No 6778
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Vol clv No 27
pp. 454–468
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 These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 4 April 2025. 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 a Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The funds received from the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Charitable Foundation, together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form an endowment fund called the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute Fund to be used to support cardiovascular and respiratory research.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise the Head of the School of Clinical Medicine, who shall be Chair, and two members of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine appointed by the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine for such period as the Board shall determine.
3. Subject to Regulation 4, the income of the Fund shall be applied to the support of the work of the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute in such manner as the Managers shall determine, including but not limited to the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of posts payable by the University.
4. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during a vacancy in any posts supported by the Fund, may, at the discretion of the Managers:
(a)be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent financial years; and/or
(b)with the approval of the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine, be applied to support cardiovascular and respiratory research in the University in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers.
2. That a Professor Yeoh Ghim Seng Ph.D. Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The benefaction received from Mr Daryl Ng, together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form an endowment fund called the Professor Yeoh Ghim Seng Ph.D. Fund to support a Ph.D. studentship in the Department of Land Economy in the University, to be named the Professor Yeoh Ghim Seng Ph.D. Studentship in Land Economy.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise the Board of Land Economy, who may delegate any or all of their functions under these regulations to a committee not necessarily consisting wholly of members of the Board.
3. Subject to Regulation 4, the income of the Fund shall be used to provide awards, which shall be called the Professor Yeoh Ghim Seng Ph.D. Studentship in Land Economy. Arrangements for awards, including the number, tenure and conditions of Studentships to be awarded in any given year, the expenses to be covered by an award, and the form of the application and selection processes, shall be at the discretion of the Managers and may provide for applications by persons who are not yet members of the University and for the financial circumstances of candidates to be taken into consideration.
4. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during any years in which the Studentships are not awarded, may, at the discretion of the Managers:
(a)be awarded to support the work of the holder(s) of the Studentships;
(b)with the approval of the School Council, be applied to support research in the field of Land Economy in the University in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers;
(c)be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent financial years.
3. That a Read-Gostick Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The funds received from Cambridge in America following a donation from Jennifer Read as trustee of The Read-Gostick Education Fund together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form an endowment fund called the Read-Gostick Fund to endow a Ph.D. studentship in epidemiology, public health, global health and infectious disease in the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute to be named the Raymond C. Read and Lillian J. Gostick Ph.D. Studentship.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise three persons appointed by the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine, who shall serve for such periods as the Council shall determine.[1]
3. Subject to Regulation 4, the income of the Fund shall be used to provide one or more Studentships in each financial year to candidates for the Ph.D. Degree, in a subject within the fields of epidemiology, public health, global health and infectious disease as determined by the Managers, who nominate Selwyn College as their first choice of College at the University. Other arrangements for the Studentships, including the number, tenure and conditions of Studentships to be awarded in any given year, the expenses to be covered, and the form of the application and selection processes, shall be at the discretion of the Managers and may provide for applications by persons who are not yet members of the University and for the financial circumstances of candidates to be taken into consideration.
4. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during any years in which the Studentships are not awarded, may, at the discretion of the Managers:
(a)be awarded to support the work of the holder(s) of the Studentships;
(b)with the approval of the School Council, be applied to support research in the field of epidemiology, public health, global health or infectious disease in the University in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers;
(c)be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent financial years.
[1] The Council of the School of Clinical Medicine has agreed to appoint the Director of the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute as Chair of the Managers ex officio until further notice.
4. That a Herbert Lank Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The benefaction received from the James and Lucilla Joll Charitable Trust, together with such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose, shall form an endowment fund called the Herbert Lank Fund to provide a student bursary in the Hamilton Kerr Institute.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its income and shall comprise the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate.
3. Subject to Regulation 4, and following a unanimous decision of the Managers, the income of the Fund shall, and the capital of the Fund may, be used to provide awards, which shall be called the Herbert Lank Student Bursaries. Arrangements for awards, including the number, tenure and conditions of the Bursary to be awarded in any given year, the expenses to be covered by an award, and the form of the application and selection processes, shall be at the discretion of the Managers and may provide for applications by persons who are not yet members of the University and for the financial circumstances of candidates to be taken into consideration and/or for awards to be granted in support of outstanding students, as determined by the University.
4. Any unexpended income in any financial year, including income accrued during any years in which the Bursary is not awarded, may, at the discretion of the Managers:
(a)be awarded to support the work of the holder(s) of the Bursary;
(b)with the approval of the General Board, be applied to support research in the field of the conservation of easel paintings in the University in such manner as may be recommended by the Managers;
(c)be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 3 in any one or more subsequent financial years.
5. That the recommendations in paragraph 7 of the Second-stage Report of the Council, dated 25 February 2025, on the alteration and redevelopment of the Hutchison Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus site (Reporter, 6772, 2024–25, p. 284) be approved.2
6. That the recommendations in paragraph 13 of the Report of the Council, dated 4 March 2025, on a new temporary facility for the Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (Reporter, 6774, 2024–25, p. 399) be approved.2
1See the Vice-Chancellor’s Notice, p. 455.
2See the Council’s Notice, p. 457.
§See https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/governance/key-bodies/RH-Senate/Pages/RH-Petitions.aspx for details.
Further to the Notice published last week (Reporter, 6776, 2024–25, p. 422), the Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 29 March 2025.
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B II 2:
9. Pedram Hosseini Badakhchani, Departmental Secretary in the Language Centre.
10. Saimon Thomas Clark, Computer Officer in the Language Centre.
11. Agnès Jacqueline Fauverge, Computer Officer in the Language Centre.
The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 5 April 2025.
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B II 2:
1. James Spencer Anderson, Fellow of Girton College.
2. Robert Todd Beardwell, Fellow of Downing College.
3. Jörg Haustein, Fellow of Selwyn College and Professor (Grade 11) in the Faculty of Divinity.
4. Tori Lynn McKee, Fellow of Hughes Hall.
5. Jonathan Paul Newby, Fellow of Hughes Hall.
E. M. C. RAMPTON, Registrary
END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE ‘REPORTER’