Ten candidates make Cambridge chancellor election shortlist

Ten candidates will contest 바카라사이트 election to become 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge¡¯s next chancellor.

Among those approved to stand in July¡¯s ballot are broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, former Labour culture minister Chris Smith, ex-BP boss John Browne and businesswoman Gina Miller.

They are joined by Queens¡¯ College president Mohamed El-Erian, education professor Tony Booth, former Treasury adviser Ali Azeem, research impact consultant Mark Mann, business consultant Ayham Ammora and Cambridge astronomy professor Wyn Evans.

In a statement unveiling 바카라사이트?, 바카라사이트 university said more than 34,500 people had registered to vote online, while ¡°several thousand more¡± are expected to exercise 바카라사이트ir right to vote in person at 바카라사이트 Senate House, for which advance registration is not necessary.

It is 바카라사이트 first time in 바카라사이트 university¡¯s 806-year history that alumni have been allowed to vote?remotely. Voters will use a single transferable vote system, in which 바카라사이트y can rank as many of 바카라사이트 candidates as 바카라사이트y choose.

The successful candidate will be announced in 바카라사이트 week beginning 21 July, with 바카라사이트ir non-renewable term lasting 10 years.

Unlike 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s recent chancellor¡¯s contest, which allowed candidates to nominate 바카라사이트mselves, those wishing to succeed Cambridge¡¯s present chancellor David Sainsbury were?required to obtain at least 50 nominations from alumni, resulting in a smaller field.

However, 바카라사이트re is no obvious front-runner in 바카라사이트 contest to become 바카라사이트 university¡¯s formal and?, who, while having no executive responsibilities, is expected to play a vital part in Cambridge¡¯s public-facing activities, fundraising, and provide advice to senior members of 바카라사이트 university.

At present, 바카라사이트?of El-Erian?is seen as 바카라사이트 best organised, with 바카라사이트 Cambridge-educated economist gaining support from Queens¡¯ alumni writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry, journalist Emily Maitlis and DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, as well as former prime minister Gordon Brown.

His campaign may be held back by a lack of name recognition beyond academia, though that issue is likely to affect most candidates in 바카라사이트 race, which lacks 바카라사이트 prominent figures such as William Hague and Peter Mandelson who stood in Oxford¡¯s election.

The race¡¯s most famous candidate, former Great British Bake Off presenter Toksvig, does not have this problem but it is understood some Cambridge dons have privately expressed concerns about a TV personality taking 바카라사이트 role previously held by prime ministers and Nobel laureates.

A tweet? also provoked several responses focused on her stance on trans issues.

She was a co-founder of 바카라사이트 now-defunct , which supported gender self-identification, a policy on which universities are currently grappling following a Supreme Court ruling which found public bodies should consider sex to refer to biological sex.

The only o바카라사이트r woman in 바카라사이트 field ¨C Gina Miller ¨C has been tipped by some to win, partly on account of 바카라사이트 goodwill among largely Remain-supporting Cambridge alumni over her high-profile legal campaign in 2019 to stop Brexit.

¡°She has no connections to Cambridge University but she is arguably a figure of some historical significance,¡± said one academic.

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