No 6797
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Vol clvi No 2
pp. 19–30
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Music gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at the Faculty of Music. Interested members should contact facultymanager@mus.cam.ac.uk for agendas. Notice of any business should reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board, Jennifer Goodwin (email: facultymanager@mus.cam.ac.uk) no later than 9 a.m. on Monday 27 October 2025.
The Faculty Boards and other authorities concerned give notice that in the following examinations / online assessments in 2025–26, candidates will be permitted to use a designated calculator during their examination / online assessment.
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Tripos, Part I a and Ib (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia)
Chemical Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb
Computer Science Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, II and III
Economics Tripos, Parts I, IIa and IIb
Engineering Tripos, Parts Ia, I b, IIa and IIb
Human, Social and Political Sciences, Parts IIa and IIb
Land Economy Tripos, Parts Ia, I b and II
Management Studies Tripos
Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb
Medical Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib
Second M.B. Examination
Final M.B. Examination
Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia (Calculators are not permitted in the subject Mathematics. Nor are they permitted in the Introduction to experimental psychology: From brain to cognition paper borrowed from the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia)
Natural Sciences Tripos, Parts Ib, II and III (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos. Nor are they permitted in the subject Mathematics for Part I b of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia (Paper 5 only)
Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib
Second Veterinary M.B. Examination
Final Veterinary M.B. Examination
M.A.St. in Astrophysics (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos, Part III)
M.A.St. in Physics (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos, Part III)
M.B.A. Examination
Executive M.B.A. Examination
Master of Finance
M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science
M.Phil. in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition
M.Phil. in Economics and Data Science
M.Phil. in Economics
M.Phil. in Economic Research
M.Phil. in Finance and Economics
M.Phil. in Land Economy
M.Phil. in Management
M.Phil. in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise
M.Phil. in Scientific Computing (Paper 2 only)
M.Phil. in Planetary Science and Life in the Universe
M.Phil. in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
M.Phil. in Advanced Chemical Engineering
M.Phil. in Biotechnology
Advanced Diploma in Economics
For the above examinations the following calculators marked in the approved manner are permitted:
CASIO fx 991 (any version)
CASIO fx 115 (any version)
CASIO fx 570 (any version)
The permitted calculators for use in the Land Economy Tripos will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version); the Hewlett Packard HP 10bII or HP 10bII+. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.
The use of electronic calculators will NOT be permitted in any papers set for the Mathematical Tripos. Candidates for Part Ia of the Mathematical Tripos who offer Physics from the Natural Sciences Tripos Part I a will be permitted to use the calculator(s) permitted for that examination (see above).
The permitted calculators for use in the Medical Sciences Tripos and Veterinary Sciences Tripos and Second M.B. / Second Vet.M.B. Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version), or the CASIO fx 83 (any version) or CASIO fx 85 (any version).
The permitted calculators for use in the Master of Finance Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Texas Instruments BA II Plus or the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.
The permitted calculators for use in the M.Phil. Examinations in Land Economy will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII. Candidates may only use one model of calculator.
Papers from the examinations named above may be taken by those who are candidates for other examinations. The restriction on the use of calculators will apply when any paper or subject is offered from an examination which is the subject of this Notice.
Each such calculator permitted in an examination must be marked by the Department in the approved fashion so that they are clearly identified as being permitted during the examination. Departments can request calculator stickers from Exam Operations, it is the responsibility of each Department to ensure calculators are correctly marked.
Approved calculators (marked in the approved fashion) may be purchased from the following locations:
Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building (Computer Science Tripos)
Department of Chemistry (Natural Sciences Tripos)
Department of Engineering (Engineering Examinations)
Department of Land Economy (Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil.)
Approved calculators bought elsewhere will need to have the approved marking applied by the relevant Department.