Comment 048 November 1990

King's College London newsletter

DEFENCE SECRETARY PRAISES McCALL REPORT Reproduced below i a cop of the letter EWCE TRE that the College ha ent in repl to the The Centre for Defence tudie wa official I launched on Monday 29 ctober at King' College London in the pre ence of r Tom King, ecretary of tate for Defence.

Attended by a di tinguished audience of p liti ian , defence chief and enior -ivil ervants, proceeding be an in a pa ked Great Hall with the Centre' inaugural lecture delivered by Profe or Lawrence Freedman, Honorarv Direct r of the entre and Profe~ or of ~r tudies at Kin o \.

r ed that i was vital to anchor militarY re pon e to cri e even more firmly to a ' clear et of reali tic political objecti路ves.

'Facin today' complex regional and internati nal cene, defence mu t b c nsidered in the broadet term - and thi i what you can now expe t fr m the ruver It)' f London' Centre for Defence tudie.

Following the lecture a recepti n w held in the C uncu R om. Or John Beynon, the Principal, briefly p ke ab ut the new Centre before invitin Or J hn A hwonh, DirectOr of L E and Mr Tom King to say a few word.

Entitled Escalators and Quagmires: ExpectatlOm and the Use ofForce, Pr fe or Freedman ffered an a ademic per pective on the urrent iruation in the Gulf, saying that it had 'become a 'test ca e' of the way we are likely to react to international onflict for many years to come: On recent event in Europe, he argued that 'the collap e f communi m will not automatically usher in an age of peace and harmony, but could well trigger a . erie of local conflict :

The Principal believed the e tabli hment of the Centre within the Univer ity of London was important for a number of rea ons: fir tly it howed that universitie were not ivory tower but part of the real world, secondly, the Univer icy of London' federal trueture provided a unique trength which facilitated collaboration between two internationally renown d depanments - War tudies at King' and

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reque t from enate Hou e for a re pon e to the Po ition Paper publi hed inJul. trategic I ue Group: Po ition Paper

[ am writin to let you have the commen of thi C Ile e on the Group' Po iti n Paper.

Mr McCall and hi colleague are to be con rarulated on the amount f work that they have d ne in a relatively hort pace of time, and f r bringing a fre h eye to me intractable problems that have plagued me Univer ity for many year .

We welcome the general thru t of the Position Paper, but regret that the Group did not start from the po ition of m re overtly considering why the federal Univer ity hould continue to exi t. We believe thi que tion ought to be a ked (and answered) now. There will be many iew , but we give our very briefly below in order that our comment on the Po ition Paper may be seen in a proper context.

We believ that the Univer icy of London hould continue to exist primarily for academic reason. Its existence facilitate interaction and co-operation at undergraduate, post raduate and research levels among t the chools who, between them, rep re ent a collective academic trength econd to none in the UK and indeed in the world. But this academic cohe ivene s doe not require a large central bureaucracy; it need little more than an efficient academic regi try, guided by a central academic committee which will, inter alia, establish:

Pictured at the reception to mark the La/Inch ofthe Centre for Defence tudies are (from left to right) DrJohn Beynon, Mr Tom King, Professor Lawrence Freedman and DrJohn Ashworth

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Centre for Defence Studies

Internati nal Relation at L E. Thirdly, it was a model of how academic - not only within London but a ro the country intended to collaborate to produce the be t po ible re earch inve ti ation . Finally, it demon trated the :.\1ini try of De en e' uppOrt for eriou, independent re earch; if only other Government department would follow their lead.

Based at Kin ' , the Centre ha been e tabli hed with a rant from the Mini try of Defence to a t as a ocu for re earch on a wide range of defence and ecurity i ue.

Drawin on experti e from throuohout the niver ity of London, in particular the Department of ar tudie at King' and the Department f International Relation at L E the Centre i intended to be a brid e between poli ymaker and academic.

Dr john A hworth, in hi peech, mentioned the importance of in titute , uch a the new Centre, within the current debate about the structure and co t f the University of London. He aw its creati n a a sign that the gaps between government and academia can be bridged. He aI 0 thanked the Mini try of Defence for their 'inflation-proof' upport for thi new venture!

Guests then heard Mr Tom King give a Livelyand ntertaining peech in which he praised highly the initiative, and people, who had brought the Centre into existence, and the quality of re earch it wouLd produce.

Initially, he confessed, when the sugge tion for such a Centre wa put before hinl he had doubted the need for such an in titute, he wondered what 'it would achieve. But now, three months into the Gulf cri i , the defence world had changed out of all recognition and the world looked very differendrom 14-15 months ago: the o iet Union was no longer the problem, the Berlin Wall had come down, etc.

The remit of the Centre i to conduct re earch on a wide range of relevant is ue in order to reflect the nature of academic opinion in contemporary defence and ecurity matter. It re earch programmes cover both imm diate policy-related i ue and ome f the more theoretical concern rai ed in academic ecurity debate.

Research project being undertaken by the Centre are encompa ed in a Briti h Defence Policy Progranlme, a European Security Programme, a ecurity Perspectives Progranlme and an Arms Control Programme. The publications of the Centre include the London Defence Studies eries which are published by Brassey's at a rate of 10-12 a year, an arms control bulletin and a number of edited and authored book re ulting from individual research programme.

(continued from front page) n a lighter note, he related the story of a colleague who had been to the Berlin Wall (when it wa till standing) and een only one piece of English graffiti - 'Geoffrey Boycott we love you'! Upon telling this to his constituents, a member of the audience a ked 'Which ide of the wall was it on?'

Thi wa the kind of question he expected the Centre to an wer!

Ending on a more seriou note, Mr King felt it was a very relevant and appropriate time for the new Centre to be et up and offered all involved his be t wishe for success. He believed academic independence to be important and hoped a constructive relationship would develop. It would be vital for the Government to be able to draw on sensible, intelligent re earch.

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i a uniform framework for cour es and examining, thereby encouraging cour esharing between chools; ii a list of expert in each discipline who can be called upon to erve on appointments boards otherwi e controlled by individual chool - to ensure some uniformity of tandards;

ill a central focu to encourage and facilitate the creation of variou 'centre' within the U niver ity as are appropriate from time to time.

We aI 0 believe that there are trong nonacademic reason for retaining the Univer ity of London. It purchasing power and property holdings alone make it

a powerful force far greater than any 0 the individual chool. But once more thi doe not call f r elaborate entral ma hin ry.

I now return to the Po ition Paper to make the followin omment: i \'(Ie uppon the view that the pre ent or ani ational and administrati\'e tru ture i both extremely cumber ome and wa teful. Th duplication at the centre of many chool procedure engender a feeling that the University doe not belie e that ch 01 have the ability to act re ponsibly, and au es frustration and annoyan e. The solution which the Group proposes, namely a unicameral y tem with a Governing Body and three Standing ommittee i one which we would uppon. Of crucial inlpOrtanCe will be the adequate repre entation of academic taff on the major policy-making bodies, but it will be elf-defeating if there i an exce ively large number of repre entanve . ii The Position Paper reiterate and reinforces the assertion of the Murray Committee that 'policy planning on a university ba is is the fundamental raison d'etre of the federal system~ We question that a sumption. The larger Schools do not need central direction of pLanning, which ha led in the past to unacceptable delay; their own mechanisms are unque tionably fully able to anticipate and respond to trategic imperatives. Strategic thinking i no longer (if it ever was) a monopoly of the federal University, and if the central body of the University is to continue it must be within acceptable constraints. To take an example (albeit from the financial rather than the academic sphere), while central machinery for the management of the Bloom bury Estate makes ense, it would not be acceptable for the U niver ity to eek to direct the property management policy of indi idual School , which are of cour e separate legal entitie . iii The Group aI 0 appears to conclude that the larger chool hould continue to be funded by Court grant; we ee no justification for that assumption. either do we see justification for most of the central input in relation to academic initiative, some of which con umes vast amounts of time and effort in the di pensing of relatively mall amount of money.

The Group will need to demonstrate what tangible bend! will flow from the trucrure propo ed, W'e wel ome the review 0 the pre ent ru tur.: of Board f tudie pecial Advis ry ommirtee cademic C uncil and it ubject ubCommittee, cademie dvi ry Board and Facultie , whi h in many areas . in.: 路eaive. \\'e ree gni e that many a ademicta are anxious to retain a trucrure that ive them the pp rtunity t me t colleague rom other cbool working in the ame ubjecr area; it i nevenhele our view that while the federal sy tern can and should facilitate, it i not e ential for academic development. All mechani ms for creatin an academic 'community cea e to be effective as on as in titutional intere ts clash, or where there i no incentive to e tabl.ish common ground. ome form of central umbrella may be needed to a sist ollab ration in re earch and to go ern th enate In titutes, but that doe n t require a complex bureaucracy. rd e mobilisation of re ource for collaboration between chool imply the need for central ontrol of re ource allocation, 1\'

v It is as umed throughout the Position Paper that the 'London degree' will c ntinue to exist. We support that view but, as we said earlier, we believe that the Univer ity hould simply e tabl.i h criteria,

leavin the procedure to the hoot; periodi monitorin' by the Academi Committee would uffice to ensure thar the riteria were bein met. \'\'e mu t nor however duplicate the work 0 the C CP' Academi Audit nir, and mo t certainly nor at twO I vel , vi eriou weakne s in the Po iti n Paper i that it doe not addre the que tion 0 what i to happen to the present bureaucratic tru ture in enate Hou e. We belie\'e it to be viral thar the affm in enare House be drastically reduced not only becau e it hould be unnec ary in the new rucrure, but even more importantly, becau e only in thi way will we convince the UFC and the outside world thar we have achieved real change.

The new Univer ity, if it i to be finer, will need to be a good deal limmer. The e observations houJd not be interpreted as niping at enare Hou e taff, many of whom a the Group point out, are extremely able. A measure of redeployment to chools would be appropriate a admini trative procedure are devolved, I hope the e comments may be helpful to the Group.

Or John Beynon Principal, King' College London

STAFF NEWS I

Congratulations

Air Vice-Mar hal, Profe sor John Ernsting, OBE, QHS, PhD, MRCP, the ommandant of the RAF Institure of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, and the Honorary Dire tor of the M c Human and Applied Phy iology course ar King' , wa appointed Dean of Air force Medicine in]uly 1990.

He has also recently received two award from the USA and ATO for outstanding contribution to aviation and pace medicine.

The Aero pace Medical As ociation (USA) pre ented him with the Harry G Moseley Award 1990, which is given armually for the mo t outstanding contribution to flight safety. The A sociation referred to Professor Ernsting as the 'Western world' leading re earcher in aviation breathing y tern 'and aid that 'hi research on more efficient and integrated aircrew breathing equipment had greatly improved flight afety.'

Trumpeters from the Royal Military School ofMusic, Kneller Hall, providing a fanfare before the Procession leads into the Chapel for the tart ofSession Service.

Profe or Ernsring also received the fir t annual cientific Achievement Award from A ARD (Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development - ATO) in recognition of hi ubstantial technical and managerial contributions to the Aero pace Medical Panel. The citation continue 'For many years AGARD has benefitted from his extensive profes ional knowledge,

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experience and experti e, particularly in the area of aircrew protective equipment and re piratory phy iolog:'. He ha ex elled in hi chairman hip 0 the Aero pa e 1edical Panel' pecial Clini al and Phy i I !!lcal Problem Committee and therefore ha had a ignificam influence on the activitie of the Panel~ In pite of hi many and increa in commitments Profe or Ern ting till c ntinue to be acti\路e1y involved at King' a the Director of the M c Human and Applied Physiology course. King' postgraduate student are extremely fortunate to be taught per onally by Profe sor Ernsting both at the trand and at Farnborou gh.

Peter Baker Travelling Fellowship The first recipient of the Peter Baker Travelling Fellow hip i Miss Karin Muna inghe, a re earch tudent in the Plant Bi technology laboratory of the Bio phere cience Divi ion (pictured below). he ha recently returned from three month tudy in Mexico, aided by the Fellowship.

hoped thi will increa e the yield of a la o comp und ,valep triate , which may be 0 value a edatives. The root cell will haw to be ubje ted to enetic manipulation t a hieve thi and, a a fIr t library' (a et of isolated tep, a 'cD gene) has to be con tructed.

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The technique and experience for doing thi are a\'ailable at the invertav nidad Irapuato Bioquimica in Mexico. Mi Muna inghe wa f rtunate enough to be awarded the Fellow hip which i specifically intended for graduate to travel abroad to learn new techniques. he went out in]anuary 1990 but soon after he tarted work there was a technicians' trike, which caused the closure of her laboratory. Thi allowed her ome free time for travelling in Mexico, but fortunately the trike wa oon enled. Her work progre ed well and he has now returned with the de ired cD A library, and many exciting experiences of the rich cultural life of Mexico. We wi h her every ucces in her future career.

T J B Simons Acting Head of Phy iology

Gaffen f r 拢1 6. 6 al 0 拢61.5 from Gan trickland donan n fr m charity e\'ent~ they ha\'e taken part in. Thi i reatly appreciated by u all, e pe ially Mark, knowing that he i till remembered at

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Mark' c ndition remain much the ame, apart from ide effect cau ed by chan e of m di ation from tin,e to time. A new problem i ul ers cau cd b; long period in bed. Helping to combat thi Mark i now tryin an air mattre which hould help to prevent tlu happening a ain. He ha al 0 purcha ed a Walkn1an compact di player, and ca e to store disc .

We are al 0 trying to get a hair wash unit, to have this done in bed. Thi will as ist my wife and I greatly fInding it difficult to get Mark and chair in the bathroom.

We received a letter from Or 0 F vered, who keep in tOuch. AI 0 from Ken Bromfield a regular enquirer to Mark's health. Our incere thank to all tho e who have given time and effort to make life more comfortable for Mark.

Alan and Amy Bailey

Postgrad climbs for Britain Felicity Butler (M c Human Phy iology po tgraduate 19 8/9) came first in the British Open Climbing Competition organised by Bendcrete at Olympia in March this year. She was then selected by the Briti h Mountaineering Council for the Briti h Women's Team. he has represented Britain in World Cup event and came 8th in Vienna in April, 5th at Madonna di ampiglio in Italy, and 20th in difficulty and 4th in speed climbing at B rk I y California. She is due to repre em Britain at three events in ovember/December in urnberg Lyon and Barcelona.

A reception wa held at the Strand campu on October, when Miss Muna inghe gave a presentation of her work in Mexico to member of Peter Baker' family and the Phy iology Group. It wa attended by Peter's widow Phyllis his father, and twO of hi daughters, Lucy and ara.

Mi ~ Munasinghe' re earch is in plant biotechnology. She i trying to increa 'e the amount of an enzyme, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase, in cultured root cells from a plant, Fedia cornucopiae. It i 4

LETTER

OBITUARIES Clifford Dugmore 9 May 1909-25 October 1990 Clifford Dugmore, who was a scholar f exceptional range in theological and hi torical tudie, and the founding editor of a journal of international di tinction, was a key figure in the modern development in Britain of the stud of church hi tory.

The on of a par on, he was educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham and Exeter College, Oxford where he peciali ed in Hebrew. He was ordained in 1935 and the fir t edition of hi fir t important book, The Influence ofthe

ynagogue upon the Divine Office,

From Mr and Mrs Bailey Over the pa t few week , Mark ha received cheques from]ohn and Zoe

appeared in 1944. It has not tood the t t of time, but was an important mile tone in the subject. Largely on it strength he wa appointed to a enior lectureship in eccle iastical hi tory at Manche ter in 1946.

In 19- hi other major w rk, The .Uass .znd the Engli h RejoTmf?11, appeared, ar ~in that the En~1i h Re 'ormation had de 'eloped it tead-un on h .u hari "r m early church and medie\ aI our e _ quite independently f ontinental pro e ami m. He was appointed t the chair in e\. le ia ti aI hi tOn- at Kin'" in the .:une year. .

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MAURICE GODFREY November 192123 October 1990 ~lanr

memb r 01 Km ' will be adden cl to hear . the udJen dl'arh . lauriLe Godfrey ho wa a lull路time 'I-ial 0 .

T. 1 now. 1 f r mam \'ear . He died a ed 6 ,from a heart at~a~k whJe Out hikin .

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MARY JENKINS 4 April 1942-18 June 1990 , 13r) Jenkin came to London Irom her native \X'a1e in the middle f the win ,in ~ ue and J 10ed the entral admini tration oChe! ea Colle e, with re p n ibilitie 'or per onnel matter. he raduated in ngli h at the ni"ersiry of ~ 'ale before pro re iye educationalist' re orm had made tOO much headway it w uld appear, becau e he knew exactly where to put ommas, how to u e apo tr phes, and how t pell word like occa ion! In AprJ 197 he left the King' Road and became Admini trative e retan' or cience du ati n, joining the bunch f rather zany enthusia ts a embled there by Ke"in Ke hane in a convened factOry in Parson Green. Irhough he sponed the regulation line in mini kins and pos essed a well developed en e of humour Mar} was nor zany. he brought a firm treak of no-non eose cl hne into the runnmg of affair and whil t 'he wa in s me re peets a rather private son of person, it oon became apparent that he knew h w ro empathise with pe plc and to win their c nfidence.

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Here he made hi maj r COntribution to holar hip. In the fa eo' ome epnCl m he had founded TheJourrltl! ofEccleszastical HIstory in 19~. nder hi magi terial edit r hip o"er a period of 3 year it became an imernationally re o路 ni ed forum f r holarlv work O\'er the whole range of the hi tOry of Christianity.

Pr?~es or.Du 'more wa aI 0 the ~oving . PIrlt behmd the foundation of the Ecclesia tical History ocietv which quickly e tabli hed itself a the principal British pomt of contact between cholar 10 the field with links w imilar European b die.

Pr fesor Dugmore did not alway approve f devel pmem within the di cipline he had d ne 0 much w fo ter and retained to the end of hi life a profound scepticism about 'religiou : as oppo ed to 'cccle iastical' hi wry. Hi own down-to-earth approach was exactly captured in the title of his London inaugural lecture, 'Ecclesiastical history, no oft option~ He aI 0 po e ed a pa sionate and practical intere t in tOck breeding, never I sing hi ta te for farming. A colleague helping to pack his books on his retirement from King' was asked to leave one particular bookca e to Dugmore him elf.

Clo er in pection revealed not ome preciou edition of the father but a complete run of The Pig Breeder's Annual.

Hi ometune abrupt manner overed a kind heart and he was a generou and perceptive promoter of the work of friend and colleague.

He is unived by hi wife Kathleen, and by ne daughter from hi fir t marriage, to Ruth, who died in 1977.

(Fir t appeared in full in The Times)

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e rep re. ented UrllVet in techruciaos for mo t 0 hi time in the nion. Hi area cO\'ered mo t Colle 'e m the rllver itv of London, and he wa well-known to boOth mana ement and union bran he in Kin ' and Chel ea and Queen Elizabeth Colle e , prior to the merger. He wa also involved in national negotiation and was ecretary of the U rllver ity Technicians' 1 ational ommittcc.

Amon ur fonde t memorie of Maurice cca i ns we had a pint were the countle with him, after ome meetin or ther discu ing important iswc of the day.'

From time t time he was involved in trade union education at the Union c lle 'e in Bishop' tortford and wa re p n ible for motivating an arm' f lay branch official as well as introducing them to the best pub and bar in rown! Technicians from all over the c untry will recall happy evening pent in the Rising un at Bishop's tortford where Maurice was treated very much as a 'reg\.llar~ As is often the way with indu trial relation within college, a full路time union official i called in when an issue ha been discu ed at great length and both ides locally are finding difficulties agreeing one or two particular point . This meant that Maurice was u ually faced with a difficult or en itive problem. ith hi dry wit and pragmatic appr ach he usually found a way thr ugh these situati n earning the respect of all who knew him. n his retirement from the U rll n in 19 6, the College held a lunch for him in recognition of hi ervice to King' over the year.

In retirement, Maurice wa still very active in his Union, attendin meetings and conference and becoming involved in the retired members' e tion f M F. 1 am ure that mo t of us will remember Maurice Godfrey for hi effort on behalf of indu trial relation in universitie and hi

In many way he was a m del of the senior civJ ervant - a foum of hrewd knowledge and a prop w hara ed academics at all level. Passing her open office d or one could often glimp e uch person, lumped in the chair at the ide of her de k clutching their forehead whi! t he calmly interpreted the implications of ome do umem whjch had landed in their in-tray that morning. Her knowledge en ompa ed n t nJy College matter but al tho e concerning education in the niver ity as a whole. he could even be reljed upon to interpret the labyrinthine mind of the DE ,as it was expre cd in the regulation g verning teacher education!

An excellent secretary - of departmental, faculty, ATE and numerous other committee - her minutes were m dels of precision, distilled with an unerring ear from the clouds of rhetoric which so often characteri e uch occasion. When a committee confessed itself rumped over some fact or point of ub tance, Mary usually had the an wer. There are some

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names which carry an aura of c mpetence, dependability, affection and re pect amon colleague. tary Jenkin wa uch a name.

It wa entirely fittin that he hould ha\'e been appoint d a chool Admini trati e fficer of th chool of Education in 1 ovember 19 9 - and tra ic that 0 little time wa left to her and to u to enjoy the fruit of that promotion.

Once, in the 197 he wa tempted to leave u for a lucrative po t at U niver it)' College. The copy of the reference on her per onal fiJe contain the line' he is calm alway obliging, exceedingly capable and never ill: Tho e who witnessed her struggle to remain at her de k as he fought again t the inexorable advance of her mortal illnes will appreciate the poignanc)' of tho e word . We who knew her a a colleague were privileged to have done so. he ha made an enduring contribution to the work of us all.

The College' hristma scnice will be n Tue day 11 December at 5. pm.

Traditional arol bv candleli ht with mulled wine and min e pie to follow.

There are no ticket for thi en-ice, but do come and help make thi a olle e 'family' occa Ion.

when the utrition off prin wa. m re than 3 year old it wa drawn ba k under the roof f King' where it has remained, nor with ut dome tic trauma ,ever in e.

Full detail of chapel rvi e can be found in the term] , chapel card. If you would like to receive one each term, and are nor already on the mailing, plea e contact me.

Philip Che ter College Chaplain

Service of Thanksgiving A ervice of Thank giving for the life of Profes or orman Malcolm, Visiting Professor and Fellow of King's will be held on Wedne day 21 ovember in the College Chapel at 6 pm. Profe r eorg Henrik on Wright will give the addre .

Tony Mansell Centre for Educational Studie (First published in Access, the Centre for Educational tudie' newsletter)

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

NEWS FROM DEPARTMENTS NUTRITION

CHAPEL EVENTS Advent Carol Service

Professor Yudkin's 80th Birthday

Wedne day-Friday 5, 6, 7, December at 5.30 pm.

On Saturday 3 ovember the Department of utrition and Dietetic held a celebrator)' dinner to mark the 80th birthday of it founder, Pr fe or John Yudkin. Members of his family and around 50 past and pre ent staff and students of the Department joined in the private party in the Old Refectory of the Kensingron campus. Profe or Yudkin was presented with a book compiled from anecdote and memorie of his colleague .

A in previou year, the Advent arol ervice will be held on three uccessive nights from Wednesday 5 December Friday 7 December at 5.30 pm in the Chapel. Ticket (free) are available from the Porters' Desk in the Main Building, or from Jo ephine Bell, the Dean's ecretary.

Demand i alway trong, 0 please collect tickets soon. If any member of taff would like to read at one of the ervice, plea e contact the ollege Chaplain ( 2373) in the near future.

College Christmas Carol Service Tue day 11 December at 5.30 pm.

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John Yudkin i con idered the father of Nutrition at London Univer ity where he establi hed the first nutrition degree in Britain and in Europe. It wa King' College, or more preci e1y King' College chool of Hou ehold and ciaI Science, later to become Queen lizabeth College that gave birth to thi fir t degree. In 1985,

ProfessorJohn Yudkin The hi tory of nutrition and dieteti at King' tart in 1913 when Edward Mellanby wa appointed lecturer in physiology at the college in Ken ingron.

It was here that MelJanby carried ut hi famou experiments on puppie demonstrating that ricket was a dietary deficiency di ease, the deficient factor later being identified as vitamin D. In 1920 he was appointed Professor of Physiology but oon after left London for heffield, largely because he wa forced to di pose of hi dogs following complaints by the local re ident about their barking. Mellanby was ucceeded by eroon Mottram who e main intere t was al 0 nutrition and who gave the fir t lectures in nuturition to B c students in London Univer ity and wa instrumental in introducing the U niver it)' of London' Academic Po tgraduate Diploma in Dietetics before he retired in 1944.

About this time the Minister of Food during the war, Lord Woolton, noted the dearth of nutrition in truction and the ab ence of any Profe or of utrltlon in Britain. The Principal of King' College School of Household and ocial cience promptly a ked the University for a hair In utrition to be created at the College.

However the Gniver iry dra ed it feet and after month of di cu ion agreed only o fill he Chair 0 Phy iolo y with a candidate 'pr erably "';th qualifica i n in . 'utrition:

It was to thi· hair that]ohn Yudkin wa appointed in 1945. He cononued the banle with rhe 'niver it)' to create an ac.,demic di cipline 0 • Tutririon and prepared th yllabus f r aB degre in theubject with a olid bas in the biolocical, ph)' ical and social ien e . It tOok everal year to persuade the member of the Board of the Faculty of cience that a valid cientific degree could ever everal of the traditional di iplines including biochemi try, ph)' iology, ciology, anthropology and economics. However the yllabu was finally agreed and the B c utrition cour e began in 1953.

In the ame year the name f the college was changed to Queen Elizabeth College to arrract both men and women to everal new courses. The new hair f utrlOon was in tituted in 1954 and]ohn Yudkin wa the first occupant until he officially retired in 1971 to pend more time on his re earch.

During the 25 years of his app intment at Queen lizabeth College and the a1mo t 20 years ince,]ohn Yudkin ha been exceedingly active in re earch academic teaching, consultancy work, and dissemination of scientific findings to the public. The main thru t of hi laboratory re earch ha been on the relation hip between ugar consumption and obe iry, diabete and heart disea e, work that has caused considerable controversy in the cientific communiry. It also reated wide public intere t following the publication of everal b oks for a lay audience including Pure, White and Deadly and This Slimming Business. But hi interests were and are wide. He also conducted and fo tered re earch in the Department on the ocial determinants of nutrition in b th developed and developing countries and e tablished a forum for economic historian to explore histOrical hange in food and diet with nutritioni t . Thi was the Hi torian and utntl ni t Seminar which still flouri he tOday.

During hi tenureJohn Yudkin continued to expand the teaching of utrition in the College by adding PhD degrees and then a

one year om'erion ~1 c degree in 196 .

He there ore e tabli hed the Stron ba e for the Depanmen which ontinued under the head hip 0 tewart Tru well. mold Bender. and Donald •.ai mi h and now CHherine G ...i ler, I n these imtrvenin years the Depanment maintained it re earch reno'" n in ludin that of Derek • tiller in protein and ener metaboli m. The main inno\'ati n of tea hin in nutriti nine J hn Yudkin retired has been the introduction of an intercalated B c in utrition for medical tudents in 19 . This \\'a tarted a one mean to addre the ob\'iou need for doctOr to be b rrer trained in nutriti n, both preventive and therapeutic.

There are currently about 15 tudents and re earcher in the Depanment compared to half a dozen a cepted in 1953 for the new B c. The eight member f academi taH are all active in re earch with the main area including tudie imo di ea e uch as cancer, heart disea e, diabete , osreop rosis and obe ity. Another important area of reearch i maternal and child nutrition in the UK and abr ad.

Mo t of these areas of resear h, tca hing and consultancy are expansions f the types of activity e. tablj hed for the Department by John Yudkin who emphasi ed the importance of nutrition f r health.

The Department f utrition and Dietetic continucs to vigorou Iy develop the academic di ipune e tabli hed in the ollege by John Yudkin, now within the Division of Health ciences in the School of Life, Basic and Health Sciences.

Or Catherine Gei ler Head of Department

AUDIO VISUAL Copyright The ollege has paid the fee for the Educational Recording Agency Licence which means thar members of ollege may now record terre trial and cable broadca t materials for teaching u e. The e recording may be held indefinitely and

can be made in the Audi Vi ual Vnit or at the h me 0 the lecturer.

Rec rdin of pen Cnin:r i yand pen Ut: e are nor co\"er~'d by thi Licence and the} hould not be re\..orded. It i, po sible to play back onl} extraL of pro 'ramme f r teachin purpo e • bur cdirin) would n t be permirred.

Leafle re >ardin derails of the Licence Lan be btained from me on ext 2356. lide made by computer The i\!ontaOe ftlm reorder i now et up and we are COntinuin to tryout new oftware on the machine. \\'e have had ome ucce - with' lidewrite' which pr duce quite good graph.

Jack Fendley of the ompUler entre ha' been experimenting with V IRA on the computer and a paper i shortly to be published on the u e of U IRA and the Monta e. The co t per lide is £2. omputer booking to a omputer booking sy tem for all our equipment bookings.

Thi doe not affect our client but those making a booking will receive a confirmation of their b king. Booking can be made by calling 23 6 or K443 .

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ick Bugg Manager, AVSU

MUSIC Musical Bequest Mr Richard Lyttleton, Head of EMl Clas ic , has graciously agreed on behalf of hi company to give the King' College Mu ic Library nearly two hundred titles from their current gramophone catalogue.

Thi amounts to some four hundred Os. Furthermore, Mr Lyttleton will allow the ollege in furure to purchase CD from EMJ at co t.

F r technical reason EMJ was unable to include VAT in thi gift. Fortunately, the Hon olwyn Phillip , a former student in the Music Depanment and long-time friend of King' , has gener u Iy agreed to pay the complete VAT bill of ome several

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hundred pound. loreoyer, he was in trumental in helping the ollege ecure thi gift. The e generou action will be a 째reat help in allowin u to update and repla e our existin collection of ound recordin , which has Ion b en inadequate.

Profe or Curti Price Head of Department of Mu ic

Music and Gender Conference 1991

NURSING STUDIES

Open Evening Member of the Department are extremely pleased with their new accommodation in the Cornwall Hou e Ann xe. It i well appointed convenient for the trand ( ational Theatre and aterloo tation) and decorated to the tandard Staff have

come to expect ince the move t 552 ei ht year a o. t an open evening in ctober colleague from the College and Health ervice joined u to expre our ratirude to the Officer of Kin who had w rk d o hard t a -hieve all thi . Colin inn tt andJudy rai ht of the Thame ide campu are to be congratulated. All that i now required i a replication stUdy f r the re t of Cornwall Hou e.

Jenifer Wil on-Barnett Head of ur ing tudie

In Britain today there i a rapidly growing interest in the work of women composer in tudies relating to music and gender, and in feminist criticism in general. In the U A the e ubjects have been tudied in depth for ome fifteen year, yet very little information i available in Britain and there has ne er been a British conference devoted to exploring i ues arising from the e area of interest.

The aims of the Music and Gender Conference are to establi h these studie in Britain and generally to raise people' consciousness of women' mu ic. To thi end we are inviting to London a number of di tinguished American cholars and are providing a much needed forum for Briti h cholar and musician. Within the aims of the conference, we should like a wide range of papers and we hope that as many men as women will wish to attend and contribute.

ProfessorJenifer Wilson-Bamett (third from the left) welcoming guests to the ursing tudies' Open Evening held recently. To her left are Dr and Mrs Levin from the Wo/fson Foundation and on the fa,r right is the Principal

We hould like to draw up a provi onal chedule for the Conference and have ome idea of the number of people attending by the end of ovember. Please end your ideas, preferably in the form of an abstract, to ophie Fuller, Music Department, King's ollege London.

Mark your envelope Music and Gender Conference.

Staff Changes

To coincide with the Conference, Women in Mu ic will be organising a eries of concens and workshops celebrating women's music past and pre ent.

There have been a number of taff changes during the 1989/199 e ion, including a change of Head of Department and the appointment of a new Professor of Pharmaceuti .

The Conference will be held from 5-7 July 1991 at Ingram Court King' Road, Chel ea. icola LeFanu Sophie Fuller Rachel Cowgill Department of Music

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PHARMACY

On 1 August, Profes or John Gorrod, Professor of Biopharmacy and Head of Department ince 1984, was appointed to the post of Re earch Professor. This prestigious position (there is only one other imilar app intment in the ollege) will allow him to devote his effort to the ontinuing succe of his large re ear h

group and make an even greater contribution to the re earch output of the Department. His successor a Head of Department i Professor Robert Hider, Profe or of Medicinal Chemistry, who joined the Department in October 1987 from the Uni ersity of E sex. Initially appointed as Head of the Pharma eutical Chemi try ection, one of hi first accompli hments was to launch a succe sful verhaul of the then somewhat flag ing Pharmaceutical Chemi try yllabu . Profes or Hider al 0 to k 0 er from Profes or David Ganderton as Head of Division 4 of the chool of Life, Basic Medical and Health Science on 1 August 1990.

Other change to the Department's administration include the appointment of Dr Anthony The bald (formerly ub-

Dean) t the po to' Deputy Head 0 Depar ment.. Ir Gooffrey Demp y, new enior Tut r, will rake on many 0 Or Tht:obJ.1d' former dutie while connnulng Admi ion TutOr.

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The Pharmaceutic ection be an the new e Ion under the direction 0 Pr'e r hn t pher. larriott. Pr e r . larrion j ined the Department r m Bri ,htOn Polytechnic in June 199 and took O\'er the Hl'ad hip of the Pharamceutl eai n from Proieor Ganderton at the be 'nnin oi eptember. Prof~ or anderton has now fom,ally re i ned from his post but will continue hi Enk with the Department a isitin Profe or.

A number of new member of taff have been recruited. In 0 tOber 19 9, Mi Deni e H are wa appointed as a Teacher-

NEWS ROUND-UP

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING Univer itie have been obliged in re em year to concentrate their efforts largely on improving re car h, becau e of the funding impEcations of the UGCfUFC re carch electivity exercise.

BeEeving that excellence in teaching de erves at lea t a much anention a excellence in re carch, and hould earn as much credit, the Planning and Re ource ommittee, encouraged by the Principal, has set up a mall working group to consider the obje tives of our teaching programmes what we teach, how we teach it, and whether, in order to teach it better, we need change in cour e content, teaching tyle or methods of tudent as e memo The member of the group are Profe sor Robert Hill, Profe or Arthur Luc , Profes or Timothy Peter, Dr Robert Poller, Brian Salter (Academic Regi trar) and Profes or orma Rinsler (Convener).

They ee their brief, which has been deliberately left open, a involving both hOrt-term action and longer-term goal ,

Pra itioner in Ilnical Pharma y a JOint appointment with Ri\"er ide Heal h Au h nty. Dr ala Raman, 'ormerlya . laplethorpe Po tdoe oral Fellow in the Department w appointed Lecturer in Pharmacogn y romJanuary 1 :::. Two m re re ent addition to the a ademi taff are Dr ukhi BamJ.1 and Or Andrew J Hun, who k up their po n 1 eptember, 19 . Dr Bansal, now Lecturer in PharmaceutiLal Chemistry, formerly had a po tdo ral po ition in the Department runnin the hool' peptide ynth i laboratOri . Or Hun, another recruit from the taff at Bri htOn Pol technic, has been appointed Lecturer in Biopharmaceutical Analy i . Or Hun i a former student of the Department, having obtained hi PhD here ome year ago. Two new Maplethorpe Po tdoctoral Re earch and Teaching Fellow' have aI 0 and expect to c n ider u h related matter as the role 0 external examiner , the influence of validating bodies, the proces of app inting taff, and the que tion of how to keep enthu iasm and reative thinking alive in bOth tudent and taff.

At the ame time, an informal roup has been considering how we can identify ood teaching and reward staff accordingly; its members include Profe or Lucas, Professor Rinsler and Dr igel Holder, tOgether with Marjorie Young and Geoffrey Cuthbert from Personnel. This i a matter that concern u all, and we need not wait for guidance from either the Academic Audit Unit or the UFC: the future ucce of King' may well depend on our ability to offer coherent, adventurou and distinctive cour es that tudent will perceive to be relevant to their needs; and we hall need to project our elves as being fully committed to the education (in the broadest sense) of our tuden .

King' has a very good record in teaching, but there is no doubt that we can make it even better, and it is important that good teachers hould feel that their work is recognised. De pite the rather daunting li t of agenda, the main group hop to report by the end of thi term, and I would welcome comments and ugge tions as soon as po ible from anyone with a view to express.

been appointed. They are ~1i Car n \X' and . Ir . lark Helliwell.

Three lon"- en'in member 0 the Department re ired durin,., he I t e i n.

The e were Or \Xalter Ro Or Antoni Can and Pr 0 r. 'orman B. Pr"e r . Pharma 0 0 y, who now lx.: me merirus Profes r to the Department. The Department plans to hold a ombined farewell dinner for Pro e or Ganderton and the retirin' taff on 2 1 'ovember. olleague from Other departmen at Kin ' will be mo t welcome at the occasion and are invited to C ntact Dr Theobald if they would Eke to attend.

Dr mala Raman Department of Pharmacy

IAESTE

IAE TE (acronym for International Asso iation for the Exchange of tudents for Technical Experience) i an independent, non-political, worldwide organisation. It eek to provide students with cour erelated practical experience abroad and thereby offer tOmorrow' cienti ts, engineer, and managers an under tanding of overseas technology and markets.

In 1990, under the au pice of IAE TE, 241 tudent in scientific and technical degree cour e at ome 55 univer ities and polytechnic throughout the UK undertook cour e-related training in 31 countne.

For example 19 Computer ience students worked at companies as diver e as Volvo in weden, the Micro on Corporation in the U , andoz in witzerland and IBM in Canada, on placements varying from 12 weeks to a full year. Two British architecture student were involved in d ign work related to the 1992 Olympic site in Barcelona.

Profe sor orma Rin ler Vice-Principal 9

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to have an over ea.) student working on a project in y ur departmem or want to find tudent work experien -e place abroad comact R bert Poller,IAE TE repre emati\ e, Departmem of hemi try.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY CONFERENCE A conference to celebrate the inaugurati n of the King' Research Institute in Systematic Theology wa held in allege from 25-27 eptember. upponed by a gram from the Academic Development Fund, it attracted over lOO participant , including past and pre ent tuden~, a well as academic and re earch tudent from abroad and many pans of Britain. The conference theme, taking up a topic that after year of relative negl ct ha recently come back into prominence - partly thank to the work of some member of the Re earch In titute - wa 'Trinitarian Theology Today.' The main e sions of the conference were addressed by vi iting speaker from America, Profes or R W ]enson and Germany, Profe or Ingolf Oalferth, as well as by Profes or ]olm Heywood Thoma of the Univer ityof ottingham, and Profe sor Coljn Gumon, Or Brian Home and Or Christoph ch woebel. A ' hart paper' e ion attracted enough papers to require three groups to run throughout one afternoon.

MEDICAL NOTES Well women at King's Oid you kn w that cervical mear were a\Oailabl at the College Medical emre on all three campu e to every emale memb r of taff and tudent ? You do not need to be reoj tered \ ith the olle e do tor to hay thi done. The ervice i fr e and confidential and the te t i performed by a female doctor.

The smear test i an early warning mea ure which ho\ if there i any d1sea e at the neck of the womb (cervix) wm h could develop into cancer if n t treat d in time.

It i re om mended that all w men have thi done about every three year .

The test invol e the doctor making a gentle examination and takin a san1ple from the ervix. Tm is then ent to tbe laboratory for testing, with the result u ually taking about f ur weeks to come through. If you are regi tered with a doctor other than Or Bavetta a copy of the report will be ent to your own Gp. In addition to cervical mear the Med1cal entres al 0 offer women contraceptive advice, pregnancy te ting, advice on breast elf-exan1ination, rubella screening, a general doctor' urgery and other health information.

NHS White Paper and the College Medical Centres

SCHOOL NAME To clarify, the name of the chool which wa form d on I Augu t 199 , following the merger of the chool of Mathematical and Phy ical ciences with the chool of Engineering is the chool of Phy ical cience and Engineering. '\ ould everyone plea e update their mailing list .

The chool is ba ed in the Main Building, in Room 3IB, 21A and lOA. Chri tine Terrey School Secretary

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Due to the change in GPs' contracts introduced in April 1990 the allege doctor are now unable to write NH pre cnpnon for patient not registered with them.

Tm , however hould not cau e toO many problem as man con ultations do n t involve pre criprion the d ctors can give advice about over-the-counter medications and can write private pre cripnons (whi h for ome commonly pr cribed antibiotic are cheaper than one ).

The CoIll' e medical centres remain open to all member of taff and tudent providing m dical on ultations, comracepti n, cervical mear ho pital referral , pregnancy testing, bl d te ts

bl od pre ure he k dre sing, health advi e and fir t aid. '\ e do how ver trongl)' re omm nd that e\ ery ne regi ter with a d etor in London as tm i the only way of en uring treatment in an emer ency. Or Ba\'ena can now accept patien fr m an increased number of po tal di tri in London. F r further details, call any f the Colle e' ;\ledi al emr~:

ext 2613 ext 425

ext 2300

Every day Every day (limjted periods term only) Wedne day and Friday pm. (term only)

Jackie Oonegan ister - Kensington

NURSERY PLACES An outside organi ation has one or two places available for over two at a nur ery in Wesnninster Bridge Road (near t George's Circus). It may be possible to a commodate under two-year old from next spring. The co t will be about £100 per week. Anyone interested should contact Peter Gilbert on ext 52667.

GIFT AID SCHEME The new Gift Aid cheme, introduced in thi year's Finance Act, came into operation on 1 October 1990.

Gift Aid i a new tax relief for ingle ca h gifts made to charity by UK re ident .

Each gift must be at least £6 , net of basic rate tax and a donor is able to make giJ of up to £5m through Gift Aid in each tax year. Although, in principal, the gift hould have no strings attached, the charity may provide small b nefit to the donor provided the e are not worth more than 2.5 Vc of the net gift or £250, whichever is the lower. for corporate donor, the Gift Aid ch me extends the limit for single gin on which

tax reLi f can be claimed to £5m, (after dedu non f income tax) in tead of the 300 of dividend (before dedut.'tion f in me tax) whi h applied previ u ly. For clo e c mpani the Gift Aid rule are imilar to th e whi h appl, to individual donor.

In rder to take ad antage of the heme indi\'idual hould u e Form R19 ( D) and corporate donor hould u e Form R24 ( D). The Inland Revenue has publi hed a brochure, IR 113 Gift Aid: A Guide for Donors and Chanties, which explain in more detail how the cheme works.

COLLEGE INSURANCE The following report provide a broad indication of the College' in urance poLicie and the limits which are now applicable. It i empha ised that given available pa e, it i impos ible to outline in detail all aspects of the College's insurance poLicie , it i hoped, however, that the information provided will afford a wider understanding and knowledge of in urance matter, 1. COLLEGE ESTATE AND EQUIPMENT 1.1 All Risk In ures the College buildings and their contents against loss or damage by fire, Lightning, aircraft explo ion, riot, civil commotion earthquake, pomaneous combu tion thunderbolt, ubterranean fire, flood and burst pipe, maliciou damage.

In ure the content of College building, including money and freez r ontents against physical 10 or damage anywhere in the United Kingdom. Excess charge of £5 0 for most lainl and 10 limits of £7, 00 for freez r content and £500 for money (other than in approved afe) are applied.

Departments hould note that we are required to provide the In urer with detail of any single item of equipment purchased which is worth £25,000 or more and therefore deparmlent are a ked to provide the appropriate

information to the Finance Office when

su h purcha e are made. taff and tud nt wearin' apparel and per onal effects within the confine of Colle e building are \. red for Fire and Peril (excluding ac 'dental damage) and Theft involving for ible or \'iolent entry to a room or premise .

1.10ney belon in to taff and tudent . not o\'er d. Lo limit of £5 for taff claim and £25 for tudent claim are applied and ther i an ex Cl' charge of £100 for all claims.

Th claim incidence at King' is high and unl we can keep our claim rating at a reasonable level we will be faced with the prospect of dropping the cover or maintaining a penal exces .

You will appr iate that \ e are not anxiou to embark on either option.

Also you will appreciate therefore that we are not prepared to proce laim if department have not maintained an acceptable degree of e urity.

1.2 Equipment taken out ide the United Kingdom It i nece ary f r the In urer to be informed of any equipment taken abroad so that cover may be arranged and therefore the Finance Office should be given details of any such equipment.

2. CONSEQUE TIAL LOSS Provides for c mpensation should any danlage to premi e result in loss of income and/ r additional expenditure through the interruption of normal acti iti .

3, E GINEERING IN URANCES 3.1 Boiler and Pre sure Plant Cover explo ion or collapse udden and unfore een danlage to boiler and pre sure plant and dama e to urrounding property as a dire t re ult of such events.

3.2 Electrical and Mechanical Plant Lift and Hoists Covers emergen y br akdown not due to fair wear and tear and any damage to surrounding property a a direct re ult of uch an event.

All claims are subject to an exclusion of the fir t 50'0 ubject to a minimum of £50 and a maximum of £100.

4. LIABILITY 4.1 ombined Liability The combined liability cover include Employer' Liability indemnifyin ' the llege in resp et of legal Liability for death, di ease or bodily injury to employee ari ing out of and in the c ur e of their employment.

In additi n, th Public and Product Liability p Licy provide imiJar cover in r pect f tudent and member of the public. The cover is Limited to £15m in re pect of anyone 0 currence.

4.2 Fidelity Guarantee In ures again t 10 of money r pr perty belonging to the ollege or for which the ollege i legally r ponsible, uffered a a re ult of fraudulent or dishone t act of an employee. The indemnity i Im f r anyone employee.

4.3 Profe sional Indemnity Indemnifies the College in respect of Legal Liability for damage and cost incurred a a result of neglect, error or ommi sion 10 of document, breach of tru t Libel and lander etc. over i extended to all past, present and future employees of the College but pecifically excludes employee who conduct con ultancies, etc, without the knowledge or authority of the ollege.

The indemnity limit is £2m for anyone year, ubject to an ex Cl' s of £10,000 for each laim.

S. VEHICLES The Motor Vehicle Policy is in re pect of any vehicle owned, hired or loaned to the College. It is nece ary for the College to provide a Li t of all its vehicles to the insurer and department should upply the Finance Department with detail of any vehicle purcha ed or hired in advance of the tran action.

Any eriou motor offences committed by driver mu t be reported to the in urers, who will th n de ide whether they will allow the driver to be covered.

The policy doe not offer any protection to the employee. It i mo t important for employee who from time to time u e private vehi I on

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Colle e busin to make ure that cover under their per onal motOr e. poli y eX1:ends to bu ine It hould also be noted that anyone parkin their private vehicles on Colle e property does 0 entirely at their own ri k. The olle e over doe not extend to pri\'ate motOr \'ehicle .

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Cover all employee of the Colle e up to 75 years 0 a ere ident in Great Britain whil t travellin on Colle e busine ou ide the nited Kingdom.

Cover include the following: 1. Ac idental death, 10 of limb or di ablement up to a maximum of £2 0 per claim.

2. Temporary tOtal disablement allowance of £200 per week up to a maximum of 104 weeks.

3. £200,00 medi al expense.

4. Los of money up to a maximum of £500.

S. Loss of baggage up to a minimum of £1,000 (subject to a maximum of £250 for anyone article).

6. Loss of air fares from inability to travel due to illness or injury up to a maximum of £1,000 ubject to an exces of £10. (In many cases it i po ible to claim back all or part of air fare paid from travel agents when cancellation i due to sickness).

Cover all students of the College up to 75 years whilst travelling on College studie outside the United Kingdom for £200,000 medical expenses.

7. ASSAULT IN URANCEUNIVERSITY OF LONDO SCHEME The Univer ity of London provides an Assault Insurance Scheme for all employees of the University and its constituent institution against the risks of tOtal disablement or death arising from a ault in the course of, or as a con equence of, their employment.

Compensation offered under the scheme i as follows: 1. In the event of

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7.1 Death v.;trun 12 calendar month from the date of the as ault: or 7.2 Permanent total disablement from ontinuin in the emplo~ment ollowed with the institution at the date 0 the as ault.

The equivalent of fi\'e year'

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remuneration at the rate bein re eived from the institution at the date of the assault, or £1 ,5 ,whi h ver i greater.

2. If, after the expiry of 52 weeks' conse uti\'e di ablement, the insured per on is till totally di abled from engaging in or giving anention to the employment followed with the institution but medical evidence is uch that it cannOt be said such disablement is permanent, total or ab olute, payments will be made for as such tOtal disablement continues for a period not exceeding ten year. uch payment hall be at annual rate of 1 0J0 of the benefit under 7.1 and 7.2 above and will be by half-yearly in talmem in arrears commencing eighteen months after commencement of di ablement.

The scheme i not applicable to employees beyond the normal retirement date following the 65th birthday. For the purpo e of the policy, the term 'A ault' include explo ion, and attack by animal .

Under the terms of the policy the University is required to give written notice to the In urer as oon as po ible after the event of any incident giving or likely to give rise to a claim.

Any incident hould be reported immediately to the Per onnel Officer ext S2125.

ASSAULT COVER It hould be noted that the above scheme only provides cover against total disablement or death and therefore assault resulting in other injuries are not covered. Thi i particularly relevant in connection with assaults that may ari e as a re ult of action by Animal Rights or similar Groups. The extent of cover against damage to per onal property due to action of Animal Rights and similar Groups within the confines of College buildings is indicated at 1.1 above.

I hope that this brief outline of the Colle insurance' helpful. I there are any qu tions or further information required plea e contact the under i ned.

RDHarve Deputy Financial ervice Manager Finance Department

GRANTS,

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS C W Maplethorpe Fellowships Applications are in ited for C W Maplethorpe Postdoctoral Fellowship for Pharmaceutical Educati n and Re earch, tenable from October 1991 for a maximum peri d of up to three year. The Fellow hip have been establi hed under the Will of the late Mr yril W Maplethorpe for the promotion of pharmaceutical education and re earch at the chool of Pharmacy, and the Department of Pharmacy at King' .

Applications must be submitted at latest by 31January 1991 on the pre cribed form which may be obtained, tOgether with further particulars of the Fellowship, from the Scholarships Office, enate House, Malet treet, London WOE 7HU, telephone 071-6368000, ext 3042.

The Royal Society Fellowships and Study Visits The Royal Society offer grants to Briti h scientists wishing to visit countrie in Nrica, Latin America, the Indian ubContinent and the newly indu triali ed countries of South East A ia. There are two categones: tudy Visits - u ually for short periods, of two - four weeks, with the aim of visiting a number of laboratorie in the host country.

Fellowships - For longer periods of 6-12 months to carry out research projects, or to learn techniques predominantly in one laboratory, but with provision for short ubsidiary visits to other esrabli hments.

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~. ~_--I"i Detail and application form ar obtainable from The Executive ecretary (ref FG ) The Royal ociety, 6 Carlton Hou e Terrace, London 1Y SA telephone 71- 395561 (ext 258).

There are at pre ent no closing date for the abo e hem but appli an hould note that twO month ma e1ap e between the ubmission of an application and notification of result . POtential vi itors under formal exchange agreements hould, where po ible apply four to Lx month in advance of travel.

Royal Society University Research Fellowship Application are invited for about 30 Royal Society Re ear h Fellowships tenable in the flfst instance for five years from 1 October 1991 (or lightly later in the academic year 1991/2), with twO possible further renewals for three and then two years. The Fellow hip are available in any branch of science, including agriculture, medicine, mathematics, engineering and teclmology.

Application details are available (on written request only) from Mrs U M A Tokle, at the Royal Society. Closing date 15 February 1991.

Royal Society Leverhulme Tru t Senior Research Fellowships Applications are invited from sci mists in any subject, including mathematics and engineering, for five appointments from 1 October 1991. The Fellowships have been established through the genero ity of the Leverhulme Tru t to provide opportunities for scientists in mid-career to be relieved of all teaching and administrative duties for a period of between one academic term and one year, to do full-time research.

Details and application forms are obtainable from Mr U M A Tokle. The closing date for applications i 15 February 1991.

John Murray Travelling Studentship in Oceanography and Limnology Applications are invited for the above research appointment, which is open to British graduate under the age of 35 and to be used for the encouragement of travel and work in oceanography and limnology.

Application, which hould be received not later than 15 December 1990, should be

made on form to be obtained from Mr U M A Tokle.

Marine cience Research Grants pplication are invited from qualified research w rker of PhD or equivalent tatus for personal grants from three fund for marine ciences: Browne Research Fund: for r earch in marine biology at a marine biological laboratory or elsewhere.

Maurice Hill Research Fund: for re earch in the general fields of phy ical and chemical oceanography, marine geophysics and geology, either at ea r in lab ratorie and institutes having adequate facilitie .

Mar hall and Orr Bequest: for the support of marine biological research.

Application should be made on forms to be obtained from Mr U M A Tokle, and returned by 15 December 1990.

Wellcome Fellowships Applications are invited from postdoctoral workers to undertake research projects in any branch of the natural and clinical science which ha a bearing on human or animal medicine (except cancer). The scheme is tenable at academic il1,'iututes in Europe and the Soviet Union. Applicants must have been engaged in research in the UK or Ireland for the la t three year . The duration of the Fellowship is from three months to two years.

The closing date are: for full applications 23 ovember 1990 and 1 May 1991. ( hortterm Fellows, less than one year, may apply at any time).

Request for application form hould include a brief curriculum vitae, an outline of the propo ed research (twO page ), and a upporting letter from a full-time member of the host institute. Letters to be sent quoting reference (HB) to: The Grants Section (Europe) The Wellcome Trust, 14LJ. 1 Park quare West, London

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VIEW FROM THE DESK I am nOt at my be t at eight o'clock in the morning and at that time J am completely unable to work Out time heets in my sleep bemu ed brain.

Thi mean that I ha e to resort to my calculator which wa given to me many years ago by someone who obviou Iy disliked me. It is a large, early onh Korean model, with many completely meaningless symbols, a voracious appetite for batteries and an inability to cope with anything other than imple addition and subtraction. It wa , I am sure, originally bought as a door-stop or was given away as a time-share prize for a non-exi tent panish property.

I was trying to coax it to subtract 0645 hours from 1557 hour without the meaningless letter 'XQZ' lighting up with maddening regularity, when I sensed that omeone had arrived at my desk unobs rved and unheard.

'I've gOt a pome, Guv; he aid.

Hi clothes looked as if they had been bought at an Oxfam clearance sale and were covered in a [me layer of grey du t.

His head was shaven, he had several day gr wth of stubble on his jaw, and his bare arms were covered in a dazzling display of multi-coloured tattoos. evertheless, he looked vaguely fanUliar (a forgotten cousin perhaps?) and while I puzzled over his identity I wondered if I should express my ympathy or my joy at hi having a pome.

'You have a 'pome'?' I asked with polite intere t.

'Yes, it' on thi bit of paper; he aid, as he searched the various pockets of his baggy trOusers with dirty hands, unearthing in the proce several crumpled tissue, some half- moked cigarette , a large wad of banknotes and a comb with everal teeth missing. Eventually with a grunt of ucce s, he produced several sheets of much creased and discoloured paper which he placed arefully on my desk and attempted, unsucces fully, to mooth out with the edge of hi hand.

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'A pome fr' With pride.

mbat:' he announced.

I realiz~..J imul ant: u I)' ha he had pre en ~.J me \\lth a poem ·or (omn.wc and tha he had been a member 0 the dem Ii i n tcam whil.:h had wreckL..J par uf the Atlun Buildin n eH~ral momh earber. en ing that I w uld han~ be diplumatl~, I bru hed aide mv alwlator, \vhich, r ome ob 'ure rea ~n, had deleted 'XQZ' and w~ now howin" '356 73' and ettled down to read the 'pome: Its title wa 'I Knock Them Down:

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It began with reat gu to, but apart fr m the dd couplet it didn't rhyme, it didn't can and the pelling and the En Ii h were omewhat adventurous. It rambled on f r all of three 4 pa >e , beb>uiling the reader with emhrallin >detail of mammoth demolition and hair-rai in 'accident .

then uddenly bri,..,htened, 'I mi ~ht haw a a 'Bre~.Jer Di"e 'be' re I come ba k: and he do ~.J the d r behind rum.

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\\'hen he had 'one I ound une pa~t: . hi poem and hi '" mb on he f1 r. He hasn' bt:en back 0 ·Iaim them, but perhap~ he hasn't no iced that lu p cm ha been redu ed b~ a hird and, until hi hair ~ow he will ha\ e no need of hi c mb. I await hi return with considerable tr~1'idation, but perhaps 'Breeder Dlge t' have napped up the hortened \'ersion 0 hi poem and he will never return. indel Reception

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I no\\ felt that I had to discourage him without hurtin ' his feelin' .

'It' a bit Ion >; I aid.

He wa most understanding. 'You could print it in tw halve or four quarters; he ugge ted help uUy. He became carried away with the idea, 'or even eight eighth: 'A sort of 'Beowulf Ride Again; in monthly pans; I quipped.

'I think what I've caUed it i alright; he aid firmly.

r realized that I w

uld have to deal with him with le s levity. 'Your writing is very hard to read, it should be typed before the editor wiU con ider it,' I explained.

'That' alright, he agreed cheerfully, 'my daughter can type it at work: He crammed the 'pome' and the rest of his belongings into the sagging pocket of his cardigan and marched towards the door where he pau cd ~ r a m ment. 'How much will they pay me?' he a ked. ,

l orhing;

I aid, with dawning hope.

, othing?' he repeated incredulously, 'they won't pay me nOlhin ,?'

SERC VISITOR ivir John Merchant, Direeror of ouncil Policy Adminitration, cience and Engineerin ' R' earch ouncil ( ERC), spent a day at the ollege on 12 ctober.

Hi visit was one of a serie by which enior administrators and Council members from RC vi it universitic and polytechnics to improve levels of knowledge and understanding of the p Iicies of ER and to gain feedback on the practi al operation of thoe policies.

During hi vi it, Mr 1erchant had discu ions with the Principal Profe or R E Burge the oUege ecretary, and also with the Re earch trategr Committee on the anticipated future pattern of re earch in the oUe e i fundin, including fundin<> from RC, and it organi ation. The e discus ion were aided by a sh rt talk ,\1r ivlerchant gave on the operation of ER particularly in re peer to the provi ion of centrali ed large facilitie both in the UK at the Rutherford Appleton and Daresbury Laboratories, and in Europe, eg, nuclear physic at ER , neutron faciJitie at In titut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, etc.

'They don't pay anyone anything: He looked crestfallen ,[,IJ get my daughter to type it; he aid with le conviction and 14

Poster di play were mounted for Mr lerchant's benefit in Mathematical and Phy ical cience Engineering and Life,

Ba ic. k.Jid and Health Icnl.:e. n he ba i 0 the di pla~' and ov~r a p 'rioc! 0 aim hree hour. the re e-arch \\ lrkcr tnHJ\L'Ii (n ()nI~ \\;th fundin~ fr m LR t k advamase 0 - indi\ idu.ll Jj ~lJ ion \\ i h our vi itor, In a number o in tan~e Ir . lcr",hant promi cd eeJba",k in due ~ ur e on pe i le i Ut: rai ed with him, Becau co the limited time a\·ailable tor hi vi it, . Ir • ler",hant \·i ited only the trand campu . A con equence 0 thi \\as that only brid (on ideration ould be 'lwn to the re ear h oing on at King' oUe:e chool of :-"Iedi ine and Dentistry (particularly that upported by ER ), but the highli 'hts of thi resL'arch were de cribed within the discussion with the Research trategy ommittee. A part of the same discu ion \\ as devoted to de cribin >the development of King' oUege Re l"an.h Data Base, which i~ now about to be brou 'ht into u e by some CoUege departments on a pilot basis. ~ir Merchant made clear that King' lead the field in organising such a data base and he 'rasped immediately its potential for co- rdinating and enhancin ' our re L'arch.

The re ult of the vi it, from ERC's viewpoint, will appear in the form of a full report which Mr Merchant will cin:ulate to official, ouncil, and <>ram-awarding committees at ER . From the King's ,'iewpoim, particular attention was drawn to problems related to the transfer of funding for research from the UF to the Re earch ouncils, difficulties in the level of attraction and the consequential low take-up by indu try of LI rK ( ER IDTI/ univer ity) initiative, and the anomalou interface between ERC funding and re L'arch prioritie and paraIJeI re t..'arch pon ored by the E . In respeer of application for E funding, ivir 1erchant drew attention to the ER - upported re carch suppOrt office in Bruels.

In umming up his impression of the \ i it, i\lr. lerchant emphasi ed that he is n t a scienti t - although fr m hi penetrating que tions during hi tour of our research, this was not apparent - but he had been very impres ed by the high quality of the research shown to him and by the evident enthusiasm for their work hown by all the exhibitOr . He coupled his remarks with the comment that he had been plea cd, and surpri ed, to see the wide range of funding source supporting our research. Finally, he

tat d that althou >h hi impre ion ere uperficial and ba ed only on the vi it, he had me concerns to the amount f inter-di ciplinary re earch 0 far devel ped at Kin â&#x20AC;˘ and also that more fund might b ught from E initiative (as well a from . R ). He felt he had pent a u ful day and w felt imilarly from me olle e ideo RE Burge Vice Principal and heatstone Profe or of Phy ic Chairman, Re earch trategy Committee.

ESRC:RESEARCH INITIATIVES ER' Human Behaviour and Development Group, one of its four research development group, i in the pro e of developing ideas for new re earch initiati e which if funded, will tart in autumn 1992/ spring 1993.

To thi end, the Human Behaviour and Development Group would like to canva the I' earch community for what they feel will be the most important issues in the social sciences in the 1990s and which E R hould be con idering. It is particularly interested in the area of education (higher and tertiary), personal! ocial welfare, social work intervention , the family, child development, sociali ation, and finally language and lingui tic .

If you would lik to make a contribution to me de elopment of me ESRC's re ear h portfolio plea e write to Peter Linthwaite, ecretary to the Human Behaviour and Devel pment Group, Economic and ocial Re earch Council, herry Orchard a t, Kembrcy Park, Swindon S 2 6UQ by the end of ovember. The Human Behaviour and Development Group will be meeting in December to di cu these idea .

Peter Linthwaite Human Behaviour and Development Group

TRAINING COLUMN

11-12 De emb I' Development Programme f I' dministratOr ( 12 De ember Introduction to 'HAZARD; a C HH management ftware pa kage (KIT)

Training Opportunities

12 December

ttendant

The progranlmc of cvents et Out below will enable taff and their mana er to plan meir trainin trate y until the end of April.

The list include a election of the opporrunitie offered b the oumern niver itie Admini rrative Training Pro2Tamme ( U), the London niver ity Federal Pro ramme (LU) a well as in-h use cour e and eminar (KIT).

1 December (KIT)

taff InduCtion Cour e

The target staff group i indi ated where the ourse organi er have pecified.

A ynop i of in-hou e coursc content i ent to departmcnt about ix weeks before events. FUMeI' detail about federal cour e have been publi hed in a London Univer ity Training Pro pecru which ha b en di rributed to deparmlents. The Training Office welcomes enquiries from taff about all matter relevant to their professional development.

Recruitment and (KIT) Time Management (KIT) upervi ion for 28 ovember Time Management (SU) (Admini trative staff) 28 ovember Organisation of Teaching LaboratOries (KIT) (Technicians) 29 ovember Effective writing (KIT) (Technicians and clerical staff) 30

ovember

3 December Women (KIT)

Team Building (KIT) s ertiveness kills for

3-7 December Fir t Line Managerial kills (LU). (Current and prospective upervisory staff)

our e (L

17-1 Decemb I' Rapid Reading and lemory kill (LU) Care and amtenance 9 January of Mir ropipette (KIT) (Technician) 15 Januar ( lerical taft)

Reading Efficiency (LU)

24 January (9.30 am-12.30 pm) rntroduCtion to pread h et (KIT) (For all taff wh would like m know what they are, how m a e the right pread heet for a particular task and what their practical application are. This seminar does not require participants to have practical knowledge of the ubject.)

29 January ( ecretarial taff)

Minute taking (LU)

31 January (9.30 am-12.30 pm) Introduction to Databases (KIT) ( ee 24 January for description of detail ) 1 & 15 February Manual taff upervisors Cour e (LU) 4-8 February kill (LU)

First Line Managerial

6 February Work (KIT)

Handling Di ipline at

12 February Development Programme for AdministratOrs ( U) 13 February

Leadership kill (KIT)

21 February (9.3 am-I 2.30 pm) Introduction to Desk Top Publi hing (KIT) ( ee 24 January for description of details) 4-8 March kills (LU) April

Fir t Line Managerial Reading fficiency ( U)

9 April Development Programme for Admini tramr ( U)

5 December Providing a Quality ervice (KIT) ( taff who provide service and informati n)

12 April

Speaking in Public (LU)

4-5 December Workshop (LU)

15-19 April kill (LU)

Fir t Line

ecretary with Manager

11 December Better ProofReading for Word Proce ing (KIT)

anagerial

17 April are and Maintenance of pH electrode (KIT) (Technicians)

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22. pril

raH Induction Cour e

\Xord 4

pple . 13 into h

(KlT)

2 April kill or Job Trainin ' and In truction con inuin I and 15 :\lay) 25-26 April or ecretan~.

Development

The programme 'or Apple one-day cours is ominuin thi e ion and they are fillin up f t 0 pI e contact me immediately if you would like to attend: Basic 9 1 ·ovember, 12 • 'Q\'ember Advan ed 3 . 'ovember 6 December

Detailed information about training cour e i circulated to depamnems. Addition to the li t will be publi hed in Comment.

The Training Office has embarked on the organi ation f afety cour e in onjuntion with the afety Officer. The fLfSt of thee will be timetabled for January.

Ken Bromfield on-Academic taff Training Officer 2803

Audio Cassettes The following titles can be borrowed from the Training Office. Thi~ form of training on car audio sy terns and personal stereo is proving ery p pular. Application to borrow the cas eue sets will be dealt with in order.

All word proces in cour e are or ani ed on a upply-and-demand basis 0 please do nOt hesitate to write or telephone me if you would like to attend any of the above.

I look forward to hearin from you!

Janine Morton Training Office, trand, ext 276

Academic and Academicallyrelated Staff Development ome of the course running thi term and during the Christmas vacation are as follow :19 ovember Apprai er training, 9. 0 am-1.00 pm ( trand)

UNION NEWS Health and Safety oi e level

elf Esteem and Peak Performance How to Achieve and Set Goals How to Delegate Work (and ensure that it i done well) The One Minute Manager The ecrers of Power How to

egouatlon

egOtiate like a Profe sional

How to Deal with Difficult People

Word Processing Courses Word 5 IBM/compatible A Ba ics cour e on Word 5 IBM! compatible was ucce fully run on 22 October. We had a full-house and I now have a waiting list of people for the next one! The modular 'Special Topics' one-day course will be held on 17 December. Further dates for both the e cour e will be set as early as po sible in the Spring Term, please watch this pace for detail.

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Do you work in a noi yenvironment?

Do you have to shout to make yourself heard?

Did you know that new noise regulations came into force on 1January 1990?

Sound intensity is mea ured in decibeL (dB) which i a logarithmic call', ie, an increa e of 10dB means that the noi e imen ity ha increased TE TIMES! So 80dB i ten time higher than 70dB. When noi e is measured at work empha is is given to frequencies that have the 'reatest effect on the human ear. The call' for thi i the 'A' weighted cale: dB(A).

Continuous noise above OdB(A) may cause temporary hearing loss. Prolonged expo ure over a number of year may lead to permanent hearing I s. The new regulations place a duty on the employer, if reque ted, to provide uitable protection from noise if the level is likely to exceed any of the 'action level ~

Apprai er trainin , trand,

uc essful re earch 3 .'ovember "ram appli ation in the humanirie , 9.38 am-12.3 pm ( trand) 3- December

our e

\X' rd proces in ' cour e or non-tea hin taff are or ani ed by Jarune ~lOrton accordin to demand. Plea e nOte current programme details below.

2 . 'Q\'ember 9."''' am-1. pm

Fir t line mana 1erial enate Hou e)

13 December . lore effcLtive teaching, 9.3 am-5. pm ( trand) 14 December :\lore effecri\'e teaching 9.3 am-5. pm (Kensin on) 17-1 December Rapid reading and memory kills, 2 day ( OA ) 4 January Induction our e for new taff,9.3 am-3.3 pm ( trand) Iany other course are available. I shall be plea ed to provide further information and to di us your individual trainin and development requiremen Robert Poller Academic taff Training and Development Co-ordinator ext 1165 The first 'action level' i at 85dB(A) for daily per onal exp ure. Theecond 'action level' at which protection mu ·t be provided, i at 90dB(A) for daily per onal exposure. The 'peak action b·c!' i a peak noi e of 140dB(A) or a peak pressure of 200 pa ca! . It is the employer' re pon ibility ro a ses which employee are going to be expo ed and thi asse mem should provide information on the imen ity and duration of the noi e.

If you require any more irtfonnation plea e contact your union repre entative for detail .

A parks MSF Health and afety Committee

Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 In an attempt to help reduce the number of people killed or injured at work due to electricity the above regulations came imo force in April 1990. They upercede the factOries act ele<'i:rical regulations of 1908 and 1944 (which did not apply directly to the oUege). It is far broader in it scope than the factOrie act and i open to a fair amount of interpretation. The regulations cover all aspects of design, installation,

con truction u e, maintenance, method of work as weU training and up rvision of taff carr ing our work with or n, any electrical y tem or equipment. (An ele trical y tem as defmed by the regulations i any electrical circuit that i connected to or contain a ource of electrical energy; the regulations cover anything from a digital watch to the national power grid!).

The regulations lay down certain dutie , absolute dutie and re ponsibilities to be undertaken by employer, employees and elf-employed per ons with regard to electrical afety. There are few pecific prohibitions in the regulations, for instan e, there is no clau e stating 'mains cables shall not be jointed with in ulati.ng tape; although uch a joint would be illegal by contravening regulation 10 which require all con.nections to be 'me hanicalJy and electrically uitable for use: For more

definite guideline a memorandum of guidance on electricity at work i available ::. al 0 lEE Wiring Regulations from H1\t1 ould be consulted, although the e do umen do not carry the force of law in them elve . By not keeping to their recommendati n you ould be deemed to haye broken the new regulation .

It i generaUy accepted that A voltages below 5 and 0 voltag blow 120V do not generally present a direct hazard of ele trocution under normal circumstances, although park- and arcing could pre ent a danger of fire, e pecially if you ar dealing with flammable vapours where any park could prove di a trous. uch factors should be taken into account when u i.ng electrical equipment in abnormal conditions for instance an electric drill that i perfectly afe to use out ide on a dry day could lead to a big flash and a pile of

ash if it begins to rain! Unless the driU were espe iaUy con tructed to operate afel in wet condition it would now be ill gal (not to mention downright rupid!) to operate it in wet condition .

To delineate the Lxt en r gulation which apply to the oUege here would be irnpra tical but remember, as an emplo ee ),ou are respon ible for the afe u e etc of any electrical equipment or ystem that is in your control. 0, it is a good idea to familiarise your elf with the law talk to your safety officer or afety representative. Remember, where e1e tri ity is concerned if in doubt don't do it, consult a qualified engineer or technician. ::路Price 拢4 ISB

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Glyn Baker MSF Health and afety Committee

LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

PUBLIC LECTURES THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS Tue day 20 ovember THE EUROPEAN CONVENTIO 0 HUMA RIGHTS A 'D BRITISH LAW Professor Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law, King' allege London I pm-2 pm, ewTheatre, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR HELLENIC STUDIES WITH THE GREEK ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMMITTEE UK Monday 19 ovember EXCAVATIO 'S ATSPARTA 1987-1989 Profe or GB Waywell 5.30 pm, Room 3B20, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR LATE ANTIQUE AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES Thursday l5 November BY2ANTL E WALLPAINTL G/i.

AFRiCA: THE MEETL G OF ART HISTORY, HISTORY AND A THROPOLOGY

Robin Carmack 5.30 pm, Room 2B13, Strand campus

Jo Hincks, Sociology Department, LSE 5.30 pm, Room 2B08, Strand campus

Saturday 8 December One day coUoquium MEDIEVAL MARRlAGE A 'D DNORCE Speaker: David d'Avray (UCL) Elizabeth Ward (QMW),Jimy eI on (K L), Veronica Sekules (UEA), Roy Wisbey (KCL) 10.30 am-5 pm, Room 2C, Strand campu

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

CENTRE FOR PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES Monday 12 ovember TITLE TO BE A IOUNCED Or Kenneth ampbeU 6 pm, Room 10C, Strand campus Monday 26 ovember DUTY, WAR AND RiGHTS Dr Barrie Paskin 6 pm, Room 10C, Strand campu

CENTRE FOR SYMBOLISM AND IMAGINATION IN LITERATURE Thursday 6 December AD VERTlSfNG AND FOLKLORE

Monday 19 ovember THE SEARCH FOR A TI-TUMOUR DRUGS -1 SMALL BEAUTIFUL? Professor Malcolm Stevens, Head of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, A ton University, Birmingham 6.30 pm, College House, Chelsea campus (Manresa Road)

THE LIDDELL HART CENTRE FOR MILITARY ARCHIVES Monday 10 December ORIG/i. 'S AND VALIDITY L TWENTIETH ENTURY MILITARY ALLIANCES The Hon Nan C1ark MP, Minister of tate for Defence Procurement. The meeting will be chaired by The Rt Hon ir Frank Cooper, GCB, CMG 5 pm, The Great Hall, Strand campus.

Admission by ticket only which may be obtained free of charge from The College Archivist, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives or The Secretary, Department of War tudies.

17

Tu day:2 .'ovember

OF THE P£ lOLL/. . TARGET m

A LOO/\ AT RES£4RCH ETHI COJ/ILITTEES

Dr Peter Reyn Id , Department 0 Bi henu try. Cnm:r ity 0 Cambridge

Rabbi]ulia _'euber ~er. Km ' Fund In timte. London ~ pm-S pm, eminar Room (RJ/ ), omwall Hou Anne e

All th above erninar tak pia eat 1.15 pm the ba ment I ture th atre Department of Biophy i

trand ampu ~londar 26. 'ovember

E D TUDIE Tue day:2 • 'ovember

'X'RlTJXG 1\' OTHER LAXGUAGESTHE QUESTJO, . OF A CA \OS Profe or tephen Reckert, Cameon Profe or Emerirus, Kin' ollege London 5.3 pm, Room 2C, trand campu

Pro e or Elaine, 1urphy, nited ~ledical and Dental hool, Guy' Ho pital, London 4.15 pm-5.15 pm, eminar Room (RJ/ ), Cornwall House Annexe Tue day 27

Thur da 6 De ember

THE LA T LAUGH Dr Louis B rgeni ht 5 pm, Room 3B2 , trand campu

MAXWELL OCIETY ovember

HI. TORY OF OENCE LE TURE: MI 'HAEL FARADAY A A,\ EXPERIM rrAU T Dr F ]ame., R yal In tiruri n

ir Roy Griffith ,Deputy hairman of the NH PoL y Board and author of the tWO government report: 'The Manaocment Inquiry 19 3 and The ommunity Care Report 19 4 pm-5 pm, emjnar Room (RJ/8), Cornwall Hou e Anne e

OF BIOMOLECULAR SCIE CES

ovember

FAKES, FORGERiES AND THE TUIU HROUD Profes or M Tite, Research Laborat ry for Archaeology, Oxford onday 3 December

PROTO DECAY Dr T lone ,University

olle'e London

HI TORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIE CE Wedne day 21 Q\'ember REAU M AXD REPRES£J\TA 770.\' J. .

THE PHILO OPHY OF flU D Laura] Bennen University of Warwick ednc day 2

18

ovember

PO TJIODERJ\1SM AND EPI. TEMOLOG Y Zuzana Paru nikovi, zecho 1 ak cademy of iences, Prague Wedne day 5 December

Friday 23

!J TUI770 'ISM Or Peter Fletcher, Univer ity of Keele

ovember

MOLECULAR GE ETJ APPROACHES TO ENESC CE A V IMMORTAL/ZA770

o

'STRUCTTO 'SAND PROOFfN

All the above seminars take place at 2.15 pm, Room 1806, Strand campu

PHARMACY 'ovember

Thur day 22

ovember

A TJVI. AND THRESHOLD!J r MESODERM FORAtA770 Jj r XE OPUS

HIROP77CAL PECTRO OPY OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Dr ]ame mith, Lab rarory of Embryo ene i, MR ill Hill

Dr Drake, Chemi try Department, Birkbeck olle e

Friday 7 December

Thur day 29

HEAT HOCK GENE A TJVATJO , YCL/C AMP A till HA GES AT THE PLASA-tA MEMBRA El. YEA T

MOLECULAR MODELLL G OF L/PO OMES

Or Peter Piper, Department of Biochemistry, University College, London Friday 14 December

FROM fNTA CT CELLS TO CRY. TALLOGRAPHY, FROM SE 'SI77VITY TO RESISTAA'CE: THE HA Gl. G SHAPE

ovember

Mr M Lawrence, Department of Pharmacy, King' ollege London Thur day 29

AGECO CERN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY

trand

Wednesday 12 December

Friday 3

SEMINARS

DESIG. . TECJi\lQL;ES FOR FALLL GFlUt AB ORBERS )'1r Ibrahim, re ear h mdent 3.3 pm-4.3 pm, Room 2B 8 Building, trand ampu

Profes or Dick Laverty, Department of Pharmacology, University f Otago

DIAMO 'D - THE FASa ' TT, 'G 'RYSTAL

11 lecture from 2 pm - 3 pm Room 2C, trand Buildjng, trand campu

G

EUROTOXI EFFECTS OF THE AlvIPHETAMfj ES

Monday 1 December

ollege London

E

\X'edn day 21 , 'ovcmber

I EPI TEMOLOGYA BRANCH OF QUANTUM THEORY? Or David Deut ch, University f Oxf rd

ovember

Dr Parmjit]at, Ludwig In timte for Cancer Re earch, Courtauld Building

Dr A T C lIin ,King's

E G

DIVI 10 Friday 16

Monday 26

ovember

FUTURE PATTERl\' OF HEALTH A.VD CO.lIMU,\7TY CARE

WAR TUDIES

Monday 19

1.1/ AXD OBjEC77 \ 'ES OF ER\7CES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE \UTH .11£\TAL DI. ORDER

AL

ovember

EVALUA770 OF A OVEL IONTOPHORESIS SYSTEM Mis 0 A yambi, Department of Pharmacy, King's

ollege London

Thur day 6 December I 'ORGA 'I PHARMACEUTICALS Or P adJer, hemi tr Deparmlem, Birkbeck Colle e All the above eminar take place in Room 19, Chel ea campu (Manre a Road). Refreshments will be available from 4 pm - 4.15 pm and the eminar run from 4.15 pm - 5 pm.

CENTRE FOR HELLENIC STUDIES Monday 26 ovember 'HE I THE SUBjECT . .. SHE IS THE OTHER'- WOME AND REPRESENTATIO [, BY?ANTlUM Or LizJame ,Birmingham Monday 3 December TITLE TO BE OU CED Or Margaret Mullerr, Belfast Monday 10 December MElHANA: A HUMA LANDSCAPE Jj RURAL GREECE Or Lin Foxhall, London All the above seminar take place at 5 pm, Room B6 (Cia sics Department), Strand campus

CENTRE FOR HELLENIC STUDIES AND THE BRITISH GREEK CULTURAL FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION (under the auspice of HE the Greek Ambassador, with collaboration of the Department of War tudies) Thursday 29 November GREECE AND THE ALBANIA CAA4PAIG 1940 Chair: The Hon CM Woodhouse. Panel: Profe or John KoliopouJo , Or Michael Dockrill, Or Peter Mackridge. A panel discus ion ra commemorate Greece's emry into the econd World War. 6.30 pm-7.30 pm: panel, 7.30 pm8 pm: discussion, 8 pm-9 pm: reception, Great Hall, trand campu

COLLOQUIA COMPUTING Wednesday 21

ovember

A GE ERIC 10DELLIi. G APPROACH TO REQUlREJ1£l\'TS CAPTURE Da\"id Furb r

trand campu S2 Jf1J\'ITAB (PART 2) Ken ingron campu

Wedne day 2 November ORTfJ 'G ALGORITHM AndrewWell 1.15 pm, Room 425, trand Building, trand campu

Wedne day 5 D cember LJ FORmA r 77 (PART 7) trand carnpu G2 U 'lGRAPH (PART J) trand campu W2 WORD (PART 2) [rand campu

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDIES Wednesday 14 O\'ember BUSO TSDR FAUST AND THE SO 'A7TNA SECONDA Profe or Curt acioppo, Haverford, Penny ylvania Wedne day 21 ovember PROBLEMS OF A UTHE TlC/TY AND TEXT: THE MI. A RORATE COEU DESUPER (BY HAYD ?)

Jame Dack, Royal HoLloway and Bedford ew College Wednesday 28 ovember HEn 'RiCH SCHENKER AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE URTEXT icholas Cook, University of Outhanlpran Wednesday 5 December ANALYSIS AND P. YCHOANALYSIS: WAG ER'S MUSICAL METAPHORS Chri rapher Wimle, King' College London 5 pm, Room G01, Strand campus

COURSES COMPUTING CENTRE Wednesday 21 ovember L1 FORTRAN 77 (PART 5) Strand campu G2 UNIGRAPH (PARTl) Strand can1pUS D2 EXCEL Strand campus 2 pm - 5 pm S2 MINITAB (PART l) Kensingron campu Wedne day 28 ovember LJ FORTRA 77 (PART 6) Strand campus G2 Vi 'lGRAPH (PART 2) Strand campus W2 WORD (PART 1)

All the above are held between 2 pm and 5pm. Detail from trand Advi ory (nAB) ext 2505 or Ken ington Advi ory (A209) ext 4261.

CONCERTS MUSIC Tuesday 20 ovember MUSIC BETWEE THE WARS Music by: Bela Bartok, Benjamin Brirren, Manuel de Falla, Paul Hindemith, Elizabeth Maconchy, Bohuslav Martinu, Edgar Vare e, Kurt Weill 6 pm, Great Hall, Strand campus aUlrday 24 ovember COLLECTED HANDEL A concert of music pre erved in manuscript collections. Music by Handel and Vivaldi. Ruth Holtol1, soprano, The Carnarvon Baroque Players 7 pm, The Chapel, Strand campus Tickets: £7.50 (conces ions £3.50) at the door or in advance from the Secretary, Music, ext S2029. The concert is given in conjunction with the international conference 'Handel Collection and their HistOry' organi ed by the Handel In tiUlte at King's on 24-26 ovember. Details of the conference are obtainable from Or Colin Ti.n1ms, Secretary, The Handel In tiUlte Deparmlent of Mu ic, Univer ity of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birminghanl B1521T.

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Christmas comes but once a year ...

L klO~'or mewhere to hold. 'our Chri mol party? \X'e may ha\"e he a wer.

The KCL lJ \\'.1 erfront e and bar are iruatL-d nvenientl: do e 0 Temple and .-\.IJwYLh ube tati n .. ewly refurbi hed. he L.lie and bolr holw a uruque and ma"ru 1cen view the River Thame tr m \Xi.> tmm rer to Tower Brid 'e. The com'onablt, and phisn ated urr undm' pr \" ide the ideallo<.'.Jnon for a party, be ir birthday, anni\"t'r ary, retirement, en a emenr or hri tma . ba ic minimum hire charge i 1 and the co t of drink i on iderably lower than pub pri e. buffet caterin ervice is .11 0 available upon reque t. (~lenu ranve from 4 per head to 1 per head.) A di 0 and DJ can also be hired for only 75 wlrh a record collection which spam from the 6 up to this week'., chart. oman Bill Rammell or Le le)" Dixon on 71- 367132.

Lar 'e attractive room in family h u'>c to rent for 2 per month (indu ive). iruated in Hernt' Hill, 1 minute to ietoria BR and on the 6 bu'> routt'o uit a non- moking profe siona! pt'r on. nc momh\ rent in advance plus depO'>ir.

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CHRISTMAS NEWS Do you find Christmas shopping a bore?

We on the Ken ington campus have the lunon, The 'alternative' Kin ' C liege

ollege Chri tma card will be on sale shortly from the ~ llowing outlets:

The 'alternative' t-shirts and sweat-shirts being modelled by staffat the Kensington campus 20

Joe May, Head Porter Alumnu Office Philomena D' ouza, Campus ervice John W, rnham, ecurity and Domestic . . ervlce upervl or Keith Hill, Head arctaker

Comment i the College's regular taff new letter, i ued by the Information Offi e (ext 2179) three times a term, with special editions if required. The copy date for the next is ue is 30 ovember for publication in the week beginning 10 December.