| 3 Times Higher/King’s Awards | 4 Baroness Rawlings | 7 King’s Business | 19 Becoming Jane | 20 Proms conference CommentThe College newsletter Issue no 174 | May 2007 First Honorary Degrees KING’S HELD itS FIRST HONORARY Baroness Hale of Richmond Degree Ceremony on 8 March. DBE PC, the first woman to Rooftop art at King’s A unique ceremony for staff be appointed a Lord of Appeal andy Lane and students in the Strand in Ordinary (Law Lord), who Chapel celebrated the first time received a Doctor of Law, that King’s has exercised powers Honoris Causa; Professor Sir Alec it has long held to confer Jeffreys FRS, the geneticist who Honorary Degrees of the developed techniques for DNA University of London. fingerprinting and DNA profiling, who received a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa; and Judith Weir Outstanding academic CBE, a distinguished composer contribution and former Foundation Visiting Professor at Harvard University, who received a Doctor of Music, Honorary Degrees of the Honoris Causa. University of London are The ceremony began with awarded by King’s College a welcome by the Dean, the London to individuals who Revd Dr Richard Burridge, and are of conspicuous merit, was followed by the opening as demonstrated by their address, delivered by the outstanding academic Principal. During the ceremony contribution to their field. citations were given for each The Principal, Professor Rick of the Honorary Graduates by Trainor, says: ‘The fact that Lord (Raymond) Plant (Head we are taking up the power to of the School of Law), Professor award Honorary Degrees for Phil Whitfield (Vice-Principal, the first time is a reflection and Students) and Professor John a reinforcement of King’s ever- Deathridge (King Edward more-obvious status as one of the Professor of Music) and Baroness country’s leading universities. Hale responded on their behalf. ‘The spread of excellence in The Chairman of Council, the distinguished careers of these Baroness Rawlings, gave the Honorary Graduates reflects the closing address. variety of areas in which King’s is ‘We are celebrating the an internationally strong player, achievements of four individuals while the presence of these distinguished in their field. The eminent people emphasises College will be enriched by these the way in which King’s is not associations, and their success only a comprehensive but also a and distinction will be an added Two of the three life-size sculptures of male figures being exhibited on the rooftops of coherent university institution.’ inspiration to our students,’ said two King’s buildings as part of the first major London showing of the work of Honorary Degrees were Baroness Rawlings. Antony Gormley. For more details see page 7. bestowed on The Rt Hon The continued on page 2 News Principal’s Column juLian anderson our academic links are rapidly University of London continues and breadth of international strengthening. Earlier this to be discussed, and proposed seminars and conferences that month, Vice-Principal Keith changes to the statutes are now the College hosts. In the last Hoggart accompanied the Lord out for formal consultation. few weeks alone, staff at King’s Mayor of London to Malaysia These proposals (which the have organised events about (where King’s is setting up a College Council will formally (among other topics) military new Alumni branch), as part consider in June) provide strategy in the 21st century, of the Lord Mayor’s City of for a streamlined system of the Proms and British musical Learning initiative. governance which places the life, cannabis and mental As we think of higher constituent Colleges at its heart. health, the transatlantic slave education as an increasingly On related issues, in the context trade, stem cell research and global endeavour, the terrible of current reviews by the Parkinson’s Disease, religion Dear Colleagues events that took place at funding council I have firmly and citizenship, and Henry III! The College continues to Virginia Tech continue supported (on behalf of the This is extremely gratifying develop links internationally. to reverberate. I am sure College) continued HEFCE and underlines the role of We have recently welcomed colleagues will be pleased to funding for the University’s the College as an intellectual the Indian High Commissioner know that I have sent a letter School of Advanced Study powerhouse working in the to King’s and as I write a of sympathy on behalf of (and its institutes) and for the service of society both in this number of senior staff are at the King’s staff and students to the libraries in Senate House. country and abroad. University of North Carolina President of that institution. Lastly, I would like to Best wishes at Chapel Hill, with which The issue of the reform of the draw attention to the number Rick Trainor King’s secures £14m DoH funding THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN AWARDED £1.9 million for her work with improving diabetes outcomes’. fully established, provides a £14 million from the Department the South London and Maudsley Health Minister Rosie marvellous opportunity for the of Health, as part of the National NHS Foundation Trust and the Winterton said: ‘This significant NHS to carry out research that Institute for Health Research, for eating disorders charity Beat, to new research funding stream, will lead to improved healthcare seven projects looking into areas conduct essential research into which will be worth up to or better healthcare delivery in such as mental health, medicines providing better resources for £75 million each year when the near future.’ for children, diabetes, stroke and the identification and treatment dementias. of anorexia. Also working in conjunction First Honorary Degrees with the South London and phiL sayer ‘A significant new Maudsley NHS Foundation research funding Trust a further five Institute of Psychiatry academics have been stream’ awarded grant money: Professor Declan Murphy; Professor Andre Six academics from the Tylee; Professor Robin Murray; Institute of Psychiatry and one Professor Graham Thornicroft; from the School of Medicine, and Professor Til Wykes. have secured around a third of Professor Stephanie Amiel and the overall money – £45 million Dr Khalida Ismail of the Diabetes – from the Department of Health Research Group in the School across 29 different research of Medicine (in collaboration programmes. with the Primary Care Trusts The programmes chosen of Lambeth, Southwark and for funding aim to increase Lewisham, with Bromley understanding of how to manage PCT; the Diabetes Units of and treat these types of diseases King’s College Hospital NHS The Rt Hon The Baroness Hale of Richmond gives a vote of thanks. more effectively, develop new Foundation Trust and of Guy’s treatments and help prevent ill and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation continued from page 1 Degree, Doctor of Social health developing in the first Trust; the Institute of Psychiatry A fourth Honorary Graduate, Sciences, Honoris Causa on place. and the Department of Public Professor Joseph Nye, one of 14 February prior to his delivery Professor Ulrike Schmidt, Health at King’s) have been the world’s ten most influential of the College’s prestigious Professor of Eating Disorders, awarded grant money for ‘Non- scholars of international relations, Liddell Hart Centre for Military was awarded a grant worth pharmacological approaches to was conferred with his Honorary Archives annual lecture. 2 | Comment | May 2007 News £30m for national parenting academy KING’S, THE FAMILY AND PARENTING to help children and young Institute, and Parenting UK, have people achieve their potential been awarded £30 million by and so help raise the standard of the Department for Education parenting support still further. & Skills to create a new centre ‘We know a great deal about of excellence called the effective parenting and what National Academy for Parenting interventions work best in what Practitioners (NAPP), which settings, but most of these have will carry out parenting research not yet been tested on a large and provide quality support for country-wide scale in ‘real-life’ parents. Based at the Strand populations. Establishing this Campus it will be launched in Academy will centralise the October 2007. know-how and the manpower to enable the swift implementation of quality parenting support ‘help children and across the UK.’ young people achieve The Government announced the launch of the RESPECT those who deliver services to majority of parenting service their potential’ Action Plan in January 2006 as a parents. providers in the UK. programme to tackle anti-social King’s, the Family and NAPP will provide a central Dr Stephen Scott, Head of the behaviour in society and one of Parenting Institute and Parenting hub for the exchange of ideas King’s Parenting Unit, comments: its commitments was to establish UK have formed a consortium and learning. It will improve the ‘King’s is delighted to be hosting a National Parenting Academy. to establish the Academy. King’s quality of services for parents the Academy. It will bring its The Academy will tackle a wider will provide a top quality research by raising the standard and expertise in training practitioners agenda, as well as RESPECT. programme, the Family Parenting consistency of practice and in approaches proven to work in The National Academy for Institute will use its ability to disseminating the evidence helping all parents bring the best Parenting Practitioners is the review and assess services, and from research. It will also out of their children. It will also realisation of this plan and is synthesize and disseminate provide training and research carry out an ambitious research being established to support the research and Parenting UK will opportunities for those who teach programme to fi nd out strategies development and training of all facilitate direct contact with the parenting skills in the community.