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

840 TRUST EMOLUMENTS
Unexpended
income.
Board
members.
Tenure of
Board
members.
Chairman.
Secretary.
Advisory
Board duty.
Tenure.
Duty.
Residency.
Appointments.
Tenure.
Stipend.
Research
support grants.
Electors.
7. The Board shall normally meet twice each academical year.
8. After provision has been made in accordance with Regulation 2 any unexpended income of the
Fund may either be accumulated for use as income in future years or be applied by the Managers at
their discretion for the following purposes:
(i) to support one or more Stephen Hawking Visiting Professors and/or Postdoctoral Fellows;
(ii) to support students accepted for the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics or students
approved for study towards the Ph.D. Degree within the field of theoretical physics in the
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics by means of Stephen Hawking
Studentships.
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 General Board
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 General Board, 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 General Board 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 and policy of the Centre.
Stephen Hawking Visiting Professorships
1. One or more Stephen Hawking Visiting Professors shall be appointed by the General Board under
the authority of Statute D, XV, 1(c)(iii) on the recommendation of the Managers. The tenure of a
Hawking Professor shall normally be for a period of not more than six months but may, exceptionally,
be for a period of not more than one year.
2. It shall be the duty of a Stephen Hawking Visiting Professor to participate in the teaching and
research programme of the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology.
3. The stipend, travelling expenses, and subsistence allowance of a Stephen Hawking Visiting
Professor shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the Managers.
4. A Stephen Hawking Visiting Professor shall be required to reside in Cambridge unless granted
leave of absence by the General Board.
Stephen Hawking Postdoctoral Fellowships
1. The Managers shall decide upon the number of Stephen Hawking Postdoctoral Fellowships to be
awarded each year. Appointments to these Fellowships shall be made upon the recommendation of the
Director of the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, in consultation with other Managers who are
University Teaching Officers in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
working in a relevant scientific discipline.
2. The Fellowships shall be tenable for periods of up to five years.
3. The annual stipend of a Fellow shall be within a range determined by the Managers, to be
approved from time to time by the General Board.
4. Additional research support grants may also be awarded to Stephen Hawking Postdoctoral Fellows.
Stephen Hawking Studentships
1. The Electors to a Stephen Hawking Studentship shall be the Head of the Department of Applied
Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, the Director of the Centre of Theoretical Cosmology, and those
Managers who are University Teaching Officers in the Department of Applied Mathematics and
Theoretical Physics.