King's College London newsletter
KING'S CONNECTS On Monday 23 May at 3pm in the Council Room, the documents awarding Ferranti Business Communications Ltd the contracts to provide the College with a new telephone system were signed by Bill Slade, the College Secretary and Peter Boyes, the Director of Sales and Marketing for Ferranti, the company supplying the new equipment The process of securing a telephone system for the College began approximately 18 months ago when BHP Telecommunications Consultants Ltd were commissioned to advise the College on its telecommunication and data needs in the light of King's multisite operation, with consideration being paid to cost effectiveness and ease of transfer when the move is made to Cornwall House. BHP have done similar work in securing systems for other Colleges of the University of London, for example, University College LSE and West field College.
Following a detailed strategic tudy and rigorous examination of the College and its telecommunication requirements for the long and short-term, BHP were able to produce a specification, which was then taken up by 12 tenders. All 12 were examined and appraised by BHP, with Ferranti emerging as the best contender to supply the College, satisfying the criteria stipulated by the College in consultation with BHP. Advantages of their system include a total software package, good networking capability and excellent maintenance support. Ferranti are an international company with an impressive track record in anum ber of areas. As far as telecommunications are concerned they have installed systems for over 50 other major organisations including Regent's College, Skipton Building Society, Mobil Oil, British Rail plus various banks and local authorities.
Professor Leslie Houldcn delivering his Inaugural Lecture on 26 May
Two digital telephone exchanges, Omni S3 PABXs, located at the Strand and 552 King's Road will replace the existing system which has served the College since 1971. Both the Strand and 552 King's Road will be served by the Strand exchange operators. The new exchange will be situated in Room SA of the Main Building, Strand campus, allowing the release of prime sites presently in use. The main advantages of the new system are listed below.
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It is able to carry both voice and data
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The congestion now experienced by incoming callers will be relieved and calls dealt with more quickly
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The bottlenecks which have been a feature of the present system, that is waiting for a line to become free or for an operator will be avoided
* There will be more external lines, so whereas in the past time was wasted waiting for a line, this should no longer occur Peter Boycs and Bill Slade exchanging the signed contracts
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Out ide callers can dial selected extensions directly, bypassing the switchboard, hence relieving the work of the operators
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The networking capability will be improved upon. At present, the Kensington campus, Drury Lane and Senate House can be reached via a private line, this will be extended to include Manresa Road and 552 King's Road
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Calls can be automatically forwarded, that is, if no-one is available to answer the telephone it can be re-routed to another (predetermined) extension
* The system will be made up of British Telecom and Mercury lines
* All the new telephones will be push button With contracts signed and the formalities completed, representatives for BHP will return to the College over the summer to assess the precise needs of user. Discussions will take place with Heads of Departments and other members of the College to pinpoint the requirements expected of the new sy'tem and how it can best serve the College. This will provide the information vital to make the correct selection of facilities for the College's new system. The work to install the system, as you have probably noticed, has already begun and it is hoped that it will be up and running by ovember. All being well, Friday 5 Novem· ber will be the last day using the old system and on Monday 8 ovember use of the new system will commence! It is hoped that the change over can occur with the minimum of fuss and disturbance. Priar to the new system going live, voluntary training sessions will be organised by Ferranti and BHP for all users of the new system, that is, every mem ber of the College.
A Reminder from the Switchboard In the meantime, could you please let the switchboard know if:1.
You are not going to be by your extension over the summer vacation so they can either inform the caller or re-route the call
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Your extension number changes
3. You change rooms 4.
The~e
is a new mem ber of staff in the department let switchboard know their name, extension and room number
5, A mem ber of staff leaves
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Members of the teams from King's, BHP and Ferranti who contributed to the successful negotiations for the new telephone system
NEWS ROUND-UP COLLEGE TRAVEL AWARDS The 1988 Travel Awards have been accepted by 13 students. The Lacey French Travel Bursary was awarded to 3 students. James Turpin, a 1st year Law student has received £500 to attend a 6 week 'cours universitaire d' ete' at the Sorbonne University. Brian Tufail, 2nd year English student was awarded £400 to develop his interest in the study of architecture and painting in Paris. Susan Gatenby, from the Department of utrition, received £400 and will attend the International Congress of Dietetics in Paris. The Mary Clarke Travel Exhibition for female students was presented to 5 of the many applicants. Laura Wetherell of the English Department received £850 towards her expedition to China to investigate the role of women in society. Sarah Humphrey, a 1st year HES student, £500 towards the cost of participating in an archaeological dig in Israel. Maleiha Malik, a 2nd year Law student, will use her prize of £450 to travel to and to work at various refugee camps in Jordan. Roopa Shah, a medical student, has received £450 towards the cost of a visit to the Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, and Kelly Webb, a 1st year Law student, has received £400 to attend an intensive course in Hebrew at Tel Aviv University before travelling around Israel. The Lightfoot Vacation Scholarship of £200 was awarded to Julian Saipe, a 1st year English stUdent, who will be attending an Intensive Course in Italian Language and Culture at the British Institute in Florence with a view to developing his interest in singing in opera.
The Sargeaunt Travel Fund was awarded to 3 postgraduates and 1 undergraduate. Roger van Egmond, an MSc stUdent, receiv ed £200 towards the cost of his research at the Bermuda Biological Station. Shanta Persaud, a research student in Physiology, was awarded £200 to attend the International Diabetes Federation Congress in Sydney. Paul Carmichael, a research student in Biochemistry, received £ 186 towards the cost of attending the annual conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Florida, and Owen McLeod, a 2nd year student in Religious Stud ies received £200 and will visit Thailand to study Monastic Buddhism.
LOOKl G FOR
GIFT?
If you are going to a conference or academic visit this summer and are trying to think of a suitable gift for your hosts or material for a 'swap-shop', you could do worse than drop in at one of the Students' nion Shops and have a look at some of the goods on show. For instance, there is a wide selection of crested leisurewear including sweat shirts, golf shirts and T-shirts and a large num ber of college and faculty ties and scarves. They are all very affordable and make ideal conference gifts. You might even like to buy something for your self!
CERTIFIC TEL' CRDII:'OLOG The In tirute for lhe Study and Treatment of Delinquency ba~ed at ~anre a Road is running a course in conjunction \ lth the niver ity of London Extra-Mural Department. The Certificate in Criminology I designed to give participant a deeper theoretical and practical understanding of different perspective in the tudy of crime - so iological, psychological and so io-Iegal. Whil t neither qualification nor previou kno ledge of the field is required, the cour e will be of pecial interest to those working the criminal justice system" ho wish to broaden their perspective. The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and the Psychology of Criminal Behaviour are the first two (of three) courses leading to the Certificate in Criminology. To gain the Certificate students are required lO attend all three cour es and to pas an examination at the end of each year. The third course is concerned with the criminal justice proces . Although the first and econd courses may be taken simultaneously, mo t students pre er to take the Certificate over three years. Course one, The Sociology of Crime and Deviance, will cover theories and research into crime, deviance and law, both now and in the past and will consider the police, courts, penal establishments and other agencies of the system as well as issues of inequality, class, race and gender. Course two, The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour, will consider the questions which psychologists ask about criminal behaviour, and will focus on various psychological theories together with their possible implications for practical responses to crime. Both courses are of 24 sessions and will take place at King's College, Chelsea campus, starting in the week beginning 19th Septem ber 1988.
The following federal training our e are due Dates a available at time of going to pre contact Chnstine rewe, addre s below.
Introduction to the Gniver ity Course
4 July
Committee Servicing Cour e
19-22 Sept
Introductor Course for Administrators - Manchester C CP)
26-2 Sept
Telecommunications in Higher Education - Durham (CUA)
29-30 Sept
Resources Allocation - Leeds (C A)
Sept
Dealing with the Public
Sept
Appraisal and Training (CUA)
14-18
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Middle Grade Course - Aston (CVCP)
28-29
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Leadership for Heads of Academic Departments - Denbury Par
7-8 Dec
'Use Your Head' Seminar
All applications should be addressed to Christine Crewe, Administrative As istant, Person nel Office, King's College London, orfolk Building, Strand campus.
The Language and Communication Centre will be offering anum ber of courses in the coming 1988-89 academic year, open to students and staff of King's. A ttendance is limi ted and will be on a first come, first served basis. Further courses are planned and depend on demand. Anyone interested is invited to contact either DoloTes Ditner or MarieOdile West on ext S2890.
LANGUAGE
LEVEL
DAY
TIME
CHI ESE (Putonghua and Mandarin)
Beginners
Wednesday
2.00-4.00
E GUSH
As a foreign language for undergraduates postgraduates a t all 3 cam puses
MOI'x!ay & Wednesday Tuesday & Thursday Wednesday (Strand) Monday & Wedne day (Chelsea) Friday (Kensington)
5.30-7.30 2.00-5.00 5.30-7.30 3.00-5.00
Beginners Interme.diate Post '0' & 'A' level (J /2 course unit) For special purposes
Tuesday & Thursday Tuesday & Thursday
12.00-1.00 1.00-2.00
Wednesday Tuesday
10.00-11.30 2.00-3.30
ITALIA
Beginners in tensive course
1-2 September daily Mon-Fri
9.30-12.30 2.30-5.00
JAPA ESE
Beginners
Wednesday
2.00-4.00
Beginners In term ediate Advanced
Contact Or Dietmar Rosier on ext 2127 for information on days and times
FRE CH
Thursday 6.30 - 8.30 pm
For more details contact Martin Farrell, [STD, Chelsea campus, Manresa Road. Ext: 2500, or, Cheryl Croydon, ExtraMural Department, 26 RusseU Square, London WC IB 5DQ. Tel: 01 6368000.
here not complete plea e
I July
The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
Fee: £50 (those on state retirement penion £33; unwaged £ 12).
be held from June to December 19
ecretarial follow-up cour'e
13 July
Sociology of Crime and Deviance Wednesday 6.30 - 8.30 pm
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GREE FI GERS On th June an expedition led by Paul Solomons, was made to Wisley Gardens in Surrey, the showpiece of the Royal Horticultural Society. This was the first outing of the newly formed Gardening Association run by the College Social Club and it is hoped to be the tart of many such trip . The aim of the Club is to bring together people who share an en thusiasm for the country's second most popular hobby, enabling them to swa p advice, views, information and even plants and seeds. It is hoped eventually to have a file of literature on gardens and gardening for mem bers to use when they wish. If you would like to learn how to turn slugs and snails into profit and are interested in becoming a member, contact Paul Solomons in Room ISB Main Building or on ext 2867 for further details.
Above: The party setting out to conquer Wisley Below: The house and ornamental pond
IVERSITY OF LO DO DIARY The University of London official diary will be availa ble from the S tuden t Union shop from the beginning of session. It contains information on all the Colleges and Institutions of the University, including King's, and runs for 18 months, covering the academic year 1988/89 and continues onto Christmas 1989. The price will be approximately ÂŁ2.00.
ACU DEVELOPME T FELLOWSHIPS The Association of Commonwealth Universities announced at its recent 75th Anniversary Congress in Perth, the inauguration of a special scheme of Development Fellowships. Twenty awards will be offered in 1988/89 with the purpose of enabling the universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their country through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills and technologies. The Fellowships will be offered once a year in subject areas in which the needs of the developing countries are particularly great.
The programme has been devised for people of proven quality at a crucial stage of their career. It is not an immediately postdoctoral or degree-earning scheme. To be eligible, applicants must:be on the staff of a university in ACU membership or be working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country be of proven high quality
The Fellowships will be tenable in any Commonwealth country other than that in which the applicant works for not less than three months nor more than six months, either at a university in ACU membership or in industry, commerce or public service. The awards will not exceed ÂŁ5000.
be between 28 and 45 years of age submit an acceptable programme of work outlining its purpose and scope and the benefits which it is expected to bring The priority subjects areas are:-
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agriculture and food sciences (including fisheries nutrition and processing) biotechnology development strategies earth and marine sciences (including mining engineering, mineral resources, oceanography) engineering health and related social sciences information technology (eg computing, computer assisted learning) management for change professional education and training (eg in accountancy, banking, business studies, insurance, law) social and cultural development Anyone interested in applying for one of these awards should discuss the matter with the Principal before mid-July, as nominations have to be with the ACU by the end of August.
British Council Grants to encourage European Liaison in Research This year the Summer Event will be held on Tuesday, July 12 in the garden of Goldingtons by kind invitation of the President of KCLA, the Hon Sir Robin Auld and Lady Auld. Goldingtons is at Sarratt in the Chess Valley, a deligh tful area of country ide on the Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire border. It is easily accessible from all directions being only five minutes drive from Junction 18 on the M25. There will be a buffet supper including a glass of sherry on arrival for which the cost is £ lOa head. In addition, wine and soft drinks will be available to purchase. The Buffet will be at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm and later in the evening there will be a recital of music.
ews from the Government - Initiatives under the LI K Programme ew and proposed programmes are described as follows: 1 Molecular Electronics 2 Biotransformation 3 ew catalysts and catalytic processes - UK R & D in Information Technology details of new programme - SERC initiative in Logic for Information Technology Some publications available from KCL Research Enterprises.
TWO U IVERSITY G L CHED University Entrance: The Official Guide 1989 was pu blished on June _ by the Association of Commonwealth Universitie for the Committee of Vice-Chancellors an Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom. It is the second edition of this official guide. It contains details of 80 university institutions and includes information on types of accommodation, board and lodging charges, computer work stations for students, library facilities and the proportions of men to women and science to arts studen ts in each university.
Over 9000 courses are listed with details of the subjects and qualifications accepted for entry to each, the grade needed to Bulletin 0 6 Extra This event is open to all King's College staff obtain a place and the size of the competias members of KCLA. If you would like to tion. This year's edition is the first to list This appendix gives a summary of the currcome, please contact the Alumnus Office, AS (Advanced Supplementary) level exam ent state of EEC funding programmes spon- among the qualifications accepted for ent extension 2597, as soon as possible. A sored under the 1987-1991 strategic plan detailed map will be supplied to those who since students will sit AS levels for the first The Framework Programme'. This includes time in 1989. It shows that every univerpurchase tickets, which will be limited to opportunities for work in the environment, 100. There are ample parking facilities. sity will be accepting the new exam. Also, Information Technology and Biotechnology. every university now accepts Business and Technician Education Council (BTEC) SPI OFF COMPA IES qualifications as an alternative to A levels.
EWS FROM KCL RESEARCH E TERPRISES
KCL RESEARCH E TERPRISES BULLETI 06 ews on Funding for Research The latest KCL Research Enterprises Bulletin, dated 3 June 1988, describing research funding initiatives from the EEC, SERC, and DTI is now available. The Bulletin provides concise details on the latest developments in sponsorship for research drawing on the extensive database of information issued by these bodies. All academics who want to widen support for their work will find this publication of interest. If you would like to receive a copy, please contact Ruth Bishop at the KCL Research Enterprises Department on Kensington 394 or (direct line) 9378314.
Content of Bulletin
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ews from the EEC - EEC invites participants in an agricultural studies programme - EEC proposal for superconductivity research - FLAIR - proposed EEC funding for food related research
KCL Research Enterprises has assisted in the development of two spin off companies in recent weeks. Advice is given on marketing, raising capital, the protection of in tellectual property rights, etc. Mem bers of staff who feel that their research could have potential commercial exploitation should not hesitate to get in touch with the Director, Ken Groves.
CALLI G EDI B RGH ALUM 1WHERE ARE YOU OW? Edinburgh University is trying to build up a picture of where its alumni live and what they do. It is especially keen to hear from the 20,000 graduates with whom it has lost touch. Are you one of these? . If so, please send details of WHERE you live and work, WHO you work for and WHAT your job is to: The Alumni Relations Officer (Ref: UNIV), University of Edinburgh, FREEPOST, Edinburgh EH80LH. For women who have married since graduation, please let us know your maiden name or we will be unable to trace you. You will then receive twice-yearly mailings containing news of the University and news of special events and services for alumni. Help us to keep in touch!
The Guide costs £9.95 + £ 1.50 p&p (2 or more copies, post is free) and is available from Sheed and Ward Ltd, 2 Creechurch Lane, London EC3A 5AQ. British Universities Guide to Graduate Stu y was also published on the same day and is the fourth edition of this official guide to II postgraduate courses in UK universities. I is the essential reference book for those w 0 want to study further after a first degree either in the UK or overseas. The guide contains full details of all 2500 taught postgraduate courses in UK universi ties with emphasis placed upon course con tent and method of assessment. The cost of this guid e is £ 19.50 (post is free) and is available from the publications department of the Association of Commo wealth Universities, 36 Gordon Square, London WCIH OPF. A t the launch of the two guides, Professor Mark Richmond, Chairman of the CVCP said of University Entrance: The Official Guide 1989, (it) 'is the flagship of a new drive to make applying for a university pia e less a matter of luck and more a matter of judgemen t. I hope it will encourage many more people to think of universities as hav ing something to offer them.'
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The Prin ip re ently re eived a letter from Dr S ~illigan of Phy iology and Dr C Coen o Anatom and Hum n B1010g)- en 10 mg over 1_0 ignature from member of the College v.:ho feel that no enough thought has been given to an al ernati e op lOn of rebuilding rather than refurbishing Cornwall Hou e. Their letter 15 printed below. 'We the undersigned. welcome the intended development of the Cornwall Hou e ite. We urge the College to take maxunum advantage of till unique opportunit to enhance it national and mternational tandmg. In thlS respect, it eems unlikely that refurbishment of the eXI ting tructure will satisfy the following requirements: a) the provi ion of acilitie that will attract the highest quality appl.lcant to King's College well into the 21 t century. b) full adherence to accepted GC norms for space for such facilitie as library, teaching. research, catering and vehicle access. c) the provision of a purpose-built conference centre for the promotion of College activitIes and the commercial exploitation of this remarkable location in the heart of London. In view of the extraordinary resources that will be available from property disposals, we suggest that the e requirements can best be met by the visionary con truction of an entirely new complex on the South Bank.'
Cornwall House: Should we knock it down?
The Principal' Reply 'Thank you for your letter and attached petition re Cornwall House. I t seemed be t to reply to the signatories and addressees by copying my letter to you to Comment. The sugge tion that we might knock down and rebuild Cornwall House is one which has been and i being given due care and attention. However, whatever the final decision a planning and briefing mechanism has to be put in place, and the details of that were described in the last issue of Comment. The proposal to knock-down and rebuild was formally considered in earlier submission to the GC but ruled out on the grounds of cost (including cash-flow); possible difficulties over planning permission (the advice of our professional consultants was important here); and the longer time- cale im plicit in se€king appropriate planning permission. The position on costs has altered in one respect - the value of properties for disposal has increased at a faster rate than costs. However, even if adequate capital is available a knock-down and rebuild scenario would involve major cash-flow difficulties. Our advice to date on building a new complex is that to replace the square footage of the current building on that site would involve seeking planning permission to exceed significantly the height of the current Cornwall House. This could be a lengthy business which may finally result in a negative decision, in which case much less usable space would be available. In fact there is in hand a further study of such an option which, as was eVident, had to be considered again as soon as the revised estimates of disposal values were available to us. Thus I can reassure you that your stated concerns do not fall on deaf or unprepared ears - with one exception! One of your signatories pointed out, facetiously I hope, that we could 'afford an even bigger complex by moving out of London'. ' uff said'. Professor Stewart Sutherland Principal
COLLEGE OUTI G Reminder that all bookings for the trip to Brighton on Wednesday, 3 August, must be made by15 July at the latest. Tickets
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cost £ 7 and reservations/further details can be obtained from Mr P Solomons, Room ISB Works Dept Ext 2867, Mr B Oldham, Room 034 Surrey St Ext 2787 or Mr P Elsey, Mechanical Eng Workshop Ext 2434.
B-W RDE
- KI G' COLLEGE
H LL Applications are invited from mem ber of academic and academic-related staff for a position of Sub-Warden at King's College Hall, for a period of one year in the first instance, commencing late September, 19 8. The Sub-Warden will be required to reside at the Hall in the accommodation provided and to carry out duties concerned with the smooth running of the Hall. The duties in lude assisting with the promotion of student activities, the welfare of residen ts and participating in a duty roster carrying limited administrative duties. The Sub-Warden will receive payment at a rate which is currently £532 pa and will be charged for board and lodging at a rate which is currently £729 pa. The rates are reviewed annually. Applications should be made in writing to the Warden, Dr A Parr, King's College Hall, Champion Hill, SE5 8AN (Tel 7332166) and further particulars are available from the Personnel Officer, Strand campu . The closing date for applications is 8 July 1988.
The niver ity has recently entered into a collaborative agreement with the Digital Equipment Company (DEC) calltxi the dvance Campu Centre greement (ACCA). It terminates on 25th June 19 9 but it is hoped that a new agreement may follow. nder the terms of this agreement schools and institutes of the Univer ity will be able to purchase equipment at a discount of 40% with the following general exceptions: Items coded as non-discountable, eg d.ocum en tation. 2
Packaged offers specially priced for education (the effective discount on such offers can often exceed 40%).
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Software, other than software generally bundled with hardware such as the operating system VMS, is excluded since a special Educational Software Deal is also in existence. Sheila Featherstone at the Digital Sales Office may be contacted for details. The address is: Digital Equipment Company Ltd, Enterprise House, 190 High Holborn, London WC I V 7EA. Tel: 01-8328282.
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Maintenance contracts and service calls are not covered by the agreement. There are two separate contracts administered by the University of London Computer Centre, which cover DEC hardware and software maintenance. In order to qualify for the discount, it is a DEC requirement that orders be channelled through the limited num ber of order points represented by the University's Computing Coordinating Centres; for King's the Computing Centre is the Order Point. Following consultation with the Director of Finance and Staff, the Computing Centre, in common with other Coordinating Centres will be making a handling charge which will be 2.5% of the capital value of the order excluding VAT. The effective discount to departments will therefore become 37.5%. 1terns coded as non-discoun ta ble, eg
documen tation. 2 Packaged offers specially priced for education (the effective discount on such offers can often exceed 40%). 3 Software, other than software generally bundled with hardware such as the operating system VMS, is excluded since a special Educational Software
Deal is also in existence. Sheila Featherstone at the Digital Sales Office may be contacted for details. The address is Digital Equipment Company Ltd, En terprise House, 190 High Holbom, London WC I V 7EA. Tel: 01-832-82 4 Maintenance contracts and service calls are not covered by the agreement. There are two separate contracts administered by the University of London Computer Centre, which cover DEC hardware and software maintenance.
VOL
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Volunteers are needed at the beginning of August to help run a 2: 1 Social Training Project for disabled children and young adults, to help them develop a range of social skills, for example, knowledge of money use of the telephone, dressing, relaxing etc. This is the fifteenth year the project has been organised by Kith & Kids, a group of parent actively involved in the ocial integration of handicapped children within the community.
They are looking for anybody who would be willing to spare their time to help with the project. All that is required is enthusiThis is to be the title of a new book current- asm and a sense of humour in return for ly being written by Owen Rowland, describ- involvement in a unique and worthwhile ing the history of King's College from 1945- experience. 1985, as seen through the eyes of a technician. The project is from 1-12 August inclusive (but does not include Saturday 6 or SunHe intends to cover such aspects as the day 7 August) in the Muswell Hill and social club and the trade union's contribuHampstead areas of London. 0 ex-perienc tions to society during that period, as well is necessary, but on Sunday 24 and 31 July as the work of the Chief Technicians Comthere will be training sessions. mittee, the development of technician training schemes at local and national level If you feel you could help or would like and the contribution of King's personnel to these developments. He hopes the work more details, please contact Carol Schaffer on (0920) 870741 or Cath on 01-2232598. will include some of the King's humour and its characters.
ALL THE KI G'S ME
The kind of information he is seeking for example, is, what was the date of the last of the sit-down meals in the East and West Refectories? When were the original social club rooms overlooking the terrace handed over to the social club? When were the old benches taken out of the offices and replaced by desks? If you have the answers to any of these
questions or any information that you feel could be relevant, please could you contact Owen Roland. His address is Old Bell Cottage, Rogate, Petersfield, Hants G U31 5EF. Tel: (073080) 725.
BIOTECHS THWART BIOCHEMISTRY YUPPIES This year the Biochemistry Department entered a team for the annual Barclays Bank. Biotechnology Investment game. We must congratulate their Team E for coming second but, of course, the entrepreneurial spirit of the Biotechs won out in the end. Messrs Pappusamy, Fletcher, Lo and Ong secured first position by increasing their initial capital of ÂŁ 10 000 to ÂŁ I 2 637 in a period of less than three months'. During this time the Stock Exchange Index actually decreased by 1. 7%. Well done team C and thanks once again to Ray Young and David Killick of Barclays for the considerable effort required to organise the competition, and the generous refreshments provided for the second year Biotechs.
T RIG OUT YOUR FILl G CABI ETS THIS SUMMER? Staff of the College Archives can help in three ways:We can advise on the selection of material worthy of long-term preservation 2 We can provide secure and confidential storage for semi-current records of enduring interest to the College and, as required, arrange for material to be returned to Faculties, Departments and Administrative sections. 3 We can arrange for the confidential destruction of documents and microfilm touching on the privacy of named individuals or including coverage of reserved business either on the annual collection day or later if necessary. If you think we can help you please telephone us on Strand Ext 2187.
The annual collection of confidential waste paper will take place on Thursday 25 August 1988, in Room 14 next to the Great Hall, Strand, between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm. Members of staff unable to make this date should contact the Archives to make alternative arrangements for collection. It would be appreciated if this was in advance of the general collection.
Patricia Methven College Archivist
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BOOK LAU.'CH On Th r~d' y 26 ~I y lun ..h路tune receptIon was held in the Coun il Room by Routledge boo' publlshers to .. elebrate the laun h ot The orld' Religion. a book omprehenSl\'el} outlmmg the phenomenon of religIon world .... Ide. The World Religion I a ollection ot - pe\,;ially omml sioned articles and is the culmmation of five year .... ork. The ubject matter ranges from Chn uanity to Islam. Shamanist to atheists. with e tions devoted to the Judeo-Christian traditions, Islam, the belief of Sou th and Ea t A ia, accounts of [he religions of the America, Africa. Australia and Melane la plus discussion of new religious movement. The book has particular connections with King' as all four editors are member of the College. The Principal, Profe sor Stewart Sutherland, is the General Editor while Profes or Leslie Houlden (Biblical Studie ), Mr Peter Clarke and Dr Friedhelm Hardy (both of History and PhIio ophy of Religion) are Editor. The topic explored provide a history of the religions, their development, current teachmgs, practice, spread and organisation. Each of the 58 articles i complete in itself, able to stand alone, but at the same time interlinking with the others to form a coherent overview. The reception was well attended by Routledge, members of King's, contributors, the media, friends and well-wishers. J onathan Price (from Routledge) said a few words, thanking Professor Sutherland for being 'brave enough to take on the challenge' of editing the book, and the other editors for all their hard work. He believed the book would be widely read and become an influential study of religion. The Principal replied thanking J onathan Price, on behalf of the other editors and all the contributors for encouraging, in pir路 ing and goading (I) them into producing their particular chapters. He ummed up the justification for producing the book with a quotation from David Hume. 'Generally speaking, the error in religion are dangerous - tho e in philo ophy only ridiculous'. Top: Dr Friedhelm Hardy (left) and Mr Peter Clarke (right) at the reception. Centre: The evident initial interest augurs well for the success of 'The World's Religions' Left: The Routledge Editor, 10nathan Price, delivering a few words of thartks to Professor Sutherland and the rest of the King's team.
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LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS DEP RTME T OF HISTORY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIE CE
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Wedne day 6 July VIEW OF HEMICAL E OL TIO PAST D PRESE T Profes or Stephen Ma on, KCL 2.1Spm, Room IB06, Strand campus
THE ROYAL SOCIETY Wedne day 6 and Thursday 7 July IMM E RECOGNITlO OF PROTEI A TlGE S Discussion Meeting organised by Dr F Brown FRS and Dr M J Crumpton FRS
Thur day 15 and Friday 16 September SCIE CE A D Cl ILlZATlO U DER WILLlAM D MARY Discussion Meeting organised by Professor R Hall and Mr H Robinson on behalf of the Royal Society/British Academy William and Mary Tercentenary Symposium Committee Registration is required for both these meetings, contact the Scientific Meetings Secretary, The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace. Telephone 01- 395561 ext 278/277
CO FERE CE A GLO-DUTCH THEOLOGICAL CO FERE CE (In Commemoration of the William and
LI BRARY NEWS If you have not already sent in your new
or revised reading lists, please send them as soon as possible to the member of Library staff responsible for controlling your Faculty budget:
TRA 0 CAMPUS REORGA ISATJO The Strand campus Libraries are being reorganised over the Summer Vacation. Strand-based Departments have already received full details. Copies of the timetable showing when specific parts of the Library will be closed are available from the Strand campus Library Office.
APPE L FOR RE DJ G LI T
Arts: Clare Jenkins (Strand, ext 2137) Education: Carolyn Pope (Chelsea, ext 3759) Engineering: Tricia Rigby (S trand, ext2140) Laws: Vivien Fletcher (Strand, ext 2313) Life Sciences (inc Basic Medical Sciences): Ann Knock (Kensington, ext 498) Mathematics and Physical Sciences: Tricia Rigby (Strand, ext 2140) Theology: Mary Eiliott (Strand, ext 2314)
Mary Tercentenary) Monday 5 - Thursday 8 September RELIGIO A D H MA FREEDO 1 An exploration of the historical, biblical, theological and philo ophical conception of human freedom and personhood College Hall, Malet Street For further information and detail of cost contact Dr Grace Jantzen, KCL. ext S237 Sunday II - Thursday IS September CRIM I EUROPE This major conference will present a comprehensive picture of European criminal ju tice practice and policy and will consider opportunities for future co-operation. It is intended for practitioners from all professions within criminal justic, as well as policy makers, the lay person and academics. To reserve a place on the course which is being held at York University for more details, contact Martin Farrell at the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency, Manresa Road, ext C2500
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Wednesday 21 September FI Dl G THE WAY THROUGH JOH John Fenton, Canon of Christ Church Oxford is a ew Testament scholar whose commentaries on St Matthew and St John are well known. In two lectures he will trace a path through the gospel The day will cost ÂŁ7.50, which includes lunch, coffee and tea. If you would like to take part in the Study Day, please contact the Dean's Office before Wednesday 6 July
J TRODUCTIO OF LmERTAS A TOMATED SYSTEM
While King's will be implementing the LibAt this time of year the Library normally ertas system at the beginning of 1988-89, ask all lecturers to send us copies of the the University of London Library will not reading lists they are preparing for next do so until later in 1989. For registration session's courses. This year, with the impand lending purposes it will continue to use lementation of Libertas, it is more importthe present GEAC system shared with ant than ever before to let us have details King's and other Libraries. The change at of those items which are likely to be in King's will mean that members of King's heavy demand. As in previous years, we College who are also registered at the Unishould like time to ensure that there are versity Library will need to re-register there adequate copies and that an appropriate and be given a new ticket. It will greatly number of copies are in the Restricted Loan assist the University Library if King's staff Collection. This may mean buying extra and students could re-register at Senate copies over the summer. In addition this year we want to identify those items which House over the summer and before the should be given priority when we are enter- third week of Septem ber, after which regist:ation queues at the University Library ing records on the Libertas circulation sysWIll be growing longer. Your co-operation tem, so that they will be available for onin this matter will help the Library and will line booking at the start of the session. ease things for yourselves.
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Profe or Michael Green will take over a Head of the Chemistry Department from I Augu t tlu year. Profes or Colin Reese will remain a actmg Head 0 Department until then. Profe or Green joined King' in 19 6 a Profe or of Inorganic Chemistry.
GREEK Professor Donald icol, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature and Head of Department, has been appointed Director of the Gennadius Library in Athen from 1989. Thi i a pre tigiou post and we wish him every succes in it.
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been awarded a grant of 拢 I 60 by the British Academy to tudy South Indian Temples.
BO TWO OD LECT RE The Prin ipal has been invited to give the Boutwood Lectures at Corpus Christi College Cambridge in the academic year 19 9/ 90. The topic of these distingui hed le tures alternates between political theory and the philosophy of religiou a sent. The Principal will of course be tackling the );>t_ ter subject. Previous Lecturers include Profe sor Ronald Dworkin, Profe sor Amartya Sen, Sir Isaiah Berlin, Sir Edward Boyle, Professor Donald MacKinnon and Profe sor Henry Chadwick.
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Two new mem bers of staff hnve joined the Accommodation Offi e: Ms Paula Foley a A i tant Accommodation Officer is with the Short-Life team based in Ken ington, while M Mary Lowthian i the Head-Leasing A sistant in the Strand Office.
The first aiders at CES, Chelsea campus are now Mrs Eileen Miles, ext C3686 and Ms Alison Reeve, ext C3616. They have taken over from C Hemmings who has now left the College.
MEMORIAL ER VICE
Apologies to Mr Sid Hogwood for the misspelling of his name in the College Outing article.
There will be a memorial service for the life of Profe sor George Wilkinson who died on 30 April tlus year. It will be held in the College Chapel at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, I October 19 8. In memory of Professor Wilkin on, the Phy ics Department is ponsoring a collection to be sent to the ational Heart FoundatIOn. Contributions should be sent to Profes or Richard Weiss in the Phy ics Department.
CH IR FILLED Dr Timothy Peters has accepted the ChaIr of Chemical Pathology and will take up hi appointment on I October 19 8. Dr Peter replaces Professor Mervyn Smith who has retired. Frofe. sor Peter Joins KCSMD from the Clinical Re earch Centre at Harrow.
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'lie are pleased to announce that Dr Friedhelm Hardy of the Department of History and Plulo ophy of Religion has recently
Apologies also go to Mr Martin Hazard, the new Manager of King's College Hall. His previous posts have included ssistant Manager at Halliday Hall Manager at Malcolm Gavin Hall and Manager at Hallidav Hall prior to his latest appointment. Andrea Gilroy IS the acting Manageress at Halliday Hall.
MORTG GE
. ne.... developmen LI1 the pe I I rela ion'hip between King's College London nd TianJIn lJmver ity is the e tablishment ot a lelloy. hip herne. The agreement wa reached when the Prin ipal visited Tianjin 111 Apnl. a h a\l,ard will be for a penod not ex eedmg twelve month. The number of fellow hIps to be given ea h year will depend on the duration of the a\l, ards, and will not exceed the equivalent of tweI e cholar-month in each direction. a h ho t institution will pa a tipend which will cover living expenses and reasonable travel expenses in their country. The ending institution will be responsible for international travel costs. pplicants from King's College hould due t theIT applications to the Principal. They are advised to first en ure that there are common research interest with their counterparts in Tianjin. The fir t fellowship from Tianjin has been awarded to Profe sor Fang Chengchao, who will pend six months from October 19 in the Department of Mechani al Engineering with Dr G A Vinnicom be.
ech E ongratulations are also extended to Mr Cecil French who has been elected pre ident of the 78,000 strong Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Cecil French graduated in Mechanical Engineering from King' College London in 1947. He was also president of the KCLEA (the Engineers branch of KCLA) from 1984-1986.
PPLIC TIO
Please make ure that any enquiries from your Building Society, Bank or Broker requiring confirmation of alary details, etc, is addressed pecifically to the Payroll Supervisor. Finance Department and not addressed Just to King' College London. This will ensure that the questionnaire will arrive in the proper department, will be opened by the appropriate mem ber of staff and will also be dealt with promptly. Betty Galbraith Finance Department
The next edition of Comment will be a special S tart of Session issue, listing events and happening in the fir t week of term. Please could you let the Information Office have any items you would like included by 9 September, for publication in the week of 19 Septem ber. We would like to wi h all members of the College a good ummer and a pleasant long vacation.