Chapter XII - 1451k - the University Offices - University of Cambridge

970 TRUST EMOLUMENTS
Members of
the Advisory
Board.
Chairman.
Secretary.
Advisory
Board duty.
Scientific Advisory Board
1. The Centre shall have an international Scientific Advisory Board, which shall consist of no fewer
than four highly distinguished persons in relevant scientific disciplines appointed by the Council of the
School of the Biological Sciences on the recommendation of the Board of Managers.
2. Members of the Advisory Board shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four
years from 1 January following their appointment.
3. The Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, in making their appointments to the
Advisory Board, shall ensure that not more than one of its members is a resident member of the
University.
4. The Chairman of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Council of the School of the
Biological Sciences for a period of not more than three years and shall be eligible for reappointment
for a period or periods of not more than three years at a time.
5. The Director of the Centre shall serve as Secretary of the Advisory Board.
6. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once every two years.
7. The duty of the Advisory Board shall be to advise the Director of the Centre on all aspects of
the scientific programme, policy, and future directions of the Centre.
Appointments.
Requirements.
Grants.
Visiting Scholars
1. In order to enable scholars from outside Cambridge to take part in and contribute to the work of
the Centre there shall be Visiting Scholarships for persons who are pursuing advanced work in placental
biology.
2. Appointments of Visiting Scholars shall be made by the Director of the Centre in consultation
with at least two of the Managers.
3. Visiting Scholars shall be required under the general supervision of the Director to take part in
the teaching and research programme of the Centre.
4. The Director may make grants to Visiting Scholars to meet travelling or other expenses incurred
in connection with their appointment.
Number of
Fellows.
Tenure.
Value.
Next Generation Fellowships
1. In order to enable innovative research to be pursued, at all levels in the Centre, a number of
Next Generation Fellowships may be awarded.
2. The Managers shall decide upon the number of Next Generation Fellows to be funded each year.
The Director of the Centre shall be responsible for awarding the Fellowships, in consultation with the
Managers.
3. A Fellowship shall be tenable for one or more years at a time, and may be renewed by the
Managers for up to a total of five years.
4. The value of each Fellowship shall be determined by the Managers, taking into account other
sources of research funding available to the Fellow.
Electors.
Eligibility for
Studentship.
Provisions of
the
Studentship.
Studentships
1. The Electors to a Studentship shall be the Managers.
2. In order to be eligible for a Studentship, a candidate must have been admitted, or be seeking
admission, as a student studying towards the Ph.D. Degree in reproductive biology within the School
of Biological Sciences.
3. The Studentship shall provide
(a) a maintenance payment, in line with that provided to postgraduate students by the Wellcome
Trust and determined from time to time by the Managers, for a period of up to no more than
four years,
(b) a payment to meet the Student’s University and College fees,
(c) a contribution to other costs such as equipment, consumables, travel expenses, and other costs
according to the discretion of the Managers to be in accordance with the prevailing norms offered
by the relevant Research Councils.