Comment 026 March 1988

King's College London newsletter

ts back! 6~~.~ATEST Just in ca e you were wondering if the po t had been held up, the answer is no, OMME T has actually been out of circulation for the last few months! However, normal ervice has now been resumed and we are pleased to be able to produce the ew letter once again.

This edition hopes to bring you up-todate with what is, and has been, happening in and around College.

Our thank to those of you who have continued to send us news and article, and apologies to tho e whose information has not, of necessity, been carried.

Please do keep sending us information a COM MET is fully operational again; the nex t copy da te i Friday 15 pril for publication after the Easter break.

OFFICI L PORTRAITS HO OUR TWO OUTST DING KI GS'ME A mo t dlstingui hed group of King' people, past and present, gathered on Friday Mar h 4 to witness the official pia 109 01 two fine portrait in the Committee Room. honouring two colleagues and friends who have hecome part of the College's heritage and tradition. In inaugurating the portraits of the lale Lord Cameron and of ~yle McDermott Tempany, the PrincIpal paid tribute 10 both men and to theIr exceptional contribution to College life.

I either, he said, liked undue pomp and circumstance and he asked simply thal the occaSIon be marked by a toast to King'.

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\lylc Tempany. the Vice-Princ.ipal Lxternal i pictured here with ~Ir :-'lichael Noake . the arti t comrni sioned to produce his portrait and th.: one 01' Lord Cameran, in fronl 01 \\ hieh Ihe twa arc standing.

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CORNWALL HOUSE The Distri t Valuer has now arriv d at a formal valuation on th leas of Cornwall House and it is a sum that i somewhat higher than we had been led to expect. 11 is not wholly clear to our advis rs why this figure has been set and the College i going back with the Property Services gency to the District Valuer to seek clarification. This need not impede our progress towards acquisition of the lea e but n ds resolution as w obviously should not pay more than could b reasonably be xp cted. Th ov rail d v lop m nt cheme is progre ing well. The GC approved the sale of Pulton Plac and the application of the proceeds to the new tel phone exchange and in general is howing a most encouraging active in I res1 in our development plans. Arrangement are in hand 10 purchase the freehold of 552 King' Road

from th London Residuary Body and 10 g n ral to upgrade th alue 0 our propertie to maximi e potential finan ial r turn.

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We now have formal notifi ation of the GC approval of our co ted 'ad mi Plan and can go ahead and laim re lructuring finance. We also hav r cently received the GC Report on Dental Education and it was extremely gratifying to ee that it recommended that the King's denial undergradute intak r main unchanged.

IRC Tho of you who don't know what an I RC is may recogni e it under it form r de ignation of UR : nlversily Re eareh enlre . now referred 10 as 1nl rdlsciplinary Re earch Centres, ar b ing et up nalionwiJe by groups of universltie in partnershIp with Re earch Councils. London has been successful in gaining an r:..RC I continued on p.

STAFF NEWS EW HEADS OF DIVISIO LIFE SCIE CES

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Three major new posts figure in important chang in the admini trati e organiation which took effect on March I t thi year. The Central. dmini tration i now organi ed into four divi ion: A ADEMIC, headed by Mr B. Salter, the cademic Regi trar; ST TES & SERVICES, headed by Mr G. Hughes in the new po t of Bursar: FI A CE & STAFf headed by Mr D. Ball in the new post of Director of Finan e and Staff, and PLA I G & LEGAL, headed by Mr H. Mus elwhite in the new po t of Deputy Secretary.

The changes are in tended to clarify area of re pon ibility, encourage delegation and enhance teamwork. They derive in part from recommendation of the Prie tley Report on the Administration and also from the evolutionary outcome of post-merger experience. Mr Musselwhite's appointment as Deputy Secretary strengthens inter-relation hip with the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

He will retain his responsibilities as Secretary of KCSMD in leading the administration of clinical activities whilst assumming broader responsibilities on the Strand, acting for the College Secretary in his absence.

As from I January 19 ,the new Heads of Division for the Life Sciences Faculty are as follows: DI ISIO I - Biomolecular Sciences (Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology) Professor R M Simmons - currently Head of the Department of Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology.

DIVISIO II - Biosphere Sciences (Biology Human Environmental Science, Microbiology) Professor P J Peterson- currently Head of the Department of Human Environmental Studies.

DIVISIO III - Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy & Human Biology, Pharmacology, Phy iology) Professor S L Howell, of the Department of Physiology.

DIVISIO IV - Health Sciences (Food & utritional Sciences, ursing Studies, Pharmacy) Professor J W Gorrod- currently Head of the Department of Pharmacy.

A chart of the new structure i given below and more detailed descriptions of the functions and structure of each Division will made availa ble in due course.

Dr arnes ha been appointed Head of the Department of Geography for three year with effect from 16 Decem ber 19 7

Dr W P William appointment acting Head of the Department of Human Environmental Science i from I December 19 7 to 30 September 19 Profe or E Gunton has been appointed Head of the Department of Christian Doctrine and History for three years from I January 198 .

Profes or J L Houlden is the new Head of the Department of Biblical Studies, and has been appointed for five years a from I January 19 8.

Dr R K Poole i Acting Head of the Department of Microbiology from I ovember 1987 to 31 July 1988.

We are delighted to learn that the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has awarded Professor Trevor J ones the Harl'ison Memorial Medal for 1988.

Profe or Jones has had a long association with King's, and is now Director of Re earch, Development & Medical at The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

Professor J. Gorrod, Department of Pharmacy, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Greek Pharmaceu tical Society. He is the first Fellow from Britain to receive such an honour.

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In June 1988, Professor Leslie Hough will receive the 1988 Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemi try from the American Chemical Society. I t is a mark of considerable distinction, particularly when the recipient is not an American, lual6: ~ P J GIL8ERT

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ACADEMIC STAFF LIST EASTER CLOSURE Members of Staff are reminded that detail of the attainment of additional qualifications hould be notified to the Personnel Officer so that the recently i sued taff list can be kept up to date.

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Dr M A Robb of the Department of Chemistry has been awarded a DSc for his work in the field of Theoretical Chemistry .

The College will be closed over Easter from Thursday, 31 March to Tuesday, 5 April, inclusive. College re-opens on Wednesday, 6 April 19

Many congratulations to Profes or G.V.R. Born, F.R.S., of the Department of Pharmacology who received three major honours in 19 7. In April he was awarded an Hon. D.Sc. from Brown University, Providence; in ovember, a Royal Medal from the Royal Society in recognition of his work on blood cells and vessels; and in December, an Hon. M.D. was awarded by niversite Rene-Descartes.

Prole r Dd\ld Ganderton ha been appoInted a Beput> Head of the Pharma<:) Department.

Congratulation

The Reverend Philip Che ter i to be the new oIJege Chaplain. He will take up his ne .... appointment on 25 pnJ. profile .... ill appear in the next edition of OM . T.

EW DEA The allege i very plea ed to welcom the new Dean, the R verend anon R ginald A k w to King' . He took up offic on 4 January and ucce d th R \ rend Richard Harrie who left last ) ar to become the BI hop of Oxford.

Reverend Canon A kew <:-omes to King' from all bury and WeIJ Theological ollege, where he had been Principal ince 1973. He wa educaled al Corpu Chn tl College, ambndge and pent ev ral year in commerce before being ordain d in 195 . While a curat in High路 gate he studied Old Testament Hebrew at King' College.

We are very pleased to ee him back and wish him every ucce in hi new po t.

ongratulalion to Profe or He1der Mac do and the D partment of Portugue and Brazilian Studie . the editor of Portugue e Studie. On 30 Decem ber 19 7, th Conf rence of ditor o L arn d Journal awarded Portugue e Studie th pre tiglOU international prile for th Be t w Journal at th conf rence of the Modern Language sociation held m San Franci co, . It was d cribed a 'a mod I cholarly journar.

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Prof or P J Black, Head of the Centre for Educational Studie ,wa elected as a m mber of the International ommi ion on Physic ducation by the Gen ral embly of the International

September 29 last ycar \\a the occa ion on which colleague could formally thank Profes or H J V Tyrrell for his ervice to both Chel ea College and the new King's College. Prote sor Tyrrell became Vice路Principal initially tor a year of the merged ollcge, but re pondcd to a reque t from the Principalto help the merged institution through one further year. nion of Pure & ppli d Phy ic at It me ting in \ a hmgton on I October 19 7. The period of Profe or Black's lection I for thr y ar from 1987 to 1990.

GROUP CH IRMA Profes or Black wa also appointed to another post in 19 7. He was named a the Chairman of th Ta~k Group on A e srn nt and Te ting (TGAT) .

This Group wa et up by the Secretary of State in July 19 7 to make recommendations on the ba i for marking and reporting the progre and performance of pupil a e ed under th ational Curriculum which the Governm nt intends to introduce.

The TGA r main r port was published early in January and ha prom pted xtensi e public di cus ion. The Group' work will fini h with a uppl mentary report a t the end of March.

PROFESSOR TO CHI A

Professor S WEaries, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been invited to go to him in 1990 as British member of the Symposium Committee for the International Symposium. The invita tion is a recognition of Professor aries' achievements in the furtherance of Sino-British relations.

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CCESS TO SOMERSE

For a period of about ix week (which commenced on Monday, 7 March, 19 ) the entrance to Somerset Hou e from the trand will be closed to all vehicles to allow building operations to corn mence for the relocation of the Courtauld Institu te.

During the period of clo ure, whic~l IS expected to contintle until Sunday, 17 pril 19 ,vehi les entering and leaving omer et Hou e wiIJ do so through th Colleg , main entrance in the Strand via th car park and the I orlh Gate.

Mem b r of the College are advis d that thl arrange m nt may, from time to time, eau e ome minor restrictions on parking in the trand car park and it may be nece ary to direct drivers to a limited over pill car park facility in Somer et Hous . For the duration of the arrangement ollege taff at the Strand entrance will work clo ely with ecurity taff from Somerset House and all drivers entering the College are reque ted to give each their full co-operation should it be necessary to issue specific instructions for the parking of vehicle.

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BITUARIES

THE VERY REVERE D SYD EY HALL EVA S, CBE, DD. The College was greatly saddened to receive new of the death, on January 6 of this year, of Sydney Evan at his home in St Cro s, Winchester. He was Chaplain and Lecturer of the College 1945-48, Warden of the Post-Graduate College at Warm inster 1948-56, elected Fellow 1955, and became Dean of King's College in 1956. In 1977, after 21 years in this office, he was appointed Dean of Salisbury. He retired in 1986.

A service of Thanksgiving for his life and work was held in the College Chapel on 15 February 1988, and the following i an edited version of the address given on that occasion by Denis ineham. ..... A congregation such_as this does not need to be told in detail abou t his workload here at King's, as Dean of the College, Dean and Chairman of the Theology Faculty, as the one solely responsible for organizing the non-theological A.K.C. and for selecting some eighty undergraduates for a year. Most of that was administrative work which he did with consummate efficiency, thereby making more time for the rest of us to spend on our academic research. He himself regularly lectured for the Faculty; and then, last but very far from least, there was his position as Warden of the Theological Hostel in Vincent Square, which l]1ade him in effect the principal of a theolegical college, especially as he took ultimate responsibility for the fourth-year training at Warminster and later at Canterbury.

Like Eric Abbott before him, he regarded himself as pastorally responsible for all the ordinands in the College, and many of you haye cause to be grateful for the hours he spent listening to you and helping you - just by occasional grunts, as he used modestly to put it - to discover for yourselve the way forward. And when it was found, he had a great flair for thinking up, and setting up, an appropriate context in which you could follow it. 'Leave it to me', he would say, again.

And this he did not only when you were ere but in your later mini teries. He was a great one for 'keeping in touch' another favourite phrase.

You will all know too something of what he did for the University, as a mem ber of the Senate and anum ber of its committees, as public orator and as the trusted counsellor of the formidable Principal, Jock Logan and a whole series of Vice-Chancellors. I t was the trust he enjoyed at the Senate House that enabled him in the

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nineteen-fiftie to attract public funding to the Faculty here, which could hardly have survived without it. In recognition of all thi the Univer ity made him an honorary 0.0., and the Archbi hop of Canterbury did the ame in recognition of his innumerable ervice to the Church, e pecially in the area of theological education, work for which he al 0 received a CBE. In fact his ervices to the Church were too numerou to detail now, though mention mu t be made of hi chairrnanhip of the Theological Education Committee of ACCM and of his work for the Church in South Africa. It wa he who raised the money to make po sible a theological education over here for a number of the future black leaders of the hurch in South Africa, and only just before died he had been out in South Africa helping to evaluate and reorganize theological training there. I know that Archbishop Tutu and many of his colleagues are deeply grateful.

All this meant that he knew the per onnel of the Church of England as few others did, and made him something of a powerbroker where appointments were concerned, though he never, I think, used this power with anything but fairne sand scrupulous impartiality.

What is perhaps less well known is the considerable amount of other work he did. There was, for example, his preaching and pastoral ministry to the lawyers at Gray's Inn where he wa preacher for many years and where his work was afterwards recognised by his being made an honorary bencher. There was his work for the Institute of Religion and Medicine, for the scholarships committee of Christian Aid, for prisoners and penal reform and for the Richmond Fellowship. The f~1l list would be very long indeed. ..... This immense spread of activity meant relentlessly long working hours, and he was often awake at five in the morning working in bed on his notes and correspondence.

The pattern of life was much the same when he moved to Sali bury. He wa blessed almost to the end with abundant energy and vitality, and at Sali bury he saw it as a large part of his task to bring colour and variety into the rather sombre interior of the Cathedral. He introduced bright furnishing, and by 1980 had raised enough money to be able to commission the con trover ial but triking east window from Gabriel Loire of Chartres.

The subject - 'prisoners of conscience' reveals a lot about hi concerns. Incidentally, he wa always a great fundraiser (to that we owe the Frederick Denison Maurice Chair at King's) and towards the end of his time at Salisbury he had the energy and stamina to inaugurate a major appeal for the restoration of

the pire and the we t end; and he played a large part him elf in rai ing the fir t million pounds.

One a pect of his work at Sali bury is very characteristic: hi encouragement of ducator , musicians and other artist to mak their divers contributuions to the ministry of the Cathedral. Thi he could do with skill and intelligent en itiveness because of hi own deep and wide knowledge of and interest in, music literature and the visual arts He loved music and literature, he loved his walking, his travelling and his bird watching. He loved people and gratefully savoured their quiddities and foibles He wa entranced by the beauty of Salisbury Cathedral, he loved his children, of whom he was so affectionately prOUd, and he loved his work, for the most part; and I think he enjoyed his religion.

And this wide range of vision and experience he sought to share. He once said that 'improving the outlook' is what education is for. His task, he aid, wa 'deliberately trying to improve the outlook of the theological students by making them aware of the much larger world in which we live'. This he did notably through 'Fridays at ten', remarka ble occasions, held originally here in Chapel and then in other larger venues, at which term after term, senior and junior members could hear expert in a wide variety of field lecturing, often with the aid of slides or films, about the things that mattered to them.

Hearing at first hand about other people's specialisms is always rewarding, and some of those lectures are unforgettable Tommy icol, for example, on biological genesis, or the medical superintendent of Broadmoor on the needs and treatment of his patients.

0 one who experienced Friday at ten i likely to forget them or fail in gratitude for them. In organizing them Sydney showed an almost ruthless determination. He would write out of the blue to some distinguished per on with whom he had no previous connection, but whose words, heard or read, suggested to him that they might have illuminating things to say. They usually succum bed to his blandi hments and we were the beneficiaries. Perhaps the most remarkable example of this mixture and cheek and charm was of a slightly different sort, when he wrote to Barbara Hepworth, who had ju t received an honorary degree from the University, saying how sad it was that no part of the Univer ity owned, or could afford to buy, any of her work.

The result was for him a treasured chance to make her acquaintance, and for the University the gift of her work 'Ultimate Form' to King's College. A very characteristic tory, that, I rather fancy.

What Sydney did for the students here and for the congregation at Salisbury he

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01 th hidd n pnng of In plr tion and motlvauon V.hl h enabled him to make such good u e of his natural gift it i in hi cae p culiarly difficult to peak. For ydn y wa an exceptionally well defend d man, and like hi b lov d Eric bbott. by \\hom' he v.a 0 much mfluen d, he lik d to be invulnerable, a far a po lble, alway in charg of any situation in which he wa involved. I Imagme few of u f I that, ev n in moment of relatIVe intima y, we were ever admitted to the very Innermo t anctum.

..... In hi ca ,ther fore, probing the inner man would be exceptionall) hard, ev n wer it ever a proper thing to do man ecr t to him elf. Suffice it to ay that hi conc rn and hi caring clearly re ted on a tran cendent ground: and hi talk and ermons on prayer and spirituality showed how much it all meant to him.

Life aft r death, he told me, he found a pULZling matter, about which. in certain mood at lea t, he wa doubtful. However it may be, the Church commends him to God. It doe 0 with deep gratitude, because, a he him elf used to ay, the lives of faithful and devoted men and women are the urest signal of tran cenden e: and it does 0 with confidence, not of cour e because he wa without in or tire omene - what an ironic raising of th yebrow that ugge tion would have drawn from him! but b cau e without doubt he trove to b a good and faithful servant, and the Church believe that the God who called him is faithful and Will do all that need to be don in him that th On who began a good v.ork In him can be [ru ted to bring it to perfection by the day of Chn tJeu.

W. MARY HACKETT, MA, DPhil.

Friend and former colleagues of Mary Hackett were greatly saddened by the new of her sudden death. Mary was knocked down by a car while crossing the road in Edinburgh, and died in hospital early on Thursday, 13 August 1987.

H rcar rat King' b ganln 19--. hen he wa appOtn d to the R ad r hip in Romance Philolog) in th D partm nt of Fr n h: h r tu din 19-3.andv.a mad a Fellov. 01 th Coil g in 19~ 4. h tudi d at 0 ford and ~l n h t r. and at h E...ol d Haut Etud in Pan, r umlng 0 Oxford In 1939 to 'ontlnu h r r s ar h und r h up rVI Ion 01 Rhoda Suth rland, v.ho d cnbe her a 'm) tir t pupil and d voted Pro\' n aIJ t . ~ar) taught at chool m ~1anche ter 1931 - 37) and In Bumingham 1941 - 43) before becommg i tant in French at niv r ity ollege Dund e in 1944. In October 1944, h wa appointed L cturer in French in th niversity of S t Andrew . Philip Ouston, who retired from the chair of French at King' In 19 3, remembers her from his S t ndr w days as a born tea her and a the extrem Iy ucce sful Ward n of a Hall for \\omen tud nt in Dundee. a po !lion which brought mto play all her natural authority and th liberal humanity that tempered it. It is how her colleague at King' rem mber her too. She wa kindne s it elf to tud nt who n ded help or encouragement: but h had no pa tience with in tellectual preten tiousne . On on plendid occa ion a rather bumptious young man who had acquired the late t critical vocabulary complained that he had JU t expound d a difficult passag without due regard to Derrida and as if he knew better. 'My dear young man', he replied 'that' b cause I do know better.'

Her work, particularly her scholarly edition of Girart de Roussillon, wa and is much admired. Alan John on, formerly Senior Lecturer in French at King's, notes that she wa in ternationally re pected for her thorough and exact scholar hip and her preci e investigation of the French language in it historical d velopment. She wa always generous in helping other cholar who consulted her. She had moreover the gift of bringing to life in her teaching a world which mo t tudent expected to find remote. and a remarkably large num ber of them cho e to follow her pecial ubject COur e . She had a great love of mu ic, and played the piano well.(but not well enough to me t h r own xacting tandard). She was mode t about her achievem nt , and tended to hide what wa be t in her elf: but he ould bring out the best in other.

Mary' medievalist colleague have been preparing a Fescschrift for what would have been her Oth birthday in October 19 . [t will now be a memorial volume.

A Memorial Service wa held on 4 September 19 7 in Birmingham, where her family live. Mary r turned to live there after her retirement, and contmueu to teach part-time in the niver ity of Birmingham for ome years after that, while (literally) cultivating her garden. She

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Dr Margaret Mann PhiJlips Read r in French from 1964 to 196 ,died uddenly on September I . She wa I. York hirewoman, educated at Somerville ollege and the Sorbonne, she h Id academic posts at the Univer ities of Manche ter and Bordeaux, at S t Hilda' , Oxford, and wa a Fellow of ewnham College from 1936 to 1945, when he resigned to devote more time to h r fami!

In 1940 he had married Charles WiIliam Phillips, the archaeologist and excavator of Sutton Hoo. She continued her research, however, and first came to King's, as a Temporary A istant Lecturer on a one-year contract, in 1959. She returned as Lecturer in French in 1963. After retirement in 196 she continued to teach at Univ r ity College London and at the Warburg In titute; in 1979 he wa awarded the D.Litt of Oxford Univer ity.

She wa till being invited to addres learned ocieties all over the world, and, fittingly enough, pent the morning of her la t day in the Bodleian completing a paper to be delivered to the Eramus Society of merica.

Her major work was on Erasmus of Rollrdam, the most influential of all sixteenth century writer. In 1934 she wa awarded a doctorate by the University of Pari, being complim nted on the quality of her outenance by the great hi torian ugu tin Renaudet - a rare distinction, particularly for a foreigner! Her doctoral thesi wa publi hed in 1934 a Erasme et le debut de la Reforme francai e, followed in 1949 by her seminal study, Erasmu and the orthern Renai ance. The book remains the e ential introduction to Erasmu and hi work :-or Engli h- peaking readers, who e need were further met by her 1964 book The Adages of Erasmus: a Study

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with Tran lations. For thi work she made the fiut comparative tudy of the succe sive edition of Era mu 's hug~'and epochmaking book; he liked to recount how that gentleman-bookseller, Quaritch, wa so impres ed with the ize of ht.r,ta k a to lend her, for no le than two years, a rare and valuable early edition from hi tock.

She later made a similarly erudite tudy and tran lation of Erasmus's; polemical dialogue An tibarari, pu blished in 197 in the Toronto Collected Works of Erasmus: it is a defence of the humanities against ignorant and misguided critics which i not without modern resonances. Be ide Erasmu, he wrote on such diver e figures as Thoma More, Marguerite de !'\avarre and Montaigne.

Although her official period of teaching at King's was relatively short, she made a profou nd and lasting impression on both colleagues and pupil ; she kept in touch with us through her activities elsewhere in the university, and through many welcome visit to the French department. The study of Renaissance literature, and of Erasmus in particular, demands a rich and varied culture, but she 'wore her learning lightly' (ut dicunt) and was a supervisor and tutor full of warmth and gentle wit. She will be much missed.

LLOYD'S RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

To mark its three-hundredth anniversary, the Society of Lloyd's has established the Lloyd's of London Tercentenary Foundation to advance education and research in medicine, science and business. The Trustees intend to award tWJlor more oneyear research fellowships tenable from October 1988 in either of the following categories: a) Science, medicine and health care; continued on p.ll

COLLEGEI SURA CE Following annual review of the College insurance, information given in the APRIL 1986 edition of the Comment has been updated to reflect the present situation. The following report provides a broad indication of the College's insurance policies and the limits which are now applicable. I t is emphasized that given available space, it is impossible to ou tline in detail all aspects of the College's insurance policies, it is hoped, however, that the information provided will afford a wider understanding and knowledge of insurance matters.

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Inure the College building and their content against 105 or damage by fire, lightning air raft explo ion, riot. ivil commotion earthquake, pontaneou combustion. thunderbolt, ubterranean fire, flood and bur t pipes, malicious damage.

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Departments should note that we are required to proyide the Insurer with details of any single item of equipmen t purchased which is worth £25,000 or more and therefore departments are asked to provide the appropriate information to the Finance Office when such purchases are made.

Staff and students wearing apparel and personal effects within the confines of College buildings are covered for Fire and Perils (excluding accidental damage) and Theft involving forcible or violent entry to a room or premises. Money belonging to staff and students is not covered. Loss limits of £500 for staff claims and £250 for student claims are applied.

Boiler and Pres ure Plant

Cover explo ion or collap e, udden and unfore een damage to boiler and pre ure plant and damage to surrounding property a a dire t result of uch even t.

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Insure the contents of College building. including money and freezer content against phy ical los or damage anywhere in the United Kingdom. Exce charges of £ I 00 for most claims and loss limits of £7,000 for freezer contents and £500 for money (other than in approved safes) are applied.

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Electrical and Mechanical Plant Lift and Hoi t

Cover emergency breakdowns not due to fair wear and tear and any damage to urrounding property a a direct result of such even t.

All claims are subject to an exclusion of the first 5% subject to a minimum of £50 and a maximum of £ I 00.

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LIABILITY Combined Liability

The com bined liability cover includes Employer' Liability indemnifying the College in respect of legal lia bility for death, disease or bodily injury to employee arising out of and in the course of their employment.

In addition, the Public and Products Liability policy provides similar cover in respect of students and members of the public. The cover i limited to £5m in respect of anyone occurrence.

4.2 Fidelity Guarantee We are however finding it increasingly more difficult to maintain all risks cover.

I nsures against loss of money or property The claims incidence at King's is extreme- belonging to the College or for which the ly high and as such our insurers are presCollege is legally responsible, suffered as sing for significantly increased premiums. as result of fraudulent or dishonest acts Unless we can correct our claim rating of an employee. The indemnity is we will be faced with the prospect of £ 100,000 for anyone employee. dropping the cover or maintaining a penal excess. You will appreciate that ,4.3 Professional Indemnity we are not anxious to embark either option. Since we are not prepared to process Indemnifies the College in respect of claims if departments have not maintained Legal Liability for damages and co ts an acceptable degree of security, it is incurred as a result of neglect, error or suggested that a review of security proomission, loss of documents, breach of cedures Inight prove useful. trust, libel and slander. etc. Cover is extended to all past, present and future 1.2 Equipment taken outside the employees of the College but specifically nited Kingdom excludes employees who conduct consultancies, etc, without the knowledge or I t is necessary for the Insurer to be inforauthority of the College. med of any equipment taken abroad so The indemnity limit is £ 1.0m for anyone that cover may be arranged and therefore year, subject to an excess of £ I 0,000 for the Finance Office should be given details each and every claim. of any such equipment.

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CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS

Provides for compensation should any damage to premises result in loss of income and/or additional expenditure through the interruption of normal activities.

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VEHICLES

The M otor Vehicle Policy is in respect of any vehicle owned, hired or loaned to the College. It is necessary for the College to provide a list of all its vehicles to the insurers and Departmen ts hould supply th

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\c<..ldemal death, 10 01 hm b or dl'abl m nt up to a maxImum ot ,(20.000 per claim.

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As from 24.12. 6 Los of air fares re ultIng from UlabllIty to travel due to IIlnes or Injury up to a maXlIl1Um 01 £ 1.000 ubJect to an exce 01.£ J O. (In many cae Lt I po Ible ro claim back all or part 01 air fares paId from travel ag nt when can ellallon I' du to Ickn s ) S LTI SITY OF LO

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The I1lver Ity of London pro Id A sault In urance Scheme for all mployee of th nlv r Il). and it constituent 111 tllullon agaIn t th nsk, of total dl abl ment or d ath ad Ing from a aulL 111 the curse at, or a a con equence of. th Ir employm nt.

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nd r th terms of the pobc} the ni\ r ity I required to gi e wntten notIce to the In ur r a oon a po ible after the event of any mCldent gIVIng or likely to give n e to a claim.

Death within 12 calendar month frolll the date of the assault; or

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H ext nd hI best WI hes to all hIS fnend whom he wIll ml er much a h rememb r With great aff ctlOn hIS lime at KlI1g' W WIsh hlln luck with Lloyd' Bank do n 111 Brigh ton.

Assault Cover It should be noted that the above cheme only prOVIde cover agall1 t total di ablement or death and th r tore as ault re ulllng in other injurie are not cover d.

Thi I partIcularly relevant in connecllon with a ault that may all e a a result of action by nimal Right or IInilar Groups.

The extent of cov r agaInst damage to per onal prop rty due to action of nimal RIght and imilar Group withll1 the confine of College buildIng I mdl ated at 1.1 above.

I hope that thi brief outltn of the College in urances 1 h lpful If there are an) que tlon or further Information requlr d, plea e contact the under Igned.

R D Har\'ey A i tant Accountant Finance Department

T Ong1l1ally th arrange m nt concerl1lng retirement and voluntarv everance were that the I1Iver H) Gra~t Committee had agr ed to relln bure only 5 (}"t. of the co t Involved, the remaining 507,; to b a charge on th College.

Ho~ ever. a a re ult of repres ntallon mad by a number of niv rsitie , (KlI1g', among them), the UGC ha, nowagre d to relmbur e qualifying co t a follows:

Full cost. ot retirements and 'everance, occurnng betw en I ugust 19 6 and 30 September 19

TWO FAREWELLS

75'7< of co t of retirem nt and severance occurring between 1 August 198 and 30Sept mber 19 9.

Two well-known and popular member 0 the College staff left last year after working for many year at King' . They will be much mi ed but we wi h them ucce and happine s in their new worl...

50% of cost of retirements and everances occurring between I Augu t 19 9 and 30 September 1990.

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_'ell ~Ic rthur left KlI1g' on 300 rober la t } ear aft r 1:' year en Ice in th RegI try at hel a. , ell ~ a a famIliar and well-known figur amongst student and tal alike. He wa bid fllTeweU at a leavlI1g party In the Hamilton Room at whIch Prole or Tyrr 11 mad a pre entallon.

The cheme I not applIcabl to mployee who ha\'e reached the age of 65 For the purpose of the pohc) , the term 'A aull' include plo Ion, and attack by al1lmal .

ny II1cldent hould be roported Immedtately to th P r onn IOffic r, Lxt 2125,

Lo of baggage up to a mInimulll of £ 1,000 ( ubJe<-t to a maXIlllum of £_50 or anyone article).

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learly thi change i of major benefit to the ollege, ince the majority of premature r tirement or voluntary everane ettl ment are con entrated in the fir t period.

HoVv ver, although the re tructuring programme is proving relatively ucce ful, th re i till ome way to go. If any member of taff ar till on ldering premature retir ment or voluntary everance there could be mutual ad antage in exploring with the Finance Officer the pos ibility of bringing forward the intended retirement dat to 30 September 19 Needle to ay, all enquiries will be treated in confidence and without prejudice.

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s many of you are aware, Fleur Chapman the Deputy InformatIon 0 fieer, left King's last July to take up a new job in the Pres Office at ILEA. Her departure was a contributory factor in the temporary uspension of COMME T. However it is now back and the Information Office is pleased to announce that Alan Godwin has recently been appointed as the new Assistant Information Officer. lan is here een coming to grips with his first i sue of OMME T, being ably assisted by the Deputy Information Officer, Melanie Gardner.

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award for an IRC in 'Synthe is and characterisation of semi-condu tor and novel material' to be based at Imperial College, in which King' will be a major participant. King's is also in serious discus ion with the MRC about the possibility of an I RC in cel1 biology, in collaboration with niversity College and is involved in a bid for toxicology. An additional ubmission has been made to the SERC on plant biotechnology. These are important new opportunities and demonstrate the advantage to be gained by pooling expertise on a federal University of London basis.

THE COURTAULD Since COMME T last appeared significant steps have been taken to forge links with the Courtauld Institute of Art. The Institute now has the lease of the orth Block of Somerset House and is making good conversion progress ready to receive the 19 9 student intake. We have made contacts in a number of academic and administrative areas and provisional proposals for co-operative ventures have met with an enormou amount of goodwill and enthusiasm. The Director of the Institute, Professor C M Kauffmann, is now a member of the Col1ege Council and we look forward to friendly and fruitful relations with our new neighbour GERBIL

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A t it la t meeting, the Council felt that the time had now come to emphasise the unity of the College. It, therefore, resolved tha t the designa tion '(K QC)' be dropped from the title of the College as oon as admini tratively convenient.

During the di cussions which led to the merger between King' , Queen Elizabeth and Chel ea Colleges it was agreed that for a period of five years the title of the corn bined College should be 'King's College London (KQC)" although the legal name would remain simply 'King's College London'.

It was desirable in the early days of the merged ollege to indicate that it was IIOt merely a continuation of the old

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King's Col1ege but a significantly different institution incorporating al1 three of the former bodies. ow, after nearly three years, King's has e tablished its new identity and i making a reputation for what it is OW rather than for the past achievements of it constituent parts. The de ignation '(KQ )' ha tended to lead to confusion in the minds of prospective applicants and others outside who are unclear as to whether they are dealing with one or more institutions.

Instances have also occurred where national statistics have listed information under both King's College London and KQC, to the detriment of the College.

The College will drop '(KQ )' from all future prospectuse and publicity material, although exi ting tocks should continue to be used as long as they remain

The Government's Education Reform Bill is expected to reach report stage before Easter and April 19 is a possible date for the second reading in the Lords. The Principal has written to all MPs connected with King's endorsing the CVCP's efforts to secure amendments to clauses 92,94, 130 and 13 I. I t is vital that universities continue to voice their concern, as institutions and as individuals, about the threat to academi freedoms currently represented by these clauses and to press for the amendments requested by the CVCP: the Principal encourages all staff to take individual teps in this direction. Further information on the clauses themselves, on the proposed CVCP amendments and on the timetable of action can be obtained from the College Information Office (Strand ex t 2179)

current. The artwork for letterheads produced in College will be amended so that the new form will appear when letterheads are reprinted. Existing stocks hould, however, continue to be used until they are exhausted.

LIBRARY NEWS

LIBRARY AUTOMATIO

During February contracton have been in talling the ducting and cabling for the Library egmen ts of the ethernet communication cable which will link the various Strand campus reading room with the Library computer in the new machine room in A corridor.

The initial part of the programme to put barcoded label in books i moving towards completion.

Di cu ion with the Student Record Section have started al to how the Library will get address and cour e record from the new King's College Registry database, and how the registration of tudent with the Library can be improved.

The libraries at Kensington, Chelsea and the Medical School will now be linked into the Library computer over the X25 academic network.

Becau e of the lack of library space at the Strand there is very little room to pu t terminals on the is ue de k and for public access to the catalogue online. Some rearrangement may be nece ary in the Old Library becau e of thi : even finding vacant paces on wall to fit the terminal erven ha been difficult.

Our implementation schedule begin in eame t in April with detailed analysis of our requirement so that parameter for cataloguing and circulation (loan period, tock types, user privileges, ete) can be input. The mo t time-con uming part of the exercise will be during the summer when each individual book that i known to be actively borrowed will have to be linked into the Library system.

To do this the Library will have to find space to store these books until they are thus linked - a problem when the Library has no spare shelf accomodation at pre ent.

John Callard, Strand Campu Librarian, seen here making hi in the Council Room last July.

STAFF eHA GES

Since the la t appearance of Comment the Library has een the departure of everal of its longe t erving and most seniormember of taff. JohnCallard, Campu Librarian at the Strand, retired at the end of July after 23 years of service. Recent developments had drawn him increasingly into automation and management, but he first distinguished him elf a a bibliographer, and it is fitting that on hi retirement the College granted him the title of Honorary Keeper of Special Collections.

Joan Hardy, Campus Librarian at Chelea and formerly cting Librarian of Chelsea College, retired at Christmas, as did her ecretary, Phylli Devitt. At a reception in the Gavin Room their colleague from every part of the College (and beyond) wi hed them well. Miss Hardy' profe ional involvement has alway been on a national cale, and she i planning to continue with this aspect of her career, after taking a round-theworld trip.

Anthony Shadrake, who has ierved the Hi tory and War Studie Departments so well as subject pecialist for many years, retired from the Library at Christma , but not from the College. He has undertaken the ta k of cataloguing the College's collection of painting and prints, so will be with us for many month yet.

In the wake of all these retirement, change have been made in the dutie of the remaining senior library taff. Tricia Rigby, Head of Techni al Services, i now Campu Librarian at the Strand, with re ponsibility for coordinating the Library' liaison with the Faculty of Mathematical and Phy ical Science. Ann Knock, Head of Reader Services has undertaken the dutie of Campus Librarian of both Ken ington and Chelsea, and with them a coordinating role for liai on with the Faculty of Life Science.

REVISED OPENI G HOURS

Thank largely to the laving made by the early retirement of 0 many senior staff, the Library' financial pOiition is now better than it appeared at the beginning of the es ion. We have been able to re tore ome of the cuts in opening hour and during the Summer term the Library will be open a follows: Strand The Laws Library will continue to open until 2100 on Tuesdays and Thur day.

1t i hoped further to extend evening opening both there and in the Strand Building Library.

Kensington 0930-2000 Monday - Thursday 0930-1900 Friday 0930-1300 Saturday (7 May - mid-June, except 2 May)

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King' oil ge and 0 ' (deoxyribonucleic aCid, the molecule \\hich carn the genetic informatIOn within the cell) have been firmly as oClated since the early 19 -0' when th -ray dItfractlOn tudies of Prof or Maurice Wilkin and Or Ros.alind rrankIJn In the Phy IC Department provided the vital experimental evidence on \\hlch th lamou Wat on-enck Doubl Helix model wa ba ed (Fig. 1). In the Intervel1lng year Ince the e studle were published there ha been a con iderable amount of research carned out on the tructure and propertIes of 0 A. De pite the obviou fact that 0 A lies \\Ithln the sphere of the biological ciences a significant proportion ot till re earch ha been performed by physicist, a fact which led to an Editonalln the internatIOnal Clentl ic journal ature late last year which expressed the view that phy lci t had 'hijacked' 0 A. This comment was prompted by the work of a group of merican Clentl t who In 19 4 published the result of ome experiment which alleged that microwave at certain frequencle were trongly ab orbed by pia mid Dj 'A (Fig. :!j.

The work generated con iderable con trover y becau e. If true. an ntir Iy novel theory would be requir d to explain the phenomenon. On a more practical lev lit would m ar that trong absorption would occur In the 0 A of persons expo ed to beam ot mlcrowav at certain frequencies, and thi could prove to be a health hazard by produ ing unde lIable biologIcal effects.

In an attempt to try to ettle th con trover y a co-ordinat d r earch flort I d by Prof or T d Grant ot the Phy ics Department ha been inve tlgating the !feet 01 microwave on 0 prepar d under preci ely the ame conditIOn a in the merican tudies. The microwave mea urements have been carried out by Or Carneha ,abnel and Mr G off E:.van of the Physics Department and the 0 A ampl prepared and charactensed by Or Paul Brown and Mrs Renee Tata of the BlOcheml try Departm nt The ame amples hav thl..n been sent abroad and independent determlnatlons carried out at th Univer ity of Upp ala and the Univer ity of Leiden. The proJect ha been financed by the nited State Air Force, who are still continuing to upport th programme.

The findings of the research, reported in a recent edition ot ature, contradlct the American work by howing no evidence for any abnormal absorption 0 mIcrowave by 0 A. In the same issue of ature the igni icance of the King' work i asses ed by a cienti t from the Moscow Academy of Science who, in reference to the onginal Amencan studies conclud s that the 'hijacker have failed'. Whether this i now the end of the tory remains to be een the King' scientists believe that It hould be.

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I w. 1. Ba e ugar phusphate mulecule> called nuc1eotlde~ arc the building block of D A. They arc linked together by a backbone of alternating su!!ar and pho phate residue 10 form chains. Dl\A contain two uch chains twisted around each olher in the form of a regular heli ,. The polynucleotide chain arc joined by hydrogen bond~ between pair 01 ba c ; adenine i paired with thymine and guanine with eYlosine.

THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISES BROCHURE

EW FROM KCL E TERPfUSE

RE EARCH

FORTHCOMING EEC FU DING PROGRAMMES As part of its overall strategy for the funding of research ('The FrameworK Programme'), the EEC will be launching a number of r & d initiatives in the next two years. These will be in brand new fields, or will represent new phases of estaolished projects. Commission officials concerned with the formulation of policies in these areas are particularly open to ideas and suggestions and this represents a good opportunity to inOuence the content and aims of the programmes under preparation. Brief details on the relevant initiatives are listed below. If you feel you have a con tribu tion to make to the Commission, or would like more details, please contact the Research Enterprises Office on Kensington 394, or, direct line, 937 8314.

KCL RESEARCH ENTERPRISES BULLETIN NO. 5

A brochure has been produced by Research En terprises to give in d ustry, govern m en t agencies and other outside bodies a summary of research interests across the College. If you would like copies of this for your own contact, please conta t the Research Enterprises Office

RESEARCH FU DING Publications now available from the Research Enterprises Office: BRlTE (phase IJ to be launched in 1989) research into the application of new technologies to manufacturing industry.

Materials research (new phase to be launched in 1989) primary and secondary raw materials; wood; advanced mater· ials.

Biotechnology (relaunch 1990) bioinformatics, risk assessment related to the biotechnologies.

ECLAIR (new programme to be launched this year) the application of research in the biotechnologies and life sciences to agro-industrial technology.

Bulletin number 5, dated 18 February 1988 gives details on the following areas of EEC and Government assistance for research:

Marine Science and Technology (new programme) the Commission have requested that any idea for potential projects should be submitted to them by 30 April 1988.

News from the European Commission Research into Technical Standards The ECLAIR programme - biotechnology based agricultural research FAST - studies into Europe's scientific future Greater Access to Scientific Facilities in Europe

Fisheries research (new programme) fisheries management, fishing methods, aquaculture, upgrading fisheries products.

News from Government Changes in DTI funding for research, with descriptions of the following schemes LI K, EUREKA. 'Advanced Technologies', General Collaborative Projects'.

Research into Information Technology.

A list of reports and information packages issued by various ex ternal funding bodies which may be ordered from the Research Enterprises is also included.

Bulletin 5 Ex tra gives an update of latest developments in the EEC's Framework Programme (1987 - 1991) for initia tives in research and development. This includes information on calls for tender, budget figures and contacts for further advice.

ABRC SURVEY OF ACADEMIC RESEARCR EQUIPMENT Departments will shortly receive questionnaires about their research equipment as part of a national Survey being carried 0 out in all universities and selected polytechnics by the Advisory Board of the Research Councils, Although all College departments have been given information about this Survey, it is obvious that the main weight of response will come from science and technology-based departments.

The ARBC are aware of the need for equipN1ent in the universities and polytechnics but so far there has only been anecdotal evidence to support the case for increased equipment funding. The ABRC hope that the Survey will provide firm data on the need for new equipment as well as an assessment of the state of the current research equipment stock.

The Survey consists of Equipment Questionnaire to be completed for each item of research equipment (excluding compu ters) in the cost range £ I0 000 to £1000,000, and a Department Questionnaire which a ks departments, research groupings or Division about the need for new equipment.

Similar surveys have been carried out in the United State, Canada and Australia and the results have provided an important input into the poJjcy making process of science funding bodies.

The information a ked for on the que tionnaire will only be available to the ABRC in aggregated form. No individual department or institution will be iden tifia ble.

The Survey is being co-ordinated in King's

by Stephen Harrow, in the Planning and Legal Division of the cemral administratio , Strand campus. If you wish to know more about the Surveyor have problems completing the questionnaires, telephone him on ext. 2830/2327.

Return of Survey que tionnaires to Mr Harrow should be by Monday 25 April at the latest.

CENTRAL RESEARCH FUND The Central Research Fund has been instituted for the purpose of making grants to members of the University (other than present undergraduate studen ts and those registered for a taught Master's degree) engaged on specific projects of research, to assist with the provision of special materials, apparatus and travel costs. Applications are considered each term and the next closing date for applications is Wednesday, 23rd March. Forms of application and further particulars may be obtained from the Central Research Fund Section, Senate House, Room 21a, Malet Street, London WCIE ?HU. Tel: 636-8000 Ext. 3147. continued from p.6 b) Business and related studies.

Applicants, preferably aged 35 years or under, should hold a PhD or have equivalent research experience and intend to undertlltake the research in the UK at a higher educational or business establishment. The value of each award will vary in accordance with circumstances.

For details of the application procedure, applicants should contact the Secretary of Lloyd's of London Tercentenary Foundation at the below address: Lloyd's of London Tercentenary Foundation, I, Lime Street London EC3M 7HA

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THE L TIO

EW I TERCH OF L CE TRE T KI G'S

The Centl: of Construction Law and Proj ct Management wa inaugurated at a r eptlOn h Id in the Coun il Room on _0 Jul> la t y ar. It was w 11 att nded by member of the on tru tlon l.I1du try, ngl.I1e ring and legal profe ion who heard th Pnncipaland Profes or John ff, QC, the Centre' Dire tor, introduce the initial program m 0 a tivity and ou tline the importance of the Centr Thi ne\\, academl centre, based at King's. will bnng together two complimentary di cipline - on truction law and project management - whi h will make a significant contribution to the improvement of economy and performance in the construction and engineering industries.

Con truction law anu project management are two areas of engineering and construction practice which have received compa.Illtively little academic attention, yet play vital role in the succes of large areas of indu try, both home and abroad. There had been a demon trable and urgent need for teaching and research to be properly tructured in thi area a there had been no comparable focus for the co-ordination of development in construction law and project managemen t. The new King's Centre, a fir t in Britain, will aim to meet the e need.

A Diploma in Construction Law started in ovember last year and short project management cour es are planned. These will be

CENTRE FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH The Centre has been awarded ÂŁ5,000 for feasibility work for a cost-benefit study of the treatment and management of different condition in health district which have a community physiotherapy service and those which do not.

The current life of the Centre ha now been extended till 1992 by the award of a 5-year contract by the DHSS.

If you have any queries on the above, please do not he itate to contact Dr. Cecily Partridge on extension 2310.

KING'S COLLEGE BUSINESS ETHICS RESEARCH CENTRE Instituted in October 19 7, the aim of the Bu ines Ethics Research Centre are twofold. Firstly, to collect and distribute information, both from Britain and abroad on matters and event relevant to the

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Professor John Uff, QC, Director of the new Centre of Construction La\\ and Project Management (second from right), in conversation with a g.uest at the Cemre's launch last July. in the fint of the in-career options offered for established professionals and graduates and will be programmed for part-time evening att~ndance. As the Centre develops, activities will move into full-time teaching and research for higher degrees. A short course in civil engineering law and arbitration was held in Septem ber 1987, achieving great success, and plans are underway to hold a major international conference in Septern ber of this year.

ethical dimensions of business. Secondly, the Centre intend to provide a forum for the academic and busine s communities to collaborate in examining current moral i sue in the business world.

The Centre has ecured a grant to conduct a survey of teaching facilities for business ethics in Schools and Departments of Business and Management Studies in Britain, Continental Europe and the USA. As a new venture, the Centre is in an excellent position to develop, in consultation with the College Computer Centre, an integrated academic and ecretarial system enabling it to make full use of the College computing and telephone sy terns as these are updated.

The Centre, situated in Room 19D, Strand campu ,ha the following personnel: Director: Profes or Jack Mahoney (F D Maurice Professor of Christian Ethics) Board of Management: Peter Byrne (Philosopher, King's College)

If you would like more information about the Centre or detail of the course on offer, contact either: Dr R Dixon - the Manager of the Centre EKt 2302

or Hazel Webb - the Secretary of the Centre Ext 2643

Michael Harris CA Finance Officer, King College) Profe sor Andrew Likierman (London Bu iness School Eva Lomnicka (Barrister, King' College)

si tant to Director: Anne Burrow Further information about tlie Centre may be obtained from Anne Burrows on 25 7.

LA GUAGE A 0 COMMUNICATTO CE TRE The Language and Communication Centre, situated at King's Strand Campus,was inspired by the terms of the Sir Edward Stern bequest. Thi gift to the Univer ity of London was intended to promote the teaching of modern foreign language to tudents of Science, Engineering, Economics, Law and Medicine. continued on p.14

LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS QUEE ELIZABETH LECTURE A D COMMEMORATIO DI NER The second Queen Elizabeth Lecture was given on Monday, February 1st in the Allen Theatre, Kensington campus. Sir Geoffrey Alien, Head of Unilever Research spoke on 'Can Universities Serve God and Mammon'. Sir Geoffrey gave a spirited account of university funding and how this might change in the future. As a former Chairman of SERC, he complimented the Universities on their current a ttitude towards industrial liaison and his comments were much appreciated by the audience.

The Lecture was followed by a Reception and then by the Commemoration Dinner.

This was attended by 136 members of staff, students, alumni and their guests and the Old Refectory provided a splendid setting for the occasion. The Dinner originates from 1923, when it was first held to commemorate the completion of the Household Science Department of King's College for Women. The custom of holding an annual dinner was revived, for the first time since the merger, as an occasion for the Kensington campus to meet over a meal and for coJleagues and students, both past and present, to share a little time together. Dr Bob PoJler, the longest serving mem ber of Kensington staff, proposed a toast to the College and following dinner the Birdland Jazz Quartet provided dance music. Reminiscing went on into the early hours of the morning and the event seems to have been thoroughly enjoyed.

Dr Neville Marsh

THE KING'S COLLEGE INDUSTRIAL SEMINAR 1987 Environmental Problems: Priorities and Policies On Friday, 4 December 1987, King's CoJlege held its annual industrial seminar.

In contrast to previous years, the meeting did not focus on one industrial sector, but instead dealt with current issues of concern in the environment.

In his welcoming address, the Principal drew attention to the long-term interests of King's College in environmental problems, both through the activities of the Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre (MARC) on the Chelsea campus, as well as the many re earch projects being carried out in the College.

As a contribution to the of the Environment, the environmental problems perspectives of national,

European Year seminar addressed from the different international and

global organizations as well as of industry.

The speakers, all leading authorities in environmental matters, were: Dr Ph. Bourdeau from the Commis ion of the European Communities, Dr M. Gwynne from the United Nations Environment programme, Dr 1. Graham-Bryce from Shell Petroleum, Dr . King from the Department of the Environment, Dr W. Kreisel from the World Health Organization Mr M. Posner from the European Science Foundation and Dr B. Tinker from the atural Environment Research Council.

Each speaker highlighted how the priority issues were identified by his organization and what action was being taken to deal with these problems.

The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for staff and postgraduates to publicize their activities in this field; as a result nearly 50 different research projects were exhibited in the Great Hall.

The outside delegates, who totalled about 200 and came from a variety of industrial, governmental and academic organizations, showed great interest in the exhibition.

The seminar was sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and jointly organized by MARC and the Department of Human Environmental Sciences. Many delegates commented on the important overview provided by this seminar.

SCUE/AUT CONFERENCE

The Society was founded ten years ago and aims to keep graduate in contact with each other and their university through a magazine and newsletter.

Membership is ÂŁ3 per year and if you would like details of how to join please write to the above address.

IMPROVE YOUR TEACHING SKILLS London University run a range of workshop and courses designed to improve the teaching skills of academic staff. There i a series of short courses running throughout this year:21-23 April 8-10 June 22-24 June 12-16Sept

1mproving Lecturing Small Group Teaching Teaching Study Skill Cour e for Lecturers

In addition, the Centre also offers a Diploma in Teaching and Course Development in Higher Education; an MA in Higher and Further Education and a PhD/MPhil programme. If you would like more information, ring or write to:Roy Cox or Robert Murray Centre for Higher Education Studies 2 Taviton Street London WCIH OBT Tel: 01-380 0599

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEAOCH SEMINAR

The SCUE and AUT are holding ajoint conference on 'Widening Access to Higher Education' on Monday 25 April at the Barbican. The main purpose of the conference is to promote a positive approach to widening acce s to university education.

The speaker will include Robert Jackson, MP, Minister for higher education and Lord James Prior, Chairman of GEC.

Wednesday 23 March FI ITE-ELEME T A ALY.S1S OF THE ELASTO-HYDRODY AMIC BEHA YTOUR OF JOUR AL BEARINGS J D C Mclvor, Post-graduate Re earch Student, King's

All those with relevant interest and involvement are welcomed to attend. The cost of the day is ÂŁ25 and application forms can be obtained by contacting:-

BYZANTINE AND MODERN GREEK

Paul Cottrell AUT United House I Pembridge Road London W II 3HJ

':ALLING YORK GRADUATES The York Society is holding its Annual Dinner for graduates on April 16th in Derwent College. Any York graduates are welcome and if they would like to attend should write for details to: The York Society, cIa Margaret Newton, Heslington Hall, University of York YOI 5DD.

3.30-4.30pm, Room IIA, Strand campus

Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March THE MEDJAEY AL A D MODER GREEK WORLDS: SOME BRITISH PERSPECTI YES A two day conference to mark the retirement of Donald Ticol fr.om the Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King For further details contact the Secretary in the Department of Byzantine and Gree Studie Tuesday 26 April READl G BYZA TI E HISTORY Donald Nicol The first in a serie of seminars 4.30pm, The

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1 March THE I. EW OF W R Prof or Paul Kenn d}. J Rh.hard on Dlh\or h Pro or of H1 tor}, al COI-

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CITIE OF I CIE T EGYPT \ n 01 leLlure m the D partmenl of i:.g} ptolog} at L niver ti} Call ge London Wednesda} 23 March KilL. '.

PYRA~ID WORK~E;";' TO" ':: ClJRRE;";T RESEARCH Dr A R Davld Wedne day 20 pril M MPHIS lDER THE PTOLEMIES Dr 0 Thomp on Wedne day 27 pril A HMC EI;-; - HERMOPOLlS MAGl\A ':[W LIGHT 0.' A MIDDLE EGYPTlA,' ITY Dr J p neer

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DO . 'OT arr} mar man y than i needed for the day.

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Hour: <J.30 - 5 00 p.m.

DO k ep heque books and h que card eparate.

DO NOT advert1 e how much ca hi" being carried.

DO secure biC}cle wllh a trong lock and or chain.

Dolore Dltner - Manager (to dl eu pecial language need)

DO have bi ycle postcod d.

L arn a language m your own tlllle and gain an under tanding of it ocial, acad mIC., profe IOnal and commercial ant Xl.

DO 'OT be compJacenl and think it only happen to omeone el .

6pm. The Chemi try Lecture Theatre, niver ity College London, Gordon Street The L l.tur eo t 3 each. payabl on the door.

CHOICE 0 CO TROL ene of puhlIc I cture on the EducatIOnal Reform BIll Wedne day 16 March THL 'ATIO' L C RRIC L M Profe or Deni Lawton. Director, In titute of Eduction 6.30pm Wednesday 23 March THE DISSOLUTIO OF THE I ER LO 'DO. EO CATIO AUTHORITY Dr Te a Black. tone. Ma ter of Birkbeck College 5.30pm

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Leclure to be held in the Logan Hall, The In titute of Education, 20 Bedford Way

NEWS ROUND-UP THEFTS The College continues to be the target for opportuni t thieves and it would be t1ln ly to remind members of the allege of the following advice from the local Crime Prevention Officer, previously publi hed in Comment in 19 7: DO OT leave bags or other items unattended for even one second.

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Miron G rindea. founder and editor of the nglo-French dam International Review, has further cem nted Adam' links v.ith the allege by establi hing two prize. The first donation, which will yield an annual sum of ÂŁ250, is to be used to provid travel bursaries for tudent in the Facultyof rts and Mustc. The econd prize, of about ÂŁ25 annually, will be awarded to a Music student for the purchase of books or score. The Adam archive, of which Mr Grindea has been appointed Honarary Keeper, is being ordered and catalogued with the aid of a grant from the Leverhulme Trust to the Department of French. The Faculty i very grateful for Miron Grindea's generous gesture.

VISIT FROM TlA 11 CHI A

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t the nd of September the Pr ident of Tian]in niv r ity, Prof or Wu Yong- hi, and four of hi senior engin ering colleague came to Britain on a two-w k vi it organi ed by The Briti h ounei!. Th fir t two day of thi vi it we! pcnt.at King' allege di cu ing and eeing ome of the Mechanical and Electronic & Electrical Engineering activiti and me ting taff and tudents from oth r departments On the evening of their departure the Principal hosted a dinner in their honour at hi home. An occasion at which our Principal and the Pre ident endor ed their support for the co-operative agreement made between King's College and Tian]in niver ity in 19 5.

CH CELLOR OPE S EW L BOR TORIES T KI G'S The College \\ a delighted to recel\ J vi it from Her Royal Highnes . The Prin e Royal. Chan ellor of the Cniversit} of London. She opened the new laboratories in the Drug oorrol and Tea -hing Centre based at the Chelsea ampus on 2 December 19 he was able to ee at fir t hand the equipment. fa ilities and methods u cd to combat drug abuse in sport. In an hour long tour of the drug testing rooms he was hown in detail how samples are received, processed and analysed on behalf of the many national and international sports bodies that now rely on the King's expertise to alert them to a worryingly large number of drug abusers.

The expansion of premises for the Centre will en ure that King' is able to meet the rising demand for its services. The capacity of the Centre i 4,000 sample per year and King's is prepared to meet increasing requests for thi cru ial service.

SELF-DEFE CE CLASSES Last ses ion nearly a hundred people responded positively to the A T circular concerning the possibility of the Metropolitan Police running elf-defence classe for staff at King's. Unfortunately the Metropolitan Police have been inundated with requests to run such classes and at present are unable to deal with our application. evertheless, we are keeping our application in al1d we hope that they will be able to run a course(s) next year. Meanwhile the local police from Bow Street are exploring the possibility of holding self路 defence classes there. Since it i still not clear if and when classes will be run, staff might like to consider taking evening classes run by local authoritie .

In any case I will let you know of any new developments.

Linda ewson (Geography) AUT Committee

TRAVEL AWARDS

The Sargeaunt, Lightfoot, Mary Clarke and French Travel awards for vacation study or journey are currently being adverti ed throughou t the College.

Applications from tudents with plans for the 1988 ummer vacation for which they are looking for some financial a sistance should be sent to the Deputy Academic Registrar by 23 March.

Full detail of each award should be found on Departmental and other notice boards.

RANDALL MEDAL

WELLCOME VACAno SCHOLARSHIPS

I am pleased to announce that, due to the initiative of an anonymous donor the Randall Medal ha been instituted' as a prize for undergraduates.

Applications are invited from biomedical/ and veterinary cience departments for undergraduates to work on research projects during the st:1mmer vacation.

The objective of the scholarship i to provide promi ing undergraduates with 'hand -on' experience of research and to encourage them to consider research as a career.

Undergraduate should be in the middle years of their degree studies. Medical students are accepted at the end of their intercalated stUdies, but not during their elective period. Scholarship are not available to complete student 'projects' that are a part of the normal degree programme. Scholar hips can be held away from the student's place of study.

The scholarships are available for up to eight weeks work and carry a stipend of 拢 3.10 per week. Only one scholarship can be held in any department.

To apply the appropriate form must be completed and returned to the Wellcome Tru t by 31 st March or 20th April 1988.

A wards will be made on a first come first served ba i. Forms are available from:路 The Wellcome Trust I Park Square We t London NW I 4L!

Sir John Randall was Wheatstone Prof路 essor from 1946- 63 and the Medal is to commemorate his outstanding work in the Physics Department of applying physical methods to the understanding of biological systems.

The Medal, which is very handsome and is made of gold-plated silver with a suitable inscription, will be awarded each year and become the property of the recipient. Provi ion ha been made for the award for at least the next ten years.

The Mcx:lal will be awarded on the recom mendation of the Head of Department, and on the award of a degree, to the candidate who ha both achieved a very high level of academic distinction and made a ignificant contribution to the life of the Department.

The first medal will be presented to Mr Christian Bradley, who gained a first class honours degree in Physic in the summer 1987 and was President of the Maxwell Society for 19 6/7. The award will be presented by the Principal at one of the two reception which the College holds when graduates atend for the Legree Ceremonie of the niversity of London.

Profes or R E Burge, Head of the Department of Physics

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SAFETY

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to L t In Brantom , Dordogn .

Lov 1) nver Id la ation, sI ps I I ill t o If- ontain d flau. For furth r information photograph, onta t Diana Cok Ext 3661atCh 1 aorrl 0 2- m th vnings.

The Safet Office The Saf t Offic i no'"" in Room E, Che ham Building, Strand ampu. 'ew ext n ions are as follows: CommUnI allons: lan Daw on

2654 2 37 Dr RC Slade College Safety Offic r and Radiation Protection Advisor) Mr J W Maynard ( nt Safety Offic r) Mrs Marion Anderson (Secretary)

Finance & Admini tration: P nny Chalton

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Chelsea Site: Martina Salter Strand Site;

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Tim Hailes

Additional Fir t Aider

Kensington Site: James Briggs

The following mem ber of taff should be added to the Strand list:

THE Mr P Brinck (Anatomy) T 12495 Room IF, Main Building Miss M Murphy (Geography) T 12625 Room 225, orfolk Building Plea e note tha t fir t aid boxe , refill and other supplie may be obtained from the Safety Office (or retail uppliers) and not from the Medical Centres.

Travel Abroad: AIDS and Hepatitis B The Safety Office has brief guidance notes prepared by the Medical Advi ory Service for Travellers A broad and concerned particularly with travel to developing countries. Copie are available from the Safety Office on request.

Disposal of Laboratory Waste La t year there wa a erious inCIdent in the College brought about by the illegal and hIghly mespon ible dumping of laboratory waste (including highly toxic chemIcals, possible clinical material and low-level radioactive material) in a skip used to remove building material. The Health & Safety Executive were informed and the In pector confirmed in the cleare t pos ible term that such behaviour wa unacceptable and would in future re ult in prosecution.

All ollege staff are trongly urged to follow agreed procedure for the safe di posal of laboratory wa te. If there is any doubt a to the appropriate procedure plea e contact the Safety OffIce for advice.

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Accommodlltion Required A young Belgium family with four children (aged between three and eight) are looking for a hou e in London from September 19 to February 19 9.

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Thi year' College Dance, organl ed by the Social Club, will be held on Friday IS pril in the el on Mandela Hall (on the fourth floor of the Macadam Building), from 7.30 - 11.00pm.

It promi e to be a mo t enjoyable evening with a live band playing, a rame and spot prizes. There is a bar and food will be available.

Staff tickets, which will admit two, are £2 and extra guest tickets cost £2. They are available from:Paul Solomons - Work Department, Room I, sub-basement. Ext 2 67 Mike Harrington - Social Club Christina D vereux - Record omc , Room B. Ext 2"':4 Joe May - Main De k. I:.xt 2540 door.

SMALL ADS For Sale portable typewnter m xc Ilent condition - £35. Contact Helen Shield at the Strand on Ext 2521

or Sale n' "registration u tm lIegro -£175 (ono). MOT run until the end of ovember. Sound engine, though the petrol tank need om older work. Ideal for teaching a young person to dnve on. Contact Diana oke I:.xt 3661 lit Chelsea or 35 I 0925 in the evenings

They are prepared to exchange th ir hou e whIch i very paciou and plea anlly locllt d 30km from Bru el. For mor detail contact:Dr Raf ert n In titute of Hygiene and 'pid miology Wyt man tr 14 10 0 Bru 1 Belgium Tel: (0)264253 1'1 (Office) (0)16471366 (Fvening)

SUMMER ACCOMMODATIO BURGH The Univer ily of Edinburgh ha selfcatering flat aVllilable for ummer-let to groups/families during the period I July 22 Septemb r 19 . They are ideal for po t-graduate , p ople vi iting the nlverity to carry out re earch or louri t .

The minimum p nod of let I thr e w k and the flu are ultable for 3-5 people.

Co t IIlclud heating, hot wat r, lIghling and cookmg. For urth r detal! contactStudent commodation ServIce Vacation Bookmg 30 Buccleu.:h Place I:.dmburgh I:.H 9JS Tel: 031-6670151