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Cambridge University Reporter No 6264, Wednesday 2 May 2012 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY REPORTER NO 6264 W ED N E S D AY 2 M AY 2012 VOL CXLII N O 29 CONTENTS Notices Regulations for examinations Calendar 560 Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 15 May Part IIA 565 2012 560 Orders of examinations Amending Statutes for Jesus College: Notice 560 Examination timetable, Easter Term 2012 565 Members of the University Council in class (e) Class-lists, etc. (external): Notice 560 Approved for degrees, diplomas, and certificates 565 Retrospectivity concerning the LL.M. Degree: Act for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine 568 Notice 560 Acta Vacancies, appointments, etc. Result of Ballot on Grace 3 of 22 February Electors to the Professorship of Statistics: 2012 568 Notice 561 Congregation of the Regent House on 28 April Electors to the Professorship of Sustainable 2012 569 Reaction Engineering: Notice 561 Electors to the Professorship of Virology: End of the Official Part of the‘ Reporter’ Notice 561 Electors to the Directorship of the Fitzwilliam Fly-sheets reprinted 577 Museum: Notice 562 Report of Discussion Vacancies in the University 562 Tuesday, 24 April 2012 581 Appointments and reappointments 562 Awards Awards, etc. Dorothy Garrod Memorial Trust 591 Crane’s Charity for the relief of poor sick External Notices scholars: Notice by the Distributors 563 Oxford Notices 591 Scholarships and Prizes, etc. awarded 564 Notices by the General Board Historical Tripos, Part II, 2013: Notice 565 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 560 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY REPORTER 2 May 2012 NOTICES Calendar 4 May, Friday. End of first quarter of Easter Term. 6 May, Sunday. Preacher before the University at 11.15 a.m., the Reverend Professor Paul Fiddes, Professor of Systematic Theology in the University of Oxford. 15 May, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below). 17 May, Thursday. Ascension Day. Scarlet Day. 19 May, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m. 21 May, Monday. Easter Term divides. Discussions at 2 p.m. Congregations 15 May 19 May, Saturday at 10 a.m. 29 May Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 15 May 2012, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 23 April 2012 and 18 April 2012, on the process for the redress of grievances under Statute U (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 552). Amending Statutes for Jesus College: Notice 26 April 2012 The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received from the Governing Body of Jesus College, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7(2) of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923, the text of a proposed Statute to amend the Statutes of the College. The current Statutes of the College and the amending Statute are available on the College’s website: http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/about-jesus-college/college-charter/college-statutes/. Paper copies may be inspected at the University Offices until 10 a.m. on 16 May 2012. Members of the University Council in class (e) (external): Notice Under the regulations for the appointment of members of the Council in class (e) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 116), the Council, on the recommendation of the Proctors and the Deputy Proctors, has appointed Mr John Shakeshaft, T, a member of the Council in class (e), to chair the Nominating Committee until 1 October 2013. The other members of the Nominating Committee are: The Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Athene Donald, R Professor Frank Kelly, CHR Dr Colin Burrow, CAI Dr Nick Holmes, T Mr Jack Lang, EM Dr Susan Lintott, DOW The Registrary and the Head of the Registrary’s Office support the Nominating Committee. Retrospectivity concerning the LL.M. Degree: Notice The Registrary gives notice that, under the provision of Statute T, 48 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 74; see Reporter, 1984–85, p. 38), the following holder of the LL.B. Degree, who satisfied the Examiners for the LL.B. Examination before 1 October 1982, has now been redesignated as a holder of the LL.M. Degree: This content has been removed as it contains personal information protected under the Data Protection Act. 2 May 2012 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY REPORTER 561 VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, ETC. Electors to the Professorship of Statistics: Notice The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Statistics as follows: Professor Steve Young, EM, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy (a) on the nomination of the Council Professor Iain Johnstone, Stanford University Professor Frank Kelly, CHR (b) on the nomination of the General Board Professor Gareth Roberts, University of Warwick Professor David Spiegelhalter, CHU Professor Sara van der Geer, ETH Zentrum, Switzerland (c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Mathematics Professor Martin Hyland, K Professor James Norris, CHU Professor Dominique Picard, Université Paris VII Electors to the Professorship of Sustainable Reaction Engineering: Notice The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Sustainable Reaction Engineering as follows: Professor Ian White, JE, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy (a) on the nomination of the Council Professor Richard Darton, University of Oxford Professor Andrew Woods, JN (b) on the nomination of the General Board Professor Daan Frenkel, T Professor Lynn Gladden, T Professor Johannes Lercher, Technische Universität, Munich (c) on the nomination of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate Professor Adisa Azapagic, University of Manchester Professor Howard Chase, M Professor Nigel Slater, F Electors to the Professorship of Virology: Notice The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Virology as follows: Professor Steve Young, EM, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy (a) on the nomination of the Council Professor Wendy Barclay, Imperial College London Professor Sir Patrick Sissons, DAR (b) on the nomination of the General Board Professor Christopher Gilligan, K Professor Alan Rickinson, University of Birmingham Professor Kenneth Smith, PEM (c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Biology Professor Anne Cooke, K Professor Michael Malim, King’s College London Professor Geoffrey Smith, EM 562 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY REPORTER 2 May 2012 Electors to the Directorship of the Fitzwilliam Museum: Notice The members of the Board of Electors to the Directorship of the Fitzwilliam Museum are as follows: The Vice-Chancellor (Chairman) (a) appointed by the Council Dr Jennifer Barnes, MUR, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Mr Alan Davey, Chief Executive of the Arts Council Professor Liba Taub, N, Director of the Whipple Museum (b) appointed by the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate Professor Paul Cartledge, CL Sir Christopher Hum, CAI Professor Carolyn Humphrey, K Mr Neil McGregor, Director, The British Museum (c) appointed by the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art Dr Frank Salmon, JN Vacancies in the University A full list of current vacancies can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/jobs/. Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine; salary: £30,992–£53,663; tenure: four years; closing date: 28 May 2012; further particulars: http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/jobs/?p=1526; quote reference: RC00214 Clinical Lecturer in Metabolic Medicine or Diabetes/Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine; salary: £30,992–£53,663; tenure: four years; closing date: 28 May 2012; further particulars: http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/ jobs/?p=1547; quote reference: RG00216 NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology in the Department of Medicine; salary: £30,992–£53,663; tenure: four years; closing date: 28 May 2012; further particulars: http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/jobs/?p=1538; quote reference: RC00215 Category Managers in the Finance Division; one full-time and one part-time (60%); salary: £26,004–£30,122 (pro rata for part-time position); closing date: 16 May 2012; further particulars: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/finance/ vacancies/; quote reference: AG16062 The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Appointments and reappointments The following appointments and reappointments have been made: APPOINTMENTS University Lecturers Law. Dr Richard Lynn Williams, M.A., HO, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., Wales, appointed from 1 August 2012 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Miss Amy Catherine Goymour, B.A., DOW, B.C.L., Oxford, appointed from 1 October 2012 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Associate Lecturers Clinical Medicine. Dr Padmanabhan Badrinath, M.Phil., Ph.D., W, M.B., B.S., Madras, India, M.D., Mangalore, India, M.P.H., Birmingham, FFPH, Dr Martin W. Besser, M.D., Ulm, Germany, MRCP, FRCPath, Dr Kathryn Margaret Fife, M.B., B.S., M.D., London, FRCR, FRANZCR, FRCP, Dr David Gilligan, M.B., B.Chir., CL, B.Sc., Edinburgh, MRCP, FRCR, FRCP (Edinburgh), Dr Peter Heinz, M.D., Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Frankfurt, MRCP, FRCPCH, Mr Asif Jah, M.B., B.S., M.S., Lucknow, India, DNB, FRCS, Dr Rames Kirollos, M.B., Ch.B., Alexandria, Egypt, M.D., Leeds, FMGEMS, FRCS, Mr Narain Moorjani, M.B., Ch.B., M.D., Bristol, FRCS, Dr Jesus Perez, M.B., B.S., M.D., Ph.D., Salamanca, Spain, Dr Michael Scott, M.Sc., Ph.D., West of England, FRCPath, Dr Jane Shapleske, M.B., Ch.B., Otago, New Zealand, FRCPsych, Mr Rikin Ajaykumar Trivedi, Ph.D., JN, B.Sc., M.B., B.S., London, LL.B., Wolverhampton, MRCP, FHEA, FRCS, and Dr Matthew Garnett Wallis, M.B., Ch.B., Dundee, FRCR, appointed from 1 March 2012 for five years.
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