King's College London newsletter

I KING'S CONNECTS TO BT

The signing ofthe contracts, from left to right, Professor Stewart Sutherland, Vice-Chancel­wr, Dr John Beynon, Prindpal, Dr Alan Rudge, Managing Director, Development andProcurement Division, BT, and Mr Alan Howarth, MP.

On Thursday 7 February the University ofLondon and British Telecom launched anew MSc degree course in Electrical Engi­neering. The course is the first in theUniver ity to be designed specifically for aparticular employer and to be taughtentirely at the employer's premises (in thiscase, at BT's Research Laboratories nearIpswich).

The launch, at Senate House, was attendedby 1r Alan Ilowarth, MP, ParliamentaryUnder-Secretary of State at the Departmentof Lducation and Science tOgether with rep­re entative of the University of Londonand British Telecom.

The University was awarded the contract todevelop the course after BT invited selecteduniversities to tender. The course is basedon the University's existing part-time inter­collegiate MSc in Electrical Engineering. Aconsortium of the University's four depart­ments of Electronic and Electrical Engineer­ing (King's, Imperial College, Queen Mary

and Westfield and Univer ity College) aretaking part.

King's involvement in the project has beensignificant. At the request of the Univer­sity, King's put tOgether and presented theUniversity's submis ion to BT. Re ponsi­bility for the negotiation and discussions ofthe contract were also undertaken by King'son behalf of the University. The con ider­able amount of hard work and effort paidoff when the Univer ity won the contract,beating several other strong contender.

King's will take charge of the administrationfor the M c and Profe or Edward Deeley,Head of the Department of Electronic andElectrical Engineering at King's i one ofthe joint DirectOrs of Studies along with OrChris Todd, who is about to take up an ap­pointment at University College. ThePrincipal, Or John Beynon, himself anelectrical engineer, signed the contract onbehalf of the University of London.(continued on page 2, column 1)

COLLEGE'SESTATEFoLWwmg the Pnndpal's initiaLlve an­nounced in last month's Comment, wepresenc the second in the series ofarLlclesprovldmg an update on College activities.Here, Bill Slade, the College Secretarywrites ~bout the College's estate.

In his article in last month's issue ofComment, David Ball described thefinancial position of the College, drawingparticular attention to the stresses andstrains of the ambitious capital programmeto which we are committed. ot unnatu-rally, therefore, this second article is de­voted to describing in more detail thechanging face of the College' estate.

The merger back in 1985 made little senseunless the geographically scattered estatecould be consolidated to form a singleworking campus. And so it was that theconcept of the Thameside campu wa born.The acquisition of the long lease of Corn­wall House in 1989 was the first crucial steptowards the eventual achievement of thesingle campus goal.

Built as a warehouse shortly before the Fir tWorld War, Cornwall I louse is a hugebuilding, marginally larger than the wholeof the existing Strand complex; larger incapacity term than many unitary universi­ties. The adaptation and refurbishment ofthe building, not surprisingly, will takebetween two and three years to completeand willl:.e extremely costly.

The timing of the programme is dictated bytwo factors: firstly, Cornwall House is stilloccupied in part by government offices, andthe College will not therefore be in aposition to start the developments beforethe premises are vacated in June 1993. Thesecond factor is finance. The former, being(continued on page 2, column 2)

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Part ofthe Westfield campus including The Old House

(, ew MSc course launch continued)

Covering all aspects of modern telecom­munications the course, run over three yearstarting in the autuIllIl, will be for some 6

BT research staff based at artleshamHeath, near Ipswich. It will al 0 be taughtthere by members of staff from the consor­tium. A first degree is not a prerequisite to

join the scheme, thus making it available to

engineers who have come through thetechnician training programme. The coursecomprises 14 modules from which any tencan be chosen by the student, plus a project.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor StewartSutherland, welcomed guests to the launchand in a short speech highlighted thestrength of the federal nature of the Univer­sity which had been able to respond soeffectively to BT's requirements.

The Minister in his reply warmly welcomed'trus joint venture between Britain's largestuniversity and one of its ten largest compa­nies.'

I le described the MSc as 'an excellentexample of how partnerships betweenhigher education and business shoulddevelop.'

Dr Alan Rudge, Managing DirectOr, Devel­opment and Procurement Division ofBritish Telecom, spoke of BT's satisfactionwith its partnership with the University,which had developed along business-likelines, BT was not a charity and trus was byno means a donation; a proper custOmer!supplier relationship existed. The decidingfactOr for BT in choosing London, he said,had been the University's enthusiasm, itswillingness to be flexible and its capacity to

deliver at an acceptable cost.

Dr Beynon concluded by noting thatalthough continuing education had beenadly neglected for many years, universities

were now waking up to its importance. TheMSc cour e would be taken by people inemployment, a particularly appropriate wayof implementing continuing education.Universities had expertise they could offer

industry and it was right that they shoulddo so, but it was not a one-way process, andthe University would undoubtedly benefitfrom being involved with BT.

The contracts were then duly signed by thePrincipal for the University and Dr Rudgefor BT.

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College's Estate(continlled from front page)

contractual, is at lea t determinate. Thelatter, on the other hand, depends uponindeterminate market considerations sincethe necessary funds derive exclusively fromthe sale of the outlying, and eventually re­dundant, premises in Chelsea and Kensing­ton. The King's Road (Marjon) complexha already been vacated by relocating theCentre for Educational Studies and ursingStudies to newly refurbished accommoda­tion in the Annexe to Cornwall House.When the market improves sufficiently, theKing's Road property will be sold. Ulti­mately, the remaining properties in ManresaRoad, Chelsea and in KensingtOn will alsobe sold.

At the peak of the recent boom in propertyvalues, the sum expected to be realised fromthe sale of 552 King's Road would havebeen sufficient to finance the reconstructionof Cornwall House, or nearly so. Sincethen property values have fallen by morethan 50% whilst building costs have risensignificantly. When, and to what extent, theproperty market will recover is uncertain.Meanwhile, the College has little choice butto wait and see. Although the refurbish­ment programme could theoretically stillstart in the summer of 1993, when CornwallHouse is vacated, funding considerationsmake a start then look doubtful. A delay ofa year, or possibly two, would appear morerealistic.

There is a further anxiety. Whereas,

originally, the refurbishment of the wholebuilding was envisaged to be carried out in asingle continuous programme over a span oftwo years or so, financial confidence hasbeen dented. The proceed of sale of 552King's Road will almost certainl beinsufficient on their own for the Colle e to

be able to contemplate an expenditurecommitment on the cale of the inflation­enhanced cost of a single work programme.Instead, a phased programme is now beingplanned. The first phase will, of cour e, befinanced by the proceeds of sale of 552King's Road whlch is already practicallyvacant.

An important consideration in the planningprocess is to ensure that Cornwall I louse isreconstructed in such a way that depart­ments moving there are relocated to a finaldestination rather than to a temporary homeinvolving a subsequent move within thebuilding. Thls approach suggests that therefurbishment programme should comprisethree or four phases, each relating to avertical 'slice' of the building. Obviouslythe programme will take longer to completeand the inevitable conflicts betweenoperational use of some part whilst worksare being carried out in adjacent parts willneed to be carefully managed.

The first phase, which will be likely toaccommodate the activities now based ateither Manresa Road or the Main buildingat Kensington, is not likely to be completedbefore 1996 or 1997, with subsequentphases possibly being scheduled up to 2000.Clearly, a programme which extends over

such a long timespan is bound to involve afair measure of specuJation and it would notbe surprising if the reality was very different- perhaps, even, the realit could be soonerrather than later!

In the meantime, Professor Earles and theEstate Policy Committee are having torapple with the medium-term management

of space, having regard, in panicular, tochanging demands brought about by theplanned alterations in the academic profileof the College. Again, for financial reasons,the cope is extremely limited given thatpressure i almost exclusively on spacereallocation at the Strand. If we are toattract the additional student numbers inLaws and the Humanities, built into theCollege plan, space will have to be givenover to those purposes, and to relieve theintolerable pressures on the Library, forexample. Some office-based activities willtherefore have to be moved from the Strand,by making use of accommodation in under­used College premises elsewhere andpossibly at Westfield from the summer ofnext year.

There are two further related aspects to theconsolidation of the College's estate; one isWestfield and the consolidation of theCollege's residential stock of buildings; theother is sports grounds.

In disposing of the academic buildings inChelsea and Kensington, some 300 residen­tial places will be lost, to be replacedelsewhere. The evacuation of theHampstead campus of West field College,destined for the Mile End campus ofQMWC, presented an opportunity. Thegreater part of the former, including resi­dential accommodation for 650 students, thelibrary and administrative blocks, waspurchased by King's in 1989. In addition tothe reprovisioning of the residential placesto be lost at Chelsea and Kensington, theacquisition will lead to the replacement ofthe outlying Halliday (Clapham) andMalcolm Gavin (Tooting) Halls. Moreover,there is scope, subject to planning consents,to add a further 200-300 places at Westfieldto replace Lightfoot Hall in Chelsea. Thecnd result will be a large student village inHampstead, with on-site library, seminarprovision, and a range of domestic, socialand recreational facilities which students aredenied in the smaller existing residences.Not unreasonably the question may beasked - why not retain the existing halls in

addition to estfield? Cost is, of course,the an wer: the £24m purchase price of

e tfield is not affordable without the con­tributions deriving from the sale of theoutlying halls. The College will takepossession of estfield in September 1992.

The rationalisation of sports grounds is thethird and final aspect of estate management.Upon merger in 1985, the College inheritedthree sports grounds in addition the edicalSchool facilities at Dog Kennel HiLI, and thelater addition of the adjacent DulwichHamlet Football Club stadium The formerQEC ground at Petersham was sold earlyon; the main ground at Mitcham (coinciden­tally the King's and Chelsea grounds wereadjacent) was too large for the College'Scontinuing needs and it too was sold for de­velopment, raising just over £14m. In itsplace, a new ground in ew Maiden(formerly Pearl Assurance) was acquired ata cost of £2.1 m and negotiations are underway to acquire a further parcel of some tenacres of adjacent playing fields at a cost ofabout .1:0Am The latter will satisfy theCollege's main recreational needs. At thebeginning of this month, the Medical Schoolground at Dog Kennel HiLI was sold for thedevelopment of a J Sainsbury superstore at agross price of £17.19m. This complextransaction, involving a number of tenants,has taken two years to complete. Aftertaking account of the costs of compensatinglessees for the surrender of their interestsand the rebuilding of the Dulwich HamletFootball Club stadium, the net gain will beabout £14.5m. The Griffin Sports ground inDulwich has been acquired as a local facilityfor the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Lest colleagues should immediately feel acompelling urge to dash off a quick beggingletter to the Principal, let me add that £25mhas been expended to date. In addition, theCollege has outstanding commitments total­ling a further £20m to be discharged overthe next two years. The proceeds of sale ofthe spons grounds win bridge the presentcash shortfall and go some way to meetingfuture commitments pending the sale of 552King's Road and the outlying halls ofresidence. Clearly, the management of theCollege's capital programme is still by nomeans plain sailing, but then it would bemore surprising if the execution of such anambitious programme was straightforward.

Bill SladeCollege Secretary

STAFF NEWS

Appointment to ChairslIVing Benjamin has been appointed to theChair of Surgery from 1 December 199 .He joins the Medical School from the RoyalPostgraduate Medical SchooL

John Martin has been appointed to theBritish Heart Foundation Chair of Cardio­vascuJar Science from 1 October 1990. Hejoins the Medical School from the WellcomeFoundation.

Colin Roberts has been appointed to theChair of Medical Engineering and Physicsfrom 1January J990.

Promotion to ProfessorAlexander Mowat has been promoted toProfessor of Paediatric I Iepatology from 1August 1990.

John Moxham has been promoted fromSenior Lecturer to Professor of ThoracicMedicine from I June 1990.

Promotion to ReadershipJeremy Everard has been promoted toReader in Electronics from 1 October 1990.

Professor Curtis PriceCongratulations to Professor Curtis Price,Head of the Department of Music, who hasbeen elected Vice-President of the RoyalMusical Association.

King's Professor supervisesspecial researchA PhD has been awarded to David Holmes,Senior Lecturer in Statistics at BristolPolytechnic for an unusual piece of researchin the field of computational stylistics:Authorship Attribution and the Book ofMormon: A Case Study in StylometricTechniques. This research, registered atKing's, has been supervised by ProfessorRoy Wisbey, Head of Department ofGerman. Earlier, Professor Wisbey alsodirected the work of Dr Roger Tallentire onmethods and models in computationalsty listics.

Richard Longhurst ofthe Vacation Bureau at the BTA General Travel workshop in hiscapacity as a member of BUA C (British Universltie~ Accommodation Consortium) Counczl,promoting the faalittes ofuniversities for conferences, holidays and so forth.

Nursery provision for thechildren of students and staffThe provision of a workplace nursery israpidly becoming an accepted feature inlarge firms, colleges, polytechnics anduniversities. As patterns of work and familylife change, employers rightly feel that theymust consider seriously the changing needsof taff, and some employers see nurseries asan e ential element in providing for andretaining valuable personnel. In places ofhigher education there is also the desire totry to find ways of helping students withchildren.

[n the autumn of 1989, the Council of theCollege established a working party to lookinto the whole area of nursery provisionand to make proposals. A number ofexciting schemes were considered and theWorking Party presented a report includinga variety of proposals to the Council in July1990. Unfortunately the capital cost ofestablishing a nursery in the College isbound to very substantial, and the Councilfelt that it was too great to be contemplatedat the present time. The College wouldhave liked to set up a nursery in convertedschool premises on the South Bank nearCornwall House, but the work which thebuilding would have required to make itsuitable for a nursery would have beenextremely expensive. The College could notfund this itself, and to cover the cost by anaddition to the fees paid by parents wouldhave meant a weekly outlay far in excess ofwhat most parents could afford.

While the College Council was unable toapprove the establishment of a nursery inthe immediate future, it resolved that theCollege include provision for a nursery inthe planning for the Thameside campu . Italso agreed that the Working Party shouldcontinue in existence as an Advisory Groupon the planning of nursery facilities.

The Working Party together with theStudents' Union, is actively seeking ways inwhich the needs of working parents withsmall children can be met. To begin with,we want to establish the extent of the needand try to bring together interested parent~so that they and the College can explorepossible ways forward.

I\s a first step we are arranging a meeting ofparents and all those interested, on Thurs­day 7 March, at 1.1 0 pm, in Room 341,

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Strand campus. The main items for discus­sion will be: outline of the present position,options for meeting the need, nur ery cOSt,possibilities for self help by parents.

It would greatly assist us if any staff orstudents who are intending to come to themeeting, or are interested but unable toattend, could complete the form on the backpage and return it to Mr Peter Gilbert,Room 2B, Strand campus.

Lady Jean MayhewChairman of the ursery Working Party

Visiting ProfessorsThe following is a list of newly appointedVisiting Professors and those whoseappointment has been extended.

School of HumanitiesByzantine and Modern Greek StudiesProfessor R BrowningClassicsGeneral Sir John HackettGeographyProfessor T ChandlerMusicProfessor PetrobelliPhilosophyProfessor M Mignucci and Professor M TyeSpanish and Spanish American StudiesProfessor Juan de Dios Yapita MoraTheology and Religious StudiesProfessor D Martin and Professor] DZizioulas

School of EducationProfessor [ Goodson, Dr K Hart andProfessor R Lewis

choolofLawDr R Gillon, Professor J Herbot , Profes orB Hoggett, Professor F Jacobs QC, Mr AShipwright and Sir [an Sinclair QC

School of Life, Basic Medical and HealthSciencesBiomedical SciencesDr [ R Hart, Professor G G Pinter andProfessor BJ TestaBiomolecular SciencesProfessor] M Creighton-Gutteridge,Dr [ C M Dea, Dr G Felsenfeld, Dr TGalliard, Dr F Y Liew and Dr E SimpsonBiosphere SciencesDr D WoodHealth SciencesProfessor D Ganderton

School of Physical Sciences andEngineeringChemistryDr J Emsley, Professor R F ewton andProfesssor KJ PackerCentre for Construction Law andManagementMr M Abrahamson and Mr I D WallaceElectronic and Electrical EngineeringDr D T Swift-Hook, Dr J E Thompson andMr C W TrowbridgeManagement CentreProfessor] MorrisMechanical EngineeringMr K L WalkerPhysicsDr W A Crossland and Dr M J Down

UFC appointmentPro e or Graeme Davles, ice-Chancelloro he Uni 'ersicy of li 'erpoo~ has beenappointed Chief Executive 0 the Un.i er i­ies 'unding Council in succession to ir

Peter winnerton-Dyer, who retire on 3 I,1arch. Profe sor Davlcs ha ta 'en aprominent role In the Committee of ice­Chancellor and Principals and a reportedin Comment Uanuary i ue), he waChairman-elect of the C CP, but will nOtnow take up that po t.

Health CheckCervical smear tests are now available to allfemale members of staff and students atboth the KensingtOn and Chelsea campusj ledical Centre as well a at the Strand.

It is currently advised that all women whoare sexually active should have this testevery 3-5 years and more often if anyabnormality or infection shows up. Weappreciate that it is often difficult to get to

your own GP or Family Planning Clinicduring the day, so the College Doctors arehappy to do this simple investigation on allwomen, whether they are registered with usor not. We will then send a copy of thereport to your own GP.

Smears available by a female Doctor:Chelsea campusWalk in Clinic or appointment ext 2300

Monday 11 am-12 pmWednesday 2 pm - 3 pmFriday 2 pm - 3 pm

Kensington campusWalk in clinic or appointment ext K4250

Monday I pm - 3 pmWednesday 11 am-l pmFriday 11 am-l pm

Strand campusEvery day by appointment ext S2613

Jackie DoneganSister, Kensington campus

EASTER CLOSUREDATES

Easter closure 1991The College will close at 4 pm on Wednes­day 27 March and will reopen on Wednes­day 3 April.

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Sir Monty Finniston15 August 1912 - 2 February 1991Sir fonty Finni ton, FR ,former Chair·man of the Briti h teel Corporation andpast ice-ChaIrman of the College Council,ha died aged 7 .

Harold 10ntague Finniston v. as one ofBritain's most eminent engineers, whodevoted his enormou energy and determi­nation latterly to helping hi profession toadapt to the modern world in which the old'smokestack' indu tries are no longer thecountry's power base. lIe began as ametallurgist; was a pioneer of the nuclearenergy indu try; then, under a Labour gov­ernment he organised the nationalisation ofthe steel industry; and in the private ectorhe held a formidable clutch of directorshipover a range of busine e that demon­strated the speed with which he wasprepared to assume re ponsibility.

In 1967 Harold Wil on's Government wasready to move toward the mammoth featof nationalising the steel industry andFinniston joined the planning team.Fourteen autonomous and competitive steelcompanies were to be merged into theBritish Steel Corporation. In 1971 (whenthere was now a Conservative Governmentin power), Finniston became the Corpora­tion's chief executive, and in 1973 itsChairman. In 1974 Labour were back inoffice and it was decided that his contractshould not be renewed when it expired in1976. He was knighted in 1975. In 1969 hehad been elected a Fellow of the RoyalSociety.

Possibly his most important appointmentwas to chair a committee of enquiry into theengineering profession. The FinnistonReport, completed in 1979, turned out to bea major blueprint for the future of Britishindustry.

From 1978-88 he was Chancellor of StirlingUniversity and was Vice-Chairman ofKing's College Council from 1985 until1990 and before that Chairman of ChelseaCollege Council.

This obituary appeared in full on 5 Febru­ary 1991 and has been reproduced in panwith the permi sion of The Times.

Professor Ronald Graveson2 Occober 1911 - 5 January. 1991Profe or Ronald Gra\'Cson ha died a ed79. He wa not only one 0 the m<ljor le 'alacademic i ure 0 hi eneration, but .11 0an internationally respected jurit andpioneer in the tudy 0 comp<lrative law.

From 1947 he was Profes or of Lav. atKin ' , where he remained (with a chan 'e intitle in 1974, when he became Prote or oiPrivate International Law) until hi retire­ment in 197 . He wa elected a f'ellow in1962. Under Graveson's leader hip, King'sbecame one of the best law chools in thecountry. I le firmly believed that teachingwa a primary function and taught widely atbOth undergraduate and po t raduate level.

Graveson believed that a law school couldderive great benefit from outside contracts,and to that end pioneered research projectfunded from outside sources. With admi­rable foresight he developed his faculty as apeciali t centre of studie in international

and comparative law, particularly theemerging law of the European Communi­ties: the Centre of European Law wasfounded at King' in 1974.

He also saw the importance of clo eas ociation between academic lawyer andthe profession they serve, and wa himself anotable barrister. He developed an exten­sive specialist paper practice in privateinternational law and took Silk in 1966.After being admitted a solicitor in 1934,Graveson was called to the Bar in 1945 byGray's Inn. He became a Bencher in 1965and served as Treasurer in 1983.

Graveson's skills in College and Universitypolitic were widely recognised and heensured that the study of law was properlyprovided for in times of financial trin­gency; and he wa for many years Dean ofthe Faculty of Laws of the University. AHead of Department he wa somewhatautocratic but unfailingly paternal, gentle,courteous and fair in this dealings withcolleague.

Out ide the College he was active in bodieconcerned with legal studies. He was aleading member of the Council of theBritish Institute of International and Com­parative Law, and a joint editor of theInternalional and Comparalive LawQuarterly. For some years from 1970 hewas consultant editor of the Law Reporls

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and he was President of the Society ofPublic Teachers of Law in 1972.

lie repre ented Britain on many legalbodies sponsored by the Council of Europeand wa for many years the British delegateat The I Iague Conference on PrivateInternational Law.

Graveson wrote extensively. His textbookon the Conflicl of Laws ran to seveneditions, and was widely acknowledged asound and onhodox. His many writings on

the comparative aspects of private interna­tionallaw were widely regarded, albeithighly specialist. His lifelong interest inStatus in the Common Law led to hishighly-acclaimed book of that title (1953).Graveson's literary output was considerableand extended beyond the law to the finearts, objels d'arl (particularly fine clocks).I le was appointed CBE in 1972.

Thi obituary appeared in full on 22 January1991 and has been reproduced in part withthe permission of The Daily Telegraph.

Professor Roger lan Sharrock23 AuguSl 1919 - 27 December 1990Roger Sharrock, Emeritus Professor ofEnglish at King's has died aged 71. Heexemplified the virtues of the Oxfordtradition of historical scholarship, but thatscholarship and his teaching were inspiredand illuminated by an unquenchable love ofpoetry.

Throughout his career he published his ownpoems, but his enthusiasm could and didmanifest itself elsewhere, as in the memo­rable and impromptu recitations which usedto enliven his classes. As a lecturer he was acommanding and authoritative figure,particularly when his subject was Milton orPuritanism or Wordswonh, and he wasmuch in request, lecturing not only inEurope, but in the Middle East, India,Taiwan, Korea and Australia.

Sharrock began his teaching career as agraduate student, tutoring in Old English atMagdalen College, Oxford (he had been anundergraduate at St John's), before spendingtwo years as a sixth-form master at Rugby,In 1946 he was appointed lecturer atUniversity College, Southampton, thusstarting a long connection with LondonUniversity. He left what had by thenbecome Southampton University for the

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Chair of English Literature at Durham in1963. He moved to the Chair at King's in1968, where he remained until his retire·ment in 1981.

Roger Sharrock was also an editor and hisfirst and last concern was with JohnBunyan, latterly as editor-in-chief of theOxford Bunyan volumes. He himselfcontributed to the works on whichBunyan's reputation most depends, ThePilgn'm's Progress (1960) and GraceAbounding to lhe ChiefSinners (1962) andcollaborated on the other two major works,The Holy War (I 980) and The Life andDealh of Mr Badman (1988). Sharrock'sother editions were anthologies: of Dryden,Wordswonh and Keats; of 20th centuryshort stories; and of English prose, for thefirst volume of the Pelican Book ofEnglishProse. But the most influential of his bookswere those on the life and works of Bunyan.rn 1984 he published a critical study of thenovels of Graham Greene, Sainls, Sinnersand Comedians.

Sharrock's view that 'the critic could onlybring all he is and all he knows and thenrespond to the text' was richly illustrated inhis own writing. In panicular, his conver­sion to Catholicism lent a personal engage­ment to his work on the spiritual studies ofBunyan as well as of Greene's protagonists.He was adept in current critical theory (andmore generally in French culture) anddeployed it with skill in his book onGreene.

His books give some sense of the range ofSharrock's interests. He was active atvarious times as editor of the DurhamUniversily Journal, 1964 -68, Chairman ofthe English Association, a trustee of DoveCollege, a member of the Fulbright Com­mittee and a director of the Globe TheatreTrust. His intolerance of cant and bureauc­racy made him a dependable source ofwisdom in the troubled academic politics ofthe I970s and 1980s.

He carried his great learning lightly and wasa friendly and supponive colleague andteacher, at his best, perhaps, as a supervisorof graduate students.

Richard ProudfootProfessor of English Language andLiterature

This obituary appeared in The Independenland is reproduced with their permission.

Interviewing SkillsThis one-day course on 27 February hasbeen arranged primarily as a follow up tothe 'Recruitment and Selection Skills'course. The techniques included in theprogramme will be applicable to a numberof different interviewing situations otherthan staff selection. The accent will be onpractical work. The outcome for partici­pants will be enhanced skills and confidencefor taking part in interviews. The course isopen to all staff who take part in interviewsor who will benefit from the course as partof their career development.

Introduction to Computer SoftwareThe introductory courses on databases,spreadsheets and desk top publishing havebeen very popular. We shall re-run coursesfor applicants who were unable to join thefirst group. If you wish to join any of theserepeats please inform the Training Office assoon as possible. We intend to reach allstaff who wish to gain some basic knowl­edge about these very imponant computerpackages.

Minute Taking CourseA special course has been arranged for theafternoon of 13 March in the West Com­mon Room on the Kensington campus. Itwill be led by Mary Ovenon of the Indus­trial Society. The course is suitable for allstaff with little or no experience of takingminutes. Please send your applications assoon as possible.

Data Protection ActA seminar has been arranged for 19 March(10 am - 12 pm) in the ew CommitteeRoom at the Strand. It will deal with thepractical as well as legal issues with respectto data protection. Anyone who keepscomputer records about people will findthis seminar valuable. It will be led by PeterGilben.

Development Course for SeeretariesThere has been a large response from King'sstaff for this Federal Course which isscheduled for 25 and 26 April. Clearly weshall be granted only a limited number ofplaces. Please continue with your applica­tions and rwill set up a repeat course if

there is enough demand.

Skills for Job Training :and InstructionInformation has been sent to depaItmentsabout the four-day course designed to

improve the ability of participants to trainothers. [t is intended for anyone who has atraming function as pan of his or her job. It

ill also benefit those who e career is aboutto develop in that direction. Check yourdiary for 24 April and 1,8 and 15 May.Further details may be obtained fromJanine

Ionon, telephone 52760.

Reading and Memory SkillsThe twO modules: Memory Skills on 20March and Rapid Reading Skills on 4 Aprilwill take place in the Cornwall HouseAnnexe. The courses are open to allmembers of staff who wish to improve theirlearning, handling and communication ofinformation.

Induction CourseThe [nduction Course for new members ofstaff has been arranged for 22 April. Thisevent enables staff to meet senior officers ofthe College including the Principal. Partici­pants learn about the College, its admini­stration, structure, finances, facilities andaims. John Bossino's excellent cateringteam add to the sense of occasion.

Course absenteesOccasionally staff who are emoled oncourses fail to turn up or cancel at the lastminute. Generally there is a very goodreason. Sometimes, however, people simplyforget or they bow to pressure of work indepartments. When this happens, with littleor no notice, other applicants are denied theopportunity to attend, money is wasted andthere is also the risk that the course itselfcould suffer. Also the absentee and his/herdepartment will have missed out on atraining opportunity. Enrolment on atraining course constitutes a commitment toattend.

Ken BromfieldNon-Academic Training Officer

Microsoft WordI received several requests for MicrosoftWord training prior to Christmas and thefollowing courses have been scheduled.Subject to demand, further dates can bearranged.

IBM System - BasicFriday 1 iarcll, 9.3 am - 4.3 pmThis is for tho e with little or no experience.

IBM System - pecial TopicsFriday 22 February, 9.3 am - 4.3 pmFor tho e who have mastered the basics andwish to learn more complex tasks eg: mailmerge, tabs and tables, tyle sheets.

Mac System - Experienced BeginnersFriday 22 FebruaryThe course will offer an overview of BasicWord facilities followed by more complexta ks eg: mail merge, tables and column ,outlines, formatting, styles.

Please put your application in writing,together with your supervisor's authorisingsignature. It is helpful to know of yourprevious experience with Word. Sendapplications to the Personnel Office, Strandcampus.

Janine MortonTraining Assistant

Seminars for techniciansA series of short courses for technical staffwithin the University of London has beenrunning for 18 months, and has proved tobe very popular. The series founs part ofthe Federal Training Programme and eachcourse is organised by a School TrainingOfficer in collaboration with a member ofthe technical staff. They give the opportu­nity not only to develop skills and learnnew techniques but also to meet with othertechnicians doing similar jobs in other partsof the University.

Those organised by Ken Bromfield atKing's have included 'The Organisation ofTeaching Laboratories,' 'The Care andMaintenance of Micro-pipettors,' and 'TheCare and Maintenance of Oxygen and phElectrodes.' Special thanks should go to SueHolly and Gary Strickland who haveprovided most of the teaching input. Allthose involved are keen that the programmeshould continue to develop and wouldwelcome any suggestions which individualmembers of staff might wish to make.

Judith T:aylorFederal Training Coordinator, Universityof London

On 25 January a cererrumy was held In thenew Committee Room to mark the unveil­ing ofHugh Paterson's portrait. lIugh wasSecretary ofKmg's from 1977- 1983, andthe Vice-Pnneipal, Professor Norma Rimier,paid tnbute to the invaluable contributwnhe had made to the College In his time ofoffice. Many ofhIS fnends and colleaguesgathered £0 weLcome him back and toadmIre the exceLLent portrait by the artistRichard Stone. Hugh and his wife arepictured above with theIr personaL copy ofthe portrazt.

LETTERS

My thanksIt was very nice to see so many friends andcolleagues at my leaving party beforeChristmas and to be able to express mysincere thanks for your support and helpduring my 22 years at Chelsea/King's. Tothose who were unable to attend but whoalso contributed so generously to myleaving presents let me say that the beautifullamp I chose has pride of place in my home;the orange shade, when the lamp is on, givesout a warm and welcoming glow; that's howI will remember my friends - with a warmglow of affection. The remainder of themoney collected has gone towards a newstereo system replacing my obsolete musiccentre. So here I am now - book in hand,soft light and music - long live retirement!

In spite of that I still miss you all.

Dana SwintonFormer Secretary to the College Secretary

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pomts:1. Subscription rates

Profes orial and related staff £24(twelve times present subs)Other academic & academic-relatedstaff, higher clerical & technical staff £ 16(eight times present subs)Lower paid staff £6

(three times present subs)2. Implied increased Bar price mark up3. Possible loss of fixed assets4. Loss of autonomy

We have a profitable Social Club in spite ofthe many changes and problems we havefaced over the years. Two or three yearsago the proposals may have been morewelcome, but we have come through somebad years successfully and don't feel thatthe proposed changes are now necessarily inthe best interests of the club.

Dana Swinton receiving part ofher leaving present from Bill Slade, College Secretary, after22 years seroice to King's and Chelsea CoLlege, at a party before Christmas.

Use RogateI would like to alert members of the Collegeto the services provided by our countryresidential facility at Rogate in West Sussex.

The College has owned and operatedRogate since 1969 but during the last twoyears the facilities and standard of servicehave been significantly improved. TheAmenities Committee is keen that all partsof College benefit from this unique assetand if you have not been to Rogate recentlyor considered using its conference, meetingsor laboratory facilities I urge you to do so.

The Director of Rogate Study Centre is OrMike L1ewellyn and he would be mosthappy to send you details and costs. He isalways available to visit departments andsections to discuss ways the Centre maye~a~~e your academic and managerialactlvltles.

Initial enquiries should be made to theCentre Administrator, Mrs Anne Finlay bytelephone (0730 821621) or by writing toRogate Study Centre, The Red House,Rogate, Nr Petersfield GU31 5HN.

Professor Michae1 A KnibbChairman of the Amenities Committee

The social debateMike Harrington, Treasurer of the Sportsand Social Club, puts forward the Club'sresponse to Professor Knibb's article inlast month's Comment concerning theCoIlege's social amenities.

On behalf of the Sports and Social ClubStrand I would like to thank ProfessorKnibb for attending our extraordinarymeeting on 1 February, when he put hisideas to the members and answered all ourquestions most helpfully throughout alively meeting.

Many of us at the Social Club are concernedthat the timetable for the plan has alreadybeen fixed. We feel that it is too fast. Wewould prefer that the interim committee beformed first, before any decision on theformation of a new Club is made. Further­more, the 1 October 1991 date set for acommon subscription rate would not fit inwith our Club as it will be seven monthsinto our financial year.

We also disagree with the idea of differentlevels of subscription rates. Why shouldthere be a means test to belong to the Club?We are concerned about the possiblefinancial set up for the new Club, assuggested in a document circulated to us bythe Amenities Committee, and are particu­larly worried about the following four

I would also like to point out that our linkswith the Club at Kensington are firm and goback to the pre-merger days. We have hadmany joint social evenings since then atboth Clubs. Those of us who visit bothsites have always been made welcome. Eventhough we have had no formal meetings atcommittee level to discuss forming a singleclub, we have considered that possibilityand foresee no problems when a single sitebecomes a reality. We are sure of the needfor Club facilities at Chelsea and CornwaIlHouse but feel they would be better toorganise themselves to start with, forming asingle club if ever a single site emerges.

The rules of the King's College Sports andSocial Club have no restrictions on fullmembership, only that you are employedby the College. All are therefore welcome.Could not the same apply to Senior Com­mon Room membership?

We are completely in favour of improvingthe College's social provision and wouldwelcome new facilities. At times over theyears the CoIlege has provided bars on theStrand site. Many years age we had theDiscovery Bar in the sub-basement andsome time later the DeSilva Bar; why can'tthe College provide a similar bar using theCommittee Room mentioned in the article?

In all then, we feel that the aims of theReport could be achieved just as well withthe four existing associations retaining theirindependence and working closely together,possibly with an umbrella-type SteeringCommittee to identify common interests.

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Our thanksOnce again through your columns inComment. we would like to say thank youto all at King's for the cards, letters andcheque ark received at Christmas.

eedless to say he was very pleased andrateful.

e also had a very pleasant surprise acouple of weeks back when Ken Bromfieldcalled to see us. This was a great tonic forMark, Ken chatting over the past duringMark's time at Chelsea. It was good to seeKen again, his visit was much appreciated.

All good wishes

Alan and Amy Bailey

RESEARCHNEWS

King's anti-AIDS researchunder threatThe renewed interest in plants as a basis forthe development of new drugs has beengiven a boost by the discovery of anti-HfVactivity in a compound isolated from a WestAfrican plant.

The plant has been investigated in thepharmacognosy laboratories of the Phar­macy Department by Dr Peter Houghtonand an extract from it has shown activityagainst HIV in tests carried out by the

ational Institute of Health in the USA andby the Medical Research Council in truscountry. Dr Houghton has recently beenawarded a Medical Research Council grantof over £60,000 to continue the research.

But the plant grows in the rain forest in afairly lirruted area and is not easy to find.Rain forest destruction threatens theresearch, and the last time an attemptedcollection was made it was discovered thatthe forest reserve where it was previouslygathered had been chopped down to makeroom for rubber plantations.

Pharmacognosy SectionDepartment of Pharmacy

EC funded researchThe European Comrrussion has announceddetails of some major research programmesfor 1990-94. These are: Environment,Materials and Industrial Technologies, andBiomedical and Health Sciences.

Details have been ent to norrunatedmembers of staff with research interests in

these areas. If you would like details pleaseget in touch with Ken Groves, KCLResearch Enterprises, K4394.

Technology TransferCranfield Biotechnology Ltd are about toproduce a new publication to promoteworldwide opportunities in biotechnologywhich will be mailed to industrialists.

University researchers will be able topublicise, at no cost to themselves, innova­tive technologies that they have developed.If you would like to take part apply to KCLResearch Enterprises K4394/4649 for theforms.

VIEW FROM THEDESK

I still have the original newspaper cuttingadvertising my job. It stated very simply,'Receptionist required to receive visitors,take messages and deal with enquiries.Hours - Salary - Holiday etc. Experienceof reception an advantage, although ahelpful manner is more important.'

Four and a half years and an age of experi­ence later I began to speculate aboutpossible additions to the original require­ments.

Diplomat. To greet visitors and to engagethem in scintillating conversation, wruleothers search frantically for their supposedhost who has forgotten the appointment.

General Counsellor. To give advice,marital and otherwise. To be discreet andto listen with sympathy and interest.Permanently raised eyebrows may be anoccupational hazard.

Memory Man. To memorise the lay-out oftwo ill-connected buildings, probablydesigned by Daedalus, and to direct those

who are lost, and without hope, to theirdestinations.

Linguist. Fluency in foreign languagesdesirable, but not obligatory. A fewsootrung words in several languages and theability to decipher impos ible accents anadvantage.

Key Man. To manage 249 keys. (I'vecounted them). To hand the right key tothe right person, having first ascertainedthat they are the right person and that theyactually know which key they want - thisis unusual.

Current Affairs Expert. To be able todiscuss current affairs with anyone who sodesires, but without toucrung on politics,religion, College affairs or College person­alities - difficult.

Rescue Leader. Pot hole experiencedes;rable. To organise search parties to findvisitors who disappear into the basementand who never reappear. I suspect thatthere is sometrung murky lurking in thebasement. ( ot you Fred).

Desk Fixture. To be constantly at yourdesk, five days a week, come rain, shine, hellor high water. To resist all requests to visitdistant pans of the building to investigatenatural and unnatural phenomena.

Although I am certain that none of thesesuggestions will be incorporated, my jobwill shortly be advertised in the press.

No, I have not been offered the editorshipof Comment, I am being retired. AlthoughI am completely active and alert, bothphysically and mentally, am literate,numerate and articulate, (these points arenot open to discussion), the new 'ism,''ageism' has dealt me a foul blow and atEaster I cross the Rubicon.

My next article may well be entitled, 'Viewfrom the Armchair' and from my armchair Imay be tempted to write my memoirs. I canvisualise the cover. It will portray a red­faced, bearded, Victorian-looking gentle­man, obviously full of roast beef and goodclaret. He will be pointing down the roadwhile before him stands a broken-down oldfellow clutching to his bosom, (like thefruits of his sin) a battered typewriter.I have really enjoyed my stay at King's.have met many interesting people, havemade many friends and have received good­humoured cooperation from everyone. I

shall be sad to leave.

y sojourn at King's has constituted mythird career. My first was the arm( andhurst and the Royal ArmouredCorps), my second was business manage­ment and as I have no wish to hang up mysaddle or sheath my pen, my fourth awaitsme.

11 good things must come to an end andyour valued source of mis-information, mi ­direction, mis-placed keys and mis-under­tood humout wil~ with luck, be imposing

his unique talents on some other unfortu­nate establishment in the near furure.

Don MindelAtkins Reception, Kensington campus

Commem's best wishes are warmly ex­tended to Don on his retirement in whatl?'lJerform it takes, we thank him for his 'Vzews'and hope he wiLL remain in touch.

UNION NEWS

COSHH one year on ... Butany wiser?The Control of Substances Hazardous toHealth Regulations (COSHH) have been infull operation for over a year now, but canyou honestly say that all the work in yourarea has been adequately assessed and theassessments updated as the work changes?

I can think of a number of places where theintroduction of the regulations was greetedwith somewhat less than 100% enthusiasm,after a flurry of activity to beat the January1990 deadline for the writing of assess­ments. In my experience little work seemsto have been done to update the assessmentsas work changes, as is required by the regu­lations. Surely COSHH cannot have beenforgonen already. Although there wereonly about three prosecutions last year forbreaking COSHH regulations, if there is anotifiable accident leading to a visit fromHSE in your area, the inspector will almostcertainly ask to see the COSHH assessmentfor the task being undertaken.

It is your employer's responsibility toensure that assessments are made. Yourdepartment can delegate to you the job ofmaking an assessment but it should be

signed by the person responsible for thework (normally an academic supervisor). Inmost ca es technical uff should not takeresponsibility for an a se sment. If you areasked to carry out an assessment and youfeel unsure of how to go about it quoteregulation 12(3) 'Every employer shallensure that any person who carries outwork in connection with the employer'sduties under these regulations has thenecessary information, instruction andtraining', in other words insist on instruc­tion and training before carrying OUt anyassessments.

Although COSHH is seen by some peopleas a bit of an administrative nightmare, theprocess of assessment should make youthink about the chemicals and techniquethat have been used for years in yourdepartment, which may remain in use morethrough inertia than actual need. TheCollege assessment Pro-Forma (SO/RA/01A) is relatively easy to fill out, and makesassessment simpler than it might be, 0 whynot start a sessing or even reassessing rightnow, or preferably get the person respon­sible for the work to do it for you!

Glyn BakerMSF Health and Safety Committee

UFC funds for ContinuingEducationThe Universities Funding Council (UFC)has recently announced its decision on thefunding of continuing education for theperiod 1991/92 to 1994/95 in response tothe tenders submitted last summer.

King's has been awarded £161,000 for 1991/92 and smaller amounts for succeeding yearsto help fund the initial development costs ofsome new vocational continuing educationcourses. This is particularly pleasing,following the failure to attract any similarmonies for 1990/91.

The Continuing Education Unit developedthe details of the schemes, discussed themwith the PICKUP agent responsible foradvising the UFC, and wrote the final

tender.

It will be welcome news to the four depart­ments who submitted bids - ursingStudies, Electronic and Electrical Engineer­ing, Education and the Language andCommunication Centre.

Valeric OaviesDirector, Continuing Education Unit.

Law JournalThe first Journal of the School of Law, TheKmg's College Law Journal has beenpublished. It is a collection of articles andresearch notes and in this first edition thearticles are: Equitable and InequitableRemedies, Creditors and Debtors - theBackground to the Insolvency Legislationof 1986, Sentencing and the Constitution,The European Community's CompanyLaw Directives - Changing the Balance ofPower? and The 1988 Soviet ConstitutionalReforms and sources of Law. The researchnotes are as follows; Parliamentary Ques­tions and the European Convention onHuman Rights 1988-89, Reforming LegalEducation, The Journal of Legal IIistory1980-90, and Constitutional Law andTelephone-Tapping in West Germany.

The editor, Or Robert W Blackburn isalways pleased to hear from intendingcontributors about items that may besuitable for publication. He welcomesrequests for advice in advance of thesubmission of manuscripts. To submit yourarticle and nOtes write to Or BlackburnSchool of Law, Strand campus. The jo~rnalis available from Or Blackburn and book­shops

Rehearsed readingsThe Plays from Wales Theatre Companyattempts to present the best of old WelshTheatre with the most exciting of new plays.The plays are presented as rehearsedreadings and provide an informal showcasefor actors and writers. The first season ofone act plays takes place at }.IO pm, NewTheatre, Strand campus. The following is alist of plays to be shown:Monday 4 March, Monstrous Regiment andGwen. Wednesday 6 March, Danger.Thursday 7 March, The Stinking Truth.Friday 8 March, Joyson and Black Book onthe Welsh Theatre (extracts). Monday I IMarch, A Tilt at the Eisteddfod and Gwen.Tuesday 12 March, Dialogues with a

Professor Burge with the Wheatstone Clock in the College Council Room.

The Wheatstone ClockFor many years an early 18th century long case clock stood in the Council Room This wasthe Astronomical clock that formed pan of the George III collection which had beenpresented to the Royal Museum of King's College by Queen Victoria in 1841, specificallyinto the charge of Charles Wheatstone, Professor of Physics. The clock had been previouslyacquired by George III in his younger days and used at Kew Observatory.

The clock is a precision time piece, known as a regulator, with an accuracy expected to bewithin 1 second per week. The clock mechanism dates from about 1780 but the presenthood and dial were added by Edward John Dent (1790-1853) within the revisions andupdates of such clocks fashionable in the early 19th century. Dent was a celebrated Londonclockmaker who was also given the order to make the Westminster Great Clock ('Big Ben'),a task completed by his stepson.

The pendulum is exceptionally heavy, of grid-iron construction with steel and brass rods fortemperature compensation, and requires at least one hour to come up to normal beat whenrestarted.

The present Wheatstone Professor, Ron Burge, recently arranged to have the clock fullyrestored and now, once again, it regally beats out the march of time in the Council Room

J ulian GreenbcrgDepartment of Physics

Woodman and Sci Fi. Wednesday 13March, Dollops. Thursday 14 March, Fringe(or Oracle). For funher informationcontact Dee Jones, telephone (0234) 270175or orman Evans, Manresa Road, Chelseacampus, ext 2430.

Computer thefts - the finalcommentColleagues will remember that the Collegesuffered a number of computer theftsduring 1989 which led to the arrest andconviction of four men at SouthwarkCrown Coun on 27 June 1990. At the triala 'restitution of property' order was grantedto the College in respect of two motorcycles, a Yamaha OW01 and an Aprilia trialsmachine. Just before Christmas I wentalong with our agents to the Police VehiclePound at West Hendon and recovered thetwo machines which have since beendisposed of. I could not resist taking acamera along to the Police Pound whencollecting the vehicles and taking somephotographs, one of which is shown overthe page.

Both machines were notable, so for thetechnically minded and the motor cyclebuffs, the following brief details may beinteresting. The Aprilia was a 250 cc Italianmachine with a power rating that excludedits use by learner drivers, the only machinewhich falls into this category, purchased by,yes you've guessed correctly, a learnerdriver. If he had not been arrested for thecomputer thefts it would only have been amatter of time before an observant andknowledgeable traffic policeman wouldhave arrested him for the illegal use of themotor cycle for which he was not licensed.

The Yamaha OW01 is the Yamaha worksroad racing machine. It is a four cylinder750 cc machine with 16 valves and developsalmost 300 brake horse power, somethingequivalent to a two wheeled Porsche 911.The particular machine recovered had beenmodified for road use by the addition of alighting system and number plates but wasstill capable of speeds in excess of 170 mph.Despite the rather cold day there was a briefmoment of temptation to feel the wind inone's face astride such a magnificent pieceof machinery. Almost certainly a life saverwas the fact that the battery was flat and themachine would not start!Bob RedmondGeneral Services Manager

Motor bikes for computers. Pictured here are the two bikes awarded to King's by a 'restItu­tIon ofproperty' order.

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LECTURES MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

CE TRE FOR DEFE CESTUDIESMonday 25 FebruaryWARA DTHEJ ATIOJ'STATE:RETROSPECT A, 'D PROSPECT, ASOCIOLOGICAL VIEWDr Chri topher Dandeker

10nday 4 archECONOMICS A 'DSECURITY: THEDISCIPLI 'ES A 'D THE REALITYProfes or Ron mith, Birkbeck Colle eLondon

Monday 11 MarchCO 'FLlCT STUDIES liTHE 1990sProfes or Michael icholson, U ni ersity ofKent

Monday 18 MarchSTRATEGIC STUDIES: MI DLESSECLECTICISM OR CREA TIVESYNTHESIS?Professor Lawrence Freedman

PUBLIC LECTURES

CENTRE OF BRITISHCONSTITUTIONAL LAWAND HISTORYThursday 21 FebruaryTHE PROCEDURES OF THE HOUSEOF COMMONSRobin Maxwell-Hyslop, MP

Thursday 7 MarchADMINISTRATIVE LAW-IS THESYSTEM NOW IN PLACE?Professor A W BradJey, Barrister, EmeritusProfessor of Constitutional Law, Universityof Edinburgh

The above lectures take place at 1.05 pm,Room 21 SWB, Strand campus

CENTRE OF MEDICAL LAWAND ETHICSMonday 25 FebruaryISLAMIC ETHICS IN RELATION TOMEDICINEOr Abdul Haleem, School of Oriental andAfrican Studies

Monday 4 MarchTHE MEDICAL AND LEGALRESPONSE TO POST TRAUMA TICSTRESS DISORDERMichael Napier, solicitor, Pannone Napier/Irwin Mitchell

The above lectures take place from 1 pm ­2 pm, Room 1B23, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR LATEANTIQUE AND MEDIEVALSTUDIESMonday 25 FebruarySOME FAMOUS SIENESE FRESCOS INTHEIR CONTEXT: ANINTRODUCTION - THE VIRGIN,THE NOBLES, AND THE NINEProfessor Patrick Boyde, University ofCambridge

Monday 4 MarchSOME FAMOUS SIENESE FRESCOS ITHEIR CONTEXT: ANINTRODUCTION -AMBROGIOLORENZETTI:GOODAND BADGOVERNMENTProfessor Pat rick Boyde, U Diversity ofCambridge

The above lectures take place at 5.30 pm,Room 2e, Strand campus followed by areception in the Council Room

The above lectures take place at 5.30 pm,Room 27C, Strand campus

BYZANTINE ANDMODERN GREEK STUDIESThursday 28 FebruaryHOW DO WE READPAPADIAMANDIS? (in Greek)Georgia Farinou-Malamatari, AssistantProfessor of Modern Greek Literature,University of Thessaloniki5.30 pm, Room 8C, Strand campus

WAR STUDIES ANNUALLECTUREThursday 28 FebruaryEVERYONE A STRATEGIST­REFLECTIONS ON TWENTY-FIVEYEARS OF WAR STUDIESDr Wolf Mendl5.15 pm, Room 2B08, Strand campus

BRITISH IN~TITUTEOFHUMAN RIGHTSTuesday 5 MarchRIGHTS OF MINORITIES ININTERNA TIONAL LA WMr Patrick Thornberry, Senior Lecturer inLaw, University of Keele1 pm - 2 pm, New Theatre, Strand campus

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LAWTuesday 12 MarchPROPORTIO ALITY, DESERT A DSE TE Cl G REFORM IE GLA DAndrew von Hirsch, Rutgers and UppsaJaUniversities5.30 pm, Room 3B20, Strand campus

CE TRE FOR LATIAMERICAN CULTURALSTUDIESTuesday 12 MarchBETWEEN WORLDS: MODERNISM INLA TIN AMERICAN ARTProfessor Dawn Ades, University of Essex5 pm, Room IB06, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR SYMBOLISMAND IMAGINATION INLITERATUREMonday 18 MarchTHE ABSENT MOTHER - WOMENAGAINST WOMEN IN THE OLDWIVES'TALEMarina Warner5.30 pm, Room 2C, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR HELLENICSTUDIESThursday 21 MarchTHE ACROPOLIS RESTORA TIONSPeter Calligas, Director of AcropolisMuseum6 pm, The Great Hall, Strand campus

SEMINARS

ELECTRONIC ANDELECTRICALE GI EERI GThursday 21 FebruaryMICROWAVE MODELLING OFPASSIVE INTEGRATED OPTICALCOMPONENTSManook Soghomonian, CommunicationsResearch Group

Thursday 28 FebruaryUNDERSTANDING TIME-DOMAINMEASUREMENTS: ANTENNAAPPLICA TIONSHoward Reader, University of Natal

Thursday 7 MarchOPTICAL FIBRE LASERSJ T Lin, Physical Electronics ResearchGroup

Thursday 14 MarchTHE LI KADVA CEDSEMICONDUCTOR MA TERIALSPROGRAMMEDr G Jenkins, GEC Hirst, Coordinator ofthe LT K Programme

Thursday 21 MarchREAL-TIME TEXTURE MAPPINGSYSTEM FOR 3D FREE-FORMMODELLING OF VIDEO IMAGESJohn Richards, Sony Broadcast

The above research seminars take place at1 pm, Room l1A, Strand campus

PHARMACYThursday 21 FebruaryTITLE TO BE ANNOUNCEDDr S Farr, Welsh School of Pharmacy,Cardiff

Thursday 28 FebruaryCREA TIVITY IN DRUG DISCOVERYAND DEVELOPMENTProfessor T Jones, Wellcome Foundation

Thursday 7 MarchANTIMICROBIAL TARGETING ANDHYGIENE DELIVERYDr S Bloomfield

Thursday 14 MarchCOMPUTER SIMULATION STUDIESOF POLYMORPHSDr J Anwar

The above seminars take place from 4.15pm - 5 pm, Room 19, Chelsea campus,(Manresa Road)

CENTRE FOR HELLE ICSTUDIESMonday 2S FebruaryLEONTIUS MACHAIRAS'CHRONICLE OF THE SWEET LANDOF CYPRUS: A PARTIAL EXEGESIS OFUNRESOLVED CONFLICTDr Catia Galatariotou, Cambridge

Monday 4 MarchON INTERPRETING BYZANTINELEGAL SOURCESOr Bernard Stolte, Groningen

Monday 11 MarchGREECE I ASIA MI OR 1919-1922Or Victoria Solomonides, London

All the above seminars take place at 5 pm,Room B6 (Classics Department), Strandcampus

E GLISHMonday 25 FebruaryRE-READING KATE MILLETStephen Clark, British Academy Fellow inEnglish, QMW

Monday 11 MarchTHE NAKED AND THE CLOTHED:SOME A TTITUDES TO DRESS ANDTHE BODY IN 17TH CENTURYLITERATUREChristine Rees

Monday 18 MarchON VAMPIRES -IDENTITY ANDFANTASY IN 19TH AND 20THCENTURY FICTIONCarolyn Brown, Lecturer in HumanitiesThames Polytechnic '

The above seminars take place at 12 pm,Room 238, Strand campus

GEOGRAPHYTuesday 26 FebruaryTSUNAMI RISK IN EUROPEAndrew Dawson, Coventry Polytechnic

Tuesday 12 MarchTHE LONDON DOCKLANDS: THEEXCEPTIONAL PLACE?Roger Lee, QMW

The above seminars take place at 5 pm,Room 102, orfolk Building, Strandcampus

HISTORY ANDPHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEWednesday 27 FebruaryDISORDER IN SELF-KNOWLEDGEOr Oerek Bolton, Institute of Psychiatry

Wednesday 6 MarchFOUNDA TIONS OF NON­EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICALMECHANICSOr John Dougherty, University ofCambridge

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edne day 1J arch(IR)REALlSM A ID(IR)RESPOIISIBILlTY: 0GOOD fA A D DERRIDAProfessor Hilary Putnam, Harvard

University •

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TRUTH OR CO SEQUE CE.ISITRUTH THE BEST EXPLA A TlO OFPREDICTIVE SUCCESS?Or Peter Lipton, Universi.ty of Cambridge

The above seminars uke place at 2.15 pm,

Room lB 6, (except • which will be in3B2 ), Strand campus

MECHA ICALE GI EERI GWednesday 1J MarchICE BA K SYSTEMS FOR THESTORAGE OF COLDir G Ibrahirn, research student

3.30 pm - 4.30 pm, Room 1B23, Strand

campus

DEVELOPME T STUDIESMonday 18 March

DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA: FROMU DER-NUTRITlON TOOVER-NUTRITIONDr Catherine Geissler6 pm, Council Room, Kensington campus

COLLOQUIA

COMPUTI GWednesday 27 February

PROGRAM TRANSFORMA TlONAri Laakkonen

Wcdnesday 6 March

FRAMEWORKS FOR REQUIREMENTSELlCITATlON ANDFORMALlSA TlONAnthony Finkelstein, Imperial College

Wednesday 13 March

A PROGRAM DERIVA TlON TOOLDennis Culver

The above meetings take place at 1.15 pm,

Room 3D, Strand campus

I STITUTE OF AD A CEDMUSICAL STUDIES

ednesday 6 1archCHOPI 'S EARLY MUSICJohn Rink, University 0 ewca tie

edne day 1J 1archTHE CO fPILATlO Of THEGYFFARD PART BOOKSDavid ateer

The above meetings uke place at 5 pm,

Room GOI, Strand campus

COURSES

COMPUTI GCE TRETuesday 26 FebruaryW4. PAGEMAKER (PART2)Strand campus

10am-Ipm

B4.ADVA CEDDOSStrand campus

2 pm - 5 pm

Wednesday 27 FebruaryGl. UNIRAS (PART 1)S3. SPSSx (PART 2)B2. UNIX (PART 3)B4. ADVANCED DOSW2. WORD (PART 2)Strand campus

2 pm - 5 pm

Wednesday 6 March

Gl. UNIRAS(PART2)B2. UNIX (PART 4)D4. HYPERCARD (PART 1)Strand campus

2pm-5pm

Wednesday IJ March

Gl. UNIRAS (PART 3)B2. UNIX (PART5)D4. HYPERCARD(PART2)Strand campus

2 pm -5 pm

21,22,25,26,27 MarchU. PROGRAMMING IN ISO PASCALStrand campus

10am-5pm

Details from Strand Advisory (2JAB)

52505; Kensington Advisory (A209) K4261.

All the above cour es are open to members

of Kmg's and the institution for which the

Computing Centre ae a a coordinaticentre. 1embers 0 other institutlons withthe University of London may p!;lce theirname on a waiting list and if any places areree be ore the courses be in, they will be

offered a place in booking order.

ACADE ICIACADEMI­CALLY RELATED TAFF

edne day 27 February

MAKI G PRESE TATIO S (USI GTHEOHP)

27,28 February and 1 MarchEVALUA TI G COURSES A DTEACHI G

Friday MarchAPPLYI G FOR RESEARCH GRA TSI HUMA ITlES A D SOCIALSCIE CES

Wednesday 13 March

DEAL! GWITHSTRESSATWORK

Friday 15 March

DEVELOP! G TEA CHI GADLEAR I G I DEPARTME TS

Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 MarchTEAMS AND TEAM BUILDING

Wednesday 20 March

IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY

Thursday 4 April

RAPID READI G

Friday 12 April

SPEAKI G IN PUBLIC

Friday 26 AprilMA AGI G WORK A D TIME

If you would like to attend any of thesecour es, or if you have other training and

development requirements, please contact

Robert Poller, Academic Staff Training and

Development Co-ordinator, S1165.

MECHA ICALE GINEERING A DUMISTWednesday 17-Friday 19 April

GAS FLOW IN ENGINESThe course will concentrate on intake and

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exhaust systems, flow in manifold junctionsand ports and the flow within the cylinder.Both analytical and experimental technique

ill be covered and a 'hands-on' computerworkshop session will be included. Thecourse is aimed at design and developmentengineers, researchers and academics whowish to see the current and most up-to-datetechniques available in this specialised area.The course will be held at King's and the feeis £400. For more details about registrationCOntact Mrs P Shepherd, Department ofMechanical Engineering, UMIST. Tele­phone (061) 200 3711, or fax (061) 200 3723.For details regarding the course content,contact Dr M Yianneskis, Department ofMechanical Engineering. Telephone S2428.

CONFERENCES

I STITUTE FOR THESTUDY AND TREATMENTOF DELINQUENCYMonday 25 - Thursday 28 MarchDEATHS IN CUSTODYPolicy-makers, medical and custodial staff,police and other practitioners in criminaljustice systems will come together withvictimologists, criminologists, academicsand bereaved families for an in-depth reviewof this distressing phenomena of currentcustodial practice. This diamond jubileeconference will be held at Canterbury,Kent. Accommodation and conference feefor ISTD members £210 and non members£230. For more information contact MartinFarrell, Director of ISTD, Chelsea campus,(Manresa Road).

STATISTICAL MECHA ICMonday 23 MaySTATMECH-7This one day conference at the Strandcampus will consist of short contributedtalks of about 20 minutes together withlectures by invited speakers. The deadlinefor those wishing to contribute a talk (titleonly required) is 15 April. For furtherdetails contact D A Lavis, Mathematics(S2240/2217;Email:D.LAVIS@UK.AC.KCL.CC.OAK)or G S Joyce, Physics (S2168;Email:G.JOYCE@UK.AC.KCL.CC.OAK).

ICONCERTS AND PLAYSj

CE TRE FOR HELLE ICSTUDIESWednesday 13 March - Saturday 16 MarchSOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS TYRA US(in Greek)King's College Classical Society presentsthis play. For tickets and more informationtelephone 51020.7.30 pm, New Theatre, Strand campus(Matinee performance at 2.30 pm onWednesday and Friday only).

MUSICThursday 21 FebruaryBAROQUE TRIOSPhilip Riordan and friends

Tuesday 26 FebruaryROMA TIC MUSIC3rd-Year Performance Class •

Thursday 28 FebruaryMUSIC FOR VIOLIN, GUITAR, VOICEAND PIANO3rd-Year Performance Class

Monday 4 MarchVIOLIN RECITAL

Tuesday 5 MarchMUSIC FOR PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLAND VOICE3rd-Year Performance Class

Thursday 14 MarchMUSIC FOR PIANOCarolyn Metcalfe and Lik Ling Chua

Monday 18 MarchMUSIC FOR PIANOKaren Fairweather

All concerts are at 1.05 pm, Room G01,(except • which will be in the Great Hall),Strand campus

EXTERNAL EVENTS

ROYAL HOLLOWAY A DBEDFORD EW COLLEGEWednesday 27 FebruaryA GEOGRAPHY FOR THE 21STCE TURY: DEVELOPME T, E VI­RO ME TA D ENVIRO ME TALCHANGEProfessor Jim Rose, Head of RHB CGeography Department

Monday 4 MarchTHE WICKED STEPMOTHERMarina Warner, writer and critic

Monday 11 MarchFUNDAME TAL/SM OR FAITH? THEUSE OF THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCHThe Revd Dr Arnold Browne, RHB CAnglican Chaplain

The above lectures take place at 5.30 pm,Main Lecture Theatre, Founder's Build­ing, RHB C, Egham Hill, Egham,Surrey TW20 oEX.

ROGATESTUDYCENTRESaturday 6 AprilINTRODUCTION TO NATURALHISTORY PHOTOGRAPHYGordon DicksonThe day will begin with a lecture on thebasic requirements for natural historyphotography ie camera, apertures, filmspeeds etc. This wiJl be followed by thetechniques required to photograph movingobjects and still objects. The afternoon willbe spent in fieldwork and finally a revisionand question/answer session. Course takesplace from lOam - 6 pm. Co t inclusi e oftuition, laboratory, coffee, lunch and tea is£23.

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 AprilFRESHWA TER MOLLUSCSDr June Chatfield, Vice-President of theConchological Society of GB and Irelandand the Malacological Society of LondonAn introduction to the molluscs living in avariety of still and running water habitats.Specimens will be collected and identified to

species level, but the course will alsoconsider the ways of life of these animals ­how they adapt to their environment andthe factors affecting their distribution and

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abundance. Living specimens will be exun­incd in the laboratOry and a display ofbooks available to srudy.

'riday 26 - Sunday 2 AprilfiELD MAPP/ G A 'DSURVEY/ 'GFOR E V/Ra ME TALlSTSPeter Lawrence and Professor CliffordEmbletOnEnvironmentalists, conservationists, fieldworkers and anyone interested in thelandscape all need to be able to make andu e map. Those who have a knowledge ofhow maps are made are better able to getthe most our of them, whoever made them.The c two themes will dictate the aims ofthis weekend course.

The above weekend courses commence withdinncr at 7 pm on Friday and end after teaon Sunday. COSts: inclusive of accommoda­tion, tuition, meals and laboratory £70, non­rc idents £48 and single room supplement£5.

I'urther details of these courses are availablefrom Anne Finlay on 0730 821621, RogueStudy Centre, The Red House, Rogate, nearPctcrsfield GU31 5HN.

SOCIAL STUDIES(UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)Friday 1 and Saturday 2 MarchTIlE GREEN/NG OF POLITICSThis study-seminar on the growing impor­tance of environmental issues in politics andpublic policies will be held at the Universityof Exeter. For further details contact DarioCastiglione, Department of Politics, Uni­vcrsity of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4RJ.

SMALL ADS

Flats for sale/to let

KingsburyElderly terraced house in Kingsbury,London 9. Three bedrooms, diningroom, lounge, separate toilet and bathroom.Garden back and front, space for garage inback garden. Close to bus routes forWembley Park (Metropolitan and Jubileelines) and Kingsbury tube, or 25 minuteswalking distance from both. For sale withor without furniture. Contact W EverettS2193.

GreenwichFrom ApriUMay 1991 for up to one year:Delightfully situated two-bedroom groundfloor flat in Greenwich. Tastefully fur­nished, CH and open fireplace, luxury fittedkitchen, separate WC, character bathroom,and shared walled garden (with friendlyneighbours!). 10 minutes walk to station,18 minutes to Charing Cross; nearesttubel0 minutes on bus to New Cross. £200

pw (shorter lets) or £800 pcm (longer lets),gas/electricity to a given amount inclusive,telephone charges exclusive. Ideally suitacademics/professionals on sabbaticalltemporary contract in London. Accommo­dation, area and schools suitable for (one/two child) family. Telephone 081 692 5058

evenings/weekends, or 071 6361500 ext 771or 373 (messages) weekdays.

Flat shareLarge room in a shared flat in Stockwell.Suitable for professional male/female orgraduate. £55 pw exclusive. 4 minutes fromthe tube station. Telephone 71 73763 .

Holiday letQuiet Andalusian village house in theGranada Province with 3 bedrooms, garden, I

views and only 5 miles from the sea.Minimum let of 3 weeks. £65-1 5 weekly.Telephone 0718341670.

Maisonette to rentLuxury two bedroom maisonette with allfacilities, large lounge, kitchen/diner, centralheating and garden located in East London,near twO underground tations. Availablefrom'March on a minimum contract of ixmonths. £450 per month. Families andacademics welcome. Contact: Rev A RDuce, telephone 0522 529 468.

Please return this slip to Peter Gilbert, Assistant Secretary, Strand campus.

Working Party on Nursery ProvisionIf you have an interest in contributing to the discussion voiced on page 4, we should be mostgrateful if you could complete and rerurn this short questionnaire.

I, How many children do you have?

D 0-4 yrs D 5-10 yrs 0 10-15 yrs

2. Would you like the College to make provision for?D Under 5 yrs D School-age children during half-term

3. Are you able to attend a meeting at 1.10 pm on Thursday 3 March 1991 ?DYes D Unable to attend but interested in furthering discussions

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Comment is the College's regular staffnewsletter, issued by the InformationOffice (telephone S2179) three times a term,with special editions if required. Contribu­tions are warmly welcomed from anymember of the College. These may take theform of profue of people or areas ofinterest, news of events, views on Collegematters, photos, cartoons, items for sale,puzzles or quizzes. You can send yourpiece on a Mac SE formatted 3.5" MicroFloppydisk, using the Microsoft Wordprogramme. Comment is sent to all staffand made freely available through theStudent Union. The copy date for the nextissue is 7 March1991 for publication in theweek beginning 18 March 1991.

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