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ather and ~on achic\ed a famil~ double \\ hen they both graduated in the same wbject \I'ic m Construction La\\ e \rbitration - at the College \ ;anuar, Presentation Ceremony. Father, Frank Dyton and son. Richard, have spent the last twO years studying part-time to gain their degrees. Richard. a qualified coO\truetion and corporate lawyer, abo reeei\ cd hl\ fim degree from King'\ \\ hen he graduated in Law in 19 5. lIe now
works for Kennedy\. a City law firm. Frank. a ci\'il engineering COll\UIta nt and arbitrawr. gained his first degree. in engineering. from Queen \lary College. They were pre ented \\ ith their degree by Sir James Spooner, Chairman of the College 'ouncil. Aho honoured at the Ceremony with a Presentation Fellowship \\a\ Lord Porter of Luddenham .. obel Laureate and Profe\\or and Chairman of the Centre for Phowmolecular Sciences at Imperial College London.
he <ichooh of Education, Ilumanities. ~Iedicine e Denti\try. and Phy\ieal Sciences e Engme.:ering arc thro\\ ing their we.:ight behind the Gm'ernment\ initiative to rai\e.: awareness of science, enginee.:ring and technology. • et95 is a national celebration organised b~ the British .\s\ociarlon for thc Ad\¡anceme.:nr of Science, Se\en days are.: dedicatcd wexploring science, e.:nginecring and technolog~. \\ Ith exhibitions. lectures, di plays and de.:monsrrations across the countr,', 'Ihe College.: intends to pla~ a major role.: in e.:t95. se.:eing it primarily a a recruitment opportunity but al\o as a time.: when our neighbours can come.: into the College and find Out \\ hat actuall~ goes on. E\ent\ start on Saturday I \Iarch at King's College.: Ilospiral \\ ith the Department of [)iabcte~ taging an exhibition, and wnclude on Frida~ 2-l :\Iarch \\ ith lectures from the Departments of Chemistf) and Computer. 'cience; aho on how \\ ill be example of te.:chnology in the.: Humanities. and Radio Day organised by the ))epartme.:nt of Physics, COli till fled 011 pOKe NO
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he College i~ about to begin the process which leads to the nomination of Fello\\ ~ and Pre enration Fellow for 199:. It was formerly the practice to re~rrict the call for nominations to a group comprised largely of the Residenr Fdlo\\ sand Head of chool / Deparrmenrs/ Di\'i ions. La t year. in order that the whole College could parricipate in \\ hat i e enrially the nomination of their Fellows, the opportunity to make a nomination was extended to all members of thi College. Thi practice is being conrinued this year. The election of Fellow~ is governed b. tatute 14 which states as follows: "those eligible to be elected as Fellows shall be: (a) the Principal; (b) :--Iember of ollege staff; (c) Per on who have. in the opinion of the Council, erved the ollege in a conspicuous manner; (d) Former studenrs or members of
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Appleton commemoration On 24 larch at 14.30 during the Radio D{~y evenr. a horr ceremony will mark the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the life and work of ir Edward Appleton, Wheatstone Professor at King's from 1924-36, who won the l obel Prize for Physic in 1947 for his eonrribution 'in exploring the iono phere'. The ceremony will be rela cd by clo ed circuit television to the, ew Lecture Theatre. :\Iember of taff and tudenr arc very welcome to attend any of the evenrs. If you require more information or know of a chool which may wish to attend, plea e conract nne Robin on on ext 2696.
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taff of the College who ha\e in the opinion of the Council, become eminenr in academic or public life." The. tatute allo\\ ~ for the election of up to ten Fcllo\\s per (calendar) year. Traditionall). up to four a\\ ard ha\'e been set aside a Presentation Fellow hips \\hich are the College' equi\'alenr of honorary degrees. Pre enration Fellowship nomination do not have to be drawn from those who necessarily have an. previous connection with the College, they may be individuals who the College wishe to honour in recognition of their achievemenrs and who may bring their influencc to bear for the benefit of the College. The election of Fellow i the re ponsibility of the College Council acting upon advice from twO differenr electoral bodie .. ominations to the Council for thi award are underraken by the Committee of Residenr Fellow which is a meeting of those Fellow
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currently working in the College. They recei\ e and on ider nomination from member of the College and ad\ ise the Council on \\ ho hould be elected. The electOral bod\' for Pre enration Fellowship i~ the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council together with the Principal. imilarl), they receive nominations and ad\'i c the Council on who hould be clected. Should anyone \Vi h to ubmit a nomination for either a Fellow~hip or Presentation Fellowship, the nomination form arc availablc from :\Iarcella Scanlan in the Academic Registrar'5 Office on ext 3371. [fyou wish to dicus~ a potenrial nominee or find out if he/she i already a Fellow, then please conract the Academic Regi trar on ext 3370. The closing date for reccipt of nomination by the Academic Registrar is 24 Fcbruary. :\Iareella canlan A ademic Rcgi try
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1\IECIIANICAL E'\1GI'1EERI G
Ellgilleerillg ill practice - software COli/roiled automalioll 10.00 - 16.00, Great Hall and thc leehanical Engineering Labs 21 March
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24 March CIIEi\IISTRY
Two illustrated lectures on chemistry by Or Keith ]one' I) Jlfagic,joll: medicille, dl7lgs & ehemiSII) 2) Toxic me/aIs: old alld II~' lecture I: 10.30, Iccturc 2: 12.30, Committee Room
CIIOOL OF Eo '110. Livillg sciellce 14.00-16.00, ornwall )-fou e, room LG/5, LG/7 LG/8 & 3/6 Follillg tO~'ords ellligh/ellfllell/:from Aristolle /0 Eills/eill Inreractive lecture by Or 1\larrin l\lonk 16.00-17.30 ornwall House, 1\18222. Really raisillg s/ondards Lecture by Or Philip de I .00 - 19.30, ornwall )-fou e, :\18222
Three video illustrated lectures on computing by Or Richard 0 erill J) Computer crime - 0 v::i/ch 's br{'f~: 2) Should ~'e Inlst computers! 3) I'irlllal reality - voyages in ryberspace
22 March
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Radio day 10.00 - 16.00, Great Hall
TfG:o lec/ures 011 mathema/ical/opics 14.00 C! 15.30, rrand, room 2C
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Bfidging the cuifurl's: technology in/he hllll/ani/ies )0.00 - 16.00, Strand. main foyer
IIISJlfJlI {/(compliJhed: .\"I/I'5/1I/( J/Ilr1m/ rlmre Rell/ham/al:es the l"OlI/rols a/ S;\.S~ 1 inal-)ear King\ :'\'ur~ing Srudie\ \rudenr Claire Iknrham could n'r beliel e her e) e~ \\ hen ~he dre\\ back rhe curtain of a cuhicle in Sr George \ 110 piral accidenr and emergency deparrmenr \1 here ~he had been mid rhere wa~ a parienr needing her arreJl[ion - and found an a\rronaur irring in rhere. Jn fa er, rhe 'a~rronaur' rurned our w be a me~~enger from rhe Xoel's C/lris/m(l Presm/. relevi\ion show who had come. wirh \loci Edmund him~clf. m reil her rhar in rwo day~' rime ~he would be fulfiling a longcheri\hed dream of \"I inng :\',\S.\, rhe t'S pace agenc), in Hou\wn. Te"a and Orlando. Florida. Thi\ wonderful ~urpri\e \Ia~ rhe Idea of CIJlre 's ~i rer, ,\ndrea, who wrme [() :'-:ocl Edmunds [0 reil him abour Claire\ dererminarion [() become a nurse despire being born wirh rhe lower half of her lefr arm mi~\ing. Andrea, her elfa qualified nur~ing ~i\rer, knew nor only hO\1 demanding nursing i\, bur also rhar Claire could eope wirh rhe demands of rhe profes\ion as well a\ she: a confidence II hich has been backed by rhe sraff in rhe. ursing Srudie~ Departmenr ar King\.
Andrea aho knell rhar Claire had 10\'ed a~rronomy and ~pace flighr since childhood, \1 hen her farher had fir\r ~hown her ho\\ (() use a relescope, and rhar a vi~ir [() SA was her liferime\ ambirion. The rrip organised b) . ocl Edmunds' ream lasred a week, and rhe ~pecial privare [()ur~ laid on for Claire and :-':oel ga\'e rhem a \" P\ \ iew of . 'ASA, including all rhe plaec~ nor open w rhe puhlic, such a~ rhe flighr conrrol deck, a\rronaur rraining facilirie~, \Icighr!e~ rraining cm ironmenr, rhe runway, launch-pads, and rhe Orbirer and Shurrle as~embl) buildings. Claire wa~ pre. enred \\ irh a framed flag \\ hich had been floll n on rhe Endea\()ur and a limired-edirion, arri~r-signed prinr of rhe fiN manned moon flighr. An added bonu~ I\a\ rhar a Hollywood film ere\\ - including Tom Hank\ and Ke\'in Bacon - wa also ar . A making a ne\\ film abour rhe illfared polio 13. The programme fearuring Claire\ vi~ir was shown on Chri nnas day, ju\r afrer rhe Queen's speceh.
Claire experts /0 /;mdllfl/e from Kill/; 's as RSc (Ho liS) RC.\' ill September 1995.
n rhe rc.:cenr deUton of a [;Jff rc.:pre enra.n\ e m Cf' e on rhe Board of rhe DCI dopmenr r ru~r for a period 01 rhrc.:e ) ear. \I h~ \h on (,reene ICenrral Regl rr)) \1 a rhe uCt:e ful C"a.nd,dare. recel\ ing 'I \ me our of a wral of )-. There \1 ere cig,hr mher candldare . Further deraih abom rhe ourcome of rhe e!ecnun II III be al'ailable from Caroline Bartholome\\, Developmenr Office, Corn \1 all Hou~e. on cxr 30(J11. .\Ii on Grecne \1 ill be plea ed [() rr) amI an a a channel for informanun bcm een rhe ~raff of rhe College and rhe Trusrees. an~\\ering querie~ \\ here\ er possible and pas ing on sraff idea~ \\ hlch mighr prole u~eful for rhe Trusr in broadenll1g rhe \cope of I[S work ..\Iison can be conracred in rht: Cenrral Reglsrr). Cornwall House, on e"r '.Wl. The nexr meering of rht: Trusrees i~ on 15 I\pril ar 17.00.
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from \Ionday, 15 Januaf), bookings for meering~ ere. in rhe Blackl\ell Room ~hould be made rh rough ~'argarer Bro\\ n exr 2 67. r lea~r rhree day norice should bc gi\'cn [Q cn~ure rhar rhe requesr is received in rime for considerarion.
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·\ prowr) pc compurer-ba,cd y rem ha been de\cloped w a\ err di a,rer, like rhar ar rhe /-I ilhborough football ground. Ir u.,e image from .,uf\eillance cameras and ,ound., an alarm ar rhe fir,r .,ign of o\ercrowding. Trial hJ\'e alreJdy raken place u ing recordings made ar Li\'erpool Srreer Srarion, I(ing's Cro" and /-Iearhrow Airporr, and rhe re ulrs are encouraging. Or, ergio \'elasrin, Leerurer in Elctrronie Eleerrieal Engineering, has appeared on Xl"iJ!'sroom SOllth F.ast, Srimre .YoU!' and GLR ralking abour hi., work. He ay,. 'I n rhe long-rerm, rhe chance., of an incidenr on rhe scale of /-I(;),.,el or Hill borough ever happening again .,hould be dra.,ritall) reduced.' The research has also appeared in The Times Higherand F.PSRC .\'eru-s/il/e (rhe Engineering & Phy ieal • cience' Research Coun il's magaLine).
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f\n ageing popularion wa rhe ubjeer under di cu sion on Radio S' lI'itrhe// 01/ Sill/day. in which nrhea Tinker. Profcssor of. oeial Geronrology and Direcror of rhe ge Concern In rirure of Geronrology, rook parr.
Work underraken in rhe Deparrmenr of Nurririon &: Diererics was fcarured on rhe Food Programme on Radio-t. Concern abour rhc dietary aspeer of cardiovascular disease in Brirain\ Somh. ian eommuniry has resulred in research examining borh rhe eomposirion of commonly con umed dishes and rhe caring habib of differenr 'ourh ian groups. Or Par Judd and Jane Thoma , rhe projecr upef\·isors, commenred on rhe need for rhis dara in order ro develop a cienrific under 'randing of rhe aeriology of cardiova eular disea e in rhe e group, and a a basis for furure inrervenrion. Reeareher. Ta hmin Kas am Khamis, poinred our rhe grear variarion wirhin and berween groups in caring habirs, food prepararion rechnique and rhe eomposirion of dishes.
()r \Iark E\eri.,r. Reader in \Iu icology, .,tripred and edired rhc mu,ic for four programme of polyphonic mu it from 12rh ccnruf) Pari., on RJdio 3. The programme,. enrirled Pans 12rh). pre enrcd ,acred mu ic by rhe Pari ian compo'er. Leoninus (Lconin l. compo cd for rhe feasr days of Chrisrmas. r Srephen. . r John and rhe Holy Innocenr,. and were broadca.,r on rhe liturgically appropriare days of rhe year. The edirions u'led for rhe broadca.,r arc parr of Dr Everisr's rhree-volume edirion of music for rhe A/aWllts /iberor[!/lIIi w be publi.,hed by rhe French publi her. Oiseau-Lyre, berween 1996 and 1<)98. Or Everi,r will al,o b inrroducing Scorri.,h medieval mu ic (() be broadcasr by rhe BBC on -+ \Iarch.
An arriele in rhe Gllardial/ on rhe pre\'alence of farry and weer snacks in children's diers featured Or \Iiehael c1son, Lecturer in urririon. I-Ie srressed rhar rhe mosr imporranr rhing is ro achie\'e a balanced dier for children rhar favour beneficial foods and limirs exposure ro rho e high in sarurared fars and sugar. 'Bur,' he .,aid, 'ir is poinrless ro say rhar kid shouldn'r ha\'e rhose rhings. They need [() be seen as parr of a normal dier. Food is more rhan nutririon, and sharing and inreracring wirh friends is very imporranr - a ehild will feel mi erable and excluded if everyone cl c has cri p and ehocolare biscuirs.' j
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The ~IA in ~ledical Erhics G Law wa highlighred in an irem in rhe G"ardial/ in which a di illusioned medical srudenr wa eonremplaring medical law. ndrew Grubb, Profes or of Healrh Care Law and Direeror of rhe Centre of ~Iedical Law and Erhics, aid in reply rhar ro become qualified as a lawyer, a medical docror needs ro follow rhe ame rome a anyone el e wirh a firsr degree orher rhan law: a onc-year conversion cour e leading ro rhe Common Profes ional F: am; a furrher year ar Law Society or Bar chool; followed by rwo years as a rrainee solieiror or one year a a pupil barri'rer.
Di rurbnl leep p;mern \Iere rhe ubJeLt of :In :Irnde m rhe (,lidI'd/till in \lhiLh Dr D:I\ id ·ugden. Lccwrer in Ph\" IOlo~". re earLh \1 a hkhhghred. He i tr"\ ing ro di L(" er hO\I a LruLi.l1 brJm chemIcal. melawnm. mIght help under l.Ind the bod\ c1(xk. :Ind lead ro J afer rreatmenr tor m .,mnlJ and orher leep dl order, I'he re carch aim~ [() de\ elop no\ eI agonl t~ and anragonl~t~ of melawnm. ULh LOmpound \1 ill be u~eful in defining mdaronm \ exau phy"iologlcal rok in the bod~, and may al"o tind a therapclllic u~e m thc rreatmelH of circadian rh\lhm disorder,/~Iecp problem a,,~oci'Hed \1 Irh ~hift \1 ork, Jer lag. blindnc, and old agc.
Tom "'ander~, Profe or of 'urnrion and [)Icrcril:~. \1 a, quored In an arelde about dlcnng and mlddk·age ~prcJd in 1'/11 Till/f(. \ reporr in 11 nuh? War /0 Ilml/h. ugge,tcd that lo"mg \\clght LJn bc mk\ for rho c in mlddk-agc. Prok<,<,or andcr~ "aid. 'The health ri"k., of obe,it~ arc often e\aggerated. Ir doe~ mcn.:a.,e rhe ri.,k" of diabcte., and arrhriri", bur the hcalrh ri"k of plumpnc"., arc negligibk. Ir may el en offer atil anragc., ro II omen,' He abo appcared in an areidc in the Fttl/il/K Stal/dard desl:ribing l-ariou., dict" rhar are bcing promored, lIe l:ommcnrcd on The Ilay Diet (whil:h doe., nor allow carbohydrate and prorein w be con"umcd at the "ame meal) "aying. 'The only rea"on it can help you lo"e \1 eighr i" rhat ir make" the rirual of caring difficult.'
.\n areicle in X~S{"ietl/is/examined rhe ecological .,en~e in o\cring the cOllnt~ II irh huge \Iarhe of coppicc [() meer energy need. Da\ id Hall. Profe<,<,c)[ of Biolog:, II a" quored a" onc of Brirain \ leading advoearc, of energ:' crop". lie lI'a., able [() rea<,<,ure criric., of indllsrri,t1 coppice who \Ior~ about their enl'ironmenral impacr, "a~ ing that the coppi e, will ,till prmide the ,a me food and eOl'er for wildlife a" tradirional coppiccs, Research had ,hown rhar because the land i., nor ploughed every year, .,oil qualiry and dil'cr.,it) improve.
Dr \lJn \llchene. Reader in Ph IL and a member uf rhe Cenrre ur X-Ra\ uence in rhe Ikparrmenr of PhI IC . rl ,k pare in a fearun: on Radl(),- Li\ e to celebrate rhe IlIOrh annn er a~ 0the dl l:0\ e~ 0 • CI-rav . 'f he di LU Ion on rhe RI/'ro( 01/ fIt/' programme. LO\ ered medical and indu trialu e of CI-ra~ a, \\dl a the current re earch in \\ hich rhe Cenrre for X-Ra~ uence pla\ a Ieadmg world role, 'r he e\.a(( I()Orh anni\ er.,a~ i., ''\o\'ember and a one-da~ conference \\ ill be held ar King' to commemorare rhe OCGls,on.
The recenr rraglt e\ enr m jJpJn \\ ere \\ iddy reponed Jnd in rhe I·.ullill~ S/tllldtlrd Kaoru Godo~. kerun:r in japane"e in rhe Language C' CommuniurlOn Cenrre. \\ JS quored a \a\ing rhar rhe effeu of rhe earrhquake on her fello\\ counr~ men \\ ould be de\ J"tatln~. and rhe facr thar rhe ancienr eir~ of Kyoro had been damagetl wa~ parri<.ularl~ di.,tre<,<,mg. . fr i, like the \\'intl\or Ca"rle fire, bur on a much larger \calc. becau\e you arc look in/?: ar a \\ hole <.iry of immen\e udrural imporranl:e.'
An arricle in BBSRr: Bllsille.n (rhe l3ioreehnolog: and Biological Science f{e~eareh Council\ magaJ:lI1e) fearured rhe re\earch of Dr Chri" Thursron, Senior Leerurer in \Iierobiology in rile Divi,ion of Life. eience,. 1 he article examined rhe role of rhe mu.,hroom as an effieienr and profirable reeycler of organic wa"re - over '+00,000 tonnes of \\ hear traw arc annually proces cd by rhe l'K mu"hroom indu,t~·, Dr Thursron ha., been researching rhe generic make-up of rhe mushroom \\ irh Horrieulrure Rc earch I nrernarional, and rheir collaboration is rhe fi rsr in the world (() i"olate, clone and charaereri\e commercially imporranr gene" in rhe .I[;arirus IJisponfs ,peeie, - rhe familiar burton. cup and nar mushroom found in green?;rocer., and supcrmarker~. The work \\"a' al~o rhe subjeer of an irem in rhe CO'L;fII/l)' 1·.Vfllillg Teler;roph.
john (,orrud. Re earch Profe or and Profe or "f BI()pharmac~. appeared on .Si,.\' 'S dl CU Ill" (,o\'ernmem prop" af to Lontrol air pollurion cau etl h~ \ chide exhau r ,
john \IJL[)onafJ. Pro e or 0 EconomlL anti oual PolI(;\'. \\ a coproducer Jnd pre enrer of J Reurer finanual ne\\ programmc on rhe cn,i, of rhe falling ex<.hange rare in 'ipalll. lie adq\etl rhe forcign e"chan~e marker abour rhe porenrial ri,k, of financial in~(Jbili~ in .'pain.
\\ hi,pering \\"a" rhe ,ubjeer under tliscussion on Radio.+\ ne\\ program mc, Th .I/tenfooll Shift. \I r Ton~ Thorne. Director of the Engli h Language l nir, ralked abour rhe "o<.ial and lingui,rie .,ignificance of \\ hl\perin~. lie explained rhar \\ hi pering \'arie" from eulrure to culrure and rhar rhe \\ ord. one of rhe oldesr 111 rhe English language. i, onomaropoeic, deri\ ed from an ancienr Indo-European dialect. meaning rhe \\ ind in rhe gra\\ or Iea\e".
The Centre for Defence Studies. based ar King\, received an honourable menrion during Que\riun Time in rhe Hou"e of Common., recenrly, and rhe following exchange berween :'11 r Clifron-l3rown, Conservative ]\IP for Cirence~rer and Tewke bury, and ~Ir Freeman, ~Iini~ter for Defence Proeuremenr, i" raken from I/tll/s({rd. ~IR CLIITO,-BRO\\ ,: Doe [my righr hon friend] agree rhar hi, recenr announcemenr of a 'econd fi\ e-year funding tranche for rhe London-ba"ed Cenrre for Defence Srud ie will pro\'ide srabiliry and rea uranee for rhc academic who work wirh rhar in"rirution in pro\'iding ome excellenr world-wide straregic srudie ?
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Clile Page. Profe~ or of Pharn13colol;'. and John \LIrrin. Profe\\or of CJrdiol'a cular Science. bmh appeJred on rhe I\i/ro)' programme di\eu\\ing rhe use of animab in medical re~earch,
Drug re\ring in sporr wa\ rhe \ubjecr of an arricle in Che/l/isll)' ill 8rilaill in II hich rhe Ilork of rhe Drug Conrrol and Teaching ccnrre. under rhe direcrion of Dr David Cowan. wa~ highlighred. The arricle de\cribed in derail h011 \ample\ collecred from arhlere\ arc rored, re~red and analy~ed,
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~ ~omebody in your office off ~ick? On holiday? 00 you need lunch rime cover? \\'har abour rhar 'onc-off job rhar you hal'c been purring off for week? nd rhar mail ~hor rhar will rake up ~o much of your valuable rime? Swdenrs wishing (() do a few hours' work a week ro upplemenr rheir granr arc regi rered Il'irh t' nisraff. :'>lo\r of rhem have skill~, qualificarions and experience covering a I'ariery of area~.
T!) ringing t路 ni~raff. exr 3569 and see if we can help, or come along ro rhe office on rhe fir~r floor of rhe \Iacadam Building" rrand Campu ,
group or~wdenr from rhc \1.\ in Te\,r ~ Pcrformancc wdic II ere luck~ enough ro be Im-ircd to a \pccial \emilur ar rhc Barbican Thcarre_ The Cl cnr II a parr ofrhe Elc!)bod".\ Shake~pearc inrernarional fe\rilal. \Ye mer mcmbcr\ of rhe GoodmJn Thearre of Chicago who had broughr olcr a parricularl\' inn()\'aril e inrerprerarion of Thf .Ifl'nhf//ll of \'mire, direcred by Perer Scllar~. Scllar\ him\c1f ~poke (() our group abour rhe producrion. a\ did a numbcr of member~ of rhe ca~r. The educarion \raff of rhe Ro",11 Shakc peare Compan~ rold U\ rhar rhey had nel er bcforc had ~ueh a good wrn our from rhe rhearre \ide. On our parr I1 e found rhe chance (() ralk ro rhe ca\r abour rhe inrerprerarion of rheir role~ parricularl~ exciring, and mo~r members of rhe group were impresscd by Perer Sellar' personal sraremenr of rhe funerion of rhe rhearre, Responses (() rhe producrion, which made con iderable u\e of relel i~ion ~creen , and which Ila~ cerrainly iconoclasric, were more mixed, The accounr of Sellar~' ralk which follow~ i\ by onc of rhe srudem on rhe Texr (g Performance Cour\e, Paula Fenocchi: 'Described by one journalisr as having a 'eonragiou~, Pucki~h energy', in conver~arion wirh U'i Perer Sellars displayed arriking urgency and clear sigh redness abour whar he considers rhe prime fun rion of rhe rhcarre in oeiery. Artisric Di recror of rhe Lo~ ngeles Fesri",11 since 1990, his radical sraging of The .l!errhulII of I'mire grew directly our of rhe Lo~ Angele riors of 1992 and of a need to explore how rhey came abour. The e are rims he cc as hal'ing been roored in rhe economic inequalirie pre enr in a oeiery where money i all. 'The world of rhe play as he ~ee ir pre~enr~ bmh an ob~e~~ion wirh money and commerce, II here all rhe characrer~' lives are cir um~cribed by financial concerns, and a frighrcning I'i~ion of human cruclry, .\bole all he beliel'e~ rhe play illusrrare~ how social injusrice ha~ a devas芦lring effecr on rhc pcrsonal li\c~ of rho'>c who perperrare ir. cOl1'>enr (() ir or even ignore ir. Turning a blind cye to \oeial
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rhrearen el'e!)'One, 't'lrima[ely Perer Sellar~ ~ees rhe rhcarrc a a kind of dc-militarized lone 1I herc pcople may ~earch for a common language and a way of working through rhe problems of socicry, wirhour ri~king dearh or dc~rrucrion. Ilis is a supremely democraric I路i\ion which accepr~ rhL: 50% walk-our rarc his producriom regularly enjoy in rhe Srare\, Thi he secs a~ parr of ~c((ing up of dialoguc rh rough rhearre which i~ neee\~af)' if rhe arc form is (() be rescued from rhe in\rirurionalisarion in 'culrurc palacc," and gilcn back co rhe people,' Leonce Ormond Deparrmenr of English, School of Humaniries
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;l\ ;lilable for JC'JdemiL u er [() do rheir 0\\ n onlln<: Im:rarure ~e;lrchin.e; or finding refcrcnLe~ w pe[lodlul arricle~ or hook ro help rhem 10 rheir re~earLh, The~e tnclude.: BI [) , (Barh Informarion Dara cn ie.:e) ;lnd OCLC FIN, earch borh of\\hlch alleJ\\ u e.:r~ free acce ~ ro a number of daraha e~, The Library abo ~ub~cribe~ to a \arie~ ofCD-RO\1 producr~ and a projecr for nerworking ~omc of rhe e ro make rhem more widely acce \Ible i~ no\\ under\\ ay. The Libra,: >ub~cribe~ ro orhe.:r (mllne ~()un:e.:\ \\ hich prO\ ide ae.:Cl:~~ ro o\cr 500 dauba\es produced \\ orld\\ Ide.:. 'ome of rhe e upph bibliographic r<.:fl:rence\ and oml: gl\ e rhe.: full rc"r of periodical arridl:\. Thl: daraba~e~ (;(H"cr a \\ Ide range of ~ubje(;( are.:a\ from rhe ge.:ncral ,uch a~ Reurer~ 7r.-dill/': (;1011,,1 .\'~路s or rhe.: RIOlf,mphy .lIm//'r IlId/,.\ ro rhe peeific ~uch a\ For/'lIsir Srimr/' or PoIIII/ioll ,llls/mr/s. The daraba\c ,upplier\ have differenr rarl:~ and ml:rhod, of charging hur rhey u~ually relare ro rhe amounr of rimc ~penr online and rhe numbl:r of rl:fcrenLes prinred or down loaded, The Librar . offer\ a ~en'ice whereby ,pl:ciali\r members of sraff \\ ill carr our rhe ~carch bur ,oml: of rhe co r ma~ be passed on ro rhl: user. Thc en ice i, open ro all membcrs of KCL Libral). Srudenr~ \\ ill need ro fill in a form and ha\ e ir counre.:r,igned by rhclr ruror. .\s in mo,r orher uni\er~ir~ librarie, rhi; mediared on line searching ,en ice ha; been offl:rl:d for abour 15 year~ bur irs u,e is no\\ deLlining. Thank you ro all rhose \\ ho rook parr in rhc un C~ carried our in :\"o\emher/December 1994 ro 'cc wherhl:r academic raff rhoughr rhc sen'ice wa srill useful and ro a~k for rheir \ iews on furure charging policy. ,\ roral of 232 que,rionnaire were ,enr our, of \\ hieh 108 Wl:re rcrurncd, a respon;e rare of 46%. The replies ~howed rhar 90% of rhe ample were aware of rhe service and rhey were fairly evenly dividl:d berwl:cn rho,e who had used ir and rhose who had
nor. 1 hc mJin rea on for nor u 109 ir i rhar u er prcfer (() do rhclr 0\\ n carche on line \10 r of rho e who U.l: rhe en iLe al 0 make u e of orhe.:r ,ourcc~, BID. bl:lng rhc mo r popular. 'ome had nor a ked for a mcdiared earch becau e rhe~ rhoughr rhe charge would be wo high and ome ,aid rhcy had no rime ro go ro rhe Library. Therc wa, a gencral feeling rhar rhe ideal \\'a~ ro ha\'c acces, ro rhe ,ourcc, rhl:~ m:edcd \ ia rerminal in rheir own office. Ho\\ e\ er, rhe majori~' of rhe ,ample rhoughr rhar a media red enice ~hould be a\ailable if requirl:d; 59% rhoughr rhere ~hould be no eharae for academic and re;earchl:r, and 42% rhoughr ir ~hould be free for ,rudenrs a~ well. Some rhoughr ir mighr be acceprable w charge for re;ulrs only bur \ Cl) fe\\ rhoughr \\ e hould charge rhc full cosr for rhe re,u!r, and online rime. While u,>er arc keen w do rheir 0\\ n ,>earche" rhcre i, a limired rangc of darabascs on rh<.: ,en ie<.: rhar ar<.: free ar poinr of use for acad<.:mie u,ers. [)araba~e, available rh rough rhe online ho (J, ofrcn hale earlier co\erage and addirional earch faciliries. Laek of rime ro learn ,earch skilh or (() pend rime in rhe Library or cven ar user,' o\\路n rerminah, if dle~ hale rhem, arc orhl:r rea ons why a mediared ,efl'ice i useful, parricularly for rhe infrequenr user. On rhe whole rhere ,rill ,eems (() be a call for rhi~ ;en ice, bur rhere i, a);o a demand for publici~ and rraining for <.:nd u;cr faciliries a, rhey become a\ ailable. :"0 deci,ion has yer been raken on furure charging policy bur rhe mediared online ,en'ice will conrinue for rhe pres<.:nr. Fuller derail of rhe resulrs of rhe sun'ey or furrher informarion on rhe online ,efl ice~ are a\'ailable from rhe Libra,:. \ (argar<.:r Samman Online informarion ;cn'icc, I.ibrary
he 19<r Kmg' Rrpon ha Ju~r been publt hed. Thi I rhe rhlrd of our magazmc- ryle annual publlcarion, ~I\mg \\ har \\ e hope i a li\eh, amacrile and abo\e all r<.:adable accounr 0 a ero - ecrlOn of rhe 'ollege'; work. \\ l: hope colleague'> \\ ill nor on!~ find ir of inrere r rhem eh'e bur will also pa'> ir on (() rheir eomacr our~ide King' , in order ro help publiei~e rhe Collegc, \Ye arc u,ing rhe mual COJllJllell/ mailing 11 r ro circulare Th/' Repon, bur ha\ <.: a ked rho e who di,rribure Ir if. in read of pa,~ing a copy w e\ c': member ofraff, rhe~ \\ ould ask ;ome sraff ro ,hare () rhar a rock of copie, can be kepr in rhe deparrmenr or office and senr or gi\ en our w \ i,iwr" \\ irh funding
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applicarion'>, and (() anyone lik<.:ly ro be inrere red in rhe College' work. Limired number, of furrher copies of The Repol1 are a\路ailable (exr 3.202), \\'e ha\路e already disrribured ir widcl~ \\ irhin rhe Go\ernmenr and ci\'il '>en ice, (() rhe media, re earch and funding councils, indusrry, local borough councils, and ro man~ orh<.:r people connccred wirh rhc College. I hope you will enjoy reading rhe new Repor/, and look forward w having your commenr;. Chri,rine Kenyon Jones Direcwr of Public Relarion,
(; XII of the European Commi ,ion, 11 hlch coon.linate thl: nujorit~ of the Framl:llork Ill.' pro~ramml:" ha~ producl:d ,ome SO million pagl:' of dm:uml:nration of information packagl:', work programml:' and .Ipplication form~, Infornution package, for mo,t of the programme, .Ire nO\I anlilable although the following programme, have yet [() i.,-,ue pack,; Targeted Socio-Economic Re,earch (ueadline 15 June>. and :\cti\"it~ 2 - Cooperation 11 ith Thiru Counrries (deadline 15 June), The nCII Training and II.lobility for Re,earchers Programme (the succe,sor co 11(;\1) has a closing date of IS \lay I<)95 for research rraining granr, (fellc)\\ ship) and 15 June 1995 for, emorks,lfyou arc not already on the appropriate mailing list for the programlll<.;S of inrerest to you, please conract me for the neees,ary fax number. Thl: Commi,sion does nor send out bulk copies of information packs [() individuals (including me!) but thankfully, phc)[ocopies of application forms arc now accepted, So, you have gOt your parrners rogether, you have decided to coordinate (or have been de,ignated coordinator) and arc now about [() write the proposal. I\ lake sure you read the information package I'ery carefully as all the aims and objectives of the programme and asse%ment criteria arc clearly ,rated in this document. \ 'hen writing the propo aI, use the same technical language a that in the work plan, bur \Hite as concisely and ,imply as pos ible - remember that many of the e\'aluarors who read \"our proposal
ill not bc working in their fir t language, Ob\ lou,h. ,cientific e,ce.;llel1l:e of thc Propo al i, c.,-,enrial for 'uccc, , Howclcr. thl: importance of ound projcct managemenr cannot be 01 crstated, You ha\'e [() conl'ince the Commi.,.,ion that you Me awan.: of this faccor and pay it due arrenrion in the proposal. project managemenr plan mu t be included [() illtl,tratc how the lIork will be carried out. This should indicate clearly the rolc of the partners relati\'e w each other. Sholl the project managemenr plan in diagram. such as Gantt or bar chart<., Define specific. measurable anu achielcable tasks. targets and goals throughout the lifetime of thc project. "CL Enrcrprise, can assist you with the proposal process in a number of ways, I am happy to try to get fecdback from the programme offices in the Commi sion where appropriate on early outline drafts, At a later srage, I am wi lIing [() read the proposal and prOl'idc comments - particularly on a pects such as project managcmcnr. the European dimension of the proposal anu the soeio-economic and environmental impact. On the financial ,ide, Veronica Cunningham (ext 3,,23) has long experience in co;ting proposals and can draw up reali,tic buugets for you, Guidanee on how to complete the financial and administratil'e form, can aho be pro\'ided, Good luck! 11
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It II{{/ Jl(l rudent from the King\ College Opera. ociety are ,taging (''tI'i:a//f/7a RlISfimllf/ by Pietro \Iascagni, The production. which will be ,ung in English, has a ca,t of 20 and a full-si/e symphon~ orchestra, Performances 11 ill take placc on I.
2.3 \[arch in the :"e\\ Thearre. Srrand, starting at 19,30 pm and ending at around 20"+5, Tickets cost ÂŁ5,00 (ÂŁ3,50 concessions) and are al'ailahlc from the Srudcnts' l'nion shop or from Terr~, the \Iusic Department Porter.
pphlatloO'> arc illl itctl for thc \'alerie \[yerscough Pn/e IIhlCh ha been e rabh hcd with funus collccted in honour of II.'alcrie \Iyerscough. Lecwrer in ,\pplied \!athematics at Queen \fary College and Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, who t1ieu on 8. ol'embcr 1980, The Prize is al'ailable annually for award to young postgraduate swdcnts of the l' ni\ersit~ of London 11 ho sholl outstanding ability and potential for original work in astronomy, mathematics or phy~ics, The major objectil e of the pril:e is thc encouragement of tral'eI abroad b~ such indi\ iduab in connection 11 ith their research, Applicanrs must be aged 25 or under and must be registered for the \[Phil or PhD degrees of the t' nil'ersity, and normally be in thc fir,t or ,econd ycar of their research. Appli ations must he receil'cd not latcr than <) \[areh 1995, Further particulars anu application form, may be obtained from (he Scholarships Scction. University of London. Scnate House (Room 21A), 1\lalet Srreet, Lonuon \\'(;1 E 7H ,
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c ~pIX=ar chac ch<.: bar lic<.:nu: of rudcm . l nHm i unhkcl~ [() be rcnt:\\ <.:d 3 ch<.: r<.: ulc of a pacc of h03'1. firc 31arm 1J c <.:mc c<.:r. Th<.: pr<.:m3wr<.: <.:nding of ch<.: Chn mu BJll In D<.:cemb<.:r \I 3~ chc fourrh time .I F nd3~ nlghc C\ cm \\ a broughc [() .I ,cand [Ill chi academic ~ car. \\ ich 'e\eral hundn:d wdem forc<.:d our imo urrey [fecc \\ hll c che building \\ a C\ acuaced. KCL. 'l' \I a, un3ble to re3dmic people ro ch<.: \Iacadam BUIlding a~ ic rook umil Z am [() makc chc building afe. Following an earlier Incidem in Ocrooer, onc indi\ idual \\'a~ apprehended .}Od che marrer ha~ been dealc wich b~ chc p lice, "CLSl' 1\ onc of che onl~ ~rudcnr,' uniom in Britain [() hold an open licence for m bar,. \I hich mcan, chac che bar~ arc nor rc\cricced \olel~ ro ~rud<.:m . Thc lic<.:nc<.: i~ due for r<.:nc\l .11 in . 'pring 1995, bur ic ,eems chac che police and fire brigade arc firml~ oppo~ed ro che r<.:cemion of chc lic<.:ncc in ic\ pre~enr form. The c1o,ure of rhe bar' ac "ing'\ would ha\(; ob\ iou, implicacion~ for ,[LJden~, bU[ chc con,equcnce, could be much furrher n:aching for che 'rudem . llnion. The bar~ in che t\laeadam Building arc onc of che main ~ources of re\'enue for "CLSl', and wichoU[ chem che nion would ~cruggle financially. l'nion official, arc deeply concerned abouc che iwacion and arc adamanr rhac che mindlc~,> prank mu'>c come [() an cnd. Indeed, ifchere \I ere [() be a real fire in che \Iacadam Building swdem~ would be unlikely [() rake cht: alarm ~eriously, [() ,a~ norhing of cht: con~equenee~ of calling fire engine~ away from a real haJ:ard. Securiry ha~ been srepped up on all no<)r~ of rhe building, and chere ha\'c been no furrher ineidem~.
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ing' ha~ JU~c complec<.:d it'> :ll1nual Rag Week, Accivicies havc included rhe I'.cnsington B<.:er F e~[I\':l1. a rhree-Iegged pub crawl ending ac Reggi<.:· wich a di co, chc cradicional Sloant: . 'quare erui '>am and champagne br<.:akf:l~c and a li\'c band and part) in che \\'acerfronr Bar and culmin~red in a bb k rie ball on Fnda\ C\ t:ning.• '[LJdcnr~ aho parricipan.:d in ~ ~Ia\e :Jucwm during \\ hich mcmb<.:r' of ch<.: men ~nd \\om<.:n~· ~porrs ce:Jm~ \\ere auccion<.:d off ro ~ef\ e cheir bu\'er~ \ lonic~ r<li~ed \\ ill go [()wards: he;cer. Tu~k Forc<.:, Th<.: \\'ing<.:d FeIlO\\'hip and \find.
n a ~Uf\'ey condueced in and around ch<.: bar of "ing\ ic \\as di,covered chac almo~c any cime of day or nighc i~ an occasion for consuming inroxicacing liquid. l 'nsurprisingly, CJ2% of respondenrs admiued [() drinking aleohol on a regular basi~, \\'ich 46% drinking ac leasc onc drink a da\'. In facc 4 % a\'erage 20 drinks eaeh \\'e~k, wich ome even confc~~ing co berween 100 and I SO unit~ in che ~ame rime, Ic appears chac chi is a collegerelaced phenomenon a~ half ay cheir drinking le\'eh decrease ignifieanrJv during che holiday period. Buc a . shocking" 2% '>aid thac che . had gone ro a lecCllrc or ~eminar drunk, wich eomequences \'arying from answering qu<.:~tion~ loudly and falling asleep. [() argumen~ \\ ich leecurers. Onl, 26%
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ather Derek Jenning~, Roman Catholic Chaplain at King's 1990-1994, died on 23 January, aged 4 . He tudied Theology at King' in the 1960~, during which timc he captained a winning Liniver ity Challenge team. Ha\'ing dccided not ro pur ue ordination in the Church of England, he rook a fir~t class degree in Hi~rory at York and entered the Civil Service. By thi~ time he had become a Roman Catholic and the sense of vocation ro mini try had never quite uisappeared. His career in the Civil Service was successful, most notably as Secretary co the liscorie Buildings Council, but in 1984 he gave up his POSt to rudy for the Roman Catholic prie thood in Rome. After ordination Derek wa~ appointed assi~tant prie tin Chiswick and then in 1990 to the 'ni\ ersity of London Catholic Chaplaincy in Cower creet. He had pa coral re ponsibilicy for Catholic in everal college, but it was in King' that Derek and his ministr:' flourished. Hi exuberant per onality became well known in all areas of the College as he made good hi detcrmination ro mini tcr ro all who necded him, not only rudent and academic ~taff. Hi love for the Church of Englanu nC\'cr left him and he worked c1oscly, though not always uncritically, with the Anglican chaplaincy here and in other colleges. Derek delighted in argument and rheological debate and was a lively participant in ~cminars in the
Department ofThcology ci'Rcligiou., 'rudie., and at rimes helped in the rcaching of :hurch Hisror:路. He nc\er let an) of u re.,t on our intcllecrual or piriruallaureh, challenging ~raff and .,rudent., alike \\ ith \\ ir and .,harp intdligence. In hl~ mil1l tr:' a., chaplain. Den:k hau a clear perception of hi., ta k of teaching. stimulating and forming the faith of tho.,e in his care. He \\ as direct, bur nC\'er off-hand. Some found hi., direernes'> off-putting; many other., found \\ ise coun~cl, ~piritual warmth and real friend.,hip. Derek wa'> nor always a comfortable person co have around but he in~pircd many at King'., through hi~ ~ermon~ and di~cus~ion,> and in a multitude of informal contacts. During his time here the Catholic community flourishcd and gre\\ and the \\ ider Christian community was enriched. \Ye arc already mi ing his irrepre sible humour, hi'> wi dom and his companionship. " ~Ia sin thanksgi\'ing for the life and work of Father Derek Jenning at the University of London Chaplaincy and at King's will be celebrated in the College Chapel at 17.30 on 16 ~Iarch. All arc welcomc co arrcnd. Dr J udith Champ Department of Theology & Religiou'> Srudies
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ric f-,Iorrram, Emeriru'> Professor of merican Literarure, died on 16 January at thc age of 70. Profe SOl' ~Iorrram came to King's in 1961 to teach American literarure after a distingui hed career in the war-time na\-y, a a holder of the Jebb postgraduate srudent hip in Cambridge (the only onc in the arts at the time) and from tWO previou l'niver icy postS, one at the l'niversity of Singapore and the other at Croningen in Holland. His appointment ro teach merican literature was considered unu ual enough to prompt a Times leader rcmarking the fact. In a distinguished bur intensely cOl1'>ervathe Engli~h Department then
known mainly for nglo-, axon and Ren'li~ an e, wdie ,Profe or :\Ionram\ po\ition could not ha\'e been morc imrin ically incongruou~. Further, :\Iomam' per pective on the an\ \\a\ deeply imernational and co\mopoliran. Hi~ experience in . 'witzerland and Holland acquaimed him with twemieth-ccnwry de\'elopmem and cominemal mO\'emem ueh as urreali m and Dadai m. Hi anendanee at the Salzburg meriean wdies conference open cd up the! cw World' achievemem in literawre, which certainly by 1945 had far ou[S[ripped any specifically English achievemems in literawre in the twemieth eenw~路. In tcrms of the Sartrean distinction, politieall a, well as in creative and scholarly outlook, he was alway an imellecwal rather than an academic. The heer quamity of hi publi hed work was Victorian in scalc. Among hi academic book, hi swdy of \ illiam Burroughs wa' the first to appear on the merican satiri t but he also wrote on the American classical writers: Melville, Poe and Faulkner among others. His commitmem to living writers wa exemplary and dozen of anicles appeared on writers from both ides of the Atlamic. Unlike most academics, he actively ought extra tcaching, principally because his commitmem to hi job and above all to the cause of literawre wa imense. Graduate swdems would always be invited home, wined, dined and bombarded with talk, tape and record of comemporary and cia ical literawre and music. He wa impatiem with protocol. niversicy bureaucracy irritated him. Like his own Western popular heroe he tended to hoot first and a k question afterwards. nknown to most of his colleagues he was first and foremo t a con iderable poet and in thi re peet it i po sible to announce with the greatest pleasure that at the time of writing, louram's family have offered the College his prieele collection of paper' and audio-tape and that the Principal has responded with prompt genero icy in terms of offering archival and cataloguing facilitie . \ hile detail have yet to be worked OUt, it looks as
though :\Iomam's \cholarly and creatin; Icgacic\ will become practically a\'ailable to both poet\ and cholar for a long time to come. CIi\'e Bush Reader in .\merican Literawre. Dcpartmem of Engli h
There is I/othil/g more excitil/g than somethil/g )'01/ dOI/'t 1.'1/0 "about - a celebration of Eric :\Iomam's life and work. including poem, mu ic and tape-recordings, will be held in the Great Hall on Friday 3 t-Iarch from 18.30 to 20.30. Entrance is free.
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calligraphv. In 19 7. the fir t ign of ill-health pcr\uaded him to rake early rctiremem although he accepted parttime rc-engagcment to catalogue the chaotically acquired and organised trea\ure, of the College for which a sub~tamial two \'olumc record nO\\ exi t . Failing eve ight and a long debilitating illne ~ brought OUt an une 'pected treak of \tOici m in Amhony. With charaeteri tic care and anention to detail he organi ed all of the details of hi own funeral. It seem proper to note that his reference from the Royal College stated that Amhony was 'a mO't agreeablc colleague'. A sentiment hared b all who had contact with him. Dcrek Law, Head of Information Service y tems
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mhony lichael hadrake who died on 14 January 1995 aged 64 was a well-known figure to generation of library u ers. Both before and after reading history at Cambridge he worked in Bedford hire Count Libraries for 18 months, joined the taff of I lington Public Libraries and qualified as an associate of the Library Asso iation. His duties included two years of library extension activity at Pentonville Prison. Thi was followed by four year in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons where he was mainly re pon ible for the periodicals collection. This background show mhony in an unu uallight, for in hi 25 year at King's he came to be idemified with the history collections. He was one of a group of subject librarian appoimed in the mid 1960s who e energy and emhusia m built the humanitie collections wc have today. nusually Amhony was both in i tent on acquiring the mo t importam of new cholar hip and on filling gap through the use of econd-hand dealer. Amhonyal 0 took charge of the mall Fine Art e lIection, in which he took a panicular plea ure. It matched his own abiding and knowledgeable imerest in art, music, opcra and the theatre, the regular vi. its to his beloved Venice and pain taking
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r ()kelle I \ruoou lit the Ph.Hma~ologl\.al (,roup. Lhcl ea Campu hJ' beeo deued J l路dlO\I lIfthe 1{0\JI (ll:ic.:(\ of Chemi t~ I( Lhem I路 R Cl. fellow hip I the o<:le~', mo t eowr CJtcgo~' of member IlIp Jnd " JII arded on I~ 11 here therc I Hong el Idencc of a candidate' 'mawre c\pericnce and ,c.:nior rc.:,p 1O'lbiliry'. Dr -\rullma, IJ1 conjunuion 11 irh Profe, or Bar~ llallill cll and colIorker" i, IllIc'>rigaung the rolc of frec radical'> in human di,ea,e, and the nllHltlonal a'>peu, 01 antio,idant,>11 lIrk for 11 hich rhe re,earch group i, Internationall~ re~ognl.,cd.
Dr .\ruoma i, currcnd~ acting a' thc e:\ccutll e co-ordlllaring .,ecreta~ for the ,cttlng up of a nell mUltidi'ciplinar. re'>earch centrc to bc knOll n a., the lIHitlon l'lIlId '" Hcalth I{c.,earch Centre ar KlIlg\.
he Council of the i\"ociation of Commonwealth l'nil'e"irie, il1l ire., applieatiol1'> for the full-time po,t of Secretary General. The '>ecretariat i, in London. but the appointee', durie, 11 ill include I'i,it'> to and contact II ith lInil'er ity in'tiwtion, throughout (and outside) thc Commonwealth, The ideal candidate will be 'I citil.en of a Commonwealth count~ 11 ho i., a graduate lI'ith broad experience of academic and/or public admini tratil'e work in the Commonwealth and II ho ha., the skill, and CJualitie, to lead the i\,.,ociation \ actil itle., into the tll en~'颅 first centu~. A, the pre,ent Secretary Gcncral. Dr.\ Chri,wdoulou, f(;tire., on 31 \Ia~ 1996 hi., ,ucce,.,or will be required to a."ume dutie., by or ,hordy before 1 Junl: 1996, Sala~' and benefit, (including pen.,ion) will be ~ubjl:cr to negotiation. Further particular., arc available from Dorothy Garland, Secretary to the
.\dl I o~ .ommlttee. \Cl-. '6 Cordon 'luare. London \\ Cl H OPF (tcl: () 171, 7 :;72.IJ,:0171-' 7 :72,e-mall Jppt ,acu@lId,JLukl 11 Ith 11 hom JpplicJtlOn (indlldlllg thc name ot three referee l hould be lodgec.l bl \larch IlJ<r.
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The follolllng appointment hal e been made to e.,tabli hed chair,: PJ{OI~, OR CIIJ{I H \\,,~ I I ha., becn apPolllted to the Chair of I1 uman Gcograph), effectile from I Janlla~ 1995, lIe join KlIlg\ from the Open l' nil er irl 1\ here he wa, Profe'>'>or of l'rban Gcography,
PROII '>OJ{ Ru'- \11 I.LLJ{"'O ha been appolllted Profe'>'>or of IIlternatlonal Lall, effectile from I <'eptember IfJl)4. lie joim King', from the London School of Economic., 11 here hc 11 a., \'i.,iting Centennial Profe'>'>or of International Lall,
The following pcrsonal chair ha, been conferred: \11 ...... El" 1,0\1'-1(;1\1\, Rcader in Law, became Profc~~or of I,all', on 1 Deccmbcr 1994.
DJ{ A 1110 , D "'JI) Senior Lecturer in the [)cpartmcnt of Psychological \lcdicine at King's Collegc. chool of ~ledicine (f Dentist~路, wa promoted to Reader in Cognitile :'\europsychiat~,on 1 December 1994. DJ{ SI\IO \\'L......LH" enior Lecturer in thc Department of P~ychological ~Iedicine at King'~ College choo) of \ledicine (f Dentistry, wa, promoted to Reader in p.,yehological \lcdieinc. on I Dccember J 994.
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he fir r holder of a ne\\ King\ Research Chair in English, named in honour of. 'ir I rael Gollanez. is ro be Profes or Janer Barcll'. curremly Head of rhe English Depanmenr. The new profes or hip commemorares Sir I\rael's pan as a founder, original fellow and firsr Seereeary of rhe Briri'h cademy from irs esrablishmem in 1902 umil his dearh in 1930, and as an early Profes or of English Language and Lirerarure ar King's College London for 27 year\ from 1903. He wa also rhe honorary seererary of rhe eommirree which planned rhe foundarion and endowmem of rhe. arional Thearre, Direeror of rhe Early English Texr Socier\', Chairman of rhe hakespeare Assoeiarion, Pre idem of rhe Philological oeiery, and a member of rhe Council of rhe Jews' College. He was knighrcd in 1919. Professor Janer Barely, who rake. up rhe posirion of rhe. ir Israel Gollanez Professor of English Languagc & ~Iedieval Lirentrure in Ocrober, i a di 'ringuished scholar specialising in nglo-Saxon language ancllirerarure and hisrorieal lexieograph , who has been Head of rhe Deparrmem of Engli h ar King's sinec 1980and Dean ofrhe Faeulryof Ans from 1982 ro 1984. She ga\'e rhe Briri h Academy's Sir I rael Gollanez leerure in J 97 and wa c1ecred an PB in 1990. She ha served on several of rhe eaclemy's commirree , as well as on l'ni\'ersir)' of London board of rudie and eommirrees, and i eurrend, a member of rhe H umaniries Research Board, Among her many publiearions are
The AlIglo- axolI Chrollide: ,I/alll/script " (19 6) and The Tallller Bede (facsimile edirion, 1992). She i eurremly working on an edirion of rhe Old F.II/{Iish Bede and a book on rhe e\'emeemh-eenrury dierionary-maker and grammarian, Gu)' ~Iiege, Professor Barely is eurremly on sabbaricallea\'e and rhe aering Head of rhe Engli. h Depanmenr i\ Profes\or Richard Proudfoor,
eour e for all female \raff i being pre emed h\' P rewan Brown. co\'ering: home \ecuriry: fear\ on dri\'ing; \iruarion arwck. on women; self defence: personal alarms; police acrion. Dare arc as follows: ~I()nday 20 ~ larch 09.30 CO 12.00 Commirree Room, Srrand
Tuesday 21 larch 09.30 ro 12.00 Room 201, ~Iain Building, Ch<:l ca Wednesday 22 ~Iareh 09.30 ro 12.00 Lccrure Room A, Ground Floor, Old \Iedieal School. KCS~I D, Denmark Hill Thur day 23 ~lareh 9.30 ro 12.00 Council Room, ~Iain Building, Kensingron There is no charge for" ing's College scaff. The fee for exrernal applieams will be £20 for rhe se sion, payable on applicarion. Cheques should be made payable ro King's College London, Please comacr Claire Girrings, . raff Dcvelopmem &Training nir, Cornwall House cxr 3478 by 10 ~Iareh,
I f an~ , choob/Depanmemsl Di\'i ions arc planning ro hold open days for poremial rudenr (mher rhan rhe official ollege open day on 27 April), plea<,e could rhey inform rhe wirehboard of rhe dare on which rhese arc ro be held and rhe eomacr name and number of rhe person organi in!!; ir. The swirchboard have reeendy been receiving calls regarding open days abour which rhey know norhing. ny e\·cms will be berrer anended if rhe wirchboard is able effieiemly ro an~\\'er and direer eall~.
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he PnnupJ.I hJ. apPolOce:d a working group [() undertake: che re-\I riclOg of che C"lIe~e:' R II/of/on (ont"t'nllII, .\/lIden/ (al 0 knml n J. che 'Yello\1 Book', 10 chc lighc of che Zellick Report on \/lIdtfll Dl.\uplinol) Prot"edllrt">. I ha\ e: been asked [() chair che Group and 01\ fcllo\1 member are Jenny Brigg (KC \lDl. Bar~ Blakclcy (Educacion). \Iike Hohlill (Phy ic~). Gha~ an Karian (Pre idenr. '[Udenr~' L'nion) and \'irginia \\'ain\1 righc (Deputy ACJdemic Regl~trar). The Principal h'l~ J ked u~ noc so muc h [() rc\ i~e J [() replacc che exi~cing regulatlon~, \Yc ha\e already carced \Hlrk. and ha\e cc our eh e~ che firm CJrger of compeclng work in early June. In time [() hJ\ ca fully-agrccd documenr ready for Council apprcJ\al on 4 J uh. Our fir~r CJsk. howc\ cr. i~ [() con ulc \lldely amongsr rhe (:ollege community ac largc Jbouc che gem:ral conrenc and rone of chc ne\1 regulacion~, Parricular comci[Uencie~ (eg. hall~ of residence. library) arc being asked w look carefully ac cho~e
areJ "I' che rcgulaclIJn \\ hlch ;lre 01 pJrcJ(ular rele\ ;lnce ro chem. Jnd co pn)\"ide peLilic Jd\ ice:. Ic I al 0 dearh de: Irable ro imoh-c a \1 ide J Lro ~- ccrion of che Collcgc commuOlry ;h pranicJble. ro JIlO\1 J~ mJny people Jnd inrcrc~c J po ihle: che opportunity co commenr on che projeu 0 chJC chcy feel chcy halc a significJnr parr co pla\ 10 chc enrerpri~c. Ic i~ \'ery Importanr nor only chac che conrenr hould be righr. buc abo rhJc rhe sryle is Jppropriacc: ch is is a doeumenr which \1 ill hJ\e greJC inrrin<>ic Jurhonry bccau col' ics lc~al sca[U~. \e~ \1 ide clrcldatlon. Jnd \IC hope. :In e'\cended currenn \1 ell InW che ne'\c cenru~. \\路c ~hall \Iekome. chereforc. general ob~ef\ ;lrions a~ \lell a~ ~pecific sugge~cion~ a~ [() \1 hac ~hollld (or ~hould nor) bc lO<.Iuded 10 che ne\1 ) e110\1 Book. Such ~ugge~cions ~hould be ubmirred co mc in \\[l[Jng, To guide rho~e \1 ho mighr \1 i~h ro offer contribucion<>. \Ie hal e dra\1 n up a brief li~c of ~ecciom and headings \1 hieh mighr appear in rhe nCII
was born in \\'arringron, Che~hirc a "cradle 'acholic" - and arrended Xa\'erian College..\lanchescer. In 1987 I \\'enr up ro L'niversicy College.
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documenr. 'I hi li c ha bcen \1 idcly clrLulared throughouc che Collegc. prinLipalh \ I:l che chool and mJjor College commmee . Cupie Jre a\ ailJble from cephen Harro\1 in the Central Regl C~. \1 ho 1\ helping [() en IIX che \Iorking group. The \lorkmg aroup i meecing ncxr on Friday:; \Iarch. primJril\ W con~ider conrribu[Jon from rhe College community, le i\ importanr. cherefore, rhJr \ubmi ion. wherher from indi\ iduals or groups. ~hould be in \1 rirmg and ~hou1d be pro\ided by Friday 24 Fcbrua~' ar rhe larest. Plea\e ~end any contriburion direcr [() me: Profes or \lichacl "nibb. Departmenr ofThcology G' Reltglou~ I)rudle~, Room 'il路. Che~ham Bllllding. 'rrand Call1pu~ (e'\c 245.1, fax: ()17)73 225.1). Plea\e also send a copy ro Srephen Ilarro\1 in rhe Central Regl\c~, Corn\IJllllouse (exr 3401, fJ'\: () 171- 72 3400).
Oxford ro read English and chen spenr a year cxploring che mona~ric life ar Ampleforrh Abbey in York~hire, before raking up a reaching posr ar 'c ,\nsclm's College. Birkenhead. ,\frcr r\\ 0 ycars rhere. I came down ro London and bcgan fi\(;: year~' prepararion for rhe prie~rhood ac ,\lIen Ilall. che semina~ of che \\'e~cmimrer \rchdiocese. in Chelsea, During rhis time I \lorked in ho~pltal chaplainc~ and in parishes acro~ London, a\ \lell a making \ i\ic~ [() Ghana and "e\1 York, I also [()ok che Bachelor of Di\inity COllr\e in Theology and Philo ophy ac Hey chrop College London. I \lorked for a year as a deacon in rhe Ea\r End, \Ias ordained to rhe priesrhood in \Iay 1990. and ha\e spenr rhe la\r four year\ a~ assiscanr prie\r ar Sr ~lonica\ parish in Pall11er\ Green, sa l'ni\ersicy of London Chaplain, 1 am based ar. \:\\l11an House in Gower Street. rhe centre for
Carholic srudencs, and \\'ill also be a\'ailablc [() ~rudenr\ ar RADA and rhe Royal. \cadem)' of ~ I u~ic. 1 sec Illy rolc largely in pasroral rerms. a~ an accompanier or companion ro rho~c who arc \earching for God in rhe lighc of cheir experience. wherher they be Chri\rians or nor. I have alway\ been inrcre~ced in che developmenral aspecc~ of religiou~ faich and I am exciced co be a\"ailable to people who arc grappling \1 ich que cion of meaning and direcrion in cheir li\es. I am also inreresred In lirerarure - espccially drama - and in rhe way in which che rcligiou\ en~ibiliry is expre sed in che am, In a plurali~r and posr-Chri~rian culrurc, ~rrllggling \1 irh the collap~e of insciw[lon\ and rhe ryranny of economic force\. I bclie\e char Cacholici m offer\ a foeus for seriou~ refleccion on whac ir mean~ to be fully human and char rhe search for God ch rough an aurhenric spirirualiry i~ an essenrial parc of rhe educati\e proce\s.
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am \ I.:ry keen on \\ hat we call colleLfion m.tnagemem - dccidin~ \\ hid1 book \\ e shoultl kcep Jnd we \\ hith \\e ,hould PU[ inro c1o,cd acccs 'torc. fintling OU[ if \\ e ha\e 10'[ any books. if [he~ need rerairing: I tlo mis [har. E\ery year I manage [() spend a fc\\ day supef\'ising or working in the library. mo\ ing sruff around and I reall~ enjo~ [ha[; i['s good fun (() be running round thl.: library' and raking book, OU[ of crates and generally bcing \\ i[h [hc res[ of d1e 'taff.
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[\ e been J[ KlOg\ 10((; [he [he merger in 1<..1 S. bu[ [\\a a[ Queen Eli/abe[h College from 1<..171, '0 I hJ\e been \\ i[h I\:ing',. as I[ i, no\\. for 24 yeJr . ('ol/ldyolI desa7/le YOllr lIIl7t'1/lJo/l!
\\ell I"m no[ a librarian any more. I am a manager and admini,rraror, '0 my job i ro [ry w sce [ha[ \\ e h,1\ e adequa[e money. Jtlequa[e 'race. and enough well-rrained sraff ro rro\'ide [he library ,en'ice [hJ[ [hc College need,. I also reprc cm [he library " \ iews and offer inpu[ from [he library inro [hings like es[a[e, commi[[ce, and cour,e appro\'al and re\ ie'\ commi[[ees. \Iy \\orking life is cl bi[ like a banlc for more 'pace. morc money. III Ihl' lime .1'011 hOL'e befJI ~'orl..ill~ ill IIl1icersily librm7es YOl/ I7Il1sl hm:e JefJI 0 hllKe shift illlhe r.:-oy ill/ormolioll is slored 011d Prot.'idI'll/'
I was [hinking abou[ [his [he o[her day. \\'hen I s[ar[ed a[ Gold,mi[h's [here wa \'if[ually no [echnology. There \\eren '[ any comru[er, - elec[ric [\ pe\\ ri[ers were e'(ci[ing. People \\'fO[e OU[ a slip for cach book [hey borrowed, [he slir' wcre srli[ up and laboriously filed inro au[hor, borrowcr and da[e-due-back order and [hl.:n overdue no[ices had ro be wrinen OU[ by hand. Libraries in [hose day, were much more gcndemanly or ladylike perhaps and much more under [he conrrol of aeademie s[aff [han librarians. Since [he mid-60s [here has been a mO\'e [() accep[ librarians a, profe sional who can ad\'ise and hdp [he academic eommuniry' and [he academic communiry' can ad\'i e and help [he librarian. Tha[' why we have [he Library' dvisory' Comminee, t'ser . and Library'!, ehool liaison Commi[[ee,.
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YOIII'[:er Ihillk 10 YOllrse/j Ihol ill !l) or 31) yerll:" lillle il ~'Ol"d 0// be dijferfJIl. or did IIOI10d)' Jee ho~' lerhllolof!J' 'U!OIl/d lake our?
[ [hink [ha[ by [he cnd of [he 60s anti early 70s i[ was ob\'ious [ha[ [here were going ro be changl.:s bu[ [he firs[ [hing peor1e [hough[ was \\e \\(JI1't ,rore book, in paper form, wc \\ ill make microfilm, and microfiche copies
Does Ihe splil sile pose prll1imlar prolJ/l'Il1S flI/ar flS li/lmf)' IIIrll/tlKelllflll is lOlIrel7ll'r/!
of [hcm becausc thcrc's alway been rroblems in librarie, of where to pur all thl.: material. The numbcr of publications ha, grown enormously and is till growing c\er) )'I.:ar and periodical ge[ faner and faner. So ,ome of [he firs[ s[eps wcre no[ rcally to do with computers. People belie\'ed tha[ microfilming \\Olild sol\'c all of [hese problems and it didn 'r. People do ,[ill u~e microfilm bu[ i['s more [Q consen'e [he material which i, fragile and ,houltln'[ bl.: handled wo often. licrofilm wasn'[ porular with users and i[ was really onl when main frame compu[er, became a bi[ cheaper and fas[er that wc began [() [hink [ha[ these could run library systems. And now wi[h all [he possibilities of elec[ronic publi hing and information on [he World \\'ide \\'eb and imerne[, that is really the exciting de\'elopmem. Bur It'S nO( [Imc tor us to say [ha[ there will nc\'er bc any paper publ ieation , Onc of the bigges[ rroblems with [he new developmems is that it is \'ery hard to comrol the lualiry' of the information \\ hich is coming ou[ on the \\'\n\', \\'ork is going on now to referee this SOf[ of ma[erial and valida[e i[ as being of equal quality ro parer article, and book,. 1\ 'hirh P{1I1 o/\'ollrjob do .1'011 mjoy Ihe 1II0sI tllld do yOlllllisJ tlllY tlsperl ofyollr job Ihtllyoll 110 10l/ger do bemllse .1'011 are fI 1II{fl/ager?
I have \'cry liule co maC[ \I i[h user, and I do miS'> being OU[ in [hc library'. no[ nece,\aril) behind the coumer, bur doing things \\ ith the libr'lry \[()ck. I
Yes i[ doe" I [hink wc manage as \\1.:11 a, wc can bu[ i[ is co,r1y in staff [erms. ha\ ing '0 many ~en'ice poinr, and i[', cosdy in admini ua[i\ e terms. \\'e have an awfullo[ of library' s[aff mee[ings compared wi[h some o[her place bur we feel it i\ e sential for staff [() gC[ roge[her. It is difficul[ for library users becausc they have ro [ra\'el around as well. Presllllltlb~\' yOllloilor rol/erliolls 10
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YI.:' wc do but there's a big overlap bctwl.:en di\ isions, and departmenr, wi[hin di\ i,ions, on the son of ma[erial [hey require bo[h for teaehing and re, earch and \Ve ean'[ afford [() have copies of expen ive periodicals e\'ery'wherc within [he library'. Do .\'011 r/llplimle 1IIt11f17t1/.<>
Wc duplica[e swdem texts ob\ iously and we still duplica[e a fairly small number of i n e journab, particularly the ones the wdents use for projcc[ work. but the academics can't ha\'c e\'ery' journal they may want in each library' because we juS[ can't afford ir. They understand this but it doe mean that [hey srend time filling in req ues[s for photocopies from anorher bi[ of [he library' and \\'e spend timc ,urplying [hem. Hove you ft:er disrovered tlllylhifw ill yOllr/ol7f1er ff'ork as a rOlalOKUe,. olld do .1'011 herce tllly/at:ollrile books/' \l~ best find was whcn I became acting librarian at QEC and I moved into [he librarian's office. If was a book-lined office, unlike minc here, .lnd on [he rop ,helf I found a se[ of
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\\路c h;l\c a L(magt.: in SU"C\ \\ here wc go ncarh c\ er. \\ eekend. rhough \\ ork ofren ~Ot.:, wIIh u, {(JO. \I~ hlgge,r rclaxarion I'> gemng a\\.1\ {() I路 r;}ncc. \\ int:-ouying i, anorher hobh\. along wirh caring and looking ar rhing, ;lnd {<lIking {(J people. )'Ollllrl I(tl:ill~ mrll' nl/1/mtll! ill \'ejJlfm!Jn 11 hilI (IrA in' ~'fI1"d \'011 .I拢I'-'/' \'0111 SlIllI',r.W!'?' Probabl~ nO{ for pubhcarlOn! I hope rhar m~ ,ut.:t.:e"or t.:an pla\ ;I larger parr in rhe ()\'erall managemeIH ofrhe Collegt.: bet.:au,t.: I rhlllk ir\ \ cl) imporram for rhe dire(:{or of libral) ,en it.:e' {() be iJl\ ohed in a, many a,peu, of rhe College a, po"iblc. I r i路 onl~ rhrough under,wnding whar at.:ademit.: and ,wdenr, wam thar a good library ,er. it.:t.: can be prm ided.
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rom rhe rime rhe door, opened ar midday, rhe Grt.:ar I fall w;)~ filled wirh rhe deafening bull. of earne~r t.:OJl\ er~arion. Anyone pas5ing would ha\'e had a ghmp5e of hundred~ of ,wdenr" clurching brochure" t.:rowding round an a",orrmenr of eye-eart.:hing ,rand" The e\'enr \\'a ar rhe Kmg" College Law FaIr, organi,ed by the Career, Ser\ it.:e. and ir (Ook place on \Ionday 30 and Tue,day 3\ January. O\'er rhe rwo day, e,xhibiror5 ,er up their ,rand, and an~wered querie,. The e included many Cir) hlW firms a~ well a, repre~enrari\e, from rhe profe"ional legal oodie, and gO\'ernmenr deparrmenr,. On each day approximarely 700 law and non-Ia\\ ,wdenr, rook
advanrage of rhe 0PP lrruniry {O qui!. firm, on 5uch marrers a, \'acarion work and training eonrrat.:r5, Both employer and ,wdenr ,eemed {(J find rhe fair a useful e\l;nr, llere arc ,ome of rhe commenr we reccivcd: "I "(IS tin' impn.ued b!'ilh the lIumber (llId qualily off\hibilors," - a swdcnr
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7 March 1995 Equality of opportunity - human right or economic imperative? Susan Atkins, Deputy Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission 13.00 - 14.00 Council Room Strand Contact 0171-873 2352
16 January - 23 March, 8 May 13 July Offered in nine languages at up to seven levels. Language and Communication Centre Price of course: staff/students: £75 one term, £120 two terms; external clients: £150 one term, £250 two terms. 18.00 - 19.30 Contact Vanessa Beard on 0171-8732890/2485
23 February Title and speaker to be announced G12, Cornwall House 13.00 -14.00 Contact Or Martin Monk 0171-872 3100 28 February Mathematics Education Seminars Various lecturers Cornwall House (room to be confirmed) 12.45 - 14.00 Contact Or Dylan Wiliam 0171-872 3153
11 21, 22 and 23 February F D Maurice Lectures 1995 What does the Lord require? Justice, theology and public policy Professor Duncan B Forrester, New College, University of Edinburgh Department of Theology & Religious Studies Public Lecture 21 February-- Great Hall, Strand 22 and 23 February - Room 3B20, Strand 17.30 to 19.00 Contact number 01718362339
22 and 23 February Two day international conference on practical reasoning and artificial intelligence Professor Dov Gabbay, Imperial College London and other speakers Council Room, Strand There is a registration fee of £150 Those wishing to attend should contact Or Tony Dale at on 01718732585 22 February A singer's preceptor: the principles of expressive singing in England 1780-1830 Robert Toft, University of Western Ontario Institute of Advanced Musical Studies Colloquium Room 6C, Main Building, Strand 17.00. Contact 0171-8732576 25 February Varieties of Reconciliation in late antiquity and the earlier Middle Ages Conveners: Sarah Hamilton and Paul Kershaw Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies Workshop Council Room, Strand 10.0016.00 Contact Sarah Hamilton and Paul Kershaw, 0171-873 2360. 25 February Religious Pluralism Or Gavin D'Costa, University of Bristol, Mr Peter Byrne, KCL Centre for Philosophical Studies Public Lectures Committee Room 11.00 and 14.00 Contact number 0171 873 2340/2585 9 March Cesario Verde: '0 Sentimento dum Ocidental'revisitado Professor David Mourao-Ferreira University of Lisbon ' 17 .30 Room 2C Strand 14 March The Dean's Department in association with the Department of English presents: Or Christopher Southgate from the University of Exeter who will perform a verse biography on the
life of T S Eliot. 13.00 Chapel, Strand. An informal seminar will be held afterwards in Room 9BB 15, 16,17 and18 March Aristophanes' Lysistrata in the original Greek, Department of Classics 41st Greek Play ew Theatre, Strand 15 March 14.30 and 19.30, 16 March - 19.30, 17 March - 14.20 and 19.30, 18 March - 19.30 Tickets £4.00 from the Business Manager, Department of Classics, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS. Phone 0171873 2399 (24 hour direct line). Please make cheques payable to King's College Greek Play. 30 March Jose Regio e nos: tentar a verdade Eugenio Lisboa, Cultural Cousellor, Portuguese Embassy and Special Professor of Portutuese Studies, Nottingham University 17.30 Room 2B08, Strand
23 February The romance of words in nineteenth century American Literature Professor lan Bell, University of Keele, Research Centre for American Studies Seminar Room 27C, Strand 18.15 Contact 0171-873 2360 27 February All Greek to me: Greece and international security in the 1990s James Gow, KCL Centre for Hellenic Studies/Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies Seminar Room 35B, Strand 17.00 Contact 0171-8732360
21 February International rights of the child - a personal view Geraldine Van Bueren, Queen Mary & Westfield College London British Institute of Human Rights Public Lecture
Council Room, Strand 13.00 to 14.00. Contac 0171-873 2352 27 February The surrogacy picture: still hazy after all these years? Or Derek organ, University of Glasgow Centre of Medical Law & Ethics Lent Public Lecture Room 2C, Strand 13.00 to 14.00 Contact 01718732382
8 March Biomedical Sciences Division Open Day - for those applying or thinking of applying for BSc courses Great Hall, Strand Campus 11.00to14.00 Contact Jenny Elsden and Derek Drummie 0171-836 8851
23 February Backache, bamboo spine and diet Or Alan Ebringer, KCL Royal Society of Medicine Public Lecture 1 Wimpole Street, London Wl M 8AE 19.15 to 20.15 Tickets £8.00 (£13.00 with buffet dinner) Contac: The Royal Society of Medicine 0171-290 2988
1 March Iron Homeostasis Professor R C Hider, Head of School of Life, Basic Medical & Health Sciences Room 2C, Strand Campus 17.00 Contact: 0171-333 4203
6 March Project Helen Final Seminar Speakers from King's College London, University of Bradford and the University of Crete, on the European Commission funded project concerning the transliteration of bibliographic records between Greek and Latin
characters. The software package developed for the project will be demonstrated Council Room, ain Building, S rand 10.00 to 16.00 Contact 0171-873 20222568
15 March uclear magnetic resonance: The chemist's magic wand Professor R Freeman, Cambridge Burton Memorial Lecture Room R1B06, Strand 16.15 Contact 01718732699
27 February The Zeneca Public Lecture in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Histamine receptor subtypes: Chemical pharmacological and therapeutic aspects Professor W Schunack, Freie Universitiit Berlin 18.30 College House, Manresa Road, Chelsea campus
Re earch seminar programme All meetings will take place in Room 18, with refreshments 16.00 to 16.15 and seminar 16.15 to 17.15. Contact: Or GP Martin 0171333 4791 23 February Chemical and biochemical applications of capillary electrophoresis Or P Camilleri, SKB Pharmaceuticals, Harlow 2 March The pharmacological manipulation of angiogenesis during inflammation Or C Allam, Department of Experimental Pathology, The Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital 9 March Neural control of airway mucus secretion Or 0 Rogers, National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
16 March The effect of growth environment on susceptibility of microbial cells to antibiotics and host defences Professor M R W Brown, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Aston University 23 March Chemistry under the counter: towards new technetium imaging agents Professor J Dilworth, Department of Chemistry, University of Essex 30 March The community pharmacist's extended role: GPs' and Pharmacists' attitudes towards collaboration Mr A Nathan, Department of Pharmacy, KCL and Or C A Sutters, Forest Healthcare Trust
Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College London. Room 3/8 (third floor), Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA Time: 15.30 to 17.00 Contact 0171872 3036 23 February Methodologies for researching disability Or Gerry Zarb, Policy Studies Institute 27 February Spatial relations, gender and ageing Or Sheila Peace, Health & Social Welfare, The Open University 9 March Psychotherapeutic issues of mental health services for elderly people Or Klaus Bergmann, The Maudsley Hospital 20 March The decline of the family meal Anne Murcott, Professor of Sociology & Health, South Bank University
21 March Social and psychological implications of hearing impediment in old age Or Katia Herbst, freelance resea rche r/consu Ita nt
A programme of special management seminars has been arranged for the second semester. These will be held on Thursday evenings, will commence at 17.30 and finish by 19.00. The seminars will be led by guest speakers who are key figures concerning management related issues in Britain. A talk of about thirty minutes will be followed by informal discussion with the students. MSc and third year undergraduate students are expected to attend. All other research student and undergraduate students are encouraged to attend. Contact number: 0171-333 4254 16 February Developments in IBM Royston Hoggarth, Utilities Business Manager, IBM (UK) Ltd Management Lecture Theatre, Kensington Campus 23 February Ten things your mother should have told you about personal investing Stephen Lofthouse, former Director, James Capellnvestment Management. Top rated portfolio strategist and author of Equity investment management: How to select stocks and markets and Readings in equity investment management. Management Lecture Theatre, Kensington Campus 2 March Organisational change: A set of new beliefs? Nic Beech, Senior Lecturer in HRM, University of North London Management Lecture Theatre, Kensington Campus
16 March Latin American economies John Hickman former HM Ambassador to Chile Management Lecture Theatre, Kensington Campus 23 March HRM at Shell: Truth or fiction? Jonathan Kohn, Personnel Advisor, Shell (UK). Former King's student and president of King's Students' Union 1991/2 Management Lecture Theatre, Kensington Campus
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To be held in the Lecture Theatre, The Randalllnstitute, 26-29 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RL Telephone 0171-836 8851 Fax 0171-4979078. All seminars start promptly at 17.00 6 March Controlling the cell cycle in fission yeast Or Paul Nurse ICRF 13 March Genes and fitness in Drosophila Melanogaster Professor Linda Partridge University College London 20 March Title to be announced Professor Sir James Black FRS Nobel Laureate Department of Analytical Pharmacology KCSMD 27 March Signalling through the raf and MAP kinase Professor Chris Marshall Institute for Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Labs, Fulham
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