The Centre of African Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
1. The Centre of African Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:
If the Director is a member of one of the Faculties specified in this regulation, the Faculty Board concerned shall appoint him or her to be their representative member as soon as a vacancy in their membership occurs.
2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.
3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.
6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.
7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.
1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.
2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall hold office for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment.
3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of African Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.
4. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the graduate staff of the Centre other than to the office of Director shall be made by the Committee of Management but subject to the approval of the General Board.
5. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.
6. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.
The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH) shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of Arts and Humanities.
1. The management of the Centre shall be the responsibility of a Management Committee, which shall consist of:
2. Members in class (c) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (d) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the following year, as the Committee shall decide at the time of co-optation.
3. The Director, or failing whom the Deputy Director, shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
4. The Committee shall meet at least once each term.
5. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee shall be to:
1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Centre, which may be held concurrently with another University office and shall be held on such terms and conditions as the General Board may from time to time determine.
2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee.
3. Under the general control of the Management Committee the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible, subject to the advice of the Policy Committee and the approval of the Management Committee, for the choice of topics for the Centre's programmes.
4. There shall be a University office of Deputy Director of the Centre which may be held concurrently with another University office. If held concurrently with another University office, appointments and reappointments to the office shall be made by the Management Committee for periods of not more than five years at a time, provided that no person may hold the office for a total period exceeding six years.
5. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre and to serve as Secretary of the Management Committee.
1. There shall be the University offices of Director, Deputy Director, and Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services in the School of the Biological Sciences.
2. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of the following:
Members in classes (d) and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment.
3. Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Deputy Director and Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be made by the Appointments Committee for the Director of University Biomedical Support Services, with the Director as an additional member for this purpose.
4. Appointments to the offices of Deputy Director and Assistant Director shall be subject to the same provisions as appointments to the office of Director.
5. The duties of the Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be as follows:
The Director shall be responsible to the Chairman of the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences.
6. The duties of the Deputy Director and the Assistant Director of University Biomedical Support Services shall be as follows:
7. The Director, the Deputy Director, and the Assistant Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences.
1. The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of Technology.
2. A Management Board for the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall be responsible for the management of the Programme. The Management Board shall make an Annual Report to the Council of the School of Technology.
3. The Management Board for the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership shall consist of:
4. Members in class (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years next following their appointment. Members in class (e) shall serve for two years from 1 January next following their co-optation. Appointment of members in classes (d) and (e) shall be staggered such that half of the Board membership is appointed each year.
5. The Management Board shall have authority
6. There shall be a quorum of five members of the Board for the award of qualifications and for the proposal of changes to the constitutional arrangements of the Programme and its Management Board.
7. There shall be a University office of Director of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. The Director shall be responsible to the Management Board for the conduct of the Programme.
8. There shall be an Appointments Committee for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership constituted as follows:
Members in classes (c) and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of each calendar year of which the number is even, to serve for the two calendar years next ensuing. A member in class (c) who ceases to be a member of the Board shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Appointments Committee.
The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Biological Sciences.
1. The Institute shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:
2. Members in classes (e)–(h) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. The co-opted member in class (i) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of the member's co-optation.
3. The Chairman of the Institute shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
5. There shall be an Institute Administrative Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Institute, who shall be Chairman of the Committee, and the other principal investigators. The Committee may co-opt additional members for such periods as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall be responsible for the internal allocation of space within the Institute, for advising the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK, as appropriate, on the selection of new principal investigators, and for advising the Chairman on other matters concerning the administration of the Institute.
1. There shall be a University office of Chairman of the Institute, which may be held concurrently with another University office.
2. The Chairman of the Institute shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Chairman shall be for such periods not exceeding five years at a time as shall be determined by the Board on the recommendation of the Committee.
3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, and subject to the powers of the Institute Administrative Committee, the Chairman of the Institute shall be the administrative Head of the Institute.
4. The duties of the Chairman of the Institute shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.
5. The Chairman of the Institute shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.
6. The Chairman of the Institute shall designate a member of the staff of the Institute as Vice-Chairman to serve for a period of one year at a time. The duties of the Vice-Chairman shall be determined by the Chairman.
1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Institute there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to research in the fields of cancer or developmental biology, or who are pursuing advanced work in either of these subjects.
2. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Chairman of the Institute for periods not exceeding three years at a time.
3. Visiting Fellows shall not hold any University office during the tenure of their Fellowships.
4. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Chairman of the Institute in consultation with the relevant sponsoring body and subject to the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.
5. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.
The University Computing Service shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department, but under the supervision of the General Board. The Service shall be under the general control of the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate.
1. There shall be a University office17 of Director of the University Computing Service.
2. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Director of the University Computing Service shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor and ten other persons, of whom four shall be appointed by the General Board, four by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate, and two by the Senior Tutors’ Committee. Five of these persons shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of every second year to serve for the four calendar years ensuing, two being appointed by the General Board, two by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate, and one by the Senior Tutors’ Committee. One at least of the four persons appointed by the General Board, and one at least of the four persons appointed by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate, shall be persons who are not resident in the University nor officially connected with it.
3. The duties and responsibilities of the Director of the University Computing Service shall be as follows:
4. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate with the approval of the General Board.
5. The Director shall not, without the consent of the General Board, give instruction on behalf of a College.
6. There shall be such number of offices of Deputy Director of the University Computing Service as the General Board may from time to time determine.
7. Appointments and reappointments to a University office of Deputy Director of the University Computing Service shall be made by the relevant Appointments Committee for Senior Computer Officers and Computer Officers.
8. The duties of a Deputy Director shall be determined by the General Board after consultation with the Information Strategy and Services Syndicate.
1. There shall be an Institute of Continuing Education, which shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board. There shall be a Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education which shall consist of:
Except as otherwise provided, members of the Committee shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. The Director of Continuing Education, or a University officer designated by the Director, shall be Secretary of the Committee.
2. There shall be the University office of Director of Continuing Education. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director shall be made by the General Board, on the advice of a committee specially constituted for the particular occasion. The duties of the Director shall be determined by the General Board on the advice of the Strategic Committee.
3. There shall be such number of University offices of Senior Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Junior Assistant Secretary (in Grades I, II, and III) as may be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Senior Assistant Secretary or Assistant Secretary or Junior Assistant Secretary shall be made in accordance with arrangements agreed by the General Board from time to time. The duties of each office shall be determined by the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education.
4. The office of Director may be held concurrently with another University office.
5. There shall be such number of University offices of Senior Staff Tutor and Tutor as may be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director of Continuing Education. The duties of the offices shall be determined by the Strategic Committee on the advice of the Director.
6. Appointments and reappointments to an office of University Lecturer or University Senior Lecturer or Senior Staff Tutor or Tutor in the Institute, shall be made by an Appointments Committee for the Institute constituted in accordance with Statute D, XVII, 3.
7. The Strategic Committee shall have the authority to make recommendations to the General Board for granting the title of Affiliated Lecturer to persons who make a substantial contribution to the Institute’s teaching programmes.
8. The Strategic Committee may designate, for a period not exceeding five years at a time, one of the officers in the Institute as Deputy Director.
9. The Strategic Committee shall be responsible to the General Board for the government of Madingley Hall. The General Board, on the advice of the Strategic Committee, shall designate a University officer as Warden of the Hall and may establish a committee for management of the Hall. The Warden shall be the principal officer in the Hall responsible under the direction of the Strategic Committee for the administration of the Hall and for presenting the annual accounts of the Hall to the Strategic Committee.
10. The Warden shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the stipend of her or his University office, a pensionable payment for responsibility as Warden at an annual rate determined by the General Board after consultation with the Strategic Committee.
11. The duties of the Strategic Committee shall be:
1. The Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department, within the University Library.
2. The Centre shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management, which shall consist of:
Members in classes (a) and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in class (f) shall be co-opted in the Michaelmas Term to serve for one year from 1 January following their co-optation.
3. Five members of the Committee shall form a quorum.
4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Library Syndicate, the duties of the Committee of Management shall be:
1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Centre, which shall be held on such terms and conditions as the General Board may from time to time determine after consultation with the Library Syndicate.
2. The Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, and shall carry out such duties as may be determined by the General Board after consultation with the Library Syndicate.
3. There shall be such number of University offices of Assistant Director of the Centre as the General Board may from time to time determine, on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate. The duties of the Assistant Directors shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre.
4. During any absence of the Director, or when the office of Director is vacant, the General Board may appoint an Acting Director on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.
1. The HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies shall be an institution under the supervision of the General Board and shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:
2. Members in class (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve from January following their appointment for two or four years as the General Board shall determine at their appointment.
3. Co-opted members in class (f) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.
4. The Assistant Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
5. The duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
6. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board and shall submit written reports at least twice a year to HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.
7. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.
8. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have the discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.
9. The Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the Centre shall each be held concurrently with a University office.
10. The Director and Assistant Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. The Director shall hold office for five years, and the Assistant Director shall hold office for four years. Each shall be eligible for reappointment.
11. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of Islamic studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.
12. Appointments and reappointments to a University office in respect of the graduate staff of the Centre other than the offices of Director and Assistant Director shall be made by the Committee of Management but subject to the approval of the General Board.
13. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.
14. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.
15. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who are able to make important contributions to the objectives of the Centre.
16. The maximum number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Visiting Fellowships that there may be in the Centre at any one time shall be determined by the Committee of Management of the Centre. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management of the Centre for periods not exceeding one year at a time.
17. A Visiting Fellow shall be required under the general supervision of the Committee of Management to take part in the teaching and research programme of the Centre.
18. Visiting Fellows shall not hold any University office during the tenure of their Fellowships. A Visiting Fellow who is not a member of the University at the time of appointment shall be required to become a member as soon as is conveniently possible thereafter.
19. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.
20. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.
21. The Committee of Management shall decide upon the number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellowships to be awarded each year always provided that at least one Fellowship is held in each year. Appointments to these Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management upon the recommendation of the Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies.
22. The Fellowships shall be tenable for periods of up to five years.
23. The annual stipend of a Fellow shall be within a range determined by the Committee of Management, to be approved from time to time by the General Board.
24. Additional research support grants may also be awarded to HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellows.
25. Subject to the approval of the General Board the Committee of Management may make grants to Postdoctoral Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.
26. The Committee of Management shall decide upon the number of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Postgraduate Scholarships to be awarded each year, always provided that at least one Scholarship is held in each year.
27. The Electors to an HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Scholarship shall be the Head of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, and the Assistant Director of the Centre provided that if the Director of the Centre and Head of the Department are the same person the Committee of Management shall appoint one other teaching officer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies to serve for two years from 1 January following his or her appointment.
28. In order to be eligible for a Scholarship, a candidate must have been admitted, or be seeking admission, as a student studying towards the Ph.D. Degree in the field of Islamic studies, within the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.
The Language Centre shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department and within the School of Arts and Humanities.
1. The Language Centre shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management, which shall consist of:
Members in classes (a), (c), (d), and (e) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in class (e) shall be appointed in the Easter Term to serve for the academical year following their appointment. Members in class (f) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted.
2. Seven members of the Committee shall form a quorum.
3. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, the duties of the Committee of Management shall be:
4. The provisions of Statute K, 20 concerning reserved business shall apply as if the Committee were a body constituted by Statute and any matter which, if the Committee were a Faculty Board, would be reserved business under Statute C, IV, 13 shall also be reserved.
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1. There shall be the University offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Language Centre.
2. Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Centre shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of:
3. The duties of the Director of the Language Centre shall be as follows:
4. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Centre.
5. There shall be such number of University offices of Language Adviser and Senior Language Adviser as the General Board shall approve on the recommendation of the Committee of Management.
6. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Language Adviser or Senior Language Adviser shall be made by the Committee of Management, excluding for this purpose the members in class (g), subject to the approval of the General Board.
7. The duties of the staff of the Centre shall be determined by the Director, subject to the approval of the General Board.
8. The Director and any other members of the staff of the Centre shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Committee of Management.
The Centre of Latin-American Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
1. The Centre of Latin-American Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:
2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.
3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.
6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.
7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.
1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.
2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall be appointed initially for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further period of five years. The maximum tenure of the Directorship shall be ten years, provided that in exceptional circumstances the General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management, may approve an extension of tenure for a further period or periods.
3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of Latin-American Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.
4. Appointments to a University office of member of the graduate staff of the Centre other than to the office of Director shall be made by the Committee of Management. A member of the graduate staff of the Centre shall be appointed for a maximum period of tenure of four years.
5. The duties of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.
6. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.
1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Centre of Latin-American Studies there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to Latin-American studies, or who are pursuing advanced work in Latin-American studies.
2. The maximum number of Visiting Fellowships that there may be in the Centre at any one time shall be determined by the General Board. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Committee of Management of the Centre for periods not exceeding six months at a time.
3. A Visiting Fellow may be required under the general supervision of the Committee of Management to take part in the teaching and research programme of the Centre.
4. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.
5. Subject to the approval of the General Board, the Committee of Management may make grants to Visiting Fellows to meet travelling or other expenses incurred in connection with their Fellowships.
The University Library and the four dependent libraries (the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library,19 the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library) and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies shall jointly constitute an institution under the supervision of the General Board.
1. The Library Syndicate shall consist of:
Members in classes (e) and (f) shall serve until 31 December of the year following that in which they are co-opted, provided that if a member in class (f) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.
2. All meetings of the Syndicate shall be summoned by the Vice-Chancellor; there shall be at least one and normally two meetings each term.
3. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least four members are present.
4. Under the provisions of Statute K, 20(c), the appointment of members of the Board of Electors to the office of Librarian, the appointment of members of the Appointments Committee for the University Library, and the co-optation of members of the Syndicate in class (e) shall be reserved business.
5. (a) The Syndicate shall supervise the management of the University Library.
(b) There shall be a Science Libraries Sub-syndicate, a Medical Library Sub-syndicate, a Law Library Sub-syndicate, and a Committee of Management for the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies. Through the agency of the Sub-syndicates and Committee of Management the Syndicate shall supervise the management of the four dependent libraries, viz. the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library, and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies.
(c) The Syndicate shall supervise the custody and arrangement of the University Archives.
6. (a) The Syndicate shall do all such things as in their opinion are necessary or expedient for the regulation, security, and improvement of the University Library, the dependent libraries, and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies. They shall exercise a general oversight over all matters relating to the administration, staffing, and financial resources of these libraries and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, and shall be empowered to make recommendations to the General Board about the staff, accommodation, and equipment needed for their proper functioning.
(b) In the exercise of their power of making rules for the management of the Library, the Syndicate shall have power to approve, through the agency of the Sub-syndicates, rules for the use of the dependent libraries. In the case of the Central Science Library these rules shall be consistent with the provisions of the agreement between the University and the Philosophical Society.
(c) The Syndicate shall also be empowered to sell or exchange duplicate books, to deposit on loan in any library belonging to the University such books upon such conditions and for such periods as they shall think fit, to participate, subject to the provisions of Regulation 12 of the regulations for the use of the University Library, in national inter-library lending schemes, and, in the exercise of their powers and duties, to make such contracts and charges as they shall think fit.
7. The Syndicate shall make an Annual Report to the General Board, and such other reports to the University as they shall think fit.
8. The Science Libraries Sub-syndicate shall consist of:
Members in classes (a)–(f) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (g) and (h) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (h) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.
9. The Medical Library Sub-syndicate shall consist of:
Members in classes (a)–(c) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (d) and (e) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (e) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.
10. The Law Library Sub-syndicate shall consist of:
Members in classes (a) and (b) shall serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Members in classes (c) and (d) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the following year, as the Sub-syndicate shall decide at the time of their co-optation, provided that if a member in class (d) ceases to be in statu pupillari he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member in that class.
11. (a) Each Sub-syndicate shall elect a Chairman from among those of their own members who are members of the Library Syndicate.
(b) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of a Sub-syndicate unless at least four members are present.
(c) The provisions of Statute K, 20 concerning reserved business shall apply to each of the Sub-syndicates as if it were a body constituted by Statute; the election of the Chairman and the co-optation of members of each Sub-syndicate shall also be reserved.
(d) The Librarian shall act as Secretary of each Sub-syndicate.
12. In respect of each of the dependent libraries the relevant Sub-syndicate shall have the following duties:
13. The Library Syndicate shall give advice, at the request of any Faculty or Departmental Library, or of the General Board, on the co-ordination of the holdings of periodicals in libraries within the University.
1. The staff of the University Library, including for this purpose the dependent libraries (the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library) and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, shall consist of the Librarian, the Deputy Librarian, the Director and Assistant Directors of the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, the Senior Under-Librarians, the Under-Librarians, the Assistant Under-Librarians, the Assistant Library Officers, the Graduate Trainees, the holders of such other offices as may be established in the Library from time to time, and the University assistants.
2. (a) This staff shall include officers designated by the Library Syndicate, on the recommendation of the Librarian, as follows:
(b) In addition to the officers specified in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above, the Library Syndicate, on the recommendation of the Librarian, may also designate other officers for duties in any of the dependent libraries.
(c) The Library Syndicate may make appointments to such University offices of Curator as may be approved by the General Board, and may appoint such Honorary Keepers as they themselves think fit.
3. The number of University offices of Deputy Librarian, Senior Under-Librarian, Under-Librarian, Assistant Under-Librarian, Assistant Library Officer, and Graduate Trainee shall be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate, provided that there shall not be more than two offices of Deputy Librarian. The number of University assistants shall be determined from time to time in accordance with the regulations for employment by the University.
4. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the staff of the University Library, other than the office of Librarian or an office of Curator, shall be made in accordance with the arrangements agreed from time to time by the competent authority.
5. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Graduate Trainee shall be for such periods as shall be determined under the arrangements in Regulation 4, provided that the total tenure of the office shall not exceed three years.
6. The Librarian and the Deputy Librarian shall be in residence in the University during term, and shall not be absent for more than two nights in any week during Full Term without obtaining the permission of the Chairman of the Syndicate.
7. The Syndicate shall have power to appoint the Deputy Librarian to be Acting Librarian during any period of absence from duty of the Librarian, or during any period when there is a vacancy in the office of Librarian.
8. It shall be the duty of the Librarian:
9. The holders of other University offices on the staff of the University Library and the dependent libraries shall assist the Librarian and shall carry out their duties in accordance with such directions as may be issued from time to time by the Syndicate or the Sub-syndicate concerned, as the case may be.
10. The stipend, if any, of a Curator appointed under Regulation 2(c) shall be determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the Library Syndicate. The tenure of such an office and its duties shall be determined by the Syndicate.
11. Subject to the approval of the Syndicate, the Librarian shall assign to the University assistants their several duties.
1. Except on the days on which it is to be closed under Regulations 2 and 3, the Library shall be open for at least four hours on Saturdays and at least six hours on other days. Subject to this regulation the hours of opening may be determined from time to time by the Syndicate.
2. The Library shall be closed on the following days:
Sundays throughout the year;
Christmas Eve and the following days up to and including the New Year public holiday;
Good Friday and the three following days;
the August Bank Holiday.
3. The Library shall be closed for the second full week (Monday to Saturday) of September, for the purpose of an annual inspection and the preparation of lists of missing books. No books shall be taken out of the Library during this period.
4. The Library shall be open to all members of the University on the production of either a University Card, which has been registered by the University Library, or a valid Reader's Card, which shall be issued on request. Use of these cards shall be recorded, when readers enter and leave the Library, to provide statistical information on the use of the Library by different categories of user. These cards are not transferable and must be shown on request to any member of the Library staff in the proper discharge of her or his duties. In addition the Syndicate shall have power to determine by rules what other persons may be admitted and upon what terms. The Syndicate shall have absolute discretion to direct the exclusion, either indefinitely or for a specified period, of any person whose admission is considered prejudicial to the interests of the Library or its users.
5. (1) Not more than ten volumes may be borrowed by the following persons: members of the Senate; University staff; Fellows of Colleges; honorary graduates of the University; Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery; students, other than Affiliated Students, who are graduates of this or any other university and who are following a course of study leading to a Tripos examination, or to a degree, diploma, or certificate of the University.21 The Syndicate may grant permission for more than ten volumes to be borrowed if they are of the opinion that sufficient reasons have been advanced.
(2) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed by students who are graduates of any university and who are resident members of Ridley Hall, Westcott House, Westminster College, or Wesley House.
(3) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed by (a) undergraduates, and (b) Affiliated Students.
(4) Not more than five volumes may be borrowed, under such conditions as may from time to time be laid down by the Syndicate, by the following persons if they have been approved by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Faculty Board, Head of the Department, or Head of the College or Approved Society concerned:
(5) In exceptional circumstances the Syndicate may grant to other persons the privilege of borrowing books under such conditions as they think fit.
6. (a) Any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(1), 5(4), or 5(5) shall be returned not later than eight weeks after the date of borrowing, provided that the Librarian shall have power to demand its return earlier.
(b) Any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(2) or 5(3) shall be returned not later than the fourteenth day after the date of borrowing, provided that the Librarian shall have power to demand its return earlier.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 6(b), any volume borrowed under Regulation 5(3) between the Monday and Friday of the last week of either Michaelmas or Lent Full Term may be retained until the first day of the following Full Term, unless the Librarian has demanded its earlier return.
7. Any user of the Library who requires a volume that has been borrowed by another person may give notice to the Librarian that he or she requires the volume. The Librarian shall then notify the borrower that he or she is required to return the volume to the Library. The borrower shall comply with this requirement within seven days of the date of such notification.
8. Volumes borrowed and returned shall be noted in the Library borrowing records by the Library staff in the presence of the borrowers or their representatives. When loans are renewed online the amendments to the Library borrowing records shall be recorded via the Library catalogue.
9. (a) No volume borrowed from the Library may be taken or sent outside the British Isles except with the written permission of the Syndicate.
(b) No volume borrowed from the Library may be used for commercial purposes except with the written permission of the Syndicate.
10. Any person who fails to return a volume in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6 shall be liable to a fine. The level of the fines that may be levied under this regulation shall be determined from time to time by the Syndicate, subject to the provisions of Regulation 15.
11. A fine of not more than £175 may be imposed by the Syndicate on any person who removes a book or other item of library material from the Library without following the borrowing procedures laid down by the Syndicate, or who, having borrowed such a book or other item, is unable, without showing good reason, to return it, or who wilfully damages such a book or other item. The imposition of such a fine shall be without prejudice to the University's right to obtain, in addition, compensation for any loss or damage suffered by the University.
12. Manuscripts of special value or importance, other items of great rarity, and materials from collections to which special conditions apply, shall not be borrowed from the Library except with the approval of the Syndicate who shall specify the conditions and the period, which shall not exceed six months, of the loan.
13. Exercises and dissertations which are deposited in the Library by candidates for degrees shall be available for consultation, unless the Board of Graduate Studies or other comparable authority determine that a particular exercise or dissertation shall, for a specified period, be available only to the author or to those who have the author's written permission to consult the work. Exercises and dissertations shall not be borrowed.
14. Rules made from time to time by the Syndicate shall be posted within the Library.
15. A fine of not more than £175 may be imposed by the Syndicate on any person who wilfully infringes any of these regulations or any rule made by the Syndicate. A person from whom any fine is due that has been imposed under these regulations shall not be admitted to the Library or allowed to borrow books until such fine has been paid.
The General Board have announced that they have recognized the following institutions whose members may borrow books from the University Library under the conditions specified in Regulation 5(4)(a) of the regulations for the use of the University Library.
Babraham Institute
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Institute of Plant Science Research
Statistics Group
British Antarctic Survey
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Animal Health Trust
BirdLife International
Cambridge Group for History of Population and Social Structure
Commonwealth Bureau of Plant Breeding and Genetics
European Bioinformatics Institute
Medical Research Council institutions in the Cambridge area
Needham Research Institute
NHS Authorities and Trusts in the Cambridgeshire County Council area
Quadrant Research Foundation
Strangeways Research Laboratory
Tyndale House Residential Centre for Biblical Research
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Veterinary Investigation Centre
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
West Suffolk Hospital
1. Regulations 10, 11, and 15 of the regulations for the use of the University Library, relating to fines, shall apply also to the Betty and Gordon Moore Library, the Central Science Library, the Medical Library, and the Squire Law Library.
2. The rules made from time to time for the use of each of these libraries, in accordance with Regulations 6(b) and 12(c) of the regulations for the Library Syndicate, shall specify the arrangements for the opening and closing of the library, for admission to the library, and for borrowing from the library. Such rules shall be posted within the library concerned.
The following regulations shall apply to all Faculty and Departmental Libraries (except the Squire Law Library) and to the libraries of the Centres of African Studies, Latin-American Studies, and South Asian Studies.
1. The authority responsible for the Library of a Faculty, Department, or other institution under the supervision of the General Board, shall be the Board, Syndicate, Committee, or other comparable body, provided that the responsibility may be delegated, wholly or in part, by the Faculty Board or other such body to the Head of a Department or other University officer or to a committee. Each authority shall be empowered to do such things in accordance with these regulations as are necessary for the management of the library, and in particular to authorize the purchase of books, provide a catalogue, and defray other expenses, from the funds at their disposal.
2. The authority responsible for a library shall make rules, in accordance with these regulations and subject to the approval of the General Board, for the use of the library, including rules for borrowing if it is decided to permit borrowing; and they shall display in the library a notice of all the rules.
3. Unless the General Board on the application of the authority have agreed otherwise, the authority responsible for a library shall admit to it, in addition to those members of the University for whom it is primarily intended, any member of the Regent House or registered Graduate Student wishing to use it for purposes of scholarship or research. Other persons may be admitted at the authority's discretion. Borrowing may also be permitted at the authority's discretion, and may be restricted to such classes of user as the authority may decide.
4. The authority responsible for a library shall have power to accept gifts of books and other library material. The authority shall seek the approval of the General Board:
5. An authority responsible for a library wishing to dispose of any book, pamphlet, or periodical shall be at liberty to do so by sale or otherwise, provided that, before it is disposed of, it shall, unless the General Board agree otherwise, observe the procedure set out from time to time by the General Board which includes the requirement to offer such item to the Syndics of the University Library, for transfer to that library (including the dependent libraries), and to the authorities responsible for other libraries in the University. Before the authority disposes of any literary, historical, or scientific manuscript, paper, microform material, or other archive, it shall first be offered to the Syndics of the University Library or the Keeper of the University Archives for transfer to that library or to the University Archives as may be appropriate.
6. The authority responsible for a library shall, on first subscribing to any periodical, inform the Periodicals Department of the University Library of the placing of the subscription. The authority shall obtain the approval of the General Board before an existing subscription to a periodical is cancelled.
The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Physical Sciences.
1. There shall be a Scientific Steering Committee, which shall consist of:
2. Members in classes (b), (c), and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (e) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of co-optation.
3. The General Board, in making their appointments to the Committee, shall ensure that at least seven of its members are not resident members of the University.
4. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the General Board from among the members in classes (b), (c), and (d). The Chairman shall be appointed for a period of not more than three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a period or periods of not more than three years at a time.
5. The Director of the Institute shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
6. The Committee shall meet at least once each year. Six members present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum.
7. The duty of the Committee shall be to advise the Director on all aspects of the scientific work and policy of the Institute.
1. The management of the Institute shall be the responsibility of a Management Committee, which shall consist of:
2. Members in classes (d)–(g) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. A co-opted member in class (h) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which he or she is co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of co-optation.
3. The General Board, in making their appointments to the Committee, shall ensure that at least two of its members are not resident members of the University.
4. The Director shall serve as Secretary of the Committee unless there is a Deputy Director, in which case the latter shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
5. The Committee shall meet at least once each term.
6. Subject to the powers of the Council and the General Board, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
1. There shall be a Director of the Institute who shall be the N. M. Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences.
2. Under the general control of the Management Committee the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Institute, and shall be responsible, subject to the advice of the Scientific Steering Committee and the approval of the Management Committee, for the choice of topics for the Institute's programmes.
3. There shall be a University office of Deputy Director of the Institute, which may be held concurrently with another University office. Appointments and reappointments to the Deputy Directorship shall be made by the Management Committee. If the office is held concurrently with another University office, appointments and reappointments shall be made for periods of not more than five years at a time, provided that no person may hold the office for a total period exceeding six years.
4. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be to assist the Director in all matters connected with the work of the Institute, to serve as Secretary of the Management Committee, to engage actively in research, and to carry out such teaching duties as may be required by the Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics or of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, as the Director agrees are compatible with the other duties of the office.
1. The sum donated by N. M. Rothschild & Sons shall constitute a fund called the Rothschild Visiting Professorships Fund from which the stipend, travelling expenses, and subsistence allowance of Rothschild Visiting Professors and the honorarium, travelling expenses, and subsistence allowance of Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellows shall be paid.
2. A Rothschild Visiting Professor shall be elected under the authority of Statute D, XV, 1(c)(iii) by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee. The tenure of a Rothschild Visiting Professor shall normally be for a period of not more than six months but may, exceptionally, be for a period of not more than one year, and shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee on the occasion of each appointment.
3. A Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow shall be appointed by the Management Committee for a period of not more than six months, provided that the Management Committee may, exceptionally, make an appointment for one year.
4. It shall be the duty of a Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow to participate in the Institute’s research programme.
5. The stipend of a Rothschild Visiting Professor shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the Management Committee.
6. A Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow shall be required to reside in the University.
7. After provision has been made in accordance with Regulations 1 and 5, such further payments may be made from the Fund in support of the work of a Rothschild Visiting Professor and a Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow as may be approved by the Management Committee.
1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of the Institute, there shall be Visiting Fellowships for persons who have made or are making important contributions to research in mathematical sciences, or who are pursuing advanced work in the subject.
2. Appointments and reappointments to Visiting Fellowships shall be made by the Director of the Institute for periods not exceeding one year at a time.
3. The stipend, if any, of a Visiting Fellow shall be determined by the Director with the approval of the General Board on the occasion of each appointment or reappointment.
1. The Management Committee shall have power, subject to the approval of the General Board, to grant the title of Senior Fellow of the Institute to any person associated with the Institute (other than a member of the staff of the Institute) who has made or is making important contributions to research in mathematics.
2. A person to whom the title of Senior Fellow has been granted shall hold that title for not more than five years at a time. At the end of any such period the title may again be granted for a further period of not more than five years on each occasion.
1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis23 in the Department of Chemistry.
2. Appointments and reappointments to the office of Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of:
Members in classes (d), (e), and (f) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term of each year of which the number is even to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment.
3. The duties of the Director shall be to engage in research in polymer synthesis and to manage the Melville Laboratory so as to promote polymer synthesis within the University, under the supervision of a Committee of Management consisting of:
The Committee of Management shall meet at least twice in each academical year.
4. The provisions of Statute D, XIV, 10 that apply to a Professor shall also apply to the Director of the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.
5. The Director shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the General Board, after consultation with the Committee of Management.
The Sainsbury Laboratory shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Biological Sciences.
1. The Laboratory shall be under the general control of a Board of Management which shall consist of:
Members in classes (a), (b), and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Among the members in classes (a) and (b) shall be not less than three scientists working in institutions overseas and one business person with a scientific background.
2. If any member in classes (a) and (b) misses two consecutive meetings her or his membership shall cease, unless the cause of the absence has been declared sufficient by the Board of Management.
3. The Management Board shall elect a Chairman from among the members in classes (a) and (b), to serve for three years from 1 January following election; the Chairman shall be eligible for re-election for a further period of three years.
4. The Administrator of the Laboratory shall serve as Secretary of the Board.
5. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, and the Faculty Board of Biology, the general duties of the Board shall be:
6. The Chairman, in consultation with the Director shall submit an Annual Report on the scientific progress of the Laboratory to the General Board and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
1. There shall be a University office of Director of the Laboratory which shall be held concurrently with a Professorship.
2. The Director shall normally be appointed by the General Board for a term of five years and may be re-appointed for further periods, as determined by the General Board, on the advice of a Committee constituted for the particular occasion, in consultation with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
3. Subject to the duties of the Management Board, the Director shall be the administrative head of the Laboratory, and shall be responsible to the Management Board for the proper operation and management of the Laboratory and for ensuring the effective carrying out of the Laboratory’s purpose and functions, including the direction of research in the Laboratory.
4. There shall be such other University offices in the Laboratory as the University, or the General Board, on the recommendation of the Management Board, may establish from time to time. Appointments to such offices shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Statutes and Ordinances.
5. The staff of the Laboratory shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Management Board, subject to the approval of the General Board.
6. The duties of the staff of the Laboratory other than the Director, shall be determined by the Management Board subject to the approval of the General Board.
7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board, on the recommendation of the Management Board, shall have the authority to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Laboratory for all purposes.
The Centre of South Asian Studies shall be an institution independent of any Faculty or Department but under the supervision of the General Board, and shall be within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
1. The Centre of South Asian Studies shall be under the general control of a Committee of Management which shall consist of:
2. Members in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January following their appointment. Co-opted members in class (c) shall serve until 31 December of the year in which they are co-opted or of the year next following, as the Committee shall determine at the time of their co-optation.
3. The Committee shall elect one of their members other than the Director to be their Chairman and to serve for three years from 1 January following the election. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.
4. Subject to the powers of the Council, the General Board, and the Faculty Boards concerned, the duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
5. The Committee of Management shall prepare annual estimates for submission to the General Board.
6. The Committee shall have the right of reporting to the University.
7. During any period of absence from duty of the Director, the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management shall have discretion to appoint a person to be Acting Director. A person so appointed shall be recognized as Director of the Centre for all purposes.
1. The Directorship of the Centre shall be held concurrently with a University office.
2. The Director shall be appointed by the General Board on the recommendation of the Committee of Management. He or she shall hold office for five years, and shall be eligible for reappointment.
3. Under the general control of the Committee of Management, the Director shall be the administrative Head of the Centre, and shall be responsible for the direction of South Asian Studies in the Centre and their encouragement generally in the University.
4. Appointments and reappointments to the University office of Secretary-Librarian of the Centre shall be made by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board.
5. Appointments and reappointments to a University office on the graduate staff of the Centre, other than the offices of Director and Secretary-Librarian, shall be made by the Committee of Management, subject to the approval of the General Board. The maximum tenure of a holder of this office shall be five years.
6. The duties of the Secretary-Librarian, and of any graduate staff of the Centre other than the Director, shall be determined by the Committee of Management, subject to approval by the General Board.
7. The Director and any other members of the graduate staff shall conform to such conditions of residence as may be determined by the Committee of Management with the approval of the General Board.