Gazette 28 October 1993; No. 4304; Vol. 124 O X F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y G A Z E T T E ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, 28 October 1993 U N I V E R S I T Y A C T S ----------------------------- HEBDOMADAL COUNCIL 25 October 1 Decrees Council has made the following decrees, to come into effect on 12 November. Explanatory note to Decree (1) The following decree removes anomalies and inconsistencies in the present decrees governing the Curators of the Chest, the form of University Accounts and Audit, and the arrangements governing the accounts for the Delegates of the Oxford University Press. The curators have long been excluded from responsibility for the financial business of the Press, and the Press is excluded from the decrees governing the form of the University Accounts and Audit, but the new decree is intended to make the present position fully explicit. Decree (1) 1 In Ch. II, Sect. I, 2, cl. 7 (d), concerning the Curators of the University Chest (Statutes, 1993, p. 190), delete `an audited Abstract of the Accounts' and substitute `audited Financial Statements'. 2 Ibid., insert cl. 8: `8. The conduct and supervision of the financial business of the Delegates of the University Press shall be the responsibility of the Finance Committee of the Delegacy as provided in Tit. VIII, Sect. II, and nothing in this decree shall be deemed to refer to the financial business of those delegates.' 3 In Ch. VIII, Sect. IX, cl. 1, concerning the form of the University Accounts and Audit (p. 508), delete `every' and substitute `each'. 4 Ibid., delete `books of account' and substitute `accounting records'. 5 Ibid., delete cl. 2 and SCHEDULE and substitute: `2. (a) As soon as practicable after the 31 July in each year the Curators of the University Chest shall cause to be prepared and audited and submitted to the Vice-Chancellor Financial Statements of the University for the year to that date. The Financial Statements shall be drawn up in such a way as to give a true and fair view of the state of the financial affairs of the University and its related bodies and subsidiary companies (other than the University Press) at the balance sheet date and of their income and expenditure for the year then ended. (b) Each delegacy, board, committee, and subsidiary company and the head of each institution and department shall as soon as practicable provide or cause to be provided such information as the Curators of the University Chest may require to enable them to comply with the requirements of sub-clause (a) above.' 6 Ibid., delete cl. 4 and substitute: `4. The University Auditor shall audit the Financial Statements of the University in accordance with Auditing Standards and shall report to the Vice- Chancellor in writing whether in his or her opinion the Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the state of the financial affairs of the University and its related bodies and subsidiary companies (other than the University Press) at the balance sheet date and of their income and expenditure for the year then ended.' 7 Ibid., cl. 5, delete `examination ... committees' and substitute `audit of the Financial Statements'. 8 Ibid., cl. 6, delete `receipt of payment' and substitute `receipt or payment'. 9 Ibid., cl. 8, after `those delegates.' insert `Accordingly, the income and expenditure account, balance sheets, and related notes set out in the Financial Statements of the University shall not include the Accounts of the Delegates of the University Press.' 10 Ibid., delete cl. 9. 11 The provisions of this decree shall first apply to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 1993. Key to Decree (1) Cl. 1 replaces an obsolete reference to the Abstract of Accounts, which has been superseded by the published Financial Statements. Cl. 2 introduces a cross-reference to Tit. VIII, Sect. II, under which the Finance Committee of the Delegates of the University Press have the direction of the finance and management of the Press, and reinforces the existing provision in Ch. II, Sect. I, 2, cl. 2 for the affairs of the Press to be outside the sphere of responsibility of the Curators of the Chest. Cl. 3 makes uniform the phrasing of cll. 1 and 2 of the existing decree in relation to institutions and departments. Cl. 4 deletes an obsolete reference to `books of account'. Cl. 5 keeps the formal provisions in line with current practice, to take account of the facts that very few departments now prepare their own accounts and that the University has established a number of wholly-owned subsidiary companies. Cl. 6 restricts the formal provisions of the decree to the basic requirement to report on the true and fair view, so that it will not be necessary to make a succession of changes to the decree in response to variations from year to year in the detailed guidance on the preparation of university accounts. Cl. 7 keeps the wording of cl. 5 of the existing decree in line with that of the revised cl. 4. Cl. 8 corrects a typographical error. Cl. 9 adds a sentence to state expressly that the provisions of cl. 8 of the existing decree apply to accounts as well as to audit arrangements. Cl. 10 deletes a provision which will become obsolete under cl. 4 of this decree. Explanatory note to Decree (2) No notice of opposition having been received, Mr Vice-Chancellor will declare carried at the meeting of Congregation on 2 November the Statute changing the current title of the Professorship of Chinese, which was promulgated on 12 October (see `University Agenda' below). Council has accordingly made the following decree, which gives effect to consequential changes. Decree (2) 1 In Ch. II, Sect. VI, 1, SCHEDULE, concerning official members of faculty boards (Statutes, 1991, p. 203), under Oriental Studies, after `Chinese' insert `, Shaw'. 2 In Ch. III, Sect. XVIII, cl. 1 (2), concerning the Inter-faculty Committee for Chinese Studies (p. 244), before `Professor of Chinese' insert `Shaw'. 3 In Ch. VII, Sect. I, 5. B, SCHEDULE A, concerning professorships (p. 346), before `Professor of Chinese' insert `Shaw'. 4 Ibid., Sect. III, 41, title, concerning the Professor of Chinese (p. 372), before `Professor of Chinese' insert `Shaw'. 5 Ibid., part [1], cl. 1, before `Professor of Chinese' insert `Shaw'. Explanatory note to Decree (3) No notice of opposition having been received, Mr Vice-Chancellor will declare carried at the meeting of Congregation on 2 November the Statute changing the current title of the Professorship of Elementary Particle Physics, which was promulgated on 12 October (see `University Agenda' below). Council has accordingly made the following decree, which gives effect to consequential changes. Decree (3) 1 In Ch. II, Sect. VI, 1, SCHEDULE, concerning official members of faculty boards (Statutes, 1991, p. 203), under Physical Sciences, delete `Elementary Particle Physics.' 2 Ibid., after `Experimental Physics' delete `(two)' and substitute `(three)'. 3 In Ch. VII, Sect. II, 5. B, SCHEDULE A, concerning professorships (p. 347), after `Professors of Experimental Physics' delete `(two)' and substitute `(three)'. 4 Ibid., delete `Professor of Elementary Particle Physics.' 5 Ibid., Sect. III, 193, cl. 1, concerning the Professors of Experimental Physics (p. 438), delete `two' and substitute `three'. 6 Ibid., delete 194, concerning the Professorship of Elementary Particle Physics (pp. 438--9), and renumber existing 195--8 (pp. 439--0), as 194--7. 7 This decree shall be effective from 1 October 1993. Explanatory note to Decree (4) No notice of opposition having been received, Mr Vice-Chancellor will declare carried at the meeting of Congregation on 2 November the Statute establishing an Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House, which was promulgated on 12 October (see `University Agenda' below). Council has accordingly made the following decree, which gives effect to consequential changes. Decree (4) 1 In Ch. II, Sect. VI, 1, SCHEDULE, concerning official members of faculty boards (Statutes, 1991, p. 204), under Social Studies, delete `Queen Elizabeth House, Director of.' 2. In Ch. III, Sect. LIII, delete 2--3, concerning Queen Elizabeth House (pp. 276--7), and substitute: ` 2. Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House 1. There shall be an Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House, which shall consist of: (1) the Vice-Chancellor or the Chairman of the General Board or their nominee (as agreed between them from time to time), who shall chair the committee; (2) the Director of Queen Elizabeth House; (3)--(7) five persons appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Social Studies; (8)--(10) three persons elected by and from among the established university academic post-holders in the department, the senior members of the University formally affiliated to the department under the provisions of clause 2 (d) below, and senior members of the research or teaching groups formally associated with the department under the provisions of clause 2 (e) below; (11), (12) two persons appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Anthropology and Geography (of whom one shall be a member of the Sub-faculty of Anthropology and the other a member of the Sub-faculty of Geography); (13) a person appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Modern History; (14), (15) two persons appointed by the Governing Body for Queen Elizabeth House. Elected members shall hold office for three years and shall be re-eligible, provided that a person elected to fill a vacancy caused otherwise than by lapse of time shall initially hold office only for the residue of the period of office of the member whom he or she succeeds. If an elected member shall have been absent from more than two consecutive meetings of the committee his or her seat may forthwith be declared by the chairman to be vacant and shall thereupon be vacated. 2. The duties of the committee shall be: (a) to determine the academic policy of the department, consistently with the purposes set out in the schedule to this section; (b) to exercise general supervision over the department, including overseeing accounts, staffing, space, and library policy, and approving such consultancies and project proposals as shall be referred to it; (c) to exercise as appropriate the functions and powers of a faculty board in accordance with the provisions of Ch. II, Sect. VII, 1; (d) to appoint affiliated staff and visitors; (e) to consider, and at its discretion to approve, the association of research or teaching groups with the department; (f) to arrange courses of study at the request of overseas governments and to issue certificates in connection with such courses; (g) to give advice to the General Board on the needs of the subjects being studied in the department; (h) to report annually both to each of the constituencies which appoint or elect persons to membership of the committee, and to the General Board, on the work of the department; (i) to consider the organisation of studies and examinations of the University in the field of Development Studies, including such questions as may be referred to it by the board of any faculty, and to advise the faculty boards concerned on such matters. 3. Director of Queen Elizabeth House 1. Queen Elizabeth House shall be assigned by Council for a specified period not exceeding five years in the first instance to a person holding an established academic post in the University or a permanent appointment in a college or other society, on the recommendation of the General Board after consultation with the Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House. The person to whom the headship of the department is assigned shall have the title of Director of Queen Elizabeth House. The director shall be eligible for reappointment. 2. The director's duties shall include the general supervision, under the Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House, of research, advanced study, and teaching in the department, and the promotion of its wider purposes as set out in sub-section 1 of this section. The director shall engage in advanced study or research and shall give or hold such number of lectures or classes as are required by the terms of his or her normal university post, except that the Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House may recommend to the General Board that he or she be given remission from such specified duties attached to that post as shall be considered appropriate in view of his or her additional responsibilities as director. The director shall reside within the University during six months at least in each academical year, between the first day of October and the ensuing first day of August, and in particular during not less than six weeks of each term. The director shall make provision for the lighting, warming, water-supply, and cleansing of the premises assigned to the department, including any residential accommodation. The director shall receive each year, in addition to a Schedule III allowance, such enhancement of salary as is required to bring his or her stipend to the level of that of a Schedule A professorship, provided that he or she shall undertake not to receive any direct or indirect payment from any funds of, or at the disposal of, the department. 3. The director shall appoint the staff of the department and shall prescribe their duties and conditions of service, provided that: (a) any appointment to a teaching or research post carrying a stipend of more than the maximum prescribed in Ch. VII, Sect. IV, 1, cl. 2 (ii) shall be made by the Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House on the recommendation of a subcommittee appointed by the committee (of which the director shall be a member and which may include other persons not being members of the committee), and the duties and conditions of service of any such appointment shall be prescribed by the committee; such appointments shall also require approval by the General Board, such approval to cover the person appointed, his or her stipend, period of office, and duties, and any other conditions as determined by the committee; (b) all appointments shall be subject to the provisions of any statute, decree, or regulation of general application.' 3 In Ch. VII, Sect. I, 7, SCHEDULE III, concerning special allowances (p. 350), after `Chairman of the Mathematical Institute' insert: `Director of Queen Elizabeth House.' 4 Ibid., Sect. III, 86, cll. 1 (6), (7) and 2, concerning the Lecturership in the Government of New States (p. 392), in each case before `Committee for Queen Elizabeth House' insert `Inter-faculty'. 5 Ibid., Sect. VII, 1, SCHEDULE, item (d), concerning entitlement to fellowships (p. 478, as relettered by Decree (5) of 10 December 1992, Gazette, p. 474), delete `Director of Queen Elizabeth House'. 6 In Ch. IX, Sect. I, 225, cl. 1, concerning the Sir Ernest Oppenheimer Gift (p. 608), before `Committee for Queen Elizabeth House' insert `Inter-faculty'. 7 This decree shall have immediate effect, provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of Ch. III, Sect. LIII, 2, cl. 1 (8)--(10), on the occasion of the first election, one person shall be elected by and from among the established university academic post-holders in the department, and within two terms two further persons shall be elected by and from among senior members of the University formally affiliated under the provisions of cl. 2 (d) thereof and senior members of the research or teaching groups formally associated with the department under the provisions of cl. 2 (e) thereof. Explanatory note to Decree (5) The following decree, made on the recommendation of the Curators of the Bodleian Library, the Libraries Board, and the Committee of Heads of Science Departments and with the concurrence of the General Board, amends the decree governing the Radcliffe Science Library to provide for a new, single Science Libraries Committee instead of the separate Radcliffe Science Library Advisory Committee and the Science Libraries Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee. Amongst its other functions, the new committee will act as the advisory body to the Bodleian Curators on the administration of the collections in the Radcliffe Science Library. Decree (5) 1 In Ch. III, Sect. XIV, 8 (Statutes, 1993, p. 250), delete cll. 1 and 2 and substitute: `1. The Curators of the Bodleian Library shall be advised on the administration of the collections and on other matters pertaining to the Radcliffe Science Library by a Science Libraries Committee whose composition and terms of reference shall be as agreed from time to time by the Curators, the Libraries Board, and the Committee of Heads of Science Departments.' 2 Ibid., renumber existing cl. 3 as cl. 2. 3 Ibid., cl. 2 (b), as renumbered (p. 251), delete `Radcliffe Science Library Advisory' and substitute `Science Libraries'. Explanatory note to Decree (6) The following decree, made on the recommendation of the Law Board and with the concurrence of the General Board, provides for a new Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice to be awarded to those who successfully complete the Legal Practice Course to be offered by the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, which has been established jointly by the University and Oxford Brookes University. Associated changes in regulations are set out in `Examinations and Boards' below. Decree (6) 1 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 862, after l. 14, and following Ch. X, Sect. XVIII as inserted by Decree (11) of 29 July 1993 (Gazette, Vol. 123, p. 1325), insert: `POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE Ch. X, Sect. XXII] 1. The University of Oxford, jointly with Oxford Brookes University, shall have power to grant Postgraduate Diplomas in Legal Practice to candidates recommended by the Legal Practice Course (LPC) Examination Committee, constituted as prescribed in clause 4 below. 2. The course will be open to all persons who under the Law Society's regulations are qualified to enter the Legal Practice Course. Candidates may be admitted under such conditions as the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (OILP), a joint venture between the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, shall prescribe. Candidates will not, by virtue of their admission to the course, become members of the University. 3. Any person who has been accepted as a candidate for the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice and who has satisfactorily pursued a course the character and length of which have been approved by the Board of Studies of OILP may be admitted to the examination. 4. The LPC Examination Committee shall comprise: (a) the Director of OILP (convenor); (b) the Course Manager of the LPC; (c) all full-time academic staff of OILP; (d) all other staff responsible for units of the LPC; (e) at least three external examiners approved by the Law Society on the recommendation of the Legal Practice Course Committee; (f) one person nominated by the University of Oxford; (g) one person nominated by Oxford Brookes University; (h) the Chief Training Officer of the Law Society or that officer's nominee. The Chairman of the Examination Committee shall be the Director of OILP or the Director's nominee. 5. The Examination Committee shall: (a) consider each candidate's performance in the examinations, assessed coursework, and skills assessments and make recommendations to the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and the two institutions shall have no power to alter such recommendations; (b) consider whether, under the assessment regulations, the performance of any candidate justifies a recommendation for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma with Commendation or Distinction. 6. In the case of a referred or deferred examination or referred or deferred skills assessment, a recommendation for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice may be made by the Chairman of the Examination Committee after approval of the recommendation by the external examiners. A decision either to fail a candidate or to permit a candidate, who has failed a referred or deferred examination or referred or deferred skills assessment, to repeat the entire diet of assessments may be made by the Chairman of the Examination Committee after approval of the recommendation by the external examiners. 7. No recommendation under clause 5 (a) or (b) above may be made by the Examination Committee unless a majority of the external examiners approves the recommendation.' 2 Ibid., p. 909, after l. 11, and following sub-cl. (rr) as inserted by Decree (14) of 29 July 1993 (Gazette, Vol. 123, p. 1327), insert sub-cl. (ss): `(ss) For the nomination of the member nominated by the University of Oxford to the Examination Committee for the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, a committee, of which the three elected members shall be chosen by the Board of the Faculty of Law.' 3 Ibid., p. 951, after l. 19, and following item (xvii) as inserted by the same decree, insert item (xviii): `(xviii) Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice This is to certify that A. B. has pursued an approved course of study under the supervision of the Board of Studies of the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice and in [such a year] satisfied [or was adjudged worthy of a commendation by or was adjudged worthy of a distinction by] the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University on the recommendation of the Examination Committee of the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. C. D. ---Registrar or Deputy, University of Oxford. E. F. ---Academic Secretary or Deputy, Oxford Brookes University.' 4 This decree shall be effective from 1 September 1994. 2 Status of Master of Arts Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the status of Master of Arts under the provisions of Ch. V, Sect. vi, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1993, p. 328) has been accorded to the following person who is qualified for membership of Congregation: geoffrey david stamp wright, Department of Clinical Neurology 3 Register of Congregation Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the following names have been added to the Register of Congregation: Cretney, S.M., DCL, All Souls d'Ancona, M.R.R., MA, All Souls Evans, M.A., MA, Hertford Wright, G.D.S., MA status, Department of Clinical Neurology GENERAL BOARD AND BOARDS OF FACULTIES For changes in regulations concerning departmental committees, and for examinations, to come into effect on 12 November, see `Examinations and Boards' below. U N I V E R S I T Y A G E N D A --------------------------------- CONGREGATION 1 November Degree by Special Resolution The following special resolution will be deemed to be approved at noon on 1 November, unless by that time the Registrar has received notice in writing from two or more members of Congregation under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. vi, cl. 6 (Statutes, 1993, p. 13) that they wish the resolution to be put to a meeting of Congregation. Text of Special Resolution That the Degree of Master of Arts be conferred upon the following: roy malcolm anderson, Merton College karen patricia day, Hertford College gareth parry, St Cross College keiko tanaka, Hertford College CONGREGATION 2 November 2 p.m. 1 Declaration of approval of Statutes promulgated on 12 October Explanatory note to Statute (1) The following statute corrects an anomaly in the existing statute governing the composition of faculty boards, which refers to ` "official members" of the faculty' instead of ` "official members" of the faculty board'. (1) WHEREAS it is expedient to remove an anomaly in the existing statute governing the composition of faculty boards, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. In Tit. VI, Sect. ii, cl. 1 (a) (Statutes, 1991, p. 30), after ` "official members" of the faculty' insert `board'. Explanatory note to Statute (2) The following statute, promoted on the recommendation of the Visitors of the Ashmolean Museum and with the concurrence of the Curators of the Bodleian Library, makes Bodley's Librarian an ex officio Visitor rather than, as at present, a person appointed as a Visitor by the curators. (2) WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the composition of the Visitors of the Ashmolean Museum, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. 1 In Tit. VIII, Sect. V, cl. 4 (a) (Statutes, 1991, p. 51), insert new item (5) as follows and renumber existing items (5)- þ(12) as items (6)-þ(13): `(5) Bodley's Librarian;'. 2 Ibid., delete existing item (13). Explanatory note to Statute (3) Council and the General Board have agreed, arising from the review of Queen Elizabeth House, to replace the existing Committee for Queen Elizabeth House with an Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House. The following statute, and the decree to be made by Council and the changes in regulations to be made by the General Board if the statute is approved, which are promoted with the concurrence of the Governing Body of Queen Elizabeth House, provide accordingly. The decree also makes provision for the appointment and duties of the Director of Queen Elizabeth House. Council and the General Board have agreed to continue the arrangements adopted for the recent appointment to the directorship, under which the post is not a substantive one but is held in conjunction with an existing permanent academic appointment. The procedure to be followed for future appointments will be similar to the procedure used for appointing heads of department in other cases where the headship is not confined in perpetuity to the holder of one particular post. The legislation for Queen Elizabeth House makes eligible for the headship, however, not only established academic staff of Queen Elizabeth House but all established university academic staff and permanent college staff. The decree also makes consequential changes to the existing decrees to take account of the nomenclature of the new committee and of the fact that the directorship will no longer be a substantive post but will be held by the holder of an academic post. (3) WHEREAS it is expedient to establish an Inter-faculty Committee for Queen Elizabeth House, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. In Tit. VIII, Sect. VI, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1991, p. 52), before `Committee for Queen Elizabeth House' insert `Inter-faculty'. Explanatory note to Statute (4) Sir Run Run Shaw has given to the University the sum of 3,000,000 for the further development of Chinese Studies. The following statute, and the decree to be made by Council if the statute is approved, which are promoted on the recommendation of the Inter-faculty Committee for Chinese Studies and the Oriental Studies Board and with the concurrence of the General Board and of University College, make provision for the naming of the Professorship of Chinese as the Shaw Professorship of Chinese, in recognition of the generosity of Sir Run Run Shaw in allowing a part of his benefaction to the University to be used to endow this professorship. (4) WHEREAS it is expedient to use a part of the benefaction from Sir Run Run Shaw for Chinese Studies to endow the Professorship of Chinese and to rename the professorship in recognition of the benefaction, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. In Tit. XIV, Sect. II, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1991, p. 96), before `Professorship of Chinese' insert `Shaw'. Explanatory note to Statute (5) The following statute, and the decree to be made by Council if the statute is approved, which are promoted on the recommendation of the Physical Sciences Board and with the concurrence of the General Board, provide for the Professorship of Elementary Particle Physics to become a third Professorship of Experimental Physics on the retirement of Professor D.H. Perkins in September 1993. (5) WHEREAS it is expedient to establish a third Professorship of Experimental Physics in place of that of Elementary Particle Physics, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. 1 In Tit. XIV, Sect. II, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1991, p. 98), delete `Professorship of Elementary Particle Physics'. 2 Ibid., delete `Professorships (two) of Experimental Physics' and substitute `Professorships (three) of Experimental Physics'. 3 This statute shall be effective from 1 October 1993. 2 Declaration of approval of Special Resolution approving expenditure from the Higher Studies Fund 1 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend from the unearmarked section of the Higher Studies Fund, such sums, initially estimated at 271K, as are necessary to cover the costs of the following commitments: (i) 85K to cover, for two years from 1 October 1992, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Materials Science and to cover the cost of a one-year appointment of a research assistant to the Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy; (ii) 64K to cover, for two years from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Physical Chemistry; (iii) 58K to cover, for one year from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer (Medical) in Clinical Biochemistry; (iv) 64K to cover, for two years from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Biochemistry. 2 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend, from that part of the Higher Studies Fund which is earmarked for Physical Chemistry, 75K towards the equipment needs of the Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry. 3 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend, from that part of the Higher Studies Fund which is earmarked for Social Studies, such sums, initially estimated at 66K, as are necessary to cover the cost of an appointment to the post of Librarian at Rhodes House for two years from the date of appointment. 3 Presentation of the Annual Report of the University and discussion of the Annual Report and the Retiring Vice- Chancellor's Oration The Annual Report of the University for 1992þ-3 will be presented, and both the Annual Report and the Oration delivered by the Retiring Vice-Chancellor on 5 October may be discussed.  The text of the Oration and the Annual Report are published as Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4301 (pp. 000--000). 4 Declaration of approval of General Resolution concerning promotions policy and related matters Explanatory note to General Resolution Council submits to Congregation the following general resolution `inviting approval of important new policies' under the requirements of Tit. II, Sect. V, cl. 2 (Statutes, 1991, p. 10; Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 997). The background to the resolution was explained in the Retiring Vice-Chancellor's Oration on 5 October, the text of which is now published as a Supplement to the Gazette (see above). Text of General Resolution That this House endorse the decision of Council and the General Board to consult widely within the University on promotions policy and related matters, and instruct them, after considering the responses which they receive and after taking note of the views expressed in the House during the debate on this resolution, to report further to Congregation on these issues. CONGREGATION 11 November Elections Details of elections follow `Advertisements' below. CONGREGATION 16 November 2 p.m. Promulgation of Statute Explanatory note to Statute The Curators of the Bodleian Library, the Libraries Board, and the Committee of Heads of Science Departments have agreed, with the concurrence of Council and the General Board, to amalgamate the Radcliffe Science Library Advisory Committee and the Science Libraries Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee to form a single Science Libraries Committee. A related change in decree (see Decree (5) of 28 October 1993, in Gazette of that date) establishes the new committee, while the following statute provides for its chairman to be an ex officio member of the Libraries Board. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the chairman of the new Science Libraries Committee to be an ex officio member of the Libraries Board, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS. In Tit. VIII, Sect. III, cl. 5 (Statutes, 1993, p. 57), insert new item (14) as follows and renumber existing items (14)--(16) as items (15)--(17): `(14) the Chairman of the Science Libraries Committee;'.  A Guide to Procedures in Congregation is printed at pp. 19--27 of Statutes, 1993, and at pp. 987--1003 of Examination Decrees, 1993. A member of Congregation seeking advice on questions relating to procedures in Congregation, other than elections, should contact the Senior Assistant Registrar responsible as indicated in the University's Internal Telephone Directory (currently Mr D.M.M. Hall, telephone: (2)70236); questions relating to elections should be addressed to the Head Clerk (currently Mr P.W. Moss, telephone: (2)70190). N O T I C E S ------------- UNIVERSITY PREACHERS Michaelmas Term 1993 Thursday, 7 October, at 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Latin). At St Mary's. Sunday, 10 October, at 10 a.m. the revd professor j. mcmanners, Chaplain and Fellow of All Souls College. At St Mary's. Sunday, 17 October, at 10 a.m. the revd professor j.s.k. ward. (Ramsden Sermon.) At St Mary's. Sunday, 24 October, at 10 a.m. mr p.y. boateng, mp. At St Mary's. Sunday, 31 October, at 10 a.m. the revd canon c.j. bennetts, Canon of Chester. At Jesus College. Sunday, 7 November, at 10 a.m. the revd g.j. ward, Chaplain and Fellow of Exeter College. At St Mary's. Sunday, 14 November, at 10 a.m. professor r.j. o'neill, Chichele Professor of the History of War and Fellow of All Souls College. (Remembrance Sunday.) At St Mary's. Tuesday, 16 November, at 10.30 a.m. the revd professor o.m.t. o'donovan, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Canon of Christ Church. (Court Sermon.) The Learned and Honourable High Court Judges will attend this sermon. At the Cathedral. Sunday, 21 November, at 10 a.m. mr r.g. smethurst, Provost of Worcester College. (Sermon on the Sin of Pride.) At St Mary's. Sunday, 28 November, at 10 a.m. the rt revd a.r. mcd. gordon, Canon of Christ Church. (Advent Sunday.) At the Cathedral. CIRCULATION OF FLYSHEETS Ten or more members of Congregation may arrange to have a flysheet circulated with the Gazette (a) on matters before Congregation, or (b) relating to matters of general interest to the University, subject to the following general conditions: (i) no flysheet will be circulated which in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors might be defamatory or otherwise illegal; (ii) the right is reserved on behalf of the University and its employees, without prior consultation with the signatories, to publish an apology in respect of any statement in a flysheet which is complained of as defamatory or otherwise illegal (whether or not the statement can be shown to be true); (iii) the signatories shall jointly and severally indemnify the University and its employees against any costs or damages payable in respect of their flysheet and, unless a Queen's Counsel (to be mutually agreed on by the signatories and the University) shall advise within four months of the making of any claim in respect of a flysheet that any proceedings could be contested with the probability of success, such damages shall include any sum paid by the University in settlement of any claim arising out of the flysheet; (iv) the flysheet shall consist of one leaf only (though text may appear on both sides of the leaf); the text shall include the name and college or department of each of the signatories; (v) a copy of the text of the flysheet shall be delivered to the Registrar before 10 a.m. on the Monday of the week in which circulation is desired; it shall be accompanied by an indemnity in accordance with condition (iii) above drawn up on a form obtainable from the Registrar and signed by each of the signatories of the flysheet; the Registrar shall be informed at the same time which of the signatories is to be notified whether the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors have authorised circulation; (vi) if the University is to bear the costs of production (see (a) below), the flysheet shall be reproduced in the University Offices, and copies forwarded to the Oxford University Press for circulation; (vii) if the signatories are to bear the costs of production (see (b) below), they may, when submitting a copy of the text under condition (v) above, ask for the flysheet to be reproduced (at their expense) in the University Offices and copies forwarded to the Oxford University Press for circulation; alternatively, the signatories themselves may arrange for the reproduction of the flysheet, in which case they shall deliver 4,300 copies on A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) to the Editor of the Gazette at the Oxford University Press, Walton Street, by 4 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week in which circulation is desired. Though every effort will be made to circulate on the day desired flysheets so received, it must be understood that this cannot be guaranteed. (a) Matters before Congregation If the flysheet deals with a matter that is a formal agendum for Congregation or the subject of a report published in the Gazette, the production costs will be met from university funds. (b) Matters of general interest to the University If the flysheet deals with a matter that is not a formal agendum for Congregation or the subject of a report published in the Gazette, the Vice-Chancellor will decide whether it is of sufficient general interest to warrant circulation with the Gazette; the production costs for such a flysheet will be the responsibility of the signatories. Oxford University Student Union and Oxford University Graduate Union The Executive of the Oxford University Student Union and the Executive of the Oxford University Graduate Union may have flysheets circulated with the Gazette under the arrangements and subject to the conditions set out above, provided that: (1) the number of names to be included on the flysheet under condition (iv) shall be not less than a majority of the total number of members of the Executive of OUSU or of the Executive of OUGU, as the case may be, and each of the persons named shall sign the indemnity required under condition (v); (2) the maximum number of flysheets to be circulated as of right, whether on matters before Congregation (to be paid for by the University) or on matters of general interest to the University (to be paid for by OUSU or OUGU, as the case may be, and to be subject to the Vice-Chancellor's decision as prescribed under (b) above) shall be three per term for each of these bodies, save that the Vice-Chancellor shall have discretion to permit further flysheets. Subject to proviso (1) above, the Executive of OUSU and the Executive of OUGU may also support flysheets signed by not less than ten members of Congregation. HALIFAX HOUSE Wine-tasting A wine-tasting will be held at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday, 1 December, at Halifax House, 6/8 South Parks Road. The theme will be `Wines for Christmas'. Dinner at extra cost can be provided to members who sign in at Halifax House not later than the preceding Friday. UNIVERSITY MUSEUM Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW Exhibition now open Banks's Florilegium (until 4 January) The museum is open from Monday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM Exhibition now open Hidden treasures---works of art from Oxfordshire's private collections (until 17 October) The museum is open Tuesdays--Saturdays, 10 a.m.--4 p.m., and Sundays, 2--4 p.m. Gallery talks take place every Tuesday and Friday, and `Highlight' tours take place every Saturday at 11 a.m. (telephone for bookings: Oxford (2)78015). CHRIST CHURCH PICTURE GALLERY Exhibitions now open Luca Cambiaso: an exhibition of all of his drawings in the permanent collection (until 11 November) Lucas van Leyden: three recently-acquired engravings and other works by one of the greatest Renaissance engravers (until 2 December) Drawings for transfer: fifteenth--seventeeth-century working drawings: includes works by Domenichino, Naldini, and Agostino Carracci (until 14 January) Forthcoming exhibition Images of women: a selection of Old Master drawings of women, including works by Ribera, Federicco Zuccaro, and Abraham Bloemaert (7 December--16 February) Gallery opening hours: Monday--Saturday, 10.30 a.m.--1 p.m. and 2--4.30 p.m.; Sunday, 2--4.30 p.m. Admission (via Canterbury Gate and Oriel Square): free to children and members of the University and Brookes University; adults 1 (concessions 50 pence). Guided tours every Thursday, 2.15--3 p.m. PITT RIVERS MUSEUM Exhibitions now open The instrumental muse---1,000 years of European music (Balfour Building, 60 Banbury Road; until 31 December) Wilfred Thesiger's photographs---a `most cherished possession' (the first exhibition of Wilfred Thesiger's photographs in the UK) (main museum, entrance through the University Museum in Parks Road; until 27 February) Opening hours: Monday--Saturday, 1--4.30 p.m. For information on exhibitions and events please telephone Oxford (2)70927. THE BATE COLLECTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS The Bate Collection, housed in the Faculty of Music in St Aldate's, is open Mondays to Fridays, 2--5 p.m. Admission is free. The Javanese Gamelan, Kyai Madu Laras, is played on Mondays at 5 p.m., beginning in noughth week, and from first week also on Fridays at 5 p.m. All those interested in learning to play are welcome, especially at the beginners' sessions on Fridays. There will be two Bate weekends this term: 30--31 October, a Scarlatti Weekend with Jane Clark; a list of the sonatas suggested for study, with other details, may be obtained from the Curator. 20--21 November, a Recorder Weekend with Alan Davis. The cost is 20 (10 for junior members of the University; 15 for other students and Friends of the Bate Collection). The Friends of the Bate Collection evening will be held on Saturday, 23 October, at 8 p.m., when Martin Souter will play some of the keyboard instruments, and Quad, who have sponsored Dr Souter's two recordings on Bate Collection instruments, will demonstrate some new devices. The Bate Collection will be open, and coffee, etc., available, from 7.30 p.m. All those interested are welcome to attend. BODLEIAN LIBRARY Introductory talks for readers Introductory talks, designed for postgraduates, others of a similar status, and readers without any institutional affiliations, will be given during October on dates set out below. The talks will cover the use of the library, its catalogues and reference material, and will take the form of a tour of the Lower Reading Room, Catalogue, and Reference section. Each session will begin at 9.30 a.m. promptly, and will last for about an hour. There will be twelve places available each day during the first three weeks of October, six places each day during the last week of October. The talks will be given on the following dates: 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29. Readers who wish to attend are asked to sign the list which is available in the Old Library Entrance Hall (Proscholium) on the south side. Please give your name to the staff at the Lower Main Desk when you attend. The talks will continue throughout the year on Tuesdays and Fridays at the same time. Exact dates are given on the sign-up sheets. Introduction to the Western Manuscripts Catalogues and Duke Humfrey's Reading-Room Introductory talks will be held in Duke Humfrey's reading-room on Tuesdays and Thursdays in weeks 1--3 of Michaelmas Term, and on Thursdays in weeks 4--6. They will cover the finding aids to the western manuscript collections and the related open-shelf material in Selden End. Each talk will begin at 9.30 a.m. and last for about an hour. Readers who wish to attend are asked to sign the list which is available in the Old Library Entrance Hall (Proscholium) on the south side. The talks will be given on 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, and 28 October, and 4, 11, and 18 November. Guided tours The Bodleian Library guides conduct tours to the Divinity School, Convocation House, and Duke Humfrey's Library on weekdays at 10.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m., and on Saturdays (excluding Degree Days) at 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. only. Tours are limited to twelve visitors at a time, and it is regretted that children aged under fourteen are not admitted. The cost of the tour is 2 per person. Tickets can be obtained from the Divinity School. This programme continues until 31 October, when a reduced service will come into operation. Tours for larger groups at other times may be arranged by telephoning the Librarian's Secretary on Oxford (2)77165. MAISON FRANCAISE Norham Road, Oxford OX2 6SE (telephone: (2)74224) The Library The library of the Maison Francaise is a study and information centre for students and teachers of French, and for all those interested in French culture and society. It has a wide range of books (38,000 volumes), periodicals (including Le Monde and Liberation), a selection of cassettes and records, and Dossiers de presse (cuttings from the French press) on various contemporary topics such as the environment, education, and immigration. Everyone is welcome to join the library and take advantage of these resources. The library is open Tuesday--Friday, 10 a.m.--6 p.m., and on Saturdays, 10 a.m.--12 noon. L E C T U R E S --------------- Notices of lectures, seminars, etc., which were received in time are published in the Special Lecture List (Supplement (1) to No. 4300). INAUGURAL LECTURE Drummond Professor of Political Economy j.s. vickers, ma, m.phil., d.phil., will deliver his inaugural lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 November, in the Gulbenkian Theatre, the St Cross Building. Subject: `Concepts of competition.' HUSSEY LECTURE ON THE CHURCH AND THE ARTS sister wendy beckett will deliver the sixth annual Hussey Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 November, in the Ruskin Lecture Theatre, the Ashmolean Museum. Subject: `The theology of art.' JAMES FORD SPECIAL LECTURE IN ENGLISH HISTORY professor r.a. griffiths, Professor of Medieval History, University College, Swansea, will deliver a James Ford Special Lecture at 5 p.m. on Friday, 12 November, in the Examination Schools. Subject: `The royal dead in later medieval England.' ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY Urban Geography Seminars The following seminars will be held at 9.15 a.m. on Fridays in the Senior Common Room, the School of Geography. Convener: C.G. Clarke, MA, D.Phil., University Lecturer in Urban/Social Geography. dr a. varley, University College, London 29 Oct.: `Gender and housing in Latin America.' dr clarke 5 Nov.: `Government policy and housing in urban Venezuela.' professor p. daniels, Birmingham 12 Nov.: `Spatial and sectoral trends in UK producer services.' dr e. swyngedouw 19 Nov.: `Political ecology of urban water: a case study of Guayaquil, Ecuador.' dr d. crilley, Queen Mary College, London 26 Nov.: `Lessons of Canary Wharf, Docklands.' professor m. gilsenan 3 Dec.: `Urban politics of Beirut.' MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES International symposium on Pablo Neruda The following series of research seminars, organised by R.D.F. Pring-Mill, MA, D.Litt., FBA, Emeritus Fellow of St Catherine's College, will be held in the Mary Sunley Building, St Catherine's College. Conveners: I.D.L. Michael, MA, King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies, and C.H. Griffin, MA, D.Phil., University Lecturer in Latin American Literature. Friday, 12 November dr pring-mill 8.30 p.m.: introduction. Saturday, 13 November jaime concha 9 a.m.: `La poesia en el Canto general.' volodia teitelboim 10.15 a.m.: `Neruda y la politica.' alvaro jara 11.45 a.m.: `Neruda en la clandestinidad.' patricio manns 2.15 p.m.: `Neruda y la poesia popular chilena.' Sunday, 14 November nelson osorio 9 a.m.: `La poesia amorosa posterior a 1950.' juan loveluck 10.15 a.m.: `Las Odas y Estravagario.' federico schopf 11.45 a.m.: `Memorial de Isla Negra.' alain sicard 2.15 p.m.: `La politica en la poesia tardia.' hernan loyola 3.15 p.m.: `Neruda y la muerte en la poesia tardia.' In connection with this symposium, an exhibition entitled `Pablo Neruda---a poet for all seasons' will be held in the Voltaire Room, the Taylor Institution, from Thursday, 11 November, to Friday, 19 November, 10 a.m.--5 p.m. Graduate seminar in Spanish studies The following seminars will be given at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Senior Common Room, the Taylor Institution. Conveners: I.D.L. Michael, MA, King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies, and E.A. Southworth, MA, University Lecturer in Spanish. dr c. varela, Director, School of Hispano-American Studies, CSIC, Seville 2 Nov.: `El viaje de sir Edward Woodville a la Peninsula Iberica en 1486: fuentes documentales espanolas y portuguesas.' dr j. london 9 Nov.: `Competing together in Fascist Europe: sport in early Francoism.' dr a. mourinho, Academia Portuguesa de Historia 16 Nov.: `El mirandes: pasado, presente, y futuro.' (Joint meeting with the Portuguese seminar) a. ginger 23 Nov.: `Some problems in the interpretation of the Spanish Romantic period.' MODERN HISTORY, ORIENTAL STUDIES Seminar in medieval Jewish history and literature The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in Pembroke College. All are welcome. Conveners: D. Frank (MA London), Research Fellow of Wolfson College and Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, M.D. Goodman, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Jewish Studies, and M. Rubin, MA, University Lecturer (CUF) in Medieval History. mrs m. levy-rubin, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1 Nov.: `The Jews as protected people under Islamic rule in Palestine.' dr a. gross, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University College, London 29 Nov.: `The Ashkenazic syndrome of Jewish martyrdom in Portugal in 1497.' PHYSICAL SCIENCES Materials Modelling Laboratory Seminars The following seminars will be held at 1.15 p.m. on Fridays in Lecture Room 7, the ETB Building. Convener: D.G. Pettifor, MA, Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy. dr a.p. sutton 29 Oct.: `Modelling thermodynamics at the atomic scale.' dr n.j. long and dr a.k. petford-long 5 Nov.: `Image processing and simulation with Imagen.' dr k. refson 12 Nov.: `Modelling of water diffusion in clays.' dr h.k.d.h. bhadeshia, Cambridge 19 Nov.: `Modelling of welds.' j. durodola 26 Nov.: `Modelling of thermal residual stresses and creep in metal matrix composites.' dr a. horsfield 3 Dec.: `Energy without VAT (Vast Amounts of Time): O(N) Tight Binding Implementations.' Seminars in chemical engineering The following seminars will be held at 4.15 p.m. on Tuesdays in Lecture Room 3 (sixth floor), Thom Building. Convener: D.B.R. Kenning, MA, University Lecturer in Engineering Science. professor s.p.s. andrew, frs, consultant 9 Nov.: `Dropping bricks: errors and lessons in chemical plant design.' professor j.c.r. turner, University of Exeter 23 Nov.: `Mass, momentum, and heat transfer in nature: how mushrooms fire their spores.' Department of Earth Sciences: research talks The following seminars will be held at 4.30 p.m. on Mondays in the Lecture Theatre, the Department of Earth Sciences. Convener: Dr E.A. McClelland. dr k. cox 1 Nov.: `Skye basalts, and a new controversy concerning the major element composition of the mantle.' dr k. refson 8 Nov.: `Water--clay surface interaction: doing without models.' professor l. tauxe, Utrecht 15 Nov.: `The record of the ancient geomagnetic field intensity from rock magnetism.' dr a. putnis, Cambridge 22 Nov.: `Crystallisation and dissolution of minerals: new ideas and applications.' dr r. gawthorpe, University of Manchester 29 Nov.: `Sequences in active extensional basins.' Physical Chemistry Laboratory: cancellation of seminar The seminar which was to have been given by Dr M. Brouard at 2.15 p.m. on Monday, 1 November, has been cancelled. SOCIAL STUDIES Seminar in Modern Economic and Social History: the human factor in British economic performance The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in All Souls College. Conveners: J.S. Foreman-Peck, MA, University Lecturer in Economic History, and A. Offer, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Recent Social and Economic History. dr robert anderson, University of Edinburgh 3 Nov.: `Universities and elites in Britain.' ian st john 10 Nov.: `The flint glass industry in the nineteenth century.' professor youssef cassis, Geneva 17 Nov.: `Business leaders in twentieth-century Europe.' dr steve broadberry, Warwick 24 Nov.: `Human capital in British and German manufacturing during the twentieth century.' professor mark casson, Reading 1 Dec.: `Business cultures.' Special Lecture professor robert h. frank, Goldwyn Smith Professor of Economics, Ethics and Public Policy, Cornell University, will speak at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 November, in Seminar Room A, the Social Studies Faculty Centre. Professor Frank is known for his study of the quest for status in economic motivation, and for work on the role of the emotions in co-operation and collective action. The presentation will address both of these issues. Conveners: P. Aghion (Ph.D. Harvard), Fellow of Nuffield College, D. Gambetta, MA, University Lecturer in Sociology, and A. Offer, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Recent Social and Economic History. Subject: `Rivalry and co-operation.' WADHAM COLLEGE AND THE MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE Milne Lecture professor joseph h. taylor, Princeton University, will deliver the seventeenth Milne Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November, at the Mathematical Institute. Subject: `Binary pulsars and relativistic gravity.' WOLFSON COLLEGE Public lecture professor jon stallworthy, fba, will deliver a public lecture at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November, in the Hall, Wolfson College. Tickets are not required. Subject: `A life for a life: against literary biography.' G R A N T S A N D R E S E A R C H F U N D I N G ----------------------------------------------------- RESEARCH SERVICES Oxford University Research Services, previously known as the Research Support and Industrial Liaison Office, is based in the University Offices, Wellington Square, and is part of the central university administration. The office responsible for Research Services processes and approves all applications to outside bodies for research grants and contracts. It also acts in an advisory capacity for those seeking outside funding or requiring information about specific initiatives (e.g. LINK, Teaching Company, EC research programmes, etc.). Contracts with industry are negotiated through the Research Services office which also deals, inter alia, with various intellectual property matters, research-related work covered by purchase orders, consultancy agreements, agreements covering clinical trials and services, and liaison with funding bodies over discretionary pay awards. The Director of Research Services is Ms June Clark (telephone: (2)70142, e-mail: resiljc). She is assisted by: Ms Catherine Quinn ((2)70158), Assistant to the Director; Dr Anne Knowland ((2)70201, e-mail: resilamk), Research Grants and Contracts Administrator; Mrs Charlotte Beatson ((2)70043, e-mail: resilchb), Industrial and European Liaison Officer (whose assistant is Dawn Fell, ((2)70145); Mr Pierre-Manuel Espinasse ((2)70011), Administrative Officer. Enquiries concerning day-to-day processing of research applications should be addressed to Room 330, Research Services (telephone: (2)70247). Collaborative Research Projects between Britain and Norway The British Council and the Norwegian Research Council have set up a joint fund to promote collaborative research projects between British and Norwegian universities. The fund provides travel and subsistence costs for exchange visits which are an essential part of the initial or middle phases of a project. Applications are invited for travel grants for visits between Britain and Norway which will take place in 1994. Proposals may be in any field of the Natural and Technical Sciences or the Humanities. Research in the Social Sciences is not eligible. The closing date for applications is 15 December 1993. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the British Council, Fridtjof Nansens plass 5, N-0160 Oslo, Norway. Academic Research Collaboration between Britain and Denmark The British Council invites applications from British university staff for grants under its Academic Research Collaboration programme. The awards are intended to give support to research projects involving both British and Danish universities or research institutes. Projects may be in any field of study, but favourable consideration will be given to those likely to attract follow-up funding from the EC or other donors. Grants not exceeding 2,000 are offered for visits by British researchers to Denmark in the year beginning April 1994. Grants are not available to meet the expenses of Danish researchers wishing to visit Britain, nor for the purpose of attending conferences or giving guest lectures. The closing date for applications is 28 January 1994. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the British Council, Gammell Mont 12, 1117 Copenhagen K, Denmark. OTHER GRANTS Radhakrishnan Memorial Bequest The Trustees of the Bequest may make small grants to students at Oxford who are citizens of the Republic of India, and who, because of unexpected difficulties, need financial assistance to complete the qualifications for which they are registered. Grants will not be made to those near to the beginning of their course of study. Application forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the Radhakrishnan Memorial Bequest (Catherine Godman), the Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE. The closing date for applications is Friday, 3 December. Sasakawa Fund Applications are invited for grants from the Sasakawa Fund, to be applied to `the advancement within the University of knowledge and understanding of Japan by way of academic contact and exchange between members of the University and citizens of Japan'. Further details may be obtained from the Secretary of the Board of Management of the fund (Catherine Godman), Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, to whom applications should be returned by the end of the fourth week in each term. Hayter Fund Grants from the Hayter Fund are made to holders of established university posts for travel and research purposes connected with the languages and the economic, social, and political development of the following areas: the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America. Application forms and further details are available from the Secretary of the Hayter Committee (Catherine Godman), Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford. The closing date for applications is Friday, 19 November. Philosophical Fellowship Fund The trustees of the Philosophical Fellowship Fund, which was established in 1941 for the `furtherance of philosophical and/or scientific research', particularly with reference to the USA, the UK, and France, now invite applications for support from candidates whose research would benefit in some significant respect from a period of up to three months (or, exceptionally, up to six months) to be spent working in Paris during the current academic year, starting not earlier than 1 January 1994. Candidates should at present be working for a higher degree in philosophy or a related subject with strong philosophical associations, or should have been awarded such a degree not more than three years ago. Applications should be sent to Dr Sabina Lovibond, Worcester College, Oxford, and should reach her by Monday, 1 November. Candidates should include, with their curriculum vitae, a brief description of their current research and study plans, and an explanation of what they hope to achieve through their stay in Paris. They should also give the names of two referees, whom they should ask to write directly to Dr Lovibond. Short-listed candidates will be asked to provide a sample of their written work, of not more than 5,000 words in length. Interviews will be held before the end of Michaelmas Term. The exact amount of any awards that may be made will be assessed in the light of the successful candidate's or candidates' plans, but it is intended that they should be sufficient to cover the estimated basic costs of his or her travel to and stay in Paris. The trustees also hope to be able to find from among their philosophical contacts in Paris persons who will be willing to provide initial guidance and introductions there to successful candidates. Sir Henry Strakosch Memorial Trust Grants for Travel in South Africa 1 The Sir Henry Strakosch Memorial Trust was formed in 1950 for the purpose of giving effect to the wish of the late Sir Henry Strakosch, CBE, to help improve understanding between the citizens of South Africa and the United Kingdom. 2 The trustees now offer a grant of 2,000 plus the cost of the air fare from the United Kingdom to South Africa and back, to a graduate who, in their opinion, is the most likely to further the aims of the trust and who, in satisfying the conditions of eligibility, has been nominated to them by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford or his deputy. 3 The purpose of the grant is to further the education of the successful applicant in his/her own field of study by visits to universities and other bodies in South Africa and to extend his/her knowledge of that country. 4 Applicants are eligible provided that: (i) they are either members of the graduate staff or registered research students of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge; (ii) they will not on 1 July 1994 have attained the age of 30 years; (iii) they are British subjects habitually resident in the British Isles; (iv) they have not previously visited South Africa. 5 The successful applicant, who will be known as the Strakosch Fellow, will be required: (i) to visit South Africa for a period of not less than two months during 1994; (ii) to submit to the trustees a report on the visit within one month of return. 6 The fellow will arrange the travel in consultation with the trust, which will pay the return air fare to South Africa. In addition the fellow will receive before departure sufficient cash to cover incidental expenses of the travel. The balance of the grant, which will cover all reasonable travelling expenses within South Africa, costs of accommodation, and other out-of-pocket expenses, will be paid after arrival. 7 Applicants for nomination by the Vice-Chancellor to the trustees should send their names to the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, so as to reach him not later than Friday, 29 November. Each application should include a signed statement that the applicant satisfies the conditions of eligibility stated in paragraph 4, and will, if awarded the grant, fulfil the requirements stated in paragraph 5. It should also indicate briefly the applicant's field of studies and reasons for wishing to visit South Africa. If the applicant is a research student the names of two referees should be given. The award will be made by the trustees after they have interviewed candidates duly nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. E X A M I N A T I O N S A N D B O A R D S --------------------------------------------- GENERAL BOARD OF THE FACULTIES Corrigendum With the approval of the General Board, the following appointment has been made for the period stated. This notice replaces the notice of appointment of Ms Demaria published in Gazette No. 4303 (21 October), p. 000. Appointment RESEARCH OFFICER IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES natale demaria (laurea, Turin). From 10 January 1994 until 9 January 1997. CHAIRMAN OF EXAMINERS The Vice-Chancellor desires to call the attention of all examiners to the provisions of Ch. VI, Sect. ii.c, 1, clauses 1--3 (Examination Decrees, 1992, p. 881), which require examiners in all university examinations to appoint one of their number to act as Chairman, to notify the appointment to the Vice-Chancellor, and to publish it in the University Gazette. He desires that these appointments shall be notified to the Clerk of the Schools who will himself inform the Vice-Chancellor and see that notice of them is duly published in the University Gazette. CHAIRMEN OF EXAMINERS HILARY TERM 1994 Preliminary Examinations Classical (Greek and Latin) Languages: s.j. harrison, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Corpus Christi Honour Moderations Greek and Latin Literature: r.c.t. parker, ma, Fellow of Oriel Latin Literature with Greek: r.c.t. parker, ma, Fellow of Oriel Law Moderations j.c.n. horder, bcl, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Worcester Bachelor of Medicine (First Examination) Part II: g.l. smith, ma, Fellow of Wadham (address: c/o Faculty Office, Laboratory of Physiology) Bachelor of Fine Art Final examination: m. chevska, ma status, Fellow of Brasenose (address: Ruskin School) TRINITY TERM 1994 Preliminary Examinations English and Modern Languages (Part 2: English): d.l. birch, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Trinity Modern History and Modern Languages (Part 2: Modern History): j.r.l. maddicott, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Exeter Honour Moderations English Language and Literature: d.l. birch, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Trinity Honour Schools Literae Humaniores: a.s. hollis, b.phil., ma, Fellow of Keble Mathematics and Computation: g.m. reed, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St Edmund Hall (address: Computing Laboratory) Modern History: m.f. john, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Magdalen Modern Languages: p.a. mackridge, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St Cross (address: Taylor Institution) Master of Philosophy Qualifying examination in Sociology: k.i. macdonald, b.phil., ma, Fellow of Nuffield (address: Department of Applied Social Studies) Master of Science Management (Industrial Relations): i.j. kessler, ma status, Research Fellow of Templeton Bachelor of Philosophy Philosophy: m.r. ayres, ma, Fellow of Wadham Diploma Special Diploma in Social Administration and Social Studies: p.m. hayes, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Keble EXAMINATION SCHOOLS Accommodation for Lectures Hilary Term 1994 The Chairman of the Curators of the Schools would be grateful if Professors, Readers, and University Lecturers who wish to lecture at the Schools in Hilary Term 1994 could inform the Clerk of the Schools at the end of the present term. It is necessary to know whether a room suitable for an audience of more than one hundred persons is required; only the three large writing-schools will accommodate more than that number. Leave for the use of rooms for lectures will expire at the end of the seventh week of Hilary Term. Afternoon lectures should normally finish by 6 p.m. Attention is drawn to the fact that overhead projection equipment and 35-mm projectors are available. When these facilities are required the Clerk of the Schools should be notified in advance. CHANGES IN REGULATIONS The following changes in regulations made by the General Board, and, with the approval of the General Board, the following changes in regulations made by the Board of the Faculty of Law will come into effect on 12 November. 1 General Board of the Faculties Departmental committees With immediate effect 1 In Ch. II, Sect. xiii, 2, cl. 7, footnote 1 (Statutes, 1993, p. 230), delete `cl. 2 (12)--(14)' and substitute `cl. 1 (8)--(10)'. 2 Ibid., before `Committee for Queen Elizabeth House' insert `Inter-faculty'. 2 Board of the Faculty of Law Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice With effect from 1 September 1994 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 862, after l. 14, following the Decree establishing the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, insert: `Regulations 1. Candidates will be examined in the following compulsory subjects: Litigation and Advocacy; Conveyancing and Wills; Business Law and Practice; Probate and Administration. 2. Candidates will be examined in two options from the following: Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Commercial Property; Family Law; Housing Law; Planning and Environmental Law. 3. Examination under cll. 1 and 2 will be by written examination (accounting for 75 per cent of the mark) and coursework (accounting for 25 per cent of the mark). 4. The pass mark in the compulsory subjects and the options shall be 50 per cent. A minimum mark of 50 per cent should normally be obtained in both the examination element and each element of the coursework assessment. However a mark of not less than 45 per cent in one element may be compensated by the mark obtained in the other element, provided the overall mark scored in this subject is 50 per cent or more. 5. The coursework element of each compulsory subject shall consist of two pieces of coursework. The coursework element of each option shall consist of one piece of coursework. 6. Candidates will be assessed on their competence in the following pervasives: Introduction to Revenue Law; Professional Conduct; European Community Law; Financial Services Act. 7. Assessment of the pervasives shall be by means of two assessed exercises in each pervasive. Assessment of the pervasives shall be on a competent/non-competent basis. 8. Candidates will be assessed on their competence in the following skills: Writing and Drafting; Negotiation and Advocacy; Interviewing and Advising; Legal Research. 9. Each skill shall be assessed by means of two practical exercises in that skill. The assessment of each exercise shall be on a competent/non competent basis. If the exercise is oral in form, then the assessment shall be undertaken by two members of staff. The oral exercise will be videotaped, and the tape made available to the external examiners. 10. The Legal Practice Course Committee may, exceptionally, exempt a candidate from taking some or all of the skills assessments or may vary the candidate's assessment programme. Medical evidence of a disability which might prevent or distort a skills assessment must be presented to the Legal Practice Course Committee. The agreement of the external examiners must be obtained for an exemption or variation from any skills assessment. 11. In order to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice a candidate will normally be required to pass each of the four compulsory subjects, and to pass two of the optional subjects and be judged competent in each skill and in each pervasive subject. 12. A candidate who has satisfied the conditions in cl. 11 above and has achieved an average of 60 per cent or greater over the compulsory subjects and options and a mark of at least 60 per cent in four subjects or more may be recommended for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with Commendation. 13. A candidate who has satisfied the conditions in cl. 11 above and has achieved an average of 70 per cent or greater over the compulsory subjects and options and a mark of at least 70 per cent in four subjects or more may be recommended for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with Distinction. 14. A candidate who fails to be judged competent in one skills assessment exercise shall be given one further opportunity to pass another similar exercise in the same skill. 15. The Examination Committee may, exceptionally, on medical grounds condone a finding that a candidate is not competent in one legal skill provided that the candidate is competent in all other skills assessments. 16. A candidate who fails to submit coursework by the required date for submission or who fails to attend or submit any skills assessment other than for reason of illness or some other cause considered reasonable by the Legal Practice Course Committee shall be deemed to have failed that component of the assessment. 17. The Legal Practice Course Committee shall have power to refer a candidate who fails to achieve a mark of 45 per cent or more in one coursework assessment only. The Legal Practice Course Committee shall require resubmission of a similar coursework assessment on such terms as it shall determine. Under such circumstances, the Postgraduate Diploma cannot be awarded with Commendation or Distinction. 18. The Examination Committee may allow a candidate's overall performance to compensate for failure in one compulsory subject or one option, provided that the failure is within the range of 45--49 per cent of the total marks available for that subject and provided that the candidate has achieved a minimum of 55 per cent of the total marks available in at least one other subject. 19. A candidate who fails at the first attempt to satisfy the Examination Committee in one subject or one skill may be allowed to repeat the assessment component on one further occasion. The referral will normally be in the September following but must be within two years of the meeting of the Examination Committee at which the decision was made. 20. The Examination Committee has discretion to determine the form, conditions and time of the referral. If a component is assessed by more than one form of assessment and one form has been passed, then the form that has been passed will not be retaken. The maximum mark attainable for a referred subject is 50 per cent. Under such circumstances, the Postgraduate Diploma cannot be awarded with Commendation or Distinction. 21. A candidate who fails at the first attempt to satisfy the Examination Committee in more than one subject or skill may be permitted to repeat the entire diet of assessments (including skills assessments) on one further occasion within two years. Under such circumstances, the Postgraduate Diploma cannot be awarded with Commendation or Distinction.' BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES Election of one ordinary member An election will be held on Thursday, 28 October, to fill a vacancy for an ordinary member (vice Dr G.J. Strawson, resigned), to hold office from the beginning of Michaelmas Term 1993 until the beginning of Michaelmas Term 1994. Nominations in writing by two electors will be received by the Secretary of Faculties at the University Offices up to 4 p.m. on Monday, 4 October, and nominations by six electors up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 19 October. CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL BOARD: SATURDAY MORNINGS The Chairman of the General Board, Dr J.V. Peach, will be in his room (337) in the University Offices on Saturday mornings between 9 a.m. and 12 noon in weeks 1--8 of Michaelmas Term, and will be pleased to see any senior member of the University who may wish to discuss matters relevant to the General Board's responsibilities with him. These sessions are intended primarily for those who do not have administrative duties (e.g. as heads of departments or chairmen of faculty boards) which regularly bring them into contact with the General Board. No appointment is required, but this may mean that from time to time it is necessary to wait until the Chairman is free. If the matter to be discussed is of unusual complexity it would help if a short note of it were sent in advance. EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY The examiners appointed by the following faculty boards give notice of oral examination of their candidates as follows: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES r.j. errington, Wolfson: `In vitro wound healing'. Department of Zoology, Thursday, 25 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: J.H. Lewis, G. Ireland. c. hulton, St Cross: `Molecular genetic analysis of the supercoiling regulated pro U promoter of S. typhimurium'. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Tuesday, 30 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: D.R. Higgs, S.J.W. Busby. CLINICAL MEDICINE r.h.-c. chen, Wolfson: `Cellular infiltration in transplanted organs: detection of cytotoxic granule-associated proteins'. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thursday, 16 December, 3 p.m. Examiners: A.J. McMichael, R. Calne. i.p. fraser, St John's: `Macrophage haemagglutinins and scavenger receptors: their roles in adhesion and endo-cytosis'. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Friday, 19 November, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: P.R. Crocker, N. Hogg. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE j. moody, St Edmund Hall: `Aspects of cultural politics in the early nineteenth-century theatre'. Examination Schools, Thursday, 4 November, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: J.S. Bratton, E.L. Jones. LAW s.a. smith, St Anne's: `The Common Law of Restraint of Trade: a theoretical analysis'. St Anne's, Wednesday, 1 December, 1.30 p.m. Examiners: H. G. Beale, R. Brownsword. LITERAE HUMANIORES g.j. o'brien, New College: `A computational theory of mind: an exploration in the conceptual foundations of cognitive science'. Corpus Christi, Tuesday, 14 December, 4.30 p.m. Examiners: M.K. Davies, A. Morton. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES d. bowes, Balliol: `Weyl quantisation reduction and star products'. Mathematical Institute, Friday, 19 November, 3 p.m. Examiners: F.J. Bloore, M. Lunn. m.r. jones, St Cross: `Intersection topologies'. Examination Schools, Monday, 15 November, 10 a.m. Examiners: P.J. Collins, R. Pol. p.z. kobak, New College: `Quaternionic geometry and harmonic maps' Balliol, Wednesday, 8 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: F.E. Burstall, F.C. Kirwan. j.d. st m. porter, Lincoln: `Casson type variants of oriented three manifolds'. Mathematical Institute, Tuesday, 16 November, 2.20 p.m. Examiners: J.D.S. Jones, P.B. Kronheimer. MODERN HISTORY r. a. mitchell, Lincoln: `Approaches to history in text and image in England, c.1830--70'. Examination Schools, Tuesday, 23 November, 4.30 p.m. Examiners: C. Fox, A.D. Macintyre. PHYSICAL SCIENCES k.e.c. benson, Wadham: `Aspects of the electroweak phase transition and baryogenesis'. Nuclear and Astrophysics Building, Monday, 22 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: C.G. Lacey, N.N. Cottingham. kwok wing fung, St Anne's: `Models and mimics of isopenicillin N synthase'. Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Monday, 1 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: J. Robertson, G.G. Haraldsson. m.s. harding, St John's: `The kinetics of interfacial processes'. Magdalen, Friday, 5 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: C.O. Bain, A. Mills. g. hogan, Wolfson: `A study of the kinetics of copper vapour lasers'. Department of Engineering Science, Tuesday, 2 November, 10.15 a.m. Examiners: A.M. Howatson, A. Maitland. s. mason, Queen's: `Solid state deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance studies on organometallic intercalation compounds'. New Chemistry Laboratory, Wednesday, 10 November, 11 a.m. Examiners: C.M. Dobson, S.J. Hibble. heng-vee wong, Keble: `Structural, electronic, and kinetic studies on organometallic intercalates of metal dichalcogenides'. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Thursday, 4 November, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: M.J. Rosseinsky, P.G. Bruce. PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES d. meredith, Brasenose: `Oligopeptide transport in lung epithelium'. Department of Physiology, Wednesday, 17 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: A.C. Hall, G.D. Van Rossum. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LETTERS The examiners appointed by the following faculty board give notice of oral examination of their candidate as follows: SOCIAL STUDIES y.w.n. siyolwe, St Anne's: `Makwebo women: a study of the socio-economic activities of a select group of women traders in Lusaka, Zambia, 1980--90'. St Antony's, Friday, 5 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: T.O. Ranger, H. Moore. C O L L E G E S, H A L L S, A N D S O C I E T I E S --------------------------------------------------------- OBITUARIES LINCOLN COLLEGE c.h.f. frean, 24 July 1993; commoner 1930--4. Aged 82. lord murray of newhaven, 10 October 1993; Fellow and Bursar 1937- -44, Rector 1944--53, Honorary Fellow 1953--93. Aged 90. ST EDMUND HALL ing. jose ezequiel lynch gamero, 12 September 1993; commoner 1963--4. Aged 54. TRINITY COLLEGE robert francis addy, 14 August 1993; commoner 1937. Aged 74. james nicholson denham; commoner as Naval Probationer 1944. cyril joseph fitzgibbon, 1993; scholar 1955. robert christopher knapp-fisher, 14 May 1993; commoner 1948. Aged 62. john fitzgerald marnan, 24 November 1990; commoner 1927. Aged 82. scott howard smith, 2 October 1993; commoner 1985. Aged 26. WORCESTER COLLEGE francis alfred berry, ma, 1991; 1945--8. sarah jane burke, ba, 19 July 1993; 1988--91. Aged 23. michael beverly davies, ma, 11 December 1992; 1937--9. Aged 73. martin stanley fagg, ma, 16 August 1993; 1949--53. Aged 64. joseph roger greenwood, 25 May 1993; 1957--60. Aged 56. charles henry noel l'estrange, ma, 17 August 1993; 1928--31. Aged 83. david protheroe lane, ma, 8 July 1992; 1930--3. Aged 82. morton morell mackenzie, ma, August 1993; 1934--7. Aged 77. dennis shea mitchell, ma, 2 June 1993; 1960--2. Aged 54. william stuart hampson morley, 17 June 1993; 1942--7. Aged 69. robert james neil stewart, 20 June 1993; organ scholar 1958--61. Aged 51. thomas douglas sutton, ma, 1992; 1948--51. Aged 61. allan peter surman talbot, ma, February 1993; 1927--30. Aged 83. henry alan franklin ward-jackson, ma, 6 August 1993; 1930--3. Aged 82. ELECTIONS BRASENOSE COLLEGE To Open Scholarships: matthew james bidwell, formerly of St Paul's School, London peter michael haggie, formerly of Hoo Upper Comprehensive School timothy douglas harford, formerly of Aylesbury Grammar School gideon michael lester, formerly of Westminster School walter timothy lynsdale, formerly of Brighton College alasdair william maclean, formerly of Eton College ian james mclachlan, formerly of Tiffin School, Surrey kieran patrick o'connor, formerly of St Bede's College kevin feolan o'sullivan, formerly of the John Lyon School paul geoffrey roberts, formerly of Northfields School, Dunstable douglas stuart scott, formerly of Ipswich School paul michael stanistreet, formerly of Monmouth School david ian geza szalay, formerly of Stowe School benjamin paul thurston, formerly of Stamford School simon todd, formerly of Grange School, Cheshire To Open Exhibitions: katherine sarah ball, formerly of Cranleigh School aris bikos, formerly of Athens College simon philip dewberry, formerly of Bishop's Stortford College tristan charles j. elbrick, formerly of Eton College philippos kassimatis, formerly of Athens College karolos seeger, formerly of the German School, Surrey dipesh shrestha, formerly of Budhanilkantha School john meredith tudor, formerly of Cape Town University andrew david wright, formerly of Queen Elizabeth Sixth-Form College, Darlington MERTON COLLEGE To Postmasterships: j.h.f. bothwell, formerly of Marlborough College m.s. bunting, formerly of Idsall School, Shifnal r.j. cumbley, formerly of Malvern College d.t. duncan, formerly of the Royal School, Armagh miss j.i. mould, formerly of Nonsuch High School, Cheam To Exhibitions: miss k.m. bacon, formerly of Frome College r.l. behr, formerly of City of London School miss s.e. bolt, formerly of Wadham School, Crewkerne i.d. budden, formerly of Nether Stowe School, Lichfield a.p. davison, formerly of Cottingham High School miss h. dickinson, formerly of Dame Allan's Girls' School, Newcastle upon Tyne m.c. elithorn, formerly of St Paul's School p.n. fearnhead, formerly of Solihull Sixth-Form College p.r. foot, formerly of Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe miss a.l. goodgame, formerly of St Paul's Girls' School miss b.j. hall, formerly of Worthing Sixth-Form College i.m. hamilton, formerly of Wallace High School, Lisburn j.w. handscombe, formerly of Silverdale School, Sheffield w.b. henry, formerly of The Perse School, Cambridge m.e.a. hodgson, formerly of the John Lyon School, Harrow miss v. james, formerly of the Atherley School, Southampton miss s.a. lowndes, formerly of Sherborne Girls' School c.a. marsh, formerly of King Edward VI College, Nuneaton s.c. maxwell, formerly of Nottingham High School a.n.j. parry-jones, formerly of The Perse School, Cambridge g.j. richardson, formerly of Colchester Royal Grammar School miss r.a. shaw, formerly of Millfield High School, Lancashire m.a. shepherd, formerly of Solihull School r.e.j. stevens, formerly of Farnham College t.f. stone, formerly of St Dunstan's College, Catford s.g. thomas, formerly of King Edward's School, Birmingham c.d. taylor, formerly of Park View Comprehensive School, Chester- le-Street n.d. thaker, formerly of St Paul's School miss a.l. watts, formerly of Bradford Girls' Grammar School p.s. whitney, formerly of Torquay Boys' Grammar School ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE To a Brook Scholarship: johannes berg, formerly of United College of the Atlantic, South Glamorgan To a Clothworkers' Scholarship: phillip elliott, formerly of Hyde Sixth-Form College, Cheshire To Sembal Scholarships: karl evans, formerly of Hereford Sixth-Form College neil fazakerley, formerly of the Blue Coat School, Liverpool To a David Landau Scholarship: mark gill, formerly of Ecclesbourne School, Derby To an F.M. Brewer Scholarship: robert jacobs, formerly of Collingwood School, Surrey To a Baker Scholarship: rowan joffe, formerly of Westminster School To a Lockheed Scholarship: andrew rushton, formerly of Tutton High School, Bolton To a Kaye Scholarship: jennifer salmond, formerly of Stamford High School To a Philip Fothergill Scholarship: adam shapiro, formerly of Chiswick Community School To a Geoffrey Griffith Scholarship: james wilde, formerly of Manshead Upper School, Luton To a Garrett Scholarship: karen willis, formerly of Strode College, Somerset To Scholarships: john armitage, formerly of Eastbourne College tiu de haan, formerly of Bryanston School, Dorset david epstein, formerly of Merchant Taylors' School, Middlesex ruth hambleton, formerly of South Wiltshire Grammar School for Girls, Salisbury francis hutchinson, formerly of St Mary's Sixth-Form College, Middlesbrough emma lovegrove, formerly of St Mary's School, Ascot christopher owens, formerly of Durham Johnston School christopher paterson, formerly of University College School, London sally turnbull, formerly of James Allen's School, London simon williams, formerly of Stockport Grammar School karen wills, formerly of Brookfield Community College, Chesterfield TRINITY COLLEGE To Millard Scholarships: gan yu hin, formerly of Raffles Junior College, Singapore ho pak lum, formerly of Raffles Junior College, Singapore john christopher pinot de moira, formerly of the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe ian kirk shawyer, formerly of Monk's Walk School, Welwyn Garden City paul joseph walmsley, formerly of Holy Cross College, Bury matthew james westmacott green, formerly of Hardye's School, Dorchester To Percival Scholarships: karen kwek, formerly of Victorial Junior College, Singapore katharine aisla paice, formerly of Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree sarah tweddell, formerly of Merchant Taylors' School for Girls, Crosby To Ford Scholarships: craig morgan, formerly of Barnsley College yap chuin wei, formerly of Raffles Junior College, Singapore To Henniker Scholarships: paul charles collins, formerly of Tonbridge School richard forster, formerly of Manchester Grammar School To Graduate Scholarships: andrew john ginger, formerly of Trinity School, Croydon morwenna ann ludlow, formerly of Cheltenham Ladies' College andrew robert meadows, formerly of the Royal Grammar School, Worcester To a Greenhill Scholarship: gideon morris hirschfield, formerly of Verulam School, St Albans To a Hillary Scholarship: alison alexandra potts, formerly of Newcastle under Lyme School for Girls To Ford Exhibitions: catherine emerson, formerly of Whitefield Fishponds School, Bristol ian martin gilmore, formerly of Leeds Grammar School To Blakiston Exhibitions: oliver john craven, formerly of Oakham School philip george ember, formerly of Hampton School benjamin giaretta, formerly of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne jonathan mark kingsman, formerly of Bradford Grammar School francis dominic patrick rose, formerly of Magdalen College School To Chadwick Exhibitions: julian thomas kelly, formerly of Lancaster Royal Grammar School andrew david jolly, formerly of Ellesmere Port Catholic High School To a Greenhill Exhibition: alexander richard lyon, formerly of The Perse School, Cambridge To a Millard Exhibition: kay michelle ritchley, formerly of Dauntsey's School, West Lavington To a Kolkhorst Exhibition: michelle aine clayton, formerly of St Andrew's College, Blackrock, Co. 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Old Boar's Hill: secluded country cottage, just 4 miles from Oxford; fully furnished and equipped; delightful, quiet setting at the end of a country lane. Ideal for short sabbatical stays. 650 p.c.m. Telephone K. Solomon in Italy. Tel.: 010 39 444 324729. East Oxford (Iffley Fields): 3-bedroom family house; sitting- room, large kitchen/family room, bathroom, 2 double bedrooms (1 with shower-room), single room with bunk beds; dish-washer, tumble-drier, etc.; child-friendly garden; near shops, playing- fields, river. Bicycles could be included. Available for 1 or 2 months from 12 Dec. 550 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 249925. House to let, Jan.--Aug. (Jan.--June possible): 2 double bedrooms, 1 large study/bedroom, 30-ft lounge, separate dining- room, bathroom, downstairs w.c., gardens at front and rear, car parking space. 700 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 52248. Very spacious home, 2/3 bedrooms, 3/4 reception; large exclusive garden; central North Oxford. 850 p.c.m. Available Nov. Tel.: Oxford 52770 (Mrs Sanderson, agent), or 010 353 1 285 4970 (Mr and Mrs Dew, owners; British embassy, Dublin). Charlbury: large, comfortable, modern house available early Jan.- -late Apr. in charming town close to Cotswolds; all mod. cons.; tastefully furnished; close to schools; good walking; would suit visiting academic family. Oxford only 12 minutes away by reliable, frequent train service; 25 minutes by car. 600 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford (2)78899, or 0608 811439. Comfortable, quiet coach house in Old Marston, refurbished, furnished, fully equipped; suitable for academic couple; gas c.h., fridge-freezer, washing-machine, telephone; 2 double bedrooms. Available 1 Jan. 565 p.m. (inc. rates). Tel.: Oxford 244130. Harcourt Hill: large family house, 1 miles west of Oxford with views of city spires; 5 bedrooms, study, 2 bathrooms, dining-room, living-room, large fully-equipped kitchen, laundry, garage, large garden; near schools and access to leisure facilities. Available Jan.--end of Sept. 1994. 750 p.c.m. (inc. council tax and gardener). Tel.: Oxford 243725. Short Christmas let---up to 5 weeks: 2-bedroom terrace house in St Clement's /east Oxford, only 10 minutes' walk to city centre/University. Non-smokers, no pets preferred. Tel.: Oxford 727394 (after 6 p.m.). Tiny but attractive cottage, furnished and equipped, in Iffley village, 2 miles from Oxford, close to bus route. Ideal for one; postgraduate preferred. 400 p.c.m. plus own metered electricity, gas, and telephone. Secure hard-standing. Tel.: Oxford 779263. Boar's Hill: charming 2-bed cottage with superb view; suit non- smoking professional person(s); gas c.h., washing-machine, bath/shower, car space. Regret no children or pets. Available until June, 425 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 735338. Old Marston: modern 2-bedroom terrace house, in quiet position, with attractive gardens; fully furnished and equipped, gas c.h., telephone, TV, garage; easy access to shops, buses, and University Parks. Available from beginning of Nov., 450 p.m. Suitable for professional couple. The Revd Martin F. Loveless (Chaplain, RAF Waddington), 7 Slessor Street, Waddington, Lincoln LN5 9NE. Tel.: 0522 720271, ext. 7398 (work and answer-machine), or 0522 722538 (home). Idyllic cottage and situation, maintained garden with stream; furnished to high standard; oil c.h.; open log fireplace; house help available; Oxford 16 miles; railway 1 miles, with hourly service to Paddington (68 minutes). Regret no children or pets. Minimum 12-month let, 700 p.c.m. P.G. Geddes, 100 Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8SX. Excellent detached 3-bedroom house in North Oxford available Nov.--Dec. for 6 months; new c.h.; south-facing large private garden; super family home. Tel.: Oxford 514521 or 514529. Flats to Let Central North Oxford, 10 minutes from city centre: exceptionally well-furnished flats in quiet, civilised family house: (1)--- available now: large double bedroom, single bedroom, drawing- room, kitchen, bathroom; (2)---from 1 Feb. 1994: large double bedroom, drawing-room, kitchen, bathroom. Off-street parking, garden. Regret no children or pets. Tel.: Oxford 52400. Self-contained wing of Victorian house near Wolfson College: on 2 storeys (ground and first): 1 double bedroom, 1 single bedroom/study, large bathroom, large living/dining-room, kitchen; gas c.h.; washing-machine and drier, and all modern amenities. To let from 1 Nov. Tel.: Oxford 511500. Sandford-on-Thames: modern one-bed flat, with balcony, overlooking river; own car-port. To let furnished for 500 p.c.m. Non-smokers only please. Tel. (evenings): Oxford 772459 or 0703 556710. Office/studio space to let Approx. 1,200 sq. ft. of 2nd-floor office/studio space, to be let as a whole or in two separate parts. Suitable for offices, studio use, or storage. Situated in central North Oxford (Jericho). Tel.: Oxford 57902. Accommodation Offered Bed-and-breakfast accommodation available in warm, centrally- heated, comfortable house in prestigious central North Oxford, within easy walking distance of the city centre, all main university buildings, parks, and rivers. Very moderate terms. Tel.: Oxford 57879. Finders Keepers offers a unique reservation service for visitors to Oxford. Our properties range from 1-bedroom apartments in the centre of Oxford to family homes in the surrounding villages. We have offices covering the whole of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. Call us now to discuss your requirements with one of our experienced staff, or ask for one of our special information packs. Tel.: Oxford 512168, fax: 56993. Accommodation Sought Thinking of letting? QB Management have a variety of tenants, mainly academic or professional, looking for a variety of properties right now. Contact us without obligation, for details of our Letting and Management Services and we will tailor our service to your requirement. Tel.: Oxford 64533, or fax: 64777. Accommodation Exchange San Diego/Oxford: house exchange wanted in or near Oxford for visiting professor and wife from the University of California at San Diego. Lovely house next to campus. Autumn quarter, Sept.-- end of Dec. 1994. Three or more bedrooms preferred. Write to: Dr C. Granger, 8854 Robin Hood Lane, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Or tel.: Oxford 515588 (evenings). Hawaii: family seeks 3+ bedroom home in Oxford area, late June to late Aug. We have 4+ bedrooms across from beautiful white sandy beach, 25 minutes from Honolulu. Willing to exchange car/office and help to make contacts for academic research. J. Knox. Fax: 808 545 2368. A.y. 1994--5: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sabbatical visitor and family would like to exchange house and car in Toronto for the same in Oxford, approximately July 1994--July 1995. Spacious fully-equipped house with 2-car garage, 4 bedrooms, library, 3 bathrooms, laundry-room, etc., on quiet street. Good access to schools and amenities. Contact (1) Dr G. Hancock, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, or (2) Dr C. Sadowski. (1) Tel.: Oxford 75439; (2) tel.: 0101 416 537 9852, fax: 0101 416 736 5516. Houses for Sale Stone cottage at Tackley, near Woodstock, only 11 minutes by train from Oxford. Three bedrooms (one 19ft 11ins by 9ft 5ins), living-room (18ft by 13ft), gas c.h., garage, attractive garden, south-facing, permission for loft extension. In good condition, no chain, popular village. Offers in the region of 77,000 (new lower price for quick sale). Tel.: Tackley 220 (after 7 p.m.). Upper Wolvercote, 68,000. Extended 1930s semi with views across Port Meadow to Wytham. Loft study with Velux, 2 bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, porch, garden-room/studio; gas c.h., d.g., cavity wall insulation; extensive fitted bookshelves; 6 telephone points; charming, secluded garden with shed and log-store. Tel.: Oxford 54840. House to let or for sale Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford: close to city centre on main bus route, spacious family house, unfurnished, close to all hospitals; 5 bedrooms, detached; garage; large south-facing garden; near schools, shops, and leisure facilities. 1,100 p.c.m. (inc. gardener). Tel.: Oxford 200092 (day), or 744664 (evening). For Sale Renault 19 GTS, June 1989, excellent working order, 91,000 km/56,250 miles. 3,000 o.n.o. Tel.: Oxford 57192 (home), or (2)73402/(2)76877 (day). D I A R Y --------- Forthcoming university events are listed only if they are, or have been, separately announced in the Gazette. Faculty and departmental lectures and seminars, and events announced by advertisement, are excluded. Academic Staff Seminars (Academic Staff Development Committee): places should be booked in advance through the committee secretary, University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70086). Under `Contents': Supplements included in this issue: Pages (1) to 4303: Members of Faculties 00--00 (2) to 4303: Appointments 00--00 In box at foot of left-hand column: CONGREGATION Tuesday, 2 November, at 2 p.m. in the Sheldonian Theatre Discussion of Vice-Chancellor's Oration and Annual Report There will be a discussion of the Oration delivered on 5 October by the retiring Vice-Chancellor, and of the Annual Report of the University for 1992--3, which were published as Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4301 (11 October). Debate on General Resolution concerning important new policies The text of the resolution appears in `University Agenda' above. Friday 29 October bodleian library: introductory talk for readers, 9.30 a.m. (to attend, sign list in Old Library Entrance Hall (Proscholium)). dr e. stuart: `Radical theologies: lesbian and gay theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. the revd dr israel selvanayagam: `Ritual and God---parallel powers in Hindu worship' (second of two Teape Lectures: `Hindu-- Christian dialogue'), Schools, 5 p.m. susanne heinrich (viola da gamba) and kah-ming ng (harpsichord) play works by Marin Marais, Rameau, Forqueray, and D'Anglebert, Maison Francaise, 8.15 p.m. (admission free). Saturday 30 October nancy kenny (mezzo-soprano), julia rayson (clarinet and basset horn), and Heather Mulkey (piano) perform works by Mozart, Spohr, Barber, and Stravinsky, Holywell Music Room, 8 p.m. (Friends of the Ashmolean concert: tickets, 6, from the Ashmolean ((2)78016) or at the door.) Sunday 31 October the revd canon c.j. bennetts preaches, Jesus College, 10 a.m. Monday 1 November dr d. lindley: `Potential for wind energy in the UK' (Environmental Change Unit Seminar), main lecture room, School of Geography, 2--3.30 p.m. congregation elections (11 November): nominations by six members of Congregation to be received at the University Offices by 4 p.m. professor p.w. anderson: `Many-body theory of metals redux: new limitations, new concepts, new results with a focus on High-Tc Superconductors' (special lecture series), Lindemann Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, 4.15 p.m. (also tomorrow, at same time). john peter: `Puffing Mr Puff' (meeting chaired by Professor Michael Codron), Room C, Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's, 5 p.m. m. herve this-benchkard: `Diffusion des sciences et didactique experimentale', Maison Francaise, 5.15 p.m. Tuesday 2 November women tutors' group meeting, LR6, Thom Building, Department of Engineering Science (eighth floor), 1 p.m. congregation meeting, 2 p.m. professor j. vickers (Drummond Professor of Political Economy): `Concepts of competition' (inaugural lecture), Gulbenkian Theatre, St Cross Building, 5 p.m. professor n. wolterstorff: `On the nature of speaking' (Wilde Lectures: `Divine discourse: reflections on the claim that God speaks'), Schools, 5 p.m. Wednesday 3 November professor j.w. o'malley: `In Jedin's wake: debates and divergences' (Martin D'Arcy Lectures: `Whatever happened to the Counter-Reformation? Fifty years of interpretation), Campion Hall, 5 p.m. mr a. vines: `The UN and the transition in Angola and Mozambique' (Refugee Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m. dr m. machover: `Voting paradoxes' (interdisciplinary seminars in logic, language, and mind: `paradoxes'), Room C, Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's, 8.30 p.m. Thursday 4 November academic staff seminar: `Time management', 2--5.30 p.m. (see information above). cecillie swaisland: `Women in a changing South Africa' (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women seminar), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m. professor j.h. taylor: `Binary pulsars and relativistic gravity' (Milne Lecture), Mathematical Institute, 5 p.m. jon stallworthy: `A life for a life: against literary biography' (public lecture), the Hall, Wolfson, 5.30 p.m. Friday 5 November dr p. anderson: `Radical theologies: feminist theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. Saturday 6 November degree conferments, Sheldonian, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. maison francaise seminar: `Litterature et peinture dans la France des lumieres' (various speakers). Sunday 7 November the revd g.j. ward preaches, St Mary's, 10 a.m. Monday 8 November halifax house exhibition opens: fifty-sixth annual exhibition of the Society of Wood Engravers (until 17 December, 10 a.m.--5 p.m., Mon.--Fri.; entrance free). professor j. rose: `Catastrophic sea-level rise in the Mediterranean c.100,000 years ago' (Environmental Change Unit Seminar), main lecture room, School of Geography, 2--3.30 p.m. professor p.w. anderson: `Many-body theory of metals redux: new limitations, new concepts, new results with a focus on High-Tc Superconductors' (special lecture series), Lindemann Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, 4.15 p.m. (also tomorrow, at same time). dr j. malek: `The cat in ancient Egypt', Ruskin Lecture Room, Ashmolean, 5 p.m. (admission free). dr hannah segal: `Salman Rushdie and the Sea of Tales---a not-so- simple fable about creativity' (St Hilda's Centenary Lecture Series: `Women of Ideas'), Dining Hall, St Hilda's, 8.30 p.m. Tuesday 9 November professor n. wolterstorff: `Could God speak?' (Wilde Lectures: `Divine discourse: reflections on the claim that God speaks'), Schools, 5 p.m. dr m. freeden and dr n. smith: `Language and politics' (Oxford English Dictionary Forum), Rewley House, 5 p.m. sister wendy beckett: `The theology of art' (Hussey Lecture on the Church and the Arts), Ruskin Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean, 5 p.m. neil bartlett: `Enchanted Evenings---a personal history of the musical' (meeting chaired by Professor Michael Codron), Playhouse, 5.30 p.m. duke string quartet play Mozart, Tavener, and Bartok, Trinity chapel, 8.30 p.m. (admission free). Wednesday 10 November professor j.w. o'malley: `All orthodoxies challenged: from below and above, from before and after' (Martin D'Arcy Lectures: `Whatever happened to the Counter-Reformation? Fifty years of interpretation'), Campion Hall, 5 p.m. dr c. sarabji: `Terror and identities in former Yugoslavia' (Refugee Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m. Thursday 11 November exhibition opens: `Pablo Neruda---a poet for all seasons', Voltaire Room, Taylorian. (Until 19 November, 10 a.m.--5 p.m. In connection with international symposium on Neruda, 12--14 November.) d. rutherford: `Begging for Bodley: reflections on the Campaign' (Friends of the Bodleian thirty-minute lecture), Cecil Jackson Room, Sheldonian, 1 p.m. dr rosemary ridd: `Changing circumstances of Muslim women in Cape Town' (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women seminar), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m. professor r.m. beaton: `Words and things in twentieth-century Greek literature', 47 Wellington Square, 5 p.m. dr m. feshbach: `Population, health, and environmental crises in the former USSR' (Linacre Lectures: `Population and the environment'), Lecture Theatre A, Zoology/Psychology Building, South Parks Road, 5.30 p.m. lord walton of detchant: `Learning to succeed' (Radcliffe Lecture), Rhodes House, 6 p.m. professor g. cherryman: `Functional magnetic resonance imaging' (Alan Nichols Memorial Lecture), Lecture Theatre 2, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, 7 p.m. Friday 12 November the revd professor andrew linzey: `Radical theologies: animal theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. cyril marie (piano) and nathanaelle marie (violin) play works by Beethoven, Schubert, Bartok, and Kreisler, Maison Francaise, 8.15 p.m. (admission free). Saturday 13 November department for continuing education day-school, 10 a.m.--5 p.m.: `The future of the monarchy', with speakers including G.H.L. de May, Anthony Barnett, Dr David Butler, and Professor Stephen Haseler (details from (2)70360).