MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY
MINUTES
Selwyn College Master’s Lodge
Thursday, 25th November 2010 at 12.00pm
Present: Professor Richard Bowring (Chairman); Mrs Jamie Horsley (Secretary); Ms Katherine Leckie (Support Officer); Mr Paul ffolkes Davis; Dr Catherine MacKenzie; Dr Susan Oosthuizen; Dr Oren Scherman; Mr James Trevithick; Mr Alan Winter
1. Apologies
David Goode; Kevin Coutinho; Dr Jane Spencer;
2. Declarations of Interest
None declared
3. Minutes of Meeting on 11 November 2010
Approved
4. Matters Arising
i)The Election
ii)Yates’ Letter
iii) Lent Term Meetings:
5. Guests
Dr Kate Maxwell, Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies and Professor John Rallison, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education
i) Student Numbers
Growth in MPhil student numbers; implications of new courses;
ii) Entry Requirements
Overseas students; Board of Graduate Studies and their liaison with the Degree Committee;
iii) Graduate Affiliation to Colleges
Graduate numbers; graduate funding and College fees; College and University provision for graduates;
iv) Allocating Student Fees
Allocation of resources between Colleges and University;
v) Bologna Guidelines
Cambridge grades and their ETCS equivalents;
vi) Responsibilities of the Board of Graduate Studies and the Degree Committees in admissions
The role of departments in accepting/rejecting applications and the Board of Graduate Studies making offers; introduction of a fully electronic application system
6. Any Other Business
None
7. Date of next meeting
20 January 2010, 12.00pm
No Guest
Master’s Lodge, Selwyn College
Katherine Leckie
Support Officer
27th November 2010