Autumn 2017 WELCOME
ALUMNI OFFICE WELCOME TO THE AUTUMN 2017 +44 (0)20 7848 3053 [email protected] INTOUCH, THE GLOBAL ISSUE.
King’s College London Virginia Woolf Building Since joining King’s earlier this year, I’ve been struck 22 Kingsway by the global reach of the university, with a network of London, WC2B 6LE connections across the world. Indeed, 37% of students © King’s College are from overseas, and there are over 48,000 alumni living London 2017 outside of the UK. There’s also our global perspective, and the success of the recent World questions | King’s answers InTouch is published by the university’s Fundraising campaign is testament to that. & Supporter Development department. The opinions So I’ve chosen the global theme for this issue, and with expressed in it are those contributors from across the King’s community, I’ve brought of the writers and not together a range of stories featuring fellow alumni who come necessarily those of from – or have spent time in – many different corners of the the university. world. On page 20 you can read about Dr Lama Al Sulaiman (PhD Nutrition, 2004), who speaks about breaking the glass EDITORIAL ceiling in the Middle East and, on page 16, about Lt Col Kenn Bannister (MA Defence Studies, +44 (0)20 7848 3053 2010), who is planning to ride by motorbike from London to western Africa to raise funds for [email protected] the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership.
EDITOR The world is constantly changing and migration between countries is a much-discussed topic. Fiona Gaw We asked two renowned experts for their views on globalisation, and you can read about this CONTRIBUTORS in our King’s Debate feature on page 9. Of course, the word ‘global’ does not only refer to ‘the whole world’. It also means the whole of something. That’s why I wanted to feature the work Katherine Chinn, Sam Cooper, Gemma Few, Fiona Gaw, of the amazing Widening Participation programme at King’s, supported by alumni donations, Martin Jones, Becky which aims to ensure that education is accessible to everyone, regardless of their background. Matthews, Maria Tennant, Siobhan Wakely As alumni, you can connect with others who share your alma mater, wherever you are. Follow us on social media, come to one of our events, or join one of our 84 alumni groups PHOTOGRAPHY across the globe. You will also be the first to hear about new developments at King’s as Michael Donald, Greg Funnell, we look forward to the launch of our next fundraising campaign. More on that in the next David Tett issue – and, remember, you heard it here first.
ILLUSTRATION I would welcome any comments or feedback on this issue. Please complete the survey Jitesh Patel – at alumni.kcl.ac.uk/intouchsurvey, write to me online at [email protected] with the Central Illustration subject line ‘InTouch’ or send a letter to our postal address.
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WHY I SUPPORT KING’ S FUNDRAISING IN 09 DETERMINING THE COMMUNITY KING’S DEBATE THE FUTURE OF A MISSION THROUGH A BRAVE NEW WORLD? BLADDER CANCER THE SAHARA King’s visiting professors Donor Dianne Roberts tells Lt Col Kenn Bannister John Ralston Saul and us about her husband’s lasting checks in ahead of his 7,200km Douglas Alexander share legacy – a major gift to support motorcycle journey from their views on globalisation. Guy’s Cancer Centre. London to Sierra Leone.
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HOW LONDON HISTORY OF REGGIE YOU RECOMMEND HAS CHANGED REGGIE’S TOP JO BRAND THEN & NOW FIVE MEMORIES Comedian and former member Over the years, King’s has From being abducted by of staff Jo Brand shares her merged with other London our rivals at UCL to meeting recommendations on all things institutions, helping us to Her Majesty the Queen, Reggie life, literature and London. become the world-leading has had quite a life so far! university that we are today.
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LATEST UPDATES 2 ENTREPRENEUR’S MARKET 24 NEW APPOINTMENTS 32
WHAT I’VE LEARNED 8 WE MET AT KING’S 26 CROSSWORD 33
LIVING ABROAD 13 KING’S IN THE NEWS 28 CLASS NOTES 34
KING’S SPORT 17 ALUMNI EVENTS, 30 OBITUARIES 37 BENEFITS & SERVICES ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS 20 LATEST UPDATES
IN BRIEF Here is a quick summary of the latest developments at King’s.
NURSES IN NANJING King’s has been invited by the Nanjing Municipal Government to develop a nursing college of international standard in Pukou, Jiangbei, China, by tapping into King’s strengths in research and education in nursing.
We are providing consultancy, education and training to help build the healthcare workforce and establish a major new Nanjing Nightingale Nursing College. This involves working in partnership with Nanjing Health School to develop nursing talent in the region through undergraduate and vocational education and training.
Through the five project workstreams, a number of staff and student opportunities have also been created between King’s and the Nanjing Health School.
2 Left to right: Provost & Senior Vice President (Arts & Sciences), Professor Evelyn Welch MBE, Executive Dean of King’s Business A student and a teacher at King’s Maths School School, Professor Stephen Bach, Dr Aron Harilela, Mrs Laura Harilela and President & Principal, Professor Edward Byrne AC
The addition of this space is having a IN BRIEF transformational effect on the Strand TOP RESULTS STRAND Campus. It will soon be home to a variety of King’s departments from the faculties CAMPUS of Natural & Mathematical Sciences and FOR OUR Here is a quick summary of the Social Science & Public Policy, as well as the English Language Centre. The space YOUNGEST latest developments at King’s. CONTINUES will also house facilities for staff and students from across King’s. The King’s Business School, featured in the spring STUDENTS TO GROW 2017 issue of InTouch, is also based at Bush House and recently launched as King’s College London King’s has recently the ninth faculty of King’s. A naming acquired the prestigious Bush ceremony took place in the entrance hall Mathematics School, which House complex on Aldwych, of Bush House, which is now named in opened in 2014, has come first honour of major donor Dr Aron Harilela’s place in The Times’s A-level formerly the headquarters parents, Padma and Hari Harilela. Dr of the BBC World Service. Harilela, a businessman and hotelier, results table this year. donated £2.5 million to the new Business School and is pictured here unveiling a With a high proportion of grades at plaque in the hall. A/A* (89%), the school is one of the best in the country – not just better than every other state school, but better than the majority of fee-paying schools too. The school has added huge value to the students, with each achieving FIVE STEPS TO SERVING SOCIETY on average more than one whole grade higher than their GCSE results predicted. King’s continues to roll out its new strategy. Looking to our bicentenary Students at the school take classes in Mathematics, Further Mathematics year, King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets an ambitious goal for the role we and Physics, and an AS-level in either should play in making the world a better place. Computer Science or Economics, which prepares them well for reading Science, In case you missed it, we will 3. Serving the needs and aspirations Technology, Engineering and Mathematics make the world a better place by: of society. We will be known as the (STEM) subjects at university. university that makes a significant 1. Providing transformative education and innovative contribution to Dan Abramson, Head Teacher at the for our students. We will build a society and to business, beyond school said: ‘I’m so proud of our students. world-leading community of learners education and research. These young people are not just bright – in which students and staff across they have secured immensely impressive disciplines collaborate and connect 4. Contributing wherever we can to achievements through their passion and to change the world. the wellbeing of London – the city in dedication, as well as through the inspiring which we create our home. We want way they collaborate and support each other.’ 2. Conducting research that is to be regarded throughout the world high-quality, high-impact and as London’s leading civic university. collaborative. By 2029, King’s will be home to the most able 5. Developing insights and finding and innovative researchers solutions to the world’s most pressing delivering valuable insight and challenges and by developing its future groundbreaking discoveries. leaders. We will make a significant difference on the world stage.
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challenges. It’s an exciting time take postgraduates with a to be at King’s. There is a huge sense of the change they want diversity of ideas and talents that to make, immerse them in line the walls of this institution. peace and security studies, and ‘For me, the big question is attach them to real institutions in “how do we build something Africa, where decisions around that makes us more than the these issues are being taken. sum of our parts?” Of course, My ambition is to use the ALC the answer is by being stronger, as a blueprint for developing a working together internally, global leadership programme collaborating, and putting targeting change-making together the knowledge we have students across all disciplines to influence the larger world. and all regions of the world.’ ‘I worked at the United A GLOBAL Nations (UN) between 1999 and 2003, and issues we discussed at the time have PERSPECTIVE become even more amplified. For me, the top issues globally are security, technology and BEHIND THE SCENES FROM THE HEART population. The nature of the state is changing, transnational The African OF LONDON agencies are assuming greater power, and technology is Leadership Centre advancing, sometimes ’Funmi Olonisakin disrupting societies. Established in the UK in ‘Most important, always, 2007, and in Nairobi, Kenya, in are people themselves. You 2010, the ALC is a partnership can see that demographics between King’s College London are changing in every society. and the University of Nairobi. Professor ’Funmi DEVELOPING AN In Africa, for example, it’s Its flagship programmes grew out of the Conflict, Security and Olonisakin is Professor INTERNATIONAL about the only region where UNIVERSITY the population will continue Development Research Group of Security, Leadership ‘Typically, people see to grow until around 2050. at King’s. In 2017, the ALC was & Development at King’s internationalisation in terms Four out of the seven most awarded another generous grant of taking a year to study populous nations in the world of $2 million by the Carnegie College London. She is abroad, but the real nugget, are likely to be from Africa Corporation of New York. also Founding Director as far as I’m concerned, is the in 2050, according to UN The ALC aims: of the African Leadership transformation that we can predictions. These are issues create here in London, without that we can influence here at • To train and mentor young Centre (ALC). travelling abroad. This means King’s, through our research Africans with the potential using the perspectives of our and international partnerships.’ to lead innovative change ppointed Interim students who travel here from in their communities. Vice President other countries, and encouraging BUILDING LEADERS and Vice Principal interaction with home students. FOR AFRICA • To contribute to building A a holistic knowledge base (International) in April ‘We’re aiming to achieve ‘During my time at the 2017, Professor Olonisakin a greater impact through our UN, I saw that Africa was on the causes of conflict (MA War Studies, 1990; PhD international partnerships, poorly represented across the and insecurity in Africa. War Studies, 1996) is responsible and I often reflect on the best organisation and on the UN for all international matters at ways to transform the idea of Security Council. Young people • To contribute to critical King’s, encompassing student internationalisation at King’s.’ in general, but especially young engagement with global experience, research and Africans, were not represented. discourse on peace, partnerships. In this article, C R E AT I N G Most representatives were security and development. she discusses the challenges GLOBAL CHANGE also male. faced by a leading international ‘King’s is very well placed, ‘So we endeavour to bring up • To nurture the creation university, the global issues through both knowledge to 10 young African women and and ownership of African that King’s hopes to address, generation and the transfer men to King’s through the ALC ideas around peace, security and her mission to develop future of expertise, to mediate global every year, and see how we can and development that are African leaders with the ALC. grounded in African realities.
4 KING’S IMPACT
OPENING THE DOOR TO education
The Widening Participation programme at King’s College London aims to find the most promising students and encourage them to apply to study at King’s, and other top universities, regardless of their socioeconomic background. King’s innovative K+ scheme is a big part of this, helping more than 1,500 students gain access to university since it began in 2011, with 300 more due to join this year.
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wo-thirds of ••In a recent survey, 52% of far, it has equipped over schoolchildren have King’s students stated that 1,500 students from under- Tsignificant concerns receiving a bursary from represented groups with the about financing their studies King’s was crucial in allowing knowledge, confidence and at university, according to a them to study in London. skills to transition successfully recent Ipsos MORI poll. For ••Each year, 3,000 state to university education. prospective students at King’s, school pupils achieve top There are seven key strands this anxiety is compounded by A-level grades but do not to the scheme, which includes the cost of studying in London, enrol at one of the UK’s academic, career, culture and which could prevent students 13 leading universities. higher education events, along from under-represented ••Only 1% of young refugees K+ students taking part in the summer school with online mentoring. It backgrounds applying to go to university, compared continues with the Spotlight university in the capital. with 34% of young people EDUCATING STUDENTS Summer School, which is a King’s Widening Participation around the world. ABOUT THEIR FUTURE week of intensive study. The programme aims to combat these ••33% of King’s undergraduates Widening Participation has summer school gives students worrying trends by finding the receive the King’s Living a range of grants, scholarships, a taste of what university life most promising students and Bursary, which supports programmes and workshops might be like and helps them encouraging them to apply to students with low available to help students prepare for their university study at King’s, regardless of household incomes. with challenging backgrounds applications. This year, their socioeconomic background. – including the K+ scheme, 280 students took part. Currently, there is a real need which is open to Year 12 and to nurture the best talent and 13 students aged 16–18. So support young people’s access to higher education.
REMEMBERING Alumnus Alister Blair Stewart In 1942, Steve was killed Malcolm Stewart, Alister’s T H E PA S T, (English, 1948) left a legacy in a bombing raid at Imphal, son, said: ‘The legacy is really gift to King’s in his will to close to the India-Burma border. my father’s tribute to his older SUPPORTING help provide bursaries for He is commemorated in the brother, whom he always looked THE FUTURE arts and humanities students engraved war memorial on up to. He felt a legacy to King’s through the Widening the west doors of the King’s was a really good way of Participation programme. College London Chapel at honouring Steve, and keeping Alister left the gift in memory the Strand Campus. his memory alive. In a way, the of his brother, who was killed Alister also served in the legacy links Steve’s scholarship in active service during World Royal Air Force during the and my father’s interest in War II. Robert Young Stevenson war, and then followed in English, as it will go to support Stewart, known as Steve, gained the steps of his older brother students in their studies of arts a double first at King’s, with a to study English at King’s and humanities subjects.’ BA (Hons) in both French (1938) between 1946 and 1948. and English (1940). After King’s, Alister wanted to Steve enrolled in the British commemorate his brother in Army, serving as a Second a special way. He was able to Lieutenant in the Royal Signal leave a very generous legacy Alister and Steve Stewart Corps during World War II. to King’s, in memory of Steve.
6 Being part of this scheme has confirmed to me that I would love to go to university, 100%.
NEETU SINGH
A STUDENT’S ‘We’ve also been learning and knowing how to speak ABOUT WIDENING PERSPECTIVE about writers like Virginia and present yourself both in PARTICIPATION AND K+ K+ student Neetu Singh, Woolf. We looked at Mrs academic life and in business. Widening Participation from Hackney in East Dalloway and read parts of You wouldn’t get that sort supports students throughout London, talked to us about the book and went to the places of guidance at school. their learning years. K+ is what inspired her to apply she described. We looked at ‘The students on K+ are just one of the programmes for the K+ programme, and London through her eyes. My from different parts of London, on offer, and is specifically her experiences when she love for literature has definitely so we didn’t know each other aimed at reaching 16–18 attended the Spotlight widened after doing this course. before we came here. Our group year olds from under- Summer School in July 2017. ‘We’ve learnt practical is mainly young women; a lot of represented groups. ‘The K+ programme has made skills like note-taking, how us are from ethnic minorities and me feel much more comfortable to manage time, be organised, working-class families. I’ve met ••78 Widening Participation about university. It’s so different disciplined with revision, and some really nice people – there’s students started courses to school. The environment feels not to panic about exams. A a sense of engagement inside at King’s in 2016. less alien than before and now lot of learning at university is the lecture rooms and everyone ••128 Widening I’m definitely clearer about my independent and if you’re able shares the same passions and Participation students plans, so it feels more achievable. to learn those skills early then wants to do well, which is gained a place at their ‘I’m in the languages and it makes your journey easier. really powerful. first-choice institution. literature stream, and during ‘Being part of the programme ‘Being part of this scheme the summer school I’ve been also gave me a chance to make has confirmed to me that I learning how to analyse film, friends and to learn soft skills, would love to go to university, SUPPORT A STUDENT which is really interesting. like social skills and networking. 100%. I’m definitely going to LIKE NEETU TODAY I study English Literature at I’ve learnt just how important apply to King’s because of the school but hadn’t really analysed these are. A candidate from people, the buildings and the FIND OUT MORE: something visually in the same the TV show The Apprentice, teaching. It seems like a good way as I had textually. Bianca Miller, came and talked place to learn, but to socialise alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ to us about personal branding as well.’ donate
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7 WHAT I’ VE LEARNED
SHARING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
in Africa Sonia Akrimi in Zambia (above) and with colleagues (below)
Alumna Dr Sonia Akrimi ‘We trained anaesthetists (Medicine, 2009) is an in Zambia, not only in the clinical aspects but also in anaesthesia specialist in governance, teaching and her fifth year of training. leadership. The aim is to give local anaesthetists the skills She returned to King’s in they need to develop anaesthesia 2014 to begin a master’s across Zambia themselves. in Clinical Education. ‘My role included organising and running the training LIFE IN ZAMBIA Mentoring with two others, She is passionate about components of the programme. Sonia spent the year living which I continue to govern as global healthcare, and I oversaw the academic in Lusaka, the capital city, a Trustee. The university and programme, teaching trainees, meeting both Zambians and Students’ Union were very spent the last year in and exam preparation, as well other international workers supportive of this. I feel that Africa as a Senior as providing teaching and and volunteers. She travelled it has been the experience of clinical supervision in theatre outside of the city as often as running this charity that has Fellow with the Zambia and the Intensive Care Unit. she could, making the most of mostly equipped me for the Anaesthesia Development ‘Anaesthetists are vital in the excellent safari experiences challenges in Zambia.’ Program (ZADP). ensuring that operations can on offer nearby. A highlight for be carried out in as safe and her was witnessing the annual WORDS OF WISDOM pain-free a way as possible. bat migration from Kasanka FOR OTHER TRAVELLERS e caught up ‘I led ZADP’s national National Park – the largest ‘I think very few people with Sonia to anaesthesia recruitment drive, mammalian migration in have volunteered or worked W discover the new which this year has seen the the world. abroad and ended up regretting perspectives she has gained largest number of applicants Life in Zambia wasn’t it. Personally, I think the from her time spent improving since the programme started without its challenges for experience you gain will benefit medical care in Zambia. in 2011 – a sign that doctors Sonia. In the dry season, there you, both in employability and ‘I’ve always been in Zambia are learning about are electricity cuts at least generally in life. I would advise interested in global health, the role of the anaesthetist every other day, but Sonia people to really look around particularly the training of and are keen to help develop adds that ‘it wasn’t as difficult at the opportunities and to healthcare professionals in the specialty. to deal with as I expected’. consider what it is you want low-resource countries. ‘International support to gain from it. ‘In August 2016, I was for developing healthcare A CAREER KICKED ‘If you want to volunteer recruited by the ZADP for in low-resource countries OFF AT KING’S abroad, there are lots of grants a placement in Zambia. It is important. Our role as Of her time at King’s, Sonia available for financial support. was due to last six months, international volunteers is to said: ‘King’s gave me my I gratefully received grants to but I actually stayed for a full train and support local people undergraduate training, started support me while in Zambia, year. Education of local doctors in taking healthcare forward. my career and sparked my including from the Tropical is a central part of ZADP’s work. To make long-lasting and interest in global health. Health & Education Trust effective change, it must While I was an undergraduate, and from the King’s Student be driven by them.’ I founded the charity SHINE Opportunity Fund.’
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Sonia Akrimi in Zambia (above) and with colleagues (below)
A brave new world?
Recent years have seen global n attempting to explain these events, changes that few predicted: the role of globalisation has been cited Ion a number of occasions. Whether it from Britain’s vote to leave the is a cause of, or the solution to, society’s European Union and the United problems is a subject of intense debate. Globally renowned experts at the States’ election of President Trump Policy Institute at King’s are very much in 2016, to a UK general election a part of this debate, and differ in their in June that led to the second thoughts on globalisation’s role in our future. Should it be viewed as a force for hung parliament in a decade. positive change, or one that has created widespread uncertainty in communities across the globe? Here, two King’s visiting professors, Dr John Ralston Saul (PhD War Studies, 1974) and Douglas Alexander, share their views.
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J O H N R A L S T O N
SAUL
Dr John Ralston Saul is a Distinguished balance between societies. For more than Visiting Professor at King’s. His essay four decades there has been a confusion between internationalism and globalisation. ‘The Collapse of Globalism and the Many people believe globalisation to be Reinvention of the World’ will be the latest incarnation of internationalist politics – different from earlier forms of reissued in a revised form by internationalism, because it places Atlantic Books in January 2018. economics at the very heart of civilisational ideas and structures. AN IDEOLOGY IN TROUBLE Now, few people are against trade. Has anything good happened as a result Few people deny that markets are useful. of globalisation over the last 40 years? But centring the ideology of globalisation Of course: lots of positive things. But the on the marriage of trade and unregulated only way to balance the positive versus the markets as the bedrock of national and POWER VS POPULISM negative is to measure the fundamental international policies always meant There is nothing new about populism. outcomes and where they lead. that globalisation would have a relatively Throughout history, extreme leaders have Long before the 2008 financial crash, short life. No other large and serious risen to power on the back of claims that I expressed the view that the dominant, civilisation has ever tried to shape its they support the concerns of ordinary people. globalised economic model was leading to existence around such narrow and This form of populism always arises when such an outcome, as well as to the return of simplistic economic ideas. there is a prolonged failure of the elites to populism and racism. Largely, I think these We shouldn’t be misled by the flood serve the common good within the context trends resulted from growing insecurity and of statistics, but instead look at the of that era’s expectations. For example, inequalities in many civilisations. Though underlying ideas that the statistics are Chinese emperors ruled with something it is accurate to say that some societies have used to justify. Concentrating on the called the ‘mandate of heaven’ (ie the benefited from globalisation, this misses apparent benefits to some, while minimising wellbeing of the people). When the the whole idea of internationalism and the the disadvantages to others, is not a very emperor could not fulfil the mandate sophisticated approach. This is little more of heaven, the people felt they had than a reinvention of the old imperial the right to overthrow him. systems of the late 19th century, and Here we are today, with a confused is certainly not an idea in the spirit and unimaginative elite, constantly of internationalism. repeating their errors of the last four decades, as if repetition will produce a solution. It became clear that we were in a real crisis after the financial collapse of 2008. Why? There were no fundamental reforms, no fundamental changes in leadership and no fundamental changes in what is taught in most departments of economics throughout the West. When I wrote on this subject in Harper’s magazine in 2004, there seemed to be enormous surprise that anyone could doubt the inevitability and the eternal nature of the globalist model. In 2005, I spoke with public leaders in Britain and the United States when I first published the full version
10 This is one of those fascinating moments in Western history when the leadership seems frightened to imagine other possible DOUGLAS ways of leading society. JOHN RALSTON SAUL ALEXANDER of this argument in The Collapse of Globalism. Douglas Alexander is a former Most of these people found the possibility Shadow Foreign Secretary and that globalisation could stumble, let alone come apart, to be so improbable as to be Secretary of State for International irresponsible. Now those same people are Development. He is a Visiting either struggling with the remains of the ideology, have simply changed sides or Professor at King’s. are attempting to place the blame for such things as populism on ordinary people. LIFTING POPULATIONS People are asking themselves, ‘Can OUT OF POVERTY Donald Trump, Brexit, populism, the I see globalisation as bringing together resurgence of racism or the return of serious trade, technology and liberalisation. economic inequalities really be the outcome In the years since the fall of the Berlin of globalisation?’ These are the wrong Wall, a billion more workers have entered questions. When there is a major crisis the global labour market. The advent of we must always begin by asking ourselves, the internet has connected workers and A CRISIS OF IDENTITY? ‘What is the dominant ideology of the communities as never before, and volumes However, the benefits of globalisation day and what policies are attached to it?’ of international trade have risen as a result. have not been equally distributed. For decades, the globalists have presented Globalisation is the result of the actions of Capitalism has been shown to be very themselves as the inevitable leaders of many of the most central forces that have effective at generating growth, but much society with the answers to our problems. shaped our economic and political lives less effective at fairly distributing the So, when serious problems emerge, they over the last 20 to 30 years. fruits of that growth. So, though between cannot be allowed to stand aside and point When I was the Governor of the countries inequality has fallen, it has risen fingers of blame at someone else. World Bank for the UK, I saw for myself rapidly within countries; this helps explain This is one of those fascinating moments the transformative effect that global trade a lot of the political anger that has coursed in Western history when the leadership and the integration of economies into through democratic choices in recent years. seems frightened to imagine other possible the global economy have delivered in terms In trying to understand this, we need ways of leading society. There are many of poverty reduction. More people have been to understand the coming together of other economic models. Trade is a tool, lifted out of poverty in recent decades than economic anger, cultural anxiety and not a religion. Markets can take many forms. in the whole of human history. In what many political alienation. Defensiveness and denial of failure by those people see as quite a dark sky, there are two Undoubtedly, in the Leave campaign with power can only lead to a greater crisis. bright shards of light internationally: one during the Brexit referendum, and in the is the fall in the level of absolute poverty Trump campaign in the US, immigration around the world, and the other is the featured significantly. I think there was a extraordinary advances we’ve achieved in strong sense on both sides of the Atlantic global public health. Diseases like malaria that communities had changed rapidly, and and polio, which decimated communities that people felt they hadn’t been consulted only a few years ago, are now closer to on the scale or the pace of the changes that being eradicated. their communities were experiencing.
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There isn’t a country in human history that has lifted itself from poverty to prosperity without trading with its neighbours.
DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
Many people describe the anger felt in I am proudly and passionately Scottish. communities today as being exclusively a Like many Scots who have grown up crisis of money, referencing wage stagnation during the last 300 years, as part of the The future for and rising income inequality, but I think, as multinational, multi-ethnic union of the UK, well as economic anger, as well as that crisis I am comfortable with the idea of layered higher education of money, there’s also a crisis of meaning. identities and shared sovereignty. There There is a sense that globalisation has was coherence and continuity in Scotland’s Following the vote for Brexit stripped away many of the traditional advocacy for its place within the UK in the in 2016, there was wide-ranging structures, affinities and loyalties that help 2014 referendum, and the UK’s place within press coverage on the impact it people to define their lives. I took the vote the EU two years later. For me, this was could have on higher education, for Brexit as being, in part, a demand for an acknowledgement of the reality of and universities in particular. recognition by communities who feel they interdependence in the modern world. are part of an economy that’s rigged against An acknowledgement of the reality With the benefits of research funding them, a politics that they are not a part of of layered and shared identities. and international students, King’s and a country that doesn’t recognise the One of the challenges for those of us who always has been, and will continue worth of that community and its continue to uphold a politics of solidarity to be, a truly international institution. contribution to our society. and interdependence is to recognise that, As the King’s community strives to in this post-trust environment, politics is, fulfil its potential in the coming years, BETTER TOGETHER in part, the art of competitive storytelling. it will continue to be, in Douglas However, I strongly believe we are If leaders retreat into evidence and Alexander’s words, ‘a rooted, better together. While our differences are spreadsheets while disdaining emotion consciously outward looking, interesting, our common humanity matters and stories then they will continue to lose. and internationalist institution’. more. One of the big dividing questions in The challenge is to offer a convincing, politics today is, ‘Who are we?’ In other rooted, compelling account of a future words, ‘Where do we draw the boundaries in which there is a place for all of us. of our empathy?’ ‘Do we feel a sense of The challenge is to offer an account JOIN THE DEBATE affinity and belonging with one person of globalisation that acknowledges its and not another?’ There isn’t a country opportunities, but also its jeopardies. What are your views on in human history that has lifted itself One that offers both a political story and a globalisation? Do you agree from poverty to prosperity without policy prospectus that means everyone has with John or Douglas? trading with its neighbours. a stake in the future, rather than the future Take our poll: belonging to one city, region or class. alumni.kcl.ac.uk/debate
12 LIVING ABROAD
Modern architecture in Singapore Alvin Yeo Tamsyn, Tracie and Tessmin Ooi Spotlight on SINGAPORE
Singapore lies south of TRACIE OOI (DENTISTRY, ALVIN YEO the Malaysian Peninsula KING’S SINGAPOREAN 2014) AND TESSMIN (LLB LAW, 1986) ALUMNI COMMUNITY OOI (DENTISTRY, 2016) Internationally respected and just one degree north There are more than Tracie and her sister lawyer and philanthropist of the equator. It has one 1,650 alumni of King’s Tessmin came to England Alvin came to King’s because in Singapore. from Singapore to experience of its excellent reputation, as of the highest figures for a different education system. well as the attraction of living GDP per capita in the In 1951, just one Tracie was charmed by in London. Alvin founded student from Singapore world and is ranked King’s at her interview, the Singapore Scholarship graduated from King’s. which she found ‘friendlier Fund at King’s in 2013 to highly in life expectancy, Since 2010, more than 600 and less top-down than help Singaporean students in quality of life and housing. 600+ Singaporean students have other universities’. Tracie and need of financial assistance graduated from King’s. Tessmin’s exploration of London to pursue their studies at wasn’t confined to the campus. King’s. He believes it’s ach year, a growing Law is the most ‘London is an iconic city’, important to get the right number of Singapore’s popular subject to Tessmin told us, ‘and I knew balance between study population of 5.6 study, followed by Life where I wanted to go – food and leisure: E Sciences and Medicine. million come to London fairs, restaurants, vintage- ‘King’s has an excellent to study at King’s. In this More than 50% of themed bars, movie screenings reputation, but don’t ignore article, we explore what 50% Singaporean alumni in abandoned train stations.’ the draw of living in London. draws Singaporeans to are under the age of 40. Tracie took long walks Work hard but take time to King’s, what they enjoy through the West End and know the city that you are most about the experience Singaporean alumni along South Bank, but most studying in. Britain is a country and how they connect with connect through often ended up at the ballet, of great tradition and London fellow alumni when they regular events and their at the opera or at classical is a city that has everything.’ travel back home. Facebook group (King’s concerts – ‘student concessions So, the message from all College London Alumni really opened things up’. of our Singaporean alumni Society (Singapore)). The sisters continue to is clear – King’s is a place visit London, not least because to work hard, but also to their sister Tamsyn is now also broaden your worldview. WORD ON THE STREET studying Dentistry at King’s. FROM SINGAPOREAN They keep in touch with fellow ALUMNI alumni through social media, as The top London well as letters and postcards – Would you like InTouch to hangout for which ‘can feel more personal’, feature your country in our Singaporeans says Tessmin. In Singapore, next edition? Let us know is Chinatown. they meet fellow Dentistry why you think we should alumni at conferences and feature your home. The thing most social gatherings. Singaporeans miss when they return home, [email protected] surprisingly, is the weather – it is very hot and humid in Singapore!
13 WHY I SUPPORT KING’ S
DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF bladder cancer
For Dianne Roberts, the death of her husband Graham in July 2016 from bladder cancer was devastating, but her experience of dealing with Graham’s illness gave her the determination to fulfil Graham’s wish to help others in the same situation.
Their generous £1.79 million to do as much as he could.’ Currently, are encouraged through the research donation in memory of Graham bladder cancer receives only a fraction of fellowship. Dianne explains: ‘Throughout the research resources that other cancers do, his business life, Graham always encouraged means his legacy will fund the with annual breast cancer donation income and mentored young people and gave them creation of a new ‘biobank’ at at £1,400 per patient, prostate cancer at a platform to establish their careers and to £490 and bladder cancer at only £20. fulfil their potential. He spent a lot of time Guy’s Cancer Centre – part of networking with people, supporting them, King’s Health Partners – which LAYING THE GROUNDWORK bringing them through the system and will support research into this It was during his treatment that Graham met encouraging them.’ two of the key people he and Dianne would ‘Graham was really impressed with what little-talked-about cancer. work closely with on setting up the biobank he called the “bright young things” – the and research programme – Dr Simon wonderful students and people involved in Chowdhury and Dr Mieke Van Hemelrijck research at Guy’s. I was determined that the t is Dianne’s drive and vision that will of the Translational Oncology and Urology research programme would also provide an enable her husband’s death to have Research (TOUR) team at King’s College opportunity for King’s PhD students because Isuch a significant and positive outcome London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS it’s what Graham would have wanted.’ for future bladder cancer patients, both Foundation Trust. Despite undergoing treatment and at Guy’s Hospital and across the UK. Dianne said: ‘Simon mentioned setting up suffering from side effects, Graham was Graham was diagnosed with bladder a biobank at Guy’s at an early stage. Because involved in all the initial discussions about cancer 20 months before he died. From it was going to be in the new Guy’s Cancer the biobank and research, so Dianne is the start, it was clear to both Graham and Centre, and enable research within the confident that the programme now in place Dianne that there was a lack of awareness facility, it sounded like the sort of thing that is what he would have wanted. After he about this particular type of cancer and would make a difference and benefit patients. died, Dianne knew she had to continue there were not many options for treatment. ‘Graham and I set up a charitable trust to with the project, so she took up the cause, When the initial treatment had no positive channel the donation into, and then started inspired to continue by Graham’s drive impact on his cancer, Graham decided working with Simon and the TOUR team and determination. that something needed to change. to establish how the money could be used ‘Originally when he died, I’d had 20 Dianne explains: ‘Graham decided that for maximum impact.’ full-on months of caring for Graham and he wanted to do something to help future Graham was a successful businessman dealing with the subject of cancer, so I research into bladder cancer, even before he who had taken over a struggling property wanted nothing to do with it. But because discovered that his treatment wasn’t working business and turned it around, and his Graham had already provided the funds for him. Once we found out that the cancer approach to his working life inspired Dianne and trusted me to carry out his wishes, had spread, he became even more resolute to ensure that gifted young researchers I just had to get on with it.’
14 KEY FACTS
Did you know?
• The Cancer Centre at Guy’s is a partnership between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, and has over 500 patients visit each day.
• The biobank at Guy’s Cancer Centre will hold blood, tissue and urine samples from patients before and after their treatment. This will help with research into bladder cancer.
• Funding for additional staff will mean an increase in the number of patients who can participate in clinical trials.
• Graham and Dianne’s donation will fund the biobank for five years, as well as a research fellowship or PhD student.
Dianne Roberts
I was determined that the research programme would also provide an opportunity for King’s PhD students, because it’s what Graham would have wanted.
DIANNE ROBERTS
Graham and Dianne Roberts
LOOKING FORWARD needs to be done” – he was always resolute additional interest will encourage others It’s been a tough road for Dianne, but she is and determined. What came out after he to donate to the fund through the hospital. now encouraged by the positive impact that died was all the people who said he was ‘To end up being on BBC London News the donation in Graham’s memory has had just the kindest, most amazing gentleman and in the Evening Standard was just on bladder cancer patients. It’s important for to deal with.’ amazing. I had so many people contact her to focus on the fact that this is all thanks For Dianne, the process has been me and a lot of interest from people wanting to Graham, and he will be remembered for life-changing: ‘In all of this I’ve made to find out what they could do to help.’ his generosity and kindness to others. great friends, and that’s been really ‘July was the anniversary of Graham’s ‘Graham was an incredibly kind, rewarding. Also, Dr Van Hemelrijck and death, and I didn’t ever think I would have tolerant person. He was really successful the TOUR team have been incredible achieved so much just one year on. I’m very in business and was a risk-taker, but in an in terms of how far they’ve got in such pleased we’ve got so much set up so quickly. understated way. How he was in business a short period of time.’ It’s a real tribute to Graham’s memory.’ overlapped with how he lived his life Graham and Dianne’s story was recently generally – he approached his treatment shared in the news. Dianne was pleased with with a calm attitude of “OK, whatever the positive response to this. She hopes the
15 FUNDRAISING IN THE COMMUNITY
A mission through the Sahara
ieutenant Colonel Kenn Bannister My bike will be fitted with cameras and (MA Defence Studies, 2010) has a satellite tracker, updating my location to Lalways dreamed of following in the Facebook every two hours, so donors and tracks of the rally raid motorcycles that supporters can keep up with me in real time. raced in the Paris – Dakar Rally. It wasn’t until earlier this year that he decided to turn What do you hope to achieve his dream into a reality. Kenn reconnected with the funds you raise? with King’s, pitching a big idea to fundraise I’m aiming to raise £50,000 for the for the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership. King’s Sierra Leone Partnership. We caught up with Kenn to discover more The fundraising goal is ambitious, about his challenge: to ride his Yamaha but I am hopeful that the fantastic XT660Z Ténéré motorcycle from King’s cause, and the warmth of the King’s Strand Campus, through Europe, North alumni community, will enable us Africa and the Sahara Desert, to to reach it. Freetown, Sierra Leone. It costs approximately £10,000 to send one medical specialist to Sierra What drove you to fundraise Leone for six months. Achieving my for King’s with this adventure? target will allow King’s Centre for Global A number of friends of mine served with Health to send up to five specialists to the Armed Forces in Sierra Leone, both Freetown to help train urgently needed during the Civil War and the Ebola crisis. doctors, nurses and surgeons. After discovering the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership, I had the firm belief that my How has being a King’s alumnus trip could benefit such a worthy programme. impacted your life? I set to work investigating the feasibility While I was a student on the KEY FACTS of extending the original challenge to Advanced Command Staff Course Dakar, Senegal, by a further 1,400 km (ACSC) at Shrivenham Defence College, to Freetown, Sierra Leone. By early 2017, I also completed my MA in Defence King’s Sierra Leone it was clear that it could be done, and I Studies with King’s. This choice really Partnership contacted the King’s Fundraising team benefited my career – I am now in with my proposal. I have been working an instructional role at Shrivenham • The partnership was established with the team ever since. myself. When delivering postgraduate by King’s Health Partners in 2011 education and assessing student officers as a health-system strengthening Tell us a bit more about my King’s MA is invaluable, particularly programme. King’s clinical expertise is the challenge itself. when interacting with students taking used to support health worker training, The entire route spans 7,200 km across the MA programme today. policy, research and clinical services. nine countries, with the Paris – Dakar leg making up 5,250 km, spanning six • Key partners in Sierra Leone are the countries and, notably, the Sahara Desert. College of Medicine and Allied Health I will set off in early February 2018, and Science at Connaught Hospital, and I am looking forward to negotiating the TO KEEP UP WITH the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. Sahara via roads and tracks in various KENN’S PROGRESS states of repair. The fact that this will be AND DONATE TO • The partnership rapidly established a solo, unsupported trip adds to the thrill. HIS APPEAL, VISIT: Ebola isolation facilities at Connaught I cannot ignore the likelihood that Hospital and five other secondary something will go wrong in the middle alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ sites in urban western Sierra Leone. of nowhere and, in the years to come, kslpfundraising I am sure that I will bore the socks off • The six units supported through the my grandchildren with stories about partnership managed over 14% of how I got out of difficult situations in all Ebola cases in Sierra Leone, and the desert, savanna and jungle. over 40% of those in Freetown.
16 KING’S SPORT
‘PUTTING’ GOLF SKILLS TO GOOD USE
Peter Evans, Stephen Challacombe, Richard Burridge, Jeff Marshall (left to right)
The King’s College London The day began with a tour of Walton Golf Society is an informal group Heath, a famous club founded in 1903 and previously frequented by royalty Get involved of friends with a connection to and prime ministers such as Churchill and King’s and an interest in golf. Lloyd George. It hosted the international Membership of the King’s Ryder Cup in 1981, when the final score College London Golf Society he golf society has been in existence was Europe 9½, United States 18½. is open to staff of King’s for more than 20 years, and its Richard Burridge said: ‘We played in (academic, professional services T members are not only passionate glorious sunshine and the course was in and administrative staff are golfers, but are also determined to make excellent condition, especially the sand welcome), retired staff, alumni a positive impact on society. Recently, in the very deep bunkers. I managed to and friends. The society has a fundraising golf day was held to support par the first hole with a long putt, despite around 40 members, both men King’s award-winning work in Sierra having gone into the large greenside and women, with a variety of Leone, which played a major role in bunker along the way, to take an early lead. handicaps from beginner golfers responding to the Ebola outbreak. However, the alumni team immediately to single-figure handicap players. Early in 2017, keen golfer Peter Evans broke back at the second.’ Alumni are welcome to join in any (Chemistry, 1967) had a bright idea. He ‘Play was fairly even for most of the rest of the monthly meetings of the decided to combine his two loves, golf and of the round, with neither team managing golf society. King’s, to make a difference. He offered to get more than a hole in front. The score to host a golf outing for three people at was all square at the 17th hole, with a long his prestigious golf club, Walton Heath, ball across a heavily overgrown valley FIND OUT MORE: in Surrey. A sealed auction at the where the staff team had to search for KCLA (King’s College London Alumni their balls in the long grass. alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ Association) annual dinner raised £1,500 ‘Meanwhile, Peter, the leader of golfsociety for Sierra Leone, with the highest bid for the alumni team, demonstrated local the golf day coming from the Dean, Revd knowledge by hitting his shot within a Canon Professor Richard Burridge FKC, foot or so of the flag stick. That left the who was formerly captain of the golf society. staff team, led by the Dean, needing to The much-anticipated match took place win the final 18th to share the match. in May 2017, with Richard Burridge and However, that was not to be, as we the current captain of the golf society, Jeff ended up in the treacherous cross Marshall, forming the staff team. They bunker guarding the green with no took on Professor Stephen Challacombe hope of ever getting out!’ (Chair of KCLA) and the host, Peter ‘At the end of the day, the alumni Evans, who made up the alumni team. team claimed victory. However, there could well be a rematch in the offing.’
17 HOW LONDON HAS CHANGED
Then & NOW
King’s is spread over five campuses across London. Today’s university was formed by mergers with other institutions, which were home to famous alumni and housed in distinguished London buildings. In this article, we take a look at just some of the many parts that make King’s what it is today.
CHELSEA COLLEGE The college evolved from the South-Western Polytechnic, which opened in 1895, later known as Chelsea Polytechnic and then, from 1957, as Chelsea College of Science & Technology. It merged with King’s in 1985. Bass guitarist John Deacon from the rock group Queen graduated in Electronics from Chelsea College in 1969.
GKT SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION The School has roots in St Thomas’ Hospital (which has taught medicine since at least the 1550s) and Guy’s Hospital Medical School (which has been teaching since the 1720s). These schools merged in 1982, and in 1998 joined with King’s (which taught medicine from the 1830s). Author C. S. Forester – famous for his tales of naval warfare such as the Horatio Hornblower series (1937–67) and The African Queen (1935) – attended Guy’s Hospital Medical School, but left without his degree to become a writer.
18 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FACULTY OF NURSING, MIDWIFERY & PALLIATIVE CARE The Nightingale Training School was established at St Thomas’ Hospital in 1860 as the world’s first professional school of nursing. It later merged with other nursing colleges, including Guy’s Hospital School of Nursing and Normanby College. Florence Nightingale founded the school using money donated by the public after the Crimean War.
QUEEN ELIZABETH COLLEGE Formerly part of the King’s College Ladies’ Department, the Department of Household & Social Science moved to Kensington in 1915 and was renamed Queen Elizabeth College in 1953. It merged with King’s College London in 1985. The writer Virginia Woolf attended the Ladies’ Department from 1897 to 1901.
MAUGHAN LIBRARY Built as the Public Record Office in the 19th century, this building in Chancery Lane opened as part of King’s in 2001, and is now King’s main research library. The library was named after the alumnus and philanthropist Sir Deryck Maughan (Geography, 1969) and his wife Lady Maughan FKC.
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE London’s first specialist psychiatric hospital merged with King’s College London in 1997, and since then has expanded its remit to cover psychology and neuroscience as well. The Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute opened in 2015 and is one of Europe’s largest interdisciplinary centres for neuroscience. Henry Maudsley helped to finance the Maudsley Hospital with income from his private psychiatry practice.
19 ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
INFLUENCING within limits
20 Dr Lama Al Sulaiman (PhD Nutrition, 2004) was the first woman in Saudi Arabian history to be elected to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce as Vice Chair and is also a mother of four.
Her appointment was even more remarkable given that she had just beaten breast cancer. Dr Al Sulaiman studied Biochemistry before embarking on her doctorate at King’s. In this article, we find out how she has managed to be such a success Dr Lama Al Sulaiman Jeddah, Saudi Arabia while remaining true to her values.
Did you always want to pursue of understanding research and reading I had to work harder than a career in business? data. And that’s what I’ve been doing Growing up in Saudi Arabia, business from the day I left. male colleagues, dare to speak was never in my career path. Although truthfully and never stop being my father was a leader in the field, it was How did you make the transition known to be a man’s world. I also never from academia to business? diplomatic. My voice was heard felt that you needed an education to go I was already a businesswoman when because everyone came out a into business. Most of the people around I finished my studies, as I had started a me in business didn’t study for their roles, small health club for women. I had seen winner and achieved results. and education was important to me. an opportunity and thought, ‘Why not?’ DR LAMA AL SULAIMAN I was drawn towards science to prove There was nothing like that in Saudi at myself. It too had many challenges for the time. I found a partner, rented a space When is the right time to start giving back? women but my motto was “we must and turned it into a gym. Then I was Now is the time as you should always be stand out in this world if we want to diagnosed with cancer. giving back. However, I know there are be recognized”. I hadn’t dreamed of As I was recovering from cancer, the times in life when you just want to climb starting my own business before 2001 rules governing women changed in the higher, focusing on your career. You are but I desired to do more. It became my Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia]. Women were lucky if you realise sooner rather than focus and it was clear to me that women able to join the elections for the Chamber later the impact and power giving back with financial independence are heard. of Commerce. I was invited to put myself has on others as well as ourselves. Today it is my path. forward and was elected. And, finally, in this global issue of InTouch, Why did you decide to go to King’s? How did you find your voice in the male- what’s your view on globalisation? I was already a mother when I decided dominated Chamber of Commerce? Globalisation has existed for thousands to pursue a PhD, and thought, if I was When I started I was lucky; the men of years, although it has only recently going to work harder, I wanted to go on the Board were supportive. However, been given a name. We need to deal with to a reputable institution that would it was important to learn my role and education, and help people understand challenge me. responsibilities. I had to work harder than each other’s cultures and habits. The next As an undergraduate from Saudi Arabia, male colleagues, dare to speak truthfully, generation should be connected not just I wasn’t sure King’s would recognise my and never stop being diplomatic. My voice to their nationality, but to the world. degree. So I went to the department and was heard because everyone came out a asked to be interviewed. The professor winner and achieved results. When faced laughed and said ‘Why not?’, and that with chauvinism, I simply moved on. was the beginning of my story at King’s. FIND OUT MORE: What advice would you give to What influence did King’s those experiencing challenges Have you got some experience to share have on your success? in their work environment? with fellow King’s alumni or students? King’s has had a huge influence on My experience in the business Become a mentor, or find a mentor, my life and career. I had some amazing world has been extremely challenging via our online platform, King’s Connect: professors – some of them were tough at times. Beyond the Chamber of and some supportive. The professors who Commerce, I have worked on boards alumni.kcl.ac.uk/mentoring were tough made me tougher. Those who far less supportive of women. As a young were supportive gave me opportunities. woman, I was embarrassed to talk about The most important thing King’s gave gender issues. Today, I realise those issues me was the ability to observe, analyse and will never go away unless we continue ask questions. It taught me the importance talking about them.
21 HISTORY OF REGGIE
REGGIE’S TOP FIVE memories
R E G G I E C O M E S 1 . TO KING’S The very first King’s lion was part of the coat of arms of the university’s founder George IV, which was adopted by King’s in 1829. The lion stood proudly on R E G G I E top of the crown between the POSES FOR figures of ‘Sancte’ and ‘Sapienter’. 3 . FOUGASSE In 1923, King’s Senior Woman Student, Mary Edwards, set out Reggie was a favourite to find a mascot based on this R E G G I E subject for one of King’s most lion. She bought a metal lion M E E T S artistic alumni, Art Editor with his paw on a globe from 2. THE QUEEN of Punch magazine Kenneth Ewarts Geysers. He was given Bird (nicknamed Fougasse). the name Reggie by the Students’ When the Duke and Duchess He drew the famous ‘dancing Union and became a focus for of York visited King’s in 1926, Reggie’ and Reggie among student loyalty. a small woolly Reggie on wheels the stars. Legend has it that this was given to them as a toy for new mascot made a fitting the baby Princess Elizabeth replacement for a papier-mâché (later HM the Queen). The beer bottle known as ‘Bottled Duchess wrote to say that Youth’, which was made in 1922 Princess Elizabeth ‘is quite by King’s rugby players and delighted with the red lion members of the King’s College and refuses to play with London Engineers’ Association anything else’. (KCLEA).
22 The Duchess wrote to say that Princess Elizabeth is quite delighted with the red lion and refuses to play with anything else.
A FA M I LY OF REGGIES 5 . FOR TODAY R E G G I E By the 1980s, as a result of his A N D misadventures, Reggie cut a 4. RIVALRY sorry figure. He had lost various vital bits of his anatomy and Reggie became the focus been filled with concrete to of rivalry between students stop him being stolen, with a from King’s and other London vacuum cleaner hose for a tail. colleges, particularly University In 1995, alumnus John College London (UCL). There Houlston created a new cartoon- are many stories about his like Reggie (now in the entrance adventures as part of the ‘mascot hall of the King’s Building at wars’. In 1950, he was stolen by the Strand Campus) and two Queen Mary College students small replicas. and sent to Drumnadrochit, A silver Reggie has a place near Inverness, ‘to rival the of honour at degree ceremonies. Loch Ness monster’. In 1967, He was presented to King’s in he was purloined by persons 1959 by Robert John Stewart unknown and recovered, McDowall, who was King’s severely damaged, from the Halliburton Professor of Devil’s Punch Bowl in Surrey. Physiology from 1923 to 1959. Meanwhile, the original Reggie was restored in 2003, perhaps to watch over King’s for another 80 years.
23 ENTREPRENEUR’ S MARKET
A SMART WAY to fight cancer
Dr Miles Payling and Dr Bhavagaya Bakshi
24 Dr Bhavagaya Bakshi (Medicine, MILES: I looked at the main barriers to How has the King’s20 Accelerator 2011) and Dr Miles Payling met quick diagnosis. The majority of diagnostic programme contributed to what you’ve tools available to doctors are paper-based, achieved with your business so far? while working as junior doctors and horrendously long, and impractical to use became entrepreneurs on a mission in an 8 to 10 minute GP appointment. MILES: It’s helped a massive amount to get So, Bhavagaya and I came up with the feedback on the tool early on. We’re doctors to use technology to save lives. idea to make an app and a website where and have had no economic or management a doctor can quickly enter the signs, training, so the guidance has been fantastic. n 2017, Bhavagaya and Miles symptoms and investigation results, founded C the Signs – a digital health and the tool very quickly gives a BHAVAGAYA: We’ve been asked questions Istart-up that uses artificial intelligence recommendation for the patient. like, ‘You’ve got a tool and you’ve got this (AI), mapped to the latest research, to vision, so how do you make it tangible?’, help doctors diagnose cancer early. They How does C the Signs use artificial ‘Who do you need to engage?’, ‘How do are part of the King’s20 Accelerator – a intelligence (AI)? you build a tool that will stick with users?’. year-long programme run by the King’s This has opened us up to think more Entrepreneurship Institute based at Bush BHAVAGAYA: We use the latest evidence laterally and creatively. House, that supports the 20 brightest to create high-functioning algorithms ventures from King’s to reach their which optimise and prioritise outcomes. You’ve received industry recognition by potential. We caught up with Miles and Using the data collected through the tool, winning the Tech4Good People’s Award Bhavagaya to discuss how technology we use machine learning to predict what the 2017. What have been your greatest can make a difference. cancer incidence may be in certain areas. challenges with C the Signs?
What was the first app you created? MILES: The second way we’ve used MILES: A challenge has been to understand AI is to streamline cancer pathways. how to make C the Signs a sustainable MILES: When Bhavagaya and I were Through tracking the service needs of a company. As doctors, we have been driven working as junior doctors, we spent a lot community, the tool identifies what capacity by outcomes more than the economics, so of time on the phone ordering scans, tests is needed for cancer services, and real-time this year has been critical for us as we build and investigations. Our hospital then gave changes can then be made if needed. long-term value for doctors and patients. us an opportunity to do a project to try and improve the working lives of doctors Do you work in partnership with other BHAVAGAYA: It is challenging to innovate or patients. I had taught myself to code and medical researchers or doctors? within the NHS – the culture can be build apps, and together we created an app difficult to change. King’s has taught us to improve hospital communication, which BHAVAGAYA: Not in partnership, but to be resilient. We found the early adopters, was used by around 500 hospital staff. definitely in collaboration. We’ve met with the innovators and the thought-leaders key stakeholders in the cancer industry, within the NHS whom we could engage BHAVAGAYA: We had this light bulb including Macmillan Cancer Support and and co-create with. moment. We realised innovative Cancer Research UK, along with early technology can solve problems, improve diagnosis leads and cancer leads within the What do you think the future holds our productivity and allow us to give NHS. The GPs within these organisations regarding technology and healthcare? really good-quality care to patients. have helped us through the development of the tool and supported us with the launch. BHAVAGAYA: Technology won’t replace What inspired you to create C the Signs? doctors, but it can play a part as an enabler – What impact do you hope C the Signs for example, in recording and interpreting BHAVAGAYA: When I was training to be a will have on future diagnoses? data. Up until recently, patients have GP, a seriously ill patient came into the typically been the receivers of healthcare. hospital who had pancreatic cancer that BHAVAGAYA: We’re driven by the fact We want to shift the dynamic, so that had spread significantly. He had seen his that early diagnosis saves lives – the patients feel empowered to be proactive GP a number of times in six months, but NHS estimates this to be around 50,000 about their health and take the lead. he’d been misdiagnosed and given other lives a year. We also want the public to treatment. If the cancer had been caught be better educated about the importance MILES: In the next 10 to 20 years, there earlier, things could have been different. of talking to your GP when experiencing is a huge growth potential for personalised From this situation, Miles and I became symptoms. In addition, a late diagnosis costs medicine. Technology like AI could enable obsessed with the importance of early more to treat, so we aim to demonstrate that treatments to be tailored to a person rather diagnosis in cancer treatment. early treatment can offer huge cost savings. than being based on averages. The GP’s role would also evolve if their time can be freed up to focus more on delivering care and helping people stay healthy.
25 WE MET AT KING’ S
LIVING ACROSS THE POND – BUT WITH KING’S IN COMMON
Warren & Jasmine Whyte
Dr Warren Whyte for a junior-year study (Study Abroad programme, abroad programme. I spent one semester at King’s and spring 2005) and developed great friendships Dr Jasmine Whyte (née living at Wolfson House. Between classes and studying, De Cock) (Biochemistry, we spent a lot of time hanging 2006) met in 2010 while out in the city, visiting studying for their PhDs museums and festivals. London truly is the culture at the Massachusetts capital of the world. Institute of Technology JASMINE: King’s has had a (MIT) in Boston, USA. profound impact on my life, Photographer: ©Cyretha Irving shaping me as an individual, There, they discovered they sculpting my professional JASMINE: We got married on JASMINE: We have just moved had something in common – ambitions, and helping me 3 June 2017 at the Domaine to New York from Boston, and they both studied at King’s! make a strong network of d’Essendiéras in the Dordogne plan to live there for the next Warren asked Jasmine to friends. I didn’t expect to find region of southern France – few years while I work for an accompany him to an alumni someone at MIT who had it was a fabulous day. The intellectual property law firm event, and the rest is history… studied at King’s, let alone Dordogne is known for its and earn my Juris Doctorate my future husband! gastronomy and its 1,001 from Columbia Law School. JASMINE: I loved my time at castles, including the Château Warren works for a global King’s. I’ve lived all over the WARREN: If it wasn’t for King’s, I des Milandes, where we had management consulting world, but my years in London don’t think I would be married our wedding party. firm, where he consults for were the best of my life. There to Jasmine today. Although our biopharma companies. We was always something to do, time in London did not overlap, WARREN: We have stayed in haven’t planned beyond that, including going to the theatre, we had something in common. touch with several friends from but hopefully we will be living concerts, museums, restaurants King’s, and they played a big somewhere in Europe. and enjoying the nightlife. JASMINE: After we both went part in our wedding. My friend I loved walking along South along to an alumni event in Terry O’Toole [Study Abroad WARREN: We’ll continue to keep Bank to get to lectures and Boston, Warren and I became programme, spring 2005] from ‘in touch’ with King’s – we are studying in the National friends for a few months. We Cornell, who also studied abroad still involved in the Boston and Theatre lobby while listening started going out together in at King’s, was a groomsman. Greater New England Alumni to live music. I had access to June 2011 and, five years later, Jasmine meets up quite regularly Group, and will keep on clinically relevant biochemistry he proposed. with a few friends from King’s, attending alumni events. lectures and great academic and two of them were her research facilities. WARREN: I proposed to Jasmine bridesmaids – Kiran Atwal on 2 June 2016 in front of 40 [Nutrition & Dietetics, 2010], WARREN: I studied at Cornell of our closest family and friends who lived next door to her in University in New York, and at MIT, as we were celebrating King’s College Hall [now the many students went to King’s Jasmine receiving her PhD. Champion Hill residence], and After she said a few words to Rumbi Manzou [Biomedical thank everyone for coming, Science, 2009], whom she I surprised Jasmine by saying met during the International a few words, and by getting Student Orientation. down on one knee.
26 SHARED CHEMISTRY LASTS A LIFETIME
Lynne & Phil Marriott
Dr Lynne Marriott LYNNE: Eating out then was a LYNNE: We were impressed (née Ingram) and Phil rare event and usually at places with Roger’s vision and like the Golden Egg. I can still dedication to make a success Marriott (both Chemistry, remember our first meal at a of the recently reinstated 1968) met at King’s in their proper restaurant – Schmidt’s department and thought we in Charlotte Street. would like to help in some way. first year and have been He suggested that we could together ever since. PHIL: After graduating from support the summer internships King’s, I did an Engineering for chemistry students overseas, PHIL: We arrived at King’s in Diploma then worked for a particularly in the USA. Not October 1965. I lived in digs major oil company for 40 years, only would this help attract in Streatham and then moved with a two-year break to do an capable students to King’s but to Commonwealth Hall. MBA at Harvard in my mid-20s. also boost the reputation of the department. This seemed an LYNNE: My mother told me LYNNE: I worked as a Chemistry ideal fit, given that we had lived some years later that she cried teacher, which I really enjoyed. in the USA and both attended when she left me in my shared In our mid-40s, Phil had a three- university there. CHEMISTRY AT KING’S room in a dilapidated house in year assignment in Dallas, Texas. Brixton. I later moved to Nutford Pursuing a long-term interest, PHIL: We are very grateful to Did you know? House, mainly because the I enrolled on to various nutrition King’s for giving us a very good lovely Women’s Tutor, Helen courses at Texas Woman’s scientific education. We are the • Chemistry was one of King’s Hudson, was concerned that University, which on return to first members of our respective founding subjects, taught from I was partying too much and the UK turned into a Nutrition families to go to university, the university’s opening in 1831. working too little. degree at the University of which led to interesting and Surrey, followed by a PhD. satisfying careers for us both. • The first Professor of Chemistry PHIL: There were some 40 I subsequently worked for Living in London was a plus was John Frederic Daniell Chemistry students in our year the Medical Research Council and the social life based around (1790–1845), inventor of the and only three females! Lynne as a Postdoctoral Fellow. King’s was great. Daniell cell: the first constant and I quickly became friends voltage electrochemical cell. as we had all our lectures and PHIL: Recently, Lynne was LYNNE: We’re retired now with practicals together. persuaded by Andrew Parrish three grown-up children and two • In 1986, the Chemistry [Chemistry, 1966] to help grandchildren. Much of what we departments of King’s and LYNNE: Female science students organise a Chemistry alumni do revolves around our family. Chelsea College merged. were thin on the ground in those group, and Professor Roger days. I felt welcomed, but there Morris arranged trips PHIL: One of our favourite • Following a national decline in was occasional sexism from our around the new Chemistry pastimes is walking in the student numbers, the Chemistry male peers. Department for us. countryside, followed of department at King’s was closed course by a pub lunch. I enjoy in 2003. A new department and PHIL: London was less crowded playing, but mostly watching, degree course were successfully in the 1960s, new to us and very sports these days, while Lynne launched in 2012. exciting to two young students. has been hooked on ballet ever We became serious about each since her first visit to Covent • In 2013, King’s alumnus other in the second term of the Garden as a student. Professor Michael Levitt first year. was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
27 KING’ S IN THE NEWS
THE GUARDIAN
A second Brexit C B S referendum? It’s looking more likely by the day Older dads produce ‘geekier’ sons, study finds
The author of this article is Vernon In a finding that might bring older dads some peace of mind Bogdanor, who is Professor of about their sons’ future job prospects, a new study shows Government at King’s College London. these kids are more likely to be ‘geeks’.
Negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal Researchers discovered that boys born to older dads are from the EU have now begun in earnest. more intelligent, more focused on what interests them and They are required, according to Article are less concerned about fitting in. All qualities offer an edge 50, to ‘take account of the framework’ in school and careers. The study was published by King’s for Britain’s ‘future relationship with College London and the Seaver Autism Center, New York. the union’. But what is that future relationship to be?
MAKING HEADLINES
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH METRO
£1.27 billion Cancer Drugs Fund: a political Revd Richard Coles confirmed ‘quick-fix’ that harmed some patients, as Strictly contestant review finds Reverend Richard Coles has been David Cameron’s flagship Cancer Drugs Fund was a ‘quick-fix’ confirmed as one of the celebrity election promise that wasted more than £1 billion and left dying dancers on this season of Strictly patients in agony. A major analysis by King’s College London and the Come Dancing. Reverend Richard, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine concluded that less 55, is a musician, journalist and than half of the drugs provided by the fund had undergone adequate Church of England priest. He is now clinical trials before being used, and the average median life the vicar of St Mary the Virgin in Finedon, extension they afforded was just 3.2 months. Northamptonshire, but he is known for being in The Communards with Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s. The Reverend and now Strictly competitor was born in Northampton, and was a choirboy at school. He studied Theology at King’s College in London from 1990. B B C N E W S EVENING STANDARD Somerset House Baby brain scans reveal exhibition lets you read trillions of neural connections other people’s diaries UK scientists have released the first batch of ‘groundbreaking’ medical scans that reveal step by step how the human brain Most would be careful not to leave their develops in babies. Researchers around the world can use the diary lying around, but a new exhibition at data to understand what healthy growth looks like, say experts. Somerset House is putting them on display.
The detailed MRI scans could also improve understanding of Dear Diary offers visitors a sneaky read conditions such as autism and cerebral palsy. The study was of diaries from 1400 BC to the present day. carried out by teams from King’s College London, Imperial It looks at what motivates people to write College London and the University of Oxford. diaries and how new digital technologies have changed the way that we keep track of daily life. The show has been created in collaboration with King’s College London.
King’s has been making headlines around the world. From experts offering commentary on world events, to the life-changing impact of King’s research, we’ve chosen a small selection of the stories you may have missed.
GLOBAL TELECOMS SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST BUSINESS How Brexit Britain can gain UK puts £16m into 5G from China’s Belt and Road university partnership – three leading universities The author of this article is Professor Kerry Brown, who are to work together on is Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College London. 5G with the aid of £16m The ancient tale of the wise men feeling different parts of an elephant of government funding and being at a loss for how to describe it could be applied to China’s signature ‘Belt and Road’ foreign policy initiative. The novelty of having China propose something as grand and all-encompassing has itself The UK Government is to put £16 million attracted much attention. Powers like the United States and EU have into a project to link 5G work by three been demanding for years that China state its global aspirations; universities, leading to end-to-end trials China has now answered. The problem is that no one quite knows of emerging mobile technology. The what the answer means. University of Bristol, King’s College London and the University of Surrey will link their 5G test beds into a 5G hub that will be integrated at system level and connected across the three sites. It will build capacity for further nationwide tests and trials of 5G technologies and advanced applications.
29 ALUMNI EVENTS, BENEFITS & SERVICES
King’s Business School Aspiring Alumni Leaders Forum Alumni Weekend ALUMNI Alumni Launch Event Thursday 1 March 2018 Friday 8 June–Sunday 10 June 2018 Thursday 23 November 2017 Join President & Principal Come back to London and reunite To celebrate the launch of King’s Professor Edward Byrne AC and with friends for a day of events at EVENTS Business School as the ninth staff from the Alumni Office at the King’s. Hear about some of the key faculty of King’s, all Business and first annual Aspiring Alumni Leaders projects King’s is working on, visit Management alumni are invited Forum to honour the top emerging Bush House and be inspired at the As part of our to an evening drinks reception at alumni leaders in our community. Chapel Concert. Contact us to alumni community, the school’s new location at Bush organise your own reunion as House, Aldwych. You’ll hear about President’s APAC Tour part of the weekend. you can enjoy a exciting ambitions for the School March 2018 diverse calendar to raise the next generation of President & Principal Professor ethical business leaders and Edward Byrne AC, along with REUNION of events. be one of the first to visit the staff from the Alumni Office, will be school’s new location. visiting key cities in the Asia Pacific Medicine, St Thomas’, 1968 (APAC) area. An evening reception, A 50th anniversary reunion for King’s Business School where alumni can reconnect with alumni who qualified in medicine International Day of Networking old friends and meet fellow alumni at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical Wednesday 24 January 2018 in the region, will be held on the School in 1968. If you would like Make time to connect on King’s tour. To find out more, see the to attend, please contact David Business School’s first international events section of the website Boase: [email protected] day of networking. There will be (see below left). a range of exciting networking opportunities across London, King’s Connect Get-Together Will 2018 be a special internationally and online. Spring 2018 reunion year for you? Come along to our spring get- Why not consider becoming a Principal’s Leadership together for a chance to meet reunion leader and bring your Alumni Reception fellow alumni and students on former classmates and friends Thursday 22 February 2018 the King’s Connect mentoring together at a special event? At the Principal’s Leadership programme. It’s the perfect The Alumni Office is here to Alumni Reception, hear a lively opportunity to network, support you with a handy guide panel discussion with leading share insights and have fun! on how to organise a reunion. King’s academics, followed by a networking reception with FOR MORE INFORMATION, fellow King’s alumni, academics CONTACT: and King’s partners. [email protected]
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30 ALUMNI A NOTE FROM BENEFITS THE KCLA & SERVICES CHAIRMAN
You can take advantage of a wide range of benefits, services Alumni taking part in the mentoring scheme and discounts. These Mentoring are available if you Have you got some experience to share? studied at King’s or at Use your knowledge and expertise to one of the institutions help guide fellow King’s students or alumni to reach their full potential. that merged with King’s. You can also find your own mentor via King’s College London Alumni Association the online platform, King’s Connect. (KCLA) represents alumni in the King’s affairs and aims to encourage continued alumni involvement with the university. FOR MORE DETAILS, GO TO: Use the university libraries King’s five libraries are open for alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ alumni to use – you just need to get a Alumni are invited to attend our benefits library card. It’s free to use the library annual events, including Duel Day (which facilities and you can borrow books takes place in March), the KCLA address OR CONTACT US ON: and materials for an annual fee of £60. in April (featuring speaker Dame Katherine Grainger), the sports dinner and alumni +44 (0)20 7848 3053 Free access to journals games in October, and the AGM and annual dinner at the House of Lords in November. [email protected] Keep up to date with the latest research in your field. Alumni The Alumni Office organises the Alumni can access a huge range of online Weekend in June and many other alumni academic works and resources events, which you can read about on via King’s subscription to JSTOR. this page and on the website: alumni.kcl.ac.uk/events Associateship of King’s College London (AKC) Sport provides an important link between Unique to King’s, the AKC is available past and current students. KCLA works to alumni through a distance learning with King’s Sport and King’s College London programme. Alumni can participate Students’ Union (KCLSU) to support in the three-year programme, which continued alumni participation in as many covers aspects of ethics, philosophical sports as possible. We are also actively theology, biblical studies and Christian seeking more alumni involvement in cultural doctrine, for £500 per year. activities including music, theatre and choirs.
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31 NEW APPOINTMENTS
NEW APPOINTMENTS READ MORE ONLINE: alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ & COMMENDATIONS alumni-community
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT KING’S
Professor Nicola Phillips Professor Stephen Bach Professor Ian Everall Professor Mike Curtis In October, Professor Phillips King’s Business School, the In September, the Institute The new Executive Dean of joined King’s as Vice-President recently launched ninth faculty of Psychiatry, Psychology the Dental Institute is Professor & Vice-Principal (Education) at King’s, is led by Professor & Neuroscience (IoPPN) Mike Curtis, a distinguished and Professor in the Department Stephen Bach. Stephen began welcomed Professor Ian Everall microbiologist with a robust of Political Economy. This is his career in NHS management. as their new Executive Dean, track record of academic a pivotal role for King’s overseeing He studied and worked at the who has joined King’s from leadership. Previously, he was an ambitious new strategy University of Warwick, before the University of Melbourne in the Dean of Dentistry and for education. moving to King’s in 2000. Australia, where he was Head Deputy Vice-Principal Health Professor Phillips is a King’s Professor Bach said: ‘I am of the Department of Psychiatry. at Barts and The London School alumna (Hispanic Studies, 1993) thrilled to be appointed as the He was previously at the of Medicine and Dentistry, and was previously Professor inaugural Dean. King’s Business Institute of Psychiatry (now the Queen Mary University of of Political Economy and Head School will combine the agility IoPPN) from 1992–2004, where London. He has taken over of Department at the University of a start-up with the heritage he gained his PhD, became from Professor Dianne of Sheffield. She has a long record of King’s. We aim to build the a Senior Lecturer and then Rekow, who retired recently. of service to the profession, as premier undergraduate business became a Professor. Professor Professor Curtis said: ‘I look Chair of the British International school, which serves as a hub Everall said: ‘I am delighted and forward to working with staff Studies Association and editor for engagement with business, honoured to have the opportunity and students to maintain and of the journals Review of government and NGOs.’ to lead what is undoubtedly the enhance the pre-eminence of International Political Economy top psychiatric research and Dentistry at King’s in education, and New Political Economy. education institution globally.’ training and research.’
NOTABLE COMMENDATIONS As well as being Professor ALUMNI AND STAFF Julie Thomas FOR KING’S STUDENTS, of Community Psychiatry WHO HAVE RECEIVED is Director of Protocol in the STAFF AND ALUMNI at the IoPPN, Graham is a FELLOWSHIPS OF KING’S Principal & President’s Office Consultant Psychiatrist in a THIS YEAR INCLUDE: at King’s. Since she joined community mental health team King’s in 1990, she has been at at South London and Maudsley, Revd Richard Coles the right hand of four principals, in Lambeth. He specialises in (Theology, 1994) is an Anglican and has overseen many of the ways to reduce the stigma and vicar, musician and well-known university’s most successful discrimination associated with broadcaster who, as a former events and occasions. mental illness, and has made member of The Communards, significant contributions to the recorded the highest-selling Professor Evelyn Welch MBE development of mental health UK single of 1986. is Provost and Senior Vice policy and practice in England, President for Arts & Sciences and also in low and middle Steven Rhodes at King’s and Professor of income countries worldwide. (Theology, 1988) is a Renaissance Studies. She is the Professor Sir Graham Thornicroft Professor Sir Graham said: barrister who has made a great Chair of Trustees of the Dulwich For his services to mental ‘My hope is that this award will contribution to the university Picture Gallery, Chair of the health, Professor Sir Graham further strengthen global efforts through his enthusiastic and Warburg Institute Advisory Thornicroft has received a to end the stigma of mental effective leadership of the Council and sits on the British knighthood in the Queen’s illness and to provide everyone King’s College London Alumni Library Advisory Board. Birthday Honours. with mental health problems Association (KCLA) and his the support and care they need.’ establishment of the KCLA Games and Duel Day.
32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Cryptic Crossword
Can you find the hidden word? Across 1 Crash! Setter’s ready for holiday Just use the crossword clues to find reportedly (6) the answers and the hidden word 4 Bold choir assembled around end of stage (6) 9 First of group motorbiking at last in will appear in the coloured boxes. Spain making breakfast food (4) For the chance to win a King’s travel- 10 Folk, busload, regularly hampered by parking choice (10) themed goody bag, just email us by 11 Very ordinary year heralds time for trip (6) Friday 15 December 2017 with ‘InTouch The King’s goody 12 Heartless Reggie’s hunt for probe (8) crossword’ in the subject line and your bag includes: 14 Fancy red undies revealing bottom (9) answer to the hidden word in the email. • notebook and pen 16 Checks showed it short-circuited inside (5) • business card holder 17 Spot noticed by ear (5) The answers will be revealed in the • travel wallet 19 Vehicle hard to store in part of campus (4,5) January 2018 King’s alumni e-news. • canvas bag. 24 Diplomacy from talking parrot with jerky movements (8) [email protected] 25 Six-footer at home with group (6) 27 Duke far along to the north astride Good luck! first of geldings (10) 29 Mature Australian graduate expatriates dollars for starters (4) 30 Old boys and girls found in metal compound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 at the beginning (6) 31 Heavy way leaders of organisation debate 8 globalisation yearly (6)
9 10 Down 1 Current habit to secure right type of nail (7) 2 Rising (one of) 30 taking Saudi Arabia 11 12 13 post principally for dough (5) 3 State island’s tree (7) 5 Eliot, then Milner, essentially put up conscript (6) 14 15 16 6 Gone and published (3) 7 Colonel Tom entertaining Oscar – a jazz enthusiast (4,3) 8 Leftover as parsed incorrectly (6) 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 Recorded sound from car stereo’s terminal (5) 23 15 Boredom in endless night in Paris (5) 18 Two taps, old and leaky, primarily take 24 25 26 time to produce disease (7) 20 Worries, unexpected defeats (6) 21 Lock-keeper swimming in the 27 28 29 American river (7) 22 Thus Istanbul perhaps includes eastern community (7) 23 Register short singing exercises (4,2) 30 31 26 Beach not right for viewpoint (5)
Across Down 1 Crash! Setter's ready for holiday reportedly 1 Current habit to secure right type of nail (7) (6) 33 2 Rising (one of) 30 taking Saudi Arabia post 4 Bold choir assembled around end of stage principally for dough (5) (6) 3 State island's tree (7) 9 First of group motorbiking at last in Spain 5 Eliot, then Milner, essentially put up making breakfast food (4) conscript (6) 10 Folk, busload, regularly hampered by 6 Gone and published (3) parking choice (10) 7 Colonel Tom entertaining Oscar - a jazz 11 Very ordinary year heralds time for trip (6) enthusiast (4,3) 12 Heartless Reggie's hunt for probe (8) 8 Leftover as parsed incorrectly (6) 14 Fancy red undies revealing bottom (9) 13 Recorded sound from car stereo's terminal 16 Checks showed it short-circuited inside (5) (5) 17 Spot noticed by ear (5) 15 Boredom in endless night in Paris (5) 19 Vehicle hard to store in part of campus (4,5) 18 Two taps, old and leaky, primarily take time to produce disease (7) 24 Diplomacy from talking parrot with jerky movements (8) 20 Worries, unexpected defeats (6) 25 Six-footer at home with group (6) 21 Lock-keeper swimming in the American river (7) 27 Duke far along to the North astride first of geldings (10) 22 Thus Istanbul perhaps includes eastern community (7) 29 Mature Australian graduate expatriates dollars for starters (4) 23 Register short singing exercises (4,2) 30 Old boys and girls found in metal compound 26 Beach not right for viewpoint (5) at the beginning (6) 28 Reed zealously guarded (3) Heavy way leaders of organisation debate 31 globalisation yearly (6)
CLASS NOTES
CLASS REUNION FOR THE PHYSIOTHERAPY CLASS OF 1964 MAUREEN EVERETT NOTES (Physiotherapy, 1964) The Physiotherapy class of 1964 held their annual reunion To see all the latest at the Barnett Hill Hotel, a country house in the Surrey class notes and find Hills near Guildford. They’ve out which of your had regular reunions since 2011 (their 50th anniversary classmates have been of starting at King’s), when performing on stage, they met up in the Cotswolds. A typical reunion includes a Left to right: Susan Ware (née Maitland), Alison Pride (née Baker), Hilary Marsh (née Walker), two-night stay with a day trip Jacqueline Drew (née Thorpe), Dawn Smith (née Parker), Sonia Bevan (née McKinnon), writing books and Stephanie Fripp (née Lodge), Maureen Everett (née Jaeger) planning reunions, to a National Trust property or gardens. Out of a group of visit our website: 17, they mustered 10 attendees Surrey Hills where the ‘We spent the rest of the time this year. Queen Mother stayed on her at the hotel having long dinners Maureen said: ‘This year, honeymoon. We are all in our in the evenings, reminiscing, alumni.kcl.ac.uk/ we visited Polesden Lacey – mid-70s but relatively fit and catching up with news of classnotes a beautiful Edwardian country active, and enjoyed going children and grandchildren, retreat, close to Dorking, with for a long walk in the grounds. and talking for England.’ views overlooking the rolling
DENTISTS RETURN TO UK FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY
JOHN WOLFFE (Dentistry, 1966) Alumni from King’s College Hospital Dental School (now the King’s College London Dental Institute) gathered for the 50th anniversary of their graduation at the beautiful Horsted Place Hotel near Lewes, East Sussex. The three- day gathering, organised by Dr John Wolffe and his wife Linda, was attended by 14 graduates from the class of 1966–67 and their spouses. Thanks to the significance of the anniversary, some travelled Left to right: John Wolffe, Elizabeth Flett (née Hislop), Brian Williams, John Savage, Cheryl from as far away as France, McLean Wong, David Brown, Neil Thompson, Margaret Webster (née Wyborn), Chris Hibbert, Howard Lunn, Susan Perkins (née Wright), Martin Miller, Roger Knowles, John Kay Hong Kong and New Zealand to be there. Conversation, laughter and archive footage by the late dance with live music, when the sharing of memories quickly Dr Edwin Rosenstiel, who Dr Brian Williams. delivered ensued. The group enjoyed taught Conservative Dentistry a heartfelt toast to absent and the first day by having cream at King’s for many years. lost friends. teas and playing croquet on The next day, the group John said: ‘It was a the lawn. At dinner, the group enjoyed a ploughman’s lunch wonderful couple of days Is there anything you’d like viewed an amateur film, and a trip to the Bluebell and we have agreed to gather to share with your alumni featuring many respected King’s Railway and Museum. Events again in another few years.’ community? We’d love to teachers, made from 40-year-old concluded with a gala dinner hear your news and updates.
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A LONG WALK TO THE SOUTH POLE
thighs and core muscles through aerobic training. Her regime includes mountain-bike riding, swimming three to four miles a week and tyre hauling – a classic training method for sled hauling. Ghazala adds: ‘The South Pole Energy Challenge 2018 aims to change attitudes and behaviour towards energy consumption on a business and individual level. By showing what can be achieved through the use of clean, green energy under extreme circumstances, the SPEC team hope to demonstrate how the use of energy can be better understood and used more sustainably in everyday life. Some of their suggested modifications include the installation of solar, wind Ghazala climbing Ganalo, Nanga Parbat area. ©Roger Mear and/or geothermal infrastructure in homes and businesses, the use of hydrogen, electric or GHAZALA AHMAD-MEAR The 600-mile expedition the expedition at 60 nautical hybrid transport, and “the (Dentistry, Guy’s, 1986) across Antarctica will take miles from the South Pole. encouragement of less King’s alumna and dental 50 days, between November Ghazala’s resilience and domestic waste”.’ surgeon Ghazala Ahmad-Mear 2017 and January 2018, and physical strength have been put Ghazala gives talks on is currently training for the the adventurers will only use to the test before. She ran the climate change within her local South Pole Energy Challenge renewable energy and their own Sheffield Marathon a year after community and has engaged (SPEC). She is married to strength. Using NASA, Siemens being treated for Hodgkin’s local schools by offering to take the mountaineer Roger Mear, and Shell technology, Ghazala lymphoma in 1996 when she their flags to the South Pole. who made the first unsupported and the team will rely solely on had a 30% reduction in lung She has also raised awareness of walk to the South Pole with sun, wind and biofuels to help capacity. Since then, she has her hospital trust’s commitment explorers Robert Swan OBE with tasks such as melting ice had a successful hip replacement. to reduce carbon emissions and Gareth Wood in 1986. and creating electricity. Ghazala Ghazala’ has been preparing for and to be more sustainable. is currently crowdfunding to join the challenge by building up her
RETRACING THE FOOTSTEPS OF JULIUS CAESAR
A debate with former students was not boring. Fuelled by his Caesar’s Gallic Wars, and traces inspired British classical scholar, belief that Caesar’s conquest of the political and cultural imprint historian, journalist, teacher and Gaul in 58 BC was a defining made by the Romans on modern author, Bijan Omrani, to write a moment in European history, France. It also draws striking new book about Julius Caesar. he decided to explore the parallels with contemporary Bijan chose to study at King’s, Roman Emperor’s epic journey issues, including how Caesar in his words, for ‘the best possible in his book Caesar’s Footprints: manipulated fears of a migration introduction to a teaching Journeys to Roman Gaul. crisis and what kept the Roman career’, and went on to teach The book, published by Empire together for so long. Classics at leading independent Head of Zeus, follows the schools such as Eton and course from Marseille to Westminster. He wanted to Mulhouse and Orléans to BIJAN OMRANI persuade his students that Autun. It tells the story of (PGCE Classics, 2009) the Latin language
35 CLASS NOTES
SUPPORTING MUSICIANS IN CAMBODIA OBITUARIES IN BRIEF
Margaret Freeman (née Tait) A Junior Research Fellow in the Department of German in the mid-1970s, Margaret was also known as a poet and writer under her pen name, India Russell.
Michael Kessick (Chemistry, 1961, PhD Physical Chemistry, 1965) Michael was a passionate physicist who devoted his life to researching environmental and chemical technologies.
Professor Robin Eady (Medicine, 1967) Robin was Emeritus Professor in Dermatology at St John’s Institute of Dermatology at King’s.
Stephanie Daman (History, 1982) Young Cambodian musicians Stephanie was a founding member of Get Safe Online – a source of LAURA BAKER ‘Despite the beginnings of a revival of factual information on online safety, (Human Geography, 2010) local hip-hop and pop talent, original music reflecting her passion to educate A choral scholarship with the choir of has struggled in the ensuing decades. Khmer and prepare the country for the King’s College London, and a first-class musicians have few resources to learn and risks of the future. degree in Human Geography, gave Laura develop their craft, other than teaching Baker the foundation for her current venture themselves through YouTube videos. supporting the musicians who are reviving ‘There is an opportunity to develop the music industry in Cambodia. Laura talent and revive a once-celebrated IN MEMORIAM lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and is industry, in a country where 68% The following individuals chose to the Director of The Sound Initiative – an of the population is under 30.’ leave generous legacy gifts to King’s organisation that offers tailored training The Sound Initiative’s mission is to in their wills. We remember them and pairs emerging Cambodian musicians transform the local music industry by with our utmost thanks. with industry mentors. creating a system of support for Cambodian While at King’s, Laura performed, musicians through mentoring, education Olive Elkins (Physics, 1947) recorded and toured with the chapel choir. programmes and ongoing professional skills During her third year, she began to focus on development. The organisation, which was Dr Antony Barter (Medicine, 1951) international development for her dissertation set up in 2017, is being piloted in partnership Donald Nappin (Physics, 1955) and travelled to Nicaragua to research with Cambodian-American popstar Laura women’s economic empowerment. The Mam’s label, Baramey Production. Sylvia Spokes (French, 1946) mentorship Laura received from her A total of 20 artists are taking part in the Gabrielle Kingsley supervisor, Dr Kate Maclean, inspired pilot, which includes expert-led workshops (Rheumatology, 2003) her to combine her love of music with on applied music theory, album and live show Pauline Mercer her interest in international development. production, and creative entrepreneurship. Laura said: ‘Cambodia has a rich musical The Sound Initiative is in its early start-up Christine Favell history, and experienced a golden era of phase and looking to expand its roster of Jennifer Cargill Thompson music in the 1960s and 1970s when it was mentors and funding to create a music popular to fuse psychedelic rock and Western hub in Phnom Penh. blues rock with elements of traditional Khmer music. This period was cut short, as a result of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Between 1975 and 1979, an estimated 90% of the country’s musicians, artists and intellectuals were killed.
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OBITUARIES
REMARKABLE MAN OF MANY TALENTS
SIR DAVID TANG David Tang was a remarkable (Philosophy, 1975) Philanthropist, prominent entrepreneur man of many talents whose and King’s alumnus Sir David Tang has charm, erudition and wit were ever died aged 63. A King’s donor, Sir David generously contributed to ensure that the present. He will be sorely missed. brightest students could pursue their studies LIONEL BARBER at his alma mater. He recently attended the World questions | King’s answers as a ‘hugely intellectual man’. Most especially, celebration and, over the years, hosted Sir David excelled at connecting people, and several events in support of King’s in the over the course of his lifetime was friends with UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. Sir David Princess Diana, Kate Moss, Fidel Castro and supported a variety of charities and, in 2008, many others. he was awarded a knighthood for charitable Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial services in the UK. Times, said: ‘David Tang was a remarkable Sir David started his career at his man of many talents whose charm, erudition grandfather’s solicitors’ firm in Hong Kong. and wit were ever present. He will be He later left to forge his own path, joining sorely missed.’ multinational Swire Pacific, and founding He is survived by his wife, Lady Tang, the private members chain China Clubs and and two children. the Shanghai Tang clothing and lifestyle brand. Studying Law at Cambridge after his time at King’s, Sir David also taught at Peking University and has been described
OUTSTANDING SCIENTIST AND MENTOR
PROFESSOR One of Professor Hough’s LESLIE HOUGH Emeritus Professor Dr Leslie Hough proudest achievements was (PhD, DSc), who taught at Queen Elizabeth his record of mentoring and College, has passed away aged 92. He was Head of Chemistry between 1967 and working with 79 PhD students 1985. Professor Hough was an outstanding on a variety of projects. scientist who, in collaboration with sugar company Tate & Lyle, discovered of Chemistry, becoming a recipient of the sucralose – the best-selling sweetener Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate known as Splenda. Chemistry and the Haworth Medal for He was a Vice Principal of Queen his contributions to organic chemistry. Elizabeth College and, following its merger In his retirement, Leslie spent many with King’s College London, became a happy hours with his wife Irene at the Fellow of the College. One of Professor Roehampton Club in South West London, Hough’s proudest achievements was his where he enjoyed playing bridge and record of mentoring and working with socialising. He was a keen golfer and 79 PhD students on a variety of projects. as a young man he also enjoyed rugby, He received many awards for his squash and tennis. Professor Hough will distinguished career, including a be deeply missed by his family and friends. Lectureship of the Royal Society
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OBITUARIES
A LIFE OF CAMPAIGNING AND LEADERSHIP
PAULINE WEBB the US and was inspired to write her (English, 1948) first bookWomen of Our Company in 1958, Dr Pauline Webb, a renowned Methodist, in which she urged the church to abandon ecumenical leader and religious broadcaster, all forms of discrimination, particularly has died aged 89. against women. She also campaigned Pauline was born in North London in on the issue of women’s ordination at 1927, the youngest daughter of Daisy and the 1959 Methodist Conference. Leonard Webb. Her father was a Methodist A fearless and forthright public speaker, minister and former missionary in Africa. Pauline played a leading role in the World She studied English at King’s before training Council of Churches’ Programme to Combat to be a teacher at the London Institute of Racism in 1975. A few years later, in 1979, Education (now part of UCL). she became the organiser of religious Her career in education was instrumental broadcasting for the BBC World Service. in her work with the Methodist church. She regularly contributed to Pause for When she was a teacher at Twickenham Thought on BBC Radio 2 and presented Grammar School in 1952, Pauline took The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4 until a class to hear a missionary doctor talk she was in her 70s. about his work helping blind people in Pauline continued to travel, write and who was passionate about her faith and its India. The next day, the Methodist broadcast throughout the 1980s and 1990s. implications for wider society. She loved Missionary Society offered her a job Her experiences of meeting Christian life, was a joy to work with and was fun as Youth Education Secretary. She went leaders across the world were documented to be with. on to edit all of the society’s publications, in her 2006 book The World Wide Webb. ‘I worked with her regularly throughout working there until 1965. Revd Canon Professor Richard Burridge the 20 years I have been Dean of King’s, Pauline was also known for her pioneering FKC, Dean of King’s, recalls: ‘Pauline was especially in the early years, and King’s work for women’s ministry. She travelled to a fun, lively, feisty, committed woman, is proud to claim her as an alumna.’
A DEDICATED YOUNG DOCTOR
Dr Raheal Gabrasadig, a young A large part of her time at university paediatrician, has died suddenly of a stroke was spent dedicated to causes that she was at the age of 30. Raheal was a promising passionate about. Raheal was a committed medical professional, an avid volunteer Catholic and served as President of the and an example to those who knew her. King’s Catholic Society from 2007–08. Born in Eritrea, her parents had been She volunteered for health programmes working with refugees in southern Sudan in schools in South London, at a local soup when they were forced to leave due to kitchen and for a number of other charities, escalating violence towards Christians in including the Wonder Foundation and the region. They came to the UK seeking The Baytree Centre. She was an advocate asylum when Raheal was four. for women’s rights to good healthcare and The Gabrasadig family, by then including she supported doctors and healthcare Raheal and two siblings (with five more to professionals’ work with victims of come) had nothing when they arrived. female genital mutilation (FGM). Raheal’s father Tamrat became a cleaner Raheal’s close friend, Catalina Geib, and the family was helped to settle into described her as ‘a shining example their new country by a family who offered of a British Citizen’. DR RAHEAL GABRASADIG to let them stay in their home. ‘Raheal showed how living your (Medicine, 2011) After years of studying hard and helping life to the full, and putting others first, her siblings with their homework, Raheal can make this world a better place. went on to study Medicine at King’s. ‘We miss Raheal and her smile. She helped many people and achieved a significant amount in her short life.’
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of Ghana (PSGH) in 1995, and at Madonna University, PHARMACEUTICAL EXCELLENCE continued to work at the Faculty Nigeria, from 2009 until his of Pharmacy at the university. death. He was also a part-time IN WESTERN AFRICA Meanwhile, he studied for his lecturer at the Department of Masters in Pharmacognosy – Nursing, Christian Service Professor Kofi Annan, Dean the study of medicinal drugs University College, Ghana, of the Faculty of Pharmacy obtained from plants and natural from 2013 to 2016. and Pharmaceutical Sciences sources – and then he was Kofi also made significant at Kwame Nkrumah University appointed as a lecturer. contributions to the development of Science and Technology Kofi left Ghana for the of traditional medicine in Africa (KNUST), Ghana, has died UK in 2003 to take his PhD and was a member of the West aged 50. in Pharmacy at King’s. He African Health Organization Kofi graduated with a returned to Ghana in 2007 (WAHO) Expert Committee Bachelor of Pharmacology and was promoted to the post on Traditional Medicine. He from KNUST in 1993, and was of senior lecturer. received the Fellowship of appointed as a teaching assistant Although much of Kofi’s work the Pharmaceutical Society at the university. He went on to was at KNUST, he also worked of Ghana in 2016. KOFI ANNAN become a registered member of as a visiting lecturer in the He is survived by his (PhD Pharmacy, 2007) the Pharmaceutical Society Department of Pharmacognosy wife and two children.
SOCIAL WORK, MEDIATION AND TEACHING
THELMA FISHER Woman Student’ of the Students’ In this position, she played (English, 1959) Union. It was at King’s where a central role in creating a Thelma Fisher (née Corby) Thelma met her husband, Frank. national network of family OBE, Fellow of King’s College After graduation, Thelma mediation services, and in (FKC), has died aged 80. completed a postgraduate discussions leading to the Thelma was awarded an OBE Sociology diploma at the Family Law Bill. in 1997 for her services to University of Bristol. She Thelma published books National Family Mediation – later taught at Goldsmiths, connected to her career in an organisation that helps reduce University of London, and social work and, much later, conflict in separation or divorce. the University of Bath. two novels and a collection Thelma was born in Her career in social work of poems. Northamptonshire in 1937. continued, working for the She is survived by her A promising student, she went Swindon Family Conciliation husband, two children, on to study English at King’s, Service, later rising to become four grandchildren and where she was also ‘Senior the first Director of National a great-grandson. Family Mediation.
ENGINEER WHO HELPED NASA PUT A MAN ON THE MOON
D O N H O W L E He studied Mathematics vacuum-testing of an antenna, (Mathematics & Physics, 1951) & Physics at King’s, where which was deployed on the Don Howle, an Aerospace he also met his wife Linda. moon to transmit TV pictures Engineer, has died aged 89. Don joined the Royal Air back to Earth. A leading figure in his field, Force before moving to Yeovil, Don retired in 1985, and he one of his greatest achievements Somerset, in the 1950s to work and Linda spent several years was working on radio equipment for Normalair – formerly travelling. He was active in the for the first moon landing. Westland Aircraft Company. alumni community until a few Don was born in West In 1964, he moved to the United years ago. Yorkshire in 1927 and grew States to work for the Radio Don’s cousin, James Hitchins, up in Devon and Essex. His Corporation of America: said: ‘He was an amazing man, fascination with aviation began a subcontractor for NASA. and King’s played a huge part during the Battle of Britain. His work included the thermal in what he went on to do.’
39 YOU RECOMMEND
Jo Brand is an English comedian, writer and actress. After 10 years as a psychiatric nurse, during which she worked at the Maudsley Hospital, part of King’s Health Partners, Jo started her entertainment career. Her first forays Jo Brand into comedy were in the alternative comedy stand-up scene with early RECOMMENDS performances on Saturday Live. She went on to appear as a regular guest on TV shows QI and Have I Got News for You. Jo has been a long-time advocate for mental health. Here, she shares a few of her favourite things.
Favourite music? My favourite music includes Kate Bush, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Billy Bragg – artists who write brilliant tunes, but also have something to say in their lyrics. They are people who went their own way and represent something beyond selling their music to people.
Favourite TV programme? I love news programmes like Newsnight and Question Time Hastings seafront because I feel a constant need to keep up with what is going Favourite place? on, but find news bulletins turgid The sea, anywhere. I was a and dull. I also love upmarket teenager in Hastings and was Scandi noir. They do it so well thrown out of (or invited to leave) Jo Brand and have an array of interesting home at the age of 16. I lived in a characters that are not just bedsit in a small Victorian house grizzled men whose marriages that was a cross between a sitcom There is so have broken down or who have and a Hammer Horror film. lost their wives in a big cupboard. Every night I went to sleep to much I loved For comedy, I love Murder in the sound of the sea and I have Successville – silly, hilarious loved it ever since. I particularly about working and spot on in terms of the love it when it is wild. Maudsley Hospital slightly skewed impressions at the Maudsley, of celebrities. Best memory of King’s? There is so much I loved I can’t possibly Book that touched your soul? about working at the Maudsley, Crikey, that’s a big ask. Let’s I can’t possibly distil it into one distil it into one just say most things Susan Hill memory… Camaraderie, nurses, [English, 1963] has written – doctors, doing some good, social memory... particularly In the Springtime workers, porters, clerical staff, of the Year, a beautifully written supporting others, laughing, study of grief, or The Bird of challenges, Christmas, people Night, a story of a relationship trusting us, dealing safely with in which one partner struggles some very risky situations, going to deal with the other’s mental out on the town at the weekend, health issues. staying up all night, long days, short days, working nights, the Susan Hill nurses’ home etc, ad infinitum.
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