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Congregation 23 November

Elections Office

By-election to Council

Vacancy

Current/Retiring Member

Period from MT 2006

One (member of Congregation, from members of the faculties in the Divisions of [Life and Environmental Sciences, of Mathematical and Physical Sciences,] Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences and of Medical Sciences)1

Dr W.D. Macmillan, Hertford

1 year

Nominations in writing for the by-election on 23 November, by four members of Congregation other than the candidate will be received by the Elections Office, Room 218, at the University Offices, Wellington Square, up to 4 p.m. on Thursday 26 October 2006.

Council has decided that nominations should show for each signatory the name and college or department in block capitals. Any names which are not so shown may not be published. At least one nomination in respect of each candidate must be made on an official nomination form. Copies of the form are obtainable from the Elections Office, e-mail: elections.office@admin.ox.ac.uk , or from http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/elections/oxonly/forms/index.shtml

In the event of a contested election, a brief biographical note on each candidate will be published in the Gazette dated 9 November 2006, and voters may wish to wait until they have read these notes before returning their ballot papers (which will be sent out to members of Congregation as soon as possible after the closing date for nominations, and which, after completion, must be received by the Elections Office not later than 4 p.m. on 23 November 2006).

Notes on the body concerned

Council is the University's chief executive body, with statutory responsibility for the administration of the University (both academic and other) and for the management of its finances and property, as well as dealing with the relationship between the University and all external bodies. Council submits legislative proposals and resolutions to Congregation for approval, and has the power to make regulations (which may be opposed in Congregation). Council meets three times a term, and twice in the Long Vacation. It has a number of committees (including Education Policy and Standards, General Purposes, Personnel, and Planning and Resource Allocation), on which its members are expected to serve if invited to do so. Full details of Council's remit, composition, functions and powers can be found at: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/783-121.shtml

1 The deletion of the words in square brackets and the substitution of the words in italics are subject to the approval of Her Majesty in Council of changes proposed to Statute VI following the disbandment of the Life and Environmental Sciences Division.