Notices

Calendar

13 February, Friday. Lent Term divides.

17 February, Tuesday. Discussion by videoconference at 2 p.m. (see below).

22 February, Sunday. Preacher before the University at 11.30 a.m., Professor Robin Osborne, Fellow of King’s College, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History (Hulsean Preacher).

28 February, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 10 a.m.

4 March, Wednesday. End of third quarter of Lent Term.

Discussions (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.)	Congregations (at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated)
17 February 17 March	28 February 16 March, 2.45 p.m. (ceremonial installation of the Chancellor) 28 March 11 April

Discussion on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

The Vice-Chancellor invites members of the Regent House, University and College employees, registered students and others qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111) to attend a Discussion by videoconference on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 2 p.m. The following item will be discussed:

1.Joint Report of the Council and the General Board, dated 3 February 2026, on corrections to Special Ordinances concerning Selection Committees (Reporter, 6813, 2025–26, p. 313).

Those wishing to join the Discussion by videoconference should email Discussions@admin.cam.ac.uk providing their CRSid (if a member of the collegiate University), by 10 a.m. on the date of the Discussion to receive joining instructions. Alternatively contributors may email their remarks to Discussions@admin.cam.ac.uk, by no later than 10 a.m. on the day of the Discussion for reading out by the Proctors,1 or may ask someone else who is attending to read the remarks on their behalf.

In accordance with the regulations for Discussions, the Chair of the Board of Scrutiny or any ten members of the Regent House2 may request that the Council arrange for one or more of the items listed for discussion to be discussed in person (usually in the Senate-House). Requests should be made to the Director of Governance and Compliance, on paper or by email to UniversityDraftsman@admin.cam.ac.uk from addresses within the cam.ac.uk domain, by no later than 9 a.m. on the day of the Discussion. Any changes to the Discussion schedule will be confirmed in the Reporter at the earliest opportunity.

For general information on Discussions see the Reporter website at https://www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk/discussions.

Congregation for the conferment of Honorary Degrees: Wednesday, 24 June 2026

The Vice-Chancellor reminds members of the University that a Congregation will be held at 2.45 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, at which the Chancellor expects to confer Honorary Degrees (see Graces 1–8, p. 332). Admission will be by ticket only and details of the arrangements and application for tickets are expected to be published in the Reporter on Wednesday, 29 April 2026.

Report of the Council on changes to Statutes G II and G III concerning College contributions, the Colleges Fund and College accounts: Notice in response to Discussion remarks

5 February 2026

The Council has received the remarks made on the above Report at the Discussion on 20 January (Reporter, 2025–26: 6808, p. 169; 6813, p. 317).

This Report proposes a largely technical set of amendments, transferring parts of the University’s Statutes concerning College contributions and related matters to Special Ordinance, so that in future changes to those parts will only require approval by the Regent House. Professor Evans notes the expectation that more adjustments will follow if the Report’s recommendations are approved and asks whether these further changes are to be approved by Grace. As the transferred text would be in Special Ordinance, a Grace would be required for its amendment after the issue of a Report, in accordance with Statute A III 5.

The Council is submitting a Grace (Grace 1, p. 331) for the approval of the recommendations of this Report.