No 6794
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Vol clv No 43
pp. 761–767
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidate has been nominated in accordance with Statute A IV 2 for election to the Council, and that it has been certified to her that the candidate has consented to be nominated:
Dr Joanna Dekkers
nominated by:
Professor A. Philpott, CL and Professor G. N. Wells,
JE
No other persons having been nominated, Dr Dekkers is duly elected to the Council in class (c), to serve from 1 October 2025 until 31 December 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidates have been nominated in accordance with Statute A VII 3 for election to the Board of Scrutiny, and that it has been certified to her that the candidates have consented to be nominated:
Dr Judith Plummer Braeckman
nominated
by: Mr R. J. Hopwood, MUR, and Dr E. Usenmez
Dr Annouchka Cassandra Bayley, DAR
nominated
by: Mr T. N. Milner, DAR, and Professor K. S. Coats,
HO
Mr Mark Alexander Hayes
nominated
by: Dr M. W. Gehring, HH, and Dr K. L. Kennedy
Those elected will serve for four years from 1 October 2025. The Council will be asked whether it wishes to appoint a member to the Board or ask the Vice-Chancellor to arrange a further election, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Ordinance for the Election of Members of the Board of Scrutiny (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 120).
The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following candidates have been nominated for election to the Nominating Committee for External Members of the Council, and that it has been certified to her that the candidates have consented to be nominated:
Dr Pieter Jacob van Houten, CHU
nominated
by: Prof. P. J. Sloman, CHU, and Prof. D. C. Grube,
CTH
Ms Catherine Beale
nominated by:
Dr S. P. Hugh-Jones, K, and Ms C. D. Monaghan
Mr Timothy Harvey-Samuel, TH
nominated by: Ms H. J. Hancock, JN, and Dr R.
Anthony, JE
Mr Toby Woolrych
nominated by: Mr R. G.
Gardiner, CAI, and Dr R. Sinnatamby, MUR
No other persons having been nominated in class (c), Dr van Houten is elected to the Nominating Committee in that class, to serve for four years from 1 October 2025.
There will be an election to select two members from among the three candidates in class (d). Voting will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, 1 August and close at 5 p.m. on Monday, 11 August 2025. Members of the Regent House voting online will receive an email shortly after voting opens.
Voting in the election took place between 9 and 18 July online and in person on 12 and 16 July 2025. Details of the poll and of the transfer of votes under the Single Transferable Vote regulations are as follows:
|
First count |
Transfer of Mr Azeem’s votes |
Second count |
Transfer of Dr Ammora’s votes |
Third count |
Transfer of Mr Booth’s and Dr Mann’s votes |
Fourth count |
Transfer of Mrs Miller’s votes |
Fifth count |
Transfer of Prof. Evans’ votes |
Sixth count |
Transfer of Lord Brown’s votes |
Seventh count |
Transfer of Ms Toksvig’s votes |
Eighth count |
Result |
|
|
Dr Ayham Ammora |
607 |
58 |
665 |
-665 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Mr Mohammed Ali Azeem |
309 |
-309 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Mr Anthony John Booth |
1,114 |
19 |
1,133 |
46 |
1,179 |
-1,179 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Lord Browne of Madingley |
3,526 |
22 |
3,548 |
68 |
3,616 |
128 |
3,744 |
216 |
3,960 |
543 |
4,503 |
-4,503 |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Dr Mohamed Ali El‑Erian |
4,818 |
48 |
4,866 |
116 |
4,982 |
234 |
5,216 |
318 |
5,534 |
712 |
6,246 |
1,038 |
7,284 |
1156 |
8,440 |
|
|
Professor Neil Wyn Evans |
2,756 |
30 |
2,786 |
86 |
2,872 |
499 |
3,371 |
355 |
3,726 |
-3,726 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Dr Mark Mann |
819 |
31 |
850 |
76 |
926 |
-926 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Mrs Gina Miller |
2,491 |
24 |
2,515 |
74 |
2,589 |
343 |
2,932 |
-2,932 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Lord Smith of Finsbury |
4,500 |
21 |
4,521 |
54 |
4,575 |
234 |
4,809 |
588 |
5,397 |
740 |
6,137 |
1,866 |
8,003 |
2,566 |
10,569 |
Elected |
|
Ms Sandi Toksvig |
4,114 |
25 |
4,139 |
80 |
4,219 |
297 |
4,516 |
999 |
5,515 |
554 |
6,069 |
497 |
6,566 |
-6,566 |
– |
|
|
Non-transferable |
– |
31 |
31 |
65 |
96 |
370 |
466 |
456 |
922 |
1,177 |
2,099 |
1,102 |
3,201 |
2,844 |
6,045 |
|
|
Total |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
25,054 |
23 July 2025 Deputy Returning Officer: Dr Regina Sachers, Director of Governance and Compliance
The text of the instrument of election, which was sealed in the presence of
the Vice‑Chancellor and the Director of Governance and Compliance as the Registrary’s
deputy on 23 July 2025 for delivery to the Chancellor, is printed under Acta below (see
p. 766).
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has proposed a pay settlement for the 2025–26 pay round of 1.4% for the salaries and stipends of non-clinical staff, effective from 1 August 2025.
The New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (New JNCHES) trade unions remain in dispute over the offer. However, UCEA has confirmed that the formal dispute resolution procedure set out in the New JNCHES agreement has been exhausted and has therefore advised that implementation of the pay settlement should proceed.
The stipends and salaries of certain University staff require the approval of the Regent House. The Council is accordingly submitting a Grace (Grace 1, p. 766) to the Regent House for the approval of an increase of 1.4% to these stipends and salaries. An updated Cambridge general stipend and salary scale, showing the proposed new stipends and salaries for each spine point, is included in this Notice. Changes will also be applied to associated payments directly linked to a single spine stipend/salary point.
If the Grace is approved:
•the corresponding increases will be implemented in the stipends of those offices which do not require the approval of the University as well as in the salaries of analogous unestablished staff; and
•it is expected that the increase will be paid to staff in the August 2025 payroll.
Cambridge Single Salary Spine as at 1 August 2025
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Note 1: |
An asterisk (*) denotes a contribution point and progress through these is awarded on merit. |
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Note 2: |
Grade T is for staff who are studying for an approved qualification or undergoing ‘in-service’ training. Points 1–10 of Grade T are no longer in use. |
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Note 3: |
Assistant Professors and Associate Professors (Grade 9) will be appointed to Grade 9. Associate Professors (Grade 10) will be appointed to Grade 10. Professors (Grade 11) will be appointed to Grade 11. The minimum for Professors (Grade 11) will be point 63 of Grade 11. Prior to 1 October 2024, Professors (Grade 11) could only be appointed to point 2 in Grade 11 (spine point 63). The minimum for Professors at Grade 12 will be point 68 in band 1 of Grade 12. |
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Note 4: |
Academic-related professorial-equivalent staff will be appointed on the contribution bands of Grade 12 according to the HERA points boundaries for each level. |
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Note 5: |
Specific arrangements will apply to progression in service-related points on some grades in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding. |
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Note 6: |
Incremental progression through the service-related points occurs on the incremental date which will normally be on the anniversary of appointment or 1 April, 1 July or 1 October respectively for staff engaged on terms and conditions for Manual, Clerical/Secretarial and Technical Division appointments. |
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Note 7: |
Points 32 and 50 were aligned to the National Single Pay Spine for Higher Education Academic and Support Staff, as negotiated by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association on behalf of UK higher education employers, with effect from 1 January 2014. |
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Note 8: |
UCEA has removed spine points 13 to 18 from the National Spine and therefore they are no longer included in Grade 1. |
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Note 9: |
Direct employees of the University appointed to Grade 1 will not be paid below spine point 21 from 1 November 2022. |
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Note 10: |
Direct employees of the University appointed to Grade 2 will not be paid below spine point 23 from 1 November 2023. |