CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITY REPORTER No6234 W e d N e s day 27 J u ly 2011 Vol cxli N o 38 CONTENTS Notices: ExaminationinLatin-AmericanStudiesfor Calendar 1110 thedegreeofMasterofPhilosophy 1113 NoticeofaDiscussiononTuesday, ExaminationinAdvancedSubjectTeaching 6September2011 1110 forthedegreeofMasterofStudies 1114 NoticeofaDiscussiononTuesday, Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.: 11October2011 1110 ClassicalTripos,2012:Amendmentto Noticeofbenefactions 1110 prescribedsubjectsandbooks 1114 ElectiontotheChancellorship:Notice 1110 HistoricalTripos,2013:Noticeofsubjects OfficesofPro-Vice-Chancellor:Notice 1111 andperiods 1115 TheUniversity’slinkedcharities:Notice 1111 Obituaries: UniversityComputingService:Augustbank ObituaryNotice 1116 holidayclosing 1111 Acta: Vacancies, appointments, etc.: Grace3of15June2011:resultofballot 1116 Election,appointments,andgrantsoftitle 1112 ApprovalofGracessubmittedtotheRegent Regulations for examinations: Houseon13July2011 1116 ExaminationinAfricanStudiesforthe CongregationoftheRegentHouseon degreeofMasterofPhilosophy 1113 23July2011 1116 ExaminationinAmericanLiteratureforthe degreeofMasterofPhilosophy 1113 End of the Official Part of the ‘Reporter’ ExaminationinEarlyModernHistoryfor thedegreeofMasterofPhilosophy 1113 Fly-sheetsreprinted 1129 ExaminationinModernEuropeanHistory CollegeNotices 1135 forthedegreeofMasterofPhilosophy 1113 CollegeAwards 1135 PuBLISHED By AUTHoRiTY P R i c e £1.70 1110 CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYREPORTER 27July2011 Notices Calendar 6September,Tuesday.Discussionat2p.m.intheSenate-House(seebelow). 12September,Monday.Librarycloses. 19September,Monday.Libraryre-opens. 28September,Wednesday.FirstordinarynumberoftheReporterintheacademicalyear2011–12. 1October,Saturday.MichaelmasTermbegins.CongregationoftheRegentHouseat9.30a.m.:Vice-Chancellor’s Address,andElectionandAdmissionoftheProctors. 4October,Tuesday.FullTermbegins. 11October,Tuesday.Discussionat2p.m.intheSenate-House(seebelow). Thefinalordinaryissueforthe2010–11academicyearwillbepublishedon3 August. Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 6 September 2011 TheVice-ChancellorinvitesthosequalifiedundertheregulationsforDiscussions(Statutes and Ordinances,p.107) to attend a special Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 6 September 2011, at 2 p.m., to conclude consultationontheGovernment’sHigherEducationWhitePaper(Reporter,2010–11,p.978). Notice of a Discussion on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 TheVice-ChancellorinvitesthosequalifiedundertheregulationsforDiscussions(Statutes and Ordinances,p.107) toattendaDiscussionintheSenate-House,onTuesday,11October2011,at2p.m.,forthediscussionof: 1.ReportoftheCouncil,dated27June2011,ontheconstructionofPhase1oftheUniversitySportsCentreon theWestCambridgeSite(Reporter,2010–11,p.994) 2.ReportoftheGeneralBoard,dated6July2011,ontheestablishmentofaProfessorshipofMedicalGenetics andGenomicMedicine(Reporter,2010–11,p.997) 3.ReportoftheGeneralBoard,dated6July2011,onthere-establishmentoftheCharlesDarwinProfessorshipof AnimalEmbryology(Reporter,2010–11,p.998) 4.ReportoftheBoardofGraduateStudies,dated7June2011,onfuturearrangementsforcentralconsideration ofGraduateStudentmatters(Reporter,2010–11,p.998) 5.SixteenthReportoftheBoardofScrutiny,dated24June2011(Reporter,2010–11,p.1061). Notice of benefactions 25 July 2011 TheVice-Chancellorgivesnoticethathehasreceivedwithgratitudethefollowingbenefactions: (i) abenefactionof£70,000tobepaidoverfiveyearsfromtheA.G.LeventisFoundationtosupportone VisitingFellowshipeachyearintheCentreofAfricanStudies; (ii) abenefactionof£80,000,givenundertheGiftAidScheme,fromMrBrianBuckley,tobedividedequally tosupporttheScottPolarResearchInstituteandtheGreekLexiconProject; (iii) abenefactionof£100,000fromDrM.EhrenbergforresearchsupportintheDepartmentofPhysics; (iv) abenefactionof£102,000overfiveyearsundertheGiftAidSchemefromMrR.C.Smithsontosupporta postgraduatestudentshipintheFacultyofPhilosophy. Election to the Chancellorship: Notice 25 July 2011 InordertovoteintheelectiontotheChancellorship,membersoftheUniversity(otherthancurrentmembersof theRegentHouse)mustholdoneofthefollowingdegrees,whichqualifythemformembershipoftheSenate:any Master’sdegreeoftheUniversity,anydoctoraldegreeoftheUniversity,orthedegreeofBachelorofDivinityof theUniversity. ToenableeligiblemembersoftheUniversitywhohavenotyetproceededtoanappropriatedegreetodosoin timeforthevote,theVice-Chancellor,withtheapprovaloftheCouncilandtheProctors,givesnoticethatthe Congregation to be held on Saturday, 1 October 2011 – that is, the annual Congregation for the election and admissionoftheProctors–willexceptionallyalsobeavailabletothosemembersoftheUniversitytotakedegrees, in absentia only. AnysuchpersonsshouldcontacttheirCollegesassoonaspossibletoarrangefortheirnamesto beputforward. AholderoftheB.A.DegreeiseligibletoproceedtotheM.A.Degreeifsixyearsatleasthavepassedsincethe person’sfirsttermofresidenceandifmorethantwoyearshaveelapsedsincebeingadmittedtotheB.A.Degree (Statutes and Ordinances,p. 432).Thismeans thatany person whowas admittedto the B.A. Degreebefore 1 27July2011 CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYREPORTER 1111 October2009andwhocameintoresidenceatthebeginningoftheEasterTerm2005oratanytimebeforethenwill beeligibletoproceedtotheM.A.Degreeon1October2011. Offices of Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Notice 18 July 2011 The Council gives notice that, after consultation with the General Board, and on the recommendation of the NominatingCommitteefortheappointmentandreappointmentofPro-Vice-Chancellors(comprisingtheVice- ChancellorasChairman;ProfessorFrankKelly,DrDavidGood,DrRachaelPadman(membersoftheCouncil), andProfessorSimonFranklinandProfessorHowardChase(membersoftheGeneralBoard)),ithasappointed ProfessorJeremySanders,SE,asPro-Vice-Chancellor(InstitutionalAffairs)forthreeyearsfrom1October2011 andhasreappointedProfessorJohnRallison,T,asPro-Vice-Chancellor(Education)forthreeyearsfrom1October 2011. The University’s linked charities: Notice 18 July 2011 The Charities Act 2006 provides that all charities should be subject to regulation. Although all charities have alwaysbeensubjecttogeneralcharitylaw,theUniversity,asanexemptcharity,waspreviouslyoutsidethescopeof theCharityCommission’sregulatorypowersortherequirementtoregisterasacharity. HEFCEbecametheprincipalregulatorofthosehighereducationinstitutions(HEIs)inEnglandthatareexempt charitieswitheffectfrom1June2010.HEIsarealsonowsubjecttotheCharityCommission’sinvestigationand enforcementpowers,althoughtheCommissionmustconsultwithHEFCEbeforetheyareexercised.Asprincipal regulator,HEFCEmust,inthisrespect,doallitreasonablycantomeetthe‘complianceobjective’inrelationto exemptcharityHEIs.The‘complianceobjective’is:‘topromotecompliancebycharitytrusteeswiththeirlegal obligationsinexercisingcontrolandmanagementoftheadministrationofthecharity’. Certaincharitieslinkedwithanexemptcharitymaythemselvesbeexemptfromtherequirementtoregisterif they come within the terms of the Charities Act 1993, Schedule 2, paragraph (w): ‘any institution which is administeredbyoronbehalfofaninstitutionincludedaboveandisestablishedforthegeneralpurposesof,orfor anyspecialpurposeoforinconnectionwith,thatinstitution’.Theaffairsofsuchlinkedcharitiesmustbeof‘direct concern’totheexemptcharity’sowntrustees. AsprincipalregulatorofexemptcharityHEIs,HEFCEwillregulatesuchlinkedcharitiesthroughitsengagement withtheHEI.HEFCErequiresthatinformationaboutindividuallinkedcharitiesisdisclosedintheHEI’sfinancial statementsfrom2010–11onwards. TheCouncilhasconsideredthecharitieswhichitregardsaslinkedwiththeUniversityforthispurpose.Firstly, therearecertainseparatelyconstitutedcharitieswhichareconsolidatedintheUniversity’sfinancialstatementsas subsidiaryundertakingsbyvirtueofhavingthemajorityofthecharity’strusteesappointedbytheUniversity. Thereareothercharitieswhicharenotconsideredsubsidiaryundertakingsbutarestillregardedasqualifying under‘paragraph(w)’. AttachedasaScheduleisthelistofcharitiesregardedaslinked,andthereforesubject,toHEFCEastheir principalregulator.TrusteesofcharitiesnotincludedintheSchedule,butwhoconsiderthattheircharityfallsinto thecategoryoflinkedcharitiesunder‘paragraph(w)’(thatis,administeredbyoronbehalfoftheUniversity,and establishedforitsgeneralorspecialpurposes)shouldadvisetheRegistraryinwritingby30September2011. SCHEDULE ConsolidatedintheUniversity’sfinancialstatements: CambridgeOverseasTrust CambridgeCommonwealthTrust GatesCambridgeTrust CambridgeEuropeanTrust MalaysianCommonwealthStudiesCentreinCambridge TheCambridgeFoundation Oxford,CambridgeandRSAExaminations StrangewaysResearchLaboratory OtherunregisteredlinkedcharitiesadministeredbyoronbehalfoftheUniversity,andestablishedforitsgeneral orspecialpurposes: IsaacNewtonTrust KurtHahnScholarshipTrust UniversityofCambridgeVeterinarySchoolTrust University Computing Service: August bank holiday closing TheDirectoroftheUniversityComputingServicewishestoadvisethattheUniversityComputingServicewillbe closedonMonday,29August2011. 1112 CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYREPORTER 27July2011 Vacancies, appointments, etc. Election, appointments, and grants of title Thefollowingelection,appointments,andgrantsoftitlehavebeenmade: elecTioN ProfessorSarahElizabethWorthingtonQC,Ph.D.,W,B.Sc.,Australian National University,LL.B.,Queensland, LL.M.,Melbourne,FBA,ProfessorofLaw,LondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience,electedDowning ProfessoroftheLawsofEnglandwitheffectfrom1October2011. aPPoiNTmeNTs Reader Land Economy.DrFranzFuerst,B.Sc.,M.Sc.,Dortmund,Ph.D.,Berlin,appointedReaderinRealEstateand HousingFinancefrom1September2011untiltheretiringage. University Lecturers Classics.DrDavidJamesButterfield,M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Q,appointedfrom1September2011untiltheretiring