Congregation Meeting, 10 February 2026

The following members of Congregation have given notice that they intend to oppose the resolution.

Lys Alcayna-Stevens, Associate Professor, School of Anthropology and Museum Enthnography (SAME)
Morgan Clarke, Professor, SAME
Thomas Cousins, Associate Professor, SAME
Chihab El-Khachab, Associate Professor, SAME
Cyril Grueter, Associate Professor, SAME
Elisabeth Hsu, Professor, SAME
Ann Kelly, Professor, SAME
Catherine Lieben, Head of Administration and Finance, SAME
Thomas Püschel, Associate Professor, SAME
Madeleine Reeves, Professor, SAME

The meeting will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, 10 February, in the Sheldonian Theatre. The doors will be opened at 1:30pm.

Attendance at the meeting is open to members of Congregation and nominated members of Oxford SU. Admittance to the Theatre will be on production of a member's University Card stating 'Congregation', and will be on a first-come first-served basis. Since it is possible that some members will not have been issued with a new card, identity may also be checked against the Register of Congregation at the entrance. Please make sure that the details on cards are legible. New cards may be obtained from the University Card Office.  Information on eligibility requirements for membership of Congregation and how to apply is published at https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/congregation.

The Vice-Chancellor has decided that the wearing of gowns shall be optional on this occasion.

Order of business

The Chair will open the meeting at 2pm and set out the procedure and order of business as follows:

• The resolution will be moved and seconded.
• The opposition to the resolution will be moved and seconded.
• The mover of the resolution will be given the opportunity to respond to the debate.
• The mover of the opposition to the resolution will be given the opportunity to respond to the debate.
• There will be a vote on the resolution (information about voting is provided below).
   

Speaking at the meeting

It would be helpful in determining the order of speakers if those also wishing to speak would email congregation.meeting@admin.ox.ac.uk (by 4pm on Friday 6 February).  The number of speakers arranged and the time available to them will be adjusted according to the volume of business.

Voting

Voting on the resolution in the meeting of Congregation will be determined by ballot.

Transcript

It is intended that a transcript of the meeting (which may be may be edited for legal reasons) will be published in the Gazette and on the Congregation website. As a result of time constraints, it will not be possible to check the report of the proceedings with individual speakers before publication. Speakers are asked to provide their written texts by email to congregation.meeting@admin.ox.ac.uk by 9am on Wednesday 11 February.

Information will also be published on the Congregation website https://governance.web.ox.ac.uk/congregation.