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Commentthe College Newsletter Issue No 183 | September 2008 Westwood Unveils Gowns | 3 Olympic silver for King’s rowers | 4 Profile: Professor Roger Parker | 7 First GPEP students graduate | 15 Strand: £20m redevelopment CommentThe College newsletter Issue no 183 | September 2008 Westwood unveils gowns THE COLLEGE LAUNCHED its NEW- was the need for the College to Vivienne Westwood, who was OBE for her services to fashion look academic gowns in July with design our own academic dress. named British Designer of the in 1993 and in 2006 was created a catwalk show featuring King’s The College is most grateful to Year twice in 1990 and 1991, a Dame Commander, Order of students. The 20 new gowns and Vivienne Westwood for the design was welcomed to the event at the British Empire. hoods that make up the stunning and also to Ede & Ravenscroft for the Great Hall, Strand Campus, See more pictures and read academic dress were created by their expertise in the production by the Principal Professor Rick about the graduation ceremonies the English fashion designer of the academic dress.’ Trainor. She was awarded an on page 5. Dame Vivienne Westwood and GREG FUNNELL produced by Ede & Ravenscroft. On the gowns Vivienne Westwood comments: ‘Through my reworking of the traditional robe I tried to link the past, the present and the future. We are what we know.’ Stunning new academic dress The gowns and hoods have been designed with colours to reflect the College’s Schools of study and levels of degree. A unique feature of the gowns is the King’s College London lion button on each shoulder. Students graduating from the College in July were the first to wear these striking new gowns. Vivienne Westwood was approached in 2007 by Baroness Rawlings, the then Chairman of King’s, after the College successfully petitioned the Privy Council for degree-awarding powers in its own right. Brian Salter, Deputy College Secretary & Academic Registrar comments: ‘One of the more noticeable impacts of securing its own degree-awarding powers Dame Vivienne Westwood designed the gowns to ‘link the past, the present and the future.’ News King’s appoints new Vice-Principal KING’S COLLEGE LONDON HAS executive Director of the Carbon confidence that his experience appointed Chris Mottershead Trust, a member of the Advisory and wide range of international as Vice-Principal (Research). Board of the National Center contacts will help develop our Mr Mottershead’s current role for Atmospheric Research (US) research profile significantly.’ is as BP’s Distinguished Advisor and the EPSRC (Engineering Mr Mottershead commented: – Energy Security and Climate and Physical Sciences Research ‘Needless to say, I am very excited Change, and he will be taking over Council) User Panel. at the prospect of joining one of the College’s research portfolio Commenting on the the world’s leading universities: from Professor Sir Lawrence appointment, the Principal said: King’s appears to be making huge Freedman, who will continue as ‘I am delighted that Chris will be advances at the moment, and one of five Vice-Principals. joining the senior management there could be no better time to Mr Mottershead has developed Chris Mottershead team at King’s. Cutting edge get involved in the increasingly his career with BP since 1978, research leads and informs all competitive world of international and since 2004 has advised BP of the College; he has a degree our activities and I have every academic research.’ executive management and in Applied Physics and an MSc governments on a range of strategic in Cybernetics from Chelsea issues, including climate change. College, which merged with Mr Mottershead is an alumnus King’s in 1985. He is a non- Principal’s Column GREG FUNNELL modernise e-communications across the College. £158m received in awards Some members of staff were severely inconvenienced by £157.7 MILLION POUNDS HAS BEEN by the solid performance in grant an interruption to service in awarded to the College for new winning from across the College. August and I am sorry for this. or renewed research projects This is the third year in a row in Unfortunately, King’s, along during the financial year 1 August which we have seen significant with a significant number of 2007–31 July 2008. This is made growth and demonstrates the international universities, were up of 806 projects, and represents strengthening of our research base. subject to a major network the highest value of awards ever By comparison, in 2004-5 the security (phishing) attack, and received by King’s. College only managed to bring in Dear Colleagues remedial action had to be taken It compares with the 808 some £80m of new awards.’ The world’s imagination has to ensure that no email accounts awards received last year which These awards, many of which been captivated by the Olympics were compromised in any way. were worth £135.3 million. Fifty- are in themselves prestigious, this Summer, and I am delighted The downtime was not directly nine of this year’s awards were support the whole spectrum of that members of the College linked to the introduction of the worth over £500,000, of which 31 the College’s research activities have played their part in these new email service. A new IT were worth over £1 million and in all Schools and Divisions, and outstanding games. Security Framework will five were worth over £3 million. have been received from a wide In particular, congratulations be launched across the College Professor Sir Lawrence variety of sources, including to student Katherine Grainger in readiness for the new Freedman, Vice Principal Research Councils, charities and for becoming the first British academic year. commented: ‘I am very pleased international foundations. woman to win medals at three As we begin a new academic consecutive games, and to her year, I extend a warm welcome Silver medal-winning rowing to new staff and students who team mates Frances Houghton are joining King’s. The last Funding boost to King’s and Annabel Vernon, both of few years have seen the College whom are alumni (see page 3). go from strength to strength AcADEMic INitiAtivES AND Gemma Peters, Director I look forward to congratulating and I have every confidence student activities at King’s will of Development at King’s, them, and College staff and that the results of the RAE significantly benefit from a new commented: ‘The Matched alumni who have achieved so (Research Assessment Exercise) £200 million government scheme, Funding scheme is great news much in so many areas, at the will be positive for the College launched in July, enabling UK for King’s and Higher Education second King’s Awards which when these are released in universities to increase their fundraising as a whole. Being are to be held in mid-September. December. income from voluntary giving. able to match gifts will help us Over July and August, more Finally, I wish I were able to The Matched Funding scheme to encourage alumni, staff and than 6,000 staff and research report conclusively on our plans for the higher education sector former staff to make a gift to the graduates were migrated to the for Somerset House but, at the adds Government money to College. An increase in individual new College email service. This time of writing, contractual donations from individuals to donations will enable us to major initiative, undertaken by negotiations are still underway. universities. Under the scheme, support more academic initiatives, ISS in collaboration with I strongly hope these will be King’s will receive an extra £1 scholarships and student activities.’ School IT Units, is only the first concluded soon. from the Government for every The Matched Funding scheme phase in a significant project to Rick Trainor £3 donated. will run until 2011. 2 | Comment | September 2008 News Olympic silver for King’s rowers GETTY IMAGES KING’S stUDENT KATHEriNE GrAINGER became the first British woman to win medals at three consecutive Olympic Games in August, with silver in the quadruple sculls in Beijing. She won the medal alongside two King’s graduates. A fantastic achievement The race took place over 2,000 metres and for 1,700 metres of the race the British team were in the lead, however the Chinese team had a sudden surge and powered through to win the nation’s first Olympic gold medal in the sport. The British team comprises King’s student and alums: Katharine Grainger, Francis Houghton, Debbie Flood and Annabel Vernon rowing for Olympic silver. Katherine Grainger MBE, Frances Houghton and Annie wouldn’t have believed them…To Out warmest congratulations.’ (2003), is also an Olympic Vernon, along with their team be at my third Olympics is just Katherine, currently studying medallist and three times World mate Debbie Flood. absolutely incredible and to win a for a PhD in Law at King’s, has Champion. Katherine and Frances In a BBC blog posted after the second silver medal [is] absolutely won the World Championships rowed together at the 2004 race, Katherine commented: ‘If awesome too.’ four times, achieved Olympic Olympic Games in Athens, where someone had said five years ago Professor Rick Trainor said: success in 2000 and 2004 and they scooped silver medals. that by August 2008 I would be ‘This is a fantastic achievement was awarded an MBE for services Annabel graduated from three-times world champion and and one of which the entire King’s to sport in 2006. Frances, who the College with an MA in double Olympic silver medallist I community is extremely proud. studied for a BA Hispanic Studies International Relations in 2007. £2 million for new Medical Humanities Centre King’s COLLEGE ARCHIVES THE WELLCOME TRUst HAS GivEN Trust will significantly boost King’s one of two highly already existing cross-College prestigious awards to support research initiatives in the medical the best research in medical humanities.’ humanities.
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