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Proposition passed at last Academic Board Special Meeting: This proposition was passed by an overwhelming show of hands at special Academic Board meeting – 21 Nov 2012 (separate votes were taken on (i) and (ii) and in each case there were only 3 hands against, and between 100 and 150 hands in favour). That the way forward, given the level of opposition displayed on Academic Board (24/10/2012) and the wider university to the current Statute 18 reform proposals, is: i.                That the Academic Board advises Council that its November meeting should only approve changes to the specific references to employment law in Statute 18, to update them or remove them altogether, thereby making the statute consistent with employment legislation, in the immediate future, whilst ii.              Academic Board will establish a working group, answerable and reporting back to Academic Board, consisting of members of Academic Board representing different constituencies of the university (pro