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Confucius Comes to King's | 3 Arts & Humanities Week | 5 King’s Health Partners Global Health | 7 Profile: Ian Caldwell | 22 Honorary degrees CommentThe College newsletter Issue no 194 | December 2010 £500m fundraising campaign launched WITh an overarChIng goal To whole College in a belief that Archbishop Desmond Tutu questions that seem sometimes improve the lives of people now is the time for universities FKC (Theology, BD, 1965; impossible to answer. The easy around the world, on 3 like ours. This is a key time for MTh, 1966) and the Rt Hon option is to leave the most November, King’s launched a our sector to make the case for Sir John Major KG CH, former challenging issues for others £500 million campaign, the most what we can achieve – the great British Prime Minister and to address, easy but wrong,’ said ambitious fundraising effort in the contribution we are making to the campaign’s Chairman, Sir John in his taped remarks. 180-year history of the university. society,’ the Principal stated. were also shown. ‘In their own areas of expertise, The College unveiled this ‘King’s transforms lives for the ‘Our modern world throws up King’s is determined to remain at landmark campaign – named better through our educational problems of great complexity, and continued on page 2 World questions|King’s answers opportunity, discovery and our – with more than £197 million positive contribution to resolving already received towards world issues.’ Confucius comes to King’s the fundraising goal. The Joining Professor Trainor as campaign will end in 2015. panellists at the launch were The King’s China Institute the College by the Confucian More than 300 alumni and Sir Robert Worcester, founder was officially launched on Academy of Hong Kong, was friends gathered on the Strand of the international polling firm 22 October, in the presence unveiled outside the Maughan Campus on launch day for Ipsos MORI and an Honorary of HE Mr Liu Xiaoming, Library. Around 70 guests a celebration hosted by BBC Fellow of the College, and Ambassador of the People’s attended the launch, including broadcaster David Dimbleby. three members of the King’s staff: Republic of China. A bronze the former Governor of Hong The hour-long event focused on Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean statue of Confucius, donated to Kong, Lord Wilson. how the campaign will support of the Institute of Psychiatry; greg Funnell Dr ’Funmi Olonisakin of the Conflict, Security & This is a key time for Development Group; and our sector to make Professor Peter Parker of the Integrated Cancer Centre. the case for what Speaking in a Great Hall filled we can achieve with students, staff, alumni and friends, each panellist stressed how the campaign will further research activities and help strengthen King’s hallmark develop real-world solutions approach to problem-solving: related to the campaign’s creating a multidisciplinary, three theme areas: Neuroscience collaborative environment & mental health, Leadership for research that leads to From left: he Mr liu Xiaoming, the Principal, Dr Tong Yun-kai, the President of Confucian Academy of Hong Kong, lord Wilson and Professor Xinzhong Yao, & society and Cancer. on-the-ground solutions. Director of the King’s China Institute ‘This campaign unites the Videotaped messages from News Principal’s column Dear Colleagues that are unclear. Universities will Festival of Literature. campaign. The launch of the All universities will face have to work with whichever The coming year brings the campaign on 3 November was a large number of challenges arrangements for university College particular opportunities a huge success and I have every in the coming year and King’s financing are approved by in moving towards its goal of confidence that we will meet is no exception. Indeed, Parliament. Until that happens, raising £500 million in the World our targets. Raising funds for King’s is better placed than I do not intend to speculate questions | King’s answers the Somerset House project is most institutions to meet publicly on the various scenarios only part of the campaign, but the challenges in the new that could unfold. Nevertheless, it is very gratifying to see work higher education landscape I have made clear my view of the The launch of underway that will significantly and flourish. importance of adequate funding the campaign on enhance our Strand campus. The Browne report and the for both science and arts subjects, I do hope you enjoy the Government’s reaction to it and have spoken publicly 3 november was Christmas break and return have elicited strong feelings on these issues at the Royal a huge success refreshed for the spring term. but there are still many details Institution and the Cheltenham Rick Trainor, Principal continued from page 1 than 60 guests attended gathering on the Strand, attended afield as Australia, China the forefront of research a dinner gathering hosted by by more than 100 alumni, and South Africa.’ that will not only benefit and Dr Abraham Lue FKC in staff and students. Find out more about the enrich our own lives, but also Hong Kong. Meeting in New ‘So our campaign is well and campaign in a special issue of those of our children and York over breakfast, alumni truly launched,’ Professor Trainor Comment, which can be found our children’s children.’ ranging from the Class of 1946 said in his concluding remarks. at receptions on all campuses; Alumni and friends also to the Class of 2010 took part ‘It has been widely discussed alternatively please call 0207 848 gathered for simultaneous in the celebrations. in articles in print and broadcast 2377 to request a copy. To find celebrations in two events on On the evening of the launch media here in the UK and out more online, please visit opposite sides of the planet. More day, the College hosted a second in international news as far www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers greg Funnell Panellists and BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby at the launch event in the great Hall 2 | Comment | December 2010 | www.kcl.ac.uk News Violence & Memory theme strikes a chord MArK Blackman The SChool of arts & huManITIeS opened its doors to the public in October for its annual week of lectures, debates and exhibitions, showcasing the diversity and impact of its research on society. This year’s theme of ‘Violence and Memory’ was designed to make us think about the way violence and memory affect our lives. ‘This year’s Arts & Humanities Week built on the success of last year’s inaugural Week, welcoming a wider range of cultural partners and participants. There was a real buzz in the Strand Building each night and the debates were of a very high calibre, both in the formal setting and during the receptions that followed,’ said Dr Jon Wilson, Senior Lecturer in British Imperial & South Asian The great War & the Visual Arts: a ‘show-&-tell’ – the panel observing images of war History and convener of Arts & Humanities Week. of English at UCL, added some Hawksley; Jane Wildgoose, City of Culture. A number of staff gave their humour to an otherwise sombre Keeper of the Wildgoose The Centre for Culture, Media inaugural lectures, including theme, tackling questions such as Memorial Library; and Harry & Creative Industries hosted Patrick ffrench, Department whether academia had destroyed Willis Fleming, founder of the its first exhibition in the newly- of French, Gordon McMullan, literary criticism and if reading Willis Fleming Historical Trust. renovated Art Exhibition Room Department of English, and and digesting fiction was akin to They discussed the visual ways (formerly the Senior Common Catherine Boyle, Department grievous bodily harm. in which the Great War has been Room), in conjunction with of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin In a panel discussion, ‘The imagined and remembered. Queer@King’s. Instigated by American Studies. Great War & the Visual Arts: Professor Ludmilla Jordanova, exhibiting artist Alex Brew, Guests of the Centre for a ‘show-&-tell’’, Professor Sir Chair in Modern History, raised the me masculine exhibition Culture, Media & Creative Lawrence Freedman, War questions around the role of included works spanning Industries, John Crace, The Studies, and Dr Lawrence higher education institutions in 30 years by Oreet Ashery, Rosie Guardian’s satirist and John Napper, Film Studies, were public life in a discussion of Art Gunn, Alexis Hunter, Derek Sutherland, Emeritus Professor joined by textile artist Rozanne & the Academy. This focused Jackson, Del LaGrace Volcano, MArK BlACKMAn Tracy Allen, Katy Norton and Grace Lau. The artists spoke to There was a real buzz a packed room about their own relationship to masculinity. in the Strand Building Michael Takeo Magruder, each night and the artist in the King’s Visualisation Lab in the Centre for Computing debates were of in the Humanities, also exhibited a very high calibre for the first time at King’s his project (in)Remembrance on the visual arts with Sandy [11-M] about the Madrid Nairne, Director of the National bombings. Michael is the artist Portrait Gallery, Frances Carey, behind the original artwork, a key figure in the public which will be erected in the new engagement activities around year in front of the East Wing the BBC History of the World in of Somerset House, while the 100 Objects project, and Peter building is being renovated. Jenkinson, contributor to ‘Derry/ A video showing highlights of Sandy nairne, Director of the national Portrait gallery, took part in a panel debate Londonderry 2013’, the first UK the week is available on iKing’s. www.kcl.ac.uk | December 2010 | Comment | 3 News Reverend Jesse Jackson launches StopWatch nAresH VerlAnDer reverenD JeSSe JaCkSon, one of democratic forces at play.’ America’s foremost civil rights, StopWatch member, religious and political figures, Ben Bowling, Professor of launched a new action-research Criminology and Criminal coalition group to help tackle the Justice, said: ‘The abuse of issue of black and Asian people stop and search has driven being disproportionately stopped a wedge between police and and searched in the UK.
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