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r f' I The recent opening oja state-oj-the-art gene therapy laboratory at Denmark Nill, undertaking research into cancer treatment, has al/racted muclz media allenlion. It was the lead item on many high-profile news programmes suclz as Today on Radio 4, Breakfast J\:ews and news bullelins IhroughouI Ihe day on BBC!. An edilOrial in The Ti mc heralded Me opening ojIhe laboralory, in Me new Deparlmenl oj Molecular Medicine, as an importanl d/!'Udopmenl in Bn'llsh cancer researclz and praised highly Ihe work being carried out under Dr Farzin Farzaneh, Head oj Ihe Department and Co-ordinator ojIhe Cene rherapy Programme. 'King's has acted with admirable enterprise in its successjul search jorjunds 10 investigale a Ireatment firJl proposed less than /Wo years ago, ' The Time said.

he new laboratory of Human Gene Therapy wa opened on 18 May by Professor Michael Peckham, I lead of Research and Dcvelopment at the Department of Health. The laboratory was equipped and refurbished with a grant of ÂŁ60,000 from the Dixons Group plc and M r Stanley Kalms, hairman of Dixons

Dr Brian Bainbridge demonstrales an exhibil oj usejul microbes dun'ng se? week at Kensington (see page 20)

and of King's Healthcare, was pre ent. t thc opening ceremony invited guest were given a talk describing the Gene Therapy Programme and a tour of the laboratories where the work wi 11 be carried out.

The programme is concerned with the gene therapy of cancer. It centres on the modification of tumour cells,

which are removed from cancer paticnts, and genetically altered to express two gene: 137. J and interIeukin 2 (IL-2). The gene- modified tumour cell are then lethally irradiated and u ed to vaccinate the caneer patient again t their own tumour.

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Profe or lan Kennedy, lIead of the chool of Law, gave the IJpjohn Lecture at the Ro al ociety in which he called on judge to change the law to allow doctor to help patient die (voluntary euthana ia). In hi peech, reported in the Guardian, he critici ed the current law a extremely un ati factor. Doctor who helped patient \ ho wanted to end their live hould no longer face criminal charges, he believed. J li argument on reshaping the law was based on human right: 'I f per onal freedom is to have any real meaning or ignificance, it should not fail the patient preci elyat that moment when he i most anxious to express it by seeking to take control of hi destiny in the face of intolerable illness.'

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The contro er ial ubject of 'designer habies', made the headline once again following the birth of a baby girl to a couple who had paid the London Gender Clinic £650 to help them have a daughter. Profes or Lynn Fraser, Professor of Reproductive Biology, appeared in The Times, the Church of England Newspaper, and on the Voice of America. She argued that there was no scientific reason why the technique in question which is supposed to eparate the male- and femaledetermining sperm, hould succeed and in actual fact it probably does not work and the couple may have paid the clinic to watch nature take its course.

John Patten, Secretary of State for I~ducation, gave a talk to the King Chri tian Forum entitled 'Values in J ligher Education'. It received much press attention as he urged students to live by a moral code and aid that univer itie repre ented, in microcosm, the values that underpin the wider ociety.

The.·C annual conference received a good deal of coverage and in the Independenl, Alex Gingham, KCL President, wa quoted. ~ore busines than ever before was completed and he put it down to the fact that students today were keener to deal with issues rather than making time-wa ting ideological point. lie claimed tudents are no les radical but more intere ted in addres ing issues which affect them directly.

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The Llddell J lart Centre for Yl illtary rehives and the Department of War tudies joint D-Da Conference wa co ered b the D try Telegraph a wa the lecture gi en in the e ening by Ylax J lasting, Editor of the Dairy Telegraph. n article in the Independenl examined the way block of fla previou I notoriou for crime, drug dealing and violence have been transformed leading to a reduction in these activitie . t\lice oleman, Profe or of Geography, ha conducted re earch in this area which was cited in the piece: she argues that there is a direct link between crime and the design of these e tateS and that people become dehumani ed if placed in large anon mou e tate with open communal space and dingy corridor~.

• he advo ate the breaking up of blocks of flats into maller units, giving re ident their own garden and entrance, \\ hile restricting acce s route and the number of people living together.

Dr Conor Gearty, Reader in Law and Director of the Civil Liberties Re eareh nit, wrote an article for the Guardian in which he discussed the Prevention of Terrorism Act 19 9 and the current draconian anti-terrori~m law. In the piece he exami ned the recent report on the Act by J J Rowe QC, the annual independent crutincer of the prevention of terrorism legislation. lIe found it to be disappointing and prejudicial to civil libertie . ,\s preparation for m rking D-Da begin in came t, Profe or I3rian Bond, Profesor of \1ilitar Ili tory, took part in Anderson's Count on Radio 4, discu ing ho\ war i commemorated.

Profe or Andrew shworth, EdmundDavies Professor of Criminal Lawand Cri mi nal J u tice, has been quoted in the Guardian recently. In an article which examined why judges punish attempted murder more everely than man laughter, he pointed out that the attackers' different motives were crucial factors. An attempted murder conviction meant the jury believed the defendant intended to cause death or serious harm. Gut assault or fight~

resulting In unexpected de<!.th were treated a in oluntary man laughter.

Or atrina Larkin, Lecturer in the Department of Theology, has been invol ed in the making of ix programmes for BBC ..orth T/I~ Good Book Guid~, which are a non- peciali t introduction to the Old Te tament presented b Ton Robin on (a a Baldrick in BIoc1adder). he work of German evangelise, Reinhard Bonnke and hi Chri t of all :"ation organi ation wa examined in the Sunday T~kgraph. The claim to have reached million of people and converted thousands of others all over the world have been que tioned. Or Andrew Walker, enior Lecturer in Theological Education, aid, 'Is the adverti ing rep for Jesu approach going to stand out in our society?'

What we need is a genuine po itive initiati e that enter the uffering and perplexity of modern culture.

A recent edition of the Chemist and Druggist featured two members of the Division of I lealth Sciences. \1 Claire Anderson, Lecturer in Pharmacy, appeared in an item reporting the Medpharm conference for pharmacists and GPs, where she spoke on the pharmaceutical profession's contribution to the pre ention of di ea e and promotion of good health, identifying the role of community pharmacisLS, who are 'ideally placed to promote health.'

A speech to the l\' ational Dairy Council Conference by Or Michael . 'elson, Lecturer in the Department of . 'utrition and Dietetics, formed the baSIS of an article concerning the relationship between children' diet and their health. lIe drew on re earch wh ich ha shown that poor diet in young children can lead to health problems later in life.

Profes or John MacDonald, Profe sor of Economics and ocial Policy, appeared in the International Herald Tn'bune in an item on the French tate and its firm hold over the financial sectOr, known as dirigisme. He claims that it ha worked well for the French

econom., providin companie with low-mtere t credit which ha helped timulate trade and gi en a boo t to export industrie .

Profe or John Taylor, Profe or of \lathematic ,wa the ubject of a per onal profile in Fo s, the cience maga7ine.

Expre ion of the B7.1 product by the irradiated tumour cell allow the recognition of the tumour as a target for attack. The cxpreslOn of IL-2 provide a further and important boo t for the activation of the 137.1 -primed cytotoxic cells in the immune sy tem.

This re ulLS in the Iy i of the modified cell, and also the nonmodified cell, re ulting in de truction of tumour cell in the body.

Thi work ha major potential for the development of anti-cancer vaccination, although in the early tages the treatment will have to be individually prepared for each person with cancer. It i hoped that it will lead to the development of more generalised forms of vaccination-based treatment again t pecific caneer . In experiments with mice, the team has found that 40% of animal with malignant tumour reject their

tumour after treatment.

The concept i the mo t powerful and exciting in the recent hi tory 0 cancer research. The procedure I different from the approache 0 chemo- and radlo- therapy, as in tead of an exogenou attac on the cancer, and the bod ,the bod ' own earch and de troy force i recruited to iLS ov. n defence. he donation from Dixon came at a time when the research wa m I infancy, and hard re ulLS to pro e the likely ucce s of the hypothe i were not a ailable. Dixon had the courage and fore ight to back a good idea, and it ha tayed a good idea so far, and hopefully will benefit many people.

Reque for permis ion from regulatory authoritie i now being sought for the tart of a phase J clinical trial, which i expected to begin before the end of this year, provided that additional financial upport i secured for the expen ive safety te t required by the regulatory authorities.

Anyone intere ted in the programme, for whatever rea on, shou Id contact the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Rayne In titute. The project is currently unfunded and resources are pre ently being drawn from (depleted) Departmental fund. Assuming that further funding i forthcoming the project will continue and hopefully continue to succeed.

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IJr Farzin Farzanelr (centre), with colleagues and supporters at the opening ofthe Gene Tlrerapy Laboratory

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agreeing the new tru tee. 'I he new tru tee are: Or Abe Lue, who recently retired from hi po t a A sistant Principal after a di tingui hed career in the \ilath Department; Or Trevor Jone , Executive Director of the Wellcome Foundation, who read for hi B c and PhD in Chel ea College in the 1960s, and Lind Faville, nee Garmonswa ,a olicitor who graduated in Law in 1967.

The College will be recommending to the trustees that the following ex-officio po ition be added to the l30ard of Trustees: the President of the Students Union; the Chairman of KC LA, and two member' of staff to be appointed by the Principal.

This mixture of member will ensure that all money collected will be put to the best use in the ollege.

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I 10 Agnt'llV, Deve/opmmt Director, reports on the Annual Fund and otherfundraisrng acti "ties.

. s ou might have heard the College now has an Annual Fund.

This Fund concentrates on collecting a lot of small gifts which are allocated in the College in the year that they are collected.

John Williams, through the Development Office, has ent out 2,700 letter to graduate asking them to upport the Annual Fund. It is a little early to report in full on the response, but at this stage 3 per cent of graduate have made a gift, rai ing £21, 37.

One of the fir t things the Office did was to thank those people who have supported the College in the past. In January the Principal and the Chairman of College Council, Sir James Spooner, hosted a function that was attended by over a hundred previous donors.

The Principal also invited guests to become Founding Donors to the King's College London Annual Fund.

I am happy to say that 223 people have taken up this invitation so far.

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Through February and March, 45 students from all parts of the College participated in the first ever King's telephone fundraising campaign. It was a new experience for all involved, from which we all learned a great deal.

The students enjoyed talking to graduates. There was an exchange of information, where graduates could check and ee if their Profe sor was still with the College and student could find out what King's was like 10, 20 years or even longer ago. The students learnt about King's through the war years (some did not know that the College moved to Bri tol). Some graduates sent in books and articles that they hoped would help with the p

Samantha Shallzoub, Classics student, receives a prize from 10 Agnt'llV, for helping with the telephone fundraising campaign

tudents' studies.. 'ew friend hips have been established acro s the generations, all with a common love of King's.

Graduates approached were al 0 very generous in making gifts to the Annual Fund. Over 4200 graduates were attempted to be called. Over 30% have participated at this stage, with some people still to fulfil their pledges. This is an outstanding result and I wish to thank all those who helped make it happen.

All together the Telephone Campaign has raised £243,749 over fou r years after tax. Th is wi II make a real difference in the College.

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The Development Tru t has been reactivated and the Charities Commis ion is in the process of

f3enard Dawson, tudent 1947-51 and member of Ed ucation staff 196384, has recently sent out the fir t letters inviting people to join him in making a legacy to King's. This area of activity i obviously very long term but it is hoped that legacies will provide future endowment income for the College.

It is a fair question to ask how much it has east to raise th i um, but one that is not easy to answer given the difficulty of apportioning staff time. The direct cost has been in the order of £33,000. The four year income, which will take minimal extra resource to collect, already exceeds the total cost of the De elopment Office up until July 1994, including set up costs, by £j 07,000.

Annual Fund 1994 a at 9 \t1ay 1994 One off gifts £

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219,644

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Grand total Outstanding gifts:

£290,364 £ 59,461 still to be received

he ouncil and Parliament of he European lOlon have (a la t) agreed funding for the Framework 1 R 0 ProJ1;ramme at 12 00 \1 iIlion EC L (\\ Ith a further 700 million F ' l m re er e). 'r he ke)' actlvltle \\ ill be:

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organl'>atl<lO'> f)IS.,emlnatlon and application of tcc h nology Tlu rt:matndtr of Ilu budget goes ltunt R. tsearen Cmtres

deadline \\ hen hey come will be I h R mour ha It tha the new 'Y raJOm~ and :-'lobili y 0 Rc earcher-. a I I â&#x20AC;˘ ( he replacement or the urren Jluman pital and. 10biIJ .

Pro~ramme) \vill require the re arch ellow 0 be iden i led pnor to ubmi Ion 0 the applica ion - again empha I ing the Importance of e tabli hin and maintainin regular con ac ., \\ith I~uropean Cniversl le .

K I. Enterpri e I currently recrul 109 a European \1ar e 109 Execuci\'e 0 a I t )OU '" Ith your application to the European L nion. \\'atch th is pace.

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tOce la t ummcr the KCL'\ Office ha., been working mtcnsivel~ to expand thc KCL.\ (King' College I.ondon '\ssociation) nct\\ ork of alumOl and other fnend of the ollege. The numher ofalumni

no\\ on the da base \\ Ith current addre e ha risen dramatically rom ,ODD to 2" ,ODD. ,\ par 0 he drive to e pand he databa e, the 0 Ice mailed 22,000 '10 t' alumni from the I 70 and 0 at heir paren I or permanent addre e a ime 0 ud. 'Thi re ulted in about -,000 re pon e and hundred 0 0 fer 0 help (e u ~IV m career adVice to current tuden s). 'r he KCL:\ 0 Ice h been working clo'>ely With evcral Department and :chool pro\ iding them with Ii ing and labels or reunions, student recruitment, the Gree pia, the I Iumanities Rese rch I air and parliamentar . lobbying. For more in ormation about thl kmd of ervice plca'>e contact Dr John .1cLoughlin, hc KCL.\ 0 Icer.

'10 e pand the alumnt network. thc KCI ..\ 0 fice rdie~ heavil) on pa tudem'>, pa t., affand urrent ta f. I ) ou have up to date addre~ es or any ofthc~e, John \lc Loughlln, woule! he Vcry intere ted In heanng from you.

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f)ocu ment on cach of these activ Itic \vllI be published over the next 2-3 month'> Plca,>e regl'>tcr your intcrc "Ith "iara Kell)' (ext 21) If you haven't alrcady done o. Call'> for propo.,ah \\ ill var) rom actlvlt) to actlvtt) but will bc In 'cptembcr 1994.

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Informal oundlngs ~uggcst that Industrial'! echnologie5, Advanced Communications, and 'j rammg and \1ohi!it)' of Rc earcher will be early whilst !',nvironment and Blotechnolog' will he later. Ilowever the best ad\ ice I to organise partner and project outlines '0\\' as the

r Defence study The Centre for Defence tudies ha been commis ioned by the Ministry of Defence to produce a special London Defence tudy on thc Future of British Defence Policy. This will consist of a series of policy tatements by the Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Malcolm Rifkind, accompanied by a number of commentaries by eminent academics on the is ue rai ed in Mr Rifkind' tatements. It will be published at the end of Mayor the beginning of June and will constitute a major di cussion document on British defence policy.

Anglo-Polish programme The CD has also been requested by the Foreign Office to organise an Anglo-Polish programme of lectures in Warsaw (under the director hip of Y1 ichael Clarke). The first ession was in Warsaw on 17-20 April. Issues covered will be broader defence/security related subjects, and defence management and accountability. The intention i to reach an audience of Polish civil servants, and to avoid a narrow military focus, but to try to involve academic from the Pol ish Institute of International Affairs and the Polish media.

Hosts to Russian adviser On 24 Y1arch the Centre for Defence tudies were hosts to Colonel General Dimitrii Antonovich olkogonov, People's Deputy of the Ru sian Parliament and Military and ecurity Adviser to President Yelt in. The General spoke on the current MilitaryPolitical situation in Rus ia.

The General is also cheduled to attend and peak at the conference which the CDS is organising on 1 and 2 eptember in conjunction with Jane's 1ntelligence Review: Russia and its 'Near Abroad' - Conflict or Co-operation? at the Queen Elizabeth I1 Conference Centre. The Russian Deputy Defence

~1ini ter, General Gromov, will al 0 be attending the conference. (Enquirie hould be addre ed to Robert Hall at Jane' Information Group on 0 1 763 1030).

South African history in the making Susan Willell, a Defence Economist attlze Centre for Defence Studies, was tlze only foreigner acting as an Independent Election Commission Specialist Monitor oftlze Soutlz Afn路can Security Forces during tlze Soutlz African elections. Ilere size descn路bes Izow size saw democracy born from election clzaos.

The Puma helicopter whipped up a vicious wind, blowing dust and grit into the hair and eyes of the expectant crowd. At a military base in the notoriously violent region of the Ea t Rand in ouch frica, on 27 April during the first democratic election in outh frica' hi tory, the election monitors were waiting with increa ing frustration for the arrival of election equipmcnt. All day long lorrie which were suppo cd to arrive with polling kits had ju t vani hed with no trace.

Forty-nine polling tations had still not opened and the day was half over.

Thousand of patient black township dwellers had queued since the early morning to cast their votes, but now murmurings of discontent about being denied the right to vote began to be heard, from crowd u ed to rio and violen death.

Only four kits arrived on the helicopter, and the monitor bickered about which polling tation hould ha e them. In the end the decided it was all or nothing, so the kits remained on the tarmae. The outh African Defence Force Colonel tried to convince the Independent Election Commi ion official that in the interests of seeurit In this volatile region it would be better for four polling tation to be open than none at all. Impas e - nothing moved.

Ilowever, a darkne s began to gather, and no more kits had arrived, the I EC official decided that four polling stations would be better than

none after all. The D F were mobilised into actIon, and peciali t monitor accompamed their lorrie carr 109 the equipment into four carefully eho en polling tation located in "hot pot" in the Katlehong and Tako a town hip . 11 uge crowds standing around fire and wrapped in blankets were still waiting stoically to fulfil their de tiny. Their patient dignity was a symbol of their long and arduou struggle for freedom: it wa a humbling moment.

The ehao of the fir t day of the election in the Ea t Rand ga e way to calm and order on the eeond day. The elu ive equipment was finally located and by working all night the monitors en ured that all 49 polling stations were opened the next morning. urpri ingly the night of27 prilwhich had eemed de tined to violence - had been onc of the calmest in month. uch arc the contradiction of South Africa.

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The Centre for ;\Jew Religions has obtained a grant of 拢274,000 for re eareh on new Japanese religions in the West and Latin America (I3razil) over a period of 30 month .

The Centre is al 0 delighted that arfax Publishing ompany ha agreed to take over its journal Religion Today: A joumal ofContempora Religions, from Januar 1995. From that date the title of the journal, which was tarted in 19 4andha beenpubli hedbythe Centre inee then, will be the joumal ofContemporary Religion. :"ot only will the journal be placed on a sound financial footing for the fir t time but it will al 0 become a much more academic journal with a trong international editorial board.

Peter Clarke Centre for :"ew Religions

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s part of the recruitment programme planned every year b, the External Relation Department, John ~uir (Cia ic) and ndrew Tollyfield (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) recentl vi ited Cyprus as the College' representatives at the Briti h Education Fair held in :"ico ia bet\ een 21 and 24 \-1arch. The Fair i organized e ery year by the Briti h Council and gi e an opportunity for tudent from Cypru (who are a very valued part of the international community at King's) to ask detailed questions about tudy and life as an undergraduate or postgraduate in the C K. Most GK higher education 10 titution are represented at the Fair and K109's was particularly honoured thl year in that John M uir was asked to gi e thc address on behalf of all the UK institutions at the opening ceremony. There was a record number of very well-informed enquirie during the three full days of the Fair, and there was the opportunity also to renew contacts with taff in Cyprus schools who give advice to sixth former there.

Duri ng the week there were two other ignificant events for King's. The second meeting of the King's College London Cyprus Hellenic Foundation wa. held in the office of Mr. Efthyvoulos Paraskevaides, a former tudent of King' and a member of the family which founded the giant loannou and Paraskevaide engineering firm. The Foundation was et up with a generous endowment given by his father, ~ r. George Paraskevaides OBE, a Fellow of King' . The meeting wa a particularly pleasant occa ion because it was formally reported that Or. Philip Carabott had joined the staff of the Modern Greek Department in the King's College London Cyprus Ilellenic Foundation Lectureship as a direct result of ~r. Para kevaides' generosity. The Paraskevaides family

were al 0 delighted to hear of the ucce ful and aried programme run b the Centre for llellenic tudle (which at 0 owe them a debt of gratitude) and of the forthcoming launch of the journal Di logos. The Vice-Principal, Profe or Richard Griffith . was welcomed to thi mee ing and w unanimou Iyelected to the chairman hip of the Board of \-lanagers as the Principal's nominee.

There was a surpri e for the King's party at the meeting, for ~1r.

Efthy oulo Paraskevaide announced that hi father, in a further gesture of upport for the College, was going to add to his endowment 0 that the cholar hip. cheme which already cxi ts could be extended subtantially or Cypriot students and et on a permanent basis. :"eedles to ay the warme t thank were offered; the family has ne er wavered in it friend hip towards King's, both in respect of their generous endowment. their upport for Cypru cholarship, and their unfailing kindness and hospItality to vi itors from the Collegc.

The other event was a dinner ho ted by the Vice-Principal, organised by the KCLA office under the au pices of KCLA (Cypru ) and its President, Mr. Theodoros :"icolaide . The dinner wa held at the Ledra Ilotel in !':ico la and a comfortable number of old King's tudents and their families attended. Profe or Griffith gave a witty and elegant after-dinner peech, thanking Cyprus and the KCLA branch there for the help it give to the College and assuring all present that King' was in very good heart, pre erving both its academic excellence and that en e of a friendly community which includes both pa t and pre ent student. he evening got off to a remarkable start in that the Pre ident ofC prus, Mr. Glaukos

John Muir addresses Ine Cyprus meeling Clerides (a former King' tudent too.) found time in a very bu y chedule to arrive with full Pre idential motorcade and pend some time with the guests having drinks before dinner. The dinner ended with much goodwill and kind word from the Pre ident of K L Cyprus - and with the traditional King' ollege chocolate which had been brought pecially for the occasion and were much enjoyed.

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traditional Engll h tea parties were organled by the â&#x20AC;˘ tudent RecrUitment and Exchanges Office ( REO) for '1 al',.. anc e and Japane e student at King's.

I Ield on 9 February and \Ilarch re pectlvely, the parties provIded an enjoyable and u eful opportunity for students to meet their compatriots a well as the staff of the 'REO and KIng's academic. \1r. Id Lo\\e, Po tgraduate \umlSSlons tutor from the Vlanagement Centre, attended the 'f alwanese students' tea party prior to setting out for Taiwan where he was to represent King's at the ATEC British Education Exhibition.

The Japanese student' party was attended by :\1r John :\-1ay from CE and \Ilr FUJio Ohmori, First ecretary (Education) at the Japane e Emba sy.

Yukl Tanaka, co-president of the newl -established Japan Society at King's, spoke about the ociety's forthcoming events, which included a 'Japan i'.'ight' at Tutu's on 14 Mar h, a trip to a Japanese shopping mall and an outing to a Japanese film.

Tea, cakes and sandwiehe were enjoyed by all.

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he King's Campus Vacation Bureau ha made marketing history by becoming the fir t British university to attend a travel fair in Rus ia.

Richard Longhur t, Conference Administrator, pent four day in :\1 arch at the \Il oseow International Trade and Travel Fair (the first of its kind to be held) promoting the accommodation and conference facilities of the College.

Despite heavy snow on the ground, which had been there ince October, the event was well attended

l rom 11'/110 nghl. Jenm/er Anmng, Sid !.Of);;/i and Sally Pum/ord hoSI a tradilional l.nglish lea party for KCf.'s Taif);;anese sludenls

by 0 er 2,000 travel agents piu thou ands more ordinary \Ilu eovite citizens II ho came along on aturdaythe public day. Business was brisk II ith nearly everyone vi iting the King' stand, which it shared with Royal Ilolloway ollege.

A a result strong links and the King's name have been well establ ished. One grou p booked through an agent has already stayed at the College, and several others are in the pipeline. Another agent has been to visit King's with a view to setting up language cour es for Russian, using our accommodation and lecture room.

Over two hundred acation Bureau brochure have been sent out in additIon to tho e given out at the fair.

Guide 10 Sludenl Records is a nell publication compiled by the taff of the Arch ives. The brochure de cribes the multiplicity of tudent record ources held in the College Arch ive and elsewhere 111 the ollege.

Sections 1-3 provide information about records which the Archives hold,

their date bracket and contents. Queen Elizabeth and Chelsea College Archive. are included in this ection. ection 4 covers records held elsewhere in the College, ie, the Regi try, hools, Department and DiviSIons. The information given here ha been derived as a result ofa que tionnaire circulated to all academic divisions and departments.

The Guide II ill be publi hed at regular inter al , 0 if you have any information which hould go in or sugge tion about the presentation. contact the Archive. on extension 201-. This is also the number if you would like a copy of the brochure Patn ia :-'Iethven College Archil'i t

Richard I.Qnghursl aline Mosc()f);; Inlernal/f.mal Trade & TrrJ'(;e1I'atr

recentl too part in an mltlati e to explore the market for research collaboration and tudent recruitment 10 Brazil and :vtexlco. he mi ion wa organised by Jennifer nning, International Liaison Officer at 109' and m . elf. A description of the mission and a ummary of its finding follow.

King's College a part of the L:niver It 0 London ha alway had exten~lve Imks with 0 er eas 10 tltUtlOn of higher education or rc ear h and teaching collaboratIOn. In rccent years thi!> ha led to increasing numbers of 0 er ea tudents coming to Kmg' for postgraduate training. In man In~tances such ~wdent are fa ulty members of their home unl"er~lt) and areent not only for their ov. n benefit but al~o to pro Ide m\tltutlOnal trengthening. King' College, for its part, benefits from an Increa ed number of postgraduate !>wdents and probably, more !>Ignlficantly, from research publications and an enhancement of It re earch reputation a a centre of international excellence.

In this context, I was invited to jom collcagues from Cniversity ollege and Imperial College of Science and 'I echnology on a mi ion to :vIexlco and Brazil from 26 :vtarch to 16 pril to mvc tigate the possibilities of enhancing re earch and training links With the c two rapidly developing ountflC!>, The itinerary wa an exhau~lIng one路 including eight nights, five citie , ten universities and five fundmg ageneie . but provided ery useful insight on research and training opportunities.

The fir t and overriding impresion of our visit was the genuine Interest that exists in both countfles and a de ire to e tabli h better link with the L:K. For both countrie the predominant link is still with the but there i a recognition of the Importance of the E U and this, together with the status of English as a 10 .

unlver' Ilan ua e 0 generate great en hu la m or lin \\ith he L: '. On the do"n Ide, ho\\ever. i the perception that the L: ' i ex remel, exp n ive both in terms 0 UI ion ee and Itvin e pense particularly London. An additional bone of eontentlon i the aflable and confu 109 em 0 charging of a bench fee on top 0 tuition fee b' ome in titution and department.

Kin' ollege came In for pecific eritlci m 10 thi re peel.

De pite the e re ervallon , the climate appear ripe for the de elopmem of er good link with both countries, particularly at PhD and po tdoctorallevel. The intere tin \la ter cour e appear to be declining a mo t imtltutlon have taff alread qualified at this level and have their own programmes \\ hich atl f) 10 al demand .. ome as~i tance with curn ulum development and the po ible exchange of staff or project placements for :vtexican, Brazilian and Briti h student i still worth pursuing. \'i It to the fundmg bodie in both countrle howed an increa ingly hard-headed approach to eo t and al 0 to the a urance of cxcellenee. King's i~ eertainly well placed to provide the latter but need to adopt a higher profile in both countries in order to market it experti e and international standing. In Mexico, for example, the major funding agency, CONACYT, has a 'Padron' of recognised overseas institutions and department. King's appear in very few categorie . I nitia) election of the Padron eem to be based on our Re eareh A e ment Exercisc and a 4 or - rating i u ually necc sar)' to get on the li L !(owe er, pcr onal link and other e tablishcd fIlCrla of exccllence eg EL; or C. funding can allow exceptions to be made for department or ections \I ithin a department. !t was very no iceable in :vIexico thatuniversitie with a permancnt 'marketing' ba e in the region cemed to core well on thc Padron.

One of the diffi ultie in e tabli hing re earch link i that they e%entially work best if they involve 'pairing' of individual researchers rather than a 'twinning' of institution The Briti h Couneil is well aware of thi and would be receptive to

propo al for hort- erm (2- \\ee exehange 0 aeul member WI ha \ le\\ to e tabli hm peel IC re earch pro po al mcludin PhD ramin .

I arl). pro re I thu dependent (n the identl lcation 0 Km . re earc.her \\ ho ,""ould be In ere ed In collaborati 'e re earch "" ith particu lar group 10 either \1exieo and BraZIl. ! have agreed with '>C"erallO titutlon to act as a clearing hou c for enqulrle and! propo e to end to the e 10 titutlon a IJ t of member 0 the hool of Life ciences and a re umc o re earch interc ,I would be intere ted, with the assi tance of the tudem Recruitment Exchange Offiee. in helping to e tabli h links for an~ one In the ollege '" ho fi nd,> the pro pect of the chance to work I n a "\cly and enthUSiaStiC over~eas re earch community an attractive option, I rWPeter\...路i1llam Deputy Ilead of the chool of 1,1 e, Ba~lc \-Iedlcal and IIcalth 'clence

taff who are interestcd In learning more about hcse markets are invited to attend a seminar which the Student Rccruitment & Exehangc Office i arranging entitled: New Markets/or Overseas Student Recruitment. The seminar will take place on Wednesda , 25:v1a ) 94 at thc Ken ington Campu , in the ouncil Room, from -1' Lue will peak 14.00 - 15.15 Or about hina and its markct potential and Dr W P William \\ ill talk about reearch collaboration and tudcnL recruitment In Brazil and :vtexico.

ram 14.00·17.30 on \\'edne day 25 \1ay I 94, the Careers ervice wdl be holding an Open Oa) m our new suite of office (161313,2713,2 13 and 2913, near the Great Ilall). 'I he full range of advisory facilttles will be on show. Thl\ could be your opportunity to ask question about the new Employmel1l Department funded careers education project; to look at the ver wide range of information we hold; or to try out our computer·a\ i\ted career\ gUidance program\.

If you are mtcrc\tcd In coming to the Open I >a) It would be helpful if you eou Id let us know beforehand by calltng .\II,>on Ilutehms on ext 2616.

'1 his 1\ for atermg purpose, a tea will be available.

It ha\ come LO our attention that \ome College staff think that the Careers Office now operates only on the Strand site. Plea e note that the Careers. ervice continues to operate on the Kensington Campus Sue Dirmikis Ilead of Careers Service

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crutin of the floor plan\ of the basement of the • trand Budding revealed a sealed chamber, part of the 1 29 building, with a vaulted roof on brick arches and walls four feet thick. The chamber, which had probabl) started life as the College coal bunker, was filled apart from a narrov" walk\vay vvith three enormous steel tanks for sLOrage of heating oil. They had been disused for more than 20 year, though still filled with oil. The floor was constructed to form spill trays and the site was reminiscent of a long· abandoned railway arch with daub\ of oil on crumbling walls.

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Wheat tone Profe or of Physic convinced the PrinCipal of the potent131 of the area and took on the ta k 0 ma ing the room available for hi re earch.

1 hc tank .. vvere emptied. team cleaned. and then ut up vVlth blow torche 111 itu. before the teel piece were manhandled away. The contractor who carried out the work told Profes or 13urge that cutting up the tank. vVlth the stench of 011 and no free pa age of air for ventilation was 'like working in the inSide of hell'.

'I hank are due to the College Works Department and to \1r Julian Greenberg from the I'hysie Department for the efficient completion of the conversion.

a e (Above) ne labs before Ihe renovation, bUI after Ihe lank removal and basic cleaning up (Belo'(fi;) After the renovalion . the ',\"anoslruclures l.oboralory '. II is devoled IrJ research on dt"l-ices for X.ray and opttcal physics, including Fresnel 'Zone plates, used jtJr focuring wft X·rays, '(fi;hich ore Ihe .fTllOII£:sl rt'f!,ular slruclures so far mode 'l;orld·'(fi;ide.

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an Gain ford, Dean of KC \1 D. ha~ been appointed a VicePrincipal of the College. lie take up the po t on I October, joining Profes or Richard Griffith who became \ Ice-Principal In .\ugu t 1 2. \1r Gain ford has a dlstlngul hed career In general dental praCtiCe, and in academic and profes ional dental education. lie ha been Dean of KC.\1D ince19 ,andwa previously Dean of the Dental chool for ten year. lIe is a member of the Senate of the University of London and is onc of the lJniver ity's nominated member on the General Dental Council. where he is Chairman of thc Education Committee.

Beside hi activitie in general dental practice and teaching at King's and at the London I lospital \1edical College. \1 r Gain ford ha acted a examiner for universities in the CK and 0 ersea and for the Ro al College of Surgeon:.. J n the Ilealth ervice he has served on District, Area and Regional Ilealth Authoritie , and he i currently a member of the Standing Dental Advi ory Committee which advise the. ecretary of tate for Ilealth on dental matters. lie is a Special Trustee of King's College Ilospital, a Fellow of King's and a member of the College Council, and is currently Pre idcnt of the Odontological Section of the Royal Society of \1cdicine.

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together 0 perform each other's works, and ome ofProfe . or LeFanu' as well. Wc very much hope that you will be able to join us on thi occasion, which will be followed by a reception in Room 6C. Profe or Curti Price Ilead of :VI usic Department

" hlhullon rafes or Robert • immons from the Randall Institute will be exhibiting his project, Optical

tweezers: movement and force in single macromolecules at the ~ ew r rontiers in Science Exhibition at the Royal ociety on VI, edne day 15 and 'I hur.day 16June between 10.OOand 16.00. Entry free.

Ic s you may know,. Icola LeFanu, who has been teaching at King' for ome 17 cars, ~a appointed Profes or of \1uslcal Compo ition earl this e sion. \'ery soon thereafter, York Cniversity Invited her to become its new I Icad of \1 u IC. and he accepted thi call. Thi means that Professor LeFanu' Inaugurallccture/concert wdl happen at thc same time a our farewell to her.

'Ihc Grcat I Iall has been booked for 17.30 on \1onday 27 June, for a celebration of the work Professor Lc I· an u has done over the ycar .

Outstanding currcnt and formcr po tgraduate students will come

dcpartment . The Centre make a ailable a ource of both conceptual and practical adVice rom a credible team of con ultan operating rom a repected academic base. Over the last three 'ear It ha provided a I ance in over 40 place in England .• otland and" ale, and ha been in olved ~ith several collaborative project on a national ba i with. for example. the \1ental I [ealth Ta k Force.

Edward Peck wa previou I)' he llead of the I [ealth ervice \1anagement C nit within the C niversity of ..ewcastle, and he ha been a consultant with the \11 L 0 si nce it inception, with wide experience of management con ultancy, development and research in health and social ~ervlces. lie has also been a manager of mental health services in .. ottingham and then in :"ewea tic. lie is currently re earching power and decision-making in a Irst\ ave . '11 tru t, and has written widely on both mental health and management topics: hi mo~t recent book, :"11 Tru t in Practice. \Ia published b Longman in October 1993.

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he Centre for \1entalllealth • ervice Development (C\111 D) in the School of Lifc Sciences (Divi ion of Ilealth _cience.) ha a ne\1 Director: Edward Peck, previously of the Cni er itI' of . ·c\\'catle. took up hi new po t on I I\pril. The purpose of the Centre which was et up in ,\pril 1991 at the instigation of the Department of I Iealth, is to offer guidance and upport on devcloping and implementing mental health trategies to health authoritlcs and ocial crvices Pa

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EdlOburgh). The Board ha 1members, all e tabli hed cholars \.\-ho ha e been elected to renect a wide range of humanitie dl clpline and 0 In t1LUtlOn of higher educatIon acro the C nited Kangdom.

Other C ntver It of London members include Pro e or 1arian Hobson Jeanneret ( \1WC, French) and Profe sor tewart utherland, FBA (London . dinburgh, ReliglOu tudle ). \1embers have been appoanted for ariable terms of up to three year, in order to e tablish a sy tern of rotatIon. Additional appointments to membership of ubject panel wIll be made over the next fe week drawing once more on as wide a pos ible a spread of dl clpline and univer Itie .

Following the Government' decIsion 10 1993 not to c tabllsh a Ilumanities Re earch Council, the Briti h Academy decided to e tablish a lIumantties Research Board of the British cademy. The fir t meeting of the Board is planned for \1ay. The Board will assume respon ibillty for mo t of the publicly funded grantgiving functions at present performed by the British Academ , pnncipally rcsearch grants and postgrad uate student hips in the humanitie . The Board will be respon ible for determining its own policies and programmes and budgets, within a framcwork and within an overall allocation of funds set by the Council of the British Academy (the total sum avallablc for the direct support of research is expected to be in exce of £15m per annum).

rof I 'igel Holder has been awarded a senior fellowship by theBB RC(formally ER )for five year from October 1994. The fellowship allow for a replacement lecturer to take over his teaching and admini trative dutie for the duration of the award. These award are very competitive, and this is the first uch fellowship to be made by the ERC in the area of biological science for three years.

The research programme in Prof Ilolder' laboratory is concerned with

Identl ;Ing and anal' 10 the function o gene invohed in e tabli hing the main body axi durin~ earl tage of deve1 pment 0 he vertebrate embryo.

The laboratof) use he zebra I h embyro a a model y em partl . becau eo he advanta e 0 thi Y tern or genetic tudie .

Con i tent \.\-1 h he tyle of the De elopmental Biology Research Centre hi project I part of a lar er interactive programme of research involv 109 se eral collaborating laboratorle within the centre. The hope i that the felloy. hIp will allow Prof Ilolder to pend a great deal more time at the heart of the re earch programme.

Ichael Clarke, Executive Director of the Centre for Defence tudie, has been appointed peclall t Ad Iser to the Ilou e of Common Foreign Affair Committee for their report on The Proliferation of Weapon. Work on this report begin~ 10 Apnl and ~hould be completed In December.

Tam in tephen~on is taking up a joint appointment a a lecturer in clinical pharmacy in the department of Pharmacy, Manre a Road and as a clinical pharmacist at King' College II o~pital where she will set up an academiC practice unit.

George \1ela from the Electronics Cnit, Department of Electronic and Electrical EngIneering, ha been awarded the title of l~uropean Engineer (Eur Ing) by the European Federation of. 'atlonal EnglOeering A ociation (FE 'I).

r Tom anders has joined the \1AFF. teering Group on hemical Aspects of Food urveillance. ~AFF ha awarded Or anders two research grants, the first is worth £261,419, for further re earch on the effect of dietary fatty acids on coagulation and fibrinolysi . lie share the second grant, for £ 141, I, with

Pro e or Barry Halliwell or research Into the e ec 0 - polyun atura e fat. acid on lipid peroxidation.

Dr. I Ylanne rom the Cenue or Heat Tran er and Fluid Flow . lea urement ha received from the Ford 10 or ompan Ltd. O' a twelve month exten ion 0 the ongoing inve tlgatlon 0 now pattern 10 recIprocating engine.

anon olin lee, who i to become the new Provo t of outhwark thi tober, was a former tudent of KlOg' . lie al. 0 erved a the ChaplalO and tutor here from 1 76 to 1 2. Canon lee I currently the. ub-Dean of t \Iban where hi achle ements have included setttlng up an Education entre to meet the needs of VI' iting chools. lIe acts as Ecumenical AdViser on _ 'ew Rellglou \1ovements and is currently undertaklOg a Lambeth \1'\ on the subject.

rofessor Lord Rus ell FI1A will bc introducing the discu ~ion at a colloquium on Academic Freedom and lite 11RFC/'; organised by the Council for Academic Autonomy, to be held at 14.15 on Friday 20 \1ay at the British Academy. The other introductory peak er will be \1r Bahram Bekhradnia (Director of Policy, HEF E). Prof Ru ell is Pre idem of the CA . Further detail are available from Profe or Jane Roberts, English Department, ext 21 1.

Staff members celebrating their 25 years' service at King's.

n Ylonday21 Ylarch in the , Hand Council Room the Principal presided at a ccremony to honour member of laff who had qualified for long service awards. Thirty-onc member of taff received awards for 25 years' service and Ylr R 0 Recd, Superintendcnt in the Life ciences Oivi ion received an award for completing 40 years' service.

All award-winners received a glass bowl engraved with the ollege's coat of arms, a cheq ue and an inscribed card showing the famou duel fought by the Dukc of Wellington on behalf of King' ollege.

Ylembers of staff who receivcd the 25 ycar ' service award are: Profe or H Baum, YI rs P Bracey, Profe or R Cammack,:vIr E Coomber, Ylrs 0 A Collins, :vir W A Colwell, :vir 0 G Crowhur t, Or I [ Fatmi, Or R V Fairbrother, Or J J Fendley, Profc sor P B Gahan, Ylr B Gredley, Yliss P YI Greenwood, Or L Ilart,:vIr S P Ilarrow, Ylr A J Iloward, Dr A R Ilipki s, Ylr J Hunt, Ylr J Jcffrey, Ylr YI 11 Jones, Ylr G Juliano, Ylr YI :vIachover, Ylrs .\1athurin, Mr 0 G Ylorgan, Mr T Ramdeen, Mr J C Rees, Or M Rigby, Mr M 0 Robbins, Mr A 0 Rowland, M rs M pencer, Profes or G B Wa well.

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n Friday 29 April a reception wa held in the Council Room at lunchtime to mark the retirement of Peter Gilbcrt, the A si tant ecrelary. It was auended by many of hi friend and colleagues, from all areas of the College, including a number who have ince left. [n his speech,the College Secretary referred to the wide duties and responsibilities held by Peter over the years. ince joining King' in 1974 from UCL Peter had witne sed and been involved in a number of major changes at the ollege and within the universit sector more generally, not lea t of wh ich had been the merger of Queen Elizabeth and Chel ea College with the old King' in 19 5.

Itwa he who had almo t inglehandedly dealt with the parliamentary proces cs leading to the King' Collegc London Act 19 5 and thus the incorporation of the new King's. M ore recently he acted as Clerk to the King' Theological Tru t and represented the College on the Board of thc t Mary-Ie-. trand Charitable Trust.

Ilowe er, Peter was perhap more widel known through hi servicing of ouncil, the go erning body of the Collcgc. and hiS organi atlon of ocial

event like the ollege Annual Dinner and the Twenty-Five Year Award Ceremony. lie wa also a very active member of the enior Common Room, both on and off the Committee, a fact whieh has ince been recognised in the granting to him of Life Member hip of the CR. Peter, accompanied by hi wife Jean, was pre ented with a cheque and a Dartington Gla bowl, specially engraved. lie leavcs the College to take up the post of A sistant Secretary for the P ychiatric Rehabilitation Association. He will carry with him the best wishes of the College and all his friend.

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Estates Strategy Committee Jeff \1cCanhy (ext 3347) (r. tate \1anager)

Computer Services Policy Committee Data Protection/Copyright Derek La\-\ (ext 2737) (Director of In fo y tems

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Gerontology Board of Management Anthea IlOker (ext 3033) (I lead of Gerontology)

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11 :v1embers of taff are invited to attend thc Annual College DlOner on Thur day 30 June in the Greatllall at the trand. Thi is the time when the College ays goodbye to retiring members of staff. herry and soft drinks will be served 10 the Great Ilall from I .30 and Dinner will commence at 19.00.

The co t of the Dinner including sherry and wines is £17.00 which is a pecially subsidized price. If you wish to attend could you please contact :v1ichele Par ons, College, ecretary' Office, 3/l7 Cornwall Ilouse Annexe.

ollege ta , nend and relation. pIu Ben the dog, 00 part In a ten mile funding \val around the treet of London on the unda\ of the Ban Holida wee end. tarting out at 10.00 in glonous umhlOe and amid pan popper, 22 people follo\ved the care full) planned route which lOO them pa tome of the mo t famou and hl,>toric ite in London.

The \-\alk \\a\ in memo!) of Cathy Healy's eleven month old son, Lawrence. who recentl) died 10 KlOg' College 110 plta!. La\\ re nee had \uffered liver problem \ince he wa born and in tribute to the outstanding eare he received from the hildren' Liver I nit at the Ilo\pltal, the mone) raised will go to them, 'I he total raISed, at the time of going to pre s, i in excc,>\ of £700, Organl ed by Joe .\la) of Central , erv Ice'>, the walker- tarted at the College, went up to 'I rafalgar Square onto Oxford treet and J Iyde Park, down to Buckingham Palace and We. tmlO\ter. 'I hey cro\sed the 'I hame'> at Lambeth Ilndge and took the path of the nver down to Tower Bridge, crossed over and went through the City, then pa\t St Paul'\ and back to the College.

De,>plte sore feet and everal blister, the walker\ were 10 remarkable Spirit,> \\ hen they returned to the College everal hour'> later.

'I he walkers were e\peclally plea ed that Cath (who work in the • enior ommon Room) al 0 walked the route with them. Congratulations to all tho e Involved and a special thanks to Billy Jleary who prepared a most welcome tea to come back to!

Staff who walked on 1 May Jac :v1ay; Fred n\ong; Eri a Brooks; Irene Burrell; CollO hown; Charlie Dowsett; • yl la l'lnnle; Vernon Greene; adle Ilal1; Cathy Ilealy; Albert 1litchin; Dennis :v1axwell; George \100n; Janet Ram ey; John Rollin on; Alan Rowland Janice avage; KevlO Sullivan; Kcith ellcnoweth

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on ratul tion 0 ano her j!ro p of ta ' or heir marathon' ef' n on l'i \pril \\ hen the . ucce ully omple ed the gruelling 2 mile run around London, \\ ith their time in brac et , the) were: John 'I homa ,Building urveyor in the E tate 0 fice (2 h Jur . - - mlOute \ ince Chalmer , • chool :\ccountan , Ph) Ical clence and EnglOeertng (3 hour, 39 mlOutc ) and CollO hown, Front De k Porter (4 hour ), I there are other, we haven't hcard about. \-\cll done to you too.

Through (,,,mment, I \~ould like to a) that I am gratcful for all the sponsorship and cncouragement given to me for the London \1arathon. I finally managed to rJI e !iro.1 0 whieh I have dlvidcd bctwcen KlOg College Ilo,>pital Chlldrcn', j,1\cr I nit, en\e (the charity for Deaf and Blind children) and the 23rd Camberwell . couts \Iany thank\!

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round 40 people were present on the evening of Friday 4 :vlarch to watch the ucce ful conclu ion of the 1993-94 ocial tub Tournament.

It was a busy evening but thank to the patience and helpfulne s of many people it all worked out fine in the end, and I would like to thank ever one who was involved: Liz Tardrew, without whom the whole thing would not have started; Peter Elsey, who en ured that the games could be played and teve Blomer, who brought over twenty trophies into College.

AI 0 thanks to Len Ayling, Glyn Baker, Roma Beaumont, Debbie Cos ey, Les Disley, Peter Durant, Peter Iloward and eil Spencer. The Champions of the 1993-94 Social Club Tournament are: Len Ayling - Crib ingles; :vlark Howard - Darts ingle and Pool ingles; Franco Juliano nooker ingles; Peter Howard and Franco Juliano - Crib Pair; Colin Chinnery and Paul Leforte - Darts Pairs; Pat Chin and Franco JulianoPool Pairs; Peter Howard and Paul I,cforte - Snooker Pairs; Franco J u liano - Sport person of the Year. My congratulations to them all.

Finally, a special thank you to 'the Ilowards' - Mark, and brothers Alan and Peter, who between them knocked me out of every competition I entered.

Thanks guy (the new rules may solve this problem).

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For further detail contact: \1 I leather Fry ( ourse Tutor), or Dr Ronald Barnett; \1 A in Iligher and Profe sional Education; Centre for Iligher Education tudie; Department of Policy tudie; In titute of Education; 5 /59 Gordon quare; London WC 111 O. 'T Telephone 071-612 6 63

he Continuing Education nit hope to publi h the 1994/5 programme in early ummer, so that it can be sent oU( well before the start of the next academic year. \1ay I urge everyone to help make it a comprehensive a pos ible by letting me have information regarding all event other than undergraduate and po tgraduate degree cour e (eg all hort cour e , conference, etc.), provided there is a fee to attend. It doe not matter if details have not been finalized - even dates and price can be omitted and be covered by a 'details on application'and a general caveat of' ubject to demand' can be given.

Form for entering information have been sent to all chool Administrators, and to all Departments which have entries in the current programme. We would like all entries by the end of May please.

If there are queries please ring the ontinuing Education Unit on extensions 3055/6. alerie Davies Director of Continuing Education Unit

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the quality of the work done in univer ities a high a it hould be?

Can adequate tandard be mai ntained in the face of expanding tudent number and hrinking re ources? Can ou cope with the workload you ar now expected to do? Is your research con trained by inadequate funding? Can our students be expected to tudy effectively while they don't have enough money to live on?

Thur da 26. 1ay ha been de ignated Iligher Education Da ,and the trade union which repre ent taff who work in higher education (including King' branches of uT, \1 F and U,'I 0:'\) will be u ing it to launch a major new campaign to highlight the e i ue. The campaign will include: - an Early Day :vlotion in Parliament, calling on the Government to afeguard the excellence of 'K higher education by easing the financial and workload pressure on staff and students - a national petition, to be pre ented to the Government in time to innuence the autumn spending review.

On the morning of \1ay 26 there will be a Pre Conference attended by national trade union leaders, who will also be seeking a meeting with the ecretary of tate. In the afternoon there will be an open meeting (to which the Pre have been invited) at The Bloom bury Theatre 1- Gordon treet, WCI 13.30 - 16.30. peaker have been invited from Government and opposition parties, trade union, the heads of major London colleges and univer ities, and Save British cience (who will be repre ented by Professor Peter aunders from King's).

All members of taff are invited to attend thi meeting. Just come for part of the time if you can't afford the whole afternoon. Entrance will be by ticket, but ticket will be available at the door on a first come first served ba is. Ticket are free.

Group of people from King's who will be attending the meeting will lea e from the Main Entrance, trand Campu ,at 13.00 the Main Entrance, Kensington ampus, at 12.45 0, whether or not you arc a member of a trade union, come along and how your concern!

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, , I am an orange and orange don't take exam ", Thi curiou mantra, repeated 0 er and over bome poor creature during my last bout of exam, wa my onl first hand experience of exam tress, Although a Phtlosoph tudent might recel ea dl tinctIOn for that kind of Inslgh , thc approach 0 examination Inspire dread In most people, [.Ivlng away rom home, financial wOrrle and domestic dl putes all create ten ion exams arc usually the final traw, a tngger for all the other pent-up anxletle, .

'I he pressure vary enormou mm per,on to per on, but a heavy workload can turn sleepless nights Into SUICide attempts. Rather than rISk allure, an Increa Ing number of students arc resorting to cheating to ,>et-ure thc marks thcy need . .'\ report onducted at Plymouth L.:niverslty ha recently been published that highlights the growing trend. Around 20% of students urveyed admitted to smuggling cnb heets into the examinatIOn hall, and a further 30% owned up to cop ing their coursework from the textbook Ihe Board of examiners and DI clplinar Committee have had to deal With all manner of fraud and <:hlcanery. In one Instance, the cheat hired a 'double' to It a particularly tricky final exam. L nfortunatel for the oung lady concerned, onc of the InVigilator had seen her working in the morning. '\ regular ie\ler of Inspector Morst, the college official noticed that the student had 'changed' earring over lunch. IllS suspicions were confirmed when he confronted the double and she fled.

ThiS year, however, King's have made two major changes that should limit any opportunity for cheating. The introduction of anonymou marking is intended to reduce any bias and a examinatIOn centre at the Ilamp tead

Campu ha been se up.. loreover, a 'la e-room' ha been created, 0 tha late am al do n, d rupt the maJori y o tuden ,Brlan. al er, the \cademi Regl rar, warn hat people \lho cheat houlddo O\llth ulla\l rene of the Implica Ion. Be er 0 play It afe than be OIT) ...

Exam tre obviou I) effec all tuden ; mo t ge through he experience but or a mall percentage the pre ure can be almo t unbearable.

We know only to \lell w hat can happen \\ hen ome student deCide that he) cannot take any more. King' College doe not thankfully have a problem With tudent ulclde and provide help and advice for tudents under pre ure, (my personal recommendation I a rejuvenating sessIOn In the Chapel).

But i enough being done?

I believe that there I currently a tructure within King' College that could alleViate a conSiderable amount of pressure from worried stlldent in addition to improVing their exam performances. '1 hiS structure is the 'personal tutor' system 'rou may be forgiven for assuming that a personal tutor sy tem is currently running throughout the college. but 70% of studen s que tlOned revealed that they had little or no contact with their personal tutors. tudents must naturally accept a large portion of rcspon iblllty or the succe s of such relationships: no one an force a tudent to \\ork or \\ould attempt to do o but what of the respon Ibility of the tutors and academiC ~ â&#x20AC;˘ tuden \\ho utili cd thiS ystem poke of the many advantages of a good relationship \\Ith a tIItor. Onc tudent commented on how their tutor had gi en them heir home phone number, helping them through 'considerable' personal problems in addition to aiding their academiC swdie . Ilowever, the maJortty of tudents revealed a dlf erent picture... "I came to sec my tutor about my mid-se slonals re ult . lie didn't know who I wa and didn't know what mid- essionals were". 'I his quote depicts onc of the more extreme cases but the majority of tudents

complained that the. hard I) e er \I their u or or tha the. were 0 ten 00 bu : to e them. con equen Iy mo t tudent do no attempt to recti) the e t pe of Ituition and In tead opt 0 ta e their chance alone.

"Itlmatel man) tudem are ml Ing OUt on a Important part 0 academic li e at King' ollege. At be t the relation hip bet,\een l>tudent and tutor can be the difference 111 one indl Idual 'ucce fully negotiating thrt:e year of college. lan

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he sports clubs of Kll1g's Collegt: London tudent'l> Lnlon have had onc 0 the most su cc ful year In the ollege's history, '/ he men\ Is I football team won a tense I LL cup final against Royalllolloway 1-0 in front 0 a packed houst: at Vlo pur Park.

Despite \I inning the league title once and the L'l,l cup twice in the pal>t three years, the sucees of the men's 1st I palel> 111 comparison to thclr female counterparts who won a leaguc and cup double for the econd year 10 succes.,ion ( he cup or the third year in ucce slon).

Despite the e formidable achievement,>, the mo t ucecS'> ul eam o'the 'car \\ere the I XI \lomen' hockey team. They al 0 ecured a league and cup dounlc a ler Winning thc L Lt cup final 2-0 against ,'t Vlary's College. Vlore impressively they won the league title in some tyle, namely without 10 ing a single game and averaging around 7-0 per game.

With the men\ 1st XI hockey team lOSing the cup final on penalt) flicks and a hOSl of other clubs performing well It has been onc of the most succe .,ful years on record.

The new student sabbatical officers for 1994-95 are as follows:

Ghassan Karian President Andrea Hotter Vice-President, Publications and Communications fan Franklin Vice-President, Administration and Student Affairs Tara Jefferson Vice-President, Finance and Societies

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his year's Presentation Ceremonie will be held on the following dates at Westminster Central J lall: 'v1onday 12 September 'v1onday 19 September '\.1onday 16 January 1995 All ceremonies will commence at 14.30. For details contact Martyn Annis, ext 3394.

t 1 urc S udcl t ' Open ", cmng he College is holding its 'v1ature Students' Opening Evening in the Great Hall at the Strand on 18 May from 16.00 to 19.30. For further details contact the Student Recruitment & Exchanges Office on 071-872 3043.

A painful moment in the ULU men 'sfootball cup final (photo: Phil Ashworth)

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1nl l lor, hO dird si mfm gid 9, s disllng-JI l riy om n gr< U It of King's ond n Inspln'ng l nguogls It dur 01 'or/I: London Co11tl'01t Sc/zool Profmor. 'onno Rlnsl gO'Vl omment lhis opprlClO/lOn ofh fonntr Itoc/zlr In 1915 the Board of Education awarded Caroline enator, daughter of a outh London Je ish family, a place on the I ntermediate Arts cour e of the Ladle' Department of KlOg' ollege London. In 1916 he wa admitted to the Ilonour Course of King' ollege for Women, studylOg Freneh and ub~ldaf) German under Andr~ 'almon, Victor piers and C 0 Webb. 'he took the fir t ear of the econdaf) teaeher's diploma cour em the College' Day Training ection, along with her final Ilonours ear, and 10 1'.11 wa top of the Cniver Ity' Fir t Cia ~ IIonour li t in French. Reje ting the offer of a lecture hip In the Lnlver~lty, she chose the give and take of the cia sroom, and in 1 19 applied for a post at the .. orth London Collegiate ehool for Girls, where he wa to pend her entire career. he was an exceptionally gifted lingui t, with an acute sen e of the nuance of J7rench, German and Engltsh (and, later, Spanl~h), and had a rare blend of cntl al judgement and human under~tanding that made her Itterature classes a uniquely educative and enjo able experience: we learned much more than she appeared to be overtly teaching us. Her generation of women had to struggle for profe ional recognition, acrificing tho e per onal reward that today's women expect to retain as of right: her rewards came from the task itself, from the affection of her pupils, and from their outstandlOg success, which he never mea ured In term of examlOatlon alone. She was a truly great woman, whose amused, perceptive and challenging eye has been a la ting Innuence on those she taught.

We report With great regret the death o . 1r Wilham 0 wald eat at the a e of . Wilham eat graduated from King' 10 19 2 and malntalOed an active intere t in hi old college for the rest of hi life. lie will be remembered particularly as the author of the hi tory of King's College London Engineering ociety (J 47 - I "7) and for hi ponsorship of the \\'illtam keat 1 roph - awarded annually 10 a competition to find the tudent \\ ho give the be t talk on a subject rela ed to hi or her experience of engineering. lie attended the final of the competition each year until 1990, when Ill-health finally forced him to give up.

Born 10 t Alhans 10 1904, Willtam keat went to choollO Croydon, lea ing at the age of eventeen to take up a PremIUm pprentlce hip With the London and .. orth Ea tern Railway. In 1929, he left the railway~ to study for a degree in mechanical engineering at King' . After graduation. he stayed on for a year a~ re earch a i tant to Professor Gilbert ook, working on a project concerned with the performance of steam nozzle. On leaving King' he joined the staff of the In titution of Mechanical Engineer. ub equentl) moving to the In titution of Water EnglOeer . where he became ecretary. lie was elected a Fellow of King' College 10 1 72.

There will be a memOrial ervice for lan Fairbourn In the ollege Chapel at 13.00 on Tuesday 21 June.

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20May Institute of Romance Studies/Centre for Twentieth Century Cultural Studies Day Conference in association with the Institute of Romance Studies Fascist Writers Tel 071-873 2030 or urther details

23 May University of London Jacobsen Lecture Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, WCl H OAL, 17.30 Language as a natural object Professor Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Ins itute of Technology Chaired by Mar Sainsbury, S ebbing Professor of Philosophy, ing's

24 May Centre for Philosophical Studies Lecture ew Theatre, Strand Campus, 17.00 LmgUlstlcs from an mdividualistic perspective Professor oam Choms y, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

25 May Centre for Philosophical Studies Lecture Room 1B06, Strand Campus, 17.15 Philosophy and artificial intelligence: the role of logic in artificial mtelligence Professor Robert Kowalski, Imperial College

26 May Centre for Philosophical Studies Lecture Commi tee Room, S rand Campus, 1730 Issues m medical ethics: methods of bfoeth,cs: some defective proposals Pro essor R M Hare, University 0 Flonda

1 June Inaugural lecture from the Department of Music in association with the Royal Academy of Music ew Theatre, Strand Campus, 17.15 Bach as critic of Enlightenment

Laurence Drey us, Professor 0 Per ormance S udies In MUSIC

26 May Department of Pharmacy research seminar

10 June Institute of Advanced Musical Studies Colloquium

Room 18, anresa Road, Chelsea Campus, with refresh men s 6.006 5, and seminar 6 15 - 7 00 Studies on liposomes for pulmonary admims tration Or Taylor, School 0 Pharmacy, University 0 London

Room 6C, ain Building, S rand Campus, 6.00 An afternoon of 15th Century wind band music Ensemble Les haulz et les bas, Felix Stric er, Schola Can orum Basiliensis, followed by a discussion wi h imberley Marshall, Royal Academy of Music, and Reinhard Strohm, ing's

15 June Institute of Advanced Musical Studies Colloquium Ins i ute of Romance Studies, 3rd floor, Senate House, Male S ree , 17.00-18.30 Special Renaissance Lecture (in collabora ion with the Institu e of Romance Studies) La Citta della Slrena, the birth of the musical myth of Naples in the Spanish era (7503-1707) Dinko Fabris, Centro di Studi Rinascimentali, Ferrara

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Department of Pharmacy research seminar Room 18, Manresa Road, Chelsea Campus, with refreshments 16.0016.15, and seminar 16.15 -17.00 Applications of molecular simulations Professor C R A Catlow, Royal Ins i utlOn

24 May Inaugural Lecture from the Department of Nursing Studies Grea Hall, Strand Campus, 18.30 From hospital care to home care: have we got it nght?

Professor Alison While, Chair of Communi y ursing

26 May Alien Theatre, A ins Building, Kensing on Campus, 9.30 to 17.30 Talks and poster presentations about research in he Division of Life Sciences Contact Ruth 0 ine, ext 4329

2 June Department of Pharmacy research seminar Room 18, Manresa Road, Chelsea Campus, with refreshments 16.00 16.15, and seminar 16.15 -17.00 Epithelial tight junctions and paracellular permeability Or R W A Godfrey, Department of Lung Pathology, Royal Bromp on Hospital, London

9 June Department of Pharmacy research seminar Room 18, Manresa Road, Chelsea Campus, with refreshments 16.00 .

16.15, and seminar 16.15 -17.00 The use of long wave fluorescence in the study of ligand-protein interactions Or M B Brown, King's

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Inaugural Lecture Main Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School Building, Bessemer Road, 17.00 Ode to the liver: 'let one tiny cell be in error or one fibre be worn.'

Professor Alex P Mowa , MB ChB FRCP, Professor of Paediatric Hepatology

16 June Inaugural Leonard Cotton Memorial Lecture Main Lec ure Thea re, Old Medical School Building, Bessemer Road, 17.15 Progress in the diagnosis and management of carotid artery disease Professor Michael Horrocks, MS FRCS, Professor of Surgery, Royal Unl ed Hospital, Bath

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he College enthu la ticall~ threw Itself into the country' Ir t national wee of Clence, engineering and technology, the bralnchald of Walltam Waldegra e, lence 1mi ter and Chancellor of the Duch~ of Lanca ter. et 7 was celebrated at the Ken mgLon Campu , the Randall 1nstitUte (where, apparently, visitor were most reluctant to leave.), and the trand on arious days over the cour e of the week.

Members of the public, chool chaldren and staff were able to come along and take part in a anet of expenments, displays and demon trations. For example, at Ken Ington you could turn detectIve and 50lve a murder banal 109 a number ub tance , such a od, clothes fibre and hair; or u ea computer programme to a5 e the nutfltlonal value (or not!) of your break fa~t.

At the Randall In mute, you could call up Images of picture held anywhere in the world by means of a sophisticated computer network or de Ign a molecule using a special computer programme, colour it in and pnnt It out.

At the Strand, Radio Day vi itor were able use working hort wave radios from over 50 years ago, including some from World War I I aircraft, as well a~ appear on a tv screen by means of a camera which could broadcast u Ing radio waves.

A big thank you must go to all tho e who were involved in whate er way and making our own contribution to the national sucee s ofthi (and what i~ to become an annual) event.

In another et 7 event, five tUdents from the School of Phy ieal ,cience and Engineering participated in a day organised by the BBC to promote communication between broadca~ters, cientist~ and the publiC and held at the cienee Museum.

r 11 Rezazadeh and Davld ren 0 the Centre for Op IC and Elec ronlc in the Department of Elec ronic and Elec ncal Engmeenng recent! received an unexpected gift of champagne and a congratUlation card from the mana er and \-Ianagmg Director, Or Drew el on, of EpltaXlal Produc International Ltd (EPI) of Cardiff. Thi gift marked the recognition of the hIghly ucce ful conclu Ion to a contract placed by EPI. EPI Ltd I an International emiconductor epltaxlallayer grower company which produce emiconductor layer for ariou optoelectroOl and microwave de Ice application for the worldwide market.

Link with I~PI have eXI ted for ome tIme; the EI~E department provide EPI With an mdependent device de ign, fabrication and te ting capabilit . Thi capabdlt at King' ha5 helped I~PI by pro.... ldmg tate-of-theart knowledge of ad anced de Ice 10 both de ign and fabncation technology.

1 he team at King's i5 recogni ed by EPl as the Advanced Device Design and Technology Centre and this indu trial contact ha~ given the team national and international prestige in thi field of engineering.

EPl have been ery effective in supporting the requi5ite emiconductor device materials In the I~RC re earch programme currently under investigation.

Dr AIi A Rezazadeh Department of Ele tronlc and Electrical Engineering Conference The Centre for OptlC5 and Electronics will be holding an international work hop on Iligh Performance Electron DeVices or M Icrowave and Optoelectronic Applications on \-10nday 14. 'ovember 1994. Anyone who i interested In submitting a paper for thi conference, or in attending should contact Or Ali Rezazadeh, tel 44(0)71 73 2 7 ,fax: 44(0)71 36 4781,

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