processes must be carried out in relation to modern slavery which may include considering human rights in a sector or country, the type of sector in which a service provider operates, the countries from which services are provided, the nature of relationships with suppliers, and the complexity of supply chain(s).

•All supply chain lines need to be periodically risk assessed and managed in relation to modern slavery and checks conducted on high-risk suppliers. The University’s standard procurement and contract procedures and documentation2 address anti-slavery and anti-trafficking. The procurement source to contract portal requires suppliers to sign up to the Supplier Code of Conduct, which includes compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 as part of due diligence processes. Under the supplier approval process the University’s Finance Division reviews all new suppliers, any changes to existing suppliers and re-activation requests taking this into account.

•The University has developed an online training module on anti-slavery and anti-trafficking and completion is required or encouraged for a range of relevant new and existing employees, including all Finance Division staff and those in financial or purchasing roles across the wider University.

•The University highlights modern slavery issues within its ongoing communications programmes with the University’s Departments, Faculties and other Institutions and with current trade suppliers to maintain and increase awareness of the issue.

•The University encourages anyone to raise any concerns about modern slavery, using its whistleblowing policy3 if necessary, and will support anyone who acts in good faith.

•The University’s recruitment, Dignity @ Work, equalities, and remuneration and reward policies and procedures4 support its efforts to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

•The University will continue to develop its commitment to combat modern slavery and human trafficking and will outline such activities within its annual anti-slavery and anti-trafficking statement.

Any breaches of this policy may result in the University taking disciplinary action against individual(s) and/or terminating its relationship with any organization or supplier.

This policy is managed by the Governance and Compliance Division and was last approved by the Council on 5 December 2024.