No 6782
Thursday 8 May 2025
Vol clv No 31
pp. 540–551
13 May, Tuesday. Discussion by videoconference at 2 p.m. (see below).
15 May, Thursday. Ballot of the Regent House, voting closes at 5 p.m. (see below).
21 May, Wednesday. Easter Term divides.
23 May, Friday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m.
24 May, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m.
29 May, Thursday. Scarlet Day. Ascension Day.
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Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.) |
Congregations (at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated) |
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13 May 3 June 17 June |
23 and 24 May 25 June, 2.45 p.m. (Honorary Degrees) 2, 3, 4 and 5 July (General Admission) 24, 25 and 26 July |
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, 13 May 2025 at 2 p.m. The following items will be discussed:
1. Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 27 April 2025, on reform of undergraduate admissions governance (Reporter, 6781, 2024–25, p. 534).
2. Report of the Council, dated 28 April 2025, on the disposal of the Mill Lane North site to King’s College (Reporter, 6781, 2024–25, p. 537).
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/.
1Any comments sent by email should please begin with the name and title of the contributor as they wish it to be read out and include at the start a note of any College and/or Departmental affiliations held.
2https://www.scrutiny.cam.ac.uk/ and https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/regent_house_roll/section1.shtml.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that the University Flag will fly on the Old Schools on Thursday, 8 May 2025, to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.
The following ballot is currently open for voting by members of the Regent House:
•Ballot on an Academic Career Pathway for researchers (Grace 1 of 12 February 2025)
Voting closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 15 May 2025 and members who were listed on the Roll of the Regent House promulgated on 6 November 2024 1 are eligible to vote. Voting information and links to the voting portal are available on the ballots site at https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/ballots/voting/ (University account required).
The University Combination Room will be closed on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for an event.