King's College London newsletter

KI G'S WI S ATIO AL DEFE CE BID

The Baroness Platt of Writtle. CBE, DL. FEng is pictured here giving The ChelseaLecture in memory ofDr Malcolm Gavin. The Baroness gave a lively and stimulatinglecture on why the science and engineering industries need to attract more women.

r Tom King, the ecretaryof tatefor Defence, announced on 18 Octoberin the Hou e of ommons debate ondefence pending that, following anationwide competition, the newCentre for Defence tudie is to be etup at King' College London.

Thi pre tigiou new Centre will be led byProfes or Lawrence Freedman, Head ofthe Departmem of War Studie at King's.Such is the importance attached to thisCentre that the University of London iactively con idering the possibility of theCentre becoming, in time, an In titutewithin the Univer ity.

The purpose of the Centre will be to helpstimulate and co-ordinate new thinking onEast-West strategy, addressing theimplications for Western defence of therecent developments in Eastern Europeand generally drawing together academicresearch on defence issues.

Commenting on the Secretary of State'sdecision, Profes or Freedman said,'London provides an ideal location.Outside the Univer ity and the Polyt~h­nic ,there are the International In tituteof Strategic Studies, the Royal In titutefor Defence Studies, plus specialistjournalists and commentators. It ispossible to maintain close relations withWhitehall, Westmin ter and the media.'

'However: Professor Freedman contin­ued, 'the University recognises that it ispart of the Centre's task to provide anational focus for academic work in thisarea. When commissioning studies theCentre will not be confined to London.Indeed it will seek to maintain excellentinternational as well as national contacts.'

'The Centre is being set up at a time whenthe international environment is pa ingthrough a period of remarkable change.This provides both challenges andopportunities for policy-makers over thecoming year. It i important for theacademic community to help both policy­makers and the wider public make senseof these changes, explore the implicationsfor this country, and more generallyEurope and the West, and idemify therange of option available by way of apolicy re ponse,' he concluded.

The Centre will provide a national focusfor defence studies in a number of ways:-

... by maintaining a range of expertise

within the Centre on the core i ue ofBriti h defence and ecurity policy andundertaking research on particular issues.

... by keeping in touch with the defen ecommunity and commi sioning researchfrom peciali ts.

... by accepting where appropriate,commi ions from Government, indu try,international organisations and any otherintere ted bodie for research projects.Applications will be made to grant givingbodie for additional projects, wherenece sary in conjunction with othermembers of the University or outsidebodie .continued on page 16

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STAFF NEWS

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Profe or Edward H Grant ha beenappointed by the Joint ParliamentaryUnder Secretary of State for Health to bea member of the ational RactiologicalProtection Board (NRPB). The Board,which ha 13 members, employ 300 staffand is re ponsible for setting radiationexpo ure level for the protection ofworking personnel and the general public.IRPB also advi e on the variou re­

:carch programme which are carried outin univer itie and re earch centres. TheChairman of the Board i Sir RichardSouthwood FRS, Vice-Chancellor ofOxford Univer ity.

Emeritus Professor Step hen F MasonFRS of the Department of Chemistry, andHonorary Research Fellow in the Depart­ment of History and Philo ophy ofScience, ha been elected an Extraorcti­nary Fellow of Wolf on College, Cam­bridge, and awarded a LeverhulmeEmeritus Fellowship for re earch on thehi tory of science and on contemporarytheories of chemical evolution. TheCouncil of the Royal Society havenominated Professor Mason to give thenext Wilkin Lecture of the Society withthe title; 'Bi hop John Wilkins FRS(1614-1672): Isomorphisms of thought­style between the Scientific Revolutionand the Protestant Reformation.' JohnWilkins wa a principal founder and thefirst Sccretary of the Royal Society whichwas founded in 1660. He gatheredtogether, whilst he was warden ofWadham College Oxford in the 1650s, agroup of students, including the futurearchitect of St Paul's Chri topher Wren,and associates, like the sceptical chymist,Robert Boyle, who were concerned withthe promotion of the new science.

GEO 10RHOLOGICAL AWARD

1r Simon Lowden a student from theDepartment of Geography last year, habeen av.arded jointly The Dis ertation

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Prize 19 9 of the British Geomorphologi­cal RC! earch Group. Thi prize is theonly award given to tudents for geomor­phology and i announced jointly in thejournals of the Institute of Briti h Geogra­pher and the Geological Society ofLondon.

Many congratulation to Simon Lowdenfor hi excellent achievement and al 0 tohi upervisor Dr Rita Gardner from theDepartment of Geography.

CA ADIA ROYAL COMMISSIONo REPRODUCTIVETECH OLOGIE

Dr Grace M Jantzen, Lccturer in Philo 0­

phy of Religion in the Department ofTheology and Religiou Studie, has ju tbeen appointed to serve as one of evenCommi sioners on a Canadian RoyalCommission on Reproductive Technolo­gies. In making the announcement theCanactian Prime Minister stated that theCommi sion was to inquire and report oncurrent and potential medical and scien­tific developments related to new repro­ductive technologie , and to considersocial, ethical, health, research, legal andeconomic implications of the e technolo­gies. Dr Jantzen is a Canadian citizen.The fact that despite her residence inLondon she should be appointed to serveon thi Canadian Royal Commis ionreflects great distinction on her and is anindication of her standing in the fields ofPhilo ophy of Religion and Ethics.

HO OUR FORRICHARD HARRIES

On ovember 2 at a reception at LambethPalace the Archbi hop of Canterburypresented the 11 Annual Sir SigmundSternberg Award to the Bishop of Oxford,the Rt Revd Richard Harries. Thisaward i given to someone who has madea distinguished contribution to inter-faithmallers and its recipient is determined bythe Joint President of the Council ofChristians and Jews. Our congratulationgo to him on thi pre tigiou award.

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David Cult ridge

K D (David) Cutteridge who for nearlythirty years wa Radiation ProtectionOfficer of the College died suddenly on 5July. He was an Oxford graduate whohad pent several year at Harwell beforebeing appointed to a lecture hip in thePhy ic Department in 1954. A radioac­tive material were tarting to be u ed inmany re earch department at the time ofhis appointment the College was veryfortunate in having a person of hisexperience to set up a monitoring serviceto ensure the protection of workersexposed to thi hazard. He put hisexperti e to the ervice of many ctiffcrcntdepartments and no doubt a erted thepos ibility of what might have becometragic events. He wa a leading figure inthe Univer ity of London RadiationProtection Services and had a nationalreputation in this field. As a lecturer anddemonstrator he was highly regarded byhis students for the clarity of his teachingand hi dedication to their welfare.

He died from a heart attack after returningfrom a visit to Australia where his sonnow lives. We wish to express oursincere ympathy to his wife Joan and herfamily.

Professor W C PriceDepartment of Physics

SCHOOL OF HUMA ITIES

Progress Report

Since its inception during the longvacation the School of Humanities hasbeen looking at its future and assessing itspriorities for the next decade. TheAcademic Policy Committee met severaltimes during the summer and has nowproduced a first draft of its AcademicPlan. This has bcen widely circulated forcomment and criticism within the School.We hope that the plan will form the firsttage of a dialogue with the College and

with other School in King' about ourfuture shape and academic profile.

Hazardou Chemical Training Cour e

AFETY E

The initial OUI will be held in theCommiuee Room, Strand campu on

onday 11 December. Further detailsand application form for thi and ub -quent cour will be circulated todepartments.

Laboratory Wa te

Or R JadeCollege afety Officer

co er: hazard and ri , the pr vention ofexpo ure, source of information, e andwill be open to aB taff and po tgraduattudents although the num r of the

COUI ill be limited.

Problem continue to arise over thedi posal of laboratory waste such aschemical, solvents, clinical samples, eteand items contaminated by uch materials.Laboratory waste must be kept egregatedfrom the normal dome tic refu e takenaway by council refu e opcrati e andarrangements made for pccial collec-tion , incineration or other approvedmethods of di po al. Detail and adviceon pecial di posal requirements areavailable from the Safety Office.

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The dmini trati e organi tion of theLa School is now as folioThe He d of S hool and Dean i Pror •or K nned . Three A Late Head

ha e been e tabti hed. A iate Head -Finance i Pror or Hayton, A iateHead - Academic ffair i r orand A ociate Head - Admi ion andStudent Affair i 1r Price. The po iLionof Sub-Dean i ub umed under McPrice' respon ibilitie .

A part of the College' re ponsc to thelegal obligations imposed by the COSHHRegulation a half day training course forthose working with hazardous chemicalswill be e tabli hed on a regular basis atthe various campuse . The cour e will

Progre has al 0 been made in thee tnbli hment of the S h I offi e. TrudiDarby has been appointed School admin­i traLOr and Christine Saunder dmmi­lr.ltive A i tanL

Chri tine Saunders joined the staff of theArt Faculty Office in December 1979and became Faculty Clerk in August1980. She ha a BMu from the RoyalAcademy of Music and an MMus inHi torical Musicology gained here atKing' in 1985 by part-time study.

She is a commilted campaigner forNALGO on i sues affecting staff and hasrecently been elected to the Council as arepresentative of the non-teaching staff.

Her po t in the School of Humanities willmainly involve setting up the new SchoolOffice and over eeing its admini trativefunction on a day-to-day basis, as well asproviding practical (and moral) upport tothe School Admini trator.

It i not clear yet where we hall beoperating from and when we shall be ableto open our doors to the public. But workproceeds behind the scene in puttingtogether the admini trative infrastructurewhich the School will need to support itsfuture work.

Or Trudi Darb read Engli h at King'rom 1975 to 197 and i proud of being

I n KC. She.... awarded her doctoratefor r~ carch in la obean Drama und rProfe' 'or Richard Proudfoot' upervi-ion and ha occ ionall taught in the

Engli h DepartmenL After working atBedford College he returned to King' in19 3 as Clerk to the Faculty of aturalS ience, a job which she held throughoutthe period of the merger with QueenElizabeth and Chel ea College. For thelast four year she ha worked in theDepartment of C1as ics where he hataken a 'pecial intere t in school liai on.Trudi ill ha eo erall re pon ibility foradmini tration for the School of Humani­tie and will be particularly involved inplanning and academic policy. She takesup her new po ton 16 ovember andfrom then until the end of term can befound in room 225 Strand Building.

Barry HeCervantes Professor of Spanish andHead of the chool of Humanities

Birthday celebrations were held at King's on Friday 3 November to mark the 80thBirthday ofChristopher Evans aformer Professor and Fellow of King's College. Manyfriends and colleagues came to the celebration which was organised by the DepartmentofTheology and Religious Studies. Professor Evans is pictured here (on the right) withProfessor Graham Stanton .

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THETRAI GCOLUMThis IBM wordproce ing course forclerical taff will be repeated in the yearto meet demand.

For academic and admini trative kill .Detail from Robert Poller.

KITDi tionary definition: Kilo n., a set oft I, upplie, con truction material etto u e for a purpose.

College definition: KIT, acronym, King'sIn-service Training, ie, a set of trainingevents for King's staff designed toprovide nece sary skill and/or aid careerdevelopment.

KIT i organi ed by the Training Officerand includes seminars, courses, practicaldemon tration and extended coursepresented either in-house or by externalagencie (such as the Federal LondonUniver ity Programme, the SouthernUniversities Regional AdministrativeProgramme, Skills Centres and FurtherEducation Colleges).

KIT information detailing training eventsi generally sent to heads of departmentand sections, supervi ors and superinten­dent . Some training information istargeted at profes ional groups or tradeunion officer. All KIT information ispubli hed in this column.

How do individuals obtain their rele­vant share of KIT?It is received via College noticeboards ordirectly from managers. However, insome case discussions and course applica­tions are initiated by staff wishing toparticipate in training events.

Who pays for KIT?There is a eentraI fund set aside to pay fora large slice of staff training, managed bythe Training Officer.

What should be included in KIT?KIT should be a sembled according totraining needs identified for staff through­out the College. Where supervisors andtaff agree that a specific training assign­

ment would enhance necessary skills thenit can be included in a training planorganised locally or as part of KIT. TheTraining Officer will take all reasonablesteps to arrange training to meet definedneeds.

I -HOU E COURSES

Microsoft Word for BeginnersTue day 21 ovember

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B: The pccialised topics included inthe recent WP urvey among secretarialstaff is being collated. A ystem i to beintroduced for beginners who prefer touse the computer learning course andindi idual tuition to upplement a selfdirected programme.

Managing StressWedne day 29 ovember

There are still places available on thisvery important one day course. Everymember of staff should be aware of whattress i ,the ymptom and its potential to

cause harm at work and home. Partici­pants will learn how to keep stre sundercontrol. The cour e, led by Or GuyClaxton, i open to all non-teaching staff.

Time Management at WorkTue day 5 December

Most people feel that they could makebetter use of their time and talents espe­cially when they feel under pressure atwork so a half day programme has beendesigned to enable participants to achievemore in a well managed working day.The course is intended for ecretarialstaff, supervisors and senior technicalstaff.

Assertiveness Skills.Tuesday 5 December

Assertiveness training is de igned toimprove interpersonal skills and giveparticipants greater confidence to dealwith work colleagues and people in theirpersonal lives. Individual styles andbehaviour will be explored, as will thedifference between assertiveness andaggressiveness. The course is open tostaff in clerical, technical and junioradministrative grade.

Appearing on CameraFriday 8 December

For senior academic and administrativestaff,Details from Robert Poller, ext S1165.

Rapid Reading and Memory SkillsWednesday and Thursday 13 & 14December

(Further details of these cour e havebeen sent to heads of departments andupervisor ).

Computer As isted LearningA wide range of computer based packageare available to co er trainingrequirements.providing a very convenientand effective tyle of learning. If enoughpeople are prepared to use them in theirtraining chedule it would be worthwhileto purchase ome titles, eg, stress manage­ment, time management, people manage­ment, computer skill, under tanclingpreadshcets, introduction to database

and typing in truction.

If you are intere ted in any of the ecourse or would like further informationcontact the Training Officer, ext S2803.

Ken BromfieldTraining Officer non-academic staff

MORE EFFECTIVETEACHING

This is the year when academic staff inuniversity institutions, including King'sCollege, will undergo Appraisal. Whenthe AUT agreed to Appraisal they, quiterightly, saw this as helpful, beneficial andu eful procedure for their member.Clearly, teaching skills will feature in theApprai aI and student opinion will beincluded in the factors involved here.This will make many of us who teachmore conscious than ever of the effective­ne s of our teaching. With this in mind aone day course on 'More EffectiveTeaching' ha been arranged and allacademic taff are invited to attend.

The day will consist of four workshops onthe following topics:

1 Supervising postgraduate and projectstudents.2 Modern visual pre entation.3 More effective lecturing.4 Tutorial and small group teaching.

Rob rt PollerAcademic taffTraining andDevelopment Co-ordinator

Ea h work hop ill be free- tanding andled by a recognised authority in that field.Thu ,e en if you are nOl prepared toparti ipaLC for an enl..ire day, you will beable LO lect the workshop( ) of mostimere L The course ill held atKensingLOn carnpu on Thur day 1December and repeated at the Strand onFriday 15 December 19 9. Full detail

I will be circulated later.

CRA ER EXHmlTIO

Cambridge Univer ity Library, in as ocia­tion with Lambeth Palace Library and TheBritish Library, is organi ing a CranmerExhibition to celebrate the 500th anniver-ary of the birth of Thomas Cranmer

(14 9-1556), who wa the first reformedArchbishop of Canterbury. The Exhibi­tion will be held at The Briti h Library,London larting on October 27 andrunning through to January 21 1990.

'ational Westminster Bank is spon oringthe event. Extensive research has beencarried out to obtain original articles andexhibits. These include four portraitsfrom His Grace the Archbi hop ofCanterbury and The National PortraitGallery. A sixteenth century oak pulpitfrom the Church of St Edward, King andMartyr, in Cambridge forms the cen­trepiece of the display.

Twenty nine books from the ThomasCranmer' own library have been re­assembled for the Exhibition. Since theywere dispersed after the Archbishop'sdeath in 1556, this is the ftrsttime thatthey have been together in one place. TheArchbi hop's library reveals him to be atypical Renai sance figure. He po ses eda real, informed interest in botany,geography, law, history and the vernacu­lar languages as well as theology.

The Exhibition Galleries of the Library inGreat Russell Street, London W1, areopen Monday LO Saturday 10.00 am LO5.00 pm and Sunday 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm.Entry is free.

BE PREPARED!

Clearly an ex-boy seout ha provided the coffin in preparation for a tragedy. The noticereads 'FIRE OTICE Thi area must be kept clear of all ob truction .' Please remem­ber fire exists and fire fighting equipment mu t be kept clear AT ALL TIMES, theymu t not be blocked even for a moment.

COU CIL VIEW

Christine Sa under ,newly-elected to the College Council, offers some initialpersonal impressions.

On the first Tuesday of this term I attended my flfst meeting of King's College Councilas a newly-elected representative of the non-teaching staff. The meeting took place inthe almost-but-not-quite refurbished Council Room: the chandeliers and the new bluechairs were very elegant, but seemed a little desultory in a room without curtains orCarpeL The acoustics were lousy; fortunately I chose a place to sit from which it wapossible LO lip-read the Chairman and the Principal, who were the main speakers. OtherCouncil members may well have left the meeting little the wi er.

When I arrived people were having pre-meeting tea. I have an impression of a clu terof taJl, pin-striped figures sociali ing with each other at a height of about six foot ixfrom the ground. The Student Union repre entative ,all, like me, attending their flf tmeeting, seemed LO exude a combination of nervou ness and fury. They fell on me as apotential ally, presumably because I wasn't wearing a pin-striped uiL One of theirnumber, however,was. 'Conformist!' I taunted. The academic staff members turned upnext, fresh from teaching or whatever it is they get up LO. They ju tlooked generallyworried, which is hardly surprising under the circum tances.

The meeting itself was low-key, mainly consi Ling of reports from the Principal, most ofwhich he repeated in his address to staff the next day, on the research ratings (dependingon whom you're speaking LO, the College either did very well or very badly), the UFC'sfunding policy and its implications, the current position about Cornwall House and theCollege's late t forays into property speculation. A working party under Lady Mayhewi being set up to look into nursery provi ion - amongst its members is my co-non-

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teaching taff repre entalive, Derek Law, who looked somewhat bemused when thePrincipal announced his co-option.

Ol a lot wa aid that was of direct relevance to the non-teaching tafr. What was farmore intere ting to me was the attitud of certain other Council member to their - OUI

- own rele ance. I was rather taken aback, for example, when a senior academicconfided to me that 'we' don't say anything in Council, that it was mainly an opportu­nity for the lay members to be involved, and that after all, 'we' have other forums forgetting our views across. I suppose thi academic meant the Academic Board, where Iam told, iews are often forcefully expres ed and plans even occasionally overturned.Thi privilege i nOl extended to the non-teaching taff, who have no recognised channelfor comment or complaint except through their trade unions. I think it is important forthe College a a matter of principle, that the views of the non-teaching taff should beought formally, when it is formulating any plan which will concern us. I don't believe

that confining any o-called representation of non-teaching staff on the various commit­tcc , ub-committes and working parties to College Officers or senior academic-related. taff i fair to that majority of clerical/secretarial, technical and ancillary staff in morejunior and low-paid jobs. I will be interested to sce, for example, whether there isanyone apart from a student on the forthcoming working party looking into socialfacililie who eams less than £20K per annum.

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CATERING SERVICES

TAFF EGordon Alien, formerly As i tantManager at the Chelsea campu ha takenup the post of A istant Manager atKen ington following the recent re igna­lion of Jane Martin.

Diana Zaslavoglou, formerly DeputyCatering Manager at the Strand and morerecently part-time Office Manager, leavesus on 10 ovember. We thank her for herexcellent work during the last four yearsand wish the Zaslavoglou family (shortlyto be extended!) the very be t for thefuture.

I want to thank all those who voted for me for giving me the chance to try to do some­thing about all this. I have been invited to join the Amenitie Committee (not to beconfu ed with the working party referred to above); it's a start. I hope that any mem­ber of the non-teaching staff will get in touch with me on matters which come under theaegis of the Council, and I am also particularly keen to develop links with all the tradeunion , 0 that I can be a channel for collective ideas. I hope you will contact me withyour comment and suggestions and ensure that you make good use of your representa­tive on the Council.

Christine SaundersSchool of Humanities

IVERSITIES AWAITCHA CELLOR'S AUTUM

TATEME T

In May 1989 the CVCP sent to theSecretary of State for Education andScience its view as to the financialrequirements of the univer ities for 1990/91.

That submis ion was accompanied by arequest for an extra £100 million foruniver ity pay over and above theamount already announced for universi­ties in 1990/91 in the January 1989 PublicExpenditure While Paper and the sub e­quent 1989 salarie settlement. The mainsubmission also asked for a first paymentin 1990/91 towards the £250 millione timated by the former UGC to beneeded for essential repairs, an extra£25m a year for three years for equipmentand fund to help with restructuring.

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Since that submission was made, theuniversities have admitted an extra 6,000students this autumn. In doing so theyhave re ponded to the Government'sintention described in the ConsultationPaper, Shifting the Balance of PublicFunding of Higher Education to Fees,to provide real incentives to exploit sparecapacity by taking in additional students.Thi extra recruitment strengthens thecase for additional funding for 1990/91.This has been empha ised by the Commit­tee at recent meetings with the Secretaryof State.

The Government's re pon e to theCVCP's ubmission will be known whenthe Chancellor' Autumn Statement ispublished in early ovembcr. Thatresponse will be seen by the CVC? as anindication of the Government's concernboth to maintain quality in the universitiesand to expand the number of tudents.

adie Hall, known by most Strand stafffor her cheerful di position and willingservice celebrates 25 years at King' .Congratulations Sadie and thanks for yourloyalty and hard work. Here's to yourGOLDE anniversary.

CROCKERYColleagues may have read of the prob­lems the House of Commons have withdisappearing crockery.

Kings has a similar problem and we arespending far too much on replacementcrockery. Please check your cupboards,shelves etc and retum College crockery tothe nearest Catering outlet. If you havetoo much to carry OUI site offices willarrange collection with no charge orrecrim inations!

BEVERAGE VE DJ GA review of Beverage Vending Opera­tion is shortly to take place and I wouldbe pleased to hear from members of theCollege who have views on this matter.At the Strand campus there is a lack ofbeverage provision in the Main andStrand Buildings, Vending might help toolve this, but there has alway been a

problem in iting machines in suitablelocations. If Colleague can identifyavailable sites I will see what can bedone, though it must be emphasised thatwhilst machines in Common Rooms,Department of Faculty rooms may bedesirable they are not usually financiallyviable.

P J HoffmanCollege Catering Officer

IOE FOR THE FE TT E EOFFICE

o FROM THE L CORPCO TE

OFPOR R P TI H

're ted ollege r tal for Christmasrf you are thinking about Chri tmas presenLS for that pecial per on, ou. need I k nofurther: e ha e ommis ioned DaningLan Cry Lalto produ e for u their fine cry talRachael rnnge engraved with the ne College Coat of Arm . A selection of item i. ondi play in the main entrnnce and order can be placed with the Alumnu Office. PrIceof the more popular item are as follow:Red ine gla se ,£20.00 per pairWhite wine glas e ,£1 .50 per pairPint beer tankard, £16.50Spirit tumbler ,£15. per pairShip's decanter, £35.00.Order are now being taken for Chri tma delivery. Please contact Anna Hughes, Room2B Main Building, Strand campus, exten ion S20 4 to place your order.If you need omething La put in the glass, why not King's College port? We have madearrangemenLS for a 1983 Bottled Vintage Port La be available to us at a pecial rate, andthi will be bottled with our own distinctive label, price £9.50 per bottle, £95.00 perase (12 bottle ). Our shipper will deliver to any address in the UK, AT 0 EXTRA

CHARGE.

Chri tmas cards will be available during the week beginning 13 ovember. Thesewill show an elegant repre entation of the College crest and on the back, a brief descrip­tion of the origin of the same. The ame card with no greeting will be available for u ethroughout the year. The cards cost 35p each or £3.00 per pack of 10 from the Porters'Desk in the Main Foyer or from the Alumnus Office at the address above.

Finally, for the discerning King' per on, we have reproduced the two Wellingtoncartoons which depict the famous duel between the Iron Duke and the Earl ofWinchilsea. The e fine reproductions have been recreated by the company whichspecialises in fine art reproductions for the National Portrait Gallery, the Britis.h Mu-eum the V&A and the Courtauld Galleries. They are priced at £15.00 per paH,

moun'ted and wrapped for easy transportation together with an account of the duelwrillen by Anthony Shadrake. The proceeds from the sale will go to the CollegeScholar hip Fund.

The Re earch Stralegy Committee haagreed to fund the pilot tage of a projectto con truct a computerised corpu of theSpani h Language. The principal objec­tives of the project are La con truct a largerepresentative model of Spani h to reflectthe variety of the language world-wide,and La de ign the computing infrastructureneeded to enable the corpu to be con­sulted by holar for a variety of pur-po es.

In order to en ure that the material isreasonably up La dale, the corpu will berestricted to sample collected from 1990onwards. It i intended that the corpuswill reach a steady state over not morethan five years and that, ubject tofunding it will be maintained at the targetsize by addition of new material anddi carding of old.

The corpus will be designed to reflect thewide range of varil:ties of Spanish, bothgeographical and topical, and materialwill be collected in accordance withclearly established criteria. It is expectedthat the corpus will be published in bothconcorded and both free text form.

The project will be under the overalldirection of Professor B W !fe, and theteam established for the pilot tage willconsist of Dr J W Butt, Dr M J Woods,Harold Short (Assistant Director, KCLComputing Centre), Antonia Moreira­Rodriguez and Leonor Zimman.

EWS FROM COR WALLHOU E

Where are we no'y . update on the evermoving TCP Offke!

The Thameside Campus Project has nowmoved La a suite of offices on the firstfloor of Cornwall House Main Building,overlooking the National Theatre. Theentrance is in Doon Street, which is amall service road parallel to Stamford

Street, and at a right angle to WaterlooBridge (though you can't reach it directlybecause of the Coin Street development ­in fact you have to go right around

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Cornwall House to get to us). We will behere for about a year, while the Annex ibeing refurbished. We would, however,be grateful if you could continue to usethe trand mailing addre . Thi ibecause the Post Office keep confusingu with the Government Chemi ts (whoused to be in the Annex) and re-directingmo t of our letters to Teddington, orthinking we are a part of the ForeignOffice here and sending our mail to them.So plea e avoid delay by writing to us clothe Secretariat at the Strand - we pick upour post every day.

Please make sure we are on your mailinglist (if you have one) so that we receiveall College circulars.

Pica e note, also, our separate telephonenumber. If there is nobody here, you canleave a message on the answerphonesattached to Colin Sinnott's or JudyStaight's number (9288916 or 92832]4).

Colin Sinnott, Project DirectorThameside campusJudy Staight, Assistant Director

Dr Jeremy Metters (left), Deputy ChiefMedical Officer of Health, Mr Robert MaxwellSecretary of the King's Fund talking tp Professor Jenijer Wilson-Barnett

HOSTWA TS FAMILIES

LAUNCH OF A NEW MScCOURSE

The reception held in the Council Roomon 3 October to launch the new MSc inResearch Methods for Remedial Thera-pi ts was a happy occasion. It broughttogether students, lecturers and friend ofthe Centre to celebrate the start of the newdegree course. Dr Cecily Partridge,Director of the Centre for PhysiotherapyResearch which is running the course,introduced Sheila Kitchen, the new courseco-ordinator, and thanked all those whohad helped in different ways in the settingup of the course. The MSc, the rustspecifically for physiotherapists andoccupational therapists within LondonUniversity, is possibly the forerunner ofother postgraduate courses for therapists.Those particularly welcomed wereProfessor Jenifer Wilson-Bamett and staffof the Department of ursing Studies, DrJohn Milton from the Department of

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History and Philosophy of Science,Professor Keith Webster from the Depart­ment of Anatomy and Professor SimonHowells from the Department of Physiol­ogy. District physiotherapists from theseven affiliated ho pita] were there aswere many external lecturers on thecourse.

Most important the funders came too; DrJeremy Metters, Deputy Chief MedicalOfficer from the Department of Health,and Mc Robert Maxwell, Secretary of theKing's Fund, represented the institutionswho are funding the course. Sir DavidAtkinson from the Chest Heart & StrokeAssociation and Dr Chris Henshall fromthe MRC were there and seemed inter­ested in the possibility of funding studentsfor the course. We are following this upwith great enthusiasm.

Dr Cecily PartridgeDirector of the Centre forPhysiotherapy Research.

Hosting for overseas studentsHOST is a national charity founded by theForeign & Commc.nwealth Office, theBritish Council and the Victoria Leagueto introduce overseas students to Britishfamily life. They are looking for familieswhich will be able to invite one or moreof these students to join them over theChristmas period. HOST will offer thehost family a contribution of £5.00 pernight per guest, but the overseas visitorsthemselves pay nothing. The invitationwould be from Christmas Eve for 3 or 4nights.

If you wish to know more, please contactLisa Payne, Student Services Welfare andInformation Officer on extension S2530.Or contact HOST directly: Miss J Caesar,18 orthumbcrland Avenue, LondonWC2 5BJ. Tel 0] 9252595.

Many thanks for your interest andhospitality!

Usa PayneWelfare and Information Officer

LIBRARY NEWS

MORE LOA S BY LIBERTAS

The Library is now able to use theLIBERTAS system to issue an increasingproportion of its stock. All items in heavydemand, in the Short Loans collections orrestricted to two-day weekly loan, arenow issued using the computer, whichprovides an instantly updated record ofavailability, and also allows an improvedreservation system.

The Library's resources for science andengineering are now all issued usingLIBERTAS, on all four sites. Only theStrand's humanities stock remains to beprepared, and here the summer saw greatprogress being made. All Laws material,Geography and non-European Historymaterial is now issued using LIBERTAS.To simplify return dates for borrowersusing the Old Library, all normal loanstock is now issued for 6 weeks, whetherborrowed using paper vouchers or usingLIBERTAS.

In other areas, part of the Embankmentcollection and the Modem Greek materialreclassified during the cooperative projectwith the University of Crete, have alsomoved to LIBERTAS circulation. It ishoped that progress will continue to bemade, so that all users can benefit fromLIBERTAS improved accuracy andcurrency of issue data.

Introduction of PIN numbers

ow that LIBERTAS controls so much ofthe Library's circulation, users may makeuse of the second option on the OPACmenus to check on what items they haveon loan, what reservations they havemade, and the addresses the Library isusing to contact them. Since all thisinformation is confidential, a system ofpersonal identification numbers has beenintroduced to improve record security.When you wish to check your loan record,

LIBERTAS will ask for your library cardnumber - this is the 10 digit numberprinted on the barcode on the reverse ofyour Library card, and after checking thenumber for mistyping and then against itsrecords, will ask for your security numberbefore displaying the information re­quested.

If you do not yet know, or have forgottenyour PIN, it may be collected from anyissue desk 0 PRESENTAnON OFYOUR LIBRARY CARD. Numberscannot be given out without your card inyour absence.

SCIE CE CITATION INDEXON COMPACT DISK

The Science Citation Index from 1986 tothe present is now available on CD-ROMin the Kensington Library. This allowsindividuals to carry out automatedsearching of the 3300 major scientificjournals in all disciplines covered by thispublication, as well as to make use of itsunique features relating to cited authors.Because of its anticipated demand itwould be wise to book a time slot if youwish to carry out a search. This can bedone in person by filling in the book atthe issue desk, or by phoning Kensingtonextension K378. Reserved slots are forapproximately 50 minutes from 9.30 amto 6.30 pm(last appointment), Monday toThursday and from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm onFriday. The work station is situated withthe periodicals on the third floor of theLibrary, but the disks must be borrowedfrom the issue desk near the Libraryentrance.

Training sessions on the use of the systemwill be held on Monday, Wednesday andFriday afternoons at 2.30 pm (please booka place on extension K378). Trainingsessions are compulsory for undergradu­ates wishing to use the system, andrecommended for others.

References retrieved may be printed ordownloaded to a 3.5" floppy disk.

An innovative scheme exists in DartmoorPrison organi ed by two wardens andinvolving volunteers from amongst theprisoners to sort and sell used stamps ofall varieties, both domestic and foreign.All proceed go towards the Royal

ational Lifeboat Institution and to datethe scheme has raised a staggering total of£45,000. Stamps are the mainstay of theproject but cigarettes cards, old postcardsand trading stamps such as Green Shieldor Co-op can also be used. If you haveanything collectable and small enough tosend, a use can be found for it!

Please send your stamps to Senior OfficerLes Blake, 'Stamps', HMP Dartmoor,Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL206RH.

David GreenDepartment of Geography

Philomena D'souza would like to thankall who contributed towards 'The 1989Amazing Great Children's Party' whichwas held on Friday 15 September atBauersea Park. The party was a greatsuccess and was attended by Their RoyalHighnesses Prince and Princess Michaelof Kent who were guests of honour. Itwas organised on behalf of the PaulO'Gorman Foundation for Children withLeukaemia, to raise funds for the Centrefor Children with Leukaemia, whoforwarded a certificate of thanks toPhilomena. So far, although donationsare still coming in, £150,000 has beenraised from this party alone, making 'theGuvnors' total to date over £650,000towards the Centre.

LECTURES MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

I' G 'R L LECT R

DEPARTME T OF CLA SICTue day ovemberBETWEE SCYLLA CHAR-YBDIS: REFLECTIO S 0 THE

ISTUDY OF ClENT GREEK SCULP-TUREProfes or Geoffrey Waywell, Profes or ofCIa ical Archaeology and Head of theDeparunem of Clas ic5.30 pm, The ew Theatre, trandcampu

SCHOOL OF LA WWedne day 13 DecemberWORDS, PRI ClPLES D POV ER:INTERPRET G OUR CRIMINALLAWProfes or Andrew A hworth, Edmund­Davie Profes or of Criminal Law andCriminal Justice5.30 pm The Inner Temple Hall

PUBLIC LECTURES

THE COMMEMORATION ORATIONMonday 4 DecemberHUM RESOURCES D THEHUMANITIESThe Rt Hon Lord Brigg , MA,BSC(Econ), FBA5.30 pm, The ew Theatre, trandcampus

THE FOURTH ROSE HElMLECTUREThursday 16 ovemberPATHWAYS OF BIOMOLECULARASSEMBLEY: MOLECULAR RECOG-

TIO D PROTEI E GINEER-I GProfes or Richard Perham, FRS, Depart­ment of Biochemistry, University ofCambridge5.30 pm, Lecture Theatre 3820, Strandcampus

DEPART fE 'T OF CHE"-fl TRYThursday 23 ovem rTHE BIBLE THROUGH DUTCH EYESDr Alfred Bader, Chemi t and ArtCollector4.15 pm, Room 6C trand campu

CE TRE FOR HELLE IC STUDIESFriday 24 ovemberTHE GREEKS D THE SEAProfes or Spero Vryoni , Jr, Director ofthe Centre for Hellenic Studie, ewYork Univer ity6.00 pm Room 1827, Strand campu

DEPARTME T OF BYZA TINE A DMODER GREEK STUDIESMonday 4 DecemberNEW RESEARCH D FIND GS 0ALEX DROS PAPADIAM DISProfessor Photis Demetracopoulos,Univer ity of Athens2.15 pm, The Committee Room, Strandcampu

SCHOOL OF LA WThursday 7 DecemberTHEEUROPEA COMMUNITY, 1992AND BEYONDStanley Clinton Davis5.30 pm, Room 3820, Strand campus

MAXWELL LECTURESMonday 20 ovemberULTRASOUND I MEDICINE - OLDHAT OR NEW SCIE CE?Profe sor C R Hill, Royal MarsdenHospital

Monday 27 ovemberREMOTE SE S G FROM SPACEDr C J Elliott, Smith As ociates

Monday 4 DecemberSEEI G QUANTUM JUMPS WITHTHE AKEDEYEProfessor P Knight, Imperial CollegeLondon

Monday 11 DecemberBLOWI G OUR OWN TRUMPET- ASWELL AS OUR BASSOO : SOME

PHYSICS OF D 'STR 1E SDr A E Brown, King's College Lon­donAlI lectur to be giYen in Room 2C,

trand Building from 2.00 pm-3.00 pm

DEPART lE T OF PHAR lACYonday 27 ovember

SITE SPECIFIC DR G DELIVERY ­THE ART OF THE POSSIBLEProfes or A T Florence, Dean of theSchoolof Pharma y, niver ityofLondon6.30 pm, College Hou e, Manre aRoad, Chel ea campu

MEDIEVAL GERMA STUDYGROUPTue day 21 ovemberTHE EARTHLY PARADISE: FROMERIUGE A TO GOTIFRIEDProfe or Peter Dronke, Univer ityofCambridge5.30 pm in Room m06, trans campu

CE TRE OF BRITISHCO STlTUTIO AL LA WADHISTORYTue day 28 ovemberCROWN, PARLIAME T D THELA W I MODER BRITISH HISTORYProfessor JAG Griffith, Chancellor ofthe University of Manchester, EmeritusProfessor of Public Law in the Univer ityof London1.15 pm, The ew Theatre, Strandcampus

Wedne day 6 DecemberCO SERVATIVE POLITICAL IDEOL­OGY - PAST AND PRESEDr John Ram den, Reader in ModemHistory, Queen Mary and WestfieldCollege1.15 pm Room LI01C, trand campu

COURTAULD I STITUTE OF ARTTue day 21 ovemberTHE GENESIS OF EASEL PAINTI GProfessor Hans Belting, Univer ity ofMunich

Tuesday 28 ovembcrBORROMINI'S S. IVO AND THENATURAL WORLDProfessor Joseph Connors, Director,American Academy in Rome

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Tue day 5 DecemberPHOTOGRAPHY AND TRUTHMark Haworth- Booth, Curator of Photo­graph ,Victoria and Alben Museum

Tuesday 12 DecemberTHE CASE OF THE WOMAN WAR­RIOR: GENDER, VIOLE CE DALLEGORY, I THEARTOFTHEFRE CH REVOLUnOProfe sor Linda ochlin, City Univer ity,

ew York5.30 pm, Courtauld Institute of Art,Somerset Hou e, Strand, London

ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORDNEW COLLEGEMonday 27 ovemberA XIETY AND COGNITIVE FU C­TIONI GProfessor Michael Eysenck5.30 pm Main Lecture Theatre, Foun­der's Building, Royal Holloway andBedford ew College

THE ROYAL SOCIETYTuesday 28 NovemberRISK I THE NATURAL WORLDAND HUMAN SOCIETYSir Richard Southwood, FRS5.30 pm, The Royal Society, 6 CarltonHouse Terrace, London SWl Y SAG

SEMI ARS

DEPARTMENT OF BIOPHYSICSFriday 17 NovemberLO G TERM REGULATION OF Ca ++CHANNEL NUMBERS I EXCITABLECELLSProfessor John Littleton, Department ofPharmacology, King's College London

Friday 24 ovemberMYOSI MOVEMENTS AND THEMECH ISM OF MUSCLE CO -TRACTIONDr Malcolm Irving, Department ofBiophysics, King's College LondonSeminars held at 1.15 pm, BasementLecture Theatre, Drury Lane

Friday 1 DecemberRETI OIC ACID AND LIMBMORPHOGENESIS

Dr Jeremy Brocks, Ludwig Institute forCancer Research, University College1.15 pm, Room IB04, trand campus

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRO ICAND ELECTRICAL ENGI EERI GThur day 23 ovemberVACUUM MICRO-ELECTRONlCS:THE RETUR OF THE VACUUMVALVEDr R Lee, GEC Hirst Research Laborato­ries

Thursday 30 NovemberREMOTE PLASMA ENHANCEDCHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONOF SiNx AND SiOxPatrick Dainty, King' College London

Thursday 7 DecemberUNlVERSAL TRANSLAno OFREAL WORLD DATAOr Khalafalla, King's College LondonAll research seminars to be held at 1.15pm in Room HA, Strand campus

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY ANDPHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEWednesday 22 NovemberTHE MANY FACES OF IRREVERSI­BILITY (PACE HAROLD GRAD)Professor Kenneth Denbigh, King'sCollege London

Wednesday 29 NovemberHEURISTIC PROCEDURES I BIO­CHEMISTRY AND IN EVERYDAYLIFEDr Peter Mitchell, Glynn ResearchInstitute

Wedne day 6 DecemberCO CEPTUAL PROBLEMS IN THETEACH! G OF ELEMENTARYSCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSAvina h Puri, Hackney College

Wednesday 13 DecemberSOCIAL FACTORS IN RISK ASSESS­METProfessor Mary Douglas, UniversityCollege LondonAll seminars to held at 2.15 pm inRoom IB06, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR PHILOSOPHICALSTUDIESPhilosophy of Animals and the

Environment (a serie of Seminars)Thursday 23 ovemberTHE USE OF ANIMALS IN MEDICALRESEARCHMr Peter Byme

Thursday 30 ovemberTHE ANCIENT GREEK DEBATE 0ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY ANDRIGHTSProfessor Richard Sorabji

Thursday 7 DecemberI TER Ano AL ENVIRO ­MENTAL ISSUESProfessor P J PetersonAll seminars to be held at 6.00pm inRoom 6C, Strand campus

Philosophy and Business (a series ofSeminars)Thursday 16 NovemberBUSINESS RESPO SIBILITY FORTHE ENVIRONMENTProfessor Jack Mahoney6.00 pm, Room 6C, Strand campus

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICALENGINEERINGWednesday 22 NovemberDIE LINE PHENOMENON DURINGAA6063 EXTRUSIO (Research Semi­nar)Dr M P Clode, Lecturer3.30 pm-4.30 pm Room 2B08, Strandcampus

CENTRE FOR LATIN AMERICANSTUDIES(a series of seminars on Modernity andMethodologies for Cultural Studies)Tuesday 21 NovemberPLOITING WOMENGianna Vega

Tuesday 5 DecemberROBERTO SCHWARZDavid TreeceBoth seminars to take place at 5.30 pmin Spanish Department, Strand campus

COLLOQUIA

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MUSI­CALSTUDIES

ednesday 22 '0 emberlE COCTEA: MAGICIFRIENDMiron Grindea, London

edne day 6 DecemberIRO Y D AFFlRMATIO : TIP-PED 1 THE 19 0Profe sor Amold Whittall, King' CollegeLondonColloquia to be held at 5.00 pm inRoom GOl, trand campus

MEDIEVAL GERMA STUDYGROUPFriday 1 DecemberTHE TRISTAN LEGEND IN THEMIDDLE AGES (mini colloquium)LA LEGE DE DE TRIST AUMOYE AGEPeofe sor Danielle Buschinger, Universitede Picardie, Amiens

DIE REVOLUTIO IERUNG DERMlNNEIDEE IM TRlSTANEPOSGOITFRIEDSProfe sor Wolfgang Spiewok, Universityof Greifswald, DDR4.30 pm - 7.00 pm in Room G05,

trand cam pus

Saturday 2 December1189-1989 RICHARD THE LIO ­HEART (one day colloquim)Organised in conjuction with the Centrefor Late Antique and Medieval StudiesFurther details from Mr M H Jones,

Department of German

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTINGWednesdays 29 NovemberHIGHLY PARALLEL IMPLEME TA­TIO OF RELATIO AL ALGEBRAOPERATIO Slulian Ullmann

1.15 pm in Room G02, Strand campus

SHORT COURSES

COMPUTING CENTRE SHORTCOURSESWednesday 15 ovemberINTRODUCTION TO THE APPLEMACINTOSH

Wednesday 22 and 29 ovemberWORDeR CHER (pARTS 1 & 2)MICROSOFT WORD 0 THE APPLEMACINTOSH (pARTS 1 & 2)SPSSX (pARTS 1 & 2)

Wednesday 6, 7 and 13 DecemberEXCEL (pARTS 1 & 2)

All cour 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm trandcampu . Further detail from Advi or(Room 23AB) extension 2505.

Wednesday IS and 22 ovemberMlCROSOFf WORD 0 IMBUSNETWORK (pARTS 1 & 2)2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Ken ington campus.Further details from Advi ory (RoomA209) exten ion K261

NEWSROU DUP

HELP FOR ACADEMICS

Staff of the Age Concern Institute ofGerontology have raised some moneyfrom activities such as seminars andwriting. They have decided that £500.00this academic year shall be spent on helpfor academics in King's to go to confer­ences or meetings on any gerontologicalsubject. It is hoped that a paper and anote of the conference would be given tothe Institute. Applications for small sumstowards travel are especiaUy welcomed.

Applications to Professor Anthea Tinker,Age Concern Institute of Gerontology,552 King's Road, London SWlO OUA.Tel 872 3035. Informal di cussion beforeapplications also welcomed.

Professor Anthea TinkerAge Concern Institute of Gerontology

WELLCOME TRAVELLINGRESEARCH FELLOWSHIPSTO EUROPE 1990-1991

Applications are invited from post-

doctoral re earch worker who have beenengaged in re earch in the UK or theRepublic of Ireland for the past threeyears. Pre-doctoral candidat may apply,but may not take up an award until theirdoctorate i awarded. Tb objcct of thefellowship i to encourage working vi Itsby inve tigators in any branch of thenatural and clinical ien e which ha abearing upon human or animal medi ine(except cancer).

Long-term fellow hip are normally heldfor one year, but may be extended to twofollowing atisfactory review. Shon-termfellowships are available to allow moresenior scienti ts to make hon workingvi its of 3-6 months.

Stipends according to age and experience,are within the range of £10,45 to£17,994 per annum. Requests forappllca­tion forms should include a brief curricu­lum vitae and an outline of the propo edresearch and should be addres ed to: TheGrants Section (Europe), The WellcomeTrust, 1 Park Square West, London W I4U.

Applications for long-term fellowshipsare considered in competition twiceyearly. Completed forms must be re­turned by the 24 ovember 1989 and 1May 1990. Applications for shon-termfellow hips are accepted at any time.

CE TRAL RESEARCH FU D

The Central Research Fund has beeninstituted for the purpo e of makinggrants to members of the University(other than present undergraduate studentsand those registered for a taught Master'sdegree) engaged on specific projects ofresearch, to assist with the provision ofspecial materials, apparatus and travelcosts. Applications are considered eachterm and the next closing date for applica­tions is Friday, 8 December 1989.Forms of application and further particu­lars may be obtained from the CentralResearch Fund Section, Senate House,Room 21a, Malet Street, London WCIE7HU. Tel636 8000 extension 3147.

Dr K Pahlavan o/Worcester PIMassachusetts USA giving his tutorialon Wireless Indoor Communications

C W MAPLETHORPEPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPSFOR PHARMACEUTICALEDUCATIO AND RESEARCH

Applications are invited for C W Maple­thorpe Postdoctoral Fellowships tenablefrom October 1990 for a maximum periodof up to three years. The Fellowshiphave been establi hed under the Will ofthe late Mr Cyril W Maplethorpe, for thepromotion of pharmaceutical educationand research at the School of Pharmacyand Department of Pharmacy at King's.

Fellow mu t hold a PhD degree or be ina po session of other qualifications whichin the opinion of the Committee ofManagement enable them to undertake afull programme of research at the requiredlevel. Preference will be given to Regis­tered Pharmacist .

The Stipend of each Fellowship will berelated to the Lecturer Scale and willdepend on the qualifications of the Fellowand the stage reached in his or her career.London Allowance will also be paid.

Applications must be submitted at late t

MCTC89

On 25 and 26 of September The Commu­nications Research Group ho Led the 1989In titute of Electrical and ElectronicEngineers (IEEE) Work hop on Mobile &Cordless Telephone Communication. Theworkshop was ponsored by the JointChapter Acou tic, Speech and SignalProcessing and Communications, UK &Republic of Ireland Section of the IEEE.Over seventy delegates from more thanten countries came to attend the workshopheld in the ew Theatre. Both Lheworkshop and its associated exhibitionwere deemed a great uccess by all.

The Research Group would like to thankall those in the College services whohelped the workshop run as smoothly a itdid.

Mr G J H BakerThe Communications Research Group

by 31 January 1990 on the prescribedform which may be obtained togetherwith further particulars of the Fellowshipsfrom the Scholarships Office, SenateHouse, Malet Street, London WCIE 7HU,Telephone 016368000, extension 3042.

;:S~L'LADS::::

FLAT FOR SALEPenge, South London1 bed purpose built 1st floor flat inpopular block. Central heating, light andspacious, close to shops and trains toLondon mainline stations. Off streetparking, no chain. Tel 778 7522 eveningsand weekends.

FOR SALEFor sale. Acorn A3000 micro computer,with colour monitor and stand, £850.00ono. Also Integrex 132 colour ink-jet

printer and pare ink cartridges, £450.00ono; Clares 'Pro-Artisan' graphicsoftware for RISC-OS £120.00. All brandnew in original boxes. Tel RichardTaylor, College Archives S2015.

For sale. A research group retooling withMS-DOS equipment has the followingBBC equipment for sale. A discount of20% off the listed price is offered toCollege taff.Ma ter, cartridges, dust cover, £300.00.BBC B+, ADFS, ATPL board, new 64Kupgrade (not installed) £250.00. BBC B,32K upgrade, ADFS, ATPL board£225.00. All with Interword. 6502second processor £50.00. CumanaCD800S double drive with PSU, £130.00.AMS double 3" drive (uses Amstraddi c ) £100.00. Taxan & Fergu on 12"green monitors, £50.00 each. AMXMouse & SuperArt £25.00. Interfaceequipment, ROMS and book : ask for listProfe sor F A E Pirani, Maths Depart­ment, extension S2235 or 01 8367039.

For sale. Canon AP300 electronictypewriter, with one daisy-wheel and twospare ribbons. £100.00. Contact exLCnsion S2193 War Studies Department.

For sale. Toshiba BD 4111 photocopier.Enlarges, reduces A4 copies. Three and ahalf years old, good condition. Offersaccepted. Please contact the InformationOffice on the Strand campus. Tel S2179.

WA TEDAccommodation. Flat or house inLondon, or within easy commutingdi tance of King's, for visiting Japaneseprofessor plus wife and 2 children (aged 5and 2), from March/April 1990 for anyperiod up to 2 years. Please contact eitherDr A Porter (Head of Dept of Hi tory)or direct to Professor Katsuhiko Yokoi,Meiji University, School of Commerce,Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo,Japan.

Accommodation. Flat wanted, at least 2bedrooms, January to March 1990 forProfessor Gareth Matthews of the Univer­sity of Massachusetts at Aucherst.Responses please to Professor RichardSorabji, Department of Philosophy.Home telephone 874 4142.

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KI G' D THE ROY L OCIETYD TE FOR OUR DIAR

n information requ t from the lumnus Relations Officer, Or I ville Mar h.

Over the year King' has been ass iated with a long u e ion of Fellov. of theRoyal Society beginning with WheaLStone and Daniell and continuing With many othernotable ienti LS up to more recent Fellow uch as ictor Gold and Peter Baker.~oday, e can .claim an ass iation with 43 FeUo out of a total of 103 includingeighteen alumm and 25 member of taff, both past and present. The full li t is givenbelow; no doubt there are some omi ion, for hich we apologi e, and the ine itablemi take . If you have any additions or correction, we shall be pleased to hear from youin the Alumnus Office.

( B Year of election is given in brackeLS, together with King' degree() and dates, or iftarf, depanments and dates.)

AR OlT, Profe sor Struther (19 5) Biophy ic ,Phy ics 1960-70BALDWI ,Professor Jack Edward (1978) Chemi try 1972BLACK. Sir James Whyte (1976) Analytical Pharmacology 19 4 to pre entBO OI, Sir Hermann (1959) Mathematic 1954-84BOO ,William Robert (1974) BSc 19.. ,PhD 19..BORN, Profe or Gustav Victor Rudolf (1972) Pharmacology 1978-86BOWE ,Dr Edward George (1975) PhD 19..BOYCOlT, Profe or Brian Blundell (1971) Biophy ics 1980 to presentBUR STOCK, Profes or Geoffrey (1986) BSc 1953CADOG , Profe sor John Ivan George (1976) BSc 1951; Chemi try 1956-63CARTWRIGHT, DrDavid Edgar (1984) BSc 19.. , DSc 19..CATCHESIDE, Professor David Guthrie (1951) BSc 1928; Botany 1931-36CROMBIE, Professor Leslie (1973) PhD 1958, DSc 1963?DAClE, Sir John Vivian (1967) ME BS 1935, MD 1952, Haematology KCSMD 19..-..DE BIGH, Professor Kenneth George (1965) Principal QEC 1966-77OIXO , Professor Richard ewland (1986) BSc 1951DOMB, Professor Cyril (1977) Physics 1954-81ELLIOlT, Dr Michael (1979) DSc 1984?, Chemi try 1946-48FISHER, Professor Michael Ellis (1971) BSc 1951, PhD 1957; Phy ics 1956-66FROHLICH, Professor Albrecht (1976) Mathematics 1955-81GOWANS, Sir James Learmonth (1963) MB BS 1947HARRIS, Professor Harry (1966) Biochemistry 1960-65HART, Professor Michael (1982) Physics 1976-84HIGGS, Professor Peter Ware (1983) BSc 1950?, MSc 1951?, PhD 1954LO GUET-HIGGINS, Professor Hugh Chri topher (1958) Physics 1952-54MARSDE ,Professor Charles David (1983) eurology KCSMD 1970-87MASO ,Professor Stephen Finney (1982) Chemistry 1970-87MIDWINTER, Professor John Edwin (1985) BSc 1961OATLEY, Sir Charles William (1969) Phy ic 1927-39PIKE, Professor Edward Roy (1981) Physic 1986 to presentPRICE, Professor William Charles (1959) Physic 1955-76REES, Professor Charles Wayne (1974) Chemistry 1957-65

REES, Dr David Alien (1981) Biophy ics 1980-82

REESE, Professor Colin Bemard (1981) Chemistry 1973 to presentSCIAMA, Professor Denis William (1983) Physics 1958-60SMITH, Sir Jame Eric (1958) BSc 19..STIRLING, Professor Charles James Matthew (1986) PhD 19.. , DSc 19..TEMPLE, Professor George Frederick Jame (1943) Mathematics 1932-53WHATLEY, Professor Frederick Robert (1975) Botany 1964-71WHITE, Sir Frederick William George (1966) Physics 1931-36WIDDOWSO , Dr Elsie May (1976) Diploma KCHSS 1934WILKINS, Professor Maurice Hugh Frederick (1959) Biophysics 1963-81WOLPERT, Professor Lewis (1980) PhD 1951?; 1958-60

HAT IS IT

Friday 1 DecemberfFORMAL LV CH

Organised by Library member , all arewelcome12.30 pm in the Blackwell Room, Strandcampu

THE ADVE T CAROL ERVICEThe traditional Advent Carol Service willbe held on Wedne day 6 December,Thursday 7 December and Friday 8December at 5.30 pm. Thi is vi uallyand mu ically an excellent event, withtraditional mu ic in the candle-lit chapel.Free tickeLS are available now from theDean' Secretary, Josephine Bell S2333,but please order quickly. Interest ishigher than ever this year, and the chapelwill be filled to capacity each night.

CH RI TMAS CAROL SERVICETh is is to be held on Tuesday 12 Decem­ber al5.30 pm. It is a traditional Christ­mas Carol Service with well-knowncarols and readings. It is hoped that itwill be upported by a wide section of theCollege, making it a King's 'family'occasion. There are no tickets, but youare advised to arrive early.Mulled wine and mince pie will beavailable after the Advent and Chri trnasCarol services.

Revd Philip ChesterCollege Chaplain.

ATIO AL BLOOD TRA SF 10ER ICE

The Blood Transfusion Service will bevisiting King's on Monday 13, Tuesday14 and Wednesday 15 ovembcr 1989.All those wishing to give blood should goto the elson Mandela Hall in the Mac­adam Building, Strand campus, between10.45 am-U5 pm or 2.30 pm-3.30 pm on

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any of the above days.

CO ELLI ER ICEA a re ult of the Workshop, arranged bythe Counselling Service, for tutor lastyear on 'The Emotional and P ychologi­cal Health of Swdents', a Conference i tobe held on Friday 24 ovember 1989 inthe Council Room, entitled 'Per onalDe elopment and Academic Succe - arethey Compatible?'. A few place are tillavailable for College Staff at the reducedrate of £15.00 to include lunch andrefreshments. Interested taff shouldcontact Lisa Payne, Student ServicesWelfare/Information Officer, Strandcampus extension S2530 as soon aspos ible. The Conference programme isa follows:

9.30 am-l 0.00 am Registration10.00 am-lO.15 am Introductory remark10.15 am-IUS am 'The problem ofadolescence? '11.15 am-ll.45 pm Coffee11.45 am-12.45 pm 'Impositions, surren­der and sacrifices: a therapist's experi­ence of the unacceptable side of succe s.'12.45 pm-2.00pm Lunch2.00 pm-3.00 pm Being at university -a time for growth or catastrophic change?'3.00 pm-3.30 pm Tea3.30 pm-4.15 pm Plenary session.

THE MIDDLE AGES ALIVEOn Monday 11 December at 7.00 pm inthe ew Theatre,Strand campus there willbe a lively programme of musical andpoctic entertainment by Dr EberhardKummer from the Uni er ity of Vienna,introduced by Professor Ulrich Mullerfrom the University of Salzburg.Tickets £3.00, Students £2.00 at thedoor. Further details from Mr M Hlones, Department of German, Strandcampus.

EARLY WAR I GThe Chelsea Staff Christmas lunch will beheld on 15 December at Manresa Roadand the 21 December at552 King's Road.

When I'm calling you! Mr fan Johnson ofFerranti and Mr Bill Slade. the CollegeSecretary signing the contract for the installation of the new telephone system atKensington.

Students enjoying themselves at the recent reception given by the Principal to welcomeoverseas students to King's.

Booking forms are being circulated andare also available from the cateringOfficer at Chelsea ex ten ion C2331.

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Hi Highn the ga KhanDoctor of Literature

dmiral of tb Fl t ir John Fi Id­houseDoctor of Science and Engineering1r Ralph 1errifield

Doctor of LiteratureRt Hon The Lord Rippon of HexhamDoctor of LawProfe or H chopperDoctor of ScienceProfessor Dame heila herlockDoctor of Science in MedicineThe Re\'erend Prebendary Eric TinkerDoctor of Divinity

WYE COLLEGE EWSir Roy Griffith ,Kt wa elected, at theAnnual General Meeting of the Govern­ing Body, held at Wye, the new Provo tand Chairman of the Governing Body,following the retirement of Mr R MOlder, CBE.

In titute of Education on Thursday 12October 19 9. During the ceremony, TheChancellor conferred honorary degreefrom the niversity of London on the 01­lowing:

Comment is the College' regular taffnewsletter, i sued by the InformationOffice (ext 2179) three times a term, withpecial editions if required. Contributions

are warmly welcomed from any memberof the College. For example, profile ofspecific people or areas of activity, newof events, views on College matters, phtoscartoon ,items for sale, puzzle ofquizzes. Comment i sent to all staff andmade freely available through the StudentUnion. Copy dates and publication datesare published at the end of each edition.The copy date for the next edition is 1December for publication in the week ofthe 11 December.

An Advi ory Board for the Centre will beestablished, compo ed of members of therelevant University Departments, otheracademics and researchers from outsidethe University as well as officials andofficers from the Ministry of Defence andother Government Departments.

Whil t being independent of the Mini tryof Defence, the Centre will receive a grantfrom the Government toward its upkeep.

Other areas of the university involved inthe work will be the Department ofInternational Relation at the LondonSchool of Economics, the School ofSlavonic and East European Studies andthe School of Oriental and AfricanStudie .

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* by arranging minar, wor hops andconference to fa ilitate communicauonamong the defence community, and todraw in specialists from other areas whentheir work rele ant to defence wdie .

FOU DATIO DAY HONO RS

Thi new Centre, although based atKing's, i part of the Univer ityofLondon a a whole, reflecting the trengthof the Univer ity in its wide-rangingcapabilitie in defence and defence­related studie .

* by arranging seminar, conferencesand lecture to provide fora for the opendi cu ion and debate of defence andsecurity i ues.

Lord Flowers, Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of London, said "I am confi­dent that the importance of intellectualand in titutional independence in aca­demic defence studies is fully appreciatedby the Ministry of Defence.'

The Chancellor, Her Royal Highness ThePrincess Royal, presided at the UniversityFoundation Day Celebrations held at the

I * by en uring publication of the re ultof re earch in the appropriate outlets.

I * by fa iliLating participation ~y peci~­1 IS In defen e tudie when thetr work 1

relevant to di us ion of policy ou idethe defence phere.

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