Notices

Calendar

1 October, Wednesday. Michaelmas Term begins. Congregation of the Regent House at 9.55 a.m.: Election and admission of the Proctors. Annual address by the Vice-Chancellor.

7 October, Tuesday. Full Term begins. Discussion by videoconference at 2 p.m. (see below).

12 October, Sunday. Preacher before the University at 11.30 a.m., The Revd Dr Kate Bruce, Chaplain, Royal Air Force (Select Preacher).

20 October, Monday. End of first quarter of Michaelmas Term.

Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.)	Congregations (at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated)
7 October	1 October at 9.55 a.m.
4 November	24 and 25 October
9 December	29 November

Discussion on Tuesday, 7 October 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, 7 October 2025 at 2 p.m. The following item will be discussed:

1.Report of the General Board, dated 24 September 2025, on the Herchel Smith Professorship of Biochemistry (Reporter, 6796, 2025–26, p. 14).

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.

Regent House membership: 14 October 2025 deadline for corrections to the Roll

The draft Roll of the Regent House for the 2025–26 academic year (i.e. the list of names proposed to be placed on the Roll when it is promulgated in November) was published within Reporter Special No. 1 on 1 October 2025 (see https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2025-26/special/01/).

The draft Roll is based on data derived from CHRIS, the University’s HR database, and takes account of the provisions on membership contained in the University’s Statutes and Ordinances. Some significant changes to the eligibility criteria for membership of the Regent House came into effect in November 2022, including the move to a grade-based model (Grade 9+) for University staff. Links to the rules governing membership are provided in the Registrary’s Notice in the Special issue.

Current and prospective members of the Regent House are asked to check the draft Roll and membership provisions and to make sure that their entries are correct. Notice of any corrections or amendments should be sent by email to the Director of Governance and Compliance via University.Draftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk as soon as possible; any corrections received by 12 noon on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 will be included in the definitive Roll, which is to be promulgated on 6 November this year.

The Roll promulgated on 6 November 2025 constitutes the list of eligible voters for elections to the Council or Board of Scrutiny and any ballots of the Regent House that may be called during the year1 until the promulgation of the next Roll in November 2026. Once promulgated, the November 2025 Roll cannot be changed and corrections, amendments or additions are not permitted.

Publication of Faculty membership lists

Further to the General Board’s Notice on the new process for the publication of Faculty membership lists (Reporter, 6795, 2024–25, p. 779), information, including deadlines and links to the lists on Faculty webpages, is now available on the Reporter website at https://www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk/faculty-membership-lists.

Preliminary lists of members will be available by 7 October 2025. Any corrections or amendments should be sent to the Secretary of the Faculty Board concerned by the stated deadline. The final list for each Faculty will be promulgated by the Secretary of the Faculty Board no later than 6 November 2025.

Ballots of the Regent House

Online voting is the default voting method in ballots of the Regent House. On the occasion of a ballot, those on the Roll of the Regent House (see the Regent House membership Notice on p. 20) will receive an email alert shortly after voting opens, containing links to the ballot information and to the voting portal.

If members wish to receive, or to continue to receive, hardcopy voting papers and supporting materials, they should submit a request to opt out of online voting by 5 p.m. on Friday, 31 October 2025. Requests to receive hardcopy voting materials should be sent by email to ballots@admin.cam.ac.uk, and include confirmation of the voter’s CRSid and the College or Departmental postal address to which voting materials should be sent. Requests to opt out received by the 31 October deadline will be effective until the promulgation of the Roll in November 2026.

Regent House Petitions site

The Regent House Petitions site is designed to help members of the Regent House circulate and sign proposals relating to the University’s governance processes and is available to those on the current Roll of the Regent House1 at https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/RegentHousePetitions (Regent House members only). This site contains guidance and example petitions along with general links to information on the role and powers of the Regent House.

Lecture-list, 2025–26

The lecture-list for the 2025–26 academic year is available at https://www.timetable.cam.ac.uk (University account required). Queries regarding lecture-lists and their availability should be directed to the Departments concerned.

Notice by the Editor of the Reporter

The Cambridge University Reporter is published weekly, usually on Wednesdays, during the Term. Special issues – including the preliminary and promulgated Rolls of the Regent House, and Fellows of the Colleges – and ad hoc ‘extraordinary’ issues, are also published during the academic year.

Editorial

Notices for inclusion in the Reporter and queries concerning content should be sent to ReporterEditor@admin.cam.ac.uk. Items for publication should be sent in as early as possible; short notices will be accepted up to 4 p.m. on Friday for publication the following week. Information on format and submissions is available at https://www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk/content-and-submissions. Inclusion is at the discretion of the Editor.

Restricted information

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