Elections by Congregation: Council (non-divisional) - MT 2020
Information on elections to this constituency held on Thursday, 26 November 2020
Result
On Thursday, 26 November 2020, the following was duly elected to Council to hold office from HT 2021 until the start of MT 2024:
Professor Sir Rory Collins, BSc Washington MB BS Lond MA MSc Oxf, Fellow of St John's, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
[The votes recorded were: for Professor Allen, 927; and for Professor Collins, 1,034]
Vacancy
One member of Congregation elected by Congregation not necessarily being a member of any division and not in any case being nominated in a divisional capacity, to serve until the start of MT 2024 [vice Professor Sir Rory Collins, St John’s, Clinical Medicine]
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.
Professor Myles R Allen, BA DPhil Oxf, Fellow of Linacre, Faculty of Physics, School of Geography and the Environment
Nominated by:
Dr Nicholas Leimu-Brown, Principal of Linacre, Plant Sciences
Professor Irene Tracey, Warden of Merton, Clinical Neurosciences
Professor Katherine Blundell, St John’s, Physics
Professor Danny Dorling, St Peter’s, School of Geography and the Environment
Professor Cameron Hepburn, St Edmund Hall, School of Geography and the Environment and Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Professor Radhika Khosla, Somerville, School of Geography and the Environment and Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development
Professor Benito Müller, Wolfson, Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, and Philosophy.
Professor Kia Nobre, St Catherine’s, Psychology
Professor Lavanya Rajamani, St Peter’s, Law
Harriet Waters, Estates Services
Professor Sir Rory Collins, BSc Washington MB BS Lond MA MSc Oxf, Fellow of St John's, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Nominated by:
Professor Margaret Snowling, President of St John’s, Experimental Psychology
Professor Sir John Bell, Christ Church, Medical Sciences
Mrs Tania Boyt, Reuben
Professor Fabian Essler, Worcester, Physics
Professor Cecile Fabre, All Souls, Philosophy
Professor Matthew Freeman, Lincoln, Pathology
Professor Helena Hamerow, St Cross, History
Professor Geraldine Johnson, Christ Church, History of Art
Professor Kia Nobre, St Catherine’s, Experimental Psychology
Professor Gavin Screaton, University, Medical Sciences Divisional Office
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.
Professor Myles R Allen, BA DPhil Oxf, Fellow of Linacre, Faculty of Physics, School of Geography and the Environment
Candidate statement:
The implementation of the University’s Sustainability Strategy and the recent Congregation motion on fossil fuel divestment will be key issues for Council over the coming years. I have been deeply involved in both developments. As a Professor of Geosystem Science in the School of Geography and the Environment and Director of the new cross-Divisional Oxford Net Zero initiative, with a long-standing association with the Department of Physics and former student of Physics and Philosophy, I have links to Social Sciences, MPLS and Humanities Divisions. Our research in the 2000s identified the need for net zero carbon dioxide emissions to halt global warming, and I have been working on the implications ever since. I am proud that our University is working towards an ambitious commitment to net biodiversity gain and net zero emissions, and that we are taking an evidence-led approach to prioritise real impact over image. Crucial strategic questions remain open, such as how we navigate a commitment to net zero emissions with our status as a global university committed to a universal and open academe and increasing geographical diversity in staff and student recruitment. On divestment, discussions with students and colleagues on this issue over recent years led to the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-conscious Investment that form a key component of the Congregation motion. As a former ULNTF, I recognise the need to support those on research-intensive careers, and as a beneficiary of early enlightened decisions on parental leave, I feel particularly strongly about accommodating colleagues’ caring responsibilities.
[250 wds]
Professor Sir Rory Collins, BSc Washington MB BS Lond MA MSc Oxf, Fellow of St John's, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
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 three members of Congregation, not necessarily being members of any division and not in any case being nominated in a divisional capacity, who shall be elected by Congregation.
Elections to this constituency does not restrict candidates to members of the faculties in the academic Divisions. This means that all members of Congregation are eligible to stand for election, to nominate a candidate or to vote.
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).
The terms of reference and membership of Council are set out in Statute IV.
Elected members of Council will ordinarily be expected to serve on a small number of other committees (typically between one and three, usually including at least one of the main committees of Council i.e. PRAC, GPC, Education Committee, Personnel Committee, Research Committee).
For further information, please contact the Senior Assistant Registrar (Governance)
Contact the Elections Officer
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