Council, Committees & Congregation

Disciplinary Investigations by the Proctors

Regulation changes to remove any reference to a hearing needing to be face-to-face, in order to expand the Proctors’ ability to manage low-level student misconduct online or via email. Also permits multiple cases to be processed simultaneously and with students studying remotely, while ensuring students continue to receive due process.

Procedures for claims for the Return of Cultural Objects

Procedures now approved by Council. See: www.glam.ox.ac.uk/procedures-for-return-of-cultural-objects-claims.

Register of Congregation

New additions to register: (C Baggiolini, RK Dapous, S de Ferra, Sir Michael Dixon, TSF Fletcher, J Fullerton, BJ Gilding, L Hanson, L Lee, SL McGowen, JPM Masters, H Myring, C Nimura, CP O’Brien, F Romei, DGL Rose, I Spiliotis)

Resolution for Phasing-out of the Graduate Application Fee (10 March)

A debate and a vote on a resolution to phase out the graduate application fee took place at the Congregation meeting on 10 March. At the meeting the resolution was rejected. Results of a subsequent postal vote are as follows: For: 419; Against: 380. The result rejects the outcome of the vote at the meeting. The resolution is accordingly carried.

Degree by Resolution (28 September)

Latest proposals for degree conferral

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Oration by Vice-Chancellor (noon, 6 October)

The Vice-Chancellor will address the House in the Sheldonian. Registration at https://bit.ly/3kgnBdc required by 3pm, 1 October to restrict numbers and for track & trace purposes. Entry will be refused to those who have not registered.

Suspension of Regulations relating to University Sermons (13 October)

Proposal to suspend regulations requiring University Sermons at the Cathedral, New College & Exeter during Michaelmas term. These sermons will instead be available as podcasts on the University Church website. Deadline for opposition notices: noon, 5 October.

University notices

Gazette publication arrangements

We are continuing to publish the Gazette in digital format only, as a result of ongoing COVID-19-related working restrictions. Arrangements for archival copies will be made at a later date. Emails to subscribers will continue.

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Exams & Boards

Examination Regulation changes

For full text of regulation changes listed below, see https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/examination-regulations-0.

Continuing Education/ Medical Sciences

• Surgical Science & Practice

Humanities

• English Studies (Medieval Period)
• Fine Art
• History of Art
• Islamic Art & Archaeology
• Modern Languages
• Oriental Studies

MPLS

• Precision Cancer Medicine
• Materials Science

Medical Sciences

• General Regulations for MSc by Coursework
• Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre
• Clinical & Therapeutic Neuroscience
• Clinical Medicine
• Clinical Trials
• Global Health Science & Epidemiology
• Graduate-entry Medicine
• Integrated Immunology
• International Healthy & Tropical Medicine
• Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
• Neuroscience
• Pre-clinical Medicine
• Statistics & Epidemiology)

Social Sciences

• Archaeology & Anthropology
• BCL/MJUR
• Business Administration
• Comparative Social Policy
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Educational Assessment
• Global Governance and Diplomacy
• International Relations
• Law & Finance
• Migration Studies
• Modern South Asian Studies
• Political Theory Research
• Politics (Comparative Government, Political Theory, European Politics and Society)
• Politics & International Relations; Politics Research
• Refugee and Forced Migration Studies