No 6825
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Vol clvi No 30
pp. 471–485
The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 29 May 2026. Further information on requests for a ballot or the amendment of Graces is available to members of the Regent House on the Regent House Petitions site.§
1. That on the nomination of Jesus College, Shailaja Fennell, of that College, be appointed a Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2026–27.
2. That on the nomination of Murray Edwards College, Bryan Karetnyk, of that College, be appointed a Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2026–27.
3. That on the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor and the Proctors Designate, Benjamin James Spagnolo, of Trinity College, be appointed an additional Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2026–27.1
4. That on the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor and the Proctors Designate, Mark Edward Purcell, of Pembroke College, be appointed an additional Pro‑Proctor for the academic year 2026–27.1
5. That Regulations 2 and 8 of the Ordinance for Dress at Graduation (Statutes and Ordinances, 2024, p. 181) be amended to read as follows:2
2. All persons presenting for degrees wear with their academical dress such dark clothes as may be prescribed by the Senate-House Syndicate.
8. All persons being admitted to degrees wear with their academical dress such dark clothes as may be prescribed by the Senate-House Syndicate.
1Also nominated under Special Ordinance C (iii) 3 for election on 1 October 2026 as a Deputy Proctor for the year 2026–27, along with Martin Parker Dixon, of Sidney Sussex College, and Markus Wilhelm Gehring, of Hughes Hall.
2The Council, on the recommendation of the Proctors and the Senate-House Syndicate and following consultation with the Congregations team and College Praelectors, propose this amendment to facilitate updating graduands’ dress at graduation with a view to making the requirements simpler, more flexible, more comfortable and more consistent. The current detailed guidance is available on the University website at: https://www.cambridgestudents.cam.ac.uk/graduation/degree-ceremonies/academical-dress.
§Accessible by members of the Regent House at https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/RegentHousePetitions [University account required].
The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 22 May 2026.
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B II 2:
1. Melody Susan Clark, Fellow of Wolfson College.
2. Julie Suzanne Dennis, Chief Technology Officer, Architecture and Direction (Technology) in the Press and Assessment Department.
3. Marc Dewey, Clinical Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology.
4. Hanna Grazyna Earls, Director of MI, Data and Analytics (Finance) in the Press and Assessment Department.
5. Jennifer Kate Goodwin, Administrative Officer in the Academic Division of the University Offices.
6. Arabella Lorna Isobel Hilton, Head of Strategy (Strategy and Integration) in the Press and Assessment Department.
7. Nicholas Paul Kelly, Global Assessment Operations and Transformation Director (English) in the Press and Assessment Department.
8. Karen Anne Livingstone, Fellow of Murray Edwards College.
9. Lucy Jane MacGregor, Fellow of Murray Edwards College.
10. Michael Paul Meredith, Fellow of Murray Edwards College.
11. Letizia Mortara, Fellow of Newnham College, University Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering.
12. Charlie Perks, Director of Reward and Analytics (People and Culture) in the Press and Assessment Department.
13. Serita Suman, Global Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (People and Culture) in the Press and Assessment Department.
14. Benedict George Edward Wiedemann, Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College.
The Council has sanctioned the submission of the following Graces to the Regent House at a Congregation to be held on 23 May 2026.
That the following persons be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under the provisions of Statute B II 2:
1. Stephanie Anne Archer, Fellow of Robinson College, University Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology.
2. Peter Luc Bossaerts, Fellow of Robinson College, Leverhulme International Professor of Neuroeconomics (2022) in the Faculty of Economics.