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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)UB/COM/118
TitleRecords of University of Birmingham Senate Committee on the status, payment and tenure of office of junior staff
Extent1 volume
Date1903-1904
DescriptionMinutes of a committee appointed by the Senate to agree the classification of grades of non-professorial academic staff of the University.

Membership of the committee comprised the Principal, Oliver Lodge, as chair; the Vice-Principal, Robert Heath; Professor Ashley, Professor Bridge, Professor Carlier; Professor Dixon, Professor Poynting, and Professor Windle

The committee met twice. At its first meeting, in December 1903, members agreed the classification of 'Class A University Lecturers', 'Class B Lecturers' and 'Class III Assistant Lecturers', and on the terms of conferral of the titles of 'Reader' and 'Assistant Professor'. These minutes give the names of those members of staff designated as 'Class A', 'Class B' and 'Assistant Lecturers'

Minutes of the second meeting of the committee, held in February 1904, approve the classification scheme for grades of staff, and recommend that Council approve salaries attached to individual posts. These minutes include a list of names and salary figures for some staff in each of the Faculties, with the exception of staff in Engineering, and list the names of staff designated as University Lecturers, Lecturers, Assistant Lecturers/Demonstrators
NotesOld Reference: UC4/iii/30; SEN89
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