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Oxford University Gazette, 22 September 2005: University Agenda
CONGREGATION 29 September 11 a.m. Conferments of Honorary Degrees
CONGREGATION 4 October 12 noon 1 Oration by the Vice-Chancellor 2 Admission of Pro-Vice-Chancellors
CONGREGATION 11 October 2 p.m. 1 Voting on Resolutions
3 Voting on Changes in Congregation Regulations: Religious
CONGREGATION 18 October : Note
CONGREGATION 1 November 2 p.m. Proposals for changes in governance: topic for discussion
CONGREGATION 15 November 2 p.m. Voting on Resolution concerning Oxford University Library
Services Book Depository
The Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, honoris causa, approved by Resolution
of Congregation on 2 November 2004, will be conferred upon THE MOST REVD AND
RIGHT HON. ROWAN DOUGLAS WILLIAMS, DD (MA Cambridge), FBA, Honorary
Student of Christ Church, Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Lord Archbishop of
Canterbury. The Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, approved by Resolution of
Congregation on 8 March 2005, will be conferred upon MR KEN LOACH, Film Director. Note: The honorary degrees will be conferred at 11 a.m., not at 2.30
p.m. as previously announced. Return to Contents of this section
CONGREGATION 4 October 12 noon 1 Oration by the Vice-Chancellor Mr Vice-Chancellor will address the House. 2 Admission of Pro-Vice-Chancellors
The following persons will be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor to be his deputies for the
year 20056 and will be admitted to office:
(Personnel and Equal Opportunities) J. DELLANDREA (M.ED., ED.D. Toronto) (Development and External Affairs) PROFESSOR E.A. FALLAIZE, MA (MA, PH.D. Exeter), Fellow of St John's College
(Education) W.D. MACMILLAN, MA (B.SC., PH.D. Bristol), Fellow of Hertford College (Planning
and Resources) PROFESSOR N.J. THRIFT, MA (PH.D., D.SC. Bristol), Student of Christ Church
(Research) PROFESSOR R.W. AINSWORTH, MA, D.PHIL., Master of St Catherine's College SIR ALAN BUDD, MA, D.PHIL. (B.SC. London, PH.D. Cambridge), Provost of Queen's
College PROFESSOR A.M. CAMERON, CBE, MA (PH.D. London), Warden of Keble College
A.W. DILNOT, CBE, MA, Principal of St Hugh's DAME JESSICA RAWSON, DBE, MA, D.LITT. (MA, LITT.D. Cambridge), Warden of
SIR MICHAEL SCHOLAR, KCB, MA, D.PHIL. (MA, PH.D. Cambridge), President of
R.G. SMETHURST, MA, Provost of Worcester College 3 Admission of Clerks of the Market
W. HAYES, MA, D.PHIL. (M.SC., PH.D. Dublin), Honorary Fellow of St John's College,
nominated by the Chancellor, and M.H. KEEN, MA, D.PHIL., FBA, FSA, F.R.HIST.S.,
Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, will be admitted to
office as Clerks of the Market for the year 20056. Return to Contents of this section
CONGREGATION 11 October 2 p.m. ¶ Members of Congregation are reminded that written notice of any intention to
vote against, or any proposed amendment to, the three legislative proposals below, to the
proposed changes in regulations below, or to the resolutions below, signed in each case by
at least two members of Congregation, must be given to the Registrar by noon
on Monday, 3 October (see the note on the conduct of business in
Congregation at the end of 'University Agenda'). 1 Voting on Resolutions
(1) Resolution concerning the University's Draft Corporate Plan
The University was required to submit a Corporate Strategy to the Higher Education Funding
Council for England by 27 July of this year, the last such plan having been submitted in
2001, (an interim Corporate Planning Statement was submitted to HEFCE in 2004 (and
published in the Gazette) pending the production of the full plan). The plan
takes account of the extensive consultation which took place on the Green Paper on Academic
Strategy published in January of this year. Council approved the draft plan at its meeting on 11 July 2005, subject to approval by
Congregation. The document was submitted to the Funding Council at the end of July to
meet that body's formal deadline but it was made clear to HEFCE that it had yet to receive
the formal approval of Congregation. The following Resolution submitted by Council seeks
Congregation's approval of the plan. Text of Resolution
That this House approve the draft Corporate Plan for 20056 to 200910
published as supplement *1 to Gazette Vol. 136 (also available on the Web
site at http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/corporate.pdf). (2) Resolution approving the allocation of a site on the Old Road campus
Explanatory note A building of approximately 9,000 sq.m. is proposed on the site of buildings 663 and 666
on the Old Road Campus. The building will provide accommodation for medically related
research in the specialties of Cancer, Structural Genetics, and Bio-Medical Engineering. The
project is being developed by the Medical Sciences Division and the Department of
Engineering Science. The following Resolution submitted by Council seeks Congregation's
approval for the allocation of the site. Text of Resolution
That a site currently occupied by buildings 663 and 666 on the Old Road Campus be
allocated to the Medical Sciences Division and the Department of Engineering Science for
a building of approximately 9,000 sq.m. to house medically related research in the
specialities of Cancer, Structural Genetics, and Bio-medical Engineering. (3) Resolution approving the allocation of space in the Dyson Perrins Building
Explanatory note Oxford University Library Services has agreed that the Geography library will not move into
the Dyson Perrins Building. In the short term the library will remain in the current
Geography Building in Mansfield Road. The Life and Environmental Sciences Division has asked that this space, approximately
600 sq.m., be allocated to the Archaeology Research Laboratory (ARL). ARL is currently
located in the Denys Wilkinson Building and in 5, 6 and 7 Keble Road. The allocation of the
Dyson Perrins space to ARL will encourage collaboration between ARC and the Department
of Geography. Laboratory space can also be shared. The following Resolution submitted by
Council seeks Congregation's approval for the allocation of the space. Text of Resolution
That approximately 600 sq.m. in the Dyson Perrins Building be allocated to the Archaeology
Research Laboratory. Return to Contents of this section
(1) Craven Scholarships and Dean Ireland's Scholarship
The following Legislative Proposal submitted by Council under Part 2 of Congregation
Regulations 2 of 2002 (Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4633, 9 October
2002, Vol. 133, p. 161 as amended on 12 October 2004, Gazette, Vol. 135,
p. 214), which is promoted on the recommendation of the Humanities Board, makes changes
to the existing legislation governing the Craven Scholarships and Dean Ireland's Scholarship.
The existing Statutes stipulate that 'the examiners for the scholarships shall be three in
person'. However, in recent years there have been many fewer candidates, and papers set,
than in the past. The Classics Faculty Board is of the opinion that the examinations could be
run successfully by two examiners, and therefore agreed that the number of examiners should
be reduced from three to two. WHEREAS it is expedient to change the existing provisions governing
the Craven Scholarships and Dean Ireland's Scholarship , THE UNIVERSITY
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. 1 In Section 10.7 (2) of Part 10 of the Schedule to the Statutes,
concerning the Craven Fellowships and Scholarships (Supplement (1) to
Gazette No. 4633, 9 October 2002, Vol. 133, p. 138), delete 'three
persons' and substitute 'two persons'. 2 In Section 31.8 (1) of Part 31 of the Schedule to the Statutes,
concerning the Dean Ireland's Scholarship (p. 146), delete 'three persons' and substitute 'two
persons'. 3 In Section 31.10 of Part 31 of the Schedule to the Statutes,
concerning the Dean Ireland's Scholarship (p. 146), delete 'three examiners' and substitute
'two examiners'. (2) Establishment of degrees of Master of Computer Science, Master of Mathematics
and Computer Science, Master of Mathematics and Philosophy, and Master of Physics and
The following legislative proposal establishes new degrees of Master of Computer Science,
Master of Mathematics and Computer Science, Master of Mathematics and Philosophy, and
Master of Physics and Philosophy. Regulations to establish these four degrees have already
been made by the relevant boards, with the concurrence of the EPSC, but by oversight the
necessary legislation to provide for these degrees in the Statutes was not put forward. These degrees are on the model of existing four-year courses that lead to master's
awards, such as the Master of Chemistry (M.Chem.), Master of Mathematics (M.Math.) and
Master of Physics (M.Phys.). In the case of the courses in Computer Science, and in Mathematics and Computer
Science, which up to now have existed only as three-year undergraduate programmes leading
to a BA, regulations to establish four-year programmes leading to masters degrees
(M.Comp.Sci. and M.Math.Comp.Sci.) were approved in HT 2005
(Gazette, Vol. 135, No. 4733, 12 May 2005, pp. 98993). The undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Philosophy, and in Physics and
Philosophy were previously four-year programmes leading to a BA; some two years ago
regulations were approved to provide that candidates following Mathematics only, or Physics
only, respectively, in the fourth year would be eligible for the degree of M.Math. or
M.Phys.; subsequently, in September 2004, regulations were made to provide that all
candidates shall be eligible for the degree of Master of Mathematics and Philosophy
(M.Math.Phil.) or Master of Physics and Philosophy (M.Phys.Phil.)
(Gazette, Vol. 135, No. 4707, 30 September 2004, pp. 9195). WHEREAS it is expedient to establish the degrees of Master of
Computer Science, Master of Mathematics and Computer Science, Master of Mathematics
and Philosophy, and Master of Physics and Philosophy , THE UNIVERSITY
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. 1 In section 1 of Statute X (Supplement (1) to
Gazette No. 4633, 9 October 2002, Vol. 133, p. 110), after 'Master of
Chemistry' insert:
'Master of Computer Science'. 2 Ibid., after 'Master of Mathematics' insert:
'Master of Mathematics and Computer Science'. 3 Ibid., after 'Master of Mathematics and Computer Science'
'Master of Mathematics and Philosophy'. 4 Ibid., after 'Master of Physics' insert:
'Master of Physics and Philosophy'. (3) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty Structure
The following Legislative Proposal, submitted by Council under Part II of Congregation
p. 214), expands the number of faculties included in the existing statute from eighteen to
twenty-four, reflecting the recommendation of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Board
to replace the Faculties of Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences and constituent sub-
faculties with eight separate faculties that correspond to the eight departments in the
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division. WHEREAS it is expedient to allow divisions to substitute faculties for
sub-faculties , THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. 1 In Statute VII (Supplement (1) to Gazette No.
4633, 9 October 2002, p. 104), delete existing section 6 and substitute: 6. There shall be twenty-four faculties:
(2) the Faculty of Biological Sciences;
(15) the Faculty of Medieval and Modern European Languages and Literatures other
than English (elsewhere in the statutes and regulations referred to as the Faculty of Medieval
and Modern Languages);
(21) the Faculty of Psychological Studies;
(22) the Faculty of Social Studies;
(23) the Faculty of Statistics;
(24) the Faculty of Theology. Regulations to be made by Council if the Legislative Proposal is approved
(a) Reconfiguration of Faculties in Mathematical and Physical
In Council Regulations 16 of 2002, concerning Divisions (Supplement (2) to
Gazette No. 4628, 26 June 2002, p. 1405, as amended on 14 October 2004
and 24 February 2005, Gazette, Vol. 135, pp. 212, 686), delete existing
regulation 2 and substitute:
'2. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division shall comprise the following
[These changes reflect the decision to replace the Faculties of Mathematical Sciences
and Physical Sciences and their constituent sub-faculties with eight separate faculties,
corresponding to the eight departments in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Division. ]
(b) Membership of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Divisional
In Council Regulations 17 of 2002, concerning Divisional Boards (Supplement (2) to
Gazette No. 4628, 26 June 2002, p. 1409), delete existing regulations 10
and 11 and substitute:
(1) the Head of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, who shall be
(2)(9) the Heads of the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth
Sciences, Engineering Science, Materials, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics;
(10), (11) two persons elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of
(12), (13) two persons elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of
(14), (15) two persons elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of
(16), (17) two persons elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of
(18) a person elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of Earth
(20) a person elected by and from among the members of the Faculty of Computer
(22) a person elected by the Conference of Colleges normally from among the members
of the faculties in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division. 11. The board may co-opt up to four additional members, on condition that the board shall
always ensure by the use of its powers of co-optation that the overall range of activities and
concerns in the division is as fully represented within the total membership of the board as
is reasonably practicable.'
[These changes reflect the decision that heads of department should be ex
officio members of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Board, that the
Department of Statistics should have the same number of representatives on the Board as
those departments of similar size in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, that
is, two, and that up to four additional members may be co-opted. ] Return to Contents of this section
3 Voting on Changes in Congregation Regulations:
Religious Services and Sermons
The following changes to Part 6 of Congregation Regulations 3 of 2002 (Supplement (1) to
Gazette No. 4612, 13 February 2002, Vol. 132, p. 776) reduce the number
of University sermons to eighteen per year, with two or three sermons per term held at St
Mary's (and the remainder in colleges). They also allow sermons to take place either during
the morning or the evening. It is hoped that these changes will result in increased attendance
at the sermons and improvements in the hospitality offered to invited preachers. The changes
also simplify and clarify the existing arrangements for the nomination and invitation of
preachers. 1 In Congregation Regulations 3 of 2002, concerning the Conduct of
Ceremonies in Congregation, and certain other Ceremonies, delete existing Part 6, and
'Part 6: Religious Services and Sermons
Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers 6.1 Select Preachers shall be nominated by a committee consisting of:
(1) a person appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be chairman of the
(3), (4) two professors in the Faculty of Theology elected by the professors in that
(5), (6) two members of Congregation elected by Congregation;
(7) the Vicar of St Mary's Church. 6.2 The elected members of the committee shall hold office for four years and shall be re-
eligible. 6.3 The committee shall nominate Select Preachers in each Michaelmas Term; and the
consent of four members of the committee, one of whom must be the chairman, shall be
required for a nomination. The committee shall also nominate the preachers of the Court
Sermon, the Sermon on the Sin of Pride, the Macbride Sermon, the Sermon on the Grace
of Humility, and the Ramsden Sermon. 6.4 The names of the preachers shall be published in the University
Gazette. The summons of preachers 6.5 A person shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to summon those who are to preach. 6.6 The summoner of preachers shall act as secretary to the Committee for the Nomination
of Select Preachers. 6.7 If a person who has undertaken to preach is prevented by sudden illness or other urgent
cause from preaching, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint some other qualified person to
replace that preacher. The qualification of preachers 6.8 The Vice-Chancellor and the committee may use such liberty in nominating preachers
as may be exercised by a Diocesan Bishop in accordance with resolutions of the
Convocations of the Church of England. 6.9 At least three sermons each year shall be preached by members of Congregation. The payment of preachers 6.10 Council shall determine the payments to be made to preachers nominated under these
regulations, including travelling expenses if any preacher is not resident in Oxford, except
those nominated under regulations 6.17 (1) and 6.17 (2) below. Holy Communion 6.11 In the week before each Full Term, the Holy Communion according to the Liturgy of
the Church of England shall be celebrated in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, by a person
appointed by the Vice-Chancellor. Sermons to be preached in Full Term in St Mary's Church 6.12 Sermons shall be preached before the University in St Mary's Church on certain days,
(1) on two Sundays during Michaelmas Full Term, to be determined by the Committee
for the Nomination of Select Preachers;
(2) on two Sundays during Hilary Full Term, excepting the first day of Hilary Full
Term, to be determined by the Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers;
(3) on the first day of Hilary Full Term, the Latin Sermon (to be preached in
accordance with Regulations 6.13 and 6.14 below);
(4) on one Sunday during Trinity Full Term, to be determined by the Committee for
the Nomination of Select Preachers;
(5) on the Sunday before Encaenia, the Commemoration Day sermon. Latin Sermon 6.13 On the first day of Hilary Full Term a Latin Sermon (to be preceded by the Litany read
by one of the Proctors or by another member of Convocation appointed by them) shall be
preached in the Church of St Mary the Virgin by persons nominated in turn by the heads of
the colleges and societies, in the customary order of seniority. 6.14 If the head of a college or society to whose turn it falls to nominate the preacher should
fail to do so, or if the preacher nominated should be prevented by sudden illness or other
urgent cause from preaching, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint some other qualified person
to replace that preacher. Sermons on the Grace of Humility and the Sin of Pride 6.15 The Sermons on the Grace of Humility and on the Sin of Pride, for which a benefaction
was given to the University in 1684 by The Revd William Master, Vicar of Preston, near
Cirencester, shall be preached on Quinquagesima Sunday and the last Sunday before Advent
respectively, on one of a selection of texts specified by the benefactor. The Ramsden Sermon 6.16 The Ramsden Sermon, for which a benefaction (now known as the Ramsden
Benefaction) was given to the University by Mr J.H. Markland in 1847, shall be preached
upon 'Church Extension within the British Commonwealth'. Sermons to be preached elsewhere than in St Mary's Church 6.17 Sermons shall be preached before the University in certain colleges, on certain days,
(1) in the Cathedral Church of Christ on the first Sunday in Advent and on
(2) in Magdalen College, on the Sunday in Full Term nearest St Mark's Day, and on
the Sunday nearest St John Baptists' Day, unless that is the Sunday before Encaenia, when
the sermon shall be preached on the following Sunday;
(4) in Hertford College, the Macbride Sermon (preached in accordance with Part 40
of the Schedule to the Statutes) on the second Sunday in Hilary Term; (5) in the Cathedral Church of Christ, when a Court Sermon is required;
(7) in rotation, in one of those colleges and societies which have so agreed with the
Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers, the Ramsden Sermon (preached in
accordance with Regulation 6.16 above), on the fourth Sunday of Michaelmas Full Term; (8) in rotation, in one of those colleges and societies which have so agreed with the
Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers, the Sermon on the Sin of Pride (preached
in accordance with Regulation 6.15 above), on the last Sunday before Advent;
(9) in rotation, in one of those colleges and societies which have so agreed with the
Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers, the Sermon on the Grace of Humility
(preached in accordance with Regulation 6.15 above), on Quinquagesima Sunday. 6.18 In each instance, except those detailed in 6.17 (4), 6.17 (5), 6.17 (7), 6.17 (8) and 6.17
(9) above, the preacher shall be appointed by the college. Commemoration of Benefactors 6.19 The preacher, in a prayer before the first University sermon after the beginning of term
and in the sermon on the morning of the Sunday before Encaenia, shall make a grateful
commemoration of the benefactors of the University, recalling by name those whom Council
has decreed shall be commemorated in this way. The list of names shall be divided into three
sections, one of which shall be read out in turn at each successive commemoration. The list
shall be held by the Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers and shall be presented
to the committee at its meeting in each Michaelmas Term.'
2 These regulations shall be effective from 1 April 2006. 4 Presentation of the Annual Review of the
The Annual Review of the University for 20034 (Supplement *4 to Vol. 135, July
2005) will be presented and may be discussed. Return to Contents of this section
CONGREGATION 18 October [See explanatory note under Congregation 15 November,
below.] Return to Contents of this section
CONGREGATION 1 November 2 p.m. Proposals for changes in governance: topic for
Council agreed in Trinity Term 2005 that the discussion on the governance proposals should
take place in Congregation on 1 November 2005 rather than on 28 June (see
Gazette, Vol. 135, p. 976). Under the regulation governing topics for
discussion, no vote is taken but it is the duty of Council to give consideration to the remarks
made. This discussion is part of the continuing process of consultation on possible changes
to the University's governance arrangements. The review of the governance system was
initiated in Michaelmas Term 2004 with the appointment of a working party consisting of the
following: the Vice-Chancellor, the Principal of Somerville, Professor K. Burnett, Mr B.J.
Taylor, Dr J.F. Wheater, and Professor D.J. Womersley. After an initial consultative exercise in which comments were invited on the operation
of the governance arrangements established in 2000, the working party produced, in the
course of Hilary Term 2005, a Green Paper which was the subject of extensive discussion
in colleges and university bodies at the end of Hilary Term, over the Easter Vacation and
into Trinity Term. Most comments made during this process will be published on the web
at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/gov
/responses.html. The Governance Working Party has continued its discussions in the
light of those comments and its next report will be published as a supplement to the
Gazette on 29 September 2005. It is intended that the discussion in
Congregation on 1 November will focus on this paper and in particular on the proposals
made for changes. These are significantly different from the original proposals made in the
Green Paper. In the light of the discussion, Council and the working party will consider any
necessary further arrangements for consultation and what detailed proposals to put forward
formally. Members of Congregation who wish to speak in the discussion of this topic are asked
to inform Mr Vice-Chancellor, if possible by 27 October, and also to indicate what particular
issues they wish to address, as this will help to determine the order in which speakers are
called. As long as time permits, any member of Congregation will be free to speak, however,
whether or not they have given notice in advance. The regulation governing topics for discussion is Part 6 of Regulations for the Conduct
of Business in Congregation (Congregation Regulations 2 of 2002). Return to Contents of this section
CONGREGATION 15 November 2 p.m. ¶ Members of Congregation are reminded that written notice of any intention to
vote against, or any proposed amendment to, the resolution below, signed in each case by
at least two members of Congregation, must be given to the Registrar by noon on
Monday, 7 November (see the note on the conduct of business in Congregation at the
'University Agenda'). Voting on Resolution concerning Oxford University
Library Services Book Depository
Following Council's acceptance in Trinity Term 2005 of Congregation Resolution 2 of 17
May asking for detailed reports from the Curators of the University Libraries on their plans
for reorganisation of the University's libraries in the short, medium, and long term, the
Curators have most recently published in the University Gazette of 22
September a report making the case for a new book depository at Osney Mead and setting
the proposal in the context of a broader estate strategy for libraries (Supplement (1) to No.
4743). The following Resolution submitted by Council seeks Congregation's approval for the
allocation of the site at Osney Mead for the purpose of developing an automated depository
for Oxford University Library Services. Members of Congregation are asked to note that presentation of the Resolution has been
rescheduled to 15 November (from 18 October) to allow sufficient time for Congregation to
study the full business case for the depository after it is published electronically (http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/news/buildings/
) by 17 October. Text of Resolution
Recognising the importance of the proposed book depository for the future delivery of library
services in the University, and noting that there will be further reports to Congregation as
later stages of the libraries' estates strategy are planned in detail, Congregation approves the
for Oxford University Library Services. Return to Contents of this section