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Prime Minister Delivers Commemoration Oration THE COLLEGE NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO 168 | JULY 2006 Prime Minister delivers Commemoration Oration DOMINIC TURNER HE PRIME MINISTER, In his speech welcoming Mr Tony Blair, gave a major policy Blair, the Principal, Professor Rick Tspeech on Africa and climate Trainor, noted that two previous change on Monday 26 June in the Labour Prime Ministers – Clement Great Hall at King’s. Entitled A Year Attlee and Harold Wilson – had After Gleneagles, he announced a accepted the invitation to speak new body to monitor the progress at Commemoration Oration; but of pledges made at last summer’s both had left office by the time G8 summit. they actually gave the speech. To In his speech, which was the much laughter, he noted that the College’s 2006 Commemoration ‘curse of King’s’ had been averted Oration, Mr Blair outlined progress on this occasion and that we were made on African aid and the all relieved that Mr Blair was still at challenge of climate change one Number 10! He also explained that year on from the Gleneagles there was particular resonance for meeting, and he stressed the the College in a Commemoration importance of keeping these Oration speech about Africa, as subjects at the top of the the College had a long and enduring international agenda. history of involvement with that continent. Africa was one of the subjects ‘We can’t be addressed by King’s Fellow and complacent or alumnus Archbishop Desmond underestimate the Tutu in 2004, when he spoke at Commemoration and outlined how action required’ the theological basis for his human rights beliefs had been developed With Bob Geldof in the audience, here at King’s. he unveiled the Africa Progress The College has educated many Panel, to be chaired by UN continued on page 2 Secretary General Kofi Annan, The Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Tony Blair, delivers the College’s 2006 Commemoration Oration to a 250-strong audience of staff, students, alumni, press and guests such as Sir Bob Geldof. which will include Geldof and Nigeria’s President Obasanjo. an impassioned speech that was about the scale of the action we The celebrity bumper summer The panel will produce an annual heavy on detail and emotion, and need to take, and the long-term issue: from rock stars to royalty report to be submitted to the G8, made no attempt to disguise the goal we’re all working towards. King’s is a magnet for VIPs! UN and the Africa Partnership enormity of the task. ‘We can’t be We need to begin agreement on a Forum to ‘maintain the international complacent or underestimate the framework that the major players political profile of Africa achieved action required,’ he commented. – US, China, India and Europe – buy in 2005’. Talking about climate change Mr into and which has at its heart a The 250-strong audience listened Blair said: ‘In the next 12 months we goal to stabilise temperature and intently as the Prime Minister gave need to build a global consensus greenhouse gas concentrations.’ | 3| HRH2 RAE officially 2008 | 4 Onlineopens historySouth Range databases| 4 Update | 5 from‘Topping the out’Principal | 6 Admissions | 5 Two Archbishops Policy | 7 Departmental | 6 New Chairman focus: of PharmacyCouncil | 7 |Top 8 King’s US Iraq people spokesman | 10 Flashback | 8 Profile | 11 | Solidarity 14 Flashback exhibition | 19 Development | 12 Research & Alumni | 13 Student | 21 In thenews news | 14 |In 23-24 the newsBooks | 16 Books News DOMINIC TURNER continued from page 1 initiatives and the formation of a people who have made contributions new UNICEF society. not only to the religious and A question and answer session professional life of the country followed the Prime Minister’s but also to the anti-apartheid and speech chaired by Vice-Principal human rights movements. (Research), Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman and a number of staff had a unique opportunity Footage of the event to put questions directly to the appeared on all the Prime Minister. major news channels The Commemoration Oration celebrates King’s as a place of learning. Now an annual event King’s alumni and Fellows include at the College, the first ever Helen Joseph, who was tried for Commemoration orator was the treason in South Africa for her author and poet G K Chesterton. courageous activities in support Subsequent speakers have included of the ANC, and Archbishop C S Lewis, Clement Atlee, Harold Njongonkulu Ndungane, Desmond Wilson, the Duke of Edinburgh and The Prime Minister enters the Great Hall to deliver the College’s 2006 Commemoration Oration. Tutu’s successor at Cape Town; former Archbishop of Cape Town DOMINIC TURNER the Reverend Barney Pityana, and Nobel Prize winner Desmond formerly Chair of the Human Tutu. Rights Commission and now Vice International media coverage Chancellor of the University of of the Prime Minister’s speech at South Africa, and Ms Frene Ginwala, King’s was extensive, and footage of Speaker of the National Assembly the event appeared on all the major of the Parliament of the Republic of news channels in this country. South Africa since 1994. The College’s involvement in DOMINIC TURNER Africa also extends to many current projects such as research on the environment, HIV and political affairs. Matt Pusey, Students’ Union President, gave the vote of thanks after the lecture in which he From left: Baroness Rawlings, Chairman of Council, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Vice- Principal (Research), The Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Tony Blair, Professor Rick Trainor, thanked the Prime Minister for Principal, and Matt Pusey, KCLSU President. choosing King’s to make such an DOMINIC TURNER important speech and welcomed the fact that he spoke on topics so close to student hearts. Sir Bob Geldof and The Prime Minister. He wished the new initiatives DOMINIC TURNER well before outlining KCLSU’s involvement and commitment to this part of the world. He spoke about how activists from the People and Planet society helped KCLSU and the College to achieve Fairtrade status, and that the StopAIDS group had raised funds successfully. In addition, work is being done for the next academic year to extend these efforts, including a WaterAid Dr Funmi Olonisakin, Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group, asks The Prime Minister meets with KCLSU sabbatical officers in the new Staff Common Room, King’s campaign, Amnesty International Mr Blair a question. Building, Strand Campus after the speech. 2 | COMMENT | July 2006 News HRH officially opens South Range DOMINIC TURNER HRH, The Princess Royal, in the River Room with Baroness Rawlings, Chairman of Council, and King’s alumnus Rory Bremner. DOMINIC TURNER N 16 MaY HRH, one of the new academic offices The Princess Royal, and one of the large dedicated OChancellor of the University rooms for graduates. of London, officially opened the The tour culminated in a South Range after the two-year, reception in the new River Room £40 million refurbishment. overlooking the Thames where The Chancellor was met by The Chancellor talked to students, Baroness Rawlings, Chairman of staff and guests before formally Council, and Professor Rick Trainor, opening the South Range with a Principal, together with other senior short speech and the unveiling of a members of staff. plaque. HRH, The Princess Royal, meets students in one of the large rooms dedicated for graduate study. The Chancellor’s tour began with The Chancellor praised the JULIAN ANDERSON a visit to the Information Systems way the redevelopment had been Machine Room which has recently undertaken, saying that it would been refurbished and houses the be ‘the talking point of many and College’s academic and administrative the envy of a lot’. She thought computer systems. She also opened that the refurbishment had been its last refurbishment at the end of the positive in every way and the new 1980s. facilities should ‘give enormous Following a presentation encouragement to all those who illustrating the architectural used them’. She added that ‘King’s transformation of the South Range had proved it was possible to do in the 250-seat new lecture theatre, a job on time and to budget’ which The Chancellor was taken to the she hoped could be emulated by Departments of Geography and the 2012 Olympics with which she is War Studies where she was shown involved. Chapters, a new 100-seat, multi-choice servery offering a wide range of meal options. July 2006 | COMMENT | 3 News JULIAN ANDERSON Update from the Principal N A REpoRT PRESENTED to Group. What is envisaged is a new – even though some versions of College Council on 4 July the structure of governance which puts such a system might work to the IPrincipal, Professor Rick Trainor, the colleges, in which the great bulk College’s advantage. gave an update on a number of of the University’s academic With regard to the health-related matters of interest to the College activities takes place, at the centre. disciplines, recent Government community. Here Comment provides The Heads of Colleges Committee announcements have also raised extracts from his report. would be transformed into a concerns. Against the background Collegiate Council, which would of considerable financial worries Strategic planning determine the strategic direction of in the NHS, a review is considering Progress continues with the the University and make proposals a closer connection between NHS conversion of the Draft Outline for resource allocation. Meanwhile, R&D and the research councils, Strategic Plan presented to Council a Board of Trustees – with a lay especially the Medical Research useful discussions with the at its meeting in March into a final majority – would have final authority Council. sabbatical officers of KCLSU and Strategic Plan with specified costed for assets and serve as guarantors the officers of the recognised trade projects (focused on the next three of fair play for the whole process.
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