Elections by Congregation: Statute XII Pool for Constituting Panels (Non-Divisional) - MT 2020
Information on elections to this constituency held on Thursday, 26 November 2020
Results
The vacancy/ies below lapsed due to insufficient nominations having been received and, in accordance with the regulations, must now remain vacant until an appointment is made jointly by the Proctors and Vice-Chancellor. Any eligible member of Congregation who wishes to be considered for appointment to an unfilled vacancy is asked to contact the Elections Office
Vacancy
One of 8 members of Congregation to whom Statute XII applies, not necessarily representing any division and not in any case being nominated in a divisional capacity, elected by members of Congregation, to serve until HT 2025 [vice Dr Steve Rayner, Keble, Institute for Science Innovation and Society]
General notes
Elections General Notes 2020 Michaelmas Term (week 7)
Please note: due to current Covid-19 restrictions, the MT 2020 elections by Congregation will be conducted electronically. Hard copies of nomination forms will not be processed. Nominations in writing for the elections on 26 November, by four members of Congregation other than the candidate, must be sent as an email attachment to the Elections Officer (elections.office@admin.ox.ac.uk) before 4 p.m. on Thursday 29 October 2020.
At least one nomination in respect of each candidate must be made on an official nomination form.
All candidates are asked to note the general requirements which apply to all committee members, as set out in Council Regulations 14 of 2002 (General Regulations of Council for Committees). Current members seeking re-election are also asked to check for specific restrictions on consecutive service. For further information, please see the eligibility and amendments to nominations sections within the Information about University elections pages of this site.
Candidates are invited to include with their nomination forms, a written statement of no more than 250 words, setting out his or her reasons for standing and qualifications for the office being sought.
In the event of a contested election, the successful candidates will be determined by an electronic ballot of the eligible electorate. The ballot will be administered by Civica Ltd (CES Votes) on behalf of the University of Oxford. An email with further instructions will be sent to eligible voters on Tuesday, 10 November, using the email addresses provided in the electronic register of Congregation (n.b. with few exceptions, notably clinical staff, this will be the work address ending “ox.ac.uk”). The email from CES Votes will contain links to the candidates’ statements and a unique link to the voting website: when voters click on the link, they will be taken to the voting website where they can cast their vote. Candidates' statements will also be published in the Gazette dated 12 November. Voters may wish to read these statements before completing their electronic vote. The voting period will close at 4 p.m. on 26 November.
If the number of nominations received by the closing date is no more than sufficient to fill the vacancies, the candidates nominated shall be deemed to be duly elected as of the close of the nomination period on Thursday, 29 October. When required, places will be allocated according to academic standing, as defined in Council Regulations 22 of 2002, Part 2: Academic Precedence and Standing, made by Council on 26 June 2002.
If the number of nominations received by the closing date is less than sufficient to fill the vacancies, those candidates nominated will be deemed elected unopposed, and the remaining vacancies will lapse, in which case, in accordance with the regulations, the places must remain vacant until appointments are made jointly by the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors.
For further information, please contact the Elections Officer.
General Information about this constituency
This constituency is comprised of 8 members of Congregation to whom Statute XII applies, not necessarily representing any division and not in any case being nominated in a divisional capacity, elected by members of Congregation.
Elections to this constituency restrict candidates to those members of Congregation to whom Statute XII applies (that is: professors, readers, associate professors or lecturers; any employee of the University who is a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme or who would be a member if he or she had not been exempted under the provisions of Statute XIV; and the Vice-Chancellor to the extent and in the manner set out in Part G of Statute XII).
This means that all members of Congregation are eligible to nominate a candidate or to vote, but prospective candidates who want to stand for election must be a member of Congregation to whom Statute XII applies.
The full term of office is three years (or less, when a by-election is held to fill the residue of the term of office for an elected member who is standing down early).
Further information about the Pool
Members of the Pool will be chosen by lot to serve on a number of Panels under Statute XII (i.e. Redundancy Panel (Section 14 (6)), Staff Employment Review Panel (Section 35) and University Appeal Panel (Section 52 (2))) and may be expected to also chair a Panel. Each member of the Pool will be required to attend appropriate training, including on equality and diversity, before serving on a Panel.
College staff are not covered by Statute XII as colleges have their own statutes. The exception is college staff at Kellogg, St Cross and Parks, which follow the University's statutes. Any staff holding joint appointments will, however, be covered by Statute XII in respect of their University contract of employment and duties.
The terms of reference and membership of this body are set out in Council Regulations 3 of 2017
For further information, please contact the Secretary
Nominations
Nominations for elections to this constituency are published weekly in the Gazette and on this website as they are received and processed. The details of any nominations received can be seen by clicking on the candidate's surname in any adjacent tabs.
Contested elections
In the event of a contested election, candidate statements will be published in the Gazette and on this website. The details of any candidate's statements received can be seen by clicking on the candidate's surname in any adjacent tabs.
Contact the Elections Officer
For further information, please email the Elections Office.
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