| 3 Dead Sea Scrolls | 4 Profile: Graham Lord | 8 Celebrating nursing | 15 REPORT 2007
The College newsletter Issue no 178 | December 2007 King’s in world 25 Alfredo Flavo King’s has now been recognised as one of the top 25 universities in the world. The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings, published on 8 November, places the College in 24th place, up from 46th last year and from 73rd in 2005. This confirms King’s as a centre of global academic excellence.
‘A global powerhouse of research and education’
The Principal, Professor Rick Trainor, comments: ‘This is tremendous news and confirms the growing reputation of King’s as a global powerhouse of research and education. Our significant improvement in this very important table reflects appropriately the rapidly rising stature of the College. We take The Times Higher league field they know about. QS also that expert opinion is a valid TOP TEN UK UNIVERSITIES table seriously and I am extremely asked major global and national way to assess the standing of top 1 (2=) Cambridge 2 (2=) Oxford proud that King’s is positioned employers across the public and universities. We know that these 3 (5) Imperial College London so highly.’ private sectors which universities tables are used in many ways 4 (9) University College London 5 (23) Edinburgh This table is a composite they liked to hire from. by a variety of audiences – from 6 (24) King’s College London indicator integrating peer review The quantitative data used to internationally mobile staff and 7 (30) Manchester and opinion with quantitative make up the total score includes: students to university managers.’ 8 (37) Bristol 9 (57) Warwick data. The rankings contain two staff/student ratios, citations of There are now 32 UK 10 (59) LSE strands of peer review: academic an institution’s published papers, universities among the best 200 (The Times Higher-QS World University opinion, worth 40 per cent of the and universities’ attractiveness to in the world and under a heading ranking is in brackets.) total score, and the views of active staff and students which is based of ‘Olympian feats and Lilliputian TOP three world UNIVERSITIES recruiters of graduates, worth 10 on the number of staff and students resources’, The Times Higher 1 Harvard University 2= Cambridge per cent of the possible score. More from overseas. editorial proclaims: ‘If higher 2= Oxford than 5,000 active academics across Martin Ince, editor of The Times education were held in the same the world were asked to list up to Higher-QS World University national regard as sport, the UK For further information on the world rankings see: www.topuniversities.com/ 30 universities that they regarded Rankings, says: ‘The core of would be euphoric about the worlduniversityrankings/ as the leaders in the academic our methodology is the belief performance of its universities.’ News
Minister presents Prospect Awards
david tett The prestigious 2007 Prospect Magazine Think Tank of the Year Awards were hosted by the College in October. Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children & Families, presented the awards to the winners. There were two categories: Think Tank of the Year (Domestic) and Think Tank of the Year (Foreign Policy). The winner of the award for Think Tank of the Year (Domestic) was the Institute for Public Policy Research – a UK leading progressive think tank, producing research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world. The Think Tank of the Year (Foreign Policy) Award was won by The Centre for European Reform – a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. Vice-Principal Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman welcomed more than 150 guests to the event, which was held in the Great Hall. Sir Lawrence Freedman welcomes Minister Ed Balls to King’s to present the Prospect Awards. Guests included policymakers, researchers, journalists and staff. cultural debate in Britain. Both Last November the College New America Foundation and Prospect has acquired a challenging and entertaining, the held a debate in association with author of Made in Texas, with reputation as the most intelligent magazine seeks to make complex Prospect. ‘The World After Bush’ Michael Gove MP and leading magazine of current affairs and ideas accessible and enjoyable. was led by Michael Lind, of the neoconservative.
Principal’s Column
julian anderson of King’s. However, despite this email problems across the College. would like to express my deep excellent achievement there is As you know, ISS is undertaking appreciation to Vice-Principal no room for complacency, not the replacement of a range of Professor Freedman and his team least because the other world legacy IT systems and software for the enormous and skilful league table, and most UK tables, throughout this academic session. effort that has gone into the are currently less favourable to The Connected Campus submission of the King’s return us. We must continue to strive e-Communications project will for RAE 2008. to become an outstanding deliver a modern and robust email I have greatly admired university institution comparable and calendaring system. However, the systematic, expert and in all respects with the best in there is a requirement to maintain sensitive way in which this the world. the current email service until huge and crucial task has been Success in the league tables Easter 2008 and so ISS is working executed. I am also grateful for Dear Colleagues was one of the topics I discussed on a number of key measures to the tremendous support that As Comment’s lead story reports, at the recent fora around the improve the existing infrastructure colleagues across the College King’s has now been recognised College campuses. I hope that as a matter of urgency. have provided, especially as one of the top 25 universities increases in the numbers of staff I was pleased to be on the during the weeks preceding in the world. The Times Higher- attending will be sustained in programme with Lord Douro at the 30 November deadline. I QS World University Rankings, future as these events provide a his first public event as Chairman congratulate everyone concerned published last month, places useful opportunity for staff to of College Council, at the on a job very well done. Now we the College in 24th place, up ask questions and for me to hear College’s annual Commemoration begin a year’s wait for the results! from 46th last year. issues on the ground. Oration (see opposite page). With best wishes for the This is tremendous news and One of the most pressing On a final note, both personally Christmas season. confirms the growing reputation issues at the moment is that of and on behalf of the College, I Rick Trainor
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Commemoration Oration 2007
Lord Bingham of Cornhill, the welcomed and introduced Lord Lord Bingham is one of the most was the highest ranking judge in Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Bingham. Following the Oration senior judges in the UK. In 2000 regular courtroom service. Lord in the House of Lords, gave the the Principal, Professor Rick he was made the Senior Lord of Bingham was on College Council College’s annual Commemoration Trainor, chaired a question-and- Appeal in Ordinary in the House from 1989-93 and was made a Oration entitled The Rule of Law answer session. To conclude a of Lords, the country’s highest Fellow of the College in 1992. and the Sovereignty of Parliament vote of thanks was given by King’s court of appeal. As the Lord Chief The Commemoration Oration on 31 October in the Great Hall, College London Students’ Union Justice of England and Wales celebrates King’s as a place of Strand Campus to a packed President, Adam Farley. from 1996-2000, Lord Bingham learning. audience of staff and students. Greg Funnell In his lecture he examined what is meant by the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty and to enquire whether these principles are compatible. Lord Bingham pointed out that ‘our constitutional settlement has become unbalanced, and the power to restrain legislation favoured by a clear majority of the Commons much weakened, even if, exceptionally, such legislation were to infringe the rule of law. This seems to me a serious problem’. He went on to say: ‘If there is to be a review of our constitution and the governance of Britain, we may perhaps hope that the rule of law and its relationship with parliamentary sovereignty may feature high on the agenda.’ Lord Douro, in his first event as the Chairman of Council, From left: Lord Douro, Lord Bingham of Cornhill and Professor Rick Trainor. Digitising the Dead Sea Scrolls
iaa Simon Tanner of the Centre for copies of every book of the Bible, Computing in the Humanities is except the Book of Esther. The leading a team to digitise the Dead publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls Sea Scrolls which were discovered in their entirety was completed 60 years ago. in 2001. The conservation, preservation and documentation of the Dead ‘Bringing one of the Sea Scrolls have concerned both world’s treasures out scholars and conservators ever since their discovery. Since the of the museum’ 15,000 Scroll fragments were photographed only once, in the The discovery of the Dead 1950s, the Israeli Antiquities Sea Scrolls is considered as one Authority (IAA) has convened an of the greatest manuscript finds international committee of experts, ever. The scrolls were written led by Simon Tanner, to digitise challenging, that I have faced. Digitising the Scrolls will enable or copied in the Land of Israel the Scrolls for the web. King’s is very experienced in new research insights to be gained between 250 BCE and 68 CE, and Simon Tanner comments: ‘I delivering ancient writings on the and also bring one of the great were rediscovered in 1947 in the have worked on more than 450 web to exacting research standards treasures of the world out of the Judean Desert. They represent the digitisation projects and the Dead and this means our collaboration museum and archive and into the oldest written record of the Old Sea Scrolls is the most intriguing, with the IAA starts from a firm front rooms of anyone who wants Testament, and contain the earliest and amongst the most technically foundation of scholarly excellence. to see them.’
December 2007 | Comment | Profile
Graham Lord A year ago King’s, with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded one of five new UK Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centres worth almost £55 million over five years. Professor Graham Lord is Director of Translational Research Development and Deputy Director of the Centre.
Tell us about your career. basic scientific discovery. In this context, After qualifying in medicine from Cambridge novel diagnostic, prognostic, preventative and University in 1991, I undertook general therapeutic strategies that have direct relevance clinical training as a junior doctor in to human disease can be considered as discreet, Cambridge, Hammersmith, Oxford and but overlapping, areas of research. the Brompton. Following specialisation in The main aim of our CBRC is to create a nephrology, transplantation and general physical location where we can bring together medicine as a registrar at the Hammersmith, biomedical investigators and clinicians and the CBRC will be the focus of these I embarked on research in transplantation committed to the process of translational activities across the College; and secondly, it immunology, funded by the Medical Research research and tackling these issues for the benefit has given us an important opportunity to be Council (MRC) at Imperial College London of patients. Our main base at Guy’s Campus a member of the Global Medical Excellence and that lead to a PhD in 2000. will be the 15th and 16th floors of Guy’s Tower, Cluster established by Tony Blair to attract the After a further period of clinical training, I with a clinical research facility also being built best health sciences research to leading centres was appointed as a consultant in nephrology in the North Wing at St Thomas’ and further in the UK. Through these developments we and transplantation at the Hammersmith in CBRC-related research at King’s College will have influence on the development of 2003. From 2003-6 I carried out immunological Hospital. A new Faculty of Translational UK and international research policy. research at Harvard University. Medicine is being established in the Centre The CBRC will also provide a unique testing I was recruited back to the UK to become to bring together clinicians, academics, allied ground for the College and Trust’s shared the Chair of Medicine at King’s – and took up healthcare professionals and patients so we ambition to become one of the UK’s first this post in summer 2006. While I still have can identify emerging translational Academic Medical Centres Health Science. a research appointment at Harvard, with a opportunities arising from the research themes And finally, through the relationship we develop number of ongoing collaborations, I have also we are focusing on. In addition to supporting with the NHS, we will create opportunities that built up a research group at King’s investigating a culture of translation, this proximity will also directly influence the health and well-being of T cell and dendritic cell biology and the provide an opportunity to deliver the very our local population and then share the resulting genetics of renal disease. In addition, I practice highest quality training as students will be improvements in clinical practice and outcomes clinical nephrology at Guy’s Hospital focusing within the same environment. worldwide. As a practicing doctor, I think this is on renal transplantation. Last year I was the most exciting aspect of the endeavour. involved in devising the strategy and bid for the Tell us about your role. Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre I am responsible for strategic development and was delighted to be appointed Director and capacity building and training. I am also Fact file of Translational Research Development and developing innovative solutions to partnership Deputy Director of the Centre. working with biotech and pharmaceutical Book on my bedside table companies to enable the College and Trust to I am re-reading Plato’s Republic and The What is the Comprehensive Biomedical maximise the benefits which the award of this Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. I find reading Research Centre? Centre can bring to both organisations. A new two books with quite different perspectives Five Comprehensive Biomedical Research Biomedical Forum has also been established at the same time helps to give me a more Centres (CBRCs) were awarded by open which meets twice a month and which I chair. balanced interpretation of the subject matter. competition at the end of 2006. They are It is open to all and provides a vital opportunity partnerships between a major NHS hospital to showcase and share work and foster Favourite holiday destination trust and a university. King’s, in partnership collaboration and patient engagement. Florence. The only city in the world that with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation I have found that has outstanding culture, Trust, and with King’s College Hospital as Outline the future plans for the Centre. good food, wine and great weather all in a our strategic partner, was successful in being We are currently focused on appointing staff, small, accessible area. awarded one of these CBRCs. the physical construction of our core facilities The other four are Cambridge, Oxford, and the major renovation of the space we will Proudest work moment Imperial College and University College occupy. At the same time we are developing Being asked to give a lecture to the Nobel London, so we are in good company. The our basic experimental pipeline to translate into Prize Committee at the Nobel Symposium centres are funded by a relatively new NHS patient-based studies that have a real impact on last summer. I talked about the bioenergetics body, the National Institute for Health patient care, locally and internationally. of the immune system, important in the Research, which is collaborating closely with The CBRC is important to King’s in a suppression of immunity in conditions of the MRC to enable translational biomedical number of ways: firstly, a significant proportion starvation and the cause of millions of deaths research in the UK. This is the process whereby of biomedical grant money over the next few per year in the Developing World. we deliver rapid benefits for patient care from years will be allocated to translational research
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MLC win major Government contract
The Modern Language Centre ‘work for UK interests in a safe, (MLC) has won a major just and prosperous world’. There contract from the Foreign & are some 16,000 staff, based in the Commonwealth Office (FCO) to UK and an overseas network of teach up to 15 foreign languages more than 200 diplomatic offices. to FCO diplomats and employees. Having tendered along with 30 other providers, from both the commercial and public sector, All 15 languages the MLC was successful in the submitted met the first selection process based on quality criteria and ability to meet FCO’s quality criteria demand, and then proceeded to the second round. The MLC made a successful bid Dominique Borel, Director of for the Foreign Language Training the Modern Language Centre, Framework along with other major commented: ‘I am delighted the language providers. All of the 15 Modern Language Centre has The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, London. languages the Centre offered met been awarded a place on the the FCO quality criteria and as a FCO’s framework agreement as of the new Open Learning Centre. Language Centre. On behalf result the MLC is to become one a provider of foreign languages Professor Keith Hoggart, Vice- of the College I offer them of the FCO’s suppliers of foreign against some stiff competition.’ Principal (Arts & Sciences), my congratulations on their language training. Students will attend lessons at said: ‘This is an outstanding imaginative work on this unique The purpose of the FCO is to King’s and will be able to make use achievement by the Modern project.’ Climate change warning Genes, feeding & IQ greg funnell Researchers have discovered that breastfeeding can increase the IQ of children when combined with the right genes. Based on two studies of 3,000 breastfed babies in Britain and New Zealand, breastfeeding was found to raise intelligence by an average of nearly seven IQ points if the children had a particular version of a gene called FADS2. The known association between Professor Sir David King giving the King’s annual Fison lecture. breastfeeding and slightly higher IQ in children is shown to relate to Professor Sir David King, the all reasonable doubt, and the this particular gene in the babies Government’s Chief Scientific implications for people across the and the findings were published could account for the difference.’ Advisor since 2000, is stepping planet will be profound. The need in the Proceedings of the National The researchers found that the down from his position at the end for action is now urgent – we must Academy of Sciences in the US. baby’s intellectual development of this year. He has been speaking act, and quickly, both to reduce Terrie Moffitt, Professor of was influenced by both genes and on a number of controversial issues the future impacts of climate Social Behaviour & Development, environment or, more specifically, recently such as GM crops and change and to adapt to those a co-author on the paper at by the interaction of its genes with a cull of badgers to control bovine impacts that cannot be avoided.’ the MRC Social, Genetic and its environment. TB. At King’s annual Fison lecture He also discussed how a variety Developmental Psychiatry Centre Professor Moffitt continued: in October he outlined an action of tools are needed to address at the Institute of Psychiatry, said: ‘The argument about intelligence plan for securing an international the challenge of climate change. ‘There has been some criticism of has been about nature versus agreement on climate change. He went on to examine the earlier studies about breastfeeding nurture for at least a century. Entitled Climate Change: the international response and why and IQ saying that they didn’t However we have shown that in Need for Urgent International a global solution to a worldwide properly control for socioeconomic fact nature works via nurture to Action, Professor King said: problem is needed. status, or the mother’s IQ or other create better health outcomes. ‘Climate change is the biggest King’s has established a Centre factors, but our findings give a In this case the environment is single global challenge we face. for Environmental Assessment, fresh perspective different from breastfeeding, the gene is the The weight of scientific evidence Management and Policy those arguments by showing a FADS2 gene, and the outcome is is now established beyond (www.kcl.ac.uk/projects/ceamp). physiological mechanism that better cognitive function.’
December 2007 | Comment | News
New £10m Centre to cut heart disease
MARTIN M ROTKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY King’s has officially launched a new £10 million, state-of-the- art research facility for medical imaging. It houses a newly formed team of specialists, called the Interdisciplinary Medical Imaging Group (IMIG). Specialists from IMIG have already begun to develop new cutting-edge imaging techniques. They are currently working on a new method which uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans to diagnose the severity of coronary heart disease and how best to treat it.
‘A premier centre for imaging research’ A hematoxlyn and eosin stain of a human coronary artery exhibiting arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a generic term for several diseases in which the arterial wall becomes thickened and loses elasticity. It is hoped that this new method will enable specialists to can carry risk of complications. facilities for MRI, Positron enable us to become a premier detect tiny abnormalities in the IMIG is formed of a number Emission Tomography, Ultrasound centre for imaging research. coronary arteries. If left untreated, of internationally renowned and X-ray imaging. ‘The outstanding facilities these abnormalities could lead to scientists in physics, computer Professor Reza Razavi, Head will mean that the scientific heart disease, the UK’s biggest science, mathematics, chemistry, of the Division of Imaging developments can quickly killer. It is also anticipated that biology and medicine. Sciences, says: ‘We are extremely be translated into advancements this new method could soon The new Centre, based at the excited to have attracted some of in patient diagnosis and replace cardiac catheterisation; St Thomas’ Campus, includes the best imaging scientists, whose treatment, particularly in heart an invasive procedure, which laboratories, offices and dedicated complementary expertise will disease and cancer.’
Clue to sickle cell anaemia Scientists hail vitamin D Scientists at King’s, led by the time that they are six months Scientists have found that Professor Swee Lay Thein, have old but a small amount is left vitamin D may be instrumental identified a gene that accounts over that remains in the body in protecting us against certain for variation in peoples’ levels throughout adult life. However, diseases, as well as helping to slow of foetal haemoglobin (HbF) in it is already known that high down the ageing process. a discovery that could help in levels of HbF have a beneficial In an extensive study, the results treatment of people with sickle effect on the blood disorders of which were published in the cell anaemia. The research sickle cell disease and beta November issue of The American more susceptible to certain was funded by the Medical thalassaemia. Journal of Clinical Nutrition, illnesses which are associated Research Council. Professor Thein, Head of the researchers studied 2,160 women with ageing. Hbf is the version of the Division of Gene and Cell Based who were aged between 18 and Lead researcher, Dr Brent protein that transports oxygen Therapy, explains: ‘In patients 79 years. The scientists looked Richards, commented: ‘These while a foetus is developing in who have sickle cell disease, at the women’s telomeres, which results are exciting because they the womb. The gene, called the higher their level of foetal are part of our DNA. Telomeres demonstrate for the first time that BCL11A, was discovered using haemoglobin, the less severe their are a biological marker of ageing, people who have higher levels of an alternative research technique symptoms. We have identified and, as people age their telomeres vitamin D may age more slowly that focuses on the genetics of a gene that should provide get shorter. In this study, the than people with lower levels of a small number of people who us with further information researchers found that the women vitamin D. This could explain how have extreme levels of foetal about how foetal haemoglobin with high levels of vitamin D had vitamin D has a protective effect haemoglobin rather than a large production is regulated in the longer telomeres, which is a sign on many ageing related diseases.’ number who have varying levels. body and in turn provides of being biologically younger and Vitamin D is made by the action Most HbF has been replaced insights into ways to boost levels also of being healthier. of sunlight on the skin which by the adult version in infants by to treat sickle cell disease.’ As people age, their telomeres accounts for 90 per cent of the get shorter and they also become body’s supply.
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FBI head gives rare talk Taiwan links Professor Keith Hoggart, Vice-
greg funnell Principal, played a key role in The head of counter-terrorism an international conference in at the Federal Bureau of Taiwan last month. Investigation (FBI), Philip Mudd, The UK-Taiwan Higher addressed an invited audience Education Conference of journalists, students and aims to increase mutual academics on 6 November in the understanding on the current Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre internationalisation agenda at the Strand Campus. between higher education Hosted by the International institutions in Taiwan and the Centre for the Study of UK, share best practice and Radicalisation and Political facilitate direct dialogue and Violence (ICSR), the title of communication. Professor his talk was Radicalisation – Hoggart chaired a number An American Perspective. of sessions including the Mr Mudd spoke about the concluding plenary. evolving nature of the terrorist He also took part in the threat, and how security T12 Review. This involved agencies have adapted to it. He reviewing the performance took numerous questions from Dr Peter Neumann, Department of War Studies and Director ICSR, welcomes Mr Philip Mudd of the top two universities in the audience, dealing with a (right), Head of Counter-Terrorism at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the College. Taiwan – National Cheng wide range of issues, including Kung University and National the radicalisation of teenagers in ICSR is a unique new ICSR will be launched with Taiwan University – against Europe, the Western response partnership, which brings a major international conference the objectives of the ‘5 Years 50 to terrorism, and lessons to be together King’s, the University of in London in January 2008. Billion Dollars’ programme to learned from the European Pennsylvania, the Jordan Institute The Centre will be based at internationalise and enhance the experience in countering of Diplomacy in Amman, and the the Department of War Studies performance of T12 universities. radicalisation. Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. at King’s.
Malaysian Government official greg funnell India Mayoral visit
Last month London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, led a major delegation to India to strengthen economic, educational, cultural and environmental links. Peter Jenner, Professor of Pharmacology and founder of one of King’s most successful spin-outs, Proximagen, which undertakes drug discovery and development, delivered a keynote lecture as part of the visit. Professor Jenner presented his Professor Peter Jenner research findings to an audience of Indian students, scientists and of degenerative illnesses such journalists at the India Habitat as Parkinson’s Disease will be Centre in New Delhi. particularly acute in countries such He described the ground- as India. By 2025, the number of breaking work he and his team people over 60 is expected to have are undertaking in finding a cure more than doubled to an estimated for Parkinson’s Disease and their 177 million.’ drug development projects for this King’s and University College incurable illness. He also talked London were the only universities Dato’ Haja Alimuddin Bin Haj Mohd, Director General of Education, Malaysia about the global impact of ageing taking part in the presentation. (second left) on a visit to King’s with Vice-Principal (Arts & Sciences) Professor and how there will be an increase The purpose was to position Keith Hoggart (right), Professor Johnathon Osborne, Head of the Department of in the number of patients with London as a science hub and a Education & Professional Studies (second from right) and Dr Bob Burstow, Senior Parkinson’s Disease by two or place of scientific collaboration Lecturer, Education & Professional Studies. The group met the first cohort of Malaysian headteachers who were on the training programme designed by DEPS. three fold by 2030. with Indian scientists as India He commented: ‘The problems develops it science capabilities.
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Celebrating nursing at King’s greg funnell Celebrations took place last month to mark 30 years of nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery. greg funnell The School is regarded as an international centre of excellence for nursing and midwifery and an all-day event was held to highlight the key contributions it has made over the past 30 years. It was one of the first schools to offer a BSc in Nursing and is renowned for carrying out research in a broad range of areas.
‘Positioning ourselves to become a world- class School’
The event, hailed as a great success, took place on 23 October. Speakers, as well as a display of posters, highlighted some of the key work that has been undertaken by the School since it opened. The vision for the next 30 years was also outlined. Professor Anne Marie Rafferty, Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, thanks Ann Keen MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Amongst the day’s speakers Services at the Department of Health, for speaking at a 30-year celebratory event at the College. was Peter Carter, the General greg funnell Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing and Midwifery’ in The of Nursing. The event was Sunday Times. This is a fitting rounded off with an informal recognition of all of the hard work speech by Ann Keen MP, who and dedication contributed by staff is Parliamentary Under-Secretary and students alike.’ for Health Services at the Nursing at King’s has made Department of Health. a distinguished contribution to Ann Keen, a former nurse both the evidence base for nursing herself, was keen to recognise the practice and to the development importance of nurses and nursing: of policy. The School embraces ‘I am thrilled to be here. Nursing, cutting-edge approaches to as well as all of the behind-the- clinical practice, based on the best scenes work that goes on, is available evidence and current vitally important.’ research. It has also recently Professor Robert Lechler, Vice- launched a unique approach to Principal (Health), and Professor nursing and midwifery, embracing Anne Marie Rafferty, Head of an arts project called ‘Culture An event was held to celebrate 30 years of the National Nursing Research Unit. From left: Professor Anne Marie Rafferty, Professor Peter Griffiths, Director of the National Nursing School, also spoke. Professor & Care’ which aims to engage Research Unit, Susan Lonsdale, Head of the Department of Health’s Policy Research Unit, Rafferty said she was proud of students, staff and patients in and Professor Robert Lechler, Vice-Principal (Health). the reputation and standing of her arts and cultural projects. School: ‘This is the only school It is well recognised that School’s success stories. It is a project between the School of of nursing and midwifery in King’s nursing and midwifery multidisciplinary national centre Nursing & Midwifery and St London which is embedded in a graduates are highly sought for nursing research and is the Mark’s Hospital bringing experts world ranking, research intensive, after by employers both only unit of its kind in England. together to develop and enhance higher education institution. We nationally and internationally An event was held on 6 November nursing practice for the care of are positioning ourselves to become across all specialities of nursing to celebrate the Unit’s 30-year patients with gastro-intestinal a world-class school of nursing and midwifery. anniversary. disorders, to improve their clinical and midwifery. The National Nursing Another success is the Burdett condition and quality of life. The ‘We were recently voted by Research Unit, which is based Institute of Gastrointestinal Institute recently celebrated its headteachers as the ‘Best School within the School, is one of the Nursing, which is a collaborative three-year anniversary.
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California, Los Angeles in front Awards of nearly 1,000 attendees. Neuroscience prize Professor Ming is an Institute Lifetime recognition of Psychiatry alumnus who studied Andrew Lumsden FRS, Professor for his PhD there in the 1960s. and Director of the MRC The International Society Centre for Developmental of Psychiatric Genetics is a Neurobiology, was awarded the worldwide organisation that 2007 W. Maxwell Cowan Prize strives for the highest ethical at the annual meeting of the standards in genetic research Society for Neuroscience, held and the application of findings in November in San Diego. from genetic research in clinical The award is given biennially psychiatric practice. for ‘outstanding contributions in Developmental Neuroscience’, Dissertation award and is named in memory of Dr Sergio Catignani was presented one the world’s most eminent with the Committee for the neurobiologists, who was Analysis of Military Operations Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of and Strategy’s (CAMOS) Third Comparative Neurology for many Annual Dissertation Award at years, Vice-President of the Salk Professor Andrew Lumsden FRS the American Political Science Institute and, from 1988 until Scientific Officer of the Howard Association’s (APSA) annual his retirement in 2000, the Chief Hughes Medical Institute. conference in September for Professor Peter McGuffin his PhD thesis, Dilemmas of a Professor Peter McGuffin, Dean of conventional army: Israel Defence Dr Catignani is a part-time the Institute of Psychiatry, was Forces counter-insurgency during Visiting Lecturer, prior to this he Farewell recently awarded the International the two Intifadas. was a Lecturer on the e-Learning Society of Psychiatric Genetics’ A revised version of Dr MA programme and a research Ken Bromfield Lifetime achievement award at Catignani’s thesis is currently in student in the Department of greg funnell the Society’s annual meeting, production and will be published War Studies. The World Congress of Psychiatric by Routledge in March 2008. Genetics in New York. Divided into two parts the book The award was presented at a explores the function and historical Appointments plenary session by the President background of the IDF, and, of the Society, Professor Ming how the IDF has coped with and Dean of US seminary Tsuang of the University of adapted to the two Intifadas. On 11 December the Revd Dr Ian Markham was ordained as a priest as he takes up his new post as Dean and President of Virginia New Chaplain to Guy’s Theological Seminary in the USA. The seminary is the largest The Revd Anna Macham is the new of 11 accredited seminaries of the Ken Bromfield Chaplain to the Guy’s Campus, Episcopal Church in the US. having started at the end of Revd Markham is a King’s More than 100 colleagues and October. She studied English at alumnus who studied for a BD friends – including many former Oxford and then Theology in from 1982-5 and spent a year as employees – gathered in the Great Cambridge, where she trained a KCLSU Sabbatical Officer. Hall on 12 October to bid farewell for ordination as an Anglican After teaching and studying for to Ken Bromfield MBE, of the Staff priest. Before moving to London a doctorate at Exeter University, Development & Training Unit she was a curate in Cheshunt he became Professor and Dean at (SDTU), who retired after 47 in Hertfordshire for just over Liverpool Hope University, then years’ service to the College. three years. moved to the USA as Dean of In his speech the Principal, Revd Macham will work Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. Professor Rick Trainor, outlined closely with the rest of the ‘I am humbled by the Ken’s outstanding service firstly to Chaplaincy team to provide responsibility and the privilege. Chelsea College and then to King’s pastoral care and spiritual After the effective leadership of in a remarkable variety of roles, support that is open to all. Her Dean Horne, I am looking forward laboratory superintendent, trade The Revd Anna Macham post is combined with that of to continuing her hard work,’ union officer, Council member at Succentor at nearby Southwark working in such a pleasant commented Revd Markham. both Colleges and training officer. Cathedral. environment with so many The Revd Dr Richard A Roger Mayhew of the SDTU Revd Macham comments: fascinating people. I look forward Burridge, Dean of King’s, will be spoke of Ken as a committed and ‘So far I have found King’s to be to getting to know students and preaching at the ordination service professional trainer who had made a very welcoming community; staff and to all that the rest of the and will present Dean Markham an enormous contribution to the I feel very privileged to be academic year will bring.’ with a King’s decanter engraved development of staff at King’s. to mark the occasion. In his reply Ken – who was
December 2007 | Comment | King’s people
Professor Chris Marriott Obituary
Professor Anthony University College Dublin long-running radio series In the Clare (1943-2007) medical school and then had an Psychiatrist’s Chair in which he
bethlem royal hospital internship at St Joseph’s Hospital talked with well-known people in New York, before returning to about their life and motivation. Dublin to train as a psychiatrist He also initiated All in the at St Patrick’s Hospital. He was Mind and appeared as a guest on an award-winning debater and many TV and radio programmes out argued many fellow students, in the UK and Ireland. He who subsequently became wrote his first book,Psychiatry prominent politicians. in Dissent, in 1976, which He moved to London in the denounced the poor state of early 1970s and worked as a psychiatry in Britain and Ireland Registrar at The Maudsley before and penned several further books becoming a Researcher in the on the subject of psychiatry, Professor Chris Marriott General Practice Research Unit including three volumes based at the Institute of Psychiatry in on his radio show Depression Professor Chris Marriott retired as 1976 and Vice-Dean in 1982. and How to Survive It (1994) Head of the Drug Delivery Group In 1983 he was appointed which was co-written with the on 31 October after working at Head of Psychiatric Medicine at comedian Spike Milligan. King’s for 17 years. Former Vice-Dean of the Institute Barts, a post he held until 1989, He was due to retire from his Professor Marriott joined of Psychiatry and broadcaster, when he returned to Dublin post as Consultant General Adult the then Chelsea Department Professor Anthony Clare has and the medical directorship of Psychiatrist at St Edmundsbury of Pharmacy as Professor of died aged 64. Saint Patrick’s. Hospital in Lucan, Dublin and Pharmaceutics in 1990 when Anthony Clare was born in Cited as ‘psychiatry’s Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry the Department was based Dublin in 1942 and educated ambassador to the public’, Clare at Trinity College Dublin, when in Manresa Road. Under his by the Jesuits. He qualified was credited with popularising he died suddenly of a heart leadership, research within the field in medicine in 1966 at the psychiatry in the 80s with the attack on 28 October. of pharmaceutics was grown and the current excellent reputation of the group for expertise in drug accompanied by his wife Pauline established the Intercalated BSc Outside King’s Dr Leeds chaired delivery to the airways and to and daughters Emma and in Nutrition for Medical students and served on the Professional the skin, can be traced back to Rebecca, urged all present to not and was responsible for teaching Accreditation Committee for his appointment. Over the same let King’s pass them by. Medicine to Dietitians, both Registered Nutritionists for the period the research rating of the The Principal presented Ken undergraduate and postgraduate Institute of Biology and was Chair Department was raised from 2 with a variety of gifts, including courses in dietetics. of the Royal Society of Medicine to a rating of 5 by the time the framed photographs of the College, He chaired the College’s Forum on Food and Health. Research Division was established. and a book containing more than Research Ethics Committee for 18 He pioneered research on the As Head of Department during 200 messages from present and years. He also served as a member glycaemic index and published a most of the 1990s he not only former colleagues. of the Safety Policy and Amenity popular book with Jenny Brand presided over the improvement Committee; Chair of the Waterloo Miller. He developed an interest in in research rating, but also led the Dr Anthony Leeds Facilities Committee; and as an food archaeology with Professor success of the Department in its Dr Anthony Leeds left the College in exam board chair. He also acted Gordon Hillman and Dr Peter Ellis core activity of BPharm/MPharm September after 30 years’ service. as an external examiner at several which culminated in the television teaching. During that time the He marked his departure by other universities. programme, Ray Mears’ Wild Food. numbers and quality of applicants giving a valedictory address on the greg funnell increased markedly, placing King’s problem of obesity. The event was amongst the leading Pharmacy attended by colleagues, invited Departments in the country. guests and his family and was During his career Professor followed by a drinks reception Marriott supervised more than 50 and dinner in the River Room, PhD students, many of whom were Strand Campus. present at a gathering to mark his Dr Leeds joined the Department retirement. It is as an inspirational, of Nutrition & Dietetics as enthusiastic and popular teacher a Clinical Research Fellow that his contributions will be in September 1977. He was missed most over the coming years. appointed to the academic staff in In recognition of his extensive 1980 and was promoted to Senior contribution he has been conferred Lecturer in 1996. He continued emeritus status and in that capacity to practice medicine in the NHS intends to continue to contribute and was able to bring practitioner Dr Anthony Leeds (left) with TV personality Ray Mears, Professor Gordon Hillman from UCL to the research effort, but at a insights into his teaching. He and Professor Tom Sanders, Head of the Nutritional Sciences Division. gentler pace.
10 | Comment | December 2007 Flashback
Prime ministers & foYle SPeCIAl ColleCtIonS lIBrArY the College Council Four prime ministers have served as members of the Council of King’s: three famous fi gures and one comparative nonentity.
HE FIRST OF THE GREAT the work of King’s College Hospital. The statesmen to be involved with King’s subscription list was headed by Queen Twas Arthur Wellesley, fi rst Duke of Victoria with a donation of £100, and before Wellington (1769-1852), who chaired the the meeting closed the fund stood at more public meeting on Saturday 21 June 1828 at than £2,000. In 1853 Gladstone attempted to the Freemasons’ Hall, Westminster, which intervene at a meeting of the College Council established the College. After his victory over to save FD Maurice from being ejected from Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, Wellington his professorship because of a disagreement The right hon william ewart gladstone from Herbert joined the Tory Government of Lord Liverpool with his superiors about the nature of hell. Woodfi eld Paul’sThe life of William Ewart Gladstone. london: Smith, elder 1901. in 1819 and became Prime Minister in 1828, Gladstone’s motion to ‘institute an examination and it was in this role that he helped to found into the question how far the writings of members of the College Council – the others King’s. The new College should, he declared, Professor Maurice…are conformable with the being the Leader of the House of Commons, teach its sons ‘to perform their duties to their three creeds and formularies of the Church of William Henry Smith (see ‘Flashback’, Sovereign and to their country in their various England’ was defeated. Comment 176) and the Home Secretary, situations in life; and above all to give them Henry Matthews – when the case for an a knowledge of God’. The Duke was also Fundraiser ‘Albert University’, separate from the instrumental in securing the College’s site on In 1872, when he was Prime Minister, University of London, was put forward to Crown land next to Somerset House. Gladstone spoke at another public meeting the Privy Council by King’s and University The following March, however, Wellington to raise funds for the College, at which he Colleges. The proposal lapsed on that occasion was forced to fi ght his fi rst and only duel when apparently ‘descant[ed] at length on the but the principles behind it were incorporated the Ultra-Protestant Earl of Winchilsea publicly harmony of revelation and science as manifested into the reconstitution of the University of accused him of using his involvement with the in [the College’s] curriculum’, and there is a London by Act of Parliament in 1898. (Protestant) College as a cloak for his ‘insidious record of his own donation of £100. In 1883 designs for…the introduction of Popery into his attendance is recorded at a performance (in Church of england every department of the State’ by means of the Greek) of Tale of Troy, or Scenes and Tableaux In October 1894 (now out of offi ce) Salisbury Roman Catholic emancipation bill of 1829. from Homer, given in support of the College’s took a leading part in the Council’s debate By the time King’s opened for students in 1831 Ladies’ Department at Kensington, with on whether the College should abandon its Wellington was no longer Prime Minister. He tableaux designed by Lord Leighton, actors requirement that all academic staff should be remained involved in the life of the College in a including Mr and Mrs Beerbohm Tree and a members of the Church of England, in the light largely honorary capacity as a life governor and closing tribute by John Ruskin (an alumnus of of the Treasury’s ultimatum to withdraw its Council member until his death in 1852. King’s). In 1894, however, when the College grant of £1,700 if the College did not remove was trying to raise funds to prevent it from religious tests. He voted in favour of retaining amiable having to abolish religious tests for academic religious tests and, when his party was returned Frederick John Robinson, fi rst Viscount staff , Gladstone did not respond to the appeal. to power in July 1895, the Treasury restored Goderich and fi rst Earl of Ripon (1782-1859) Henry Neville, Baron Gladstone of the grant to King’s until 1899, but warned was a member of the Council from 1834 to Hawarden (1852–1935), businessman and the College it would not continue to receive 1856. Robinson was a Tory politician who was fi nancier, attended lectures at the College in government funds after that unless religious Prime Minister for fi ve months in 1827-8. He 1870 while acting as private secretary to his tests were ended. The King’s College London was described as ‘an amiable and gentlemanly father. The Henry Neville Gladstone Exhibition Act of 1903 removed any requirement for colleague who could see both sides of a question in Arts continues to be awarded for the best religious affi liation for all staff except those in and was ready to explain them in parliament’. performance by a fi rst-year Humanities student. the faculty of Theology. The Right Hon William Ewart Gladstone The Right Hon Robert Arthur Talbot Salisbury’s son James Edward Hubert MP (1809-98) was probably the longest- Gascoyne-Cecil, third Marquess of Salisbury Gascoyne-Cecil, fourth Marquess, was a serving ever member of the Council (60 years) (1830-1903) was a member of Council from Council member from 1903 to 1910. and also a ‘proprietor’ of the College from 1838 1869 to 1903, and a life governor from 1876 Christine Kenyon Jones KInG’S ColleGe london ArCHIveS to 1898, and a life governor from 1870 to 1898. to 1903. Salisbury, who was three times Prime WE Gladstone was the son of one of the original Minister and four times Foreign Secretary, was shareholders in the College, John Gladstone of closely involved in the College’s aff airs on at Liverpool, and the transfer of shares from father least two occasions. In 1891 he was one of three to son is the fi rst such transaction to be recorded members of the Government who were also in the College’s register. the College’s register shows the transfer of shares In 1845 Gladstone addressed a public from john Gladstone to his son, the future Prime Minister, meeting to raise subscriptions to continue william ewart gladstone, in 1830.
December 2007 | Comment | 11 Around the College
Radio and University conference
Greg Funnell King’s and The Radio Academy surrounding intellectual life held a one-day conference on together: ‘King’s is certainly a 2 November looking at the long established, successful and relationship between radio, academically rigorous university. the universities and the ‘public At the same time we actively reach intellectual’, entitled I’m An beyond the College walls to all Intellectual: Get Me Out of Here! parts of contemporary cultural and creative life, including the media. Radio, meanwhile, has a long Collectively they work tradition of public education going together for the all the way back to Lord Reith. Whether we use the microphone public good or the seminar room, we both have the means – and I believe the Speakers included Mark obligation – to contribute to the Damazer, Controller of BBC Radio wider intellectual life of everyone.’ 4, Mark Kermode, broadcaster Some of the participants of the King’s/Radio Academy event. From left: Trevor Dann, Chris Coe, King’s Director Director of the Radio Academy, Will Saunders, Deputy Head BBC Radio Entertainment, and film critic, Hugh Dennis, Dr Richard Howells, King’s, and comedian Hugh Dennis. of Communications, took part actor and comedian, Dr Richard in one of the panel discussions. Howells, Reader in Cultural & both are equally accused of A varied schedule of keynote ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ Creative Industries at King’s, and elitism and of dumbing down. speeches, panel discussions and examined the resources available Professor Frank Furedi, Professor I'm An Intellectual: Get Me Out of interactive sessions looked at the to radio practitioners, including of Sociology at the University of Here! looked at how broadcasters challenges facing each sector, the university academics. Kent and author of Where Have and academics can continue to relationship between them, and I’m An Intellectual: Get Me Out all the Intellectuals Gone? promote learning for its own sake how collectively they can work of Here was supported by the Radio and universities share and respond to external pressures. together for the public good. London Centre for Arts and a commitment to informing Central to the conference was an Dr Howells welcomed the Cultural Enterprise and the King’s and educating their respective examination of the changing role of opportunity for radio and the Annual Fund and was organised audiences. At the same time, the ‘public intellectual’. universities to tackle the issues by King’s Business. Rough Trade Records founder interviewed
Geoff Travis, founder of Rough Trade Records, was the latest guest in the Cultural & Creative Industries live interviews last month. This was an exclusive conversation with one of the pioneers of the independent music industry. Rough Trade has released albums by high-charting artists such as The Strokes, The Libertines, Babyshambles, and Belle & Sebastian.
This was an exclusive conversation The Strokes
This event was one of a well attended by staff, students as one of the premier independent Geoff Travis discussed the continuing series presented by the and members of the public. record labels in the UK. current state of the music business Cultural & Creative Industries Geoff Travis is the founder of Dr Cohen says: ‘This continuing from an artistic as well as a business postgraduate programme, and was both Rough Trade Records (1978) series of ‘CCI Live Interviews’ perspective, and explained why he hosted by Dr Harvey G Cohen, and the Rough Trade chain of allow King’s students to hear and decided to expand his company’s Lecturer in Cultural & Creative record shops (1976). Over the interact with some of the most retail presence at a time when Industries. It took place at the last three decades Rough Trade interesting and important people in dozens of record stores across the College’s Strand Campus and was Records has earned a reputation the cultural industries in London.’ country have been forced to close.
12 | Comment | December 2007 Around the College
Art in Science: Anatomy and Physiology
Greg Funnell The second annual art exhibition mounted by the Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences and the Gordon Museum took place at Guy’s Campus in November. This year’s exhibition, Art in Science: Anatomy and Physiology included 23 works in a variety of media by medical, dental and science students as well as members of staff. First prize went to Mary Strinati, a third-year physiotherapy student, for her oil painting Discovering her pathology. Year 6 medical student Charlotte Smith was awarded second prize for her work, also in oil Girl with scoliosis and the third prize winner was staff member Rashida Pramanik, Cancer Studies, School of Medicine, for her mosaic Anatomy Art in Science prize winners (from left): Rashida Pramanik, Charlotte Smith and Mary Strinati. of the hand. Medical student Rachel Adams and Biomedical The competition was judged Prizes of Gray’s Anatomy for and the Gordon Museum are Science student Aimee Rowe, by the two artists in residence at Students Atlas were donated by planning a photographic imaging both third years, were highly the Gordon Museum, Eleanor publishers Elsevier. competition and exhibition open commended for their exhibits. Crook and Susan Aldworth. The Anatomy Department to staff and students in April 2008.
Keats statue unveiled at Guy’s Mouth Cancer Awareness
Last month Professor Saman rates from mouth cancer have Warnakulasuriya, Head of Oral more or less stayed the same since Medicine at the Dental Institute, 1971. Every year more than 4,750 gave a keynote speech at the cases of oral cancer are diagnosed Mouth Cancer Awareness Week in the UK. Oral cancer causes launch at the House of Commons. more than 1,700 deaths each year. He addressed an audience of This, he suggested, may reflect a politicians, patients and leading lack of clinical trials introducing experts in the field. new generation anti-cancer medicines to combat the disease. Professor Warnakulasuriya Oral cancer remains a went on to talk about our highly lethal disease increased understanding of the causes of mouth cancer, such as using tobacco products. He Professor Warnakulasuriya said: noted that although we are better ‘The failure to improve mouth informed, more needs to be done cancer death rates over the last 30 in terms of screening. This is years reflects the fact that people of particular concern as mouth with the condition often don’t cancer rates for young men are visit the dentist until it is too late. on the increase. He emphasised This bronze statue of the 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats seated by We need research into why this is that more research is needed to the colonnades at Guy’s Campus was unveiled on 23 October at a ceremony and we also need clinical trials to develop new treatments. conducted by Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate and Keats biographer. Stuart find new generation anti-cancer Professor Warnakulasuriya Williamson, a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, created the 150 kilogram piece which was medicines to combat the disease.’ added: ‘I was honoured to give commissioned by the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity and The Friends of Guy’s He highlighted that oral cancer the keynote speech. It is a Hospital. Keats, perhaps best known for his odes, trained as a surgeon-apothecary remains a highly lethal disease: recognition of the leading role at Guy’s Hospital (1815-16). He chose not to practice after qualifying, put off by the although overall death rates from my Department plays in the gruesome aspects of 19th-century surgery, and turned instead to poetry. cancer are gradually falling, death national and international scene.’
December 2007 | Comment | 13 ResearchAround the College
Rory Bremner fundraiser
laura ward Impressionist, comedian and political satirist Rory Bremner performed on the evening of 18 October, for the first time at King’s, his old university, for a special evening of entertainment to raise money for the Students’ Union. Adam Boulton, Political Editor of Sky News, was Master of Ceremonies for the evening. More than 150 guests, including staff, former students (some of his old classmates) and friends of King’s, paid £80 a ticket for the black-tie dinner and to watch the performance. Held in the Great Hall at the Strand Campus, the three-course dinner was followed by Rory Bremner’s unique brand of satirical entertainment as well as an insightful question and Alumnus Rory Bremner (right) was on fine form at a recent College fundraising event in aid of KCLSU.A dam Boulton was Master of Ceremonies answer session with the audience. and Adam Farley (centre) represented KCLSU. Rory Bremner studied French and German at King’s, graduating experience in innovative and Enhancing a student’s experience Head of Alumni Relations Jennifer in 1984. He was made a Fellow exciting ways. while at King’s is at the core of Garner, said: ‘We were delighted of the College in 2005. Adam Farley, President of everything we do at KCLSU to have Rory Bremner back at The money raised will be used KCLSU, commented: ‘It was and the proceeds from the event King’s for this wonderful event. to help King’s College London fantastic to see Rory Bremner will make a big difference in As an alumnus of the College, Students’ Union (KCLSU) coming back to King’s and we helping us to achieve that goal.’ we are extremely proud of his continue to support King’s students are extremely proud that he asked Organised by the College’s achievements and his example throughout their university that the event be in aid of KCLSU. Development & Alumni Office, for our current students.’ Fun science: Human Guinea Pigs King’s hosts UK-GRAD Hub
Naresh Verlander Stuart Milligan, Professor of ordinarily be interested in science King’s has been awarded the Reproductive Biology in the programmes. Professor Milligan contract to host the London School of Biomedical Health & provides the scientific ‘voice of Hub of the Research Councils’ Science, is currently presenting reason’ and explains the science Researcher Development a TV series called Human Guinea behind the experiments which are Programme, known as UK- Pigs on Channel 5. carried out. GRAD. The College fought off The programme features a stiff competition from two other group of young men who are top London institutions in an open subjected to a variety of scientific To educate the ‘ipod competition to win the contract. experiments. The idea behind it generation’ Head of Graduate Development was to educate and entertain the in the College’s Graduate School, ‘ipod generation’, who would not Dr Fiona Denney, who submitted supporting and enhancing the Professor Milligan says he the bid for the contract, says: ‘This personal, professional and career enjoyed being involved in the is an exciting time for researcher development of early career programme: ‘Apart from showing development in the UK. King’s researchers (including research that science really is fun I gained a is well placed to be a key player students). It does this primarily lot from it myself. It was a totally in the regional, as well as national through running and supporting new experience.’ For Professor arena. Hosting the UK-GRAD national and regional courses and Milligan the most dramatic London Hub means that we will events, and through its network experiments were the ones where be able to continue to contribute of regional hubs. the young men were sent to the to important debates.’ Dr Denney is taking on the USA to be shot with a taser gun. The UK-GRAD programme position of London Hub Co- Human Guinea Pigs is on is funded by the Research ordinator and will be supported Channel 5 on Mondays at 19.30. Councils with the goal of by a Project Officer.
14 | Comment | December 2007 Around the College
REPORT 2007
The LaTesT eDITIon oF KIng’s hIgh individual molecules. Also and Ethics discusses the ethics quality, magazine-style REPORT among this year’s contributors of transplantation. Dr Pamela is now available from External are Professor Tony Allan of Garlick writes about the fi rst Relations. Each year REPORT Geography who reviews what the graduations from the Extended reviews the College’s work by century holds in store for water Medical Degree Programme and featuring a sample of the research resources and Dr Clare Pettitt of two students on the Programme and teaching currently taking the Department of English on the report on their trip to Nigeria. place in the College, and copies personal, cultural and political Professor David Carpenter of the are distributed widely to infl uential journeys that contributed to her Department of History introduces friends and contacts of the book, Dr Livingstone, I Presume?: the ‘Fine Rolls’ of Henry III College. This edition, edited by Missionaries, Journalists, Explorers and shows how they can now Dr Christine Kenyon Jones, and Empire. be searched online and read in covers the academic year 2006-7. Professor Steven Sacks, English, and Dr Avi Reichenberg The cover story illustrates Director of the MRC Centre for of the Institute of Psychiatry available on reception desks. Staff research by Dr Alessandro De Transplantation, describes how explains his research which are encouraged to send a copy to Vita and Giulia Tomba of the King’s is tackling the problems demonstrates that the children of anyone interested in the College’s Department of Physics who of transplant medicine, and older fathers are much more likely work, and additional copies are are using giant supercomputers Professor Genevra Richardson to have autism spectrum disorders. available from the Public Relations to track the ‘chiral tango’ of of the Centre of Medical Law Copies of the REPORT are Department (email [email protected]). Nuclear terrorism speech
GreG fUnnell higher security state than has states emerge the clock cannot occurred up until now. Denying be turned back. The danger is terrorists access to a weapon or clear and present and potentially the material required to make a cataclysmic. We have been weapon is the fi rst priority’. warned. It is time to wake up.’ Concluding he said that: ‘We His speech was followed by must ensure that no new nuclear a question-and-answer session weapon states emerge. When such chaired by the Principal. News in brief EU Research Funding Offi ce KCLa agm To take advantage of research The King’s College London opportunities aff orded by the Association (KCLA) Annual Shadow Secretary of State for defence, Dr Liam Fox mP. Commission’s new Research General Meeting was held Programme (FP7), King’s on 7 November at the Strand shaDow seCreTary oF sTaTe For observation that: ‘While our Business has created an EU Campus. Forty alumni joined the Defence, Dr Liam Fox MP, gave political and military leaders are Research Funding Offi ce. As committee to elect the new Vice- his fi rst major speech on nuclear focused on the war in Iraq and a fi rst step in disseminating President of the Association, terrorism in October. Speaking at the media seems increasingly opportunities for researchers Dr Janet Nelson, and three new King’s, he called for this issue to obsessed by trivia, there exists ‘surgeries’ will take place in 2008. Council members: Paul Mold be placed at the top of the defence out there a clear and present Discussions will be held to form (staff ), Robin Healey (Law, agenda saying ‘A nuclear attack as threat not only to our security the best groupings of academic 1968) and Andrew Papanikitas an act of terrorist aggression would but to our way of life. The threat staff with a view to tailoring FP7 (Medical Ethics & Law, 2002). make 9/11 look like the most is nuclear terrorism.’ content, encouraging applications Reports were received from innocent of dress rehearsals’. He pointed out that while it and supporting the proposal branch representatives and remains extremely diffi cult for process. The Offi ce will be three changes to the KCLA terrorists to acquire the amount headed by Ron Irwin (ext 6136, constitution were agreed. The ‘It is time to wake up’ of fi ssile material needed for a [email protected]) who has 20 AGM was followed by dinner terrorist attack, once acquired years’ experience of negotiating in the River Room with the Dr Fox spoke to an audience, uranium is quite easy to transport. with the EU and concluded more Principal and the Dean. For more comprising staff and students from He said that it was important than 1,500 EU contracts. Visit information contact Emma Grant the War Studies Group and other to ‘persuade all nuclear states to www.kcl.ac.uk/business/kings/ in the Alumni Offi ce on ext 3991 members of the College. properly lock down all weapons research/eu or email [email protected] He began by making the and fi ssile materials in a much
December 2007 | Comment | 15 Research
Domestic violence Novel imaging device
Dr Loraine Bacchus and at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS A team of researchers from the Dr Gillian Aston from the Foundation Trust. The paper Dental Institute has been awarded Florence Nightingale School provided a critical reflection proof of concept funding from the of Nursing & Midwifery were on some of the challenges of Heptagon consortium to develop invited to speak at the 15th evaluating a complex domestic a novel imaging device which has international conference of the violence intervention based potential applications in surgical, Nursing Network on Violence in two different healthcare medical and research disciplines, Against Women International settings, each with their own such as transplant surgery and in October in Ontario, Canada. professional cultures. cancer diagnosis. Dr Bacchus and Dr Aston The Nursing Network on Dr Richard Cook, Dr Frederic presented a research paper Violence Against Women Festy and Professor Timothy entitled Woman centred International hold elections Watson will further develop, advocacy... talk the talk and for board membership at miniaturise and clinically validate of the instrument, having had walk the walk, which described every conference. In October the device, capable of real-time, encouraging initial pilot data women’s experiences of obtaining Dr Bacchus was elected to serve high resolution, simultaneous and been able to submit an support from MOZAIC Women’s on the board of the network. optical imaging of blood flow and initial patent via King’s Business, Well Being Project, a domestic The research findings are oxygen carriage from individual protecting the new technology.’ violence advocacy service based part of a large-scale evaluation capillaries. This award will fund Heptagon provides proof of within Guy’s & St Thomas’ conducted by a team of the development and clinical concept awards up to £75,000, NHS Foundation Trust. researchers based in the Florence validation necessary for King’s for projects in the field of life They also presented a poster Nightingale School of Nursing Business to approach medical sciences and healthcare, to Tales of the unexpected... the & Midwifery. The full report device manufacturers to take the support the translation of novel reality of evaluating a multi- and summary can be accessed technology to market. and inventive ideas from research agency domestic violence service on the Nursing website at Dr Cook said: ‘The grant will to commercial demonstration. based in Women’s Maternity www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research/ allow us to construct an improved For information contact and Sexual Health Services violence prototype and commence clinical Dr James Hallinan (james. investigations and characterisation [email protected]). Litvinenko poisoning The power of muscles
Researchers at the Institute of more common were descriptions Psychiatry, together with the comparing events to a spy story, Health Protection Agency (HPA), with James Bond being mentioned have revealed results of a survey several times in the study into the public’s response to the published on 2 November in the Alexander Litvinenko polonium- British Medical Journal. 210 poisoning in London on 23 Researchers attributed the November 2006. Despite there public’s limited concern to their being radioactive contamination perception that the motivation in the heart of London the general for the incident was espionage public showed a sensible and calm as well as due to successful response and limited concern communication about the Professor Malcolm Irving FRS, colleagues discovered how muscle about potential health risks. restricted nature of any risk. Director of the Randall Division performance is matched to its Some described the incident as Had the incident been portrayed of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, load by taking advantage of the ‘quite sinister’ or ‘shocking’ but as linked to terrorism, public is researching the molecular basis almost crystalline arrangement of concern might have been greater. of muscle contraction. A recent the myosin motors inside a muscle RICH TREPTOW/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A thousand adult Londoners study by Professor Irving and cell. As a result, when the cell is were surveyed over the phone and collaborators from Florence and illuminated by a very intense beam a further 86 people who had been Chicago was recently published of X-rays, the motors produce a in a contaminated area were also in the renowned journal, Cell. diffraction pattern that reveals interviewed. Eighty per cent felt Muscles are often described changes in their structure. that HPA’s response to the incident as nature’s motors. Running, Professor Irving said: ‘We found had been ‘appropriate’ or ‘about breathing, the heartbeat, control that when a muscle cell is working right’. The researchers concluded of blood pressure and many other against a lower load, it uses fewer that care should be taken in any essential functions are driven by myosin molecules. When it’s future incidents to ensure that the same ‘motor protein’ called working, an individual myosin detailed, comprehensible and myosin. Muscles can bear a high molecule always produces the relevant information about the load at constant length, or shorten same force and motion. Compared Polonium-210 discs. This isotope of polonium is risks of exposure is made available quickly against a low load. with man-made motors, muscle is a powerful emitter of alpha particle radiation. to those who require it. Professor Irving and his efficient and smart.’
16 | Comment | December 2007 Media watch
Shell shock Age & responsibility Fulcrum of Survival Shoot the Puppy
Edgar Jones, History of Rob Allen, Director of the The contribution of Fighter To mark Shoot the Puppy Medicine & Psychiatry International Centre for Prison Command to the defence of being published in paperback Professor, explored the nature Studies, was interviewed Britain in 1940 was the subject author Tony Thorne, Language of shell shock from World Wars about the age of criminal for Dr Christina Goulter, Senior & Innovation Consultant, was I and II and contemporary responsibility on Radio 4’s Lecturer in Defence Studies, interviewed on Channel 5 relevance to mild traumatic Today programme following in an article for BBC History News, Sky and BBC Radio 4’s brain injury for a review the sentencing of five youths. Magazine. Front Row. He also discussed for the American Journal of vampire legends in Eastern Psychiatry. Professor Jones was Europe in the Discovery also interviewed on the BBC1’s TV scandal CBT therapy channel’s Real Vampires. Breakfast News, BBC News 24, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Dr Richard Howells, Reader in David Clark, Professor of World Update, BBC Scotland Cultural & Creative Industries, Psychology at the Institute King Abdullah and Tees. was interviewed on Sky News of Psychiatry, was interviewed about the ITV telephone as a proponent of cognitive As King Abdullah of Saudi scandal. behavioural therapy as Health Arabia visited the UK, Madawi Ageing process Secretary Alan Johnson Al-Rasheed, Professor of announced more annual Anthropology of Religions, Healthy levels of vitamin D Inherited diet funding to provide up to was interviewed on Channel 4 may help to slow the ageing 900,000 patients with CBT News, Aljazeera English and process and protect against A study led by Tim Spector, therapy. This was reported on BBC Arabic service. age-related diseases, a team Professor of Genetic BBC1’s News at 10, BBC News led by Dr Brett Richards of the Epidemiology in the Twin 24 and BBC Radio 5 Live. Twin Research Unit has found. Research Unit, has found that Japanese business The study was reported in the preferences for certain foods Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, over others is inherited through Guilt Dr Gregory Jackson, Reader in Daily Mail, Daily Express, The the genes. Professor Spector Comparative Management Sun and BBC Online. was interviewed on BBC Radio Guilt was the subject under & Strategy, was interviewed 3 Counties and BBC York discussion on Radio 4’s In on BBC World Service Radio and the research was reported Our Time. Melvyn Bragg’s World Business Report about Pakistan in The Daily Telegraph and guests included Oliver Davies, shareholder influence in Japan. BBC Online. Professor of Christian Doctrine Following President and Head of the Department Musharraf’s declaration of a of Theology. Death & the Maiden state of emergency in Pakistan, Milk benefits Anatol Lieven, Professor of To read classic fiction is to know International Relations & The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Elderly divorce that if the heroine gets wet, a Terrorism Studies in the Daily Mail, The Sun, Guardian, swift descent into brain fever Department of War Studies, Independent, The New York Dr Debora Price, Lecturer in and death-bed scenes is assured was interviewed on BBC Radio Times, BBC Online, Radio 4’s Social Gerontology at the within a chapter or so argues an 4’s Today programme. Professor Today programme and ITV’s Institute of Gerontology, was article on BBC Online. Dr Neil Lieven also wrote articles GMTV all covered Institute of a guest on Radio 4’s Woman’s Vickers, Reader in Literature and for the International Herald Psychiatry Professors Terrie Moffit Hour, discussing how older Medicine, thinks illnesses are Tribune and the Financial and Avshalom Caspi’s research women who are divorced can simply a plot device. Times on Pakistan and that explains that children who lose out financially. President Putin respectively. are breast-fed may have slightly higher IQs than those who are Hallowe’en horrors not, if they carry a particular Brain imaging Supermouse genetic variant. Professor Moffit Dr Dominic Ffytche, Institute of also featured as The Times’ ‘Prof Dr Marco Catani, Institute of Psychiatry, wrote on his research A genetically modified of the week’ in the Body and Psychiatry, was interviewed into hallucinations experienced ‘supermouse’ which can Soul supplement. on BBC1’s Six O’Clock News by people losing their sight in run twice as far as a normal and News at 10 and BBC The Daily Telegraph. rodent has been created News 24 regarding a new by US scientists. Professor Avicenna brain mapping technique Steve Harridge, of the Applied showing complex connections See www.kcl.ac.uk/headlines Biomedical Research Division Peter Adamson, Reader in in colour. He said that it was for the latest media coverage in the School of Biomedical & the Department of Philosophy, very significant in helping to or on Campus noticeboards. Health Sciences, commented talked about the Muslim understand the brain further Comment is keen to know of on the work on BBC1’s philosopher Avicenna on as well as brain development any staff featured in the media, News at 10. Radio 4’s In Our Time. conditions such as autism. email [email protected]
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Research on Alcoholism; ESBRA Kicking racism out of football 2007, where posters from all over the world were presented and around 1,000 scientists attended. The students won first prize for the best poster Colour in relation to total antioxidant capacity of beers based on its ‘contents and layout’. ‘This is quite an achievement for two students who were competing with international The winning undergraduates, Justin Fegredo (left) and Alan Lai. scientists examining a wide variety of aspects of alcohol that beers are an important source such as polymorphisms, genetics of dietary antioxidants which may and pathology,’ explains their be able to impart some protective supervisor Victor Preedy, Professor benefit. The aim of this study, of Nutritional Biochemistry and which was conceived as part of Director of the Genomics Centre a BSc project, was to investigate in the School of Biomedical the relationship between accurate & Health Sciences. ‘Mostly
King’s 1st X1 team in the officialKick It Out t-shirts to help promote awareness and colour measurements and the postgraduates or senior scientists demonstrate King’s commitment to this anti-racism campaign. total antioxidant capacity (TAC) at least win the prize. It is very rare of bottled beers. The students for BSc students to win any poster Two King’s football teams, to the season, this first home analysed beer from 30 different prize at a scientific meeting.’ King’s and King’s Medical game was the ideal opportunity countries including Japan and The students demonstrated for Students, recently took part for the King’s team to raise Germany. This was the first the first time that accurate colour in British Universities Sports their game and step up to take study to measure colour in three measurement of beer can reliably Association (BUSA) fixtures to away three points. They fielded dimensions to characterise beer and significantly predict TAC. support the Let’s Kick Racism a strong team and scored four and to investigate the relationship Beers which are darker or have a Out of Football campaign. memorable goals. between beer colours and TAC. relatively high degree of redness or On 7 November King’s 1st X1 Kick It Out works throughout The students’ work was greenness can be predicted to have played Imperial College’s 2nd the football, educational and submitted at an international a higher TAC. Those beers which X1 and secured their first home community sectors to challenge meeting, The 11th Congress of the contain a greater degree of blueness victory of the season thrashing racism and work for positive European Society for Biomedical have a lower TAC. the opposition 4-0. change. The campaign was After a far from brilliant start established in 1993. Stellar student entertainment
Greg Funnell Last year King’s topped a light- It has been a busy start to the NME champions hearted Times Higher survey of pop academic year for KCLSU stars with university backgrounds. Venues. It started just before King’s students have been crowned The review revealed that higher the beginning of term with Britain’s ‘brainiest’ after winning education is increasingly common the first live show of the year the 2007 NME student quiz. The among leading music acts. King’s from Canadian band Hot Hot music magazine tested students on musical alumni include Kele Heat and the unveiling of the both music and general knowledge Okereke (Bloc Party), John newly refurbished Tutu’s to the to reveal where the most intelligent Deacon (Queen) and John Evan public. Since then a further 21 young minds are studying this year. (Jethro Tull). live shows have taken place, King’s students beat Goldsmiths including two from Mercury College, University of London Prize nominees, Maps and Friction, broadcasting live via and the London College of Undergraduates Fionn Regan, and a couple of their digital station from both the Fashion to the top spot. More than outstanding up and coming UK Waterfront and Tutu’s – an event 80 universities from across the triumph bands: Scouting for Girls and which sold out within two hours. country battled it out in an online King’s BSc nutrition & dietetics The Hoosiers. And there is still much more to quiz on NME.com before the top student, Alan Lai who graduated On top of this KCLSU come. December’s hot ticket is three universities were invited to this summer, and St George’s has run 36 club nights across Manchester’s The Courteeners compete against each other at a medical student Justin Fegredo, two campuses including the supported by Florida’s The live London final hosted byNME who graduated from King’s with established Phase and Fuse and Black Kids – tipped as one of the editor Conor McNicholas. He said: an Intercalated BSc in Nutrition the newly introduced Truffle big bands of 2008. KCLSU will ‘People always consider Oxford in 2006, carried out a BSc project Shuffle and Fourth Floor. On also see in the New Year from and Cambridge as the universities which outshone competition from 25 October the BBC Asian the best vantage point in London with the most intelligent students. international scientists to win first Network staged an all-day with a special New Year’s Eve The results show that Britain’s prize at a recent conference. event with DJs Nihal and Bobby Party in Tutu’s. brainiest are heading to the capital.’ There is an increasing awareness
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Patronage and Humanist Essential Endodontology: Theatre, Intimacy & Symbols, Literacy and Literature in the Age of Prevention and Treatment of Engagement: The Last Social Justice the Jagiellons Apical Periodontitis Human Venue Dr Chris Abbott, Department of Dr Jacqueline Glomski, Professor Thomas Pitt Ford, Professor Alan Read, Department Education & Professional Studies Department of History Dental Institute of English If communication is a basic Every epoch has its artists, thinkers The fi rst edition of this book was The last human venue marks the human right, are we doing enough and creators, and behind many hugely popular with postgraduate location and moment of human to ensure those who fi nd it diffi cult of these people there is a patron students in endodontology around beings’ awareness of their own get the help they need? That’s the waiting in the wings. Patronage the world. The second edition eventual extinction. Taking central question in a book of two and Humanist Literature in the maintains and solidifi es the book’s this sober end as an affi rmative halves – one shows us what Age of the Jagiellons looks at the position as the major scientifi c starting point Theatre, Intimacy is happening; the other draws relationship between humanist treatise on apical periodontitis as & Engagement explores ways in on case studies to outline the scholars and their patrons in east a disease entity, promoting the which performance operates as an principles of communicating central Europe during the early concept of this as the disease of exciter of sentience, kick-starting with symbols and suggests what 16th century. It is the fi rst study reference in endodontics. our sense of being alive, acting as a more we could do. in English specifi cally to address The new edition refl ects the pleasurable lengthening device to It begins with 26 case studies literary patronage as it existed in strides in scientifi c and clinical extend our inevitable fate. from across the globe showing this particular time and place. research that have led to advanced Humans in this venue how symbols have been used to Drawing on the writings of three understanding of the diagnosis, distinguish themselves from other support those for whom traditional itinerant scholar-poets associated treatment, prevention and animals through their experiencing literacy, reading and writing texts with the courts of Cracow, Buda, aetiology of apical periodontitis, of an extended childhood, in their doesn’t work. and Vienna, Dr Glomski argues while also retaining at its core ability to sustain a controlled, It is very accessible, giving that, even while they supported the basic information which has unbroken outward breath and lucid descriptions of what works the imperial pretensions of the accorded it its status as a classic by their unique capacity to and compelling arguments for Jagiellonian monarchs, the and has enabled it to become a aesthetically disappoint. increased use of symbols in all humanist scholars of east central useful aid to rational diagnosis and Theatre companies in this aspects of life. It traces a short Europe also created eff ective treatment. This edition adopts venue, Forced Entertainment, history of the use of symbols and propaganda for themselves by a strengthened approach to the Societas Raff aello Sanzio and explains the diff erent sorts but representing their own role in systematic analysis of the available Goat Island, generate images then focuses mainly on how they the conferring of fame upon clinical and laboratory evidence. of epochal endings, profane are used in communication, and their patrons. Professors Dag Ørstavik resistance to sacred separation and what diff erence this makes to those Using a wide array of source and Thomas Pitt Ford lead an the ecological potential of repair. who need them. Not only can material from dedicatory letters international team of contributing Those who are stage-struck in this they act as a means of replacing, to panegyric and political authors of the highest calibre to venue think through theatre ideas supplementing or leading on literature, Dr Glomski describes provide a fully updated, revised about matters of human animal to traditional literacy, but they how important patronage was to and expanded edition of this concern: the politics of nature, can also support independence, the scholar-poets, and analyses peerless scientifi c work. the anthropological machine, the engagement and interaction. the process by which conventions Essential Endodontology is a distribution of the sensible and the The book points out that of Renaissance humanism spread vital companion to the pursuit inoperative community. symbols are gradually moving across Europe. of excellence in postgraduate This book continues Professor out from a niche area for people Patronage and Humanist and specialist education. It has Read’s work on radical inclusion with learning diffi culties to more Literature in the Age of the Jagiellons become a fi rm favourite with those by proposing how a social science mainstream use such as in airports is an insightful historic account undergoing advanced specialist of appearance disturbs our and hospitals but that these are that is accessible to anyone training, and will fi nd a welcome assumptions as to what a politics of small advances and more are interested in patronage at the time place in the libraries of discerning performance can do when it comes necessary for greater inclusion of the European Renaissance. clinicians and scholars. to expanding the collective. and real social justice. University of Toronto Press Blackwell Munksgaard Palgrave Macmillan Widgit Software
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Three favourite... green spaces fi ve minutes’ walk from Guy’s Campus As recommended by Sheila Maister, Publications Offi cer, Biomedical & Health Sciences
red Cross gardens, red Cross way This little gem lies just one street west of Borough High Street, almost opposite Guy’s Campus. The garden, in the grounds of a row of almshouses, was originally laid out by Victorian social reformer Octavia Hill in Lost Battles: Reconstructing Cold War History Imitating Jesus: An 1887. Recently renovated it now the Great Clashes of the Inclusive Approach to includes a pond with a fountain, Ancient World Professor Saki Dockrill, Department New Testament Ethics fl owerbeds, shady trees and of War Studies, and Dr Geraint benches. A quiet oasis at lunch, Professor Philip Sabin, Department Hughes, Defence Studies Department The Revd Dr Richard A Burridge, popular with offi ce workers, but, of War Studies Dean of King’s thankfully, not too many. Cold War History is a multi- Existing scholarly reconstructions disciplinary account of the Cold In contrast to most studies of marshalsea Prison gardens of Greek and Roman land battles War, examining 10 key concepts New Testament ethics, which Down an alley by the side of diff er markedly, because of the which underpinned the period treat the New Testament in the John Harvard Library. A paucity and unreliability of the and drawing on the work of general and Paul in particular, sign which forms one part of surviving evidence. established scholars and experts. this book focuses on the person this walled garden states that In this book, Professor Sabin The concepts discussed include of Jesus himself. Following his it is the remnant of the original seeks to resolve some of the the relevant ideology, culture, earlier work on the genre of the Marshalsea Prison, closed controversy through a radical strategy, the international system, Gospels as biography, Dr Richard in 1842, and that Charles new approach of ‘comparative economics and trade, and science Burridge maintains that imitating Dickens, whose father had been dynamic modelling’ which he and technology. Jesus means following both his imprisoned for debt in 1824, has been developing for more This book successfully combines words – which are very demanding used that experience as the than 15 years. knowledge of the Cold War with ethical teachings – and his deeds Marshalsea setting for Little Lost Battles builds on the ancient key intellectual trends developed and example of being inclusive Dorrit. At lunch the garden is sources as a whole to create a over recent years. It will not only and accepting of everyone. usually a tranquil spot. At the common generic model revolving inform readers about the current Dr Burridge has been working southern end there is a gate around four key variables, namely state of the discipline, but also on this material for 10 years, leading to St George the Martyr force, space, time and command. enhance students’ abilities to and his fi nal chapter, using South church. Go in and admire the This approach highlights which further their own research and African apartheid as a case study, Baroque wedding cake ceiling. existing reconstructions of specifi c study into the area. is the result of many visits to South battles make less tactical sense or Scholarly interpretations of each Africa, from the time of the Truth guy street Park and are out of line with general patterns concept and subject allow readers and Reconciliation Commission Leathermarket gardens observed in other engagements. to follow the wider international onwards. The book is dedicated East of Guy’s Hospital, this It also makes traditional and interdisciplinary dimensions to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is really one park separated battle diagrams ‘come to life’, to the history of the Cold War as who recently commented that by Weston Street. There are allowing readers to experiment more than just a confrontation he has ‘watched [the book’s] basketball and tennis courts, for themselves with diff erent between superpowers. development with interest over a children’s playground, a assumptions regarding the 35 Cold War History is an the last decade...and hope his rose garden and grassy banks. battles from Marathon to Pharsalus informative and updated account thesis will have a signifi cant impact There’s even Bermondsey on which the study focuses. which demonstrates that the on people of faith and I commend Village Hall built in 1895. Also just published is the Cold War was fought over diff erent it to you enthusiastically’. defi nitive two-volumeThe ideas and suggests that important Imitating Jesus was launched Let us know your three favourite Cambridge History of Greek and lessons can be learned from the at an event in the Council Room things related to a Campus. Roman Warfare which Professor recent war in the age of global on 28 November, as well as at two Email internalcommunications@ Sabin has co-edited. terrorism today. events in the USA. kcl.ac.uk Hambledon Continuum Palgrave Eerdmans 2007
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