Elections by Congregation: Visitatorial Board Panel - TT 2025
Information on elections to this constituency
Vacancies
Six persons who shall be members of Congregation required to engage in academic teaching and/or research either by their written contracts of employment or by established and agreed practice and who shall be elected by Congregation; three to serve until the start of MT 2028; and three to serve until the start of MT 2029 [vice Professor Robert Gilbert, Magdalen, Nuffield Department of Medicine; Professor Tom Sanders, St Hugh's, Mathematical Institute; and a lapsed vacancy]
General Information about this constituency
This constituency is comprised of 12 members of Congregation required to engage in academic teaching and/or research either by their written contracts of employment or by established and agreed practice, elected by Congregation.
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 required to engage in academic teaching and/or research either by their written contracts of employment or by established and agreed practice.
The full term of office is four 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 Visitatorial Board Panel
The terms of reference and membership of this body are set out in Statute XII - Part C and Council Regulations 36 of 2002
For further information, please contact the Secretary
General Notes
The elections on 12 June 2025 will be conducted electronically.
Nominations
Hard copies of nomination forms will not be processed. Nominations must be made on an official nomination form. Completed nomination forms must be sent as an email attachment to the Elections Office by 4pm on Thursday, 15 May. Please ensure that the nominators listed in section D are also copied into the email when the nomination form is submitted, as this will act as verification of the nomination in lieu of supplying original signatures.
General requirements and eligibility
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 the Elections website.
Candidate’s statement
Candidates are invited to include with their nomination forms a written statement of no more than 250 words, setting out their reasons for standing and qualifications for the office being sought.
Contested elections
In the event of a contested election, the successful candidates will be determined by an electronic ballot. An email with further instructions will be sent to eligible voters on Wednesday, 28 May, using the email addresses provided in the electronic register of Congregation (NB with few exceptions, notably clinical staff, this will be the work address ending ‘ox.ac.uk’). Candidates’ statements will be published online and in the Gazette dated Thursday, 29 May. Voters may wish to read these statements before completing their electronic vote. The voting period will close at 4pm on Thursday, 12 June 2025.
Uncontested elections
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, 15 May. When required, places will be allocated according to academic standing, as defined in Council Regulations 22 of 2002, Part 2: Academic Precedence and Standing. 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.
Period of office
In accordance with Congregation Regulations 2 of 2002, in any election where vacancies are to be filled for periods of different length, the elected candidates shall hold office so that the tenure of those who receive more votes shall be longer than that of those who receive fewer votes; but if the election is uncontested or if two candidates receive the same number of votes, the candidate senior in academic standing shall hold office for the longer period.
For further information, please contact the Elections Officer.
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.
Dr Kathryn Murphy, MA Glas, MSt DPhil Oxf, Fellow of Oriel, Faculty of English
Nominated by:
Council, under Regulation 2.(2)(c) of Council Regulations 36 of 2002.
Dr Chris Thorogood, PhD Brist, Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum
Nominated by:
Council, under Regulation 2.(2)(c) of Council Regulations 36 of 2002.
Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith, MA Oxf (by incorporation), BA MA Camb, MMus PhD KCL, Fellow of Merton, Faculty of Music
Nominated by:
Professor Jennifer Payne, Warden of Merton, Faculty of Law
Dr Dario Carugo, Green Templeton, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences
Professor Cécile Fabre, All Souls, Faculty of Philosophy
Professor Daniel Grimley, Merton, Faculty of Music
Professor Aris Katzourakis, St Hilda’s, Department of Biology
Dr Sneha Krishnan, Brasenose, School of Geography and the Environment
Professor Pablo Mukherjee, Wolfson, Faculty of English
Professor Amia Srinivasan, All Souls, Department of Politics and International Relations
Dr Patricia Thornton, Merton, Department of Politics and International Relations
Professor Jeffrey Tseng, St Edmund Hall, Department of Physics
As no nominations were received, three vacancies are now lapsed and, in accordance with the regulations, must remain vacant until an appointment is made jointly by the Proctors and the Vice-Chancellor. Any eligible member of Congregation who wishes to be considered for appointment to one of these vacancies is asked to send an informal expression of interest to the Elections Office (elections.office@admin.ox.ac.uk) by 12 June.
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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