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The College and the Principalship Professor Arthur Lucas, Vice Principal has accepted the invitation of Council to continue as Acting Principal until a new appointment is agreed He has written this letter to explain the situation to the College. Dear Colleagues It is unlikely that a new Principal will be cho en for recommendation to the Prime Minister for subsequent nomination to and appointment by the Crown in time to take up office much earlier than the beginning of the 1993/94 session. It may therefore be helpful if I make some comments on the management and development of the College in the interim period, which will probably last at least until Easter 1993.
It is important that the College neither stagnate nor vacillate while it seeks a new Principal, and I believe that it is strong enough and committed enough to carry on its planned redevelopment and growth without interruption during the next session. We have an agreed Strategic Plan; we are in the process of beginning the first stage of the building works to provide Library study space for the additional students expected on the Strand by the end of the planning period; we have agreed that an interim set of departmental moves will take place by Christmas to ensure that the second phase can take place and be completed by September 1993; we have agreed with UMDS that we will proceed with negotiations toward merger, which will give us a very substantial concentration of research and teaching in the biomedical and life sciences; and we are making an appointment to the Chair of Performance Studies jointly with the Royal Academy of Music. The change in
staffing structure is under way with a number of new appointments being made and many early retirement packages agreed. Progess is clearly being made. Having looked at a number of the submissions being made to the UFC Research Assessment Exercise, I am confident that there has been a marked improvement in the objective 'performance indicators' of many of them, although it remains to be seen whether our improvements are as great as those in other institutions. When the results are announced we will be in much better position to assess the implications of what I hope will be the enhanced repute of the College. There are issues of governance that are being examined, that will give a greater role to Academic Board in initiating and commenting on policy issues at an early stage; the relationship between the Planning and Resources Committee and the rest of the formal governance structure is being defined, and the management role of the heads of schools meeting in an enlarged and redefined replacement for the Academic Policy Group is being considered. The granting of 'direct access' to the Funding Council will mean that we need to develop our relationship as part of the Federal University, a relationship that will remain important for the future, but which will not be the same one that we have now. There is no lack of College Management tasks in front of us; I am confident that we can achieve the ends we have set ourselves if we all pull together, working as a Collegiate as well as School tearns, recognising that all of us will at times experience upheaval as physical changes take place, and that we will
have to adapt to new external regimes. In conclusion, please accept my thanks for the support that I have received in the sudden transition I have had to make, and my apologies for any mistake I have made. I have cancelled my attendance at a research Continued on page 2
Rifkind address The Rt Hon Malcolm Rifkind, QC, MP, the new Secretary of State for Defence, gave his first public address since taking up office to the Centre for Defence Studies based at King's on Thursday 14 May. The address, entitled A decade ofchange in European security, received good press coverage on Newsnight (BBC2), The World Tonight (Radio 4) and was reponed in the Independent, Daily Telegraph, Herald Tribune and the Financial Times.
Continued from page 1 conference that would have taken me awayfrom the UK in early July, but I will be attend.ing a research meeting, and then seeing family and friends, in Australia from 15 July to 8 August. With best wishes for a restful and/or productive summer break.
Strand Library extension The College is acutely aware of its present inadequate provision for library facilities on the Strand site. Proposals for improving the situation have been considered for some time, and plans now being brought into effect will seek to consolidate provision into two enlarged libraries. One will be centred around the 'Old' Library and will eventually have in it the Laws, Science and Engineering collections, while the other will be centred around the Strand Library and will be devoted to Humanities. The flrst phase of this extension is about to start. By taking in parts of C, D and E Corridors it will add over 1,100 square metres to the library space, giving much needed additional shelving and reader places, and will allow the Library to develop computer-based services. The construction work will take about six months, with the fLrst part - along C Corridor - being completed by mid-September, and the second part - along D and E Corridors - by mid December. A second phase is currently being planned, and will involve extending the Strand Library into the ground floor of the Strand Building. Also being considered is the necessity for a third phase. The preparation to bring about these extensions has and will require disturbing and relocating many of our colleagues, and I am grateful for their understanding and co-operation. Professor S W E Earles Chairman, Estates Policy Committee For further details ofclosures see page 13
CORPORATE VISUAL IDENTITY UPDATE Three open meetings were held at KCSMD, Kensington and the Strand on 26 May to introduce the College's new corporate visuaL identity to staff The meetings were weLL attended and the 'logotype' or 'marque' designed for the College by Pentagram has met with abnost universaL appr01JaL, both at the meetings and in comments and correspondence received since. A booklet showing the basis ofthe new identity is distributed with this edition of Comment, and further details about the technicalities of its use wiLL be available in due course from the Press and Publications Office. Free 'starter packs' ofnew-style stationery wiLL aLso be available before the launch date for the new identity, which is 1 September, and detaiLs of how to obtain these and of recycling arrangements for any oLd stationery not used up wiLL foLlow in good time. Professor Barry Ife, Head ofthe SchooL of Humanities, has been chairing the College's Advisory Group on the project, and here he paraphrases the introduction to the identity which he gave at the presentations on 26 May.
Revising a visual identity is fraught with difficulty. It is often said, with reason, that visual identity is entirely superficial, but almost everyone gets upset if an identity is changed. A good image will not compensate for a poor product, but a poor presentation can compromise, sometimes fatally, a good product. The relationship between shadow and substance is not symmetrical, but it is by no means insignificant. What is most useful about a review of visual identity, such as we have been undertaking this session at King's, is that deciding how to present ourselves can help us to make decisions about who we really are and what we stand for. We cannot not have an identity, so we might as well do everything we can to ensure that it works for us, not against us. But to make it work effectively we have to have confidence in what lies behind the facade. The Advisory Group has approached the visual identity within the context of the College's Strategic Plan. That document
makes a conscious commitment to excellence as an aim and to selectivity as a means of achieving that aim It al 0 makes a commitment to long-term improvements in the physical environment of the College, and in the social facilities and working conditions for staff and students. Improving the face we show to our colleagues and prospective students is one part of that. The preliminary survey of some 50 staff in the College showed us that there is widespread unhappiness with our existing identity. It was recognised that the abandonment of Reggie in favour of the crest had been a mistake, but the view was also expressed that to try and put the clock back would also be a mistake. There was general support for a single identity for the whole College which people would use because they felt committed to it. The Advisory Group gave the account for developing the identity to Pentagram not just on the strength of their record (which includes work for Arthur Andersen, Reuters, Nissan, Biba, Lloyds, Faber and Faber, The Guardian, the V&A and the Crafts Council) but also because the advice they gave us was clear and convincing: our strength is in our name. As it came to be summarised: 'There are thousands of lions and hundreds of crests, but there is only one King's' (two, in fact, if you include the institution in Cambridge but 'King's College London' is of course unique). Crests and lions stand no chance of meaning much to the world outside the College. If we had a symbol, we should always have to label it so that others could understand what it meant. Pentagram said we should have a logotype. The logotype or marque which has been developed is clear, strong and elegant. The typeface, Caslon Old Face, is a traditional fount designed in the period of King's foundation and cut within a mile of the Strand site. The design is flexible and, on a variety of applications, it can suggest both tradition and progressiveness. We strongly recommend it. The Advisory Group comprised: Professor Barry Ife (Chairman); John Muir, Vice Principal, External Relations; Professor Simon Howell, Head of Biomedical Sciences Division; Jenny Briggs, Assistant Secretary, KCSMD; Brian Salter, Academic Registrar; Christine Kenyon Jones, Director of Public Relations and Christine Jamieson, Publications OffLcer.
Changes in the School of Life, Basic Medical and Health Sciences The hool of Life, Basic edical and Health ience currently operates on six sites: trand. Drury Lane, Cornwall House nnexe, Kensington, Chelsea and Denmark Hill. In spite of t1li ,the School, through its four Divisions (of Biomedical, Biomolecular, Bio phere and Health Science respectively), ha performed astonishingly well, both in tudent recruitment and teaching and in research. evertheless, it became clear during the discussions leading to the College's new Academic Plan that some restructuring was desirable, albeit as an interim to the organisation that might be developed for the School's activities when they finally unify in Cornwall House. The decision to withdraw from research in traditional Biology and to reduce overall taffing in the combined cost centre of the Biosphere Divi ion was linked to a commitment to support and develop enviromentally-related research. For a balanced, frontier-level activity this required a strong input from the biomolecular disciplines to work symbiotically with areas of existing strength; some already molecularly-based, such as Microbiology, Biotechnology, Parasitology and Plant Sciences, others more obviously enviromental such as Environmental Health and MARC. Furthermore,long-term viability required a larger, critical mass of academic staff. These considerations led to the logic of a merger of the slimmed down Biosphere activities with the other biomolecular cientists (Biochemists and Immunologists) already in the same building at Kensington. This will constitute a new Divi ion, yet to be named, but reflecting the 'Life Sciences' leg of the Life, Basic Medical and Health Sciences 'tripod'. Its research and teaching will be multidisciplinary, from molecules to cell, organisms, populations and the environment, but with an appropriately 'green' flavour. In parallel, all of the Biomolecular Sciences activities at Strand and Drury Lane will be transferred to the Biomedical Division, as its Subject Group of Molecular Biology and Biophysics. This group will have the main
responsibility for teaching Biochemistry in the Division's contribution to the integrated curricula for pre-clinical Medicine and Dentistry, which are currently being developed. oreover, the transfer will place within a single Division the Raodall Institute at Drury Lane, which houses Biophysics, the MRC Research Unit in Muscle and Cell Motility and the new Developmental Biology Research Centre. Although still spread over five sites: Drury Lane, Kensington (Physiology), Chelsea (Pharmacology), Denmark Hill (Physiotherapy) and Strand (Biochemistry, Physiology, Anatomy and Human Biology), the enlarged Biomedical Division, with total responsibility for the Basic Medical Sciences, will now be better placed to make optimal use of its available resources, including its space holding on the Strand. The third leg of the 'tripod', Health Sciences, is unchanged in the revised structure. However, it is recognised that we are in an evolving situation with regard to medical education in London, and to education in all of the health-related professions. These factors, plus the issue of sites, must prepare us for further restructuring in the future. This doesn't alarm us; we have been in a state of dynamic change since the 1985 merger, so we are quite used to it! Professor Harold Baum Head of School of Life, Basic Medical and Health Sciences
he came to the then Zoology Department on the Strand on a uffield Foundation Re earch Fellowship. Twelve months later he was appointed Lecturer in Parasitology in the same Department, and in 1988, Reader in Parasitology - witnessing in the intervening years the merger of the Zoology and Plant Sciences Departments into a Biology Department, the movement of that merged unit to the Kensington Campus and its eventual incorporation into the Division of Biosphere Sciences. Since the establishment of that Division he has been the Head of its Parasitology and Pest Biology Research Group and latterly a member of the Division' Management Committee. In recent years he has been the Honorary General Secretary of the British Society for Parasitology, joint editor, with Professor FEG Cox, of the journal Parasitology, and a member of the Academic Board. Dr Whitfield's personal research interests have centred on the epidemiology and control of parasitic infections. One strand of this activity has fish disease a its subject. Another addresses the global problems caused by the human parasitic disease, schistosomiasis, which affects some 200 million people in the tropics and sub-tropics. His research group, in collaboration with pfizer UK and Ain Shams University in Cairo, is searching for secondary compounds in tropical plants which can form the basis for new pesticides and anti-parasitic drugs for the control of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases.
Dr Whitfield, Head ofthe new Division, gave Comment some details on his background, his work at King's and his aspirations for the new Division. Dr Phil Whitfield is 48, married to Ruth (a hospital physician) and has three children. He was a senior scholar and then Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam CoUege Cambridge, obtaining his PhD there in 1969 on the reproductive biology of acanthocephalans - a group of parasite worms that was obscure in 1969 and remains so today! In the same year
Dr Whitfield is convinced 'that the new Division will be the location in the College for a distinctive environmental focus. It will contain a powerful and uniquely broad spectrum of research disciplines which can contribute in complementary ways to this focus' and that the new division 'generates an expanded connectivity of expertise that bodes well for both research productivity and teaching success at undergraduate and Masters levels.'
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Reorganisation Calling all of External media pundits Relations Department From 1 September 1992, the External Relations Department will be transfered to the Administration, responsible to the College Secretary. The 'new' department which will be headed by Or Barrie Morgan, will be charged with promoting student recruitment at home and overseas, media relations, publications, and friend-making with alurnni and in the local community. The two remaining units in the present department will be transfered: the Continuing Education Unit to the School of Education on 1 August 1992; the English Language Unit to the School of Humanities on ) October 1993.
The External Relations Department under John Muir's leadership has fmnly established the reputation of King's for professionalism in the market place, and given the College a competitive edge. Professor Arthur Lucas, College Officers and the new Director of External Relations will be meeting shortly to build on these solid foundations by agreeing a new set of aims and objectives for the department in the light of the Strategic Plan. They will also consider how best to develop integration of the services contributed by the External Relations Department with the complementary activities of the six Schools, and of the wider College.
Melanie Gardner ofthe Press and Publications Offue and Professor fan Kennedy, Head ofthe School of Law, explain what lies behind a current request for the College's experts to identify themselves to the media.
I hope by now all academics will have received from the Press and Publications Office a letter regarding the College 'List of Experts' and a form to complete if they would like to be included in such a publication.
What is it? A 'List of Experts' is a publication which gives the names of academics with a brief description of their own particular expertise and is made available to the media so that journalists can use it to find an expert on any subject they are interested in. They are always searching for new experts to provide an informed opinion.
Why have one? A 'List of Experts' for use by the media will be an excellent tool for promoting the College and raising the profile of King's in the outside world. With the breadth of subjects and experience available in the College, we expect to have no trouble in producing a booklet which reflects the excellence of King's. Several other universities have already published their 'List of Experts'.
Arrendant on these changes, Or A S-T Lue will be retiring from the College on 30 September 1992. Mr J V Muir will also be retiring from his post as Vice-Principal on the same date; he will return to teaching next year, in the Department of Classics.
What does it mean? Agreement to be included in this list would not automatically mean you would be appearing on News at Ten next week! The list will be used by all forms of media: national and local press and tv; specialist journals, popular magazines etc.
Professor Arthur Lucas Acting Principal
Journalists could either approach you directly, or the Press and Publications Office would happily act as a mediator, taking the calls from journalists and then purring them in touch with you. [A point of interest: as yet media appearances will not be taken into consideration in the forthcoming UFC research selectivity exercise, but there are
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those campaigning hard for it - see The Higher 1.5.92.J I would like to encourage all those who feel they want to be included in such a publication to complete their forms by 20 July and return them to the Press and Publications Office. If by any chance you did not receive a form, call the Office on ext 3073. We are investigating the possibility of offering short media training courses for those who feel they would benefit from professional advice. Some academics within the College are already contacted regularly by journalists and asked for help. One such is Professor lan Kennedy, Head of the School of Law. He is frequently consulted on his own area of expertise - medical law and ethics - and his comments can often be read in the papers and heard on the radio. He was an occasional presenter of the late night Channel 4 discussion programme After Dark, and last year he researched and presented his own programme on BBC2 entitled Death, an Optional Extra: The American Healthcare System. Here he offers some thoughts about being a 'media expert'.
We all know the nightmare. Journalist: Or Bloggs, do you use animals in your research? Or Bloggs: No. I do not. Headline: Top boffin denies animal experiments. Rest assured. It is only a nightmare. Reality, the reality you and I are concerned with, need hold no fears. We are talking about journalists asking us for help on a story. Remember, it's the journalist who needs you, for background information, for a quote to appear on a programme or just to show the editor that slhe has done her homework. Ordinarily we should be happy to help. As teachers we are professional communicators who should be delighted to reach another audience. As members of the King's community we should be pleased to do our bit to raise the College's profile.
If you are approached by a journalist remember to find out first whether you are speaking on or off the record, or whether you are being asked 'for background'. 'Background' sometimes means that you are being asked to do a researcher's work for nothing, so you may want to think carefully before giving up half an hour of your time and your best jokes. When you speak on the record ask the journalist if slhe will agree to read back what si he has written down so as
to verify it. If the journalist is reluctant to agree, then ou are probably talking to the wrong type of journalist (the 'top boffin' kind!). If you are asked to appear on radio or tv, find out whether it will be live (eg a news programme) or recorded. The nice thing about recorded programmes is that if you lose track of what you want to say you can always start again. This looks less good if it is live! Above all, remember your audience. Joe Sixpack wants you to help him understand something but you have to do it in terms he understands. This does not mean talking down to him, it means that you must avoid jargon, speak clearly and concisely and avoid the academic's love of caveats and qualifying clauses. Do not be irritated when the interviewer says that you've only got three and a half minutes. Regard it as a challenge, not to gabble as fast as you can, but to synthesise what you want to say into a few telling sentences. Clearly all this needs practice. Training and simulation exercises are a great help so that you are ready when the green Eght goes on. Finally, remember: make sure they always mention King'S.
STAFF NEWS Confidential waste The Summer collection of confidential waste paper will take place on Tuesday, 14 July 1992, in Strand room 231 between 10.30 12.00. All members of the College are welcome to use the service and should arrange to deliver materials, securely bagged or boxed, to the room. The papers will be finely shredded in a secure environment and then recycled. The College is charged for this service and members of the College are asked to make sure that only confidential material is disposed of in this way. This is not a recycling service. If you have any problems with the time, date or deEvery please let us know. Patricia Methven College Archivist ext 201512187
Coals to Newcastle! To celebrate the end of their ei ht week programme a group of Indonesian science education instructors and tutor from the Centre for Educational tudie went to the Royal Festival Hall to learn to play the Gamelan. The Gamelan is a traditional Javanese form of music played on percussion instruments. The Royal Fe tival Hall has a very large collection of Gamelan in truments and a resident instructor. Lessons can be arranged for groups of up to 2 . Two of the Indonesian science education instructors had some experience but for the rest - and for the King's College staff - it was a new experience. By the end of the two hour lesson some quite plea ant noises were beginning to be heard.
Juslin Dillon tries his hand at the Gamelan
Letter to the Editor ice though it is to learn the precise figure of profit made from the sale of land on Dog Kennel Hill to Sainsbury's, the account in the last issue of Comment is less than balanced. There wa an unprecedented degree of local opposition to the sale, from people concerned at both the destruction of a rare inner-city green space and the impact of the new megastore upon the string of local shops down the road. The new (and presumptuously named) 'Peoples Park' that Sainsbury's have set in front of the store is an ugly little patch that sets a further distance between it and the local shopper on foot - but then the store is designed for the convenience of car owners from environmentally protected places like Dulwich Village. -r:he ability of local shopkeepers to survive is so much in jeopardy that many are openly calling for a boycott of Sainsbury's. People are very bitter at what looks like the dereliction being imposed upon the area. They have formed a pressure group to help other parrs of the country resist Sainsbury's doing the same to them Paul Kenny Departmen t of En glish
Justin Dillon and Or Martin Monk, lecturer in CES, are going to Indonesia soon for a four week consultancy as part of a five year development programme set up with the government in Indonesia. John May International Education Unit
King's staff in Rio Philippe Sands and James Cameron of the Centre for International and Environmental Law at King's College are attending the United Nations Conference on environment and development in Rio de Janeiro as part of the official delegation of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
Staff Keep Fit
Keep Fit classes continue throughout the summer, so why not come along and tone up? The class is held in Room B2 at the Strand at 12.15, lasts for 45 minutes and costs ÂŁ1.50. Please wear comfortable clothing and trainers.
King's plays host
Heinrich Hertz Medal Presentation Professor Tony Davies of King's Department of Electronic a.nd Electrical Engineering (left) presented the Heinrich Hertz medal on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers to Dr James R Wait at King's on 3 June. Professor Davies is Chairman of the UK and Republic of Ireland Section of the IEEE, and Dr Wait, former Professor of Electrical Engineering and Geosciences at the University of Arizona, was lecturing in the ew Theatre on the Propogation of lcng electromagnetic waves in the earthionosphere space. The Heinrich Hertz medal is a prestigious award named in honour of the scientist whose experiments verified the theory of James Clerk Maxwell (of King's) and proved that all forms of electromagnetic radiation are propagated as waves at a finite velocity - the speed of light.
Swedes at the English Language Unit The English Language Unit played host in May to a group of university lecturers from the universities of Stockholm, Lund and Uppsala in Sweden. Due to the influx of non-Swedish speaking students into courses in higher education in Sweden, more and more institutions are using the English language as the medium of instruction. The Swedish visitors who came to King's under the auspices of the National Board of Swedish Universities and the British Council were given an intensive one-week seminar entitled 'Train to Teach in English'. This dealt with the intercultural differences and learning problems faced by overseas students, as well as updating the teachers' own English. After coming to King's the six Swedes dispersed for a three-week placement in departments teaching their own subjects before returning to the English Language Unit for a final two-day follow-up session.
Swedish academics attending a course held at the English Language Unit, pictured here with a teacher from the Unit, Susanne Ellioll (jar right)
Chinese delegation The Chairman of the Science and Technology Commission of the Heilongjiang Provincial Government was the head of a high-level delegation from the People's Republic of China which visited the College on 28 May. The Commission were in the country as part of the programme to open up Chinese industry to research and development being pioneered here and in Europe. The visit was arranged through Professor Lucas, as Chairman of the Research Strategy Committee. The five-strong delegation discussed with the Committee the College's strategic framework for research funding, both in science and arts-based areas, and then toured laboratories in Electrical Engineering, concentrating on state-of-the-art microwave and optoelectronics research. Later, the delegation were shown round the Developmental Biology Research Centre at the Randall Institute, Drury Lane, where they saw a demonstration of threedimensional computer modelling of genetic molecules. See phoLO on page 7
28 ACADEMICS FROM 21 COUNTRIES Club 552 in CornwaJI House Annexe usually has an international atmosphere to it. This was greatly enhanced, however, in April when 2 academics from 21 countries met for two weeks for an international symposium on science teacher education. Thi symposium, organised by John Head and John ay of the Centre for Educational studies, was the third in a continuing serie . Earlier symposia have t~en place in 1986 and 1988. The ymposium titled 'Science teacher education: a framework for profes ional development' was sponsored by the British Council as part of its extensive programme of courses, seminars and sympo la. Participants were all experienced science educators, teacher trainers, researchers and administrators including the Director of the Federal Ministry for Education and Arts in Austria. Countrie repre ented included Austria and Australia; Botswana, Brazil and Brunei; the etherlands and igeria; and Slovenia and Singapore. The programme was designed to bring participants up to date with current events in science teacher education in the UI(. including recent changes in teacher training. Of particular interest was the discussion on science education research, much of which has been carried out in the Centre for Educational Studie . The value of international gatherings goes far beyond the substance of the conference programme. They serve an important function in raising the profile of King's College abroad; in establishing exchange programmes; and in developing friendships. The goodwill and intere t generated at this symposium augers well for the future.
Safety News All staff arc reminded of the need to initiate and follow College instructions and procedures in the event of fire. These arc described on the inside cover of the internal telephone directory. It is stressed that all activations of the alarms should be taken as an evacuation signal unless very specific instructions to the contrary are given, for example sounding for test purposes. On a number of recent occasions staff failed to activate the alarm from a 'break-glass' panel and the Fire Brigade had been called to attend a fire in a fully occupied building. No member of College is so important as to be excused from compliance with any emergency procedure and senior staff in particular should set an example for others to follow. Further details of fire and emergency procedures will be given in the Start of Session edition of Comment. The King's Safety News is returning after a brief lapse caused by pressure of work and more urgent commitments. Copies are available from the Safety Office, Strand Campus, ext 2837.
Nigel Holder (Research Strategy Committee) looks on as Peter Langlois (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) shows an integrated silicone chip constructed by a student to members of an official delegation from China.
Roger C Slade College Safety Officer
1992 FELLOWS Fellowship of the College is tbe highest honour King's can bestow on a person and is awarded to those individuals who, in the judgement of the Committee of Resident Fellows, have distinguished themselves and made a major contribution in academic or public life. The awards are divided between current or recent members of staff, and alurnni. In the last edition of Comment the new College Fellows were announced, and, as promised, here are biographical notes about them
Presentation Fellows
he was a Recorder of the Crown Court. He became a Judge ofthe High Court of Justice and a Judge of the Commercial Court in 1980. He is in great demand to serve on committees and councils. In particular, he is a member of the Lord Chancellor's Law Reform Committee, he was Chairman of the Council of Legal Education from 1982-86 and he is Visitor to Balliol College, Oxford. Lord Justice Bingham is also committed to matters medical: he is Chairman of the Special Trustees of St Mary's Hospital; Visitor to the Royal Postgraduate Medical School; a member of the Delegacy of St Mary's Medical School; and has recently chaired a working party into the statutory regulation of osteopaths.
At KCSMD, the support of the Foundation has facilitated the development of the Maurice WoW General Dental Practice Centre, which opened in 1986. The provision of a new student on-call residence on the ho piul site, and the molecular biology laboratory in the Liver Unit, have also been made possible with the help of the the Foundation. Also he has just received a CBE in the 1992 Queen'sBirthday Honours List. In recognition of his considerable charitable work, Mr Wohl was made a Fellow of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School last year. He is also the recipient of La Midaille ck la Ville ck Paris in recognition of services to the city.
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The Rt Hon Lord Justice Bingham, Kt LordJustice ofAppeal and a Member of
Mr Maurice WoW, CBE
College Council
Property developer and philanthropist
Professor Lawrence Freedman Professor of War Studies and Head ofthe Department of War Studies
Lord Justice Bingham has enjoyed an outstanding legal career, culminating in his present position as Lord Justice of Appeal. He is also an active and valued member of King's College Council.
Professor Freedman is being recognised for his enormous contribution and loyalty to both his Department and the College. As Professor of War Studies and Head of Department (since 1982) he has secured the international reputation of the Department. He is also Honorary Director of the Centre for Defence Studies which, since its inception less than two years ago, has quickly established itself as a leading research centre in this field.
At the request of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England, he is currently conducting the Inquiry into the Supervision of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, following the collapse of BCCI last year. In 1977-78 he led an investigation into the supply of oil to Rhodesia. Maurice WoW founded the United Real Property Trust in 1953, and it became a public company in 1961. The company, under his chairmanship, achieved great success in property development, including the construction of over 20 important office buildings in the UK (particularly in the City and West End of London) and in Australia.
He entered the legal profession after graduating in modern history from Oxford University. He was called to the bar in 1959, became a QC in 1972, a Bencher in 1979, and Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council in 1986. From 1968 to 1972 he served as the Standing Junior Counsel to the Department of Employment, and from 1975
Mr WoW founded The Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in 1965. The Foundation supports, amongst other causes, medical research, education, sheltered homes and the arts. Recently, the Foundation was involved in the restoration of 'The Wohl Room' at The National Gallery. Both the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Harrunersmith Hospital and King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry have been recipients of very generous and substantial donations for medical research.
He enjoys a high public profile through his many media appearances, and was much in demand during the Gulf War. His high reputation is in part due to this, but in the main because of his sound scholarship and impressive list of publications.
s an educator, his influence is wide-ranging and reflected in the success of his po t raduate students; under his leadership the Depanment has recently won a contract to provide iaster teaching for the RAF; and last year aw the first tudents on the BA in ar tudies course.
He was Artistic Director of the Gottingeo Handel Fe tival from 19 1-90; Principal Conductor of the CBC ancouver Orchestra from 19 - 3 and ni tic Director of the eneto iusical Fe tival in 19 6. Recent! he has been appointed the Principal Conductor of the R- infonieorchester, Hamburg.
Before joining King's, he was at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, flISt as a Re~earch Fellow and then as Head of Policy Studies.
Famed aI 0 for his pioneering work in rediscovering and reviving baroque and early Classical operas including tho e of Hande~ Purcell and Leclair, he conducted the world premiere of Rameau's ope~a Les Boreades in Aix-eo-Provence in 1982. He has made over 100 records, ranging from omeverdi and Mozan, to Massenet, Rodrigo and Central American Percussion Music.
He gained a BA Econ, from anchester University, a BPhil from York, and DPhil from Oxford. He went on to become a Research Fellow at uffield College, Oxford for a year, before joining the International In titute for Strategic Studies as a Research Associate. He has been a member of its Council since 1984.
Mr John Eliot Gardiner, CBE Conductor; Founder and Artistic Dzrector of the Engbsh Baroque Soloists, the Monteverdi Chozr and the Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner is one of the most versatile and exciting conductors of our time and a key figure in the Early Music Revival. His successes include being the youngest conductor ever of the Henry Wood 'Proms'; guest conductor of many of the major European orchestras and founder of the Momeverdi Choir, the Monteverdi Orchestra, the English Baroque Soloists, the Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon, aod the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique.
Hi outstanding achievements have been rewarded by numerous honours and prizes, including an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lyon; nomination as Offzcier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Leures; winning the Gramophone Award for the Best Opera; and receiving the Gramophone Award for Early usic and Choral iu ic records six times; the Grand Priz du Disque five times, and the Edison Award five times.
At the forefront of Hispano- rabic studies in the Eo !ish-speaking world and a worldwide authori on he subject, he is in demand at international gatherings. His book, lslamu: Spam 1250 - 15 0, is a major contribution to the suhjecL His unique scholarly distinction in the leld of Islamic Spain meant that, for several years, he was one of the Electors to the Laudian Chair 0 Arabic at Oxford. Profe sor Harvey has been in demand outside the College too. On a national leve~ he was a committee member of the UGC and its Arts Sub-Committee; he has served on the Committee of the Society of Mediterranean Studies, the ational Council for Modern Languages, and the Hispanic and LusoBrazilian Council. He also chaired the Univer ity of London's Board of Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. He played an important role on a number of ad hoc bodies, among them the UGC Working Party on Russian Studies; the Subject Area Committee established to repon on the organization of the Humanities in the University of London, and Lord Cameron's Steering Committee for the College.
Professor L Patrick Harvey Former CerrJantes Professor and Head of the Department ofSpanish and SpanishAmerican Studies at King's
Profes or Arthur Lucas Acting Principal
Professor Lucas has been awarded a Fellowship for his dedication and commitment not only to his own subject, but to the College as a whole.
After graduating from Cambridge in History and Arabic, he studied musical history and musicology at King's and was awarded the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Music.
During Professor Harvey's academic career he worked at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and London, both at King's and Queen Mary College, where he was for 13 years. owan Emeritus Professor, he enjoyed a successful time at King's, joining in 1973 as the Cervantes Professor of Spanish, and Head of the Department of Spanish and Spanish-American Studies. He also served as Dean of the Arts Faculty for two years. He took an active part in the life of the College, and served on a number of committees, including those of the Library and the AUT.
His career has spanned three continents, Australia, America and Europe. Graduating from the University of Melbourne with a BSc and BEd, he worked for the Education Department in the State of Victoria. After two years at FLinders University, South Australia he gained his PhD in the area of environmental education from Ohio State University, USA, before creating a staff development unit at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education. Returning to Flinders, he become Chairman of the School of Education. Joining Chelsea College in 1980 as Professor of Science Curriculum Studies, he became the Head of the School of Education in 1989. He has made a valuable contribution to the building up of the School over the last 10 years. He was Assistant Principal for the Chelsea campus until 1990.
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He went on to become a Vice-Principal of the College in 19 8 with particular responsibility for the Department of External Relations. His appointment facilitated the bringing together of the various publ.ic relations activities within the College to form a unified Department. He was appointed as College Orator last year. He has been an active participant in College life beyond his own Department, and has, in his time, served on every significant College Committee.
Professor Lucas has also made a significant contribution to the development of the College since becoming Vice-Principal (in 1991, with responsibility for academic planning), and notably as Chair of the Academic Policy Group. He is one of the architects of the College's Strategic Plan. He is highly regarded in his own field of science education and he recently edited a special issue of the International Journal for Science Education, devoted to Informal Learning in Science. In recognition of his expertise, he has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Biology, a member of the Australian College of Education and served as a Council Member on the Commonwealth Association for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Fields Study Council, and recently became a member of the Council of the Zoological Society of London.
MrJohnMuir Vice-Principal and College Orator John Muir joined the College in 1962 as a Lecturer in Education rising to Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean of the Faculty. During this time he initiated, with Ian Harris, a pioneering and unique teacher training programme. Together they designed a mobile television recording unit with which they toured the country, filming teachers in the classroom. The recordings were played back to student teachers at King's who gained invaluable information about teaching methods. After the merger in 1985, he joined the Centre for Educational Studies and was appointed Assistant Principal of Chelsea campus
Outside the College he has made a major contribution to Classics education in Britain. He has been President of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers and of the London Association of Classics Teachers and has been closely involved with the Cambridge Classics Project and the London Summer School in Classics of which he has been Director. He has edited Greece and Rome and also published a number of articles and books.
almost half a century, to British theatre history and has been described as 'unquestionably the most eminent living British theatre historian'. She gained a first class honours degree in English and was awarded an MA with distinction. She has retained links with King's and is a supporter of KCLA, contributing to the last magazine. She has devoted her life to research and scholarship, and to the service of the Society for Theatre Research Honorary Secretary for over 20 years before retiring, and continues be involved as Vice-President. She was a founding joint-editor (1945-70) of Theatre Notebook, and is now a member of the Board of Advisers. She was also a driving force behind the creation of the British Theatre Museum Association and was on the Executive Committee of the International Federation for Theatre Research. Miss Rosenfeld has published scholarly articles in many of the world's leading literary, theatrical and art journals, as well as writing seven books on theatre history, for one of which she was awarded the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize by the British Academy. A remarkable and unique lady, Miss Rosenfeld continues to work late into her life. During the past year she has been writing entries on scene painters for the New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
These activities over the years add up to an outstanding contribution to the College and the cause of Education. His unstinting and unostentatious service has gone far beyond the call of duty, and his wisdom and integrity have made him a trusted and respected member of the College community. [An interesting connection between two of our Fellows: back in 1966 John Muir played in Chelsea Opera Group concert performances of Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin with John Eliot Gardiner singing the part of Monsieur Triquet.]
Miss Sybil Rosenfeld Theatre Historian A former student of King's, Miss Rosenfeld has made a remarkable contribution, over
Her enormous contribution to the theatre has been acknowledged by Western College, Ohio, USA, where she has received an Hon DLitt.
Dr Roger Williams Director of the Institute of Liver Studies at King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry Dr Williams, Director of the Institute of Liver Studies at KCSMD, and Consultant Physician at the Hospital, is one of the leading hepatologists in the Western World. Graduating in medicine from the London Hospital Medical College, junior medical posts at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, the Royal Free Hospital and a Rockefeller Travelling Fellowship to Columbia University, New York City followed.
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The Liver Unit, which he established on arrival at King's, was recognised as an Institute of Liver Studies in 1990 and, under hi leadership, has become a leading centre for liver transplants in Europe. His research contributions have made major advances in the understanding of liver disease, its diagnosis and therapy, earning him an international reputation, reflected in his election as President of both the British and European Associations for the Study of Liver. His written contribution has been vast; over 1500 publications. He has been involved with the work of the British Society of Gastroenterolgy, serving as President for a year. He is currently Second Vice-President at the Royal College of Physicians, President of the International Medical Club and past President of the Harveian Society of London.
The membership of the Higher Education Funding Council for England ha been announced as follows: Sir Ron Dearing (Chairman) Chairman, Universities Funding Council! Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council Professor Colin Campbell Vice-Chancellor, University of
Professor Graeme Davies (Chief Executive) Chief Executive, Universities Funding CouncillPolytechnics Funding Council considerable, and he has always demonstrated a professional attitude to his role as an External Adviser to the College. After graduating from Cambridge, he went on to gain a Diploma in Economics before embarking upon a distinguished career as an economic adviser, mainly within the Civil Service. He began his career with spells at the Organization for European Economic Co-operation in Paris, at the Economics and Statistics Directorate, and then at the Agriculture and Food Directorate, before moving on to the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
His pioneering work can be measured by the number of prizes and honours he has received. Elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons for his contribution to the development of liver transplantation, he has been given the Fellowship of the Edinburgh College and that of the Royal College of Physicians of Australasia. This year he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the American College of Physicians
Mr John Wright Former Under Secretary, Cfverseas De'lJelopment Administration, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and a Member of College Council Mr Wright has served on King's College Council, and before that on Queen Elizabeth College Council, with great distinction and commitment. As member of the Investment Sub-Committee and the Finance Committee, his input has been
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In 1961 he joined the Ministry of Defence as a member of the staff of the Chief Scientific Adviser and while there was part of the UK delegation to the l8-Nation Disarmament Conference. He was then appointed Senior Economic Adviser at the Commonwealth Relations Office (now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office), rising to become Head of the Economists Department and subsequently Director (Economic) at the FCO. He went on to become Under Secretary, a post he held for 13 years. Other posts Mr Wright holds include: Economic and Financial Consultant to the EEC Commission; membership of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for Central London and trustee to the Thomson Foundation. He was formerly Chairman of the Economists Panel of the First Division Association. He became a JP for the Dover and East Kent area in 1983 and is a member of the Board of Visitors at Canterbury Prison and of the local parole review committee. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy.
Professor Brian K Follett Professor of Zoology, University of Bristol and Biological Secretary, The Royal Society Mr Robert Gunn Chairman-designate of the Further Education Funding Council for England Professor Kay-Tee Kbaw Professor of Clinica.l Gerontology, University of Cambridge Sir Idris Pearce Chairman of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Sir Robert Scholey Chairman, British Steel Professor Jack Shaw Deputy Governor, Bank of Scotland and Chairman-designate of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council Miss Janet Trotter Director, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Educa.tion Professor David JWatson Director, Brighton Polytechnic Sir David Phillips Chairman, Advisory Board for the Research Councils Or Rab Telfer Executive Chairman, BSI Standards Secretary ofState's representative: Mr J M M Vereker, Deputy Secretary, Department for Education
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The newly elected student committee for 1992/3 is pictured in the photo below. The new President' winning manifesto i sue were: representation of students on all site , a commitment to promoting student participation, and an interest in ensuring that the Student Representative Council should function on a more democratic basis. He also advocates that the union works closely with the NUS to campaign on issues of decreasing grants, and loss of unemployment and housing benefits.
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Recycling Recycling of aluminium cans, office and computer paper now seems to be a regular part of college life here at Kensington, and we are pleased at the spread of interest to the Chelsea and Strand sites, even if we are way ahead at the moment in terms of what we do! Interested persons, staff and students are welcome to attend the regular monthly meetings in the Biosphere Common Room, Atkins Building, on the first Wednesday of every month. Payments for recycled paper and cans have built up to more than £100, and £20 has already been spent on 'purchasing' one acre of rain forest in Belize, a Central American country where a tremendous diversity of plants and animals are at risk from forest destruction. Can crushers (some paid for by individual departments) have also been installed at strategic places around the Kensington campus. We have recently collected about 25 kg of old dry cell batteries from our 'battery bins' in the At\Uns building. These have been taken away by London's one and only battery recycling specialist who sends them to France for reclaiming of the chemicals. Old batteries are one of the worst sources of toxic leakage from rubbish dumps in Britain, and given the amount of lip service paid to 'environmentally' friendly batteries by the manufacturers, it seems crazy that nobody is recycling them in this country. Or Jonathan Scurlock represented the recycling scheme in the Student Union debate held as part of 'Green Awareness Week' at the beginning of March. KCLSU has taken the initiative of promoting recycling within the College, especially at the Strand site where space and facilitie are in relatively short supply. A new direction for the recycling scheme has been the bulk purchase and distribution of environmentally-friendly energy-efficient light bulbs. These are an effective replacement for ordinary 60W and 100W light bulbs, using only one-fifth of the electricity and lasting ten times longer. Many people remain unaware of their benefits due to lack of promotion by the manufacturers - too often they are available only from expensive electrical shops, instead of supermarkets. Our scheme buys these
light bulbs at a discount, passing on the savings to College members. They cOSt £10.72 for a 60W equivalent and £1 1.23 for a 100W equivalent, compared with up to £15 in the shops. Contact Marion immonds in Biosphere Sciences, ext 4280 for more details. For further information on recycling please call: Jonathon Scurlock, ext 4315 or Ruth Okine, ext 4329 in Biosphere Sciences; Gary Strickland., Biomolecular Sciences, ext 4257; Sue Holly, Physiology, ext 4229; or Richard Beepat, Stores, ext 4287. Or Clive Ireland, Or Jonathon Scurlock
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Library building works This summer the Old Library will be closed for extensive building works. A large proportion of the stock held in that part of the Library will be unavailable for the entire period. The departments most affected have already been contacted and the situation explained to them. However, for members of other departments who may have reason to use the Old Library on an occasional basis, the following is a summary: Monday 29 June - Thursday 2 July Old Library open but very noisy as packing of stock begins Friday 3 July - Sunday 27 September Old Library closed Laws periodicals with the titles beginning A-Law Quarterly Review will be unavailable for the entire period, from Monday 29 June, as will History stock with classification numbers DP214-DZ
Dual role for Vice-Chancellor The Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, Professor Stewart Sutherland., has been recommended by the Education Secretary for appointment by the Queen to the newly-created post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England. An agreement has been reached between the University of London and the Department for Education to enable Profes or Sutherland to continue to carry out the full range of his duties as Vice-Chancellor concurrent with those of the new task - which starts on I September. Professor Sutherland will be on secondment from the University for his HMI duties, and his contract of employment remains with the University. He expects to spend approximately two days a week on HMI work. Tailing on the new responsibilities will coincide with the demise of several other of Professor Sutherland's commitments, such as Vice-Chairman of the CVCP. Professor Sutherland had in fact been approached with a view to standing for election to the
A fetching service will be operated from Strand level One issue desk for other material. Requests received before 10.30 should be available by 11.00, those received before 14.30 should be available by 15.00. Requests may be made by telephone (ext 2132) to save actually visiting the Library to place a request. Material available for loan should be borrowed and returned to the Strand Building Library; material which is for reference only should be consulted within the Strand Building Library. During the period of closure please telephone either ext 3689 or ext 3570 for further advice or assistance. Prior to the closure, please contact Vivien Fletcher (Sub Librarian Reader Services), ext 2313, if you have any particular problems with these arrangements.
Chairmanship of the CVCP, which is a halftime post, but he had declined. Professor Sutherland comments: 'This is a marvellous opportunity which I am honoured to take on board. What happens in our schools is desperately important for the future of our country, including the future of our universities. I believe the two roles are wholly compatible.'
RESEARCH NEWS Physiotherapy Research Society
Further boost for food research
The inaugural meeting of the Physiotherapy Research Society (PRS), held at King's College London on 23 April, was convened by Dr Cecily Partridge, Director of the Centre for Physiotherapy Research and Chair of the PRS Steering Committee.
A recently announced resea.rch grant of £145,000 awa.rded by the AFRC to Dr Peter Ellis of the Food Structure Group, BiomolecuJa.r Sciences Division and Professor ick Read, Centre for Human utrition, Sheffield will boost resea.rch into the relationship between the physiochemical properties of soluble dietary fibre components in foods such as oats and beans, and their important physiological effects such as modulation of carbohydrate digestion and absorption and associated hormonal responses, such as insulin secretion. Despite its implications for health generally and for the treatment of metabolic disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, historically this resea.rch area has been a difficult one in which to win Research Council support.
The formation of the society marks a major stage in the development of research in physiotherapy and brings together the increasing number of physiotherapists undertaking research and building up a resea.rch base for professional practice.
One hundred and seventy physiotherapists attended. Invited guests included Dr Doreen Rothman from the Department of Health, Dr Michael Ashley-Miller from the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, Professor Trevor Smith, Vice Chancellor of Ulster University, Ms Trish Phillips, Chair of Council of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Ms Beryl Steeden from the College of Occupational Therapists and occupational therapist Ms Rosemary Bamitt of Southampton University.
There was considerable discussion and exchange of ideas as participants expressed their views about the aims and purpose of the new society. The scientific meeting of the society will be an annual event and a meeting in mainland Europe is planned for the near future.
The project will be led from King's College by Dr Ellis, assisted by Dr Fiona Roberts, for whom provision is made for a PostDoctoral Resea.rch Associateship. The present research in fact stems from a successful PhD project completed recently by Dr Roberts under joint supervision by Dr Ellis and Dr Graham Low of the AFRC's Institute for Grassland and Environmental Resea.rch. Scientists from the Danish National Institute for Animal Science will also collaborate in the research. This collaboration has been facilitated by an EC Mobility Grant awarded to Dr ElLis and Dr Roberts in 1991.
AFRC appointments Many thanks are owed to the Porters, AVSU staff and the Catering Department who all helped to make the day such a success.
Dr Cecily Partridge Director of the Centre for Physiotherapy
Professor Sirnon Ross-Murphy, who was appointed recently to the Dairy Crest Chair of Food Rheology in the Food Structure Group, Biomolecula.r Sciences Division, has been appointed by the Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) to its newly-formed Food Engineering Research Grants Board and also its Food Research Committee, which formulates policy concerning food-related research as well as monitoring the food research carried out under AFRC support. He was already a member of the AFRC's Post-Doctoral
Resea.rch Fellowship Committee. These appointments reflect Professor RossMurphy's standing in his a.rea of resea.rch, and should provide the Food Structure Group with a valuable means of communication with regard to the future directions of AFRC policy in the food a.rea.
Central Re earch Fund Award (Spring Term, 1992) Professor David Schofield, Food StruCture Group, Biomolecular Sciences Division: £1,7745 towards research on various forms of glutathione in wheat flour and their contribution to variation in bread making quality. Professor J D Schofield Head of the Food Structure Group Division of Biomolecular Sciences
Additional AFRC funding has been awarded to Professor JW Bradbeer, Division of Biosphere Sciences. He will receive £73,300 over three years for resea.rch into the control of metabolic f1uxes through chloroplast and cytosolic phosphoglycerate kinases in transformed plants.
MRC LINK GRANT The Pharmacy Department in conjunction with the Department of Pha.rmacology and the Centre for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Measurement have recently been awarded £155,000 under the MRC LINK Initiative on Selective Drug Delivery and Targetting. The project is concerned with the absorption of peptides via the respiratory tract and involves the collaboration of a number of staff in Pharmacy. The study will make considerable use of the King's College Peptide Synthesis Unit which is housed in the Department. Over 70 applications were made under this initiative and King's received one of the only two awards made. The industrial component of the grant has been provided by a club of pha.rmaceutical companies compring of Wellcome, TCI, SmithKline Beecham and Ciba-Geigy. Professor C Marriott Head ofPharmceutics Section Department of Pharmacy
Launch of Vascular Biology Research Centre medical research charities, together with others from pharmaceutical industries with UK-based re earch interests in cardiovascular disease, who were keen to learn more about the new Centre and its work. In addition, the Centre was particularly honoured by the presence of twO scientific representatives from Ono Pharmaceutical Company of Osaka in Japan. Ono have proyided the funding to enable King's to create the chair in Vascular Biology, without which the Centre would not have been envisaged, and it was a pleasure to be able to show Dr Kawasaki and Dr Miyamoto how their company's contribution has enabled a major new initiative within the College to take place.
Professor Lucas taLking with Dr Kawasaki (right) and Dr Miyamoto (Left)
On 18 May an Open Day was held at Kensington to introduce the new Vascular Biology Research Centre to invited visitors to the College. The Centre, co-ordinated by the laboratory of the new Professor of Vascular Biology, Jeremy Pearson, at present includes nine research labs, most within the Biomedical Sciences Division, whose common interest is the study of blood vessel physiology and pathology. The formation of the Centre creates a multidiscipLinary group that benefits from pooled expertise. This ranges from electrophysiology, cell and molecular biology to clinical studies; the last due to the inclusion within the Centre of John Martin, the recently appointed British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Science in the Department of Medicine at the Medical SchooL With a current combined grant income of over £1.5 million, the Centre intends to establish itself as an important contributor to this research area, attracting the best graduates and postgraduates to a well-founded research environment with the critical mass to encourage creative interactions. The visitors included representatives from the Medical Research Council and the main
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The programme for the day included five scientific lectures from laboratory heads outlining the major research interests within the Centre, together with a tour of laboratories to see 15 demonstrations and posters of work in progress. Despite a local power cut (due to workmen cuning the mains cable while digging up Campden Hill Road!), the day was highly successful. It ended with a reception in the Old Refectory hosted by the Vice Principal, Professor Arthur Lucas, seen in the picture entertaining the representatives from Ono
Humanities/Menard Press Publications In 1992 the School of Humanities of King's College London in association with the Menard Press published a group of new books, as listed belo . The Menard Press, founded in 1968 by Anthony Rudolf, has published more than one hundred books in the fields of poetry and politics. Menard's publications include books by Yehuda Amichai, Paul Auster, Yves Bonnefoy, Kim Chemin, Edmond Jabes, Max Jacob, GabrielJosipovic~ Primo Lev~ Donald MacKinnon, adezhda and Osip Mandelstam, FT Prince, Jeremy Reed, Sir Martin Ryle, LS Senghor, Lord Zuckerman and many others. A full set of Menard publications has been generously given to the King's Library by Anthony Rudolf.
More than 120 MenCards have also been published, including previously unpublished translation from forty languages of work by Samuel Becken, Keith Bosley, Elaine Feinstein, Ted Hughes, Octavio Paz., Vasko Popa, Daniel Weissbort and virtually all the significant names in the world of poetry! translation. Introductions for Menard books have been specially wrinen by distinguished poets and scholars. The artists and cover designers are equally impressive including the present designs by Merlin James. Anthony Rudolf's work includes poetry: The Same Ri'CJer Twice (Carcanet, 1976) and After the Dream (Cauldron Press, St Louis, 1980); translations of books by Russian poets, Alexander Tvardovsky and Yevgeni Vinokourov, and French poets, Yves Bonnefoy and Edmond Jabes; anthologies: Voices within the Ark (Avon Books, ew York, 1980); political pamphlets. He is working on his first novel and is co-editor of the Penguin selection of Yves Bonnefoy's poems. Wine from Two Glasses (The A dam Lecture for 1990) by Anthony Rudolf, £6 I'm Not E'CJen a Grown-Up: The Diary of Jerzy Feiiks Urman, edited and introduced by Anthony Rudolf, £6 Red Knight: Serbian Women's Songs, edited and translated by Daniel Weissbort and Tomislav Longinovic, with a preface by Charles Sirnic and illustrations by Audrey Jones, £9 Quatre Quatuors, Eliot's Four Quartets translated by Claude Vigee, with an essay by Gabriel Josipovici and an unpublished letter by Eliot, £9 Flow Tide: selected poems and prose by CLaude Vigee, edited and translated by Anthony Rudolf, £9 A Necklace of Bees: poems by Osip Mandelslam, translated by Maria Enzensberger with a foreword by Elaine Feinstein, £6 MensagemlMessage by Fernando Pessoa, bilingual edition, translated by Jonathan Griffin, and introduced by Helder Macedo, £9
The above texts (except I'm Not E'CJen a Grown-Up: The Diary ofJerzy Feiiks Urman) were typeset at King's, and all can be purchased from Wendy Pank in the School of Humanities Office, Room 8B, Strand.
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STAFF TRAINING Please note that full costs will be levied to departments if enroled staff fm to attend .... ithout reasonable justification. Please contact Janine 10rton, ext 2760 regardin availability.
Development Programme for ecretaries One of the most exciting ventures for SDru thi ses ion has been the running of a modular programme to encourage development in the skills of secretarial staff at King'S. Two one-day modules have already taken place and have proved to be a great success. We believe there were two main rea ons for this: one was that the the pre enter, Rose Austen sought the views of ecretaries throughout the college before the programme, during a seminar held in MarchThe second reason for the success was that the current participants agreed to progres through the complete programme of three modules. The programme focuses on the following issues: Interpersonal Communication Skills: a sertiveness, constructive criticism (giving and receiving!) and dealing with difficult people; Improving Performance: knowing and setting work objectives, setting priorities and targets, planning and negotiating the most effective use of your, and your manager's time; Presenting a Professional Image - 7 July, how to influence the image of your department/section as well as your own image and presentation. Rose Austen presents very practical methods for re olving a variety of issues and encourages the group to share their own information and experiences. Thanks to its current success, this programme will be run again (and again!) next Session. Details will be sent to departmental and school managers.
Committee Servicing Tuesday 14 July 0930-1730, Committee Room, Strand Thi one-day course is designed for those who service senior College committees. The course will consider the various functions of meetings; liaising with the Chair to draw up the Agenda; selective note-taking; drafting the Minutes - language used, reported speech. A highly practical course, with plenty of opportunity to record and draft minutes of a meeting in the afternoon.
Presentation Skills for Finance Staff Thursda 16July 9.30-17.00,Council Room, Strand This course is for people who have to lead cour es about fmance kills or are required present mancial data to an audience.
College Purchasing Tuesday 3 June 14.00-16. ,Room 22 , Strand Building (note change) This course includes: ordering, invoice payment, internal invoice, recommended suppliers, ULPG, quotations, maintaining accounts and handling petty cash.
Seminar for Technicians Total Management of Equipment Wednesday 8 July 09.30-12.30, Kensington This seminar is for technical staff who may need to keep track of equipment information such as inventories, electrical safety testing, repair and maintenance information, technical notes, user lists etc. It will deal with data base management.
An Introduction to Effective Writing techniques Thursday 9 July 0930-16.30, GOS, Strand Building. The course will introduce practical guidelines to achieve clarity in written communication. Participants will be able to give information in writing, which is easy to read and understand; and to organise the logical order and visual layout so as to ensure clear presentation of information.
Information Technology workshops Symphony -Intermediate level Date t.b.a. PS2 lab, Main building, Strand Two half-day workshops for those who have mastered the basics of Symphony.
IT Introductory workshops What is a Database, a Spreadsheet, Desk Top Publishing? Could they increase efficiency and effectiveness in your department? Last year a series of three half-day workshops were run to introduce the concept of storing records, doing accounts, and creating leaflets and newsletters with the help of personal computer packages to help departments to decide on the usefulness of such packages before buying them! We would like to hear from anyone who would like to attend such workshops and if there is sufficient demand we will organise dates as soon as possible. :::.0 ...•••m
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Laurel Awards On 7 ay ix students from 'ing's were awarded Laurel ward one of the highest awards given by the Univer ity of London Union for students who have provided exceptional ervice to the union. The award ceremony wa held in the University of London Union Building and presented by Profes or Co an, Chair of Convocation for the University of London. Our congratulations go to the following: -Michael Howgate awarded for his work with the London Students Skeptic Society; -Rachel Keeling awarded for her part in the British Universities Sailing Championship and her contribution to the Sports Council and the Student Union; -Jonathon Kohn awarded for his work with the General Union Council and his commitment to students; -Andy Lawrence awarded for his work on the London Student; -Ross Spicer awarded for his work as the chair of the Societie Board, (Ross is due to become the Vice-President of Finance and Societies); -Greg Vincent awarded for hi work as the Chair of the General Union Council and his commitment to student unioni to. This year there has been an encouraging movement towards recognition of the contribution made by individual college union participants as opposed to an emphasis on those who have contributed to general student causes. In addition Earl Russell, Professor of British History, was awarded the highest accolade by the Union, I Ionorary Life Membership, for his contribution to higher education in his capacity as a member of the House of Lords.
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MAY BALL The 1992 May Ball, one ofthe highlights of Kmg's social calendar, took place at the Savoy on Saturday 2 May attended by King's own sartorially elegant students arrayed m pelUock colours and determined to enjoy themselves. The evening began with a reception in the Abraham Lincoln Room with musical accompaniment from pianist and King's graduate Simon Ferris. Dinner at the Savoy lived up to expectations and the dancing commenced after the raffle where the main prize was a £1 SO STA travel voucher, other prizes included a personal stereo and clock radio donated by Barclays Bank. Thank must go to the following organisations for their generous sponsorship of the Ball: Andersen Consulting, Barclays Bank, STA Travel, and of course all at the Savoy, without whose help the event would not have been such a memorable occasion.
Leading the way to Barcelona A second year ursing Studies student, Mandy Wilsdon, has been chosen to lead a team of nineteen 18 - 21 year olds to the International Youth Camp, held in Barcelona this summer.
Mandy responded to a competition advenised in the Daily Mirror and her 100 word piece on 'why she would like to represent Great Britain in the Youth camp', was selected out of 500 entries, which led to a selection day at Rayners Park. Here the 30 semi-finalists were put through initiative tests, an as ault course, interviews and a general knowledge quiz. Mandy, who has just been awarded her Gold Medal Duke Of Edinburgh Award must have shone through, and we wish her all the best on her 19 day adventure in Spain.
Mandy Wilsdon
International Youth camps have been held since 1912 during the Stockholm Olympic Games, their purpose being to fo ter cultural and sponing interchange among young people, and to overcome differences of race, religion, frontiers, ideology and traditions through tolerance and mutual respect. The event is usually held at the same time as the Olympic Games, and since 1968 has enjoyed the official status granted it in the Olympic Chaner.
King's student in the Rugby Student World Cup
Steven Ravenscroft Steven Ravenscroft, a second year Law student, has been selected for the Rugby squad for the Student World Cup in Italy this year. He spared Comment a few minutes between his studies and an ambitious training programme to talk about the fonhcoming tournament. The British squad of 26 has been chosen from Rugby club players all over England. Steven, who has been playing Rugby since he was nine, is a member of Saracens, the top Rugby Club in London and founh in the First League. In the flfst round, the British team will be playing against South Africa, Argentina and Taiwan in aples, Italy. If they are uccessful they will meet the other tearns in tournaments around Italy. The training programmes for the team members have been devised by coaches at Loughborough University, and Steven's programme includes intensive weekend sessions, daily weight training, aerobics and running, which often takes him along the Strand and on to the South Bank. Although this strenuous training should prepare the team for the hot climate of Southern Italy, the team will still have to cope with the hard ground, an unusual occurrence in the matches played on home ground. We wish him and the British squad the best of luck.
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SMALL ADS Flat to let in France Large garden flat in St Pair Sur Mer Brittany, near beach. Sleeps maximum of eight from £12 per week. Please phone 05612331 for more details.
Room to let Single room available in pleasant, centrally heated Streatham flat; share lounge, kitchen (with washing macb.ine) and bathroom with owner. Very close to Streatham High Street with a large variety of shops, restaurants and cinemas. 45 minutes door-to-door to King's. on-smoker only. £55 per week exclusive (short-let considered). Tel: 081-677 1378 (evenings).
Farmhouse: Northern France Restored farmhouse in peaceful countryside. Sleeps 12. Half an hour from Boulogne, four miles from beach. Available to let for holidays (not July and August). Contact Robert Hill Tel: 0582 713064.
To let Quiet, secluded, 2 bedroom cottage (c1820), Sydenham, S E London. Fully furnished, gas central heating, garden and parking. Suitable for visiting academic couple. £400 per calendar month plus electricity, gas and phone bills. 20 minutes train to Charing Cross and Victoria. Available end June 1992 onwards. Contact Lindsay Eltiott, Conference Administrator, Vacation Bureau, 552 King's Road Site 071-3516011.
Flat share in Islington
Stirling Reunion
Flat share in Islington (Zone 1) - the travelling time to College by bus is approximately 2 minutes, all amenities available, and the area has excellent shopping facilities
The University of Stirling has asked us to le any Stirling graduates know that the University will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary between August 1992 and July 1993 with a varied series of events.
The rent is £6. per week inclusive of bills, with the exception of the telephone. The flat is available from the start of next term. The ideal candidate would be an academic or professional person who travels home at weekends. If you would like any further information please call ext 3009.
All graduates of the University of tirling are welcomed back at any time during the Anniversary Year but especially on 29 August for the opening ceremony.
Car for sale 1983 VW Scirocco 11, 55,000 miles, good condition, offers around £1,750. Contact Mark Sandler on ext 2365 or at home on 0818835995
1984 Ford Sierra Good condition, 1.6 hatchback GL, eight months tax and mot. £ I,500 ono. Please call C J Liew on 081- 458 4433, or 081-520 2348 (after 6pm) for more information.
Courses and workshops for teachers in higher education The Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES) runs a series of short courses and workshops to help new and more experienced teachers improve their skills. This year we have a general Course for Lecturers in two parts, 9-11 September for new lecturers and 14-18 September for those with some experience. Next year we will be running two or three day workshops covering many aspects such as lecturing, small group teaching, evaluation, problembased learning and research supervision.
House for sale: E8 oasis Victorian semi-detached house in quiet treelined road, Hackney-Islington borders, easy reach of central London. Totally modernized, gas central heating. Throughliving room, kitchen-breakfast room, 3 double bedrooms, large bathroom. Yards of bookshelves, masses of storage. Secluded 60' west-facing garden with roses and honeysuckle. £149,500 ono. Contact Jean Aitchison on 071-955 7020 (LSE) or on 071-249 3734(Home).
In addition there are still places on our
Diplama in Teaching and Course Develapment in Higher Education which covers all aspects of teaching on one afternoon and evening a week over two years.
If you would like more details please contact: Centre for Educational Studies, 58/59 Gordon Square, London WCIH aNT. Or call Roy Cox on 071- 612 6383,Pavan Kohli on 071- 612 6363 or Jeannie Chang on 071- 612 6369.
If you are a Stirling graduate please write to Dr D J Farrington, Deputy Secretary and Registrar, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA with your contact address so that the full programme can be issued as soon as this becomes available.
Colombo Alumni As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, a Directory is being compiled by the University'S Institute of Computer Technology of alurnni of Ceylon Medical College, University College, University of Ceylon, University of Colombo, University of Sri Lanka Colombo Campus and associated institutions. Entry forms for the Directory are available from the 'Directory of Alumni', Institute of Computer Technology, University of Colombo, PO box 1490, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka
Fulbright Commission The Fulbright Commission offers awards in 1993/4 for British Postgraduate Students to spend a year of advanced study/research in the United States of America covering travel and maintenance. The fmal date for requesting applications is 30 October 1992. For details and application forms send a stamped addressed envelope (9 x 13 ins) to the British Program Administrator, The Fulbright Commission, 6 Porter Street, London Wl M 2HR. Tel 071-486 7697.
Educational Computing Unit: research volunteers Volunteer teachers who use computer-based databases in science are needed to participate in a mini-study. If you are able to help or know someone who could, please contact K Nikolopoulou, Room LG/9, Cornwall House Annexe, ext 3839
EVENTS SEMINARS Developmental Biology Research Centre Held at )7.00 in the Randall Institute Lecture Theatre 7 - 9 July Meeting - The molecular basis of development 15 July Regulation ofmorphogenesis in Dictyostelium by cAMP dependent protein kinase Or Jeff Williams, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Clare Hall 29 July Neuronal survival in vitro: trophic factors and their signalling pathways Or Cate Nobes, Department of Anatomy, Oxford University 5 August Control ofkeratinocyte differentiation: a role forPKC Mr Andrew Wallace, Department of Anatomy, King's College London
History and Philosophy of Science Dept Held on Thursdays at 14.15pm in Room 10C, Strand 25 June Godel's theorum from a Witgensteinian perspective Ray Monk (Author of Ludwig Wittgenstein. The Duty of Genius) 2July Paradoxes in the theory ofelections Or Moshe Machover, King's College London
CONFERENCES Ageing Update Conferences Held at Canterbury Hall, Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EE Thursday 25 June Financing elderly people in independent sector homes - the future
Thursday 16 July Recent research on services for black and minority ethnic elderly people 14 September Loneliness in old age Organised by Abbeyfield Society in conjunction with Age Concern Institute of Gerontology Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE. To book please contact Madeleine Legg, The Abbeyfield Society, 186-192 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Herts E 61AB
Greek Literature Conference Tragedy and the tragic, 22-25 July The conference will focus on a question central to Greek tragedy and tragedy in general: how far can Greek tragedy be defined or interpreted in terms of mood, ethos, feeling, vision? All sessions will be plenary. First speakers include H Foley, TG Rosenmeyer, B Seidensticker, JP Gould, OP Taplin. Respondents inclUde RGA Buxton, PE EasterLing, SO Goldhill, EM Hall. There will be an additional session where selected junior researchers, will present and discuss some relevant aspects of their work. Proposals for this session should be submitted as a 500-word summary and a cv, and sent to: Professor MS Silk, Department of Classics, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.
University of Sheffield alumni Garden Party
Concert in aid of King's College Hospital Appeal The Gilbert and Sullivan Society at King's is a student society and has a special affiliation with the College as Gilbert was a former student here. In order to help King's College Hospital in its efforts to raise money for the Caring Intensely appeal the Society will be performing a special summer charity concert, offering the fmest music from the most wellknown G & S operattas. The concert is entitled Trial by Opera: Githert and Sullivan stand trial, accused of boring their audiences with inane nonsensical humbug. Exhibits submitted by the prosecution and defence are the pair's most famous songs sung by a 40-strong choir. It is left to the audience to decide the true value of their Life's work. The concert dates are: Tuesday 30 June, Thursday 2 July, and Friday 3 July in the Great Hall, Strand. Performances begin at 19.30 and tickets cost £5 inclusive of a programme. Tickets are available from Chris Drew, Producer, Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Student's Union Reception, Macadam Building, King's College London, Strand WC2R 2LS or on 071-9788565 after 18.00.
If anyone cannot make the concert but would Like to make a donation please send your cheques to the King's Appeal Office, Main Corridor, King's College Hospital, Bessemer Road, Camberwell SE5.
The Harkness Fellowships· 1993 USA Awards
The alumni Office of the University of Sheffield is organising a Garden Party tom be held in the University's Firth Court on Saturday, 11 July 1992. The ViceChancellor, Professor Gareth Roberts, will be guest of honour at this event and all graduates and friends of the University are welcome to attend.
The programme is designed to attract fellows (20s - 40s) from any field to undertake an individualized programme in one of the three main subject areas of common concern to the UK and the USA: human resources in the 21 st century; people in cities; and promoting good health. Short-listed candidates will be interviewd in January 1993, and selected fellows will begin their tenure in August 1993.
Tickets cost £6 each (childrens' tickets are half price) which include beverages and light refreshments. Please send cheques payable to the University of Sheffield (indicating numbers of adults' and childrens' tickets) to the Alumni Office, FREEPOST, University of Sheffield, 6 Claremont Place, Sheffield SI02TB. Tel: 0742 768 555 ext 4083.
Further information and application forms may be obtained from The Harkness Fellowships, 28 Bedford Square, London WC1 B 3EG. Please enclose a self-addressed envelope (10 x 7 inches), with 34p postage. Forms will not be available after 15 October and completed forms should be in by 16.00 on 21 October 1992.
OBITUARIES H D Lewis Professor Stewart Sutherland, VueChancellor ofthe University of London, 1Lntes: HO Lewis held the Chair of History and Philosophy of Religion in the University of London and in King's from 1955 until 19n. For eight years prior to that he had been Professor of Philosophy at the University College of orth Wales, Bangor. By birth and temperament, as well as by theology, he was a non-conformist Welshman. This gave him a distinctive, and at times highly contentious, viewpoint upon what was then a largely Anglican-orientated Faculty and School of Theology at King'S. Occasionally this made the process of furthering some of his far-sighted aims, such as the development of a BA degree in Religious Studies, more difficult to achieve, for the course of academic politics seldom confines itself to good sense and reason. I lis greatest achievements were, however, through his scholarship. This brought distinction both to Lewis and to his College (of which he was made a Fellow in 1963). In a series of books on fundamental questions of the Philosophy of Religion and the Philosophy of Mind he identified, often against current fashion, a position which was recognisably his. This led to recognition of
various kinds - for example, he held a various time the Presidencie of the 1ind Association, the ristotelian ociety, the Society for 1etaphysics, and the Oxford Society for Historical Theology, and was Chairman for over 2 years of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. In addition, he delivered many prestigious series of lectures including the Giffords in Scotland, the Wildes in Oxford and the Cadbury Lectures in Birmingham
DrTom Bacon Or Tom Bacon, the former King's scientist described as 'the inventor of the modern fuel cell technology which enabled man to land on the moon', has died aged 87.
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Saturday 27 June For this year's KCLA Summer Event we have arranged a private viewing 0 the Counauld Institute Galleries. The evening will begin with a reception and introductory talk at 18. in the main entrance foyer of the College. Guests will be free to look around the Galleries between 18.30 and 20.30, and our speaker, Ann Thackray, will be available to answer questions. A buffet supper and drinks will be served in the Great Hall at King's from 19.30. The all-inclusive price is ÂŁ19.50 per person. Please contact Caroline Bartholomew in the Alumnus Office, Room MB10, Cornwall House, eX[ 3052 if you would like to come.
Or Bacon was at King's briefly in the early 1940s and it was here, with support from the Admiralty, that he began his full-time experimental work on fuel cells, with the brief of producing the perfect propulsion power source for submarines. He later moved to Cambridge, the ROC and the UK Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. He was appointed OBE in 1967 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1973, and last year received the fltst Grove meda~ commemorating Sir William Grove.
Ethnic monitoring questionnaire I should like to thank all those members of the College who returned the ethnic monitoring questionnaire in good time, and to encourage those who have not replied to do so as soon as possible. Recent tribunal decisions have made it clear that the College must have full records of its pattern of staffing in relation to gender, ethnic origin and disability, and it is important that we complete the record for existing members of staff. No member of staff, now or in the future, will be either advantaged or
KCLA Summer Event
disadvantaged by their ethnic origin: we simply need to ensure that records are kept. I am very pleased that Professor Keith Ewing of the School of Law will take over as the College's Equal Opportunities Officer. Professor Ewing has already made an important contribution to the Equal Opportunities (EO) Forum, and the College's EO Policy will be in safe hands.
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In my notice of 18 May about Dr Beynon's resignation I said that I would set in
train immediately consultation with members of the Council and senior academic colleagues about the Acting Principalship,
I am delighted to say that there is overwhelming support for Professor Lucas and I have accordingly invited him to continue as Acting Principal (which I am equally pleased he has accepted) until such time as a successor to Dr Beynon takes up post.
This outcome will, I am sure, provide the all important stability and
continuity in an uncertain period and I know that he may count upon support throughout the College in his task.
The Prime Minister has now given leave for the Council to establish a Search Committee to formulate recommendations for the appointment of a new Principal by the Crown. I have set that process in hand and the Academic Board and Council are currently being invited to propose members.
Professor Lucas
has indicated to me that he does not wish to be considered as a candidate for the Principalship,
SIR JAMES SPOO ER Chairman of Council
16 June 1992
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