No 6712
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Vol cliv No 2
pp. 18–30
15 October, Sunday. Preacher before the University at 11.30 a.m. Ms Chine McDonald, of St Catharine’s College, Director of Theos.
20 October, Friday. End of first quarter of Michaelmas Term. Congregation of the Regent House at 9.30 a.m.
21 October, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 9.30 a.m.
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Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.) |
Congregations (at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated) |
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31 October |
20 and 21 October, 9.30 a.m. |
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7 November |
25 November |
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21 November |
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12 December |
The Vice-Chancellor delivered an address to the University on Monday, 2 October 2023. In line with previous years, the text of the address is reproduced on p. 26 below.
The group overseeing the University’s review of its Retirement Policy1 and Employer Justified Retirement Age (ERJA) has produced a short survey to help it understand the impact of the EJRA on University staff. All University staff are eligible to complete the survey, but the group is particularly interested in hearing from University officers or those who could become one in the future, for instance, by joining the academic career pathway.
To access the survey visit https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/ejra-staff-survey (Raven login required). The deadline for completing the survey is 16 October 2023. Technical queries can be directed to EJRAsurveyqueries@admin.cam.ac.uk
The draft Roll of the Regent House for the 2023–24 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 2 October 2023 (see https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2023-24/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 last year, including the move to a grade-based model (Grade 9+) for University staff. Links to the rules governing membership are provided in the Vice-Chancellor’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 Registrary via UniversityDraftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk as soon as possible; any corrections received by 12 noon on Friday, 13 October 2023 will be included in the definitive Roll, which is to be promulgated on 6 November this year.
The Roll promulgated on 6 November 2023 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 2024. Once promulgated, the November 2023 Roll cannot be changed and corrections, amendments or additions are not permitted.
1See the Ballots Notice below.
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 above) 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 Thursday, 2 November 2023. 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 2 November deadline will be effective until the promulgation of the Roll in November 2024.
Further information on ballots of the Regent House is available at https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/ballots/rh/.
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].
Detailed guidance and example petitions are available along with general links to information on the role and powers of the Regent House. Further information on the Petitions site and pdf guidance documents on raising and signing petitions are available from the University governance site, which is publicly accessible, at https://www.governance.cam.ac.uk/governance/key-bodies/RH-Senate/Pages/RH-Petitions.aspx.
1The current list (Roll) of members of the Regent House was promulgated on 5 November 2022 and is available as part of Reporter Special No 2 (2022–23) at https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2022-23/special/02/. Access to the Petitions site will be amended to align with the new Roll when it is promulgated on 6 November 2023.
The lecture-list for the 2023–24 academic year is available at https://www.timetable.cam.ac.uk. Queries regarding lecture-lists and their availability should be directed to the Departments concerned.
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, members of the Faculties and Fellows of the Colleges – and ad hoc ‘extraordinary’ issues, are also published during the academic year.
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Publication of the 2023 edition of the University’s Statutes and Ordinances is expected by the end of November 2023. Once available, a Notice confirming its publication on the S&O website (https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/so) and the arrangements for Departments and Colleges to order hardcopies from Reprographics will be published.