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THURSDAY 25 MAY 2017 • NO 5170 • VOL 147 Gazette Council and Main Committees 502 Appointments: Uncontested elections: Mathematical, Physical and Life Committees reporting to Council: Council of the University: Sciences Audit and Scrutiny Committee Regulations for the Review Panel Medical Sciences Continuing Education Board Nominations Committee General Purposes Committee of Council: Visiting Professorships: Socially Responsible Investment Changes in Regulations: Mathematical, Physical and Life Review Committee Moritz–Heyman Scholarship Fund Sciences Other Committees and University Medical Sciences Bodies: Congregation 2 May: Curators of the Sheldonian Theatre Legislative Proposal: Statute XIV: Graduate Awards and Prizes: Panel for Constituting the Employment of Academic and Humanities Visitatorial Board under Statute Support Staff by the University XII Part C Musical and other Events: Divisional Boards: Congregation 16 May: St Stephen’s House Humanities Board (1) Topic for discussion: the future of Mathematical, Physical and Life the EJRA at Oxford Sciences Board (2) Resolution: EJRA Lectures 509 Medical Sciences Board Faculty Boards: Council of the University: Examinations and Boards 509 Board of the Faculty of English Register of Congregation Language and Literature Examinations for the Degree of Doctor of Board of the Faculty of History Philosophy Board of the Faculty of Law Congregation 505 Board of the Faculty of Linguistics, Examinations for the Degree of Master of Philology and Phonetics Congregation 8 June: Science Board of the Faculty of Music Elections Board of the Faculty of Philosophy Changes to Examination Regulations: Board of the Faculty of Theology Congregation 13 June: Continuing Education Board/Medical and Religion (1) Voting on a Resolution authorising Sciences Board the use of space at 3–5 Hythe Bridge Humanities Board Lapsed vacancies Street Mathematical, Physical and Life (2) Voting on Resolutions authorising Sciences Board 15 June: the use of space for the Department Divisional Boards of Experimental Psychology and Mathematical, Physical and Life Department of Zoology following Colleges, Halls and Societies 510 Sciences Board the closure of the Tinbergen Building (3) Topic for discussion: what should the Obituaries: Faculty Boards Audit and Scrutiny Committee St Hilda's Board of the Faculty of Philosophy scrutinize in the coming year? St Hugh's Worcester Congregation 15 June: Advertisements 525 Elections Elections 510 Notifications of Vacancies 528 Notices 508 8 June: Contested elections: University of Oxford Consultative Notices: Council Review of the University’s Committees reporting to Council: Colleges, Halls and Societies implementation of the Prevent duty Buildings and Estates External Vacancies Subcommittee General Notices: Curators of the University Libraries Encaenia Other Committees and University Supplement included with this issue: Bodies: (1) to No 5169: (1) Topic for discussion: ‘The Curators of the University Parks future of the EJRA at Oxford’; (2) Resolution: Divisional Boards: ‘That the EJRA in the University of Oxford Medical Sciences Board should be abolished’ 489–500 For details of University events, see the ‘Events’ page of the Staff Gateway: www.ox.ac.uk/staff/event-listing 501 502 University of Oxford Gazette • 25 May 2017 Council and Main Committees Council of the University Arrangements for an oral hearing (b) proceed with the case on the basis of the written material, if: 3. No case shall be determined by the Council has made the following changes in Review Panel without an oral hearing (i) due to the unavailability of regulations, to come into effect on9 June. at which the member of academic staff the member of the academic Regulations for the Review Panel is entitled to make representations and staff or their chosen colleague or to be accompanied by a colleague in the trade union representative, it is Explanatory Note University or trade union representative, not possible to convene an oral The revised Statute XII was approved by except in the circumstances set out in hearing within a reasonable period Her Majesty in Council at its meeting on regulation 6 (b) below. of time; 15 February 2017 (see Gazette No 5160, 4. The documents for the hearing shall (ii) the member of academic staff 23 February 2017, p289). Under Part D, consist of: elects not to attend the hearing. section 28, if an academic member of staff appeals against a decision by the Vice- (a) the notice of appeal; (2) No adverse conclusions shall be Chancellor that a disciplinary complaint drawn from absence from the oral (b) the letter sent under section 26 (2) does not involve academic freedom and hearing of the member of academic staff. giving notice of the Vice-Chancellor’s thus should be determined by a Staff decision that the complaint be heard by a Function of the Review Panel Employment Review Panel, the Vice- Staff Employment Review Panel (SERP); Chancellor shall refer the appeal to a Review 7. The Review Panel shall consider whether Panel comprising two elected members of (c) any additional material that has or not there is a reasonable prospect that the Council, the procedures for which shall be been provided to the Vice-Chancellor determination of the complaint will or may described in regulations. The regulations as relevant to the case, by the member involve an issue of academic freedom as set below have been made following of academic staff, the department, defined in section 4. consultation with the University and faculty and/or divisions, including any Decision of the Review Panel College Union. investigation report; 8. The Review Panel shall produce its Text of Regulations (d) any further submissions, which are decision in writing as soon as is reasonably considered necessary by the panel. Insert new Council Regulations as follows: practicable after the hearing and send it 5. It shall be the responsibility of the to the Vice-Chancellor and the member of ‘Regulations for the Review Panel Secretary to: academic staff concerned. 1. In these regulations, references to (a) send any documents to the Review 9. In the event that the Review Panel cannot sections are to sections of Statute XII unless Panel and to the member of academic reach a unanimous decision, it shall uphold otherwise indicated. staff; the appeal. Establishing a Review Panel (b) invite any further submissions that 10. The decision of the Review Panel shall 2. (1) Where the Vice-Chancellor refers an the Review Panel considers necessary be final.’ appeal under section 28 (1), the Registrar under regulation 4 (d) above, to be shall select by lot two elected members provided within such period as the General Purposes Committee of Council of Council from all such members of Review Panel may specify; Council who are: Changes in Regulations (c) set a date for the hearing, which (a) required to engaged in academic shall take place as soon as is practicable The General Purposes Committee of teaching and/or research either after the deadline for the submission of Council has made the following changes to by their written contracts of further documentation under regulation regulations, to come into effect on9 June. employment or by established and 5 (b) above, and give reasonable notice Moritz–Heyman Scholarship Fund agreed practice; and of that date to the member of academic staff. Explanatory Note (b) are not ineligible to serve under the provisions of section 9 (3). 6. (1) Subject to the provisions of Statute XII The proposed change amends the trust and these regulations, the Review Panel regulations for the Moritz–Heyman (2) Personnel Services shall designate a shall have general power to manage its Scholarship Fund to reflect the fact that the secretary to coordinate all arrangements own proceedings, including to: administration of the fund is now handled necessary for the hearing. by the Board of Management of the Oxford (a) postpone or adjourn a hearing, if Undergraduate Scholarship Fund. it considers that there are reasonable grounds to do so; University of Oxford Gazette • 25 May 2017 503 Text of Regulations Postal vote on Amendment 1 Dmitry Belyaev, St Anne's Benjamin Hambly, St Anne's In Part 2 of Council Regulations 25 of 2002, Since more than 50 members of Zhongmin Qian, Exeter concerning trusts, in §250 amend regulation Congregation have requisitioned a postal Kathryn Gillow, Mathematical Institute 3 as follows (new text underlined, deleted vote on Amendment 1, the rejection of Andreas Muench, Mathematical Institute text struck through): Amendment 1 in Congregation on 2 May Stephen Chapman, Mathematical is not confirmed, and a postal vote on '3. The University shall appoint a committee Institute Amendment 1 will now take place. of management to implement its powers in Ian Hewitt, Trinity respect of the administration of the Fund Amendment 1: to raise the age of Keith Gillow, Mathematical Institute and the application of its income, consisting retirement to 30th September Waldermar Schlackow, Mathematical of which shall be the Board of Management immediately preceding the employee's Institute of the Oxford Undergraduate Scholarship 71st birthday Eamonn Gaffney, Mathematical Institute Fund. Lloyd Trefethen, Mathematical Institute Signatories to requisition: Philip Candelas, Mathematical Institute (1) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) B A Sufrin, Worcester Ben Green, Mathematical Institute (in the chair); Grant Ritchie, Worcester Gui-Qiang Chen, Mathematical Institute Judith Freedman, Worcester (2) the Director of Undergraduate