| 3 Minister launches ‘talking therapies’ | 6 Profile: Professor Tak Lee | 7 New breast cancer treatment | 15 Rosalind Franklin remembered
CommentThe College newsletter Issue no 181 | May 2008 New focus on health King’s announces new plans to launch the UK’s largest Academic Health Sciences Centre.
King’s College London, together integration of translational research with Guy’s and St Thomas’, with our partners will give us a Mozart portrait discovered King’s College Hospital and South greater global presence, with direct photograph courtesy of Christie’s London and Maudsley NHS benefit for patients.’ Foundation Trusts have announced The AHSC will be distinctive their commitment to create a in a number of ways, including the Centre that integrates world- comprehensive range of patient leading research, teaching and services; the scope of research clinical service, so patients benefit carried out by King’s College from breakthroughs in medical London, not just clinical and basic science and receive treatment at medical research, but also a range the earliest possible opportunity. of allied disciplines including public health and social policy; and its location in the heart of ‘A major force for London, home to one of the most innovation’ socially and ethnically diverse communities in the world. Ben Bradshaw, Health The Principal Professor Rick Minister remarks: ‘This exciting Trainor, says of the future: ‘It is development brings together clear that the very best health world-leading expertise in both organisations in the world are physical and mental health care. It adopting the Academic Health will deliver real and lasting benefits Sciences Centre (AHSC) model, to patients by helping ensure the and the UK is no exception. lessons from research feed directly There are probably only half a into clinical practice, not just in dozen university and healthcare the Capital but across the UK and combinations in the UK that can internationally.’ genuinely aspire to be world-class After more than a year of AHSCs – and ours is one of these. preliminary work, the partners are ‘We want to be at the forefront now working closely to further of academic health science, develop key areas of the AHSC building on our reputation as a on, for example, better integration major force for innovation, research of clinical services and research, and delivering real improvements and more detailed proposals in patient care.’ around governance models. Final Professor Robert Lechler, Vice- governance arrangements are yet Professor Cliff Eisen has authenticated a previously unknown portrait of Mozart. Principal (Health) comments: to be determined. Read the full story on page 3. ‘I am confident that the closer Read about the Centre on page 4. News
Academics top NIHR list Principal’s Column
The National Institute for Health are leading some of the most greg funnell system (‘Research Excellence Research (NIHR) announced the prestigious applied health and Framework’) that will operate first 100 members of its College social care research projects after the Research Assessment of Senior Investigators last month, in the country, and includes Exercise (RAE) 2008 will with 18 of the faculty posts academics from key institutions incorporate two elements awarded to King’s academics – such as Imperial College London advocated by King’s; a year’s more than any of the other (awarded 13 posts) University delay in the start of the new institutions in the list. College London (9) Cambridge system and a continuum rather (7) and Oxford (3). The successful than a sharp distinction in the applicants were selected in way that ‘STEM’ (science, ‘A tremendous vote an open competition by an technology and medicine) of confidence’ international panel of judges and and other subjects are treated. have been appointed over a period Dear Colleagues Much uncertainty remains, of three, four and five years. These are exciting times. Our but the complex discussions Professor Lawrence Freedman, The NIHR is a virtual announcement of intent to involved appear to be moving Vice-Principal (Research) at organisation that provides the develop an Academic Health in a sensible direction. King’s said: ‘This is a tremendous framework for the Department Sciences Centre (see front page Looking back on our history, vote of confidence in our top of Health to work with key story) in collaboration with I was very moved to be part researchers and yet another partners involved in the different our NHS partners at Guy’s/ of an event to mark the 50th indication that King’s is now elements of NHS research. The St Thomas’, SLaM and King’s anniversary of the death of to the fore in all areas of health College has been set up to support College Hospital, has major DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin research. This College now not the people who are making the positive implications for research this month (see page 15), which only has more NIHR Faculty most outstanding contribution and teaching in the health reminded all who attended senior investigators, but also more to people-focused health research schools, not to mention better of the College’s rich past. biomedical research centres and in the NHS which is essential treatments for patients from At this event, attended more Medical Research Council for decision-making in health and London and beyond. as much by distinguished centres than any other university’. in social care. Recent announcements by academics from the arts as The list comprises pre-eminent The Senior Investigators will take the Higher Education Funding the sciences, there was a researchers in the NHS who up their posts from April this year. Council for England (HEFCE) confidence in our future that and the Government indicate was almost palpable. that the new research assessment Rick Trainor ‘Paranoia hope’ for public
A collaboration led by Dr Daniel vital judgment whether to trust or Freeman, Senior Lecturer in mistrust, but it is a judgment that Times Higher Awards 2008 Clinical Psychology at the is error-prone. We are more likely Institute of Psychiatry has to make paranoid errors if we are The Times Higher Education (THE) developed a computer simulation anxious, ruminate and have had is inviting entries for their annual to study paranoid thoughts. bad experiences from others in awards ceremony. The College A virtual reality Underground the past.’ is actively seeking strong entries ride has been used by the Until now, researchers have for the ‘Research Project of the researchers to reveal the extent been unable to study paranoia Year’ Award. that paranoia occurs in the general (exaggerated fears about threats Vice-Principal (Research) will be entered into the THE public. The research, funded by the from others) in laboratory settings, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman Awards and win a modest prize. Wellcome Trust, demonstrates that instead relying on questionnaires, explains: ‘It is important we are Entries for two of the categories suspicious or paranoid thoughts are which can be inaccurate. able to put forward robust entries for the College’s own Awards much more common in the general The study involved 200 and I would like to ask for your ceremony are also sought: population than was previously participants, who were broadly help with nominations. Please let ‘Academic Author of the Year’ and thought and that they are almost as representative of the general me know about your research, or ‘Young Researcher of the Year.’ common as anxiety and depression. population, wearing virtual that of colleagues, which we could Books published between ‘In the past, only those with a reality headsets who then consider entering.’ July 2007 and June 2008 will be severe mental illness were thought ‘walked’ around a virtual London The award can be given to an considered. For ‘Young Researcher to experience paranoid thoughts, underground carriage in a individual or team ‘for innovative of the Year’ submissions from those but now we know that this is four-minute journey between research that has a far-reaching under 40 are sought. simply not the case,’ explains station stops, with Dr Freedman impact on its field and as caught, The closing date is Friday 23 Dr Freeman. and colleagues studying their or has the potential to catch, the May and all entries should be ‘About one-third of the general behaviour. imagination of the public’. submitted to Sarah Chukwudebe population regularly experience The results of the study have At this stage only brief details ([email protected]). persecutory thoughts. This been published in the British about research projects (undertaken Winners of all three categories will shouldn’t be surprising. At the Journal of Psychiatry (2008) between 1 July 2007-12 June 2008) be invited to the College’s Awards heart of all social interactions is a 192: 258-263. need be submitted. The winner(s) ceremony in September.
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Minister launches ‘talking therapies’
greg funnell The Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ivan Lewis MP, visited King’s in February where they unveiled the Department of Health’s plans to improve access to treatment for people who suffer from depression or anxiety disorders. At the launch the Principal, Professor Rick Trainor, welcomed the two ministers to the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), Denmark Hill Campus. He was joined by Madeleine Long, Chair of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. In his speech, Mr Johnson (whose wife Laura used to work at the IoP) explained that the new initiative, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, has both the prospect and potential to promote Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP. recovery in many of the service users who undergo treatment. arguments for increasing public improving access to care almost on a par with physical David Clark, Professor of access to ‘talking therapies’. for individuals with mental illness. Now there is both an Psychology at King’s, helped to Professor Clark commented: health conditions. It is the aspiration and funding to offer provide the Government with ‘We are delighted with the first time in my lifetime that treatment of anxiety disorders strong economic and clinical Government’s commitment to mental health has been treated and depression.’ Eisen authenticates Mozart portrait greg funnell A previously unknown portrait of Professor Eisen has undertaken Mozart has been authenticated by extensive research to authenticate Professor Cliff Eisen, Department the portrait, probably executed of Music, who is a world expert by Joseph Hickel (1736-1807), on the eighteenth-century painter to the Imperial Court of composer. It could be the single Austria, about 1783. most significant Mozart artefact to To date only three other come to light in the last 200 years. authentic pictures of Mozart from this time were known: a silverpoint drawing by Doris A significant artefact Stock (c1789); a wax medallion by Leonhard Posch (c1788); On the discovery, Professor and an unfinished portrait in Eisen, stated: ‘This is arguably oils by Mozart’s brother-in-law, the most important Mozart Joseph Lange (c1782-87). portrait to be discovered since the The portrait was previously composer’s death in 1791, and owned by the family of Johann only the fourth known authentic Lorenz Hagenauer, the Mozarts’ portrait of him from the Vienna close friend and one-time years, the period of his greatest landlord in Salzburg. According professional successes and greatest to long-standing family oral compositional achievements’ Professor Cliff Eisen with the portrait. tradition, the portrait was a The portrait, painted in oils, gift to Mozart in return for his is 19 by14 inches. It shows jacket that apparently corresponds 28 September 1782, even down composition of the wind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart almost exactly to one described to the buttons. The painting could serenade K375 for a member (1756-91) in profile in a red by the composer to his father on be worth several million dollars. of Hickel’s family.
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Understanding the AHSC
he College, together with King’s TCollege Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trusts, announced its commitment to becoming the UK’s largest Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) on 10 April. After more than a year of preliminary work, planning is now underway to create a Centre that will bring together world-leading research, teaching and clinical service, enabling a quicker and smoother transition of research from bench to bedside. As the Principal, Professor Rick Trainor, states: ‘There are probably only half a dozen university and healthcare combinations in the UK that can genuinely aspire to be world class AHSCs – and ours is one of these. The location of the AHSC in The following editorial was published in the Evening Standard on 10 April about the We want to be at the forefront of central and south east London AHSC: ‘King’s College London has joined three leading hospital trusts to form a academic health science, building is home to one of the most new centre of academic health science. Doctors should be able to collaborate more easily with researchers, and patients will feel the benefits. King’s, Guy’s on our reputation as a major socially and ethnically diverse and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital, and the Maudsley are great London force for innovation, research and communities in the world. This institutions and we congratulate them on their partnership.’ delivering real improvements in provides enormous opportunities patient care.’ to develop new treatments The following question and across a wide range of diseases impact on the staff of any of the has been established to oversee its answer information gives an and conditions for the benefit of organisations arising from the implementation. introduction to the AHSC. the local patient population, as establishment of an AHSC. Final well as for the benefit of patients governance arrangements are yet What happens next? What is an Academic Health nationally and internationally. to be determined, but one thing The partners are working closely Sciences Centre? The three Hospital Trusts is clear – there will be a lot more in special work streams to further An Academic Health Sciences between them offer a wide range partnership working in future. develop key areas of the AHSC, Centre (AHSC) is one of several of services to a large patient base, such as better integration of terms which are used to describe and this can be used to create What are the benefits for staff? clinical services and research an organisation which delivers both further opportunities to develop Staff will benefit from being part and more detailed proposals for healthcare to patients and health- subspecialist expertise and drive of a world-leading organisation governance models. A single related science and research, innovation. where they work together in a strategy and business case will be usually with a well developed collaborative way, rather than developed and the priorities will teaching and education role as well. If the partners already work in competition, as sometimes be more clearly aligned. King’s currently works closely closely together, what will be can be the case at present. Research and development with the NHS hospital partners different? It is too early to be specific, (R&D) projects and their involved, so there is already There are many areas where the but there is already progress associated management structures the basis of an AHSC in place, new partners currently collaborate, in areas such as research and have already been brought but to become an AHSC in the but this needs to be significantly development, where shared together, but the partners will be fullest sense these ties need to be extended if there is to be a single management structures have looking at working more closely significantly strengthened. set of high level priorities and a been introduced, including a together in other areas as well, for The AHSC will be distinctive truly integrated agenda. All the Joint Clinical Trials Office, and example IT, Human Resources in a number of ways; the range practical issues of working together new clinical research facilities and Estates management. and diversity of the research need to be ironed out, whether are being developed on each of carried out by the College means that is incompatible IT systems or the main acute hospital sites. Where can I find out more? that research will not be limited separate sites. More information is available to only clinical and basic medical What has happened so far? from the new website research, but also a range of allied What will this mean for people A Partnership Board, made www.londonsahsc.org. A link for disciplines including public health employed by the organisations? up of Chairs, Chief Executives, staff is also available on the staff and social policy. There will be no immediate Medical and Strategy Directors page on the King’s website.
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£3m for Alzheimer’s treatment
Researchers at King’s have been an extensive medicinal chemistry carried out by Dr Corcoran and awarded a highly prestigious programme. Professor Malcolm Maden, in the Wellcome Trust Seeding Drug Dr Corcoran says: ‘This MRC Centre for Developmental Discovery grant. The award Wellcome Trust Seeding Neurobiology. The award will of £3.1 million will be used Drug Discovery award will allow preclinical development of to develop a new drug for the allow us to push ahead with an promising drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. exciting prospect for treatment treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, which will be of Alzheimer’s disease. The There are very few effective led by Dr Jonathan Corcoran, substantial support given by the treatments for the disease, and Senior Research Fellow in the Wellcome Trust will be used in existing drugs only serve to Wolfson Centre for Age-Related a drug discovery programme to provide short-term alleviation of Diseases will take place over develop novel retinoids which symptoms. It is hoped the research the next three years, and will will be disease-modifying, in is in contrast to existing treatments undertaken during the award will involve collaborations with other that it they will arrest the actual which delay disease progression’. lead to long-term improvements research organisations including pathology of the disease, which The research builds on the work for patients. Bluestockings: a major exhibition
A major exhibition, Brilliant artists and thinkers who attended Women: 18th-century Bluestockings, their ‘conversation parties’. currently on display at the Dr Eger says: ‘The exhibition National Portrait Gallery, has been considers the way in which women co-curated by Dr Elizabeth Eger, used portraiture to advance their Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century & work and reputations in a period Romantic Literature at King’s. framed by Enlightenment and Revolution. By considering fine art alongside various commemorative ‘Celebrated as a figure items and other popular culture, of national pride’ Brilliant Women explores how the educated woman was, for the first time, celebrated as a figure of This is the first exhibition to national pride – but also satirized explore the culture, impact and and feared, particularly by the end identity of the Bluestockings, and of the century.’ their followers, who forged new There are 50 works on display links between gender, learning and including oil portraits, drawings, virtue in 18th-century Britain. satires and personal artefacts. Publicly celebrated in their time, There are rediscovered portraits these women, who met together and well loved masterpieces by in salons and were known as Romney, Kauffmann, Ramsay, ‘bluestockings’, invented a new Vigée-LeBrun and Robert Adam. kind of informal sociability and Brilliant Women: 18th Century nurtured a sense of intellectual Bluestockings runs until15 June in community among the writers, the Porter Gallery, admission is free. Elizabeth Carter as Minerva by John Fayram, c1735-41. By permission of Miss Paddy Barrett. King’s leading role in largest ever genetics study
Four research teams at King’s This new project, funded by Deputy Director of the MRC Consultant Psychiatrist and Robin are to play leading roles in the the Wellcome Trust, will be one Centre for Social, Genetic & Murray, Head of the Division largest ever study of genetics of the most ambitious studies ever Developmental Psychiatry, of Psychological Medicine and behind disease areas. The study is undertaken, aiming to analyse Institute of Psychiatry. Professor Psychiatry, at the a follow up to last year’s Wellcome DNA samples from 120,000 • Professor Christopher Mathew, Institute of Psychiatry. Trust Case Control Consortium, people, the largest number of Head of the Complex Disease • Richard Trembath, Director and will focus on the genetics individuals ever to be studied. Genetics Group. of the Biomedical Research behind common disease areas and The researchers include: • Dr Elvira Bramon, Senior Centre and Professor of Medical learning difficulties in children. • Professor Robert Plomin, Lecturer and Honorary Genetics.
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greg funnell Professor Tak Lee Professor Tak Lee, Head of the Division of Asthma, Alergy & Lung Biology and Director of one of King’s five MRC Centres, has recently been awarded the 2008 William Frankland Award for distinguished services to clinical allergy.
Tell us about your career. Some scientists believe that it is caused by I graduated from Cambridge University in 1972 exposure to greater amounts of house dust mite having completed my pre-clinical requirements during infancy as a result of Western lifestyles in the first two years and unusually studying including, for example, wall-to-wall carpets, Physical Anthropology in the final year. After double-glazing and central heating. Others completing my clinical training at Guy’s believe it is caused by reduced dietary intake and gaining further experience in different of anti-oxidants, or childhood exposure to specialties, Imperial College appointed me to a cigarette smoke. The most recent idea is that Clinical Lecturership. there is a link between asthma and vitamin D I had planned to obtain my MD and then deficiency, which is much more common in become a NHS Consultant in Chest Medicine, the UK population than anyone had previously it was never my intention to follow the recognised. Whatever the environmental Fact file academic route. However research inspired me, trigger, asthma may only affect those who so with scholarships from the National Institutes are genetically at risk. Book on my bedside table of Health (USA), Medical Research Council When I find time to read outside my subject, (MRC) and Royal College of Physicians, I What is the role of the MRC centre? I tend to devour books on golf or about my worked at Harvard Medical School for two The rising burden of asthma and allergy has new hobby of fly fishing. Despite my efforts, years as a postdoctoral fellow. I returned to prompted a great deal of attention including I can’t get my golf handicap down, so I am Guy’s in 1984 to establish my own independent two parliamentary inquiries. All reports hoping that the fish will bite! research group. recommended urgent improvements in NHS In 1988, I was appointed to the first Asthma services, research and clinical training. Around Favourite holiday destination UK Professorship in Allergy at King’s following the same time it became clear to me that My favourite holiday destination is our small a national competition and made a Vice asthma research in the UK, while of highest house in southern Spain where I relax, play President of the charity soon after. While my quality, was fragmented and the opportunities a bit of golf, swim, enjoy the local fare and administrative responsibilities have increased available to make a substantial impact for soak up the sun. I am trying to persuade my steadily in the last 20 years, the underlying patient gain were not being fully realised. family that we should get a boat, but alas passion for asthma research remains. King’s Our group at King’s and Professor Barry with little success so far. now funds my post, but Asthma UK continues Kay’s group at Imperial College London to support generously my Department’s already had internationally competitive research Proudest work moment infrastructure. Over the years I have tried to programmes that were complementary, so we The proudest work moment was when I build up clinical allergy locally and nationally decided to integrate our strengths to create qualified as a doctor as I had always wanted as well as oversee a research agenda on asthma synergy. We formed a partnership between to be one from childhood, so it was very for the benefits of health care. Government (MRC), an asthma-specific special. It is a privilege to be able to serve in Charity (Asthma UK), the two Colleges and this way. I am also very proud of the successes Why is asthma becoming more prevalent? partner NHS Trusts creating the MRC-Asthma of our trainees – they are after all the next Asthma affects one in 12 of the population UK Center in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma. generation of doctors and scientists. in the UK, with 5.2 million people currently The success of the Centre is derived from receiving treatment. The number of children the multidisciplinary nature of the team. The reporting asthma symptoms has risen six-fold ability for scientists to work shoulder-to- coming into the market place. Furthermore, over the last 30 years. Asthma costs the NHS shoulder with clinicians is key, because it new usages will be discovered for existing close to £1 billion per year and it is estimated provides improved opportunities for discoveries drugs. I anticipate that in the future we will that at least 12.7 million working days are lost made at the bench to be fully exploited for the tailor treatments to the genetic make up and each year. The rising prevalence of allergic benefit of patient. The Centre provides a first- risk profile of the individual, as well as finding diseases and accompanying health care costs are rate training environment. new ways to prevent the disease. A cure for major health and socio-economic problems. Our progress was reviewed this January by asthma is not only possible but probable! The reason for the rising trend in asthma an international advisory board and the MRC; and allergic diseases is unknown. Some both gave strong endorsement and the How did you feel winning the William scientists think it may be caused by an tenure of Centre has now been extended with Frankland Award? increasingly ‘germ-free’ environment through renewed funding. It was a great honour to win the William our use of antibiotics and obsession with Frankland Award 2008. It was a surprise cleanliness – ‘the hygiene hypothesis’. Fewer What is the future for people with asthma? and I see the award as a tribute to the many infections during childhood may cause us to In recent years new treatments have been colleagues who worked so hard to establish become oversensitive to dust mites, animal introduced for asthma and in the next few a clinical allergy service at Guy’s and St dander and pollen. years we will certainly see more new therapies Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
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Commemoration Oration e-Infrastructure The infrastructure and funding This year, King’s will be welcoming restored public confidence in the mechanisms required to Kofi Annan as the keynote speaker United Nations, and took a leading support the use of Information at Commemoration Oration on role in mobilizing the international and Communications Wednesday 28 May. community in the battle against Technology (ICT) in arts and Kofi A Annan of Ghana, the HIV/AIDS. humanities research in the UK seventh Secretary-General of the Mr Annan has received honorary was discussed by a high-profile United Nations, was the first to degrees from universities in Africa, group of 40 academics and be elected from the ranks of UN Asia, Europe and North America, representatives from funding staff. His first five-year term began as well as a number of other prizes agencies, industry, and cultural on 1 January 1997 and, following and awards for his contributions heritage institutions, at a his subsequent re-appointment to the aims and purposes of the meeting last month. by the UN Member States, was United Nations. He is fluent in Organised by the Centre for Secretary-General until 2006. English, French and several African e-Research at King’s and the Among many other languages. He received the Nobel Arts & Humanities Research achievements during his time Peace Prize in 2001. Council (AHRC) ICT in Arts as Secretary General, Kofi Due to overwhelming demand and Humanities Research Annan helped to resolve the places at the Commemoration Programme, the meeting stalemate between Libya and Oration have been allocated. A explored ways in which the the Security Council, certified report of the event will be featured arts and humanities might Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, in the next issue of Comment. Kofi Annan will be this year’s keynote speaker. best protect and build on the investment made in recent years in digital infrastructure and standards, the application £9 million for cardiac research of ICT methods in research, and the management of and access to digital content. King’s has been awarded £9 million a unique range of scientists and such as heart failure and ischaemic Last year, the AHRC and by the British Heart Foundation clinicians whose aim will be to heart disease, and new diagnostic the Joint Information Systems (BHF) for cardiovascular research. develop new methods for early techniques and biomarkers based Committee (JISC) announced The grant is the highest award diagnosis of heart disease and new on imaging and proteomics.’ that from 31 March 2008 out of a £34 million investment drugs and stem-cell based methods Scientists and clinicians in the they would no longer provide by the BHF. The awards for treatment and prevention. Centre will strive to translate funding of more than were given out after a national Professor Shah, Director of cutting-edge science into patient £1 million per year to support competition including four other the Centre, comments: ‘King’s is benefit as quickly as possible. This the Arts and Humanities major UK institutions, and will already a leading institution for ‘bench-to-bedside’ approach is Data Service (AHDS). At be given over a period of six cardiovascular research and the one of King’s great strengths and the same time, the funding years to fund the research. investment in this new centre will the BHF award has led to a new for the AHRC ICT Methods A new BHF Centre of Research attract the brightest new scientists partnership with two Medical Network, hosted by King’s Excellence at King’s, to be led to contribute to research and as Research Council units to speed College London, comes to by Ajay Shah, BHF Professor of a result offer real patient benefit up development and testing of an end. Cardiology, will bring together and new treatments for conditions new medicines. New treatment to detect and fight breast cancer
Research led by Dr John Maher, system could soon be used as a that are different from normal transfusion. Senior Research Fellow in the powerful new treatment to detect cells. But they are currently Pamela Division of Cancer Studies, and fight breast cancer. unable to recognise cancer cells. Goldberg, Chief School of Medicine, has Dr Maher says: ‘This three year Dr Scott Wilkie, working Executive, Breast developed a new way for the body study demonstrates that we can with Dr Maher, has developed a Cancer Campaign, to detect and fight breast cancer. make it possible for white blood method to alter white blood cells who funded cells to kill breast cancer cells. so they are able to identify and kill the research, We hope to follow this study with breast cancer cells. said: ‘This ‘A powerful new a clinical trial in patients with Dr Wilkie is confident that this research could treatment’ incurable breast cancer.’ treatment could work in humans benefit thousands White blood cells play an by extracting the patient’s white of women with advanced or important role in recognising and blood cells from a blood sample, incurable breast cancer. We hope The study published in the fighting infection, such as a cold modifying them in the laboratory that this remarkable work can Journal of Immunology has shown or flu, by spotting proteins in the and then introducing them back be translated into treatments for that the body’s own immune bacteria which cause the infection into the patient, similar to a blood patients in the future.’
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Philippines charity project
Five King’s students flew to Manilla in the Philippines in March to set up two new enterprise projects to help school leavers currently living in poverty on rubbish dumps. The students, Claire Matthews, Sara Alom-Ruiz, Yidan Chen, Jessica Cheong, and Devvrat Todi, are all members of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a global non-profit organization which is active in more than 40 countries, and was first set up at King’s in January 2008.
‘The trip was an incredible experience’ Jessica Cheong at the back, then left to right, Sara Alom Ruiz, Yidan Chen and Claire Matthews with children. Among many other first year Medical student was worked so well and we got Over 10 days the team’s achievements during the trip, the project leader for the more done than we ever could ‘Charitable Philippines Project’ set the team set up their own Philippines initiative. have hoped for.’ up and oversaw two sustainable King’s SIFE Junk to Jewellery On the project Claire said: ‘It Since returning to the UK business ideas, Beading a difference workshop; locally sourced has been absolutely incredible to the team have competed in the and Seeds of Hope. recyclable materials; undertook see the Kings SIFE team embark SIFE National Competition The aim of the first project (for the Seeds of Hope project) on this phenomenal journey. where they won three trophies was to train people to make thorough market research The trip was an incredible for King’s, and came runner-up jewellery to sell online, while the including visiting wholesaler and experience – the projects both in the semi-finals. second aimed to establish gardens retailer markets, and surveyed growing fruit and vegetable to sell potential growing sites. and distribute to primary schools, Claire Matthews, King’s as well as to teach gardening skills. SIFE Team Co-President and a Marketing visits Africa
Healthy Planet website
An innovative new website, available and accessible to drawing on the research of non-scientists for many years, Dr Mark Mulligan, Reader in and businessman Shaylesh Patel Physical Geography, will allow who sees the need to make individuals and companies to change towards sustainability. sponsor areas of protected parks They explain: ‘We shared throughout the world, choosing concerns for the future health from more than 70,000 different of both the planet and the parks or heritage sites in danger. people on it. We wanted to The website www.healthyplanet. help people make a positive org went live on 22 April, Earth change as individuals which Day. The system will employ would last beyond their lifetime Mark Chan Poon and students at the Education UK Exhibition in Abuja, Nigeria. Dr Mulligan’s land use change as a legacy for themselves alerting products to prioritise and future generations. [The In line with the College’s Accra, Lagos and Abuja, and where individuals should project] is about individuals internationalisation strategy, the events generated several adopt land, and will feed back taking responsibility for an the International Marketing enquiries from students who are information on land use change important piece of the real Earth Team visited Ghana and Nigeria keen to pursue a wide range of to individuals using Google Earth. by engaging with fundraising, in February to participate in the undergraduate and postgraduate The concept for the charity mapping and managing of British Council Education UK programmes at King’s. Healthy Planet was born out of conservation efforts from the Exhibitions. This event was the International Marketing Officer discussions between Dr Mulligan, platform of a virtual (Google) first time that the team has visited Mark Chan Poon also had the who has been making geo-data Earth.’ Africa for student recruitment. opportunity to meet with alumni The exhibitions were held in and agents in the region.
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Centre for Crime & Justice Studies Few issues have the capacity to provoke as much public and political discussion as crime and criminal justice. Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime & Justice Studies, provides an insight into the Centre.
he Centre for Crime & Justice Studies, an independent T research charity based at the College, aims to promote just and effective responses to crime and related harms by informing and educating through critical analysis, research and public debate.
Origins of the Centre The Centre’s origins lie in the British psychoanalytical movement of the early decades of the 20th century. Its founder, Grace Pailthorpe, had served as a surgeon on the front line during the First World War and studied psychoanalysis under Ernest Jones, an associate and disciple of Sigmund Freud. Pailthorpe’s extensive research into female prisoners and the female inmates of other institutions from 1922 to 1929 used psychoanalytical techniques. In 1931, Pailthorpe brought together a small committee tasked with the challenge of Law Courts of Justice. establishing a clinic to provide psychoanalytical treatment to what would now be dubbed wider set of institutions associated, for instance, and public policy making has arguably never ‘offenders’. The committee, soon to become with education, health or welfare. been greater. Our briefings series has recently the ‘Institute for the Scientific Treatment of Some of the Centre’s work would sit carried accessible summaries of independent Delinquency’, was composed of a veritable roll comfortably within the mainstream of a modern academic research on themes such as middle call of some of the most influential analysts and academic department. For the Youth Justice class criminality, corporate fraud and the thinkers of the period: Alfred Adler, Havelock Board, a specialist government body under relationship between welfare spending and Ellis, Kate Freidlander, Sigmund Freud, the auspices of the Ministry of Justice, we prison rates. Our series of pamphlets has carried Edward Glover, Ernest Jones, Carl Gustav Jung, undertook a systematic review of the research articles on issues as diverse as the problem of the Otto Rank and HG Wells. The clinic set up literature on children who sexually abuse. In politicisation of academic research, or the social by the Institute – now known as the Portman collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry costs of the government’s preoccupation with Clinic – became part of the newly established we conducted in-depth research on poverty supposedly ‘dangerous’ and risky individuals. NHS in 1948. and disadvantage among prisoners’ families. In addition, the Centre aims to undertake In the post war period the Institute played But while the Centre places great emphasis work at a more ‘popular’ and accessible level, an important role in the establishment of on the importance of good quality research, providing information to a range of audiences criminology in this country. The British we also seek to project our findings beyond the including criminal justice and other Society of Criminology – the learned society confines of the traditional academic setting. practitioners, students, campaigners and of academic criminologists in the UK – began In association with the Sunday Times, for members of the public. Our news summary – life as a committee of the Institute. In 1950, the instance, we published last year an in-depth a free subscription service available on the Institute established a Journal. Now known as audit of the criminal justice reforms undertaken Centre’s website – provides a daily digest of the the British Journal of Criminology, it is one of by the Labour government since 1997. The key crime and related stories in national papers. the foremost peer-review journals in its field report achieved significant media coverage and Our quarterly magazine, Criminal Justice and is published on behalf of the Centre by attracted much interest from politicians and Matters, carries a range of short, accessible Oxford University Press. The Institute adopted policy makers. Our recently concluded research articles written by academics, policy makers its current name – the Centre for Crime & on budgets, staffing and workloads within the and practitioners on a variety of crime and Justice Studies – in 1999. Probation Service – a dry-sounding subject justice themes. for sure – has attracted much interest within In everything it does, the Centre seeks to The Centre today the Ministry of Justice during a period when close the gap between good quality analysis and Today the Centre’s team of 13 staff undertake politically controversial plans to cut budgets public policy making, doing so by projecting a range of activities aimed at fostering greater are in the pipeline. its work beyond the traditional confines of the understanding of the nature and causes of academy into the wider public policy world. crime and social harms, as well as of the various Influencing public policy institutional responses to such phenomena, The Centre also tries to be a bridge between If you would like to sign up to the free daily news whether these are to be found within the academia and the public policy realm, at a time summaries, or to find out more about the Centre’s ‘traditional’ criminal justice system, or in a when the gap between good quality research work, go to www.crimeandjustice.org.uk.
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Development at the University of First travel Westminster since 2002. Top novelist at King’s
Professor Ekins is also a Member david tett Scholarships of the Royal Commission on Booker prize-winning novelist Greg Funnell Environmental Pollution and, Dame Antonia Byatt visited King’s from 2003-7, was on the UK last month to give the vote of Government’s Sustainable thanks at the inaugural lecture Energy Policy Advisory Board. of Professor Max Saunders. AS He is a Co-Director of the UK Byatt, who is best known for her Energy Research Centre, in novel Possession which won the charge of its Energy Systems and Booker Prize in 1990, praised Modelling theme. He leads the Professor Saunders’ ‘elegant and College’s involvement in large intriguing lecture’ and also his From left: Nicole Tang, Chris Cowie and Joo- research consortia on Bioenergy skills as a biographer. Hee Waelzlein. and Hydrogen. Professor of English, Max The winners of the first round of Professor Ekins says: ‘King’s Saunders’ inaugural lecture, postgraduate travel scholarships College London has great Autobiografiction, looked at how from the Graduate School were strengths in a number of fields modern writers in the late 19th announced last month as Joo- related to environmental and 20th centuries found new Hee Waelzlein, postgraduate in sustainability, and I am pleased to ways to combine fiction with Professor Max Saunders with Dame biomedical research, Nicole Tang, add an environmental and energy life-writing. Antonia Byatt. Psychologist at the Institute of economics dimension to this.’ Psychiatry and Chris Cowie, who is studying a masters in philosophy. a new research committee of the uses social science evidence. The winners now have the King’s lecturer Food Standards Agency (FSA). Dr Howard will be part of a team opportunity to study at one of the The independent Social Science of 11 experts who will be lead agreed partner institutions. joins new FSA Research Committee (SSRC) will by Chair of the Committee, Sir Joo-Hee is planning to visit the Dr Michael Howard, lecturer in help the FSA strengthen Roger Jowell founding Director University of North Carolina at Environmental Health at the its capacity for social science for the Centre for Comparative Chapel Hill, Nicole is hoping to School of Biomedical & Health research and provide advice to the Social Surveys at London City visit the University of Hong Kong Sciences, has been invited to join Agency about how it gathers and University. and Chris will also be going to Chapel Hill. Applications for funding can be 2008 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate made by individual PhD students, if these are supported by a Head Professor Tony Allan, Department to water can be achieved to of Department/Division. Visit the of Geography, has been named economies that cannot produce Graduate School news page for as the 2008 Stockholm Water so efficiently. Extreme water more information. Prize Laureate. The Stockholm scarcity has so far been alleviated. Water Prize is a global award There have been no international which is presented annually by water wars since the early 1960s New environment the Stockholm Water Foundation despite confident predictions. to an individual, organisation or Having to explain their absence appointment institution for outstanding water- in the Middle East, the focus related activities. of much of Professor Allan’s In its citation, the international research, was the analytical Nominating Committee challenge that gave birth to the wrote: ‘Professor Tony Allan concept of virtual water. is awarded the Stockholm On receiving the prize, Water Prize for his unique, Professor Allan said: ‘The pioneering and long lasting good news was a wonderful work in education and raising surprise. There was no reason the awareness internationally of Professor Tony Allan to expect recognition after interdisciplinary relationships decades without. The award between agricultural production, measurement of the water that is is personally prized as an water use, economies and embedded in the production of addition to international and political processes.’ foods and industrial products. interdisciplinary scientific Professor Paul Ekins For example, in 1993 Professor Application of the virtual merit, and reflects the respect of Allan made a major breakthrough water concept has highlighted extremely diverse international Paul Ekins joined King’s as Professor in how to demonstrate that the potential to increase the professional and policy of Energy and Environment Policy people consume water in ways productive use of water and communities. I have also mused in January 2008, having been other than when drinking or resources. Water intensive that science can be kind. Though Head of the Environment Group taking a shower. He introduced commodities can be traded not often. And never in one’s at the Policy Studies Institute the concept of ‘virtual water,’ a from places where high returns own patch.’ and Professor of Sustainable
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On their ambitious task King’s success in the Flora London Marathon Dr Sills comments: ‘We want to challenge the record set by the ‘Red Helmets’, a team of ladies on average 10 years younger than us. They completed the 2006 race in seven days, 22 hours. We intend to beat that by maintaining a speed of 16 mph, covering in excess of an average of 384 miles a day. That’s almost 100 miles for each of us to cover every 24 hours!’ To find out more about the race, or to sponsor one of the team, visit the website www.sggdoraam.org.uk
King’s Cuban Dr Diana Lipton Dr Sonya Bardswell Shelley Rowley connection More than 34,000 people London Marathon to raise the course in four hours and five From July 2008, alumna Dianna finished the 2008 Flora London money for HEART UK in minutes. Melrose (Spanish Studies, Marathon on Sunday 13 April, memory of her husband, Peter Shelley Rowley, Volunteer 1973) will take up post as HM making the 2008 race the Lipton. Dr Lipton completed Programme Worker, KCLSU, Ambassador to Cuba. Dianna’s third biggest of the 28 London the marathon in four hours, ran the London Marathon time at King’s not only gave her Marathons held since it started 52 minutes and, at the time in support of Born Free, the the language skills to compete in 1981. of going to press, had raised international wildlife charity. successfully for her new role, Congratulations to all King’s an amazing £24,000. Suzanne Bench, Lecturer in but helped further her interest staff and students who ran in Dr Sonya Bardswell, Cardio- Nursing, Florence Nightingale in Spanish and Latin-American this year’s Marathon. Below is vascular Division, The Rayne School of Nursing & Midwifery, history, literature and politics. a selection of stories from around Institute, has been running for has only been running for 18 Dianna is planning to return to the College: a number of years, but this year months, but undertook her first King’s to talk about her experiences Dr Diana Lipton, Lecturer in was the first time she won a marathon this year. Running in Cuba. For more information Hebrew Bible & Jewish Studies, place in the London Marathon. for HEART UK, Suzanne email [email protected] Department of Theology & Running for Tommy’s, the baby crossed the finish line in three Religious Studies, ran the Flora charity, Dr Bardswell completed hours 57 minutes. Showcasing the
scientist and former atheist turned College online World-leading internationally-regarded theologian, Race Across More than 200 different stories who famously challenged Richard were highlighted on the front Theologian joins Dawkins’ views of religion. America page of the College website Currently at the University Dr Margaret Sills, Academic during the last year. of Oxford, his research interests Director of the Higher Education Stories included the latest include the interaction of science Academy Health Sciences and groundbreaking research, high and faith with the development Practice Subject Centre, will be profile visitors, staff awards, of a ‘scientific theology’ and the jetting off to America in June to student achievements, major relation of Christian theology take part in Race Across America appointments, events, plus the and the natural sciences with (RAAM), a 3,000 mile cycle ride latest College news. special reference to the history from west to east coast. The Public Relations Office is of the relationship and its Dr Sills is part of a team of five always looking for more stories to contemporary development in 55-65 year old women who call feature in that spot, so if you have the fields of quantum theory and themselves the Serpentine Golden any suggestions please email pr@ molecular biology. Girls and whose mission is to kcl.ac.uk or ring extension 3202. Of his post at King’s, which he promote sport for older women. Chris Coe, Director of will take up in September 2008, All money raised by the team will Communications, said: Professor McGrath says: ‘I am go to charity. ‘Interesting, appealing news stories Professor Alister McGrath delighted to be able to join such The race starts in California at are an excellent way of showcasing a vibrant and forward-looking 14.00 on 11 June and the team must the best of King’s College London Revd Professor Alister McGrath department. London is presently cycle the 3,000 miles in nine days to to the outside world. has been appointed to the newly the most dynamic centre for be at the finish point on the Atlantic ‘We are always very keen to created Chair in Theology Ministry new ventures in theological coast by 17.00 on 20 June. The know about potential stories & Education in the Department education, and I am very excited journey will take them across the around the College and will do our of Education & Professional about the opportunities this Rockies, through the Kansas plains best to promote them if they are Studies. Professor McGrath is a appointment brings.’ to Annapolis on the east coast. newsworthy.’
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£5,000 Business Plan Competition award greg funnell Frances Willey and Tuan Nguyen- Phuong have won £5,000 in the first ever Business Plan Competition, which was organised by King’s Business and the Graduate School. Frances Willey is a PhD student in the Division of Reproduction and Endocrinology in the Department of Women’s Health at St Thomas’ Campus, and Tuan Nguyen-Phuong, is studying MSc Mental Health Studies at the Institute of Psychiatry. Their business idea, ‘Comparing Care.com’, centres on creating a company to provide health care comparison services and includes a website that allows users to compare care packages for health, elderly and dental Winners Tuan Nguyen-Phuong (second from left) and Frances Willey (third form left) are pictured with other finalists and the judging panel. care on a variety of criteria. Tuan and Frances said: ‘We funding will help us to develop of Technology Transfer, demonstrated that they had are delighted to win the Business and commercialise our idea.’ commented: ‘The judging identified the market opportunity Plan Competition. This initial Dr Mike Shaw, Director panel felt that the winning idea and had a credible business plan.’
Obituaries
Sir Arthur C Clarke he ‘thoroughly enjoyed’ his time imagination responding to the fkc 1917-2008 at the College, and remembered place of humanity in a wider the ‘winding corridors, Reggie universe. The Lent book I ‘Father of British science-fiction’ getting stolen and maltreated wrote for 2001, Faith Odyssey, and King’s alumnus Sir Arthur all the time, and the bar below coincided with his last visit to C Clarke has died aged 90, at his ground’. His first novel,Prelude King’s, when I was fortunate home in Sri Lanka. to Space, was written in 1947 to meet him and have long Sir Arthur came to prominence while he was still at King’s. discussions about his beliefs in the late 1940s with an Described by JB Priestley about God and the human article on the feasibility of geo- as ‘the happiest writer I ever place in the universe. He stationary satellites. His ideas Sir Arthur with Nobel prize winning DNA met’, Sir Arthur’s work reflects generously gave a quote for were soon proved correct with pioneer Maurice Wilkins (a member of an optimistic view of the ability the cover of Faith Odyssey, staff) during his last visit to King’s. the launch of ‘Early Bird’ in of technology to create a better welcoming my ‘association of 1965, which revolutionised have been nominated both for a world. Marking his 90th birthday science fiction with religion’. the communications and Nobel Prize and for an Oscar, for last year, he said that he wanted He will be greatly missed. broadcasting industry. The his work on Stanley Kubrick’s to be remembered most as a geo-stationary orbit at 36,000 film2001: A Space Odyssey. writer, who entertained readers kilometres above the Equator is Adapted from the short story and expanded their horizons. Myles Mc Dermott still known as the Clarke Orbit. ‘The Sentinel’, the film’s mythic ‘It just needs a few explorers Tempany fkc 1924-2008 Other predictions in Sir quality, with its mysterious going beyond the frontiers to Arthur’s work include the monoliths, murderous Hal 9000 stir our imaginations.’ Myles Tempany joined King’s development of genetic computer and enigmatic ending, Matt Shinn in 1962 as an Assistant Account, engineering and fax machines, quickly gained it cult status. and worked his way up through and a moon landing by 1970. During the War, Sir Arthur King’s Dean, the Revd the College holding a number of His ideas were described at the worked on the top-secret Dr Richard Burridge, writes: positions including Bursar and time as being everything from development of radar for the 2001: A Space Odyssey was Head of Administration. In 1981 ‘crackpot’ to ‘utter bilge’. RAF. He came to King’s in 1946, extremely influential on me, for he was appointed Secretary and Sir Arthur wrote over 70 books, where he achieved a First in the combination of real science later became Vice-Principal for and is one of the few people to maths and physics. He said that plus Clarke’s extraordinary External Affairs in 1986.
12 | Comment | May 2008 Flashback The real Joan Hunter Dunn The subject of John Betjeman’s well-known poem, ‘A Subaltern’s Love Song’, who was a student at King’s College for Household & Social Science at Kensington in the 1930s, died in April at the age of 92.
Miss J Hunter Dunn, Miss J Hunter Dunn, Furnish’d and burnish’d by Aldershot sun, What strenuous singles we played after tea, We in the tournament – you against me!
Love-thirty, love-forty, oh! weakness of joy, The speed of a swallow, the grace of a boy, With carefullest carelessness, gaily you won, I am weak from your loveliness, Joan Hunter Dunn.
HE POEM IS AN INTERESTING mixture of fact and fi ction: while T the subaltern of Betjeman’s title is an imaginary alter-ego of the poet, the tennis- playing heroine is a fantasy woven by Betjeman out of an acquaintance with the real Joan when they were both working at the University of London’s Senate House during the Second World War. Betjeman held a post in the fi lms division of the Ministry of Information, based at Senate Joan hunter dunn, in her school lacrosse team, 1934 (above, extreme right). House. The meeting of real poet and real tennis-girl was described by him in a radio elementary dietetics. She was appointed to the College’s Macadam broadcast in 1949: ‘There’s Miss Joan Hunter University of London catering post in 1938, Building is named) Dunn, who was a dream of beauty, the most and she told the Sunday Times in 1965 how, was Assistant lovely girl. … She was the toast and delight of when on the outbreak of war the Ministry of Director General the Ministry of Information. She was in the Information arrived in Senate House, she ‘was of the Ministry of Catering Department there, and she used to taken over with the pots and pans, and together Information, whose wear a white coat, you know, and silk stockings, with Mrs Bruce, the Manageress, had the job purpose was to and you used to see this beautiful strong girl of providing food for 1,600 people.’ cover news and press with black, curly hair, brown eyes and a lovely ‘I was always dashing about in a white coat censorship, maintain nose, beautiful fi gure, striding about healthy and I don’t see how John Betjeman can have morale on the home among all us pale green intellectuals, carrying known me terribly well’, she commented. front and ensure trays and things. … ‘However, one day he asked me out to lunch, that information and ‘I imagined, when I saw her, “My goodness and in the taxi on the way to the restaurant he propaganda reached that’s a lovely girl. I bet she comes from put a copy of Horizon magazine into my hand allied and neutral Aldershot, and I expect she’s a doctor’s and said, “I hope you don’t mind I’ve written countries. Macadam a postcard from Joan to the principal of King’s college daughter.” And, you know, she was and she a poem about you.” I must say I was absolutely may have had a for household & social did come from Aldershot. It’s too extraordinary. overwhelmed. It was such a marvellous hand in appointing science, who had provided her with a reference for the … It’s called “A Subaltern’s Love Song.” But of break from the monotony of the war. It really Betjeman on the senate house post. course it’s really mine.’ was remarkable the way he imagined it all. recommendation of Actually, all that about the subaltern and the Kenneth (later Lord) farnborough engagement is sheer fantasy, but my life was Clark, the art historian. In fact the real Joan Hunter Dunn came from very like the poem.’ John Betjeman and Joan Hunter Dunn nearby Farnborough rather than Aldershot, but never did, as the poem recounts, ‘sit in the her father was indeed a doctor and she was a unperturbed car park till twenty to one’, and certainly the keen tennis player (a sport she could certainly ‘When the bombs fell she bound up our wounds engagement between them with which the have pursued at Kensington). She was born unperturbed’, added Betjeman in the same poem ends was purely imaginary. It is, however, in 1915 and entered the two-year course for article. ‘She was so marvellous at fi rst aid. I evident that King’s played no inconsiderable Institutional Administrators at King’s College used to wish desperately for a small wound part in bringing together the poet and his muse. for Household & Social Science in October from a bomb so she could minister to me.’ Christine Kenyon Jones 1934. The course was intended for ‘ladies’ There was another King’s connection with and continued at Queen Elizabeth College this relationship, in that Ivison Macadam William s peterson, John Betjeman: A bibliography until the early 1960s. After gaining her diploma (1894-1974, fi rst President of the Students’ (oxford university press, 2006) in 1936, Joan worked at Guy’s Hospital Union at King’s and of the National Union peter crookston, ‘Joan hunter Dunn’, Sunday Times composing diets and lecturing nurses on of Students, and the man after whom the Magazine (8 august 1965).
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First-ever Baby Friendly award greg funnell UNICEF UK’s first Baby Friendly midwifery lecturers Louise Long award has been presented to the and Sophie French, who led the Florence Nightingale School of King’s accreditation process, Nursing & Midwifery. The award, said: ‘This is a great step forward presented to the School by Health for midwifery education and Minister Dawn Primarolo MP, the profile of the Baby Friendly recognises the high standards initiative in London and the UK. of training and education on ‘We are delighted to be at the breastfeeding provided by their forefront of this important public midwifery courses. health issue and want to thank our students for all their hard work and enthusiasm with the ‘A great step forward’ accreditation process.’ UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Ms Primarolo said: ‘I am truly University Standards award delighted to be able to present tackles the problem of patchy and these first UNICEF UK Baby often insufficient training around Dawn Primarolo MP (centre) presented the School with the UNICEF UK award. Friendly awards at King’s College breastfeeding, which has led to London in recognition of the high many thousands of mothers being to apply for Baby Friendly courses will be equipped with the levels of breastfeeding training unable to breastfeed for as long as Accreditation, which will mean knowledge and practical skills they provide to student midwives. they would have wished. that newly qualified midwives to enable them to support new On receiving the award, Universities will now be able and health visitors from accredited mothers breastfeed effectively. Three Campus Walk News in brief Following the success of the finishing at the Strand Campus. BBC drama collaboration First oral bacteria database Three Campus Walks back in The walk is open to all staff Birthing Stories, a powerful radio Scientists from King’s and the 2006, London Blue Badge Guide from all campuses, and will take play which has been written as Forsyth Institute have compiled Martin Harvey (Site Services about one and a half hours. Martin a result of collaboration between the first comprehensive list of oral Manager at Guy’s and Waterloo is giving his time for free but if BBC World Drama and King’s, bacterial species. More than 600 Campuses) will be leading another you enjoy the walk you can make was broadcast by the BBC in species have been found and the tour on Thursday 5 June at 17.00. a donation to his chosen charity. February. The play was compiled list (the Human Oral Microbiome This year, the walk will start If you would like to take and dramatised by playwright Database) provides descriptions from New Hunt’s House, Guy’s part, please email [email protected]. Claire Luckham, who held a of each species together with Campus, and will take a light- Places are limited and will be Leverhulme Artist in Residence tools for analysis of their DNA. hearted look at the historical sites allocated on a first-come first- Award in the King’s Department The database will help scientists of the South Bank and the City, served basis. of English in 2003 and has also studying the role of specific been a Visiting Fellow in the bacteria in human health and Department. Her previous disease, and paves the way to works include Trafford Tanzi constructing similar databases for Long service awards and The Choice. other body sites such as the skin.
Gallicanus Play Novelist John Irving to visit On 14 March students from John Irving, the award winning the History Department’s Latin novelist and playwright, will for Graduates course performed be paying King’s a visit on 29 a dramatised reading of the May. Best known as the author tenth-century play, Gallicanus, of The World According to Garp, written by the German nun The Cider House Rules and A Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, Prayer for Owen Meany, he will which depicts the conversion read from his novel in progress, of a Roman general to Last Night in Twisted River, The 2008 Long Service Awards were held last month in the Great Hall, Strand Christianity at the court of and answer questions from the Campus. Principal Professor Rick Trainor (centre) and Vice-Principal Professor the emperor Constantine. audience. The reading starts at Phil Whitfield congratulatedBill Colwell (left), Site Services Manager at The event, held in the Strand 19.00 in the Edmond J. Safra Denmark Hill Campus, and Dr Glenn Wilson, Reader at the Institute of Psychiatry (right), for their hard work and dedication over 40 years at King’s. Dr Norman Chapel, was produced by Lecture, Strand Campus. Email Gregson was also received an award for 40 years’ service. Staff members Dr Jacqueline Glomski and [email protected] for with 25 years’ service, including Vice-Principal Professor Lawrence Freedman, Professor Anne Duggan. tickets and more information. were also recognised.
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Rosalind Franklin remembered david tett This year marks the 50th and Professor Ellen Solomon, anniversary of the death of Head of the Division of Rosalind Franklin, whose Medical & Molecular Genetics pioneering work at King’s at King’s. was key to the discovery of Dr Rosalind Franklin, after the structure of DNA. whom the College’s Franklin- Over 200 guests helped to Wilkins Building is named, celebrate the life and work of died 50 years ago on 16 April Rosalind Franklin at the DNA 1958, aged 37: some five years event held on 14 April in the after her X-ray diffraction Edmond J. Safra Lecture studies at King’s made a major Theatre, Strand Campus. contribution to the discovery The event was chaired by of the structure of DNA. the Principal, Professor Rick The photographic image, Trainor, and guest speakers Photograph 51, that she captured included Professor Noreen in 1952 with Ray Gosling was Murray, molecular geneticist, the clearest picture to date at the and an alumna of King’s, time of DNA and can lay claim Professor Raymond Gosling, to being the most important Doctoral Assistant to Rosalind, photograph ever taken. From left: Ray Gosling, Ellen Solomon, Rick Trainor and Noreen Murray. Minister praises prostate cancer master class david tett lectures, workshops and discussion professionals from across the forums led by prostate cancer country. These people all play a specialists. crucial role in the care and support At the event, Ann Keen said: of men with prostate cancer. The ‘I congratulate The Prostate Master class will be an excellent Cancer Charity and King’s forum for improving their expertise College London on gathering and enhancing their specialist such an impressive group of health knowledge of prostate cancer.’
St John Passion
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From left: Anne-Marie Rafferty, Ann Keen MP, Alison Richardson and Lorraine Robinson.
Ann Keen MP, Under Secretary Alison Richardson, Professor of State for Health Services, of Cancer & Palliative Nursing launched the first ever Prostate Care and Dr Emma Ream, Senior Master Class at King’s last Lecturer in Specialist Palliative month. The minister addressed Care at the Florence Nightingale delegates at the event organised School of Nursing & Midwifery, by the Florence Nightingale have been working on a research School of Nursing & Midwifery project with the Prostate Cancer in partnership with The Prostate Charity entitled: ‘The role and Cancer Charity. effectiveness of clinical nurse The master class entitled ‘The specialists: perceptions of men whole journey counts: choices with prostate cancer’. and dilemmas’ aims to provide Professor Richardson said: delegates with a forum to analyse, ‘This master class builds on discuss and debate the current our commitment to working in challenges facing prostate cancer partnership with organisations care as well as gaining an update committed to improving patients’ on some of the latest research experiences of care.’ The College Choir was joined by the the Royal Academy of Music Baroque and practice guidance in the The class will be delivered Ensemble on 12 March for a performance of J S Bach’s St John Passion using period instruments in the College Chapel at the Strand Campus. management of the disease. through a combination of keynote
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Excellence Award New dermatology laboratories david tett city & guilds Excellence 2007-8, London & South East Region, for outstanding performance in the security sector. Baroness Perry of Southwark presented Bill with the award at the celebration ceremony on 18 March, at the Selfridge Hotel London. In the letter of commendation, the judges said: ‘Bill is clearly an enthusiastic member of the team [and] demonstrates a thorough methodical practical approach.’ In addition to this presentation, Bill was also invited to attend Bill Causon with Baroness Perry. the City & Guild’s Lion Awards ceremony to celebrate the Bill Causon, Assistant Site achievement of all the Medals Manager at the Denmark Hill for Excellence winners which Campus, has been awarded was held at The Brewery, the City & Guilds Medal for London on 14 April. The American Scene
The American Studies Department at King’s is taking part in the The new Dermatology and Molecular Medicine Research Laboratories at Guy’s exhibition The American Scene: Campus were officially opened last month byMrs Kay Glendinning MBE (left), of Prints from Hopper to Pollock, the Dunhill Medical Trust. The laboratories, which are situated on the ninth floor currently on display at the of Guy’s Tower, have been funded by £5.2 million from the Scientific Research Infrastructure Fund. They have also received an equipment grant of £175,000 British Museum. from the Dunhill Medical Trust. It is hoped that the new laboratories will foster The American Scene features translation of genetic and biological advances into better diagnosis and treatment over 150 prints from key moments for serious skin diseases. Professor Jonathan Barker (far right), Head of the in early 20th century artistic Institute of Dermatology, commented: ‘This initiative within the Division of Genetics output, including leading modern & Molecular Medicine marks a watershed in our ability to improve the lives of our patients through science-led medical advancement.’ The Principal, Professor Rick American artists such as George Trainor (centre), was also in attendance. Bellows, Edward Hopper, and Jackson Pollock. American Studies Department staff and postgraduates have presented a number of gallery Alumni Weekend 2008 talks as part of the exhibition. The New York; c.1925. Lithograph. Artist: Louis final talk,American Sexualities: Lozowick. Image Copyright Lee Lozowick. Every year the Alumni Office Society, the Gilbert & Sullivan technology and change by Professor organises an annual calendar of Society, and a capella singing John Howard and Cara Rodway To read more about the events designed to encourage group King’s Chix. This will be takes place on Thursday 29 May, exhibition visit the British alumni of all disciplines to come followed by a drinks reception. 18.30 at the Stevenson Lecture Museum’s website to back to the College and visit Other highlights include the Theatre in the British Museum. www.britishmuseum.org their old departments. Alumni Alumni Lunch with the Principal, Weekend is an all-encompassing a lecture on the Olympic Games reunion event, held in June, which from Dr Mike Raco (Geography attracted more than 400 alumni in Department) and an afternoon Greek alumni launch 2007. Alumni, staff and students exploring the world of film at the are all invited to book for a wide British Film Institute. Following interest in forming Jennifer Garner, Head of Alumni range of entertaining events taking Staff are invited bring friends an alumni branch in Greece, Relations, and Dr Dionysios place across King’s and in various and family to any of the events, members of the Alumni & Stathakopoulos, Research Fellow external venues. and qualify for half-price tickets. Development Office hosted a in the Department of Byzantine & Highlights of this year’s For full details and a booking form drinks reception at the Athens Modern Greek Studies. There are programme include a Variety please see the alumni website Hilton on 11 April. 130 alumni plans to launch groups in Athens Show on Friday evening, involving www.kcl.ac.uk/alumni/events/uk/ heard presentations from and Thessaloniki in the Autumn. the award-winning King’s Dance coming/
16 | Comment | May 2008 Research
First for King’s and NYU Gene expression technology
Hafed Walda 2007 A technology developed at King’s is expected to have a long-lasting impact on both drug discovery efforts and in the development and manufacturing of biologic-based medicines, including gene therapy. Dr Michael Antoniou in the Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics is the originator of the protein expression technology resulting from research initially funded under the MRC/ Inscription in Latin and neo-Punic above the theatre doors at Lepcis Magna. DTI LINK programme and subsequently by the BBSRC UCOE™ (Ubiquitous Chromatin The Centre for Computing in The Centre for Computing ‘Gene Technologies Underpinning Opening Element) has been the Humanities at King’s and in the Humanities and ISAW Healthcare’ initiative. Dr licensed to over 50 pharmaceutical the Institute for the Study of have established a pilot project Antoniou comments ‘Seeing one’s and biotechnology companies in the Ancient World (ISAW) at named Concordia. The project basic scientific discoveries applied North America, Europe and Japan, New York University have been is under the joint direction of in areas of clinical importance is including Medarex, Novartis and awarded the first Transatlantic Charlotte Roueché, Professor most rewarding’. Maxygen. Digitization Collaboration Grant. of Classics, and Roger Bagnall, The technology was developed UCOE™ provides a major The grant of approximately director of ISAW. with, and licensed to, a small British improvement in gene expression £65,000 ($129,828) was ‘We are very grateful to company, Cobra Therapeutics in mammalian cells and received awarded by the Joint Information the funding bodies for their Ltd. The rights were purchased by the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Systems Committee (JISC) imaginative partnership,’ said Serologicals Corporation in 2005, Technology Innovation of the Year and the National Endowment Professor Roueché. ‘This gives which was subsequently acquired Award in the US Drug Discovery for the Humanities (NEH) (an us a welcome opportunity to by Millipore Corporation in 2006. Technologies Market. independent grant-making agency demonstrate how much can supporting research, education, be achieved by international preservation, and public programs collaboration, with results in the humanities), to develop a which should benefit scholars, Licensing report searching and mapping system for students, and the public in online Humanities collections. countries across the world.’ Researchers at the Centre for Crime & Justice Studies have pulled together a report on The Licensing Act 2003, introduced Oral cancer research breakthrough in November 2005 to abolish set licensing hours in England Researchers from the Dental the project says: ‘We are very and Wales. Institute and the Nutritional excited by this discovery. The aim of the act was to Science Research Division, Alcohol is a major risk factor liberalise a rigid system whilst led by Professors Saman for oral cancer. We have so reducing the problems of heavy Warnakulasuriya and Victor far not been able to explain drinking and disorder associated The report pulls together the R Preedy have published exact mechanisms how alcohol with a standard closing time. key findings from these various new research findings which causes cancer of the mouth’. It was hoped that in the longer strands. It also draws on previously herald a significant advance in Through study of a group of term, the Act – in combination published material on the Act, understanding how alcohol may alcohol misusers the researchers with national and local alcohol notably Department of Culture cause oral (mouth) cancer. have found that a break down strategies – would also help bring Media and Sport (DCMS) Oral cancer affects around product of alcohol – acetaldehyde about a ‘sensible drinking’ culture statistics, HM Revenue and 4,600 people in the UK per year – can be detected in oral mucosal which attached less value to heavy Customs statistics as published and the disease is more common cells, and thereby provide a drinking and drunkenness as ends by the British Beer and Pub in Scotland. It is a highly lethal marker for alcohol metabolism. in themselves. Association (BBPA), a survey disease and five year survival is Professor Preedy, However, there was concern of demands on Accident & around 50 per cent. At least three comments: ‘The discovery of both about the public health Emergency (A&E) hospital people die of or with oral cancer acetaldehyde adducts in tissues impact of the new licensing regime services and a national survey every day in the UK. is very important and helps and about its effects on crime of local authorities. Saman Warnakulasuriya, us understand how diseases and disorder. The Home Office The research team also mounted Professor of Oral Medicine & may be caused. In this case put into place a multi-strand an international review of the Experimental Pathology at the information adds to our evaluation, focusing largely relevant academic literature on King’s, and lead researcher in understanding of mouth cancer.’ on the Act’s impact on crime alcohol-related crime and how to and disorder. manage the night time economy.
May 2008 | Comment | 17 Media watch
Virtual reality Cellar door Sadness survived Overcrowding issues
A virtual reality simulation JRR Tolkien thought ‘cellar Dr Paul Keedwell had his book There are better ways to spend of a journey on the London door’ the most beautiful- How Sadness Survived featured billions of pounds than on Underground has shown sounding phrase in the English in The Observer, The Daily incarcerating 20,000 more that paranoia is much more language. As a new exhibition Telegraph, The Daily Mail and people wrote Andrew Coyle, common among people who of this name opened Radio 4’s The Metro. The lecturer at the Professor of Prison Studies in have no mental health problems Front Row sent Tony Thorne, Institute of Psychiatry was the The Guardian. than scientists had thought. Language Consultant, on the also interviewed on Radio 4’s The research was by Dr Daniel trail of a linguistic myth. Tony Today programme. Freeman, Senior Lecturer in Thorne also discussed language Grammar debate Clinical Psychology and was used by Hillary Clinton, covered by the BBC Breakfast Shakespeare and school children Basra violence Dr Bethan Marshall, a Senior Television News, BBC and this was reported in The Lecturer in English Education, London, BBC World, BBC Daily Telegraph, BBC London Dr John Gearson, Director of wrote about the use of World Service Radio, BBC Radio and BBC News Online. the Centre for Defence Studies, punctuation in an opinion piece Five Live, BBC Online and in was interviewed about fighting in The Independent. The Metro and The Times. in Iraq on BBC News 24. Mozart portrait Dr Gearson also discussed Gordon Brown’s new National Quality scientists Hybrid embryos Kirsty Lang, presenter of Radio Security Strategy on Sky 4’s Front Row, interviewed News and LBC radio and Dr Mark Miodownik, Head of Dr Stephen Minger, Director Professor Cliff Eisen, Department President Sarkozy of France’s the Materials Research Group of the Stem Cell Biology of Music, about the previously announcement of cuts in presented Radio 4’s Who Needs Laboratory, was interviewed unknown portrait of Mozart he French nuclear forces on BBC Scientists? He challenged the about hybrid embryos by has authenticated. The portrait World Service. conventional wisdom that more BBC News 24, BBC1 News, was also featured in The Times scientists are essential if Britain CNN, GMTV, Radio Five and by overseas media, news is to prosper. Live, BBC World Service, agencies and online news sites. Bluestocking women Times Higher Education, The Times, The Guardian, The Dr Elizabeth Eger, Lecturer Equal pay law Independent, The Herald and Thin obsession in Eighteenth-Century & on BBC News Online. Romantic Literature, described The UK’s equal pay legislation The growing obsession with the National Portrait Gallery was the subject of Radio 4’s being ultra-thin is having a exhibition (‘Brilliant Women: File on Four which Aileen Mc Organic myth ‘dangerous influence on the 18th Century Bluestockings’) Colgan, Professor of Human public’, said Professor Janet she has co-curated on Radio 4’s Rights Law, took part. She Tom Sanders, Professor of Treasure, Director of the Eating Woman’s Hour. said the law was out of date Nutrition & Dietetics, claimed Disorders Research Unit in The and that the Government in BBC2’s Horizon programme Times, Daily Mail, The Herald had been ‘tinkering’ with the that organic food has no higher and The Sun. Global defence system rather than seeking nutritional value compared major reform. to conventional food. This Jane Sharp, Senior Research was reported by the Daily MND puzzle Fellow in the Centre for Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mirror, Defence Studies, was Saints & sinners Sunday Telegraph and Belfast A significant breakthrough in interviewed by CNN, BBC Telegraph. motor neurone disease by King’s World Service, and the Los The tax changes in Alistair researchers was covered by The Angeles Times Metro on relations Darling’s first budget were Daily Telegraph, The Times, within NATO and between discussed by Anne Redston, Sedatives deaths Financial Times, Independent NATO and Russia, and the Visiting Professor in Tax and BBC News Online. Bush Administration and Iran’s on Radio 4’s Money Box More than 23,000 elderly missile threat. programme. Professor Redston people with Alzheimer’s could also analysed the budget on be dying prematurely in care Congestion charge BBC Online. homes each year after being Sacred music given drugs to keep them Cathryn Tonne, Research Fellow quiet, a report by Clive Ballard, in the Environmental Research David Trendell, Lecturer in Professor of Age Related Group, was interviewed on Music, was interviewed on See www.kcl.ac.uk/headlines Disorders claimed. Professor LBC Radio, Deutchlandfunk the BBC4 programme Sacred for the latest media coverage Ballard’s study was reported (German Public Radio) and Music. The programme was or on Campus noticeboards. in the Daily Telegraph, Daily BBC News Online about the part of a documentary series Comment is keen to know of Mail, Daily Mirror, The study she led on the London which explored the flowering any staff featured in the media, Guardian and The Sun. Congestion Charge Scheme. of Western sacred music. email [email protected]
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King’s student Ryan Olley wins dental competition shines Ryan Olley, fifth year BDS the mouse equivalent being student, has been awarded first named after the Sega ‘Sonic the prize in the 2008 British Dental Hedgehog’ character. Association (BDA)/Dentsply Dean and Head of the Dental Student Clinician Research Institute, Professor Nairn Wilson Programme for his presentation commented: ‘This is a great titled ‘The Role of Sonic achievement which brings great Hedgehog in Tooth Root credit to Ryan and the Institute. Development.’ He will present The Institute is very proud of his project at the Annual Session his success.’ of the American Dental Fifteen students, representing Association in October. each of the UK’s dental schools, Ryan undertook his project took part in the final round of Feyza Basar as part of an intercalated BSc the competition in February Feyza Basar, a Law research in Craniofacial Science. It at the BDA. student from Turkey, has been had been shown that a gene Ryan commented: ‘I am named runner up for the London called Sonic Hedgehog was delighted to have won the region in the British Council’s expressed in the roots of competition, and to have had Ryan Olley International Student ‘Shine’ developing teeth. The hedgehog my research recognised in this Awards 2008. These awards, gene was originally discovered way. I thank colleagues and forward to further research and now in their sixth year, recognise in the fruit fly Drosophila, with staff for their support and look presenting my work in the US.’ international students who are truly making the most of their time in the UK. Feyza was presented with 2008. After six hours of thrilling her award by Moira Stuart OBE football the Baccara Smokers beat Opening doors to at a prestigious prize-giving the Maynard Boys in a hard fought ceremony at Delfina Studios. final, by two goals to one. Both excellence The evening was also attended teams were representing the The Widening Participation Team by special guest Jimmy Choo. Hampstead Residence. recently organised a week Feyza, was one of more than dedicated to student shadowing, 1,500 students, representing 127 where more than 80 gifted nationalities, who participated in Students seek and talented Year 12 students this student competition. She from London state schools had impressed judges with a letter charitable status the opportunity to shadow explaining how she has been SHINE, a not-for-profit community undergraduate students at the maximising opportunities to programme run by students at Strand, Guy’s and Waterloo enhance her life as an international King’s, has applied for charity campuses. student. Ms Basar is also a status following four years of School students spent half Chevening Scholar, clearly The final score was 8-4 to the success supporting schoolchildren a day with the undergraduate demonstrating that she is a well King’s Medical School teams. in the local area. students attending lectures, rounded student and outstanding Tom AbouNader, KCLSU SHINE offers both academic practical demonstrations and member of the King’s student body. Vice-President Participation & and pastoral support to children tutorials. They were also given Development, commented: ‘This at inner city primary schools a tour of the campus and lunch, year’s Macadam Cup was another through the use of university and had plenty of opportunities to Sporting success well fought competition with some student mentors. meet academic staff, and ask great sport played in great weather. Sophie Raynor, Director of questions about university life. There have been a number of On behalf of KCLSU I’d like to Child Protection and PR for Subjects covered included student sporting activities across thank all the teams who played SHINE and a graduate medical Biomedical Science, Computing, the College since the last issue and spectators who travelled down student, comments: ‘We’re really Dentistry, Dietetics, English, of Comment, including the to New Malden for what was a excited about the future for the Engineering, French, Geography, annual Macadam Cup, and really enjoyable afternoon organisation. It has been a truly History, Law, Medicine, Nursing Inter-Residence five-a-side celebrating sport at King’s.’ rewarding experience over the last and Physiotherapy. football competition. The fourth annual Inter- few years and we are extremely The Year 12 students found the Now in its fifth year, the Residence 5-a-side football grateful to all the students, schools experience to be both interesting Macadam Cup competition took competition took place in March and other organisations that have and beneficial. One student place in February at the College’s at the Ferndale Sports Centre in supported us and helped us to thought: ‘Talking to students about New Malden sports ground. King’s Brixton. Eighteen teams come so far. I now hope that we’ll university life and getting a feel for teams played against King’s representing all six of the King’s be able to take SHINE to the next the place’ was the most enjoyable Medical School teams in various Residences braved wintry level by achieving charity status.’ part of the day, whilst another sports, with the winner of the most conditions in the hope of becoming Find out more about SHINE student said, ‘I very much enjoyed matches lifting the Macadam Cup. Inter-residence Champions for at www.kclshine.org.uk the student shadowing scheme.’
May 2008 | Comment | 19 Books
Three favourite... Statues near the Strand Campus As recommended by Nigel Baker, Assistant Site Services Manager at the Maughan Library
the statue of John wilkes (1725-97) on fetter lane John Wilkes was an ugly rascal of a man, who, as well as being a member of the Hell Fire Club, was an MP, imprisoned for obscene and seditious libel and became Lord Mayor of London. He was famous for his quick wit From Capture to Sale: The What is mental disorder? Ethnicity and Violence: as illustrated during an exchange Portuguese Slave Trade to An essay in philosophy, the Case of Radical Basque with John Montague the Earl of Spanish South America in the science and values Nationalism Sandwich, who declared ‘Sir, I Early Seventeenth Century do not know whether you will die on the Gallows or of the pox.’ Professor Linda A Newson, Professor Derek Bolton, Dr Diego Muro, Department of Wilkes replied ‘That, sir depends Department of Geography Institute of Psychiatry Spanish & Spanish-American Studies on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress.’ From Capture to Sale illuminates The concept of mental disorder This book provides a genealogy the experience of African slaves and before that mental illness of radical Basque nationalism The statue of Sir Arthur Travers transported to Spanish America has come in for a lot of criticism and the means by which this harris (1892-1984) outside by the Portuguese in the early since the ’60s: sociological, socio- complex, often violent, political st Clement danes Church 17th century. The study draws political, ethical and conceptual. movement has reinforced Basque A controversial statue of the on exceptionally rich private Psychology spans and identity. Radical nationalists are man known as ‘Bomber Harris’ papers belonging to one of the typically gets involved in a tug mobilized by a shared frame or ‘Butcher Harris’ because of most prominent Portuguese slave of war between biology and of reference where ethnicity the blanket bombing of German traders, Manuel Bautista Pérez. the social sciences, the main and violence are intertwined cities during the Second World Pérez was a New Christian conceptualisations of ‘mental in a nostalgic recreation of a War. My father earned the DFC who was brought before the disorder’ being as social deviance, golden age and a quasi-religions navigating Halifax bombers Inquisition in Lima in 1635. in the ’60s, and more recently, imperative to restore that and seeing the statue always During this process his papers as disruption of evolutionary distant past. makes me think him. Dad, like were seized and they are now bio-psychological design. Diego Muro examines the many other veterans of Bomber located in the Inquisition section At present the pendulum Basque ethno-nationalist Command, always defended the of the Archivo General de la seems to be swinging back confl ict during the 20th century honour of his old CO. Nación in Lima. His accounts towards personal and social and provides a comprehensive cover the transhipment of slaves conceptualizations, and probably examination of the violent the statue of horace rumpole that from Upper Guinea, through some dialectical synthesis is campaign of Euskadi Ta can be seen through the window of Colombia and Panama to their the order of the day. Recent Askatasuna (ETA) since 1959. 21 fleet street fi nal sale in Peru. developments in the science, The book analyzes the interplay 21 Fleet Sreet, currently being The prime focus of the study for example in genetics of ethnicity and violence and used as a solicitor’s offi ce, has a is on the diet, health and medical including its theory of error, stresses the role of inherited myths, small art gallery attached to it. care of the slaves. Since slaves aff ect the ways we conceive memories and cultural symbols If you look through the window purchased in Africa for about of mental disorder, as do many to explain the ability of radical you will see John Mortimer’s 100-125 pesos could be sold in social changes. Basque nationalism to endure. legendary character looking Lima for about 600 pesos, in Derek Bolton’s book Ethnicity and Violence will back at you with cigar in hand. It order to protect their investment reviews the issues and draws be of much interest to students always brings a smile to my face. there was some incentive for slave out implications of concepts of contemporary Spain, ethnic traders to treat their slaves well. of health and illness being based confl ict, nationalism, comparative Let us know your three favourite The study reveals the impact of the in personal and social politics and European Studies things related to a Campus. Email Columbian Exchange on diets. representations and values. in general. [email protected] Brill Oxford University Press Routledge
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