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Go Global Week 29 October – 2 November, daily events, Strand Campus King’s PhD student and Olympic champion Katherine Grainger MBE (right) celebrates her London 2012 gold in the women’s double sculls with rowing partner Anna Watkins Sporting glory for King’s and country Throughout London 2012 King’s phenomenal achievement but having crimes they have committed,’ she told were alumni Frances Houghton students, staff and alumni have had three in the past I wanted a gold the Daily Telegraph. ‘I was never a and Corinna Lawrence. Frances been at the forefront of the action. one to complete the collection.’ natural academic but I find the subject (BA Hispanic Studies, 2003), Edmond J. Safra PhD student Katherine Grainger Congratulating the Olympic absolutely fascinating, particularly who previously won silver medals at Memorial Lecture MBE secured a gold medal, alumna champion, Principal Professor Rick because I get to discuss it with some of Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 rowing 14 November, 18.30 – 20.00 Ashleigh Ball a bronze, whilst many Trainor said: ‘This extremely well- the top people in law and order.’ with Katherine Grainger, raced in the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre, others competed, volunteered and deserved recognition is a credit to King’s alumna and midfielder women’s quadruple sculls final and performed, contributing to the Katherine, her distinguished work Ashleigh Ball (MA Nutrition & finished in sixth place. Strand Campus monumental success of the Games. and her awe-inspiring dedication. Dietetics, 2009) made her Olympic Corinna (BSc Mathematics with Katherine Grainger MBE, together Her spectacular accomplishments debut at London 2012 and secured Management & Finance, 2012) with rowing partner Anna Watkins, are a source of great pride to everyone third place on the podium, claiming reached the last 32 in the second won gold in the women’s double at King’s and many of us were GB’s first women’s Olympic hockey round of the women’s individual épée sculls, making history as the first gathered around the television to medal in 20 years. The team faced a (fencing) but was beaten by European British woman to win medals at four witness her triumph.’ The window heartbreaking defeat in the semi-finals champion Simona Gherman from successive Olympic Games. In the featuring Katherine in the Strand against Argentina, but bounced back Romania. Corinna said: ‘To be told semi-final the unbeaten pair smashed ‘Hall of Fame’ has been updated to to win 3-1 against rival New Zealand that I achieved a first in my degree on the Olympic record by nearly five reflect her latest achievement. in the bronze medal match. Speaking the day that I moved into the Olympic seconds. Having won silver at Sydney 2012-3 will be a momentous year for to local Gloucestershire newspaper Village was a very special moment for 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, Katherine, who is nearing completion The Citizen, Ashleigh said: ‘Gold is me – it clarified that I made the most Katherine was overjoyed finally to of her PhD in the ethics of criminal what we came here to do, but we have of my time, working hard to balance claim the gold title for Team GB and law at The Dickson Poon School of now won bronze which is fantastic. my education and my fencing.’ told the Guardian: ‘On the podium Law. Her research focuses on ‘some To leave without a medal would have Corinna described her ‘passion we both knew how special it was. It’s of the most extreme murderers in been really tough, so it’s a massive and drive to succeed’ and has high More information the fulfilment of a lot of blood, sweat Britain, people who will never be relief to come away with something.’ hopes for Rio 2016: ‘I want to be on For more details on these events, and tears. Any Olympic medal is a released from prison because of the Also representing Team GB the podium in four years time and 2 please turn to page 12 News

A word from the Principal King’s and the Games (continued) n g 1 I will do everything I can to make weekly College staff ezine, i millions of people. Danny Boyle was

that happen.’ volunteered in a wide range of roles k leen incredible – he was there at every Another alumna and Britain’s to ensure the smooth running of the Ai Dr rehearsal and made sure he spoke to Dear colleagues and students most experienced female Paralympic Olympics and Paralympics. Medical us whenever he could.’ Ruth, who Welcome to the new academic year. archer Pippa Britton (Geography, student David Gee was one of 7,500 performed in the pastoral ‘Green and It has been a momentous summer of 1983) made it to the final eight in the London Ambassadors, welcoming Pleasant’ section, added: ‘All those celebration in London thanks to the Women’s Individual Compound – visitors from around the world weekends I spent rehearsing were Olympic and Paralympic Games. Open (archery). She describes her to the capital. ‘It was an amazing truly worth it. The atmosphere in We have celebrated the gold medal anticipation of competing at London experience and there’s been a fantastic the stadium was electric.’ of King’s PhD student and rower, 2012: ‘The spectre of performing atmosphere in London,’ he said. ‘I am Ana Bajo, a researcher in the Katherine Grainger MBE, and the before a home crowd makes this so happy I volunteered and can’t wait Institute of Psychiatry, performed in bronze medal of alumna Ashleigh year’s Games especially exciting. to do some more!’ the Paralympic opening ceremony. Ball for hockey. Many of you have It’s a wonderful opportunity for all On the eve of the Games three ‘I was part of the ‘umbrella’ group, shared your experiences of the those people who help you achieve King’s torchbearers (Dr Ian reflecting a rainbow of colours. Games with us for the cover story. your dreams – the physios, coaches, McFadzean, Senior Lecturer in The crowd was incredibly welcoming One major development over psychologists, etc – to be able to see Pharmacology, Pharmacology PhD Torchbearer and Senior Lecturer Dr Ian McFadzean – we could hear their cheers from our the summer has been the RIBA you compete. Friends and family student Abigail Morris and LLB Law dressing rooms’, she said. competition to design a landmark don’t often get the chance to come student Laura Arowolo) carried the of Wonder’ opening ceremony and Closing the Olympic Games redevelopment of the Strand and support you.’ Michael Smith, torch through London on its journey joining the throng of performers in musical harmony, Abbi Tew, Quadrangle. The six shortlisted undergraduate Geography student to the Olympic Park. Dr McFadzean were BA Hispanic Studies student Admissions Officer for the Florence architectural practices displayed and Paralympic hopeful (featured on described it as an ‘unforgettable and Don Samkange, recent Theology Nightingale School of Nursing & their design concepts in Somerset the cover of the last issue of Comment), humbling’ experience, adding: ‘To see graduate Sophie Colbourne, and Ruth Midwifery, sang ‘Here Comes the House East Wing in August and trained with and supported the GB so many people, including friends from Shepherd, Communications Officer, Sun’ as part of vocal group Urban many staff and students provided five-a-side football team in reserve King’s, lining the streets of London King’s Health Partners. Sophie, who Voices Collective, which she feedback. We will be announcing but did not make an appearance that early on a Thursday morning just was a dancer in the ‘Thanks Tim’ cast described as a ‘once in a lifetime the winning design shortly. on the pitch. to get a glimpse of the flame, really and a placard bearer at the Paralympic experience.’ Abbi added: ‘I was truly In September the National Many more King’s students and brought home to me how much the opening ceremony, said: ‘It was honoured to be part of the ceremony Student Survey 2012 results were staff contributed to the Games outside city took the Olympics into its heart.’ the most exhilarating experience and sing with some incredible people published. Our aim has been to of the competitive events. Our ‘Games The following night, all eyes of my life. I made some incredible – both the headliners and my fellow have all areas scoring above 80 per Makers’, who have featured in the turned to the stadium for the ‘Isles friends and got to dance in front of choir members.’ cent for overall satisfaction and I am ee

pleased to say this has been achieved g id hockey d for all but three subject areas. There Dav lan n g are some very strong performances E with ten areas scoring 90 per cent or above. However, it is disappointing that levels of overall satisfaction have dropped by more than 10 per cent in Medicine, Management and Classics. As Medicine and Management have large student numbers, this has had a particularly significant impact on the College’s overall satisfaction score which has dropped to 82 per cent, from 84 per cent in 2011. This drop will have negative consequences for King’s ranking in UK league tables throughout 2012-3. We will explore the reasons for the poor performance of these areas, and will work closely with KCLSU to take vigorous King's graduate and Bronze medallist Ashleigh Ball (left) with hockey teammate Nicola White Medical student David Gee was one of the 70,000 Games Makers who volunteered at London 2012 remedial measures to ensure that our performance improves. Although admissions figures are still being finalised, especially in Olympic lab legacy ‘Sex-testing’ flawed relation to postgraduate recruitment, we are on track to meet our overall targets, a considerable achievement Following the Games, the London or to treatments such as drugs. ‘Sex-testing’ policies introduced hyperandrogenism in women should against a backdrop of unprecedented 2012 anti-doping facilities will Researchers at the Centre will for athletes at London 2012 are be viewed no differently from other complexity with the new fee regime be developed into a world-class investigate phenome patterns significantly flawed and should be biological advantages that are and special provision for ‘AAB’ resource for researching disease and by analysing samples – usually withdrawn, according to a report frequently found in groups of elite students. developing new treatments. blood or urine – very rapidly and co-authored by Dr Silvia Camporesi, athletes and that, in fact, higher levels As we head into the final full The MRC-NIHR Phenome on an unprecedented scale. This Centre for the Humanities & Health. of testosterone do not automatically academic year prior to our Research Centre, funded by the Medical will help them to discover new The authors argue that the regulations confer athletic advantage. ‘Athletes Excellence Framework (REF) Research Council (MRC) and ‘biomarkers’ to explain why one introduced by the International already display many types of submission, preparations, led by the National Institute for Health individual or population may be Association of Athletics Federation biological and genetic advantages, Vice Principal Chris Mottershead, Research (NIHR), will build on more susceptible to a disease than (IAAF) and the International why single out testosterone? are continuing apace. A milestone the state-of-the-art equipment another. This knowledge will aid Olympics Committee (IOC) – ‘Unlike doping, these women have this autumn is the submission to and expertise of the London 2012 scientists in finding new, safer and stipulating that high levels of naturally not introduced any foreign matter into HEFCE of the approximate numbers anti-doping facilities provided more targeted treatments. occurring testosterone in women their bodies. Yet, under these policies, of staff we will be submitting to each by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Speaking at a Global Health (hyperandrogenism) create an unfair if a woman with hyperandrogenism Unit of Assessment. operated by King’s. Policy Summit, Prime Minister advantage – are based on disputable wants to compete, she must undergo Last but not least, we are delighted A phenome describes a person’s David Cameron said: ‘When the scientific assumptions and are ‘unfair’. ‘treatment’. In doing so the policies that the College has risen by one chemistry – all the molecules in the Games close, all this incredible Levels of testosterone vary in deprive female athletes with place to 26th in the world in the blood, urine or tissues that are the equipment and expertise will be women by day, time of the month, hyperandrogenism of competing as QS World League Tables and is result of genetics and lifestyle. This used to establish a new Phenome time of life and are also affected elite athletes in their own right.’ ranked number one for graduate mixture of molecules is changing Centre for research into biological by interactions with the environment, Listen to Dr Camporesi discuss how employment in the Sunday Times all the time and is influenced by markers of health and disease. for example winning or losing a the changes could discriminate against University Guide. factors such as diet, environment It’s an impressive example of competition can stimulate changes women who may not meet traditional Rick Trainor, Principal and stress levels. It is linked to collaboration between top-class in testosterone. notions of femininity: www.kcl.ac.uk/ how a person responds to disease research, the NHS and industry.’ Dr Camporesi argues that newsevents/Podcasts.aspx

2 | Issue 201 | October 2012 Cultural Olympiad transcending borders Page 4

Higgs boson discovery News in brief University of Sydney partnership

CERN The Schools of Arts & Humanities and Social Science & Public Policy have cemented an esteemed partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney, providing an unparalleled opportunity for international student exchange and joint programme initiatives between the two institutions.

Mental health 2.0 The Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) is leading research into how the internet and new media could help improve mental health care. From analysing the digital divide in mental health, to understanding online drug communities and how to manage computerised feedback, the opportunities offered by digital technologies could help address some of the most difficult problems faced by mental health services including delivery costs, limited clinical workforce, access to services and continuity of care. Professor In July John Ellis FRS, Clerk Maxwell Professor King’s alumnus and Fellow, Professor Peter in a bid to unearth the particle. years, proving that there is an invisible energy of Theoretical Physics, joined his colleagues in Higgs FRS (pictured on a visit to the LHC at CERN), Professor Higgs said: ‘I never expected this to field that pervades the vacuum of the known Til Wykes, IoP, said: ‘The field is CERN as they revealed compelling evidence that first proposed the ‘Higgs boson’ particle in happen in my lifetime.’ He congratulated the LHC universe. This field is thought to give mass to the still in its infancy, but the different they have discovered a new particle consistent 1964. Researchers have since been carrying out teams, saying the results were, ‘a testament to smallest building blocks of matter, the quarks and ways in which we could use the with the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that the world’s largest experiment at the Large the expertise of the researchers.’ electrons that make up atoms. Without the field, gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, re-creating The discovery ranks as one of the most or something like it, there would be no planets, technology for patient benefit are of the universe together. the vital seconds after the birth of the universe important scientific advances of the past 100 stars, or life as we know it. hugely exciting.’

Interdisciplinary Informatics: Mapping a written constitution Dental implants linked to nerve damage Bridging the Gaps (BTG)

Researchers led by Robert Blackburn, the House of Commons Political and Researchers from the Dental Institute of all nerve injuries caused by dental Professor of Constitutional Law and Constitutional Reform Committee have warned that cases of permanent work were associated with implants Director of the Centre for Political and is being used as the basis for a nerve damage caused by dental and this increased to 30 per cent in & Constitutional Studies, have national consultation on the subject. implants could increase further if 2007. This type of injury can cause published a report that, for the first Professor Blackburn said: ‘Few steps are not taken to address risks severe pain and altered sensation in time, sets out in one document the subjects could be of larger political and prevent injury. the face, affecting everyday activities issues that need to be resolved in significance than the question A case review of 30 patients with such as speaking, eating, kissing, seeking agreement, or otherwise, of a written constitution for the nerve injuries caused by dental shaving and brushing teeth. on the principle of the UK adopting government of the UK. Thus far, implants revealed that patient consent Tara Renton, Professor in Oral a written constitution. however, there has been no official and information, pre-operative Surgery and lead author, said: ‘As the With £100,000 sponsorship from This impartial research project, inquiry into the desirability or the planning and appropriate post- number of people choosing to have the EPSRC, the Department of funded by the Nuffield Foundation options for a codified constitution and, operative referral were inadequate. dental implants is on the increase, Informatics’ BTG initiative has and Joseph Rowntree Charitable crucially, no discussion about how one The findings, published in theBritish so is the incidence of nerve injury. supported 15 interdisciplinary Trust, has been commissioned by might be prepared and implemented.’ Dental Journal, have been used to It is vital that patients understand mini-projects over 12 months, make recommendations for clinicians the risks of this type of surgery, bringing together researchers to improve practice. and clinicians must improve their from Computer Science, In 1997 approximately 10 per cent systems and procedures.’ Robotics, Telecommunications, College Council approves next step for Mathematics, Management, King’s Health Partners War Studies, Geography, Primary Funnell g Care & Public Health Sciences, Gre Neuroimaging and the Dental College Council has approved the Hospital and South London and Institute. The initiative supported next stage in the development of Maudsley) to create a single academic collaborations that involved the Academic Health Sciences healthcare organisation, closely informatics in areas as diverse as Centre, King’s Health Partners. integrated with the College. The next tumour detection, cyber security A Strategic Outline Case proposes step is to prepare a full business case and warfare, satellite data models an enhanced academic ethos for for this proposal, which, if approved and haptic robots, culminating in King’s Health Partners and a closer by the College, the Trusts and the a Dragon’s Den style away day working relationship between regulators, could take legal effect in (pictured). Head of Department the NHS and the College. It also 2014. Read more about the King’s Professor Michael Luck said: proposes moving a step closer Health Partners Strategic Outline ‘We only had a few months to make towards merging the three NHS Case 2012: internal.kcl.ac.uk/health/ this work – the time pressures made Foundation Trust partners (Guy’s about/admin/khpreview/khpsoc/ it intense and successful.’ and St Thomas’, King’s College index.aspx

October 2012 | Issue 201 | 3 News IS AV D I VER OL Space race for budding scientists

Over a week in July NASA astronauts, effectiveness of antibiotics in space. Nobel Prize winning scientists and The summer school was organised aerospace experts from King’s teamed by the International Space School up for a special summer school Educational Trust (ISSET) in enabling young scientists from all partnership with King’s and supported over the UK to learn about how the by the College’s K+ widening body works in space and develop participation scheme. personal skills, such as leadership and

team building. bel i ta ra

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250 students (14-18 year olds) worked A lexan in teams to design an experiment, competing for the opportunity for it to be built and launched on a Russian Progress Mission, to be carried out by astronauts on the International Space Station. The winning team designed an experiment to look at the ‘Mission Discovery’ summer school participants

Campaign reaches £375m and provides support for King’s students

Total giving to the World questions| The campaign not only addresses Nature or nurture? It may King’s answers campaign has reached issues of global significance but £375 million, almost £188 million of supports on-campus initiatives such which was raised since the campaign as the Annual Fund, which awards depend on where you live launch in November 2011. Jennifer grants to student and academic Cormack, Director of University projects. This year £230,000 was

The extent to which our development is affected the results. Dr Davis explained: ‘The nature- expresses itself, and one of those things is Fundraising, said: ‘The fundraising allocated to 26 projects across the by nature or nurture – our genetic make-up nurture maps help us to spot patterns in the where you grow up.’ One of the maps (pictured) campaign is ambitious, but this has College, from women’s rugby to Java or our environment – may differ depending on complex data, and to try to work out what’s shows the genetic influences on understanding been an incredible year. Everything programming. In addition, £110,000 where we live. Researchers led by Dr Oliver causing these patterns. These maps really drive spoken language. The researchers found we have achieved has been made was contributed towards PhD Davis, Institute of Psychiatry, studied data home the message that your genes are not there were areas of the UK (in red) where the from over 6,700 families relating to 45 childhood your destiny. There are plenty of things that environment draws out the influence that genes possible by the support of staff, alumni scholarships and £50,000 towards traits and created a series of maps illustrating can affect how your particular human genome have on our behaviour. and the wider King’s community.’ master’s bursaries. Political Economy awarded £720,000 Transcending cultural borders Two research projects in the biotechnologies. Department of Political Economy The second, ‘Voices in the City: Dr Ben Schofield, a researcher

have been awarded a total of £720,000 Understanding the role of the annand on and Lecturer in the Department by the Economic and Social Research City of London as a multi-level sim of German, is leading a project to Council’s Rising Powers and Future policy actor and the impact of the investigate the representation of Research Leaders programmes. financial crisis’, examines how, as an Germany in the Cultural Olympiad, The first project, ‘State strategies international finance centre, the City which culminated this summer with of governance in global biomedical seeks to influence the national and the London 2012 Festival. innovation: the impact of China and international forms of regulation that ‘The Olympiad is not solely India’, explores how these emerging govern its operation. about the best of British culture’, economies are using their own An integral feature of both projects Dr Schofield said, ‘but one of its ideas of how innovation should be is the engagement with policy makers defining features is a strong level of supported and governed to challenge as a vehicle for refining the policy internationalism. The Olympiad the traditional dominance of the implications and developing the is a fascinating prism for exploring West in the making of new medical potential impact of the research. what happens when different national cultures are performed and mediated on a world stage. What happens when culture crosses borders? Where do 2013 Access Agreement approved our ideas of nation end and the transnational begin?’ The College has received formal 2013-4 and rising to over £9.3 million Collaborating with colleagues from approval of its 2013 Access Agreement by 2016-7. About a third of home the University of Bristol and Hackney from the Office of Fair Access undergraduate students can expect College, Dr Schofield’s research (OFFA). King’s proposal to charge to receive some financial support focuses on high-profile German £9,000 tuition fees for all new full- towards tuition fees or living costs. events, including the production time UK/EU undergraduate students Some will not have to pay any tuition of Timon aus Athen in the Globe to from October 2012, was approved fees at all. From 2014-5 onwards the Globe festival and the Pina Bausch by OFFA in July last year, along with College will also set aside funding to World Cities series. The project aims increased investment in financial develop and support opportunities to reveal how the framework of the support and in academic innovation, for students to enhance their learning Olympiad provides new ways of outreach, partnership and retention. and employability, through activities viewing German culture as a form By 2013-4 and beyond, King’s such as study abroad, volunteering, of international cultural capital. will be reinvesting 30 per cent of attendance at summer schools, Listen to Dr Schofield’sComment the additional fee income towards internships and work experience. podcast in which he reflects on widening participation (WP) Full details are available online: Globe to Globe’s German offering: initiatives and financial support internal.kcl.ac.uk/news-and-events/ www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/ packages, totalling nearly £8 million in news/2012/aug/2013access.aspx Timon of Athens performed in German by Bremer Shakespeare Company as part of Globe to Globe Podcasts.aspx

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First mummy in 3,000 years News in brief Key Information Sets m eu

s On 27 September King's published its Key Information Sets (KIS) as

on Mu d on Gor part of the Government's initiative to enhance the information that is available about higher education, giving prospective undergraduate students access to robust, reliable and comparable information in order to help them make informed decisions about what and where to study. KIS contains information which prospective students have identified as useful, such as student satisfaction, graduate outcomes, learning and teaching activities, assessment methods, tuition fees and student finance, accommodation and professional accreditation. KIS information for each undergraduate course at King's is available from the widget on the individual course pages of the College's online prospectus: www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus

New International Development Institute King’s has established a dedicated centre for research into international development, as part of its commitment to promote understanding of fast-changing parts of the world and build global partnerships for research The first human to be mummified in the style of there, together with the Channel 4 documentary cancer, volunteered to be mummified after seeing carried out over three months at the Sheffield the ancient Egyptians for at least 3,000 years Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret, which won an advert in his local newspaper. His widow Jan Medico-Legal Centre and then Alan was moved to collaboration. The International (pictured) has joined the Gordon Museum of a 2012 Royal Television Society Award. Taxi driver said: ‘I’m the only woman in the country who’s got the Museum at Guy’s Campus for proper curation Development Institute will join Pathology’s collection and is on permanent display Alan Billis, who was diagnosed with terminal lung a mummy for a husband.’ The mummification was and continued research. the network of Global Institutes at King’s to focus on ‘emerging market’ countries experiencing rapid economic growth and societal Vitamins in pregnancy review New high-tech changes, and lessons that can be learning spaces learned for less developed nations. Professor Peter Kingstone and Dr With the high rate of unplanned on vitamin supplementation in provision of vitamins to all pregnant The newly modernised Chantler Andy Sumner have been appointed pregnancy in the UK and an pregnancy. Certain vitamins, women should be considered as Clinical Skills Centre at Guy’s as Co-Directors of the Institute. increasingly obese pregnant such as folic acid, can reduce the the benefits would outweigh the Campus, a high-tech learning

population, vitamin supplementation likelihood of neural tube defects costs. Dr Lucy Chappell, Senior space that includes a simulated tock has been highlighted as an important and other fetal anomalies. There is Lecturer in Maternal & Fetal hospital environment; the Institute is public health issue in a review also debate surrounding the role Medicine and co-author of the of Psychiatry (IoP)’s Educational conducted by the Division of of supplementary vitamins in the review, said: ‘Further research is Hub and the Weston Education Women’s Health. reduction of diseases such as pre- needed to look at potential harms Centre (WEC) Library refurbishment The researchers examined existing eclampsia and preterm birth. of supplementation, benefits and are three major redevelopment evidence and current guidelines The review suggests that free optimal dosages.’ projects delivered by the Learning & Teaching Space Improvement Programme in 2012. Over the past three years, the Programme Board has been working with KCLSU student officers and staff to modernise learning and teaching spaces at all campuses. The College is currently finalising plans to invest a further £20m to enable the Board to Mathematics day continue delivering innovative and In June the Department of technology-rich spaces that meet Mathematics hosted a taster day student requirements. for 50 sixth form students from Vice Principal (Education) over 40 schools across the UK. Professor Leinonen Eeva said: Attendees learnt from academic ‘We are very pleased that the success staff about randomness and of the Board has meant that we have the future; protein interaction additional funding. In 2012-3 we networks; financial mathematics; will focus on refurbishing teaching mathematical biology; black holes laboratories at Guy’s Campus as well and careers in maths. Six students as modernising the IoP Library as part were awarded £50 Amazon of the redevelopment of Denmark vouchers in a competition and Hill Campus, and will continue to feedback on the day was very upgrade student computing rooms positive, with students praising and classrooms.’ The WEC Library ‘the charisma of the speakers’ will reopen for study and research on and ‘perfect length of talks.’ Monday 15 October.

October 2012 | Issue 201 | 5 Student news

Stage and screen stardom for alumna Emily Berrington Former King’s student Emily Berrington recently completed rett trewern her first professional acting role in B Children’s Children at the Almeida Theatre, Islington, and will soon appear in a biopic of the late mogul Paul Raymond, due for release in 2013. It was both a love of theatre and an interest in development geography that drew Emily to study at King’s, which she said was an ‘obvious choice because it offered the perfect course and London provided access to theatre and the arts.’ Emily graduated in 2008 from the BA programme in Development Geography, which she remembers fondly. ‘You could create your own degree. I went to India to study microfinance projects, as well as completing a course in Spanish and a module in the Department of War Studies,’ she said. ‘It was a brilliant experience.’ Her time at King’s also provided Emily with the opportunity to develop her acting and stage skills through getting involved with KCLSU’s Musical Theatre Society. ‘The facilities at King’s are brilliant,’ she said. ‘We had a proper theatre with light, sound and costumes. I gained experience not only in performance, but also in producing and working backstage.’ Following graduation, Emily started on a career in politics, landing a position as a researcher for Siobhan McDonagh MP in the House of Commons, but soon realised her heart lay elsewhere. ‘I realised that if I was in a job I really loved and yet I was still dreaming of acting, I should probably give it a go,’ she explains. In 2009 Emily gained a place to study acting at the Guildhall

Without my experience at King’s, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to pursue acting professionally on

School of Music and Drama, from the beautiful but spoilt daughter of involved throughout the rehearsals. ss said. The film has an all-star cast that which she graduated this summer. Gordon, a failed actor struggling The play was constantly changing includes Steve Coogan, Anna Friel,

‘Drama school was the most realistic with enormous debts. Her character and evolving, and it was brilliant to per Johan Stephen Fry and Imogen Poots. Emily way of propelling myself into the couldn’t care less about Gordon’s be part of such a dynamic process,’ said:‘It was bizarre to work with industry,’ she said. ‘I knew that problems and is far more interested Emily said. people that I have long admired. They I could be a much better actor, in the film that her boyfriend is Emily will soon be appearing were so effortless and professional.’ and the training would allow me making and setting up an eco onscreen as a journalist investigating Currently back on the audition to fulfil my potential.’ During her clothing label. Emily said: ‘Acting in the legendary Paul Raymond in a circuit, Emily is looking forward third year Emily was recruited by Children’s Children was an incredible feature film about theKing of Soho to taking on new acting roles. She leading agent Markham Froggatt experience. It was a new play, and (the film’s working title). Working advises any hopeful actors at King’s and Irwin, who represent famous I really enjoyed playing a character on her first film, Emily had to rapidly to get involved in drama societies faces in the industry including that no one had done before.’ adapt to her new surroundings and and to make the most of the rich Damian Lewis, Kiefer Sutherland Rehearsals lasted almost as long the challenges that came with it. theatre scene that London has to offer. and Emma Watson. as the run itself and Emily gained ‘Theatre productions have endless ‘Without my experience at King’s, Directed by Jeremy Herrin, invaluable experience working rehearsals, but on a film set you only I wouldn’t have had the confidence Children’s Children saw Emily make on the play’s development. ‘The get around ten takes. You have to to pursue acting professionally,’ her theatrical stage debut as Effie, play’s author, Michael Dunster, was arrive at the top of your game,’ she Emily performs in Children’s Children Emily said. ‘I’m very grateful.’

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Lost writings of Katherine News in brief PhD student appointed Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic John Kittmer, a part-time PhD Mansfield discovered student in the Centre for Hellenic Studies, has been appointed Chris Mourant, a PhD student in Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Department of English, has the Hellenic Republic. John has uncovered four previously unseen worked in various government roles stories by prominent modernist d on arch i ve s g e lon throughout his career, focussing writer Katherine Mansfield whilst on domestic, international and EU Ki n g ’ s C olle conducting research in the King’s policies. On his appointment John College London Archives. said: ‘It is a great honour to be asked One short story, ‘A Little Episode’, to serve in Greece, a country whose written in 1909, is arguably the most people, language and culture I have poignant, as it sheds light on an admired and studied for many years. important year of Mansfield’s life of In these challenging times, I look which little was previously known. forward to promoting British-Greek Chris explains: ‘The narrative conveys relations, to strengthening economic Mansfield’s bitterness and disillusion and cultural ties, and to making sure following her abandonment by the we support the many Britons who musician Garnet Trowell and her live in and visit Greece.’ subsequent marriage of convenience to George Bowden.’ Having burned all records of her life during this period, Mansfield hid these details from biographers, and ‘A Little Episode’ now grants researchers access into her experience during this time. Chris made his discovery of the Mansfield material, which includes several photographs, in time for it to be included in the first comprehensive, fully-annotated edition of Mansfield’s work, the Collected Fiction of Katherine Mansfield (Volume One) to be published in October. One of the photographs discovered by Chris Mourant of Katherine Mansfield with her second husband John Middleton Murry (1920)

KEATS new e-learning platform goes live KEATS, the College’s e-learning £371,000 IP investment for science social network platform, went live for use by students in October. The new service is more intuitive to use, Mehmet Fidanboylu, a final year universities and corporates – to for how it might be useful.’ He added: Marblar is set to launch easier to navigate and there is now PhD student in the Institute of interact with the scientific research ‘My PhD supervisor has been great in commercially this month with a greater consistency across e-modules Pharmaceutical Sciences, and his community to come up with novel allowing me to pursue my interest in number of competitions open to its and courses. Students have been business partner, Daniel Perez, have ways to exploit discoveries, for business alongside my studies.’ network members to participate involved in the development of secured £371,000 from intellectual example through commercial use. Mehmet is keen for as many people in. Looking to the future, Mehmet KEATS to make sure that the property investment firm IP Group Mehmet said: ‘Marblar is all about to get involved as possible. ‘Anyone said: ‘We’re already planning service meets their study needs. to develop their internet startup, providing scientists and inventors with can play Marblar’, he enthused. improvements and new features for Jacob Ward, a Biomedical Marblar (www.marblar.com). a place where they can have other ‘The more people involved in the the site and we’re going to continue student who has been involved Marblar is an online network for people from different disciplines look brainstorm, the more chances there to do so. There’s a lot of scope for in moving content from the old inventors – from individuals to at their research and brainstorm ideas are for lightning to strike.’ Marblar to evolve.’ e-learning service, Blackboard Vista, to KEATS, commented: ‘All the modules have been drawn up to a standard template and the Picturing informatics A family affair template had input from student representatives from KCLSU, so it’s d n g

si Father and daughter, Francis and been designed to be really accessible ce war ce i

Hannah Ward, will be graduating A l to students.’ alo roo alo together from King’s in October. In 2012-3 the Director of the This unusual occurrence will see College’s Technology Enhanced Francis celebrate the completion of Learning Centre, Professor Mark his PhD, on improving the collection Russell, will be working with of national workforce data in the the Schools to develop KEATS social care sector, while Hannah will infrastructure further, an important be graduating with an upper second focus of which will be on the use of class degree in English Language & e-assessment and feedback. Communication. Francis said: ‘It is an exciting privilege to be graduating with my daughter.’ Hannah added: ‘It’s something special, not many people have this opportunity. We will celebrate together!’ Speaking about what it was like to be studying at the same university as her father, Hannah said: ‘Towards the end we went to the Maughan Library together and Dad came to see me play in a hockey match. It was quite ‘An idealised vision of the mind of an Informatics competition. Head of Department Professor supportive knowing that my Dad student at King’s’, created by MSc Informatics Michael Luck said: ‘I’m delighted to see so many student Alo Roosing, one of the winning entries in of our students participate and join with us in was doing a similar thing as me and the Department of Informatics’s recent image developing a real sense of identity and community.’ experiencing the same pressures.’ Hannah and Francis pose in borrowed gowns

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Profile Andy Allford Andy Allford joined King’s as the Head of Sports & Active Lifestyles in August 2012

When did you come to King’s? a more dynamic and diverse portfolio Although I was interviewed for the that includes non-competitive rett trewern job in February 2012 I didn’t start recreational activities and embraces B my role until Monday 20 August everything that London and the as I have been involved with Team Thames area has to offer. GB at the Olympic Games. I am grateful that King’s allowed me to Describe your previous work. finish this role! I came over for a I worked at the University of two-week induction programme Hertfordshire for seven years as Head earlier in the year, which was really of Health, Fitness and Performance helpful, and very much look forward and helped to develop their facilities to meeting everybody else over the and programmes into a brand new coming months. £15 million sports complex. This role encompassed working with elite What attracted you to come to athletes, the general public and also King’s? a number of health programmes, The actual job was the first thing including local GP referral schemes. that attracted me to King’s, so much When we won the bid for hosting the so that I couldn’t sleep the night Olympics in London I knew I wanted I read the job description! I was to be closely involved with it and took looking for a new challenge post- on a full-time role with the English Olympics and I wanted to get back Institute of Sport, firstly as a strength into the university sector – I wanted and conditoining coach and more to be in a role where I could make recently as Olympic Team Leader for a real difference to the student and GB Badminton. staff population through sports and activity. The fact that King’s is such What was it like being closely involved a well-established institution was with the Olympics? a very welcome bonus too. Being so closely involved in the Olympics, and specifically with Team What does your role at King’s GB, has been a great experience involve? although it has also been tough as we My role sits within the Department [GB Badminton] didn’t perform as of Student Experience (part of well as we could have. Being part of the Directorate of Students & the opening ceremony was a brilliant Education) where I am working moment and seeing Sir Chris Hoy closely with KCLSU and colleagues collect the British flag and wave it in to review our current programme front of the team before we entered the of sport and activities and devise stadium was spine-tingling. He was a joint vision and strategy that so deserving of that honour and he will take us forward. Drawing on stopped and signed autographs and my background in health, fitness had photos taken with what seemed and performance sport, we will be like everyone who lined the route, and Olympic medals through to those that we can produce an environment What’s the current book on your looking at the whole continuum from the Athletes’ Village to the who have changed their lifestyles to and opportunity to keep people active bedside table? of sport and activity at King’s. stadium – he really is a legend. become fit and healthy. and healthy for the rest of their lives. The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. While sport already plays an It is a book that explores the essential part in College life, there What is your proudest work What do you hope to achieve at King’s? What is your favourite holiday ‘talent’ myth and explains that is significant potential to increase achievement? I hope to give real clarity as to what we destination and why? it is a multitude of factors that and broaden participation, improve I have always enjoyed helping people want to achieve in sport and activity It has to be Florida. I have two young creates talented individuals. It is league table rankings, encourage a and have gained as much satisfaction at King’s. Building on Katherine children and going to Disney World is one of those books that makes study/life balance that underpins from working with those who have Grainger’s legacy, it would be great to so magical for them, plus I have to be you think while you read it, which health and well-being, and develop succeeded in winning world titles support a future Olympian but I hope honest, my wife and I are like kids too! I love. New staff appointments around the College

• Chinese cinema expert Chris Berry has been appointed as Chair in been appointed as the Director of • Paul Gilroy has been appointed He is a noted constructivist and (right) has been appointed as Professor Environment & Development and the Russia Institute, joining King’s as Professor of English & American expert on conflict management, the of Film Studies. will lead the Environment, Politics from the New Economic School in Literature. He is known for his work Cold War, the politics of memory and • Professor Richard Brown has & Development Group in the Moscow. He is an expert in state- on racism, nationalism and ethnicity. ancient Greek politics and literature. been appointed as the new Head Department of Geography. society relations, Russian politics • John Iveson has been appointed • In the Department of Management of Department for Psychology, • Alison Duthie has been and social movements, and the link to the Estates & Facilities team as Douglas West and Bulent Menguc Institute of Psychiatry. appointed as Director of between Russian domestic and Customer & Commercial Services have been appointed as Professors • Anne-Marie Canning has Programming, King’s foreign policy. Manager. Prior to joining King’s of Marketing, Samuel Ayree as been appointed as Head of Cultural Institute. • Professor Francesca Happé (right) John worked for LOCOG Professor of Organisational Widening Participation (WP), She brings to King’s has been appointed as the new on operational planning Behaviour, Keith Brouthers as External Relations Directorate. a long track record of Head of Department and Director for the Olympic Village Professor of Business Strategy, Her work has attracted a number success in developing for the MRC Social, Genetic & Operations team. Alex Preda as Professor of of industry awards to date for and implementing Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) • Richard Ned Accounting, Accountability best practice, especially with programming strategies Centre, Institute of Psychiatry. Lebow has been & Financial Management, regard to the use of new for a wide range of Professor Happé’s research focuses appointed as Professor Ian Kessler as Professor media in engaging venues and cultural on Autism Spectrum Disorders and of International Political of Public Service Policy & students. organisations. she has recently become President- Theory in the Management, and Georgios • Professor • Dr Samuel elect of the International Society for Department of Chortareas as Professor of Frances Cleaver Greene has Autism Research. War Studies. Applied Economics.

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Nursing & Midwifery mentors News in brief King’s Fellows elected As part of the 2012 graduation proceedings, King’s has elected 16 and students recognised individuals to receive prestigious fellowships and honorary on

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n d Christopher Dandeker, Sir Barry A Jackson FRCS FRCP, Professor Roger Morris, The Hon Sir Michael Pakenham KBE CMG, Daniel Peltz, Jamie Ritblat and Professor Simon Wessely FRCP FRCPsych FMedSci have been elected Fellows. Sir David Cooksey GBE, Professor Irving Gottesman, Peter Hewitt CBE, Sir Nicholas Hytner, Dr Nagamuttu Ravindranathan FDS FRCS, Tim Smart and Martin Wolf CBE have been elected Honorary Fellows.

Queen’s Honours for King’s staff Academic staff across the College and King’s Health Partners who were recognised in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours: • Professor Andy Adam, King’s and Honorary Guy’s and St In July the Florence Nightingale School of students, recognising excellence in mentorship opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our students strive for excellence. It is also fantastic Thomas’ clinician – CBE for Nursing & Midwifery, together with King’s Health and clinical education. Head of School Professor wonderful mentors and recognise those who have to be able to reward our outstanding students services to interventional radiology Partners, held their first awards for mentors and Helen McCutcheon said: ‘These awards give us the gone above and beyond their roles to help our who are excelling in their clinical education.’ • Melinda Edwards, Consultant Clinical Paediatric Psychologist, St Thomas’ Hospital – MBE for services to children with Rewarding teaching excellence & innovation chronic and life-threatening medical conditions • John Ellis, Clerk Maxwell Following a record 1,500 nominations KLI has overseen this year’s College technology enhanced open Peter McBurney, Natural & Professor of Theoretical Physics submitted by staff and students, Teaching Fund, which has awarded educational resources (Dr Ehsan Mathematical Sciences) – CBE for services to science the King’s Learning Institute £180,000 to 13 innovative projects Khan, Nursing & Midwifery) • Haptics to enhance healthcare and technology (KLI) awarded its annual Teaching to enhance teaching and learning at • Inter-professional medicines learning and robotics (Professor • Professor Robert Lechler, Excellence Awards to 17 members of King’s. The project outcomes will be management digital learning (Angela Margaret Cox, Dental Institute) Vice Principal (Health) and staff from across the College. See the presented at the Seventh Excellence Parry, Nursing & Midwifery) • Interdisciplinary distance Executive Director of King’s list of award winners online: www. in Teaching Conference in July 2013. • Learning the brain from the education during international Health Partners – knighthood for kcl.ac.uk/study/learningteaching/ The winning projects are: neuron’s perspective (Dr Richard electives (Andy Leather, Medicine) services to academic medicine kings/funding/tea.aspx. • Language learning through theatre Wingate, Biomedical Sciences) • Online video library, supportive • Professor Tak Lee, recently In 2011-2 King’s also reintroduced and translations (Professor Catherine • Virtual learning within Moodle information and assessment for clinical retired Director of the MRC and College Teaching Fellowships, which Boyle, Arts & Humanities) (Dr Jonathan San Diego, Dental oral surgery learning (Professor Tara Asthma UK Centre in Allergic recognise individual excellence, • History and policy practice (Dr Institute) Renton, Dental Institute) Mechanisms of Asthma – CBE raising the profile of excellence and Anna Maerker, Arts & Humanities) • Digital Forensics Laboratory • Inquiry-based learning and for services to research in asthma developing excellence in teaching. • Primary dental care learning (Dr Richard Overill, Natural & research-led teaching in UG and allergy This year’s Fellows are Dr Michael using video clips (Dr Brian Davies, Mathematical Sciences) Geography (Professor Martin • Professor Hilary McCallion, Escudier (Dental Institute) and Ian Dental Institute) • Progressive, self-guided exercises Wooster, Social Science & Director of Nursing, South London Noonan (Nursing & Midwifery). • Shared biological science for Java programming (Professor Public Policy). and the Maudsley and Honorary Professor at King’s – CBE for services to nursing • Catherine Morgan, Professor of Film & Music British Academy Fellows Career springboard for women researchers Classical Archaeology – OBE for services to classical scholarship Professor Richard Dyer, In July, 20 researchers from across more than 200,000 participants • Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths f unnell

Department of Film Studies, gg the College completed the inaugural in 26 countries), consisting of Professor of Public Sector and Professor Martin Stokes, g re Springboard Women’s Development four workshops that focus on Management – CBE for services Department of Music, have been Programme organised by the building confidence, networking, to education. elected as British Academy Fellows Graduate School. identifying goals, dealing with in recognition of their outstanding Vice-Principal (Education) pressure and managing image research. Professor Dyer, Professor Eeva Leinonen said: and visibility. Royal Society honour who researches entertainment, ‘Supporting our talented women One of the participants, Margaret Brown, Professor representation and queer culture, researchers is a priority for King’s Dr Maria Teresa Esposito from of Mathematics Education, said: ‘I am very honoured to be and this programme represents one the Department of Haematological has been awarded the Royal chosen by a body beyond my own of the ways in which the College Medicine, said: ‘I think this Society’s Kavli Education Medal discipline and also pleased that they is showing its commitment to programme is excellent to help for her impact on mathematics have honoured someone coming encouraging women researchers to you recognise your strengths and education in the UK. Sir Paul not only from Film Studies but pursue their research and career- your resources and work on your Nurse FRS, President of the also from cultural and lesbian and related goals in the competitive personal and professional goals Royal Society, presented Professor gay studies.’ Professor Stokes, academic environment where they in a more productive way. It has Brown with her award at a who teaches and researches are still outnumbered in senior taught me how to get recognition ceremony on 30 October 2013 – ethnomusicology, said: ‘I’m positions by men.’ from others and how to get her 70th birthday – where she also delighted, as well as being humbled Springboard is an award-winning my own satisfaction from my delivered a lecture. by the company I will be keeping.’ Professor Richard Dyer, British Academy Fellow international programme (with achievements.’

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Focus Social Science, Health & Medicine A new department pioneering interdisciplinary collaboration between social scientists, biomedical researchers and clinicians s e g

Based in the School of Social Science sciences and with clinicians and a m & Public Policy and incorporating policy makers,’ Professor Rose said. I e the Institute of Gerontology, the ‘Doctors can’t address these major m ellco , W , g

Department of Social Science, challenges of biomedical innovation an n W n Health & Medicine was established and global health on their own, and Qi in January 2012 with the arrival of the most effective ways of combating lanc an d lanc its incoming Head of Department, conditions such as mental disorder que B i que eron

Professor Nikolas Rose. and cancer have to be based on an V Its mission is to confirm King’s understanding of the social, political, as a world leader in social scientific economic context in which research approaches to health and medicine, translates into therapies, and in which with innovative research and illness arises and clinicians work.’ research-led teaching as the basis for The Department currently runs two a significant input into global health postgraduate research programmes policy. At its heart is the belief that – PhD in Gerontology and PhD in the path to better individual, public Social Science, Health & Medicine and global health must be based – and from this autumn will teach its on an understanding of the social, first cohort of students on the MSc cultural and economic processes in Medicine, Science & Society, in that generate illness and shape the addition to the established portfolio provision of medical and health care services, and hence lead to health inequalities. ‘Questions of health and illness have to be understood The path to better by bringing the resources of all the individual, public social sciences together,’ Professor Rose explains. ‘And they have and global health to be addressed by collaboration between social scientists, biomedical must be based researchers and clinicians. King’s on understanding unrivalled concentration of health and medical education provides a unique social, cultural and opportunity to develop this kind of economic processes collaborative work where rigorous Gene expression in normal and cancer cells social scientific research is coupled with the development of biomedical of Gerontology master’s programmes. Department this month: four medical King’s Worldwide institutes on global The Department’s commitment innovation and health policy.’ From October 2013 the teaching anthropologists, two bioethics mental health to developing work with to working globally is already Research activities are clustered provision will expand to include an specialists, two sociologists and one the departments of War Studies and demonstrated by research around seven main themes: ageing and undergraduate programme, BSc in cultural geographer. Together with Geography on issues of resilience and collaborations in China, India society; global health; global mental Health, Medicine & Society, and the four academics in the Institute biosecurity. ‘What has delighted me, and Brazil, and in hosting the best health; cancer and pharmaceutical two additional master’s programmes: of Gerontology, this will create and made the whole mission of the international researchers for anything policy; bioethics; emerging MSc in Global Health and MA in a 14-strong faculty for the new Department possible, is the welcome between three months and one year. biotechnologies and biosecurity. Bioethics & Society, the latter taught academic year. A further five and genuine interest to collaborate ‘We are also pleased to have very For example, the Department is jointly with the Centre of Medical academic staff will be recruited in that we’ve had from colleagues close links with a wide range of collaborating with the Institute of Law & Ethics. ‘We are unique in the coming months. The Department across the College and King’s Health professional bodies,’ says Professor Psychiatry on key challenges in the UK and Europe,’ Professor already has affiliates from across Partners,’ Professor Rose comments. Rose. ‘We work extensively with psychiatry and global mental health, Rose points out, ‘not just because King’s and a thriving research The Department’s collaborations national and international public, and on cancer policy with King’s of our interdisciplinary focus and community of fellows, visiting extend beyond King’s – for example, professional, regulatory and advisory Integrative Cancer Centre on the collaborations, but because we will use researchers and visiting professors. working on a major programme bodies including the Nuffield Council questions raised by the move to this as the basis for a full research led Interdisciplinarity is at the heart of of research with Imperial College (on bioethics), the Royal Society personalise medicine in cancer care. teaching and doctoral programme, as the Department’s ethos. Its research London, funded by the EPSRC, (on neuroscience and synthetic ‘These collaborations exemplify well as consultancy and policy work.’ collaborations range from working on the development, translation biology), and UK research councils how we work between the social Nine academic staff will join the with the Institute of Psychiatry and and regulation of synthetic biology. and parliamentary commissions.’ Media watch

Olympic fever at King’s Lightning Bolt have significantly more fast-twitch Air pollution of athletes at the Olympics was Olympic lab An investigation into the dominance fibres, saidThe Independent. Also The work of the College’s reported in the Guardian, Reuters, The London 2012 anti-doping of Usain Bolt over his rivals, led reported in Época (Brazil). Environmental Research Group and Xinhua (China). Professor Kelly facilities, operated by King’s scientists, The Independent to Professor Steve (ERG) received extensive media and Dr Fuller also appeared on BBC received widespread media coverage. Harridge (below), Human & Applied Gene doping coverage. Mail Online reported Radio 4, in a feature about the health Professor David Cowan, Director Physiology. He said that sprinters Following doping accusations that Professor Frank Kelly (right), implications of diesel emissions. of the King’s Drug Control Centre, need ‘fast-twitch’ muscle fibres as they aimed at Olympic athlete Ye Dr Gary Fuller and colleagues explained the scientific process shorten the muscle Shiwen, Professor Tim Spector, from the ERG had created Golden girl behind the operation to the Guardian, quickly and Twin Studies, spoke to BBC an app for athletes and Olympic rowing gold medalist, the Wall Street Journal and BBC generate Newsnight about the possibility visitors to access real- Katherine Grainger MBE, is a Newsnight, among other key titles. power. that, one day, athletes could time information about doctoral Law student at King’s. The news that the facilities will be Black take a tablet to enhance certain London air pollution Her connection to King’s developed into a Phenome Centre athletes with genes. In the same feature, levels. Dr Fuller’s was reported in The Evening after the Olympics was reported by West African Professor Steve Harridge (left) suggestion that air Standard, Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, Times Higher ancestry, discussed the possibility of testing pollution could affect The Independent and Education and BBC News. like Bolt, for ‘gene-doping’. the performance the Guardian.

10 | Issue 201 | October 2012 Professor Tim Spector’s Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes in the Books section Page 12

Flashback Charles Dickens around King’s Dickens never attended university – but the Strand and its surrounding area certainly provided an education for him and influenced his writing

Dickens would have known King’s Theatre, marks the building that brary Li and its site from the College’s earliest from 1859-70 was the office of s on i beginnings – and indeed before, since Dickens’s popular magazine, All The ollect al C al his parents were married in St Mary- Year Round. Dickens also lodged at i le-Strand in 1809 and his grandfather rooms above these editorial offices and father both worked next door for a few years before he died in 1870. on, Foyle Spec Foyle on, d for the Royal Navy Pay Office in His assistant editor on this and another on e L e Somerset House. When Charles’s magazine, Household Words, was g olle C s ’ father John was arrested for debt in Henry Morley, who was a medical g n 1824 and was incarcerated with the alumnus of King’s and one of the most Ki rest of the family in the Marshalsea energetic pioneers of the College’s Debtors’ Prison, the 11-year-old evening classes. Charles was famously sent to work Morley taught English literature in a factory making boot-blacking, in the evening classes at King’s at based at two sites off the other end of the same time that he was editor of the Strand, at Hungerford Stairs and The Examiner from 1857 to 1865. on Chandos Street (now Place). His Universal Library of English Dickens describes how as a child literary texts (63 volumes) and his he was taken to see the great lion on Cassell’s National Library (214 the top of Northumberland House volumes) helped to give him the at Charing Cross (now the site of nickname of ‘More and Morley’. Northumberland Avenue). He got While expressing high admiration separated and lost there, and found his for the content of Dickens’s writing, way all along the Strand to Cheapside, Morley commented in 1850 that ending up at the Guildhall, where he Dickens lacked ‘sound literary taste.’ sat down by the old statues of Gog Dickens had, Morley thought, ‘more and Magog. heart and wit than critical refinement’ Later, when he became a passionate and ‘great genius, but not a trained enthusiast for the theatre, he knew and cultivated reason.’ all the theatres along the Strand and King’s is celebrating the in its side roads and the Adelphi bicentenary of Dickens’s birth with arches, and it was only a bad cold that two online exhibitions, assembled by prevented him going for an audition guest curator Dr Ruth Richardson, at Covent Garden and becoming Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the an actor. As a teenager he also Centre for Life Writing, in association experienced the legal world first hand, with Stephanie Breen from the Foyle as a clerk for firms based just north of Special Collections Library. The first Fleet Street around Chancery Lane. of these, ‘Charles Dickens: a writing In David Copperfield, Dickens gives lifetime’, showcases a selection of David the lodgings that he lived in writings by, and documents related to, himself at 15 Buckingham Street, Dickens from the College collections, south of the Strand, and he sends and includes a manuscript letter in David to swim in what he calls the which Dickens withdraws his son ‘Roman Bath’ in Strand Lane, thus Charley from King’s College School helping to make this bath (which is where the boy had caught the killer now within the College precincts) disease scarlet fever, causing a family famous, and to perpetuate the myth panic. The second exhibition, which that it was Roman. A short story ‘Mrs will come online in November 2012, Lirriper’s Lodgings’ is set in Norfolk will focus on materials from the Foyle Street off the Strand – again, within Special Collections Library associated what are now the College’s precincts. with Dickens, Christmas and the A plaque in Wellington Street, just Victorian poor: www.kingscollections. across the Strand by the Lyceum org/exhibitions/specialcollections Portrait of Dickens in 1839, aged 27. Engraved by R Graves after a painting by Daniel Maclise.

And in other news… Glowing materials senior figures close to the Taliban on traditional view that the wealthy debate on assisted dying and ‘focused Nursing pressures A team led by Dr Riccardo the possibility of a peace settlement in take flight from the city, Professor attention on very difficult end-of-life A survey of nearly 3,000 nurses across Sapienza, Physics, have succeeded Afghanistan. He was also interviewed Lees said that the reverse seems to issues.’ Her comments were picked up England has revealed that staffing and in mapping for the first time how by ABC Australia. be happening, with the rich living by over 800 outlets internationally via workforce issues have a significant light behaves in complex photonic in the centre of the capital and the the Press Association and Associated impact on both staff materials inspired by nature, like ‘Super-gentrification’ poor being displaced. Press newswires, including BBC satisfaction levels iridescent butterfly wings. The Professor Loretta News, ITV News and CBS (USA). and patient care. story was reported by the Daily Lees, Geography, Euthanasia law Led by Jane Ball Mail and numerous physics and was interviewed by Professor Penney Military violence (right) and Professor engineering websites. BBC News Online Lewis (right), Dr Deidre MacManus, Institute of Anne-Marie about the ‘super- Centre of Medical Psychiatry, found that 12.6 per cent of Rafferty, Nursing, Peace at last? gentrification’ of Law & Ethics, UK military personnel were violent the survey featured in Professor Anatol Lieven (right), formerly working class speaking about on return home from deployment in the Telegraph, Daily War Studies, spoke to BBC streets in London. the death of Tony Iraq. The study was reported by the Express and The Radio 4 about his In contrast Nicklinson, said he Press Association, Daily Mail and Independent. conversations with to the had ‘galvanised’ the BBC News.

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health during pregnancy, and the wellbeing of the un- Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim and P born child. In the face of such a challenging pandemic, Health Care Institute, and is Profes- maternal aspects of international education. this book reviews the latest research, providing up-to- sor in the Department of Nutrition, O

date advice on clinical management. Harvard School of Public Health, st Boston, MA, USA. Maternal Obesity addresses the adverse effects of O If you’d like to get involved, please n obesity among women of childbearing age, including Lucilla Poston is Head of Obesity infertility, medical complications, problems in labor, and Division of Women’s Health at contact: [email protected]. King’s College London and adverse birth outcomes, and reviews evidence that the maternal Research Lead of the Women’s obese mother’s in utero environment has long-lasting Health Academic Centre of King’s Further details: www.kcl.ac.uk/ influences on the health of the developing child. Chap- Health Partners; she is also Chair of ters cover basic, clinical, and population perspectives, Maternal and Fetal Health, Division providing valuable information from mechanistic insight of Women’s Health, King’s College study/abroad/goglobal/index.aspx London, London, UK. through to public health and policy implications. Invaluable for obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatri- cians, family practitioners, endocrinologists, midwives, and dieticians, as well as researchers and public health O

Cover illustration: “Pregnant besity policy makers seeking to tackle the burden of maternal woman” painted by Sekti Artanegara. obesity-related illness. © Sekti Artanegara. Used with kind permission from the artist. Edmond J. Safra Memorial Lecture 14 November, 18.30 – 20.00 lecture, Other titles of interest: Maternal–Fetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation Edited by Michael E. Symonds and Margaret M. Ramsay 20.00 – 21.00 reception, Edmond J. (ISBN 9780521887090) Edited by Matthew W. Gillman Obstetric & Intrapartum Emergencies: A Practical Guide to Management Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus Edited by Edwin Chandraharan and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran and Lucilla Poston (ISBN 9780521268271) COV Handbook of Fetal Medicine At the sixth annual Edmond J. er D Sailesh Kumar (ISBN 9780521675369) esi G n :

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n panel of clinicians and researchers from King’s will discuss and debate the interplay between mental and GILLMAN: MATERNAL OBESITY PPC CMYBLK physical health, particularly in Simulating War: Studying Conflict Atlas of Human Brain Connections Maternal Obesity Identically Different: Why You Can Change relation to Parkinson’s disease, through Simulation Games Dr Marco Catani and Dr Michel Edited by Professor Matthew W Your Genes cancer and chronic illnesses. Professor Philip Sabin, Department of Thiebaut de Schotten, Institute of Gillman, Harvard University, and Professor Tim Spector, Department of Distinguished panelists include: War Studies Psychiatry Professor Lucilla Poston, Division of Twin Research & Genetic Professor of General Hospital Women’s Health Epidemiology Psychiatry Matthew Hotopf; Professor of Liaison Psychiatry Amanda Ramirez, and Professor Over the past 50 years, thousands of The first of its kind, this book Afflicting more than 300 million This book is about how minor of Movement Disorders Ray conflict simulations (or war games) capitalises on the latest imaging women across the globe, obesity has life events and the choices we Chaudhuri. A networking have been published which bring the technology to provide a unique, profound effects on health during make, as well as those made by our reception will follow. To register dynamics of past and possible future colour illustrated atlas of human brain pregnancy and on the wellbeing of the ancestors, fuse with our inherited your attendance please contact: wars to life. Simulating War sets war connections that underlie cognition unborn child. This book addresses genes to mould us into individuals. [email protected] gaming in the context of established and behaviour. Covering a wide range the adverse effects of obesity among Case studies of identical twins show scholarly techniques such as of topics in clinical neuroanatomy, women of childbearing age, including how even real-life ‘clones’ with the Comment is the College’s quarterly newsletter, edited mathematical modeling, game theory it is both an excellent introduction infertility, medical complications, same upbringing turn out in reality to by the Public Relations Department and designed by and role playing. The book provides to the brain and valuable reference problems in labour and adverse be very different, demonstrating that Esterson Associates. Comment is printed on paper that contains materials sourced from responsibly managed eight illustrative simulations of work for experienced clinicians and birth outcomes, and it reviews – contrary to recent scientific teaching forests. Articles for Comment are welcomed from staff, specific historical conflicts and gives researchers working in the field of evidence that the obese mother’s in – nothing is completely hard-wired students and friends of the College. The Editor reserves readers the intellectual skills to play neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, utero environment has long-lasting or pre-ordained. the right to amend submissions. Suggestions and copy for the next issue can be sent to the Internal Communications and design their own war games. and neuroradiology. influences on the health of the Orion Publishing Group team by emailing [email protected] by Continuum Oxford University Press developing child. 1 November 2012. Cambridge University Press

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