Comment 010 December 1985 by King's College London

King's College London (KQC) newsletter

THA KS TO

YLES TEMPA Y

t the end of this year Myles McDermott Tempany retire a College Secretary, to take on the new role of Vice-Principal (E ternaJ Affairs in January 1986. General Sir John Hackett offer the following appreciation of hi achievement . In addre ing myself to the welcome task of writing about Myles Tempany I believe J cannot do better than to make free use in the first instance of what has recently been aid of him by a long-standing friend and colleague of his in the Finance Departmen t of King' ollege, Michael Harris. Mr Harris write as follows:

To this should be added, for the re ord, that Myles was awarded a more than usually well earned OBE in 19 4. He had already been given a Papal Knighthood in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in 197'2 in recognition of hi ervices to the com-

When I came to King' in 196 . Myles, on the College staff in the counts Department ince 194 , had recently been appointed sistant ccountant under R. A. Chappell. It was easy to di cern in the able and lively young Irishman, capabilities likely to burgeon. We got on very well together, helped perhaps in the early tage of our acquaintance by conne tion acros the Irish Sea. My own family had long been ettJed (though no longer) in

.. ~lyle is first and foremost a 'finance man'. His long years in the Finance Department and his understanding of the ,",orl-ing of the .nivcrsity Court Department have toad the allege in good tead in times of tinancial difficulty. He cultivated and enjoyed good relations with Hamish Stewart when he wa Clerk of the Court and with Stewart's successor Peter Holwell, both of whom sub equently became Principals of the niversit J . During the last ten year Myles has been an extremely active and effective fund raiser, utili ing a very diverse and enviable range of contacts in industry and commerce to secure donations for the ollege through the Development Trust. He was instrumental in establishing the ollege's links with the University of Texas at Houston and Austin and accompanied Lord Cameron on visits to that institution during a brief tour of the USA in 1982. He wa honoured by the University of Texas recently. He ha also been the prime mover in the setting up of the K L Association in USA and Canada and undertook a hectic tour of Canada earlier this year. The five years of his Secretary hip have been amongst the most eventful in the history of the College. The successful resistance to the Flowers Report proposals; the reunification with the School of Medicine and Den tistry; the a bortive proposal for merger with Bedford College; the KQ merger; all took place against the background of the severest financial crisis which the universities have ever faced. Myles has played a central role in all these affairs and it is a measure of the man that throughout this period he retained his in tere t and influence in all aspect of College life."

munity, particularly in non-denominational homes for the elderly and infirm. This was to be followed in 1977, with his elevation to Knight Commander of the same order, and in 1983 he wa created a Knight of S t. Gregory, the highest ecular honour the Vatican bestows. It was in 1983, on 1st July, that Myles Tempany, already Head of Admirustration and Bursar, assumed the Secretaryship of the College in succession to Hugh Patterson, and took on bigger responsibilities than any he had borne before. My own association with him went a good deal further back.

Tipperary but I knew the West well, particularly Sligo, where Myles was born, and Mayo where he grew up. We knew and liked many of the same things and there developed between us a degree of confidence and trust which made working together easy, and from which, 1 believe, the ollege gained benefit. In 1973 he became, to my great satisfaction, Finan e Officer and Accountant, and it was clear that he was going further. Here I permit myself an indiscretion. I had decided to step down myself as Principal in 1975, with the possibility of further tenure, but in the conviction that it must be pos ible in seven years to do all for any institution that lies

in a person' power. In the appointment of a nev. Principal the current incumbent ha never, quite properly, any ay. It did eem to me. however, that whoever came in after me hould bt:: omeone who would re ogni 'e Myle Tempany's value and be Jbl both to work with him and to command his respect. To my great atisfa tion those respon ible chose exactly the man 1 hould have cho en myself omeone who had been the youngest permanent secretary in a big Whitehall department and had thereafter in industry and as the head of London Transport developed administrative kills which would be invaluable to the College in the difficult year whi..:h were likely to follow the waning of the postRobbins euphoria. This set up a fruitful partnership, in which Myles wa before long to become bur ar and then, in 198 I , Head of Administration a well, with yet another Principal to work with in an association no less benign.

yet another mark 01 out tanding service, in the Pre ident's award of the Univer ity of Texas, given in recognition of his part in developing a valuable relationship between King's College and the Gniversity of Texa ill Houston. Before that, however, he will have as umed the duties of a new post, that of ice-Principal (External Affairs) a from the fir 't of January 1986. The College could not have a better peron to become what will be something like a wmbination of Foreign Secretary and Amba ador at large.

o-one, over the years, has done more for King' College than Myles Tempany. His single minded devotion to it interests, with high administrative ability and a great deal of . heer hard work, have been of quite incalculable value. He goes off to the United States next February to receive

On Tuesday December 17 a reception for Myles Tempany will be held in the Great Hall, preceded by a mass of thanksgiving in the Chapel. Details are available from the Principal's Office.

Friday 3 January 1986 7.30 pm - midnight elson Mandela Hall (Macadam Building) Buffet, Disco, Bar Numbers are limited, so claim your tickets now to avoid disappointment!

Il of us past and present, with an interest in King's College owe Myle Tempany a deep debt. Hi service to the College will be recognised in the fu ture no less. He will always be remem bered as a model of administrative skills, good sense and good humour and a very good friend.

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Double tickets free to non-academic members of staff, additional gue t ticket ÂŁ2.50 each, available from Graham Bates, Chemistry Department, Strand campus; Mike Harrington, Mechanical E.ngineering, Strand campus.

EW YE R DANCE 1986 The College ew Year Dance ha it origins in the old College dinners given to nonacademic and non-clericaljsecretarial staff at the beginning of this century. Technical and manual staff were treated to a slap-up meal (!) erved by their lerical and ecretarial colleagues. By the 1930s the event had grown in importance on the social calendar of King' and the meal, held in the Old Refectory, was then followed by dancing in the Great Hall and a cabaret in the Women's Common Room in 'A' corridor. Things have changed somewhat since those days. Some years ago the Social Club volunteered to organise the Dance on behalf of the College and the tradition has been continued ever since. Although we no longer sit down to a formal meal, we do have dancing - in the el on Mandela Hall these days - and a buffet prepared by tbe Catering Department. It may not be crved by the clerical and secretarial members of taff but it still tastes good! Spot prizes, a raffle and this year a Fancy dres option, all add to the festivity of the occasion. I hope, therefore, that you can see why it is important to support this event and keep an old King's tradition going in the new merged College. People work extremely hard to make the event a success 0 do come along, have a good time and dance away those excess Christmas pounds! Liz Auden-Davies Vice Chairman King's College Sports and Social Club

King's College Staff Christmas Dinner: we estimate that this Dinner took place in about 1920 in what is now the Hngineering Drawing Office in corridor 'A' of the Main Building, Strand campus.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT THE ALTE ATIVE GREE PAPER A CO FERE CE ORGA ISED BY THE COMMITTEE OF VICE-CH PRITCIPALS

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Representatives from the universities, research councils, parliament, industry, trades unions and schools met in Londo 31 October to consider some of the issues raised by the government's May 1985 Green Paper 'The Development of Higher Education into the 1990s'.

The one-day conference organised by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals involved platform speakers from higher education, industry and politics covering the output of the universities, research and its applications, and the political perspective. The ensuing debate from the floor WaS lively and wide-ranging. In his opening address CVCP Chairman Maurice Shock pointed out the relative decline in university funding over the last five years of 17% was "unmatched in any other major sphere of public expenditure". The consequences of this decline would be felt into and beyond the next generation, he said. The British university system was already highly efficient in training a relatively small number of highly selected young people and producing its graduates il a uniquely short period of three years. The universities produced nearly twice the proportion of science and engineering graduates provided by their American or German counterparts with some 75% of university expenditure going into science, medicine and engineering. At the same time the universities provided the country's research base. They received only 17.5% of the total government spend on research but on this achieved "major stanCiing in the world as performers at the business of basic research." Speaking on industry's expectation of the output of the universities, Mrs Sara Morrison, Director, General Electric Company plc, said that the universities were "the educators and motivators of the young ffier and women who will shape tomorrow". Mrs Morrison called for the maintenance of a strong basic dnd strategic research base in science and engineering to provide an environment in which undergraduate and postgraduate education could flourish. Industry could not be expected to maintain "basic science" and in any case the comparatively small part of total UK expenditure on basic and strategic academic research would have only a marginal effect if redeployed to expand applied research and development.

As well as creatillg a firm educational foundation, the universities must take account of the needs set by areas of technological growth. In its turn industry had to recognise that science and engineering should be taught for their broad educational value and not simply as specific vocational training. Industry must not expect the universities to provide graduates in the "flavour of the month" but to produce people who are "numerate, literate, creative and able to communicate" and thus equipped to cope with the continuing and perpetual technological change that would be a fact of their working lives. Industry and academia share this common goal and industry, too, should be lobbying for national priority investment in education at all levels and in high quality academic research. Professor Sir Randolph Quirk, President of the British Academy said that the current employment rate for British graduates - 92% last year - shows that the product of our universities is keenly sought after. The universities have shown willingness to change with the times and respond to new needs ill the outside world by introducing new courses, adapting to students from non-traditional backgrounds, accommodating fresh research interests, and developing their continuing educational role. Universities must not, however, be complacent and must ensure that they are making the best use of scarce human and financial resources to ensure that teaching and research remain of "worldclass excellence". They must also redouble their efforts to co-operate with industry in fitting young people for productive careers and to seek ways in which the future supply of the highest-level teacherb and researchers can be maintained across the entire academic spectrum. Discussion from the floor emphasised the universities' crucial contribution to updating and retraining and to continued education. Speaking on the needs of the professions, Alan J Hardcastle, Senior Partner, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co, and immediate past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, said that the Institute of Chartered Accountants was generally pleased with the quality and potential of the "raw material' it recruited from the universities. 1 in 10 of all UK graduates from universities and polytechnics entering first employment in this country chose to train as chartered Mr

accountants. This, said r Hardcastle, made accou tancy the universities' "largest sirgle private sector customer". Accourtancy continued to draw largely fro courses with no business or other directly relevant co tent but "de elo ment of the intellect" was just as important. Today's professioral worked ir a world ir wrich ignorance of social, olitical a d economic development was uracceptable and appreciation for example, of linguistic and cultural differences could assist i the resolution of problems. Depth of understandi g should never be sacrificed for breadth of knowledge as business was coming to require wider and wider skills. Mr Hardcastle called for a closer and more responsive relationship between the professions and the universities particularly to improve awareness of the business world amongst undergraduates, too many of whom found the transition to the outside world "painful" . The afternoon's first speaker, Professor Mark Richmond, Vice-Chancellor, University of Marchester, described pure research as "one of the crownillg glories of the universities" and an area in which the UK universities were "pre-eminent". Perceptions of the universities' role in the area of applied research were changing. The universities were increasingly going into partnership with those in industry who take up the research and develop it on to ensure the effective and efficient transfer of technology. Although there was still room for improvement in technology transfer, the universities were serious in their intention and moving fast, for example, in the development of science parks, to get research work out of the universities and exploited by industry and commerce. Professor Richmond referred to the accusation of "anti-industry snobbery" made at the universities by the Green Paper. This is dying fast if not already dead, he said. He called for the government to affirm the central role of the universities in the fundamental research of this country and to make it clear that that continuation of such work at the highest levels is of the utmost importance to the long-term well-being of this country. The government had "praised with faint damns", he said. They should instead be recognising and protecting what is good as progress is made.

Mr Martin Wood, Deputy Chairman, the Oxford Instruments Group stressed the large measure of support that now existed for greater collaboration between industry and the universities. There were, however, four crucial factors to that collaboration working successfully towards the economic prosperity of the country. It was vital to maintain, even increase, the funding of basic research. All products derive from applying the results of such research which might not at first have any obvious application in sight. Second, institutes of higher education had to look first to the intellectual value of collaboration with industry and not necessarily look immediately for financial gain. Third, there was a need for industry to be run by more top-flight technical people with business flair. Finally industry had to be prepared to divert more resources to continuing in-house applied research related to its business. Too often importance was attached to short-term profit figures at the expense of long-term development strategy. Mr Wood concluded with the very great need of urgency to get such collaboration working: "The simplest and best answer I ever heard to the question 'what's the point of doing basic research?' was 'I want my grandchildren to eat'", he said. "I think it's exactly the same with university and industry collaboration." Picture caption: the political panel (from right to left) Peter Brooke MP, Mrs Anne Sofer, Clement Freud MP, Giles Radice MP, Mr Maurice Shock The afternoon finished with contributions to the political perspective by spokespersons from the major political parties. Mrs Anne Sofer said that the SDP sought to widen opportunities but also to achieve value for money. In the Green Paper, the government had, she felt, failed to look properly at the needs of the country for the aspirations of its people. For the Labour Party Giles Radice MP rejected entirely the government's "contraction strategy". The decline in the teenage population over the next decade provided, he said, a unique opportunity to widen access and provide opportunities for mature students. Clement Freud, for the Liberals, emphasised the need for flexibility and a "broader spread" in tertiary education. The Government spokesman, Peter Brooke MP, replied to his critics by stressing that while the UK university system was the best in the world, the universities must deal in "realities". He welcomed the way in which the universities had responded to "profound external pressures" in a general climate of reduced funding and restraint on public expenditure. He called on the universities to address a wider constituency with their arguments.

RESEARCH NEWS E GOLDE GE OF MEDIC L ICROBIOLOGY 0 THE HORIZO ?

ious ml ro-organi m ould trigger an abnormal immune re pon in HL B_7 individual. n undergraduate tudent in ~icrobiology, Peter owling, screened the Department' ollection 0 bacteria, and found a unique type belongIng to the klebsiella ba teria which sometimes occurs in the gut. Sub equently Klebsiella wa found in patient with active ankylo ing pond litis. imil r te t wa performed by another undergraduate, Yvonne Macafee, to investigate the link between bacterial agent and the tis ue type DR4 which is found in sufferers from rheumat-

One century ago Robert och identified bacteria as di ea e agent, initiating the golden age' of medi al microbiology. Some equally important dis overie haY recently been made at King' • providing a key to the under tanding of the cau e of auto· immune disea es. The work has centred around re earch into two type of rheumatism: rheumatoid arthritis (R ) and ankylosing spondylitis ( S), which causes immobility of the spine. It was found that sufferer from S shared a particular ti ue type, HLA B27. which is associated with protecting the body again t infection. This di overy prompted Dr Alan Ebringer, now of the Biochemistry Department, to test the theory that infect-

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MAJOR FU D G FOR BIOSE SORS RESEARCH The Bioele trochemistry and Biosensor Group at the Kensington Campus has been awarded industrial funding to work on the development of novel enzyme sensors. A grant of £ 122,000 will enable the group to extend its present programme in collaboration with Cambridge Life Sciences plc for a further two years.

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oid arthritis. This time a unique type belonging to the Proteus pe ie wa isolated. These ba teria. therefore, have been hown to be the trigger 0 S and RA. depending on the abnormal immune re ponse from those people ith B2 and DR4 tissue ell type. This d' overy will facilitate the formulation of the ne<.:e ary preventive mea ure : it may be po lble. for example, to prevent S by control of diet, eliminating klebsiella from the gut.

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The group is comprised of two microhris biologists (J eremy Mason, Thurston), one chemist (Pete Bennetto) and one biochemist (John Stirling), as isted by a postdoctoral electrochemist (Gerard Delaney) and other senior researchers. Interests of the group cover the fundamental aspects of bioelectrochemistry, bio-fuel cells, bio-photovoltaic effects, electrochemical bio-reactors and bio-electrosynthesis. Biosensors of interest include microbial, enzyme, membrane and immuno-based devices. The activities of the group are strongly interdisciplinary, with each member feeding in expertise from the wide range of interests within their respective research groups and departments. Much of the groundwork for extension of the group's activities into the rapidly developing field of biosensors followed from an SERC-funded programme in microbial bioelectrochemistry (October '81 - April '85). Progress subsequently accelerated by collaboration with Cambridge Life Sciences, who will be marketing glucose sensors in the near future (Sunday Times, 10 ov) and hope to boost further developments through collaboration with the King's group. The company also collaborates with Prof Don Robinson (Dept of Biochemistry) in the area of diagnostic assays. The Bioelectrochemistry Group is affiliated to the newly formed King's

College Centre for Analytical Chemistry, which received special backing from the University of London. It collaborates with workers in the USA and in Japan, where an 'exchange' link with the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research in Tokyo receives support from several UK and Japanese organisation. The fuel cell work has been assisted by the J ohnson Mathey Technology Centre through liaison and the loan of materials.

TWO GRANTS FOR THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTME T The Philosophy Department has received two sets of grants, totalling £ 115,000 and £46,000. The first to Professor Sorabji, is for organising the first translation into English of the 15,000 pages of the Ancient Greek Commentators on Aristotle. These works were mostly written between 200 and 600 A.D .. They represent a missing link in the History of Philosophy, a link which connects Aristotle in the fourth oelltllfY with Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth century A.D. There are so far 35 translators in five countries with collaborators in three others. . Three anthologies of articles are bemg commissioned to make this period of thought better known, and in this connection a series of speakers is being brought to London. In the absence of a dictionary for the period, computer print outs of word usage are being offered to translators from the computer tapes held in London, along with bibliographies, ~nd many of the translators are exchanglDg information in groups. The sponsors so far include, among others, The National Endowment for the Humanities (USA), The British Library, The J owett Copyright Trustees The Centro Internazionale A Be1tram~ di Storia dello Spazio e del Tempo, The Greek Orthodox Church and Liverpool University. The second grant, to Dr Mark Sainsbury, is from the UGC, under their scheme for developing the use of computer facilities in Universities. It is to develop a course for Philosophy undergraduates to learn logic together with the computer language PROLOG. The two subjects complement one ano~h er ('PROLOG' abbreviating Progr~mmmg in Logic'); students competence m logical analysis will be enhan~ed , e.g. by analytical skills in programmmg the application of their logic. Much interest was expressed in the project at a conference recently held at King's on PROLOG and its Relevance to Philosophy. The Department. hopes to involve the College in the project and to extend it in various directions.

SILICO CHIP DESIG EW OPPORTU ITIES FOR U DERGRADUATES AT KING S Undergraduates in electrical engineering and computer ience now have the opportunity to design and manufacture their own integrated circuits, thanks to funds being provided by the University of London. A grant of £130,000 from the University has provided two Metheus~mputervision computer-aided design (CAD) tools which allow sophistacated designs to be prepared and their performance tested by computer simUlation. The freedom offered to the designer by these CAD tools provides full-custom design possibilities which are believed to be unique at undergraduate level in this country. Man ufacture has been arranged through a silicon broker, MC , who act as an interm ediary between the designers and

the chip m anufacturers. The final year tudents plan to complete their designs by Christm as and have the finished chips returned for testing within six to eight weeks. The grant to King's is part of a 350,000 grant whi h the Univer ity has awarded to five of its Schools - King's, Imperial College, University College, Queen Mary College and Royal Holloway and Bedford ew College.~ for the purchase of computeraided design (CAD) tools. It is the culmination of two years planning by a consortium formed by members of the Colleges, led by Dr J G Swanson of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at King's. A Consortium Co-ordinator, Dr Kazemi of University College, has also recently been appointed to manage the scheme, as the use of common design languages and computer operating systems allows design aids and designs themselves to be exchanged and shared, helping to make thi an intercollegiate a tivity.

Two undergraduates in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering design an integrated circuit

An Academic Initiative Award of £34,800 plus inflation enhan~ements has been approved by Council for the establishment of a General Dental Practice Training Unit at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The unit will aim to give students a better appreciation of whole patient care and enable them to gain . experience in a simulated general practIce unit ll,way from the dental school environment. The urit will be based in Dulwich Hospital

orth which has the advantage of providing a s~lf-contained practice sufficiently far away from the Dental School to ensure a separate identity, but close enough to be within walking distance of the School. The unit will be under the direction of a Senior Lecturer, assi ted by other lecturers and general dental practitioners from other departments in the Dental School. The person taking up the Senior Lectureship will be responsible for the running of an appropriate course of study to support the undergraduate practical experience in the unit and will also be encouraged to undertake original research in conjunction with staff in other departments at the Dental School.

APPLIC TIO OF ICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY I BIOCHE IC L PROCESSES This advanced cour e Jomtly offered by the Microbiology Department at King and the Biochemical Engineering Group, D elft niversity of Technology Delft L, was held at the Ken ington campu from 2 - 6 September this year. The cour e enjoyed a remarkably international audience, being attended by twenty participants from eight countries, three outside mope.

Professor E A Bell, Director of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Visiting Professor at King's, in conversation with Sir LesIie Fowden, Director of Rothamsted Research Station, at a half-day Seminar on Plant Biaechnology which was held at the Kensington Campus on Wednesday 6 ovember and which was chaired by Professor Bell (on the right of the picture).

are given below. Admission is by ticket only and advance booking is possible for all or just for individual le ture . Series ticket are £ I 0 (£7 for unwaged and students) and individual lecture tickets are £ 1.50 £ I for unwaged and students). A limited number of ti ket are available on the door from S.OOpm onwards, price £ 1.60. For further detail and ticket application form. plea e contact the Information Office, Strand Campus extS2179. Monday 20 January THE STATE OF GERO TOLOGY Mr Jonathan Barker, Head of the Age Concern Research Unit and Mr Mark Abrams, Age Concern Research Unit Chair: Professor S R Sutherland Principal, King's College Londo~ (KQC)

75% of the participants belonged to industrial companies and represented many of tho e active in the biotechnological field, such as Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Glaxo, ICI, Cadbury Schweppes elltech, GD Searle, Pierrel, ROllssel Uelaf, Allelix, Lonza AG, and Dutch State Mine.

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The aim of the Course was to discuss a number of areas in the biotechnological field where a sound, quantitative knowledge of the underlying microbial physiology is essential to successful process design and development. Cases where this has been accomplished were discussed along with cases where such integration must still be achieved and there is wide scope for future work. Approximately 20 hours were devoted to two main themes, ie, Mathematical Modelling and Kinetics of Microbial Growth, and Genetic and Environmental Control of Microbial Function. An attempt was made throughout to show the close connection between the two approaches, and in particular to highlight what powerful tools for the microbial physiologist, both academic and industrially based, are the technique of mathematical modelling and computer simulation. Lectures were interspersed with di cus ions and informal talks/demonstrations, a ubstantial part of which were devoted to the demonstration of computer programmes used at King's College for the simulation of a number of microbial processes, mainly for teaching purposes. The feedback from the course participants was largely positive, thus showing that both the choices of topics and the course format were successful. Although it is not envisaged to offer the course again in 1986, it is likely that it will be offered in 1987 with the same general structure, but changed in those aspects that this year's participants have helped to identify as areas for further improvement.

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11 December THE SCIE TIFIC STUDY OF FREUDlA THEORY by Professor P Kline, University of xeter 2.1Spm, Room IB06, Strand Campus

NURSING STUDIES POSTGRADUATE/ STAFF SEMINARS The Seminar was attended by senior level management from over 60 companies, research organisations and government bodies. It was organised by the Special Interest Group in PIant Biochemistry to promote the research currently being undertaken by the College in this field and was sponsored by a selection of British biotechnology companies.

13 December BEREAVEMENT COU SELLING by Rev. lan Ainsworth-Smith 12.30 - 2.00pm, Nursing Studies Seminar Room, 552 King's Road, Chelsea Campus

THE MAXWELL SOCIETY Monday 13 January PARADOXES I ELECTROMAGNETISM by Dr H Aspden, Southampton University

GERO TOLOGY: Per pectives, Practice and Politics

Monday 20 January ORlGI S OF BIOMOLECULAR HA DED ESS by Professor S Mason, F R8., King's College London (KQC)

A series of ten lectures will be given next term to mark the inauguration in association with Age Concern England of the Institute of Gerontology at the College. En titled, 'Gerontology: Perspectives Practice and Politics.', the lectures ';ill cover biological, medical, social and political issues and concerns and will be of interest to all those concerned with the circumstances of elderly people and in ageing processes. They will renect the diverse yet complementary nature of current research in the study of ageing which is being promoted within the College and Age Concern.

All lectures will be given in Room 2C Strand Campus from 2.00pm - 3.00p~.

THE McDOWALL LECTURE IN PHYSIOLOGY HOW DO ADRENERGIC EUROTRA S MITTERS REGULATE THE HEART BEAT? by Professor H Reuter, University of Bern, Switzerland

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Open Da: was held at the Dental Hospital and S hool on Saturday:!8 eptember 1985. Thi~ year, the theme of the day wa 'Orthodonti~' in honour 01 Prole sor Barry Leighton ho retired at the end ot the 19 4/~5 a ademi year at ter 36 years on the stal f of the Dental hoo!. 3 I of hich ere as head of the Orthodonu Department. a permanent memonal to Barry Leighton, an annual Leighton Lel.ture ha been established and the first Lecture in the eries wa given during Open Day by Profes or Lundstrom, of the Karolinska In titute in Sto kholm, entitled' ariation in the Antero-Posterior Relation hip between upper and lower apical bases and its orrelation to in isor positioning'. More than 300 staff and students, both past and present, together with local practitioner attended. For the first time Open Day included a Trade Exhibition to which 14 trade houses contributed. In addition to the lecture programme and trade e hibition, visitors were able to examine table demonstrations and displays, tudents' elective reports, dental surgery as istant ' proJect, display of hobbles and compete in a diagnostic quu tor which a prize (of smoked almon and champagne) was awarded to the entrant with the highest score.

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U IVERSITY PUBLISHES REPORT ON THE COST OF STUDENT LIFE A report by the University of London on the living costs of its students has recently been ubmitted to the Department of Education and Science as evidence in support of an improvement in student grants in 1986 - 1987 and subsequent years. The survey, which wa based on the re ponses of over 2,000 students, howed that the ba it; w~ekly average cost for accommodation, food and fuel in London was £46.46, or approximately £l ,400 for a 30-week academic year. In addition, most London students incurred travel costs between their accommodation and main place of study and to and from home at the beginning and end of term, which averaged £231 for the year 1984-85.

The Dean of Dental Studies, Mr 1 D Gainslord, presentmg Professor Sarry Leighton with an alltique carriage clock to mark his retirement frolll the staff oj the Dental School after 36 years oj service.

academic year a well as all living costs for the Christmas and Easter vacations. The report, which was submitted to the DES by the Vice-Chancellor, Lord Flowers and the Pre ident of LU, icola Rossi, concludes that the 'review of student grant levels for 1986 - 87 should take into account the actual co ts which are being faced by today's students'. The report is the preliminary analysis of a survey being supervised by a Working Group establi hed by The Joint Planning Committee of the University to carry out a wide ranging review of student accommodation and associated problems in the University. The Working Group is chaired by Professor Dorothy Wedderburn, Principal of Royal Holloway and Bedford ew College. The full results of the survey will be available early in 1986.

EWS FROM QMC Conferment of Fellow hips

Thus, with basic necessities amounting to an average of £l ,549, at a time when the grant for students living away from the parental home in London was £2, I00, London students were left with just £551 for all other expenses (e.g. book, equipment, clothes etc) during the 30-week

Queen Mary College is to confer Honorary Fellowships on Sir Frederick Dainton Sir John Ellis, The Rt. Hon. Lord Mellish', The Rt. Hon. Lord Shin well, The RI. Hon. Lord Wolfson and Mr J. Wolkind, and the Fellow hip of the College on Mr Simon Gray on Thursday l2 Decem ber.

Pro-Principals announced Profe sor M.A. Laughton, Professor of lectrical and Electronic Engineering, and Profes or T.A. Smith, Professor of Political Studies, have been appointed Pro-Principals for the period 1 December 1985 to 31 July 1987.

U IVERSITY ELECTIO Profe or W.B. Davies of the Centre for ducational S tudie ha been elected Dean of the Faculty of Education in the niversity of London. He will hold office for the remainder of this academic year and for two years from October 1 1986.

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Council has approved an Academic I nitiative Award for the appointment of a new Lectureship in Social Gerontology. This will be only the second such post in Great Britain. The lecturer will be attached to an existing academic department and to the Institute of Gerontology which i being established at the College in association with Age oncern. The lecturer will be responsible not only for research in their original field but also for

fostering research of an inter-disciplinary nature within gerontology in order to bring together and stimulate ageing research and teaching throughout the College.

working with people in peace and justice work), Rabbi Julia euberger (one of the first women to become a Rabbi, an SDP candidate at the last general election, and broadcaster), and Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. Staff are always very welcome at the e talk .

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIO S

Chaplain to Jewish student Rabbi David Miller is the new Chaplain to Jewish students in the niversity. He is serving all the campuses.

The following appointments and promotions have recently been approved by the Senate; Reverend J S K Ward has been appointed Professor of History and Philosophy of Religion. Professor Ward was formerly the Frederick Denison Maurice Professor of Moral and Social Theology. Professor F E G Cox has been appointed Professor of Parasite Immunology. Professor Cox was formerly Profes or of Zoology. E C Lightowlers has been appointed Professor of Physics J B Heale has been appointed Reader in Pure Mathematics R K Poole has been appointed Reader in Microbiology A M Warnes has been appointed Reader in Geography P C West has been appointed Reader in Applied Mathematics

NEWS FROM THE DEAN'S OFFICE

BOOK

EWS

A new biography of Jonathan SWift, written by Dr David okes Department of English, has recently been published to enthusiastic reviews. Michael Foot, writing in the Observer has hailed it as 'the best biography of Swift to date', while icholas Murray, in the New Statesman has described it as 'a thoroughly readable and intelligent biography'. lonathan Swift:A Hypocrite Reversed is published by 0 P, price £14.95.

* * * Anyone interested in the history of London may like to know about a booklet entitled The Signs of the Strand: Street Signs of the 17th and 18th Centuries by F G Hilton Price. This list of early street addresses is published by Daren th Valley pu blications, price £1.20 and anyone wanting to obtain a copy should contact Shirley Black, Dept of Christian Doctrine and History, ext S2384.

LE T TERM E GUSH LA GUAGE CLASSES FOR OVERSEAS STUDE TS Tuition in nglish for those students who would like some extra help with their English language will again be available during the Lent Term at the following venues and times:Strand Campus POSTGRADUATES Room lB22, Strand Building Wednesdays 2.00pm - 4.00pm from 8 January 1986 U DERGRADUATES Room IB29, Strand Building Wednesdays 2.00pm - 4.00pm from IS January 1986 Kensington Campus U DERGRADUATEANDPOSTGRADUATES Room 19, Atkins Building Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.3Opm· 7.30pm from 14 January 1986 These classes are free of charge to all King's students and if you are experiencing any difficulties in the understanding or writing of English, you are stronly advised to attend. Jndividuallessons can also be arranged at other times with Mrs M Ward. For further details please contact Mrs J J ackson, Assistant Registrar in the Admissions Office.

Opening of Term Service The service will be held at 10.00 am on Wednesday 8 January. The Preacher will be Dr Grace Jantzen, Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion. College Retreat 14 - 16 February A retreat is a chance to get away from it all in order to gain a deeper sense of God and yourself. Stacklands, near West Kingsdown in Kent, is designed specifically for silent retreats with a beautiful chapel and grounds, and single rooms. Reverend Bernard Mobbs, an Anglican priest from South London and an experienced spiritual coun ell or, will guide our reflection and be available for consultation. ost to students£15, to staff £25. Joint Christian Forum talk These talks are held every Tuesday at 1.10 pm, usually in Room 6 (Strand site). ext term we will be looking al ome of Ihe Ihings which are most distinctive and, 10 the outsider, sometimes most strange about our different traditions and approaches to wor hip. Subject will include: the meaning of icon per onal religion, the u es of ceremonial, and religion in the home. Speaker will include: Fr Gerry Hughes ( a Jesuil priest currently

One of the stands al the research seminar for industry held on 20 November, which was presented by the College in association with IBM

T RE ST DE TS GRAD TE SOCIETY

D POST-

Po tgraduates and any undergraduate aged 23 are eligible to Join this society newlyformed at the beginning of this session. There have been several meetings in Room 201, Macadam Building, Strand arnpus, and a Christmas party. Departments vary widely in catering for the needs of mature and postgraduate student. Partly because of the nature of their wor , many postgraduate feel isolated, especially if they are adjusting to a new culture. Would staff who feel that their students could benefit from joining this society please inform them of its existence and ask them to contact Celia elson' Student Adviser (ext 2530) or Susan Kirkby, Student Services Assi tant (ext 2305). We will then put them in touch.

ACCOMMODATIO

SERVICE

Accommodation leaflets are available a follows: otes for Students Seeking Accommodation: otes on College Halls of Residence and Student Houses (including Mid-Sessional Application Forms); Accommodation Agencies; Hostel; Hotels; London Postal Districts; London Telephone umbers and the University of London Accommodation Office Booklet. The Accommodation Office also produces regularly up-dated lists of private accommodation for use by both Students and

Staff.

FIL f SOCIETY

Vacancies in Halls of Residence. The MidSessional aiting List or places in Halls or Student Hou e is open all session. Immediate vacancies in catered Halls. Those seeking a place in a self- catering hall or student house may have to wait a little longer. nyone needing a place from the beginning of next term should put their name on the Waiting List as soon as possible.

11 pre entations in lude a supporting programme and begin at 6.00pm in the ew Theatre, unIe otherwise stated. However, a enue and time are liable to alteratIon at shon notice, members hould onsult the Film 0 • 'oti eboard in Bcorridor, trand ampus regularly.

Housing benefit. Most tudents are entitled to receive some Hou ing benefit. n information sheet giving details of how and where to claim and how to work out how much they should receive is available from Student Services. Housing benefit is paid from the date a claim is submitted and is not backdated. Overseas tudents may not apply.

Monday 13 January DO GIOV I

PAY ETROPHYS OOKER MATCH In the annual Microbiology ver u Biology snooker match for the Payne Trophy, the icro B Team cored a re ounding victory over the Biologists. Micro number one, Mark Osmundson amas ed a huge score (62) against up posed pre-match favourite Mark Le Maistre (9 and the match went Micro's way from this point onwards. Even a fine display by 'ringer' John Pacey could not prevent a humiliating 7-2 defeat for the Biologists. Finally, both teams, in particular the Biologists, should be congratulated on their sporting attitude to this match.

Thursday 9 January HE TA. DD 'ST

Thursday 16 January KI ID HE RTS ~D CORO ETS TH TITFI LD TH DERBOLT Monday 20 January THE SHOOTl G PARTY Thursday 23 January GO E WITH THE WI D

FOR SALE One IBM Golfball Typewriter, good condition. Available for inspection9.30 5.30. Reasonable offers considered. Contact Sue Carter, ext. 2310

FOR S LE IBM Magnetic Card Composer 2 years old inclUding 50 fonts, 750 cards ribbons, and manual. £4,400. Frank Kitson, helsca ampus, ext C2453.

WI ERS OF THE BIOTECH OLOGY I VESTME T GAME 1985 This game is run by Barclays Bank plc for teams of investors studying for the BSc degree in Biotechnology. Each team is allocated a nominal £ 10,000 sum to invest in companies having a significant commercial interest in biotechnology. 11 transactions are handled by the Stock Exchange Branch of Barclays Bank plc, who keep a record of the progress of the teams and act as referee. The winning team this year (left to right) Annette Lasham, Arvind Hundal and Philippa Tostevin, are seen holding the shield presented to them by lan Duffell, Manager of Bar lays High Technology Team. They made seventeen transactions in converting the nominal starting sum into a nominal £ I 1,171 over a period of six months. Practical experience in industry is an important feature of the Biotechnology degree course. Anncttc and Arvind spent the ummer vat.:ation working with Speywood Laboratories, Wrexham and Philippa work cd in the Molecular Geneti s Department of G D Searle.

ELECTRO

MICROSCOPE UNIT

The unit wa formed by combining the Electron Microscope Unit of King 01lege Anatomy Department, Queen lizabeth College E.M. nit and Chelsea College E.M. Unit. It is organised by a management committee chaired by Professor R. Hill of the Physics Department. The unit remains on the three sites - an asset at present - but nevertheless offers an electron microscope service to the whole College by pooling equipment and expertise. It is hoped that researchers who do not have access to dedicated departmental equipment will take advantage of the service offered. There are several transmission electron microscopes, three scanning electron microscopes and a variety of preparative equipment. It is hoped that a wider range of facilities can be introduced as and when funds become available. The Unit held the first scientific meeting of the merged King's College London (KQC) on the theme 'Specimen Preparation for Electron Microscopy'. Its success has encouraged the Unit to hold another seminar, entitled The Best of British. It will be concerned with scanning microscopy and x-ray micro analysis, and will be sponsored by British companies. The date of the seminar is 16 April.

After twelve years at King's, Ted Taylor (pictured here on the right of the picture with colleagues Len Wilson and Joe Powell) is retiring as Post Room Attendant at the Strand. A party is to be held for Ted on Friday 13 December. For further details, please contact Liz Auden-Davies, ext 82686.

COLLEGE CALE OAR

HAVE YOU A SO , DAUGHTER, NEPHEW OR NIECE...?

Copies of the College Calendar are aVailable, free of charge, to members of staff, on request, from the Information Office or Admissions Office on the Strand Campus. They are also available to students and mem bers of the pu blic at a cost of ÂŁ2 per copy.

The Library wishes to recruit schoolchildren over 14 and other young people from outside the College to work during the Christmas vacation preparing library books for a new security system in the Old/Laws Library.

COLLEGE CHRISTMAS CARDS

Work begins on 11th December (or as soon after as possible) and continues until 8th January, with a break for Christmas from 20th December to 2nd January. Pay is at the rate of ÂŁ2 per hour.

THE ELECTRONICS UNIT SERVING THE LIFE SCIENCES Today's scientific and technological advances are mutually reinforcing and Id largely dependent upon applied electronics for measurement control communication, data manipulation etc: Comprehensive in-house electronic support for the Life Sciences in particular is therefore de irable and the Electronics Unit exists to fulfil this requirement. Its staff of three qualified engineer are available to provide information and to design and develop specialised instrumentation, primarily for the Life Science Departments throughout the College, but work for other departments is also undertaken. Frequencies from d.c. to microwaves can be catered for. For further information contact Reg Webb (in charge of the unit), George Melas or Peter Gilyard-Beer on extension K306.

Christmas cards are on sale, at 20p each, from the following places:The Porters' Lodge The Main Entrance Hall Strand Campus The Student Shop 107, 1st Floor Macadam Building Strand Campus Miss Lindsey J Coules Secretary The Assistant Secretary and Site Administrator's Office Ground Floor, Main Building Kensington Campus Mrs E Whitburn Senior Assistant Bursar Ground Floor, A tkins Building Kensington Campus The General Office Students' Union Chelsea Campus (Manresa Road)

Please contact Vivien Fletcher, Laws Library (tel: S2323) at once if interested.

E Students' Union Students' Union switchboard (Strand campus) : 8367132 Porter - B2 ext. 200 Porter - first floor ext. 201 Union shop - Mrs R. Briggs ext 202 Second floor bar ext. 203 Union accountant - Mr M. Lewis ext. 204

. on-sabbatical office - room 306 ext. 2056 Ms.lane- nn Kyne-Lilley ext. 207 Cnion 0 fi e - Mr E. ext. 208/9

ilkins

Diana Emerson and lan Markham Tradmg and Servi e IEducation nd Welfare ext. 210 . 'aomi Goldberg ext.211

Financial Secretary

Sandler, Dr M B - 19A ain Building -- 82508 S vanson, Dr J G - I I. ~fain Building - 82773 Thomp on, Mr B Che ham Building 路82318 ne .h M E (Departmental Superintendent),QI2.QuadLab -8235 Computer Work hop-QIIS.Q ad Lab - Di Cara, Mr P d (Deputy Superintendent), Counnell, ~ir D, Big ood Mr ~iC -82163

Cloakroom - founh floor ext. 212

Ele troni Work hop - QIOB. Quad Labs - Dimes, ir A S (Supervisor), Malik, Mr T M, Richardson, Mr W - 82736

Fifth floor bar ext.213

QI03, Quad Labs - 82775

Centre for Educational Studie . Ryder C3678 B. Blakeley C3737 M. Monk C3736

Research Assistants/Fellows/Students4 E/6E Chesham Building - 82531 Resear h l.1lb - Wood, Mr B E Q9, Quad Labs - 82736 Technical Staff Room - Q2 Quad Labs - S2443

Library Mrs C. Sharpe S2139 Chemi try Barrett, Dr 1. 352 Atkins Building K446

Undergraduate Teaching Labs - Q54/55, Quad Labs - Webb, Mr P (Supervisor), I)"vid, Mr G 1 P, King, Mr PS- 8225':;

Boyd, Proles or G.Y. 434 Atkin Building K216

Bennetto, Dr H.P. 343 Atkins Building

The databa e of the niversityof London's Shared Circulation System, which lists over three quarters of a million books held by chools, mstitute and colleges, can be interrogated via the College's computers. Although the listing is not comprehensive, there is a good possibility of finding locations for monographs and you will even learn whether copies are currently on loan! The PAD command is call A5507930: further details are available from the College Library.

K403/326

Child, M. 236 Atkin Building K387 Denton, Miss S. 346 K205

tkins Building

Gunn, W. B4 Atkins Building K341 Moreau, Mis M.C. 21 Atkins Building K477 Patel, H. 439 K343

tkin Building

Electronic and Electrical Engineering 8trand Campus dach, Mr J - 4E Chesham Building 路82531 Antey, Mr B - Rm 35C, Surrey Street 路82358 Clarkson, Dr T - Q 162B, Quad Labs - 82366 Hawken, Mr R E - Q 104B, Quad Labs - 82774 Jolly, Prof W P - Q 107, Quad Labs - 82516 Lindsay, Prof P A - 8E Chesham Building -82318 Langlois, Mr P - 14a Main Building - 82773 Love, Miss D - Q 14 - 82744 MacCormack, Mr J - 14A3, Main Building - 82773 Reilly, Dr R E - QI04A, Quad Labs - 82439

-LI E LIBR RV C T LOGUE

Baroness Warnock giving the Commemoration Oration on December 2. entitled The Way Forward in Higher Education. The A cting General Secretary of the Students' Union, Duane Passman, looks on.

BEST WISHES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE

FOR

CHRISTMASAND THENEWYEAR

COLLEGE CLOSURE DAVS The College will be clo ed over the Christmas period from 4.00 pm on Friday, 20 December until Thursday, 2 January 1986.

STOP PRESS MRS ROSEMARY FRASER The College was saddened to hear of the tragic death, on 17 ovember, of Mrs Rosemary Fraser wife of Mr Bill Fraser in the Department of Ele tronic and 'lectrical Engineering. The funeral took place at Marlow on 27 ovember and a Memorial Service will be held at St Mary's Church, Marlow on Sunday 15 December at 3.00pm. A memorial fund has been established and anyone wishing to contribute should contact Julie Edmond in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

OMME T is produced by the King's 01lege London (KQ ') Information Office on the Strand ampus. XT EDITlO : Copy date Friday lanuary 10 for publication in the week of January 20.