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StatuteS
Made for 
Magdalen College
Oxford
As at 25 October 2010


StatuteS
Made for
Magdalen College
oxford
by the
University of  Oxford
Commissioners
and by the College
   
Under the
Universities of  Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1923
including all amendments
proposed by the College as at 
25 October 2010


Magdalen College
STATUTES made for the College of  St. Mary Magdalen, commonly 
called Magdalen College, in the University of  Oxford, by the Univer-
sity of  Oxford Commissioners and by the College acting in pursuance 
of  the Universities of  Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1923.
Preamble
St. Mary Magdalen College in the University of  Oxford was founded 
by William Waynflete, Bishop of  Winchester, and sometime Lord 
High Chancellor of  England, under a Charter of  King Henry VI, 
dated the 13th October, 1457, and a deed of  Foundation dated the 
12th June, 1458, for objects set forth in the Preamble to the Founder’s 
Statutes as follows:
 
In nomine sanctae ac individuae Trinitatis, Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus 
Sancti, necnon beatissimae Mariae Virginis, gloriosae beatae Mariae Magdalenae, 
Sancti Joannis Baptistae, beatissimorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, necnon gloriosi 
Sancti Swythuni ac aliorum Sanctorum patronorum Ecclesiae nostrae cathedralis 
Wintoniensis, omniumque Sanctorum Dei, nos Willelmus Waynflete, permissione 
divina Wintoniensis Episcopus, de Summi rerum Opificis bonitate confisi, qui 
vota cunctorum in eo fidentium cognoscit, dirigit, et disponit, de bonis quae nobis 
in hac vita de suae plenitudinis gratia tribuit abundanter unum perpetuum Col-
legium paurperum et indigentium Scholarium, clericorum, in studio Universitatis 
Oxoniae in diversis scientiis et facultatibus studere ac proficere debentium, Seynt 
Maris Mawdelyn College in the Universite of  Oxonford vulgariter nuncupatum, 
ad laudem, gloriam, et honorem nominis Crucifixi, ac gloriosissimae Mariae matris 
ejus, beatae Mariae Magdalenae, et omnium Sanctorum praemissorum, sustenta-
tionem et exaltationem fidei Christianae, Ecclesiae sanctae profectum, divini cultus 
liberaliumque artium scientiarum et facultatum augmentum, auctoritate apostolica et 
regia patentibus, super ordinationibus institutionibus ac fundationibus ipsius Collegii 
confectis, plenius continetur.



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 I. ConstItutIon
1. Composition. The College of  St. Mary Magdalen in the University 
of  Oxford shall consist of  a President and such Fellows as are pro-
vided in these Statutes.
2. Governing Body. The Governing Body shall consist of  the President, 
Official Fellows, Fellows by Special Election, Fellows by Examina-
tion and Professorial Fellows (as defined in Statute IV). References 
in these Statutes to the President and Fellows shall be interpreted as 
meaning the Governing Body. Subject to Statute II, meetings of  the 
Governing Body are described in these Statutes as General Meetings.
3. Objects. The objects of  the College shall be:
(a) to further study, learning, education and research and to be a Col-
lege within the University of  Oxford wherein men and women may 
carry out advanced study and research (described in these Statutes as 
learning and education);
(b) to provide for public worship through the provision, support and 
maintenance of  a Chapel and Choir; 
(c) in so far as it is not incompatible with objects (a) and (b), the ad-
vancement of  the arts, heritage, culture and science for the benefit 
of  the public.
II. PresIdent
1. Qualifications. The President shall be elected by the Fellows of  the 
College present at the time of  election: the electors shall choose the 
person who in their judgement is most fit to be President of  the Col-
lege as a place of  learning and education.
2. Vacancy in the office. (1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of  Presi-
dent, the Vice-President if  he is in Oxford and able to act, or if  he is 
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not, or if  there is a vacancy in the office of  Vice-President, then the 
senior of  the Fellows who is in Oxford and able to act, shall within 
seven days of  the vacancy becoming known to him cause a notice to 
be affixed to the doors of  the College Chapel declaring the vacancy 
and the date on which it occurred, and shall also inform each Fellow 
by notice given or sent as provided in Statute V.1.
(2) The election of  a President shall be held on a day and at an hour 
to be determined by the Fellows at a Stated General Meeting of  the 
College, being a day not less than seven days after the date of  that 
meeting and not more than twelve calendar months after the day on 
which the vacancy occurred.
(3) After that Stated General Meeting and before midnight on the 
same day the Fellow who presided thereat shall cause a notice to be 
affixed to the doors of  the College Chapel announcing the day and 
hour so determined for the election, and shall also inform each Fel-
low who was absent from the meeting by notice given or sent as pro-
vided in Statute V.1.
3. Voting. On the day and at the hour appointed a General Meeting of  
the Fellows for the election of  a President shall be held in the College 
Chapel, unless some other place shall have been appointed for that 
purpose by the resolution fixing the day for the said meeting, in which 
case the meeting shall be held at the place so appointed. The Vice-
President, or in his absence the senior Fellow present, shall preside at 
the meeting, and the two seniors of  the Fellows present, other than 
the Vice-President or the Fellow presiding, shall act as scrutators and 
receive the votes and on any voting the Fellows present and voting 
other than the scrutators shall give their votes in writing to the scru-
tators who shall record in writing their own votes last. Each written 
vote shall bear the voter’s name, and on the conclusion of  any voting 
the scrutators shall report the result thereof  to the Vice-President or 
other Fellow as the case may be presiding at the meeting, and the 
person, if  any, who on any voting shall have an absolute majority of  
the votes given at that voting shall be declared elected.
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4. Second voting. If  on the first voting no person has an absolute major-
ity of  the votes given at that voting, then the names of  all the persons 
voted for and the number of  votes given for each person shall be de-
clared; and there shall be a second voting, and persons may be voted 
for thereat who may not have been voted for at the first voting.
5. Subsequent votings. If  on the second voting no person has an absolute 
majority of  the votes given at that voting, then the names of  all the 
persons voted for and the number of  votes given for each person at 
each voting shall be declared, and there shall be a third voting and if  
necessary subsequent votings, but no person shall be voted for at the 
third or any subsequent voting who shall not have been voted for at 
the first or second voting.
6. Withdrawal of  candidates. If  on the third or any subsequent voting 
no person has an absolute majority of  the votes given, then:
(a) any person who has no votes shall be withdrawn from the election; 
and
(b) the person, if  any, who has the least number of  votes shall be 
withdrawn from the election, or if  two or more persons have the 
same least number of  votes or if  all the persons voted for have the 
same number of  votes, then, and in either of  such cases, the person 
for whom the junior of  all the Fellows voting for such persons shall 
have voted shall be withdrawn; and 
(c) there shall be another voting between the persons not withdrawn, 
and save as mentioned in Clause 8 of  this Statute this process shall 
be repeated until an absolute majority of  the votes given is obtained 
by some person.
7. Eligibility of  candidates. (1) Notwithstanding Clauses 5 and 6 of  this 
Statute, a majority of  the Fellows present may declare that a person 
be a candidate or remain a candidate and that person shall be a can-
didate in the next and, subject to Clause 6, subsequent votings.
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(2) For the purposes of  this Statute a vote shall mean a vote given for 
a candidate eligible under Clauses 5 to 7 of  this Statute.
8. Provision for equal votes. If  on the third or any subsequent voting two 
persons only be voted for and have the same number of  votes, then 
the person for whom the junior of  all the Fellows voting for either of  
such two persons shall have voted shall be withdrawn, and the other 
person voted for shall be declared elected.
9. Adjournment of  meeting. The meeting for the election of  a President 
shall after the declaration of  the result of  each voting stand adjourned 
for a period not greater than one hour nor less than half  an hour, and 
further may by resolution of  a majority thereat be adjourned from 
time to time within the period allowed for the election of  a President, 
whether allowed under Clauses 2 or 11 of  this Statute or an extended 
period under the provisions of  Clause 12 of  this Statute.
10. Date of  election. (1) The election shall take effect from such date 
as shall be specified by the General Meeting at which the election is 
made. 
(2) If  the elected President, before taking office, dies or gives writ-
ten notice to the Vice-President of  his intention not to take office as 
President, the Fellows may elect another President on a day and at an 
hour to be determined by them at another Stated General Meeting 
of  the College, being a day not less than seven days after the date of  
that meeting, and the provisions of  Clauses 3 to 9 of  this Statute shall 
apply accordingly. 
11. Pre-election. (1) Subject to the provisions of  this clause the Fellows 
may pre-elect a President before a vacancy in the office of  President 
occurs.
(2) The Fellows may resolve to pre-elect a President at any Stated 
General Meeting of  the College held not more than two years before 
the day on which the vacancy is expected to occur: provided that six 
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days’ notice has been given by any Fellow of  his intention to move a 
resolution to that effect.
(3) The pre-election of  a President shall be held on a day and at an 
hour to be determined by the Fellows at a later Stated General Meet-
ing of  the College, being a day not less than seven days after the date 
of  that meeting.
(4) After that later Stated General Meeting and before midnight on 
the same day the Fellow who presided thereat shall cause a notice to 
be affixed to the doors of  the College Chapel announcing the day 
and hour so determined for the pre-election, and shall also inform 
each Fellow who was absent from the meeting by notice given or sent 
as provided in Statute V.1.
(5) Clauses 3 to 9 of  this Statute shall apply to the pre-election as they 
apply to the election of  a President.
(6) The President about to retire shall have no vote and shall take no 
part in a pre-election.
(7) If  at any time after the passing of  a resolution under sub-clause 
(2) above and before the day on which the vacancy was expected to 
occur a vacancy occurs in the office of  President then Clause 2 of  this 
Statute shall not apply but instead
(a) the provisions of  sub-clauses (3) to (5) above shall apply if  the pre-
election has not then taken place;
(b) whether or not the pre-election has then taken place the pre-elec-
tion shall be deemed to be an election for the purposes of  Clause 13 
of  this Statute.
12. Power for Visitor to extend time and decide questions. The Visitor shall 
have power from time to time on the request in writing of  any three 
or more Fellows to extend the period hereinbefore limited for the 
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election or pre-election of  a President (notwithstanding that it may 
already have expired), and shall also have power upon the request 
in writing of  the Vice-President, whether he shall or shall not have 
presided at the said meeting for the election, or of  any other Fellow 
who shall have presided at the said meeting, or of  any three or more 
Fellows, to decide conclusively any questions that may arise upon or 
with respect to any such election or pre-election.
13. Notification of  election and presentation of  President to Visitor. (1) As soon 
as may be after the election or pre-election one of  the Fellows ap-
pointed for that purpose by the Fellows shall deliver to the Visitor a 
letter under the College Seal announcing the result of  the election.
(2) As soon as may be after the election or, in the case of  a pre-elec-
tion, after the office of  President falls vacant, the said Fellow, or if  he 
is unable to act another Fellow appointed by the Fellows, shall present 
the President to the Visitor: and the President, in the presence of  the 
Visitor and such Fellow, shall make a declaration that he will faith-
fully perform the duties of  his office, and observe the Statutes and 
Bylaws of  the College in force for the time being.
14. Declaration to Fellows. The Visitor shall deliver to the President a 
notification in writing of  such declaration having been made, and 
the President shall on the earliest opportunity read such notification 
to the Fellows of  the College assembled in the College Chapel or 
elsewhere. If  the Visitor shall refuse or fail to deliver such notifica-
tion to the President, the President shall make the said declaration in 
the presence of  the Fellows of  the College assembled in the College 
Chapel or elsewhere.
15. Duties of  President. The President shall superintend the manage-
ment of  the property and domestic arrangements of  the College, as 
well as the admission, discipline, and instruction of  its members, and 
shall enforce the observance of  the Statutes and Bylaws of  the Col-
lege in force for the time being.
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16. Residence in College. The President shall be required to reside in 
the College seven calendar months at least in each year, whereof  six 
weeks at least shall be in each term: provided that, when absent on 
the business of  the College, the President shall be deemed to be in 
residence: and that in case of  his sickness, or for any other cause 
that shall appear to the majority of  the Fellows present at a Stated 
General Meeting to be sufficient, it shall be lawful for the Visitor to 
dispense with the President’s residence for such a period as may seem 
to him to be suitable to the circumstances of  the case.
17. Stipend. The President shall receive such annual stipend as the 
President and Fellows shall from time to time determine and shall 
receive in addition such annual allowance (not exceeding a sum to 
be determined from time to time by the President and Fellows) as he 
shall certify in writing to have been required to meet the expenses of  
entertainment and all other expenses of  whatever nature incurred by 
him by reason of  his tenure of  his office. He shall also have the use of  
his lodgings within the College free of  rent and charges for service. 
The College shall undertake reasonable repairs and alterations of  the 
President’s lodgings.
18. Other offices and activities. (1) The President shall not hold any office 
(other than that of  Vice-Chancellor of  Oxford University) or engage 
in any activity either of  which, whether or not combined with any 
other office or activity, the President and Fellows shall deem to be 
incompatible with the duties of  the President.
(2) The President shall inform the President and Fellows of  any office 
or any activity either of  which, whether or not combined with any 
other office or activity, he considers to interfere substantially with his 
duties.
19. Notice of  intention to retire. If  the President intends to retire from 
his office he shall give formal notice of  his intention at a General 
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III. offICers
1. College officers. The Officers of  the College shall be elected by the 
President and Fellows, and shall be the Vice-President, the Dean of  
Divinity, the Senior Tutor, the Senior and Junior Deans of  Arts, the 
Dean of  Degrees, the Bursar or Bursars, the Librarian, and the Clerk 
to the College. There may also be an Acting President. Upon being 
admitted to their respective offices they shall make such declaration 
as the President and Fellows shall from time to time by Bylaw ap-
point, to the effect that they will faithfully perform the duties of  their 
respective offices, and obey the Statutes and Bylaws of  the College in 
force for the time being.
2. Acting President. If  the President is Vice-Chancellor of  Oxford Uni-
versity, or if  the President is suffering from an illness which is likely to 
be prolonged or if  the President has been granted dispensation from 
duties or if  there is a vacancy in the office of  President, the President 
and Fellows may elect a Fellow of  the College as Acting President. 
Notwithstanding Clause 3 of  this Statute, the Acting President shall 
act as President.
3. Vice-President. The Vice-President shall take precedence of  all other 
Fellows, and shall have power in the absence of  the President or Act-
ing President or during a vacancy in the office of  President, to do all 
acts relating to the College which the President being present is, or 
at any time shall be, enabled to perform. In the absence of  the Vice-
President all powers belonging to him shall be vested in the Senior 
Fellow in residence.
4. Dean of  Divinity. It shall be the duty of  the Dean of  Divinity, who 
shall always be a Fellow of  the College in Priest’s Orders, to enforce 
the observance of  the Statutes and Bylaws of  the College so far as 
they relate to the members of  the Choir and to the performance by 
them of  Divine Service in the College Chapel, and to take such part 
in the instruction, whether religious, theological, or other, of  the jun-
ior members of  the College as the President and Fellows shall from 
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time to time require.
5. Senior Tutor. Subject to the direction of  the Tutorial Board, it shall 
be the duty of  the Senior Tutor to oversee the education of  junior 
members and the general academic organisation of  the College.
6. Deans of  Arts. It shall be the duty of  the Senior and Junior Deans 
of  Arts to maintain discipline among and deal with issues relating to 
the welfare of  the junior members of  the College.
7.  Dean of  Degrees. It shall be the duty of  the Dean of  Degrees to 
present members of  the College to the Vice-Chancellor for matricu-
lation, and to the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors for those degrees for 
which candidates are presented by a College under any University 
Statute or decree for the time being in force.
8. Bursar. The Bursar or Bursars shall be charged with the care of  the 
property of  the College and its financial management.
9. Clerk to the College. It shall be the duty of  the Clerk to the College to 
act as Secretary to the Governing Body.
10. Librarian. It shall be the duty of  the Librarian to ensure the devel-
opment, efficient organisation, smooth running and security of  the 
libraries and archives.
11. Stipends. In the execution of  the powers and duties entrusted to 
them, either by Clauses 4 to 10 of  this Statute, or by any Bylaws of  
the College, the several Officers of  the College therein mentioned 
shall be subject to the general authority and superintendence of  the 
President. All Officers of  the College shall receive such stipends for 
the performance of  the duties of  their respective offices as the Presi-
dent and Fellows shall from time to time determine.
12. Tenure. Subject to other Clauses of  this Statute, the President and 
Fellows may elect an Officer who is not a Fellow. If  an Officer of  the 
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College, being a Fellow, ceases to be a member of  the Governing 
Body, the holding of  the office shall lapse unless the President and 
Fellows shall (where the office may be held by a person who is not a 
Fellow) resolve otherwise.
IV. fellows and fellowshIPs
Part I – General
1. Classes of  Fellowships. The Fellowships in the College shall, subject 
to the provisions of  this Statute, include the following classes:
(a) Official Fellowships (stipendiary), tenable by Tutors or Officers of  
the College.
(b) Fellowships by Special Election (stipendiary or non-stipendiary), 
tenable by persons elected or re-elected under special conditions 
hereinafter contained.
(c) Fellowships by Examination (stipendiary), to which persons may 
be elected under conditions hereinafter contained.
(d) Professorial Fellowships (non-stipendiary), the tenure of  which 
is restricted to University Professors, University Readers, and hold-
ers of  other University Offices which are declared by any University 
Statute or Decree to qualify the holder for a Professorial Fellowship.
(e) Supernumerary Fellowships (non-stipendiary).
There may also be Honorary Fellowships, Waynflete Fellowships, 
Emeritus Fellowships and Visiting Fellowships of  the College.
2. Number of  Stipendiary Fellowships. Subject to any special provisions 
of  this Statute, the President and Fellows shall not be bound either to 
fill up any Stipendiary Fellowship by an election to the same class of  
Fellowship, or to fill it up at all so long as the number of  Stipendiary 
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Fellowships held in College is not reduced below twenty-five.
3. Transfer of  Fellows to a different class. If  any person holding a Fellow-
ship under the conditions applicable to one class of  Fellowship shall 
be elected to a Fellowship under the conditions applicable to another 
class, he shall vacate the Fellowship previously held by him.
4. Grants to Fellows. (1) The President and Fellows may make grants 
to Fellows to meet expenses which their teaching, study or research 
may involve.
(2) The President and Fellows may establish schemes under which 
such grants are paid.
5.  Vacation of  Fellowships. (1) No Fellowship shall be tenable with a 
Headship or with a Fellowship (other than an Honorary Fellowship 
or Emeritus Fellowship) in any other College or Private Hall within 
the University.
(2) Every Stipendiary Fellow shall vacate his Fellowship on accepting 
any office or engaging in any occupation either of  which in the opin-
ion of  the President and Fellows interferes with the proper discharge 
of  his duties to the College. Nothing in this sub-clause shall apply to 
any member of  the academic staff  to whom Statute XIV applies.
6.  Declaration by Fellows. Every Fellow shall on his admission as such 
make a declaration in the presence of  the President and Fellows to the 
effect that he will be true and faithful to the College, that he will ob-
serve its Statutes and Bylaws in force for the time being, and that he will 
endeavor to promote its interests as a place of  learning and education.
7. Seniority of  Fellows. The seniority which a Fellow shall hold in the 
College shall be determined (subject to any resolution which the 
President and Fellows may pass at the time of  the election of  any 
particular Fellow) by the date and order of  his election (or admission, 
in the case of  Professorial Fellows) but any Fellow who shall before, 
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or within four months after, the determination of  his Fellowship be 
again elected to a Fellowship, shall retain in respect thereof  the same 
seniority in the College that he held in respect of  the first-mentioned 
Fellowship.
8. Rooms in College and housing allowance. (1) Every stipendiary Fellow, 
declaring that he intends to reside, shall be entitled to the use of  
rooms in College (free of  rent and charges for service), so long as he 
continues to pernoctate during an aggregate period of  not less than 
eighteen weeks in the academic year. But if  in any academic year 
after that in which he begins residence he shall fail so to pernoctate, 
he shall cease to retain his rooms unless the President and Fellows 
determine otherwise.
(2) The President and Fellows may in their discretion make a housing 
allowance to any Stipendiary Fellow who does not declare that he 
intends to reside in College. Such allowance shall be over and above 
any stipend, allowance, or other payment which he may receive. The 
amount of  such allowance shall not exceed in any case such sum as 
may from time to time be reasonably equivalent to the value of  the 
use of  rooms in College (free of  rent and charges for service).
(3) The President and Fellows may at any time require any Fellow 
holding the office of  Acting President, Vice-President, Dean, Senior 
Tutor, Bursar or Tutor to reside in College during such periods and 
for such hours as may be deemed necessary for the discharge of  his 
official duties, and every Fellow so required to reside shall be entitled 
to the use of  rooms in College (free of  rent and charges for service) 
during the period of  such residence. A Fellow so required to reside 
shall not be eligible to receive a housing allowance.
(4) Save as aforesaid, no Fellow shall be entitled to the use of  rooms, 
but the President and Fellows may allow the use of  rooms (free of  
rent and charges for service) to any Fellow, Lecturer, or other person 
engaged in the educational or other work of  the College or of  the 
University.
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9. Common College Dinner and Luncheon. (1) The President and Fellows 
may allow such moderate sums of  money as they may from time to 
time determine for the provision of  a Common College Dinner and 
Luncheon, whether in the Hall or in some other public room of  the 
College.
(2) The President, any Honorary Fellow, and any Fellow whether 
Stipendiary or Non-Stipendiary shall be entitled to partake of  the 
Common College Dinner and Luncheon free of  cost; and also, if  
the President and Fellows think fit, the Master of  the College School 
in Oxford, the Usher of  the College School in Oxford, the College 
Physician, and any Lecturer, Bursar, Chaplain, or Organist not being 
a Fellow.
10.  Deprivation. If  any Fellow, including any Honorary, Waynflete, 
Emeritus or Visiting Fellow, shall be alleged to be guilty of  grave mis-
conduct, or contumaciously to disobey any of  the Statutes or Bylaws 
of  the College in force for the time being, the Visitor may, upon a 
petition approved by a majority of  the votes of  the President and 
Fellows present at a General Meeting, and after due inquiry held, de-
prive him of  his Fellowship provided that no Fellow who is a member 
of  the academic staff  to whom Statute XIV applies shall be required 
to vacate his Fellowship by virtue of  this provision.
Part II – OffIcIal fellOwshIPs
11. Qualifications for election. (1) The President and Fellows may elect 
any person to an Official Fellowship as Dean of  Divinity, Senior Tu-
tor, Bursar, Librarian, or Tutor in the College.
(2) No person shall be elected to any Official Fellowship as Tutor or 
Senior Tutor unless he shall have been recommended for election to 
such Fellowship by the Tutorial Board.
(3) The resolution by which a person is elected to an Official Fellow-
ship may declare his Fellowship to be dependent upon the holding of  
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a specified Readership, University Lecturership or other office within 
the University.
12. Tenure and re-election. (1) Subject to the provisions of  this Statute 
every Official Fellow shall be entitled to hold his Fellowship for such 
period not exceeding seven years from the date of  his election as the 
President and Fellows may at the time of  his election determine and 
may at any time within one year before the expiration of  the period 
for which he was elected or last re-elected be re-elected for a further 
period not exceeding seven years to be reckoned from the expiration 
of  the period for which he was elected or last re-elected as the case 
may be.
(2) Before proceeding to the re-election of  any person holding an Of-
ficial Fellowship as Tutor or Senior Tutor, the President and Fellows 
shall require and receive a recommendation from the Tutorial Board.
13. Vacation of  Official Fellowships. (1) Any Official Fellow who shall va-
cate the office in virtue of  which he was elected to his Official Fellow-
ship shall thereupon vacate such Fellowship; but he may be re-elected 
to an Official Fellowship in virtue of  any other office qualifying him 
for election under Clause 11 of  this Statute.
(2) Any Official Fellow who shall vacate the Readership, University 
Lecturership or other office within the University upon the holding 
of  which his Fellowship is declared to be dependent shall thereup-
on vacate such Fellowship; but he may be re-elected to an Official 
Fellowship in virtue of  any office qualifying him for election under 
Clause 11 of  this Statute.
Part III – fellOwshIPs by sPecIal electIOn
14. Qualifications for election. The President and Fellows may by resolu-
tion passed at a Stated General Meeting by the votes of  not less than 
two-thirds of  those present and voting, elect to a Fellowship any per-
son who is included in either of  the following classes:
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(a) Readers, University Lecturers and other persons declared by the 
University to be entitled to a College Fellowship; 
(b) Persons whose attainments and distinction are in the judgement 
of  the President and Fellows such as to warrant their election to a 
Fellowship and who shall undertake, as a condition of  the tenure of  
a Fellowship, to carry on study or research for the advancement of  
learning in a specified subject, or to perform some special educa-
tional or other work within the College.
The resolution by which any person is elected to a Fellowship under 
this clause shall specify the nature of  his qualification for election, 
and shall, if  such person be elected in virtue of  his inclusion in Class 
(b), also specify the particular work which he undertakes to perform.
15. Tenure and re-election. Subject to the provisions of  this Statute every 
Fellow by Special Election shall be entitled to hold his Fellowship for 
such period not exceeding seven years from the date of  his election 
as the President and Fellows may at the time of  his election deter-
mine, and may at any time within one year before the expiration of  
the period for which he was elected or last re-elected be re-elected in 
the manner and under the conditions prescribed in Clause 14 of  this 
Statute for a further period not exceeding seven years to be reckoned 
from the expiration of  the period for which he was elected or last re- 
elected as the case may be.
16. Stipendiary Fellowships. The President and Fellows may determine 
that a Fellowship by Special Election shall be stipendiary. The stipend 
shall be payable in respect of  work done for the College and shall 
be such sum as the President and Fellows may from time to time 
determine. All other Fellowships by Special Election shall be non-
stipendiary.
17. Variation in specified work. The President and Fellows may at a Stat-
ed General Meeting by the votes of  not less than two-thirds of  those 
present and voting at the request or with the consent of  a Fellow 
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elected or re-elected under Clause 14(b) of  this Statute vary the speci-
fied subject or work set forth in the resolution by which such Fellow 
was elected or last re-elected.
18. Vacation of  Fellowships by Special Election. (1) Any Fellow elected or 
re-elected under Clause 14(a) of  this Statute shall vacate his Fellow-
ship upon ceasing to hold the Readership, Lecturership, office, or 
appointment in virtue of  which he was so elected or re-elected, but 
he may be re-elected to a Fellowship by Special Election in virtue of  
any other qualification for election under Clause 14 of  this Statute.
(2) Any Fellow elected or re-elected under Clause 14(b) of  this Stat-
ute shall vacate his Fellowship if  he shall cease to carry on the work 
undertaken by him as a condition of  the tenure of  such Fellowship, 
or if, being required by the President and Fellows to furnish evidence 
that he is engaged in such work, he shall fail to furnish within four 
months from the date of  such requirement such evidence as shall be 
satisfactory to them: provided that the President and Fellows may, 
on the ground of  sickness or for any reasonable cause approved by 
them, grant to such Fellow a dispensation from the performance of  
the obligation undertaken by him for a period not exceeding one year 
provided that, subject to the provisions of  Statute XIV.7(1), nothing 
in this sub-clause shall apply to any member of  the academic staff  to 
whom Statute XIV applies.
Part IV – fellOwshIPs by examInatIOn
19. At least one to be awarded every year. (1) Subject to the provisions of  
this Statute at least one Fellowship shall be awarded in each academic 
year after examination.
(2) The President and Fellows may determine that the examination 
be in a specified subject or subjects or that a specified subject or sub-
jects be excluded from the examination.
20. Form of  examination. The examination shall be conducted either by 
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means of  written papers or by oral examination or by the considera-
tion of  a thesis or theses whether previously published or not, or by 
any combination of  these methods, as the President and Fellows may 
in each case determine.
21. Qualifications for election. The President and Fellows may stipulate 
conditions as to eligibility.
22. Mode of  election. The election to any such Fellowship shall be made 
within thirty days from the conclusion of  the examination and the 
President and Fellows shall elect that candidate (being otherwise duly 
qualified according to the Statutes in force for the time being) who 
after the examination shall appear to them to be of  the greatest merit 
and most fit to be a Fellow of  the College as a place of  learning and 
education.
23.  Power to make no election. Notwithstanding the provisions of  the 
last preceding clause, whenever it shall appear to the President and 
Fellows after the examination that there is no candidate of  sufficient 
merit, it shall be lawful for them to make no election.
24Leave of  absence. The President and Fellows may in their discretion 
grant leave of  absence to a Fellow by Examination for any period 
or periods not exceeding four years in the aggregate. Such leave of  
absence shall not be counted as forming part of  his tenure of  his Fel-
lowship for the purposes of  Clause 27 of  this Statute.
25.  Course of  study or research. Every candidate for a Fellowship by 
Examination shall be required to undertake to pursue a course of  
advanced study or of  research, such course to be approved by the 
President and Fellows in each case of  a person elected to a Fellow-
ship by Examination; and he shall vacate his Fellowship if  he fails 
to fulfil his undertaking to their satisfaction provided that, subject to 
the provisions of  Statute XIV.7(1), nothing in this clause relating to 
the removal of  a Tutor or Lecturer shall apply to any member of  the 
academic staff  to whom Statute XIV applies.
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26. Stipend. A Fellow by Examination shall receive such reasonable 
stipend as the President and Fellows shall from time to time deter-
mine.
27. Tenure. Every Fellow by Examination shall be entitled to hold his 
Fellowship for a period of  three years and shall not be eligible for re-
election as a Fellow by Examination for a further period.
Part V – Other fellOwshIPs
28. Professorial Fellowships. The holders of  any Professorships which 
may from time to time be attached to the College under Clause 30 of  
this Statute or allocated to the College by the University from time 
to time shall, by virtue of  their offices, be Professorial Fellows of  the 
College.
29. Admission of  Professorial Fellows. Any person duly elected to a Pro-
fessorship or office to which a Fellowship has been permanently at-
tached under Clause 28 or Clause 30 of  this Statute shall be deemed 
to be thereby elected to the Non-Stipendiary Fellowship attached to 
such Professorship.
30.  Additional Professorial Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows 
may at any Stated General Meeting, upon fourteen days’ notice and 
by the votes of  not less than three-fourths of  those present and vot-
ing, attach an additional Professorial Fellowship permanently to any 
Professorship or Readership in the University of  Oxford or to any 
administrative or educational office within the University which is 
declared by any University Statute or Decree to qualify the holder 
for a Professorial Fellowship, or may elect to a Supernumerary Fel-
lowship the existing holder of  any such Professorship, Readership, or 
office.
(2) No such attachment or election shall become effective unless the 
consent of  the University has been obtained.
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(3) In the event of  such consent being obtained, the tenure of  such 
Fellowship shall begin as from the date of  election.
31.  Supernumerary Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows may at 
any Stated General Meeting, by the votes of  not less than two-thirds 
of  those present and voting, elect to a Supernumerary Fellowship any 
person who is included in either of  the following classes:
(a) Readers, University Lecturers and other persons declared by the 
University to be entitled to a College Fellowship.
(b) Persons whose attainments and distinction are in the judgement 
of  the President and Fellows such as to warrant their election to a 
Fellowship and who shall undertake, as a condition of  the tenure of  
a Fellowship, to carry on study or research for the advancement of  
learning in a specified subject, or to perform some special educa-
tional or other work within the College.
The resolution by which any person is elected to a Fellowship under 
this clause shall specify the nature of  his qualification for election, 
and shall, if  such person be elected in virtue of  his inclusion in Class 
(b), also specify the particular work which he undertakes to perform.
(2) The President and Fellows may at a Stated General Meeting by 
the votes of  not less than two-thirds of  those present and voting at 
the request or with the consent of  a Fellow elected or re-elected un-
der sub-clause (1)(b) of  this clause vary the specified subject or work 
set forth in the resolution by which such Fellow was elected or last 
re-elected.
(3) Subject to the provisions of  sub-clause (4) of  this clause every such 
Fellow shall be entitled to hold his Fellowship for such period not ex-
ceeding seven years from the date of  his election as the President and 
Fellows may at the time of  his election determine, and may at any 
time within one year before the expiration of  the period for which 
he was elected or last re-elected be re-elected for a further period 
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not exceeding seven years to be reckoned from the expiration of  the 
period for which he was elected or last re-elected as the case may be.
(4) (a) Any Fellow elected or re-elected under sub-clause (1)(a) of  this 
clause shall vacate his Fellowship upon ceasing to hold the Reader-
ship, Lecturership, office, or appointment in virtue of  which he was 
so elected or re-elected, but he may be re-elected to a Supernumer-
ary Fellowship in virtue of  any other qualification for election under 
sub-clause (1) of  this clause.
(b) Any Fellow elected or re-elected under sub-clause (1)(b) of  this 
clause shall vacate his Fellowship if  he shall cease to carry on the 
work undertaken by him as a condition of  the tenure of  such Fellow-
ship, or if, being required by the President and Fellows to furnish evi-
dence that he is engaged in such work, he shall fail to furnish within 
four months from the date of  such requirement such evidence as shall 
be satisfactory to them: provided that the President and Fellows may, 
on the ground of  sickness or for any reasonable cause approved by 
them, grant to such Fellow a dispensation from the performance of  
the obligation undertaken by him for a period not exceeding one 
year.
(5) Supernumerary Fellows shall not be entitled to vote on any occa-
sion as Fellows, nor to rooms in College, nor to receive any emolu-
ment whatever as Supernumerary Fellows, but shall be entitled to 
enjoy such other privileges and advantages as the President and Fel-
lows shall by resolution from time to time determine.
32.  Honorary Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows may at any 
Stated General Meeting by the votes of  not less than three-fourths 
of  those present and voting elect distinguished persons to Honorary 
Fellowships in the College.
(2) Honorary Fellows shall not be entitled to vote on any occasion 
as Fellows, nor to rooms in College, nor to receive any emolument 
whatever as Honorary Fellows, but shall be entitled to enjoy such 
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other privileges and advantages as the President and Fellows shall by 
resolution from time to time determine.
(3) The President and Fellows may from time to time determine the 
conditions of  eligibility to and tenure of  Honorary Fellowships, and 
the mode of  election thereto.
(4) References to Fellows or Fellowships in these Statutes shall not 
include Honorary Fellows or Honorary Fellowships.
(5) The number of  Honorary Fellowships in the College shall not at 
any one time exceed thirty.
33. Waynflete Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows may at any 
Stated General Meeting by the votes of  not less than two-thirds of  
those present and voting elect persons who have conferred exception-
al benefits upon the College to Waynflete Fellowships in the College.
(2) Waynflete Fellows shall not be entitled to vote on any occasion 
as Fellows, nor to rooms in College, nor to receive any emoluments 
whatever as Waynflete Fellows, but shall be entitled to enjoy such 
other privileges and advantages as the President and Fellows shall by 
resolution from time to time determine.
(3) The President and Fellows may from time to time determine the 
conditions of  eligibility to and tenure of  Waynflete Fellowships, and 
the mode of  election thereto.
(4) References to Fellows or Fellowships in these Statutes shall not 
include Waynflete Fellows or Waynflete Fellowships.
(5) The number of  Waynflete Fellowships in the College shall not at 
any one time exceed twenty-four.
34.  Emeritus Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows may at any 
Stated General Meeting elect to an Emeritus Fellowship any person 
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in one of  the following classes:
(a) any person who has held a Fellowship in the College for a total 
period or periods of  not less than fifteen years;
(b) any person who has held a Fellowship in the College for a total 
period or periods of  not less than ten years, and has held a Professo-
rial Fellowship in the College;
(c) any person who has held a Fellowship in the College and has ren-
dered exceptional service to the College.
(2) Emeritus Fellows shall not be entitled to vote on any occasion as 
Fellows, nor to rooms in College, nor to receive any emolument what-
ever as Emeritus Fellows, but shall be entitled to enjoy such other 
privileges and advantages as the President and Fellows shall by reso-
lution from time to time determine.
(3) References to Fellows or Fellowships in these Statutes shall not 
include Emeritus Fellows or Emeritus Fellowships.
35. Visiting Fellowships. (1) The President and Fellows may at any Stat-
ed General Meeting by the votes of  not less than two-thirds of  those 
present and voting, elect to a Visiting Fellowship any person whose 
presence would in their opinion be of  advantage to the College as a 
place of  learning and education.
(2) Every such Visiting Fellow shall be entitled to hold his Fellowship 
for such period not exceeding one year as the President and Fellows 
may determine.
(3) Visiting Fellows may at the discretion of  the President and Fel-
lows receive emoluments and payment of  expenses, be permitted to 
occupy rooms in College free of  rent and charges for service, and be 
permitted to partake of  the Common College Dinner and Luncheon 
free of  cost during the period of  their Fellowship. 
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(4) Visiting Fellows shall not be entitled to vote on any occasion as 
Fellows.
(5) References to Fellows or Fellowships in these Statutes shall not 
include Visiting Fellows or Visiting Fellowships.
36. Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellowships. (1) The President and Fel-
lows may at any Stated General Meeting by the votes of  not less than 
two-thirds of  those present and voting, elect to a Robert S. Camp-
bell, Jr. Visiting Fellowship any person whose presence would in their 
opinion be of  advantage to the College as a place of  learning and 
education. 
(2) Candidates for Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellowships shall 
declare their intention to research or write on a legal or legally re-
lated topic (legally related topics shall be topics within Economics, 
History, Politics and Economics). The President and Fellows may 
stipulate further conditions as to eligibility.
(3) Every such Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellow shall be enti-
tled to hold his Fellowship for such a period not exceeding one year 
as the President and Fellows may determine. 
(4) Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellows may at the discretion of  
the President and Fellows receive emoluments and payment of  ex-
penses, be permitted to occupy rooms in College free of  rent and 
charges for service, and be permitted to partake of  the Common 
College Dinner and Luncheon free of  cost during the period of  their 
Fellowship.
(5) Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellows shall not be entitled to 
vote on any occasion as Fellows.
(6) Reference to Fellows or Fellowships in these Statutes shall not in-
clude Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellows or Robert S. Camp-
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(7) References to Visiting Fellows and Visiting Fellowships in these 
Statutes shall include Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellows and 
Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellowships.
37. Payment to Fellows and contracts with Fellows. (1) Payments of  stipends 
and allowances may be made to Fellows in accordance with these 
Statutes and the provisions of  their contracts of  employment.
(2) Fellows may receive remuneration from companies controlled by 
the College, provided that all such payments constitute a fair reward 
for work undertaken for such companies and are reported to the 
President and Fellows in each year in which they are paid.
(3) Fellows may receive payment for work done for the benefit of  the 
College, in circumstances in which similar payments would be made 
to persons who are not Fellows.
(4) The President and Fellows may stipulate when contracts may be 
made with Fellows (including provision for payments, other than re-
muneration for work or services) and any requirements which must 
be satisfied before such contracts can be made.
(5) This clause shall also apply to payments to the President and con-
tracts with the President.
V. meetIngs and theIr Powers
1. Meetings. (1) There shall be at least four Stated General Meetings 
of  the President and Fellows in each year on such days as the Presi-
dent and Fellows may from time to time appoint.
(2) The President at any time may, and upon a requisition presented 
to him by any three Fellows shall, convene a General Meeting by 
giving or sending six days’ notice to all Fellows, specifying the day on 
which the said meeting is to be held, and the business to be transacted 
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(3) Notice to any Fellow shall be deemed sufficient if  given in such 
manner (inclusive of  electronic means) as shall have been prescribed 
by the President and Fellows.
(4) Any General Meeting may be adjourned by resolution of  the 
meeting to a day to be specified in the resolution.
2. Bylaws and resolutions. Subject to the provisions of  the Statutes in 
force for the time being, it shall be lawful for the President and Fel-
lows, by Bylaws or resolutions passed at a Stated General Meeting, 
from time to time to make, alter, or revoke any regulations respecting 
any matter connected with the College.
3. Amendment of  Statutes. These Statutes shall be subject to alteration in 
the manner provided by the Universities of  Oxford and Cambridge 
Act, 1923.
4. Voting at meetings. Except in any case in which the concurrence of  a 
specified proportion of  the President and Fellows is by the Statutes of  
the College in force for the time being made requisite, every matter 
to be decided at any meeting of  the President and Fellows shall be 
determined by a majority of  the votes of  those present and voting. 
Whenever the votes shall be equal the President shall have an addi-
tional casting vote.
5. Executive Committee. The President and Fellows may by the votes of  
three-fourths of  those present and voting at a Stated General Meet-
ing or at a General Meeting specially summoned for the purpose ap-
point an Executive Committee which shall hold office for not longer 
than one year and delegate to it such powers as may seem expedient. 
The members of  such an Executive Committee shall be the Presi-
dent, the Vice-President, the Senior Tutor, the Senior Dean of  Arts, 
the Bursar or Bursars, and six other Fellows elected by a majority of  
the votes of  those present and voting. Among the members of  the 
Committee there shall be at least one Professorial Fellow.
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VI. waynflete leCturershIPs
1. Waynflete Lecturer. The President and Fellows may elect a person to 
hold for not more than one year the office of  Waynflete Lecturer, on 
such conditions not inconsistent with this Statute as they shall from 
time to time determine, provided that not more than one Waynflete 
Lecturer shall hold office at any one time.
2. Duties. It shall be the duty of  a Waynflete Lecturer to give a course 
of  lectures on a subject approved by the President and Fellows.
3. Stipend and privileges. A Waynflete Lecturer shall be entitled to such 
stipend as the President and Fellows may from time to time deter-
mine, and may in addition at the discretion of  the President and 
Fellows be permitted to occupy furnished rooms in College free of  
rent and charges for service and to partake of  the Common College 
Dinner and Luncheon free of  cost during the whole or part of  his 
period of  office.
VII. tutorIal board, tutors, and tuItIon fund
1. Composition of  Tutorial Board. There shall be a Tutorial Board which 
shall consist of  the President, the Vice-President, the Dean of  Divin-
ity, the Senior Tutor, the Senior and Junior Deans of  Arts, any Bursar 
who is a Fellow of  the College, all Official Fellows, and not more than 
two other persons, whether or not they are Fellows of  the College, as 
the President and Fellows may from time to time determine.
2. Duties of  Tutorial Board. It shall be the duty of  the Tutorial Board 
to perform such functions as may be assigned to it by the Statutes 
of  the College in force for the time being, and to perform such ad-
ditional functions and to exercise (as need shall require) such further 
powers as the President and Fellows may from time to time assign or 
delegate to it by resolution or Bylaw in any matters relating to the 
selection, appointment, and removal of  Tutors and Lecturers, or to 
the election of  Demies, Scholars, and Exhibitioners, or to the admis-
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sion, instruction, discipline, and removal of  junior members of  the 
College provided that the appointment or removal of  a Tutor or of  
a Lecturer who is a member of  the Tutorial Board shall in every case 
be subject to confirmation by the President and Fellows. Nothing in 
this clause shall affect the right of  any Fellow of  the College to appeal 
to the Visitor, as provided in Statute XIII.5 provided that, subject to 
the provisions of  Statute XIV.7(1), nothing in this Clause relating to 
the removal of  a Tutor or Lecturer shall apply to any member of  the 
academic staff  to whom Statute XIV applies.
3. Tuition Fund. For payment of  the salaries of  Tutors and Lecturers, 
and for the defraying of  other ordinary expenses connected with the 
instruction of  the junior members of  the College there shall be a 
budget to be called the Tuition Budget.
The Tuition Budget shall be administered by the Tutorial Board sub-
ject to the authority of  the President and Fellows. 
4.  Provision of  instruction. The President and Fellows shall provide 
courses of  instruction for the undergraduate members of  the College 
during at least twenty-four weeks in the academical year.
VIII. remuneratIon
1.  Power to remunerate. Reasonable remuneration, including housing 
allowance, may be paid to Stipendiary Fellows and Visiting Fellows 
in respect of  work and research undertaken for the College. Other 
reasonable benefits, as authorised by these Statutes, may be provided 
for Fellows.
2.  Connected persons. Reasonable remuneration and benefits may be 
paid or provided for persons connected with Fellows, in circumstanc-
es approved by the President and Fellows.
3. Remuneration Committee. There shall be a Remuneration Committee, 
at least one member of  which shall be a person who is not a Fellow 
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of  the College. The Remuneration Committee shall make recom-
mendations to the President and Fellows regarding:
(a) remuneration payable to Fellows, including housing allowance; and
(b) benefits provided for Fellows and remuneration and benefits with-
in Clause 2 above. 
4. Effect of  recommendations. In considering the recommendations of  
the Remuneration Committee, the President and Fellows shall take 
into account the question whether the expenditure would comply 
with the Policy Document established under Statute XVII(3).
5. Conflicts of  interest. The President and Fellows shall maintain a code 
on conflicts of  interest. Subject to the provisions of  that code, mem-
bers of  the Governing Body may vote on issues arising under this 
Statute notwithstanding that they may have a conflict of  interest.
6. Joint Equity Schemes. (1) The President and Fellows may establish 
joint equity schemes, whereby the College may purchase property 
jointly with Fellows, employees and connected persons.
(2) Such schemes may contain provisions whereby the Fellow, em-
ployee or connected person may purchase the share of  the College.
7. Application. This Statute, including Clause 3 but excluding Clause 
6, applies to the President and to Honorary, Waynflete, Emeritus and 
Visiting Fellows as it applies to Fellows.
IX. PensIons
1.  Universities Superannuation Scheme. Any President or Stipendiary 
Fellow and any person to whom Clause 4 of  this Statute applies is 
entitled to become a member of  the Universities Superannuation 
Scheme in respect of  his total annual stipend as defined in Clause 2 
of  this Statute. The President and Fellows shall discharge the duties 
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and exercise the rights of  a member Institution under that Scheme.
2. Definition of  total annual stipend. For the purposes of  this Statute the 
total annual stipend of  the President or of  a Stipendiary Fellow shall 
be taken in the case of  the President to signify the stipend payable 
to him under Statute II.17, and in the case of  a Stipendiary Fellow 
to include all emoluments paid to him by the College (including any 
housing allowance paid) except the stipend of  an office tenable from 
year to year and any payments made under Statute IV.4.
3. Power to increase pensions. (1) If  it appears to the President and Fel-
lows that the benefits applicable under this Statute are inadequate in 
the case of  any President, any Stipendiary Fellow or any person to 
whom Clause 4 hereof  applies they may subject to the provisions of  
this clause make such additional provision for his benefit as they may 
in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
(2) No additional provision made for any person under this clause 
shall exceed such a sum as will together with the benefits applicable 
on his behalf  under this Statute provide (a) an annuity equal to two-
thirds of  his total annual stipend at the date when he ceases to be in 
the service of  the College and payable from that date until the date 
of  his death and (b) an annuity equal to one-half  of  his total annual 
stipend at the date when he ceases to be in the service of  the College 
and payable from the date of  his death until the date of  the death of  
his spouse or partner.
(3) Such additional provision shall be supplemental to and held on the 
same trusts as the benefits applicable under this Statute or on such 
of  the said trusts as may be subsisting and capable of  taking effect. 
4. Provision for persons other than Fellows. If  any person other than a Sti-
pendiary Fellow of  the College is engaged by the President and Fellows 
to perform religious, educational or administrative duties in the Col-
lege which the President and Fellows deem to be an employment in 
a pensionable post the President and Fellows may determine that the 
provisions of  this Statute shall apply to that person.
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X. demyshIPs, sCholarshIPs, and eXhIbItIons
1. Senior Demyships. There may be maintained within the College Sen-
ior Demyships.
2. Regulation of  Senior Demyships. The President and Fellows may deter-
mine the number, qualifications, tenure and emoluments of  Senior 
Demies.
3. Other awards. There may be maintained within the College Junior 
Demyships, Scholarships and Exhibitions.
4. Regulations of  awards. Subject to the requirements of  specific trusts 
for named awards, the Tutorial Board may determine the number, 
qualifications, tenure and emoluments of  Junior Demies, Scholars 
and Exhibitioners. The Tutorial Board shall elect Demies, Scholars 
and Exhibitioners.
XI. ChaPel serVICes
1. Chaplains. There shall be one or more Chaplains to ensure the per-
formance during full term of  choral services in the College Chapel 
according to the use of  the Church of  England. Nothing shall pre-
vent a person from being at one and the same time a Fellow and 
Chaplain of  the College.
2. Duties of  Chaplains. It shall be the duty of  the Chaplains to perform 
Divine Service in the College Chapel at such times and in such man-
ner as the President and Fellows shall from time to time appoint.
3. Stipend of  Chaplains. The Chaplains shall receive such stipends as 
the President and Fellows may from time to time determine. If  a 
Chaplain is also a Fellow of  the College, his stipend as Chaplain shall 
be additional to any stipend to which he may be entitled as Fellow.
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allow the use of  rooms in College free of  rent and charges for service 
to any Chaplain.
5. Tenure of  Chaplains. A Chaplain shall be appointed for such period 
as the President and Fellows may determine and shall be eligible for 
reappointment.
6. Deprivation of  Chaplains. The President and Fellows may deprive of  
his appointment any Chaplain who is guilty of  grave immorality or 
misconduct, or who has persisted in disobeying any of  the Statutes or 
Bylaws of  the College in force for the time being.
7. Choir. (1) The Choir shall consist of  not fewer than eight Clerks 
and fourteen Choristers.
(2) Subject to sub-clause (1) of  this clause the President and Fellows 
may from time to time determine the number, duties, and stipends of  
members of  the Choir.
8. Organist and Informator Choristarum. (1) There shall be an Organist 
and Informator Choristarum. Nothing shall prevent a person from 
being at one and the same time a Fellow of  the College and Organist 
and Informator Choristarum.
(2) The Organist and Informator Choristarum shall receive such sti-
pend, if  any, as the President and Fellows may from time to time 
determine. 
(3) The Organist and Informator Choristarum shall be appointed for 
such period as the President and Fellows may determine and shall be 
eligible for re-appointment.
XII. dIsPosal of reVenue
1. College contribution for University purposes. The application of  the rev-
enues of  the College under the provisions and to the purposes of  
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these Statutes shall be subject to any Statute or Statutes made for 
the University under the powers of  the Universities of  Oxford and 
Cambridge Act, 1923, for enabling or requiring the Colleges to make 
contributions out of  their revenues to University purposes and to the 
payment of  the charges imposed thereby.
XIII. VIsItor
1. The Visitor. The Bishop of  Winchester for the time being shall al-
ways be the Visitor of  the College.
2. Power to visit. It shall be lawful for the Visitor in person, or by his 
Commissary or Commissaries duly appointed, once in ten years (or 
oftener, if  and when he shall deem it expedient for enforcing the due 
observance of  the Statutes in force for the time being to do so), with-
out any request or application by the College or any of  its members, 
to visit the College, and to exercise at such visitation all the powers 
which are by law incident to the office of  general Visitor of  a College, 
any Statute or usage of  the College to the contrary notwithstanding. 
It shall be lawful for the Visitor at any such visitation or, if  he shall 
think fit, at other times, to require the President and Fellows to an-
swer in writing touching any matter as to which the Visitor may deem 
it expedient to inquire, for the purpose of  satisfying himself  whether 
the Statutes in force for the time being are duly observed.
3. Power to direct suspension of  Fellowships and Demyships and abatement of  
charges
. If  at any time it shall be made to appear, to the satisfaction of  
the Visitor, that owing to any cause the revenues of  the College are, or 
without the exercise of  the powers hereby conferred would be likely 
to become, insufficient to meet the charges created by these Statutes 
and to defray the rest of  its necessary or ordinary expenditure, it shall 
be lawful for the Visitor, on a petition in writing presented to him by 
order of  the President and Fellows at a General Meeting, to direct 
that any vacant Fellowship or Demyship shall, either permanently or 
during any limited period, be kept vacant, or that the charges created 
by the Statutes shall be rateably diminished, either permanently or 
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for a limited period: provided that no such diminution shall be made 
in any charges specifically imposed by these Statutes for University 
purposes.
4. Power to declare true construction of  Statutes. As often as any question 
shall arise on which the President and Fellows shall be unable to 
agree, depending wholly or in part on the construction of  any of  the 
Statutes of  the College, it shall be lawful for the President and Fel-
lows, or for the President, or for any three of  the Fellows, to submit 
the same to the Visitor, and it shall be lawful for the Visitor to declare 
what is the true construction of  such Statutes or Statute with refer-
ence to the case submitted to him.
5.  Appeals to Visitor. It shall be lawful for the President, or for any 
Fellow, if  he shall conceive himself  aggrieved by any act, resolution, 
or decision of  the President and Fellows, to appeal against such act, 
resolution, decision, or sentence to the Visitor; and it shall be lawful 
for the Visitor to adjudicate on such appeal, and to confirm or to an-
nul or to vary such act, resolution, decision, or sentence.
6. Power to annul Bylaws and resolutions. It shall be lawful for the Visitor, 
either proprio motu or on the complaint of  the President or of  any 
of  the Fellows, to disallow or to annul any Bylaw or resolution of  
the President and Fellows which shall in the Visitor’s judgement be 
repugnant to any of  the Statutes of  the College in force for the time 
being.
7. Power to validate irregularities. The Visitor shall have power at any 
time at his discretion, on the application or request in writing of  the 
President and any ten of  the Fellows, to make valid and confirm any-
thing done that might be done under the Statutes for the time being 
of  the College, but which, by reason of  any irregularity or omission 
or any other matter whatsoever preliminary thereto or connected 
therewith, may be invalid or of  doubtful validity, provided that in 
the judgement of  the Visitor such irregularity or omission or other 
matter is not of  substantial importance with reference to the thing 
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proposed to be made valid or confirmed.
8. Provisions. In accordance with the provisions of  the Education Re-
form Act 1988, nothing in these Statutes shall enable or require the 
Visitor
(a) to hear any appeal or determine any dispute relating to a member 
of  the academic staff  to whom Statute XIV applies which concerns 
the member’s appointment or employment or the termination of  
that appointment or employment; or
(b) to disallow or annul any Bylaw or resolution made under or hav-
ing effect for the purposes of  Statute XIV.
XIV. aCademIC staff
Part I – cOnstructIOn, aPPlIcatIOn and InterPretatIOn
1. Guiding principles. This Statute and any Bylaw made under this Stat-
ute shall be construed in every case to give effect to the following 
guiding principles, that is to say
(a) to ensure that members of  the academic staff  of  the College have 
freedom within the law to question and test received wisdom, and 
to put forward new ideas and controversial or unpopular opinions, 
without placing themselves in jeopardy of  losing their jobs or privi-
leges;
(b) to enable the College to provide education, to promote learning, 
and to engage in research efficiently and economically; and
(c) to apply the principles of  justice and fairness.
2. Reason for dismissal. No provision in Part II, Part III, Part IV or Part 
VII shall enable any member of  the academic staff  to be dismissed 
unless the reason for the dismissal may in the circumstances (includ-
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ing the size and administrative resources of  the College) reasonably 
be treated as a sufficient reason for dismissal.
3. Application. (1) This Statute shall apply 
(a) to any person holding a College Office designated by the Govern-
ing Body as one to which this Statute applies;
(b) to any person employed by the College to carry out teaching or 
research save for those holding appointments which have been ex-
cluded by the President and Fellows from the scope of  this Statute on 
the ground that the duties in that regard are only of  a limited nature; 
and
(c) to the President, to the extent and in the manner set out in Part 
VII of  this Statute.
(2) In this Statute any reference to “a member of  the academic staff ” 
is a reference to a person to whom this Statute applies.
4. Meaning of  dismissal. In this Statute, “dismiss” and “dismissal” mean 
dismissal of  a member of  the academic staff  and 
(a) include remove or, as the case may be, removal from office; and
(b) in relation to employment under a contract, shall be construed in 
accordance with section 55 of  the Employment Protection (Consoli-
dation) Act 1978.
5. Meaning of  good cause. (1) For the purposes of  this Statute “good 
cause” in relation to the dismissal or removal from office or place of  
a member of  the academic staff, being in any case a reason which is 
related to conduct or to capability or qualifications for performing 
work of  the kind which the member of  the academic staff  concerned 
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(a) conviction for an offence which may be deemed by an Academic 
Disciplinary Committee appointed under Part III to be such as to 
render the person convicted unfit for the performance of  the duties 
of  the office or employment as a member of  the academic staff; or
(b) conduct of  an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature incom-
patible with the duties of  the office or employment; or
(c) conduct constituting failure or persistent refusal or neglect or in-
ability to perform the duties or comply with the conditions of  office 
or employment; or
(d) physical or mental incapacity established under Part IV; or
(e) wilful disruption of  the activities of  the College; or
(f) wilful disobedience of  any of  the Statutes or Bylaws of  the College 
in force for the time being.
(2) In this Clause 
(a) “capability”, in relating to such a member, means capability as-
sessed by reference to skill, aptitude, health or any other physical or 
mental quality; and
(b) “qualifications”, in relation to such a member, means any degree, 
diploma or other academic, technical or professional qualification 
relevant to the office or position held by that member.
6.  Meaning of  redundancy. For the purposes of  this Statute dismissal 
shall be taken to be a dismissal by reason of  redundancy if  it is at-
tributable wholly or mainly to
(a) the fact that the College has ceased, or intends to cease, to carry 
on the activity for the purposes of  which the person concerned was 
appointed or employed or has ceased, or intends to cease, to carry on 
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that activity in the place in which the person concerned worked; or
(b) the fact that the requirements of  that activity for members of  the 
academic staff  to carry out work of  a particular kind in that place 
have ceased or diminished or are expected to cease or diminish.
7.  Incidental, supplementary and transitional matters. (1) In any case of  
conflict, the provisions of  this Statute shall prevail over those of  any 
other Statute of  the College in force on the date on which the instru-
ment making these modifications was approved under sub-section (9) 
of  section 204 of  the Education Reform Act 1988, and over those of  
any Bylaw, and the provisions of  any Bylaw made under the Statute 
shall prevail over those of  any Bylaw made under such other Statutes:
Provided that Part III, Part IV and Part VII of  his Statute shall not 
apply in relation to anything done or omitted to be done before the 
date on which the instrument making these modifications was ap-
proved under subsection (9) of  section 204 of  the Education Reform 
Act 1988;
Provided also that disciplinary proceedings in relation to anything 
done or omitted to be done before that date may continue or be in-
stituted after that date under the relevant College Statutes in force 
before that date.
(2) Nothing in any appointment made, or contract entered into, shall 
be construed as overriding or excluding any provision made by this 
Statute concerning the dismissal of  a member of  the academic staff  
of  the College by reason of  redundancy or for good cause provided 
that this shall not invalidate any waiver made under section 142 of  
the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.
(3) For the avoidance of  doubt it is hereby declared that nothing in 
Part III shall be construed as affecting the Statutes and Bylaws of  
the College concerning re-election on the expiry of  a fixed term of  
a Fellowship.
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(4) In any case where an officer of  the College or any person is des-
ignated to perform any duties or exercise any powers under this Stat-
ute, and that officer or person is himself  involved in the matter in 
question, the Governing Body may appoint an alternate to act in 
his place under procedures prescribed by Bylaws made under this 
Statute.
(5) Nothing in any other Statute shall enable the Governing Body to 
delegate its power to reach a decision under Clause 10(2).
(6) No one shall sit as a member of  any of  the bodies established 
under this Statute, and no one shall be present at a meeting of  such 
body when the body is considering its decision or discussing a point 
of  procedure, except as provided by this Statute or by Bylaws made 
under this Statute.
(7) In this Statute references to numbered Parts, Clauses, and sub-
clauses are references to Parts, Clauses, and sub-clauses so numbered 
in this Statute.
Part II – redundancy
8. Redundancy. This Part enables the Governing Body, as the appropri-
ate body, to dismiss any member of  the academic staff  by reason of  
redundancy.
9. Exclusions. (1) Nothing in this Part shall prejudice, alter or affect 
any rights, powers or duties of  the College or apply in relation to a 
person unless 
(a) his appointment is made, or his contract of  employment is entered 
into, on or after 20th November 1987; or
(b) he is promoted on or after that date.
(2) For the purposes of  this Clause in relation to a person, a reference 
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to an appointment made or a contract entered into on or after 20th 
November 1987 or to promotion on or after that date shall be con-
strued in accordance with subsections (3) to (6) of  section 204 of  the 
Education Reform Act 1988.
10. The appropriate body. (1) The Governing Body shall be the appro-
priate body for the purposes of  this Part.
(2) This Part applies where the Governing Body has decided that 
there should be a reduction in the academic staff  
(a) of  the College as a whole; or
(b) of  any area of  academic work within the College by way of  re-
dundancy.
11.  Decision by Governing Body. (1) Where the Governing Body has 
reached a decision under Clause 10(2) 
(a) it may itself  decide to select the requisite members of  the aca-
demic staff  for dismissal by reason of  redundancy if  such a course 
satisfies the guiding principles set out in Clause 1; or
(b) it shall appoint a Redundancy Committee to be constituted in 
accordance with sub-clause (3) of  this Clause to give effect to its de-
cision by such date as it may specify and for that purpose to select 
and recommend the requisite members of  the academic staff  for dis-
missal by reason of  redundancy; and
(ii) to report their recommendations to the Governing Body.
(2) The Governing Body shall either approve any selection recom-
mendation made under sub-clause (1)(b)(i), or shall remit it to the Re-
dundancy Committee for further consideration in accordance with 
its further directions.
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(3) A Redundancy Committee appointed by the Governing Body 
shall comprise 
(a) a Chairman; and
(b) two members chosen from amongst members of  the Governing 
Body to whom this Statute does not apply, Honorary Fellows and 
Emeritus Fellows; and
(c) two members chosen from amongst members of  the academic 
staff.
(4) A member of  the academic staff  shall not be selected for dismissal 
under this Clause unless he has been afforded a reasonable opportu-
nity to make representations to the Governing Body.
12.  Notices of  intended dismissal. (1) Where the Governing Body has 
either itself  made a selection or has approved a selection recommen-
dation made by the Redundancy Committee under Clause 11(1) it 
may authorise an officer of  the College as its delegate to dismiss any 
member of  the academic staff  so selected.
(2) Each member of  the academic staff  selected shall be given sepa-
rate notice of  the selection approved by Governing Body.
(3) Each separate notice shall sufficiently identify the circumstances 
which have satisfied the Governing Body that the intended dismissal 
is reasonable and in particular shall include 
(a) a summary of  the action taken by the Governing Body under this 
Part;
(b) an account of  the selection processes it has used;
(c) a reference to the rights of  the person notified to appeal against 
the notice and to the time within which any such appeal is to be 
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lodged under Part V of  this Statute; and
(d) a statement as to when the intended dismissal is to take effect.
Part III – dIscIPlIne, dIsmIssal and remOVal frOm OffIce
13. Minor faults. (1) Minor faults shall be dealt with informally.
(2) Where the matter is more serious but falls short of  constituting 
possible good cause for dismissal the following procedure shall be 
used
Stage 1 – Oral Warning. If  conduct or performance does not meet 
acceptable standards the member of  the academic staff  will normally 
be given a formal oral warning. The member will be advised of  the 
reason for the warning, that it is the first stage of  the disciplinary 
procedure and of  the right of  appeal under this Clause. A brief  note 
of  the oral warning will be kept but it will be spent after 12 months, 
subject to satisfactory conduct and performance.
Stage 2 – Written Warning. If  the offence is a serious one, or if  a fur-
ther offence occurs, a written warning will be given to the member of  
the academic staff  by the Vice-President. This will give details of  the 
complaint, the improvement required and the timescale. It will warn 
that a complaint may be made to the President seeking the institution 
of  charges to be heard by a Disciplinary Committee appointed under 
Clause 15 if  there is no satisfactory improvement and will advise of  
the right of  appeal under this Clause. A copy of  this written warn-
ing will be kept by the Vice-President but it will be disregarded for 
disciplinary purposes after 2 years subject to satisfactory conduct and 
performance.
Stage 3 – Appeals. A member of  the academic staff  who wishes to 
appeal against a disciplinary warning shall inform the President with-
in two weeks. The President shall hear the appeal and his decision 
shall be final.
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14. Preliminary examination of  serious disciplinary matters. (1) If  there has 
been no satisfactory improvement following a written warning given 
under Stage 2 of  the procedure in Clause 13, or in any case where it 
is alleged that conduct or performance may constitute good cause for 
dismissal or removal from office, a complaint seeking the institution 
of  charges to be heard by a Disciplinary Committee appointed under 
Clause 15 may be made to the President.
(2) To enable the President to deal fairly with any complaint brought 
to his attention under sub-clause (1) he shall institute such enquiries 
(if  any) as appear to him to be necessary.
(3) If  it appears to the President (whether on receipt of  a complaint 
or otherwise) that there are grounds for believing that the conduct 
or performance of  a member of  the academic staff  could constitute 
good cause for dismissal, he shall write to the person concerned invit-
ing comment in writing and, if  he considers that the College might 
otherwise suffer significant harm may, at this stage or at any stage 
prior to the conclusion of  any hearing by a Disciplinary Committee, 
suspend the person concerned from the performance of  his duties 
without loss of  pay or emolument.
(4) As soon as may be following the comments (if  any) or in any event 
not later than 28 days after they were invited the President shall con-
sider the matter in the light of  all the available material and may 
dismiss the matter summarily, or issue a formal warning to the person 
concerned, or determine that the matter be considered by a Discipli-
nary Committee appointed under Clause 15.
15. Consideration by Disciplinary Committee. If  the President has deter-
mined that the matter is to be considered by a Disciplinary Commit-
tee, he shall request the Governing Body to appoint such a committee 
to hear the charge or charges and to determine whether the conduct 
or performance of  the person charged constitutes good cause for 
dismissal or otherwise constitutes a serious complaint relating to his 
appointment or employment, and to make recommendations con-
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cerning the action (if  any) to be taken as a result of  the Commit-
tee’s findings. Pending the consideration of  such recommendations, 
the President, after consulting the Governing Body, may suspend the 
person charged from the performance of  his duties without loss of  
emolument.
16. Disciplinary Committee. (1) A Disciplinary Committee shall consist 
of  three persons selected by the Governing Body from a panel of  
seven persons appointed annually by the Governing Body. The mem-
bers of  the panel shall be members of  Governing Body, Honorary 
Fellows or Emeritus Fellows of  the College.
(2) In selecting members of  the panel for appointment as members 
of  a Disciplinary Committee, the Governing Body shall exclude the 
person charged, and any person who has been involved in or associ-
ated with the making of  the complaint or any part of  it, or who has 
been involved in any preliminary hearing or investigation.
17.  Presentation of  charges. (1) When a Disciplinary Committee has 
been appointed, the Executive Committee shall instruct a solicitor 
or other suitable person to formulate the charge or charges and to 
present, or arrange for the presentation of, the charges before the 
Disciplinary Committee.
(2) It shall be the duty of  the person formulating the charge or charges 
(a) to forward the charge or charges to the Committee and to the 
member of  the academic staff  concerned, together with the other 
documents therein specified and a list of  all witnesses the College 
proposes to call, with statements containing the evidence they are 
expected to give; and
(b) to make any necessary administrative arrangements for the sum-
moning of  witnesses, the production of  documents and generally for 
the proper presentation of  the case before the Committee.
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18. Procedure. The procedure to be followed in respect of  the prepa-
ration, hearing, and determination of  any charge by a Disciplinary 
Committee shall be prescribed by Bylaws made under this Statute. 
Such Bylaws shall ensure
(a) that the person charged is entitled to be represented by another 
person, whether such person is legally qualified or not, in connection 
with and at any hearing of  charges by a Disciplinary Committee;
(b) that a charge shall not be determined without an oral hearing at 
which the person charged and any person appointed to represent 
him are entitled to be present;
(c) that witnesses may be called, both on behalf  of  the person charged 
and by the person presenting the charge, and may be questioned con-
cerning any relevant evidence;
(d) that no new witness or documentary evidence may be introduced 
by the person presenting the charge without the Committee’s con-
sent, which shall not be given save for good reason, and that if  late 
introduction is allowed, the member of  the academic staff  shall be 
allowed an adjournment sufficient to allow him to consider and re-
spond to the new evidence; and
(e) that any charge is heard and determined as expeditiously as is 
reasonably practicable.
19. Notification of  Disciplinary Committee decisions. (1) The Disciplinary 
Committee shall send its decision on any charge referred to it (to-
gether with its findings of  fact and the reasons for its decision regard-
ing that charge and its recommendations, if  any, as to the appropriate 
penalty) to the President, the person charged, the person presenting 
the charge and any person who shall have been added as a party by 
the Disciplinary Committee.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee shall draw attention to the period 
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of  time within which any appeal should be made by ensuring that a 
copy of  Part V (Appeals) accompanies each copy of  its decision sent 
to a party to the proceedings under this Clause.
20. Powers of  the appropriate officer where charges are upheld. (1) Where any 
charge or charges are upheld and the Disciplinary Committee finds 
good cause and recommends dismissal or removal from office, but 
in no other case, the President, after consulting the Governing Body, 
shall decide whether or not to dismiss the person concerned.
(2) Where any charge is upheld, other than where the President has 
decided under sub-clause (1) to dismiss the person concerned, the ac-
tion available to the President, after consulting the Governing Body 
(not comprising a greater penalty than that recommended by the Dis-
ciplinary Committee) shall be 
(a) to discuss the issues raised with the person concerned; or
(b) to advise the person concerned about his future conduct; or
(c) to warn the person concerned; or
(d) to suspend the person concerned for such period as the President 
shall think fair and reasonable, provided that the suspension shall 
not extend beyond three months after the Disciplinary Committee’s 
decision; or
(e) to take such further or other action under the member’s contract 
of  employment of  terms of  appointment as appears fair and reason-
able in all the circumstances of  the case; or
(f) any combination of  any of  the above.
21. Appropriate Officers. (1) The President shall be the appropriate of-
ficer to exercise the powers conferred by Clause 20 but he may ap-
point a delegate to exercise those powers.
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(2) Any action taken by the President or his delegate shall be con-
firmed in writing and notified to the Governing Body.
Part IV – remOVal fOr IncaPacIty On medIcal GrOunds
22. Incapacity on medical grounds. (1) This Part makes separate provision 
for the assessment of  incapacity on medical grounds as a good cause 
for dismissal or removal from office.
(2) In this Part references to medical grounds are references to capa-
bility assessed by reference to health or any other physical or mental 
quality.
(3) In this Part the President shall be the appropriate officer to per-
form any duties or exercise any powers, but he may appoint a del-
egate to act on his behalf.
(4) In this Part reference to the member of  the academic staff  for the 
purposes of  notification, giving consent, agreement, nomination or 
providing evidence include, in cases where the nature of  the alleged 
disability so requires, a responsible relative or friend or other person 
with authority to act on behalf  of  that member in addition to (or 
instead of) that member.
23. Removal on medical grounds. (1) Where it appears to the President 
that the removal of  a member of  the academic staff  on medical 
grounds should be considered, the President 
(a) shall inform the member accordingly; and
(b) may if  the member agrees or if  the President considers that the 
College might otherwise suffer significant harm, suspend the mem-
ber from duty without loss of  pay; and
(c) shall notify the member in writing that it is proposed to make an 
application to the member’s medical practitioner for a medical report 
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and shall seek the member’s consent in writing in accordance with 
the requirements of  the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.
(2) If  the member elects to apply for early retirement on medical 
grounds he shall be allowed to do so and the College shall meet the 
reasonable costs of  any medical opinion required.
(3) If  the member does not elect to apply for early retirement on med-
ical grounds the President may refer the case in confidence, with any 
medical and other evidence (including any such evidence submitted 
by the member), to a Medical Board comprising one person nomi-
nated by the Governing Body; one person nominated by the member 
concerned or, in default of  the latter nomination, by the President; 
and a medically qualified chairman jointly agreed by the Governing 
Body and the member or, in default of  agreement, to be nominated 
by the President of  the Royal College of  Physicians.
(4) The procedure to be followed in respect of  the preparation, hear-
ing, and determination of  a case by a Medical Board under this Part 
shall be prescribed by Bylaws made under this sub-clause. Such By-
laws shall ensure
(a) that the member concerned is entitled to be represented by an-
other person, whether such person is legally qualified or not, in con-
nection with and at any hearing by the Board;
(b) that a case shall not be determined without an oral hearing at 
which the person charged and any person appointed to represent 
him are entitled to be present;
(c) that witnesses may be called and may be questioned concerning 
any relevant evidence; and
(d) that the case is heard and determined as expeditiously as is reason-
ably practicable.
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(5) The Board may require the member concerned to undergo medi-
cal examination at the College’s expense.
24.  Termination of  employment. (1) If  the Board determines that the 
member should be required to retire on medical grounds, the Presi-
dent shall consult the Governing Body, and may terminate the em-
ployment of  the member concerned on those medical grounds.
(2) Any action taken by the President shall be confirmed in writing 
and notified to the Governing Body.
Part V – aPPeals
25. Appeal procedures. This Part establishes procedures for hearing and 
determining appeals by members of  the academic staff  who are dis-
missed or under notice of  dismissal or who are otherwise disciplined.
26. Application and interpretation. (1) This Part applies 
(a) to appeals against any decisions of  the Governing Body to dismiss 
in the exercise of  its powers under Part II;
(b) to appeals arising in any proceedings, or out of  any decision 
reached, under Part III other than appeals against disciplinary warn-
ings under Clause 13;
(c) to appeals against any dismissal otherwise than in pursuance of  
Part II, Part III, Part IV or Part VII;
(d) to appeals against any disciplinary decision otherwise than in pur-
suance of  Part III;
(e) to appeals against any decisions reached under Part IV; and
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and “appeal” and “appellant” shall be construed accordingly.
(2) No appeal shall however lie against 
(a) a decision of  the Governing Body under Clause 10(2);
(b) any findings of  fact of  a Disciplinary Committee under Part III, 
or of  a Tribunal under Part VII save where, with the consent of  the 
person or persons hearing the appeal, fresh evidence is called on be-
half  of  the appellant at that hearing;
(c) any medical finding by a Board set up under Clause 23(3) save 
where, with the consent of  the person or persons appointed, fresh 
evidence is called on behalf  of  the appellant at that hearing.
(3) In this Part references to “the person appointed” are references 
to the person appointed by the Governing Body under Clause 29 to 
hear and determine the relevant appeal.
(4) The parties to an appeal shall be the appellant and the President 
and any other person added as a party at the direction of  the person 
appointed.
27. Institution of  appeals. A member of  the academic staff  shall insti-
tute an appeal by serving on the President, within the time allowed 
under Clause 28, notice in writing setting out the grounds of  the 
appeal.
28. Time for appealing and notice of  appeal. (1) A notice of  appeal shall be 
served within 28 days of  the date on which the document recording 
the decision appealed from was sent to the appellant or such longer 
period, if  any, as the person appointed may determine under sub-
clause (3).
(2) The President shall bring any notice of  appeal received (and the 
date when it was served) to the attention of  the Governing Body and 
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shall inform the appellant that he has done so.
(3) Where the notice of  appeal was served on the President outside 
the 28 day period the person appointed under Clause 29 shall not 
permit the appeal to proceed unless he considers that justice and fair-
ness so require in the circumstances of  the case.
29. Persons appointed to hear and determine appeals. (1) Where an appeal is 
instituted under this Part the Governing Body shall appoint a person 
described in sub-clause (2) to hear and determine that appeal subject 
to sub-clause (3) of  this Clause.
(2) The persons described in this sub-clause are persons not employed 
by the College holding, or having held, judicial office or being bar-
risters or solicitors of  at least ten years’ standing.
(3) The person appointed shall sit alone unless he considers that jus-
tice and fairness will best be served by sitting with two other persons.
(4) The other persons who may sit with the person appointed and 
who shall be appointed by the Governing Body shall be 
(a) one member chosen from amongst members of  the Governing 
Body to whom this Statute does not apply, Honorary Fellows and 
Emeritus Fellow; and
(b) one other member chosen from amongst members of  the Govern-
ing Body.
30. Provisions concerning appeal procedures and powers. (1) The procedure 
to be followed in respect of  the preparation, consolidation, hearing 
and determination of  appeals shall be that set out in Bylaws made 
under this Clause.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of  the foregoing such Bylaws 
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(a) that an appellant is entitled to be represented by another person, 
whether such person is legally qualified or not, in connection with 
and at any hearing of  his appeal;
(b) that an appeal shall not be determined without an oral hearing at 
which the appellant and any person appointed by him to represent 
him are entitled to be present and, with the consent of  the person or 
persons hearing the appeal, to call witnesses;
(c) that full and sufficient provision is made for postponements, ad-
journments, dismissal of  the appeal for want of  prosecution and for 
the correction of  accidental errors; and
(d) that the person appointed may set appropriate time limits for each 
stage (including the hearing itself) to the intent that any appeal shall 
be heard and determined as expeditiously as is reasonably practica-
ble.
(3) The person or persons hearing the appeal may allow or dismiss 
an appeal in whole or in part and, without prejudice to the foregoing, 
may 
(a) remit an appeal from a decision under Part II to the Governing 
Body (or any issue arising in the course of  such an appeal) for further 
consideration as the person or persons hearing the appeal may direct; 
or
(b) remit an appeal arising under Part III for re-hearing or reconsid-
eration by the same or by a differently constituted Disciplinary Com-
mittee to be appointed under that Part; or
(c) remit an appeal from a decision under Part IV for further consid-
eration as the person or persons hearing the appeal may direct; or
(d) remit an appeal by the President arising under Part VII for re-
hearing or reconsideration by the same or by a differently constituted 
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Tribunal to be appointed under that Part; or
(e) substitute any lesser alternative penalty that would have been open 
to the President following the finding by the Disciplinary Committee 
which heard and pronounced upon the original charge or charges.
31. Notification of  decisions. The person appointed shall send a reasoned 
decision, including any decision reached in exercise of  his powers un-
der Clause 30(3) (a), (b), (c) or (d) on any appeal and a statement of  
any findings of  fact different from those of  the Governing Body un-
der Part II or by the Disciplinary Committee under Part III or of  the 
Board under Part IV or of  the Tribunal appointed under Part VII, 
as the case may be, to the President and to the parties to the appeal.
Part VI – GrIeVance PrOcedures
32. Grievance procedures. The aim of  this Part is to settle or redress in-
dividual grievances promptly, fairly and, so far as may be, within the 
relevant area by methods acceptable to all parties.
33. Application. The grievances to which this Part applies are ones by 
members of  the academic staff  concerning their appointments or 
employment where those grievances relate 
(a) to matters affecting themselves as individuals; or
(b) to matters affecting their personal dealings or relationships with 
other staff  of  the College,
not being matters for which express provision is made elsewhere in 
this Statute.
34. Exclusions and informal procedures. (1) If  other remedies within the 
relevant area have been exhausted the member of  the academic staff  
may raise the matter with the President.
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(2) If  it appears to the President that the matter has been finally de-
termined under Part III, IV or V or that the grievance is trivial or 
invalid, he may dismiss it summarily, or take no action upon it. If  it so 
appears to the President he shall inform the member and may inform 
the Governing Body accordingly.
(3) If  the President is satisfied that the subject matter of  the grievance 
could properly be considered with (or form the whole or any part of) 
(a) a complaint under Part III; or
(b) a determination under Part IV; or
(c) an appeal under Part V
he shall defer action upon it under this Part until the relevant com-
plaint, determination or appeal has been heard or the time for insti-
tuting it has passed and he shall notify the member accordingly.
(4) If  the President does not reject the complaint under sub-clause 
(2) or if  he does not defer action upon it under sub-clause (3) he shall 
decide whether it would be appropriate, having regard to the inter-
ests of  justice and fairness, for him to seek to dispose of  it informally. 
If  he so decides he shall notify the member and proceed accordingly.
35.  Grievance Committee procedure. If  the grievance has not been dis-
posed of  informally under Clause 34(4), the President shall refer the 
matter to a Grievance Committee for consideration.
36. Composition of  Grievance Committee. A Grievance Committee shall 
comprise three Fellows of  the College appointed by the Governing 
Body.
37.  Procedure and right to representation. The procedure in connection 
with the consideration and determination of  grievances shall be de-
termined in Bylaws in such a way as to ensure that the aggrieved 
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person and any person against whom the grievance lies shall have the 
right to be heard at a hearing and to be accompanied by a friend or 
representative.
38. Notification of  decisions. The Committee shall inform the Govern-
ing Body whether the grievance is or is not well-found and if  it is 
well-found the Committee shall make such proposals for the redress 
of  the grievance as it sees fit.
Part VII – remOVal Of the PresIdent frOm OffIce
39. Complaints. Any three members of  the Governing Body may make 
complaint to the Vice-President seeking the removal of  the President 
from office for good cause.
40.  Referral to Governing Body. The Vice-President shall refer such a 
complaint to the Governing Body, exclusive of  the President and the 
members making the complaint. If  it appears to the Governing Body 
that the complaint is not supported by sufficient evidence of  good 
cause for the removal of  the President from office, it may determine 
that no further action shall be taken upon it.
41. Appointment of  Tribunal. If  it appears to the Governing Body that 
the complaint is supported by sufficient evidence of  good cause for 
the removal of  the President from office, it shall appoint a Tribunal 
to hear and determine the matter.
42. Composition of  the Tribunal. The Tribunal appointed by the Gov-
erning Body shall comprise
(a) an independent Chairman; and 
(b) one member chosen from amongst members of  the Governing 
Body to whom this Statute does not apply, Honorary Fellows and 
Emeritus Fellows; and
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(c) one member chosen from amongst members of  the Governing 
Body to whom this Statute applies.
43. Procedures of  the Tribunal. A charge referred to the Tribunal shall 
be dealt with in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Clauses 
17 to 19, provided 
(a) that the Vice-President shall perform any duty and exercise any 
power there assigned to the President; and
(b) that the only recommendation the Tribunal may make is whether 
or not the President should be removed from his office.
44. Where charges upheld. Where a charge or charges have been upheld 
and the Tribunal finds good cause and recommends dismissal, but in 
no other case, the Vice-President shall consult the Governing Body 
and may then dismiss the President.
45. Suspension of  President. Where a complaint is to be referred to a 
Tribunal under Clause 41, the Vice-President may, if  he considers 
that the College might otherwise suffer significant harm, suspend the 
President from his duties in all matters relating to the government 
and discipline of  the College without loss of  salary.
46.  Removal from office on medical grounds. For the purpose of  the re-
moval of  the President from his office for incapacity on medical 
grounds, the provisions of  Part IV shall have effect, provided that the 
Vice-President shall perform any duty or exercise any power there 
assigned to the President.
47. Appeals. For the purpose of  appeals by the President against re-
moval from office, the provisions of  Part V shall have effect, provided 
that the Vice-President shall perform any duty or exercise any power 
there assigned to the President. 
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XV. ProVIsIons relatIVe to the unIVersIty
1. Power for Council to make representations to Visitor. If  at any time it ap-
pear to the Council of  the University that any provision of  the Stat-
utes of  the College in force for the time being respecting the accounts 
of  the College, or the audit or publication thereof, or the exercise of  
the borrowing powers of  the College, or any other provision by the 
non-observance of  which any interest of  the University is liable to be 
prejudicially affected, is not duly observed, the Council may submit 
a representation to the Visitor; and the Visitor shall, upon receiving 
such representation, inquire into the matter, and after considering 
any representation made by the President and Fellows, make such 
order therein as he shall deem just for enforcing the due observance 
of  the Statutes in the matter to which the representation relates.
2. Notice to President. Before any representation is made under the last 
preceding clause, the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate the matter 
of  the proposed representation to the President, for the information 
of  the College, and, when a representation is made, shall forthwith 
send him a copy of  it.
XVI. form of aCCounts of the College and the audIt 
and PublICatIon thereof
1. Accounts. The President and Fellows shall cause proper books of  
account to be kept with respect to:
(i) all sums of  money received and expended by or on behalf  of  the 
College and the matters in respect of  which such receipts and ex-
penditure take place;
(ii) the assets and liabilities of  the College.
Proper books of  account shall not be deemed to be kept if  there are 
not kept such books of  account as are necessary to give a true and fair 
view of  the state of  the financial affairs of  the College and to explain 
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its transactions.
2. Trust Funds. Separate accounts shall be kept of  all property held in 
trust for any purpose other than the general purposes of  the College, 
and of  receipts and payments in respect of  such property.
3. Audit. (1) The College accounts shall be audited once at least in 
each year. The President and Fellows shall appoint for that purpose 
an auditor or auditors.
(2) The auditor or auditors so appointed shall be qualified as required 
by the University Statute for the time being in force.
(3) The auditor or auditors shall report in writing to the President and 
Fellows whether the accounts of  the College are duly kept in proper 
books of  account in conformity with the provisions of  this Statute, 
and whether the abstracts and balance sheet prepared pursuant to 
the provisions of  this Statute contain a full and true account of  the 
financial condition of  the College.
(4) The auditor or auditors shall report specially as to any payment 
which he or they may judge to have been made without sufficient 
authority.
4Publication of  Accounts. The President and Fellows shall in every year 
cause to be prepared and delivered to the Registrar of  the University 
for publication such information relating to the accounts of  the Col-
lege as may be prescribed from time to time by any Statute of  the 
University made or to be made under the powers of  the Universities 
of  Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1923. The date on or before which 
such information shall be delivered to the Registrar, the forms of  the 
statements in which it shall be shown, and the certificate accompany-
ing such forms shall be as prescribed from time to time in the Statutes 
of  the University, made or to be made under the like authority; and 
the certificate shall be signed by the auditor or auditors aforesaid.
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5. Contribution for University purposes. The President and Fellows shall, on 
or before a date prescribed as aforesaid, furnish to the University such 
information as may be required for determining the amount to be paid 
by the College to the University as a contribution for University pur-
poses under any Statute of  the University made or to be made under 
the powers of  the Universities of  Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1923.
XVII. Powers of InVestment and eXPendIture
1. Power to invest. Subject to the provisions of  this Statute, the Presi-
dent and Fellows may arrange for the investment of  all funds and 
endowments to which this Statute applies which are not required for 
immediate use in such securities, shares, stocks, funds, or other invest-
ments (including land) in any part of  the world and whether involv-
ing liability or not as they shall in their absolute discretion think fit, so 
that they shall be empowered to invest and transpose the investments 
of  such funds in the same unrestricted manner as if  they were the 
beneficial owner thereof.
In exercising any power of  investment under this Statute, the Presi-
dent and Fellows must have regard to (a) the suitability to the College 
of  investments of  the same kind as any particular investment pro-
posed to be made or retained and of  that particular investment as an 
investment of  that kind, and (b) the need for diversification of  invest-
ments of  the College, insofar as is appropriate to the circumstances 
of  the College.
2. Power to expend. Subject to Clause 3 of  this Statute, the capital and 
income of  the funds and endowments to which this Statute applies 
may be expended or allocated for the purpose for which those funds 
and endowments exist. The President and Fellows shall apply the 
criteria set out in the Policy Document to be approved as set out 
in Clause 3 of  this Statute and shall have regard to the total return 
achieved. Total return means return in terms of  both income wheth-
er received or accrued, and capital appreciation, whether realized or 
unrealized.
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The President and Fellows shall in the exercise of  their powers under 
Clause 2 of  this Statute exercise such care and skill as is reasonable 
in the circumstances.
3. Expenditure Criteria and Policy Document. The President and Fellows 
shall approve a Policy Document setting out the criteria on the basis 
of  which the powers set out in Clause 2 of  this Statute shall be ex-
ercised. The Policy Document shall permit only such expenditure as 
is prudent in all the circumstances having regard to the total return 
achieved and reasonably to be expected in the long term from the 
endowments and funds within Clause 4 of  this Statute. The Policy 
Document will be reviewed by the President and Fellows from time 
to time, and in any event no more than five years shall elapse between 
the reviews.
The Policy Document shall establish the period by reference to which 
total return is calculated, and it may contain provisions by which a 
review is triggered if  there is a significant reduction in the overall 
value of  assets after taking into account expenditure.
The approval of  the Policy Document and any change to it shall be 
subject to an affirmative vote of  no less than two thirds of  those pre-
sent and eligible to vote at the meeting of  the President and Fellows 
at which the matter is put to the vote.
The President and Fellows shall from time to time appoint a suitably 
qualified person to review the total return and the investment criteria 
referred to in this Statute.
4. Property to which powers of  investment and expenditure extend. The powers 
conferred by Clauses 1 to 3 of  this Statute (subject to the provisos 
hereinafter contained) extend to the investment (including the varia-
tion of  the investment) and expenditure and allocation of  all endow-
ments or other funds of  the College and of  the funds of  any specific 
trust for purposes connected with the College of  which the College 
is trustee.
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Nothing in this Statute shall override the express terms of  any Trust 
or gift made after the date of  31 March 2002 nor any obligation to 
distinguish between income and capital which may be imposed by 
any Trust or gift made after 31 March 1942.
5.  Investment Manager. The College may from time to time appoint 
suitably qualified persons or companies as Investment Managers 
who are empowered to make investment decisions. The College shall 
specify in writing to the Investment Manager the objectives they are 
expected to achieve and the limits of  authority within which they 
may act. Reasonable and proper remuneration may be paid to an 
Investment Manager. The terms of  appointment, including required 
reporting procedures, the basis upon which remuneration will be 
paid and the period of  notice to terminate the appointment, shall be 
agreed in writing before the appointment is effected.
XVIII. transItIonal ProVIsIons
1. Pensions. Clause 1 of  Statute IX shall not apply to those who, being 
already members of  the Federated Superannuation Scheme for Uni-
versities, have not elected to transfer to the Universities Superannua-
tion Scheme but remain members of  the Federated Superannuation 
Scheme. In relation to such members the President and Fellows shall 
continue to discharge the duties and exercise the rights of  a member 
Institution under that Scheme.
2.  Rooms in College. The restriction of  the entitlement to rooms in 
College in Statute IV.11(1) to those Fellows holding stipendiary Fel-
lowships shall not affect any existing entitlement of  Fellows holding 
(or appointed to) non-stipendiary Fellowships on 28 February 2006.
3. Existing interests. The amendments to these Statutes passed by the 
President and Fellows on 11th March 2009 shall not affect the right 
of  any person holding a Supernumerary Non-Stipendiary Fellowship 
on that date to be a member of  the Governing Body so long as that 
Fellowship continues.
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XIX. InterPretatIon
1. In the interpretation of  these Statutes, unless the contrary inten-
tion appears, words importing the masculine gender shall include fe-
males and words importing the feminine gender shall include males.
2. Clause headings in these Statutes shall not affect the interpretation 
of  these Statutes.
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Contents
I.    ConstItutIon 
  1.  Composition 
1
  2.  Governing Body 
1
 
3.  Objects  
1
II.  PresIdent
  1. Qualifications 
1
  2.  Vacancy in the office 
1
  3.  Voting  
2
  4.  Second voting 
3
  5.  Subsequent votings 
3
  6.  Withdrawal of  candidates 
3
  7.  Eligibility of  candidates 
3
  8.  Provision for equal votes 
4
  9.  Adjournment of  meeting 
4
  10.  Date of  election 
4
 11. Pre-election 
4
  12.  Power for Visitor to extend time and decide questions 
5
  13.  Notification of  election and presentation of  President
 
   
 to Visitor 
6
  14.  Declaration to Fellows 
6
  15.  Duties of  President 
6
  16.  Residence in College 
7
  17.  Stipend 
7
  18.  Other offices and activities 
7
  19.  Notice of  intention to retire 
7
III. offICers
  1.  College officers 

  2.  Acting President 
8
  3. Vice-President 
8
  4.  Dean of  Divinity 
8
  5.  Senior Tutor 
9
  6.  Deans of  Arts 
9
  7.  Dean of  Degrees 
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  8.  Bursar  
9
  9.  Clerk to the College 
9
  10.   Librarian 
9
 11. Stipends 
9
  12.  Tenure  
9
IV. fellows and fellowshIPs
 
  Part I – General
  1.  Classes of  Fellowships 
10
  2.  Number of  Stipendiary Fellowships 
10
  3.  Transfer of  Fellows to a different class 
11
  4.  Grants to Fellows 
11
  5.  Vacation of  Fellowships 
11
  6.  Declaration by Fellows 
11
  7.  Seniority of  Fellows 
11
  8.  Rooms in College and housing allowance 
12
  9.  Common College Dinner and Luncheon 
13
 10. Deprivation 
13
 
  Part II – OffIcIal fellOwshIPs
  11.  Qualifications for election 
13
  12.  Tenure and re-election 
14
  13.  Vacation of  Official Fellowships 
14
 
  Part III – fellOwshIPs by sPecIal electIOn
  14.  Qualifications for election 
14
  15.  Tenure and re-election 
15
  16.  Stipendiary Fellowships 
15
  17.  Variation in specified work 
15
  18.  Vacation of  Fellowships by Special Election 
16
 
 
  Part IV – fellOwshIPs by examInatIOn
  19.  At least one to be awarded every year 
16
  20.  Form of  examination 
16
  21.  Qualifications for election 
17
  22.  Mode of  election 
17
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  23.  Power to make no election 
17
  24.  Leave of  absence 
17
  25.  Course of  study or research 
17
  26.  Stipend 
18
  27.  Tenure  
18
 
  Part V – Other fellOwshIPs
   28.  Professorial Fellowships 
18
  29.  Admission of  Professorial Fellows 
18
  30.  Additional Professorial Fellowships 
18
  31.  Supernumerary Fellowships 
19
  32.  Honorary Fellowships 
20
  33.  Waynflete Fellowships 
21
  34.  Emeritus Fellowships 
21
  35.  Visiting Fellowships 
22
  36.  Robert S. Campbell, Jr. Visiting Fellowships 
23
  37.  Payment to Fellows and contracts with Fellows 
24
V. meetIngs and theIr Powers  
  1. Meetings 
24
  2.  Bylaws and resolutions 
25
  3.  Amendment of  Statutes 
25
  4.  Voting at meetings 
25
  5.  Executive Committee 
25
VI. waynflete leCturershIPs 
  1.  Waynflete Lecturer 
26
  2.  Duties  
26
  3.  Stipend and privileges 
26
VII. tutorIal board, tutors, and tuItIon fund 
  1.  Composition of  Tutorial Board 
26
  2.  Duties of  Tutorial Board 
26
  3.  Tuition Fund 
27
  4.  Provision of  instruction 
27
VIII. remuneratIon 
  1.  Power to remunerate 
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  2.  Connected persons 
27
  3.  Remuneration Committee 
27
  4.  Effect of  recommendations 
28
  5.  Conflicts of  interest 
28
  6.  Joint Equity Schemes 
28
  7. Application 
28
IX. PensIons  
  1.  Universities Superannuation Scheme 
28
  2.  Definition of  total annual stipend 
29
  3.  Power to increase pensions 
29
  4.  Provision for persons other than Fellows 
29
X. demyshIPs, sCholarshIPs, and eXhIbItIons 
  1.  Senior Demyships 
30
  2.  Regulation of  Senior Demyships 
30
  3.  Other awards 
30
  4.  Regulations of  awards 
30
XI. ChaPel serVICes 
  1. Chaplains 
30
  2.  Duties of  Chaplains 
30
  3.  Stipend of  Chaplains 
30
  4.  Rooms in College 
30
  5.  Tenure of  Chaplains 
31
  6.  Deprivation of  Chaplains 
31
  7. Choir  
31
  8.  Organist and Informator Choristarum 
31
XII.   dIsPosal of reVenue 
  1.  College contribution for University purposes 
31
XIII. VIsItor 
  1.  The Visitor 
32
  2.  Power to visit 
32
  3.  Power to direct suspension of  Fellowships and 
 
   
Demyships and abatement of  charges 
32
  4.  Power to declare true construction of  Statutes 
33
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  5.  Appeals to Visitor 
33
  6.  Power to annul Bylaws and resolutions 
33
  7.  Power to validate irregularities 
33
  8. Provisions 
34 
 
XIV. aCademIC staff 
 
  Part I – cOnstructIOn, aPPlIcatIOn and InterPretatIOn
  1.  Guiding principles 
34
  2.  Reason for dismissal 
34
  3. Application 
35
  4.  Meaning of  dismissal 
35
  5.  Meaning of  good cause 
35
  6.  Meaning of  redundancy 
36
  7.  Incidental, supplementary and transitional matters 
37
 
 
  Part II – redundancy
  8. Redundancy 
38
  9. Exclusions 
38
  10.  The appropriate body 
39
  11.  Decision by Governing Body 
39
  12.  Notices of  intended dismissal 
40
 
  Part III – dIscIPlIne, dIsmIssal and remOVal frOm OffIce
  13.  Minor faults 
41
  14.  Preliminary examination of  serious disciplinary matters 
42
  15.  Consideration by Disciplinary Committee 
42
  16.  Disciplinary Committee 
43
  17.  Presentation of  charges 
43
 18. Procedure 
44
  19.  Notification of  Disciplinary Committee decisions 
44
  20.  Powers of  the appropriate officer where charges are upheld  45
  21.  Appropriate Officers 
45
 
  Part IV – remOVal fOr IncaPacIty On medIcal GrOunds
  22.  Incapacity on medical grounds 
46
  23.  Removal on medical grounds 
46
  24.  Termination of  employment 
48
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  Part V – aPPeals
  25.  Appeal procedures 
48
  26.  Application and interpretation 
48
  27.  Institution of  appeals 
49
  28.  Time for appealing and notice of  appeal 
49
  29.  Persons appointed to hear and determine appeals 
50
  30.  Provisions concerning appeal procedures and powers 
50
  31.  Notification of  decisions 
52
 
  Part VI – GrIeVance PrOcedures
  32.  Grievance procedures 
52
 33. Application 
52
  34.  Exclusions and informal procedures 
52
  35.  Grievance Committee procedure 
53
  36.  Composition of  Grievance Committee 
53
  37.  Procedure and right to representation 
53
  38.  Notification of  decisions 
54
 
  Part VII – remOVal Of the PresIdent frOm OffIce
 39. Complaints 
54
  40.  Referral to Governing Body 
54
  41.  Appointment of  Tribunal 
54
  42.  Composition of  the Tribunal 
54
  43.  Procedures of  the Tribunal 
55
  44.  Where charges upheld 
55
  45.  Suspension of  President 
55
  46.  Removal from office on medical grounds 
55
 47. Appeals 
55
XV. ProVIsIons relatIVe to the unIVersIty 
  1.  Power for Council to make representations to Visitor 
56
  2.  Notice to President 
56
XVI. form of aCCounts of the College and the audIt and 
 

  PublICatIon thereof 
  1. Accounts 
56
  2.  Trust Funds 
57
  3. Audit   
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  4.  Publication of  Accounts 
57
  5.  Contribution for University purposes 
58
XVII. Powers of InVestment and eXPendIture 
  1.  Power to invest 
58
  2.  Power to expend 
58
  3.  Expenditure Criteria and Policy Document 
59
  4.  Property to which powers of  investment and expenditure 
     extend 
59
  5.  Investment Manager 
60
 
XVIII. transItIonal ProVIsIons 
  1. Pensions 
60
  2.  Rooms in College 
60
  3.  Existing interests 
60
XIX. InterPretatIon 
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