Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IX
FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL BOARD

The Ordinances contained in this Chapter are Ordinances of the General Board

In this section

DEPARTMENTS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

1. There shall be Departments within the several Faculties, and Departments independent of any Faculty, as specified in Regulation 3.

2. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 3, the Head of each Department, who shall be a University officer engaged in teaching and research in the Department, shall be appointed by the General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, for a period not exceeding five years at a time, save that in a particular case the General Board shall have power, after consultation with the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, to make an appointment for a period not exceeding ten years at a time.

3. The Heads of the several Departments shall be as follows:

Departments within Faculties

Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Archaeology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Biological Anthropology  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Social Anthropology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the William Wyse Professorship of Social Anthropology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Faculty of Architecture and History of Art.

Architecture

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

History of Art

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Department of East Asian Studies  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Department of Middle Eastern Studies  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Biology.

Biochemistry

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Experimental Psychology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Experimental Psychology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Genetics

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Arthur Balfour Professorship of Genetics takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Pathology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Pathology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Pharmacology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Sheild Professorship of Pharmacology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Plant Sciences

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Botany takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Zoology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Zoology (1866) takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Faculty of Business and Management.

Judge Institute of Management  

The Director of the Judge Institute of Management.

Faculty of Clinical Medicine.

Clinical Biochemistry

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Clinical Neurosciences  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Haematology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Haematology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Medical Genetics

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Medical Genetics (1995) takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Medicine

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1975) takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Oncology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Cancer Research UK Professorship of Oncology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Paediatrics

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Paediatrics (1978) takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Psychiatry

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Psychiatry (1976) takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Public Health and Primary Care

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Epidemiology and Medicine takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Radiology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Radiology takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Surgery

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Surgery takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Faculty of Computer Science and Technology.

Computer Laboratory  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography.

Earth Sciences

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Geography  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Education.

Education

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Engineering.

Engineering

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of English.

Anglo-Saxon, Norse,and Celtic

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of English, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Elrington and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Faculty of Law.

Institute of Criminology

The Director of the Institute of Criminology.

Faculty of Mathematics.

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages.

French

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Drapers Professorship of French takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

German and Dutch

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Schröder Professorship of German takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Italian

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Serena Professorship of Italian takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Linguistics  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Slavonic Studies

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Slavonic Studies takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Spanish and Portuguese

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2, provided that the General Board may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, require the Head of the Department to resign the Headship with effect from the date on which a newly-elected holder of the Professorship of Spanish takes up the duties of the office, so that the latter may be appointed Head of the Department for a period not exceeding five years in the first instance.

Faculty of Physics and Chemistry.

Institute of Astronomy

The Director of the Institute of Astronomy.

Materials Science and Metallurgy  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Chemistry  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Physics  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies.

Politics and International Studies  

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Social and Developmental Psychology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Sociology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Veterinary Medicine

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Departments independent of any Faculty.

Departments independent of any Faculty

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

History and Philosophy of Science

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Land Economy

A person appointed in accordance with Regulation 2.

Acting Heads of Departments.

4. The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, shall appoint a person to be Acting Head of a Department during any period of absence from duty of the Head of that Department, or during any period when there is a vacancy in an office whose holder is ex officio Head of the Department. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Head of the Department for all purposes.

Deputy Heads of Departments.

5. The General Board shall have power to establish one or more Deputy Headships in any Department specified by them and, at the request of the Head of such a Department and after consultation with the relevant Faculty Board or other authority, to appoint one or more Deputy Heads of that Department. A person appointed Deputy Head shall hold office for a period of not more than three years at a time, and shall be eligible for reappointment. The duties and powers of each Deputy Head appointed under this regulation shall be determined by the General Board after consultation with the Head of the Department.