Congregation 2019/20

All legislative proposals and changes to regulations submitted to Congregation and published in the Gazette during the 2019/20 academic year.

Legislative Proposals

• Statute VI (composition of and attendance at Council) (announced 14 Nov) (carried 28 Nov) (approved 5 Dec) (correction 26 Mar)
• Statute XV (College contributions Scheme, Oxford College Contributions Fund and College Accounts) (announced 12 Dec, p164)) (carried 23 Jan) (approved 30 Jan)
• Statute V (renaming Parks College) (announced 11 Jun) (carried 25 Jun) (approved 2 Jul)

Resolutions 

• Conferment of an Honorary Degree (Harris) (announced 31 Oct) (carried 14 Nov) (approved 21 Nov) (oration)
• Phasing-out of the Graduate Application Fee (announced 20 Feb, p265) ( report of meeting 19 Mar) (flysheet 5 Mar) (transcript of meeting 18 Mar) (flysheet 19 Mar) (postal vote details 26 Mar) (postal vote update 23 Apr) (result of postal vote 24 Sep)
• Conferment of Honorary Degrees at Encaenia (announced 13 Feb) (approved 19 Mar) (postponed 14 May)
• Fossil Fuel Divestment and Net Zero Investment (announced 26 Mar, p357)) (Council's response) (carried 23 Apr) (approved 30 Apr)
• Space allocation: within the FMRIB Building to the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (announced 26 Mar, p358)) (carried 30 April) (approved 7 May)
• Space allocation: an area of the new Humanities building to the Oxford Internet Institute (announced 26 Mar, p358)) (carried 30 April) (approved 7 May)
• Space allocation: site B1 on the Old Road Campus to the Medical Sciences Division for the construction of a new building for the new Institute of Global Health (announced 21 May) (carried 11 June) (approved 18 June)
• Space allocation: within the Robert Hooke Building to the Department of Computer Science (announced 21 May) (carried 11 Jun) (approved 18 Jun)
• Space allocation: within the St Cross Building to the Faculty of Law (announced 25 Jun) (approved 15 Oct)
• Suspension of section 8(1) of Statute VI: Council (announced 14 May) (carried 28 May)
• Space allocation: within the Alden Press Annexe to the Gardens, Libraries and Museums Division (announced 23 July)  (approved 15 Oct)
• Space allocation: within the SERS Building to the Bodleian Libraries (announced 23 July) (approved 15 Oct)

Changes to Regulations

• Committee for the Language Centre, reinstatement (announced 26 Sep) (carried 10 Oct) (approved 17 Oct)
• Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers, composition (announced 12 Dec, p163)) (carried 16 Jan) (approved 23 Jan)
• Staff Employment Review Panel, University Appeal Panel and constituting panels, clarification (announced 20 Feb, p260)
• Financial Regulations, navigation (announced 20 Feb, p263)
• Religious Services and Sermons, voting on suspension to Congregation Regulations (announced 30 Apr) (carried 14 May) (approved 21 May)
• Encaenia, voting on suspension to Congregation Regulations (announced 14 May) (carried 28 May) (approved 4 June)
• Religious Services and Sermons, voting on suspension to regulation 6.2 of Congregation Regulations (announced 14 May)  (carried 28 May) (approved 4 Jun)
• Investment Committee, creation of a third nominated member (announced 11 Jun) (carried 25 Jun) (approved 2 Jul)
• Grievance Committee (announced 23 July)
• Budget Subcommittee of the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee and the Capital Steering Group (announced 23 July)
• Procedures for Dealing with Questions of Fitness to Practise among Medical Students (announced 23 July)

Other Congregation business

• Clerks of the Market, admission of (announced 3 Oct) (admitted 17 Oct)
• Proctors and Assessor
  • admission of (announced 30 Jan) (admitted 19 Mar)
  • Oration by demitting (published 26 Mar)
• Pro-Vice-Chancellors, admission of (announced 3 Dec) (admitted 17 Oct)
• Vice-Chancellor, Oration by (2019) (announced 26 Sep) (reported 17 Oct) (text of oration (Supplement (1) to No 5253)) (presentation announced 31 Oct) ( declared presented 21 Nov)
• Questions and replies regarding the Crisis Management Framework (announced 23 July)