No 6769
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Vol clv No 18
pp. 243–262
The Grace submitted to the Regent House on 22 January 2025 (Reporter, 6767, 2024–25, p. 232) was approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 31 January 2025.
The Registrary gives notice that, as a result of the ballot held between 21 and 31 January 2025, Grace 1 of 6 November 20241 was approved. The approval of the Grace adds three new measures for mitigating the impact of disruption during the examination period and also makes changes to clarify the operation of other mitigations. The Council had agreed to include an amendment proposing the removal of one of the mitigating measures on the ballot paper (Reporter, 6761, 2024–25, p. 140).
The results of the voting, conducted under the Single Transferable Vote regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, 2024, p. 121), are shown below.
Number of valid votes: 1,388 (no invalid votes) (quota: 694)
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First count |
Result |
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(A) |
In favour of the Grace (all three new mitigating measures, including the new provision allowing Examiners to include students declared to have deserved honours on the class‑list, to be classed later) |
715 |
Approved |
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(B) |
In favour of the Grace as amended (two of the three mitigating measures, but not the DDH mitigation) |
567 |
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(C) |
Against the Grace whether in its original or amended form (the General Board continues to use its existing powers under Statute A V 1 but without the clarifications proposed) |
106 |
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Total |
1,388 |
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Four fly-sheets signed by members of the Regent House, and one fly-sheet signed jointly by members of the Regent House and sabbatical officers of the University of Cambridge Students’ Union, JCR and MCR Presidents and registered students were received in relation to this ballot. In accordance with the Council’s Notice on Discussions and Fly-sheets (Statutes and Ordinances, 2024, p. 116), the fly-sheets are reprinted below (from p. 257).
A Congregation was held at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House. The Grace submitted to the Regent House (Reporter, 6768, 2024–25, p. 237) and the Supplicat for degrees were approved.
The following degrees were conferred in absence:
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