King's College London (KQC) newsletter

KI G'S BIDS FAREWELL TO R CHARDHARRIES - AND WELCOMES EW DEAN

Left: the Principal presenting the College's gift to Richard Harries at a reception in the Council Room on Monday, 15 June.Right: Reverend Canon Reginald Askew, the Dean designate. Please see inside for articles.

Ernie Warrell.

This year s KCL AGM and Receptionwill be held on Friday, 3 July at theKensington campus. The AGM willstart at 5.30 pm and is to be held in theFood Science Lecture Theatre. A usuala Reception will follow with refreshments,wine, coffee and soft drink starting atapproximately 6.30 pm and this will beheld in the Old Refectory. The Principal,Professor S tewart Sutherland, will be pre-ent. Demon trations in utrition and

Biotechnology will be pre ented and amusic recital given by the King's Singers,a ever under the impeccable direction of

KCLA, for those of you who don't know,stands for King's College London ssoc­iation and is the organisation whichbrings together our alumni and friends.The AGM is traditionally a time whenold friends and colleagues can meet in­formally and catch up on what habeen happening, to them and to the Col­lege.

King's staff are most welcome to go al­ong, and are warmly encouraged to doso as this adds to the success of the eve­ning for those former students whomake the effort to return and renew ac­quaintance with their old College.

THORS

Due to the success of previous book di ­play in windows on the Strand, plans areunderway to repeat the exercise in timefor the opening of ession.

Simmonds booksellers are kindly helpingin mounting the display, and guaranteethat those books on show will be held instock to meet the interest sure to be gener­ated. To facilitate the preparation of thedisplay, details are needed from mem bersof staff about books they have written. Soif you would like to see your publicationon display and help in this venture, pleasecontact the Information Office with therelevant details.

Miscellaneous

Downstream processing of polysacchar­ides (Ih)

ovel approaches to the safe dispo al ofeffluents, especially ga eou (I n)

ew eparation techniques, particularlyalternatives to distillation (I p)Production of fine particles (14c)Efficient manufacture of acrylate estersof diols ( 14d)

on- tandard systems of aqueous disper­sion (l4f)Zinc oxide manufacturing technology 2b)Production of metal soaps by direct olu­tioning of metal in organic acid (2c)Manufacturing and application technologyfor metal soaps (2d)Effect of pressure and catalysts on rate ofchlorination of benzene derivatives (20b)Chemical scavengers for chloride ions(for incorporation into the material beingdistilled to reduce or eliminate corrosionof equipment) (20c)Proce s scale up for superoxides produc­tion (l5a)Automated processes for thermoset inc­luding injection and compression moul­ding, RIM and RRIM, re in transfer andpuItrusion (24a)Low temperature/alkali metal reactionin liquid ammonia (23c)

ew forms of plant for vapour phasetran formations (23g)

Analysis of bis-chloromethylether (I Or)Diazotisation reactions ( lOa)Chlormethylation reactions (lOb)Phase transfer catalysis (I Dc)Ca talytic hydrogenation (lOd)Asymmetric synthesis ( I De)Micronutrients for agricultural use (I Of)Potentiation of agricultural chemicals(lOg)Scale control in oil fields (lOp)New/novel applications for thiophenols(I a)Toxicity data on 3,5-dimethyl thiophenol(I b)Smoke suppressants and fire retardents,particularly for polyurethane foam ( If)

Techniques for predicting toxicity frommolecular structure ( Is)Solvent removal from resins without poly­merisation (14e)Zinc oxide uses in semiconductors, cera­mics and varistors (2a)Bonding agents and adhesives for plasticcomposites, rubber to metal and plasticsto metal (2g)Methods of application for adhesives (esp­ecial!y for retail trade) (9a)Sources of dihydroxypolydimethylsiloxa­nes with molecular weights of 500-10,000(9b)Conversion of toluene derivatives to alde­hyde and benzoic acid (20a)Textile finishing agents/techniques (21 c)Leather finishing technology/agents (21 d)Lanthanide chemistry (12d)Fluoro-organics (12e)Manufacture of sodium and potas iumperchlorates (8 b)

Processing

Vinyl polymerisation (I la)Process development of polymer solutionsand suspensions (11 b)Emulsion polymerisation (11 c)Computer control of polymerisation (lIe)Acrylic polymerisation applications (1 I h)Acrylic and low pressure polymerisationapplications ( Ilj)Novel polymer additives (I g)Polymers other than emulsions, amino­resins or epoxies for coatings (14a)Water-based polymers for industrial coat­ings and paints (l4b)PVC stabilisers (2e)Continuous compounding and polymermodification (9c)Liquid crystal polymers (9d)Film-forming polymers for application tothe skin and to apply colour (21 a)'Polycondensation' for polyamides andpolyesters (12b)General fluorine chemistry (Sa)Organometallics (5 b)Thermosetting products for automotiveapplications (under the bonnet, structuraland body panels) and domestic applianceand electrical applications (24 b)Products/technology for coatings includ­ing plastics and products with low watertransmission rates (24c)Acrylic acid manufacture for polyacryl­ates(l7b)Water soluble polymers (17 )Biopolymers ( 12s)

Polymers and Polymerisation

Materials for dental work (1Ig)ew sulphur containing polymers and

monomers ( I c)Waterproofing materials re istant to ext­remes of pH (l3c)

Development of macroporous beads (forsustained release for ego fungicides and asa catalyst carrier) (lId)Sonochemistry (23a) and equipment forsonochemistry (I r)

Electrochemistry in wood pulp manufac­ture (4d)Scale-up of ele trochemical reduction oforganosulphur compounds (1 d)Collaborative research in electrochemistry(8a)

Phy ical Topics

Electrochemi try

Measurement of corrosion in reinforcingbars ( IOn)Lubrication technology in relation to cop­per corro ion inhibition (I q)Corrosion inhibitor (17a)Oil field corrosion inhibitor (I Oq)

New Materials

Corro ion

Gas phase pyrolysis - equipment design (I e)

R&D CLEARING HOUSE 'SHOPPINGLIST'

Biotechnology, Life Sciences

Ceramic

Ceramic binders - tetraethyl silicate (13a)Testing ceramics for hot modulus of rup­ture at 1700 deg C (13 b)

Biochemical engineering particularly fer­mentation broth separation (I Dj)Hygiene in biotechnology ( 10k)Phage problems in fermentation (I Om)Extraction of products from plant tissueculture (4a)

ew fungicides or bacteriocides of naturalorigin (4b)Fluorina ted biocides (4c)Downstream costs of biological pharma­ceuticals manufacture (4e)

se of immobilised enzymes (includingstudies on catalyst supports) for makingC 12-C 14 natural oils from low cost hydro­carbon feedstocks - C20 (4f)Immobilisation of enzyme and enzymecatalyst supports (11 f)Cell removal and disruption technique(I i)Biotransformation of organosulphur che­micals (Ij)Biotechnological production of aromachemicals ( 1k)Biotransformations of substances with lowwater solubility (I m)Biocides for industrial uses (2f)Topical preparation for skin treatment(21 b)Cardiovascular and arthritis drugs ( 12a)Drug delivery systems and new methodsof targetting (12c)

ovel chemicals of potential biologicaleffect (12f)Food diagnostics (12g)Drug delivery systems ( 19a)Biocides for water treatment (17n)Biocides for oilfield application (17p)Antibacterial agents (12h)Anticancer agents (12j)Vaccines ( 12k)Seed coatings (12m)Herbicides (12n)Fungicides (12p)Insecticides (12q)Plant growth regulators (12r)

EWS FROM KCL RESE RCHE TERPRISES

A major group of 24 chemical companieshas expre ed interest in looking for spe­cial skill or knowledge in the followingareas. If you are interested, please senda brief outline of the expertise or idea toKenneth Groves at KCL Re earch Enter­prises, Kensington:

OPPORTU ITIES FOR INDUSTRIALEXPLOITATIO

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APOLOGY

FollOWing my corre pondence with theGuardian ednesda:"7 May) thePrin ipal has drawn my attention to theact that Profe sor D ~1, icol till hold

the Korae ChalT and that my ommentwere not helpful to the Art Faculty'endeavour.

c) To goad or em barrass the College in toreconsidering the total freeLe on postsparticularly in cases of small vulnerabledepartments, a our own case has shownthat the loss of Professor ash and thefreeze of our Chair following ProfessorGibson' early retirement were the clearprecur or to our extinction. Once thispath has been embarked upon, hard factand academic argument singularly fail toachieve rational results.

Dear Colleagu .

Professor icol in fact remains in post fora further 18 months, I hope the College"" ill soon move to appoint his successor,in the present financial climate smalldepartment can ill afford the absence ofa head. If my correspondence actuallyturns out to harm Arts at King's then Iunreservedly apologise and will feel I havein good faith made a grave error. Likewise,I hope the Academic Board will now seetheir hand in the difficult futures of their

ivij Engineering colleague .

The purpo e of my corre pondence wathreefold:

KORAES CHAiR

a) To make the public aware that bothTechnology and Arts are suffering actualdamage from the government's failure toinvest in Univer ity Education.

b) To timulate omeone to questionLondon niver ities' irrational, even dis­hone t (?) machinations, WIth regard toKll1g's (KQ ).

1 apologi e for implying that Profe oricol is in "deep freeze". I emplo}ed the

image a I wa under the mi taken im­pression that he had already taken earlyretirement to ease the College' financialburden and hence in view of the FinanceOfficer' quite unequivocal statements onthe current state and the draconian poli­cie to be adopted, the Koraes Chair couldin reality only be construed as now placedin ' deep freeze".

BULLETIN 3, 1 JU E 1987

ew from the Government:Biotechnology funding increaseRegional AMIE Centres plannedGrant in Manufacturing Research: ACME

4) Complementary mea ureTo include an information campaign andgrant of 20,000 EC * for institutes org­ani Ing short, intensive study programmefor student from several member states.

ted per tudent for a period of at leastone term and at mo t one year. The sumwill over rav 1. living e pen e and ling­uisu prepar tion. The period of tudrmu t be ully re ogmsed b the UnIversityll1 the mem ber state of origin. Thlcheme will not be appli able to fir t yeartudent .

3) The academic recognition of diplomaand tudy periodIn titution will be en ourag d to parti i­pat in a y tem whereby stud nts angain 'academi redit' after ompletinga unit of stud will h wm en bl kmand knowledge to be re ogm ed through­out the Community. Thu , it will be ea ­ier to tran fer to a 'univer ity' in anothermember state. limited number of annu-al ubsidie will be granted to bodies tak­ing part in this pilot cheme (.0,000 EC *maximum).

The Community will continu to supportit network of entres for information onthe academic recognition of diplomas andperiod of tudy.

* The EC i a tandard financial unitused by the EEC and currently equal£0.70p. One Million ECU equals about£600000.

ew from the European Commis ion:Specialised information market program­me invites tendersDELTAResearch on superconductivityAction for Youth: 'Preparation for Life'UK Support for European Year of the

nviTonmentThe 19 7-1991 Framework ProgrammeInformation Te hnology ConformanceTesting Services

Items covered in the latest edition of theKCL Research nterprises Bulletin onGovernment/EEC a si tance for researchare:

id may also be given to teachers or admi­nistrators visiting another member stateto help establish cooperative networks.

The EEC ha re ently approved the 'ERA­SM S' Programme (see page 3S of theKCL Research Enterpri e document,'The European Community' 19 7-1991Framework Programme' dated 23 March1987). The project aims to increa e thenumber of students from higher educationin all di cipline undertaking a period ofintegrated tudy in another member tateand to promote cooperation between in ­titution offering post- econdary teaching('universities'). 6M EC * will be avail­able for activities within 'ER SMUS'dur­ing 19 7-1990 and the programme will bepermanent even though the budget i fixedfor three years. It i envisaged that 25,000tudents will participate in RASMUS in

the course of thi initial period, and theCommis ion hopes to launch the projectbefore the beginning of the 1987/88 aca­demic year.

THE EEC'S ERASMUS' PROGRAMMEo SruDE T MOBILITY

I) The establi hment of a European net­work of univer ity cooperationThi will involve institution which havemade provision for student and teacherexchanges, and which have agreed to reco­gni e the e study periods spent abroad asvalid. Participating bodies can receivegrants of 10,000-25.000 ECU* and prio­rity will be given to programme whoseintegrated study units are recogni ed inother Community countries.

The four main actions of ER SM Swillbe:

Re olution of hloropropioni a id _3b)ChI hibabin rea tions odamide pyridineba e _3d)Pho genatJon _3Cyanation 23Detergent and I undryChelatingl equestering hemi als 1Bleaching hemi al jblea hing( 17e)Oil r overy hemi al (1Pulp pro e ing hemi al ICellulosi textile pro e ing a1

) h)Defoamer and antifoam (17i)Bromine derivatives I j)

cetic a id derivative (I k)Ethylene diamine derivatives (I m)Fabri softeners ) q)Water treatment chemical (17r)Peroxygen technology (6a)

2) Scholarships for studentsEach EEC country will receive a numberof scholarship grants to enable studentto participate in the 'cooperative net­works' and undertake part of their cour eabroad. 2,000-5,000 ECU* will be gran-

Copies of the KCL Research EnterprisesBulletin and Brochure on the 1987-1991-EC Framework Programme for scienceand technology research are available forreference at all campus libraries.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Bassett

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Richard Harries also said goodbye to his friends in the Social Club, and is pictured hereholding the goblet he received from them with, from left to right, Chris Moody, MikeHarrington and Jim Fox.

Friday la t Professor Sutherland hadheard with a heavy heart the reference toRichard as Bi hop of Oxford - indi putableevidence that he was in fact no longerDean, no longer King's amba ador atlarge. Thi sadne s, however, wa balancedby great thank and deep appreciation forall that he has given to King's - and not alittle proper pride that, albeit Oeetingly,King's has had the Bishop of Oxford onthe staff! Richard Harrie created thecurrent role of Dean and hi interpretationof thi role has made the presence of aDean like him a central part of all aspectsof College life: his intellectual and pirit­ual contribution, his exemplary combina­tion of mind and emotion hav(; sel thepa ttern for the fu ture, Such a com bina­tion of attributes is reOected in the pre­sentations given to Richard - a completeset of the Volumes of the Early ChristianFathers and an Icon of the Transllguration.the fir t doing great justice to his book- '

shelves and the second offering stimulationto the soul. In accepting the e giftRichard tressed what a marvellouslyhappy time his time at King' had been.He said that there was much truth in theobservation made to him by a certaindisgruntled academic in the corridor oneday who, when asking him why on earthhe wanted to leave pointed out that"there were umpteen bishops, but onlyone Dean of King's College". He thankedall hi colleagues for making him so wel­come and giving such support to theDeanship. Much of his work, for examplethe AKC, depended for its success on thegoodwill of the College as a whole and hewas gratified to have had that vital supportHe was, as was his wife, sorry to be leaving.He warmly thanked all who had contri­buted to his most generous gift andthanked all his friends and colleagues forall they had given him.

PHOTOCOPYI DCOPYRIGHT

FAREWELL TO THE DEAN

The CVCP has recently circulated noteconcerning the photocopying of materialin copyright. Copies have been sent toSenior Officers in the College and copiesare available for reference from theInformation and Publications Office.

A packed Council Room audience heardthe Principal express mixed emotions atsaying farewell to Richard Harries, Deanof King's College since 1981. When listen­ing to Radio 4's Thought for the Day on

manages to find time for his other inter­ests - gardening, cricket and playing theOu te! 'A for cricket', he say, 'nowadaysI prefer to sit on the boundary wat hingmy son, who captains the Free Foresters,making a thoughtful late cut.'

The friendlines of the College appeals tohim, and he will have an eye for the wellbeing of all it mem bers. He has had ahand in the training of over a thou andpriests for the Church of England and re­cogni es the priority of prayer and pastor­al care. He looks forward to u tainingthe succe sful AKC course, and says I'maiming to stick to the good tradition thatthe Dean's study in the Strand is an acces­sible and hospitable place, not least forthose whose religious aspirations are shy.'

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The Reverend Canon Reginald Askew isthe Dean designate of the College, s an-nounced in the last issue of COMME IT,

anon skew will take up hi appoint­ment on I January next year.

After his ordination as Deacon in 1957,Reginald A kew worked as Curate of High­gate for four years' this period also sawthe establishment of his connection withKing's, as he took po t-ordination studiesin Old Te tament Hebrew, and was ord­ained Priest in 1958. His subsequent car­eer within the Church of England has ta­ken him to Wells Theological College,Well Cathedral and Christ Church, Lanca­ster Gate. In addition to his current aca­demic role, he is Canon of Salisbury andPrebendary of Grantham BoreaJis, Chair­man of the Southern Dioceses MinisterialTraining Scheme and sits on the TheologyCommittee of Southampton University.

Canon Askew is married with three child­ren, and has met with considerable successin the literary field; he has had plays pro­duced by both the BBC and ITV and haswritten a novel as well as many theologi­cal articles. On top of all this, he has pro­duced a series of 30 linocuts and woodcutswhich ha been exhibited at MidsummerPlace, Cam bridge, and in ists that he still

Currently Principal of Salisbury and WellsTheological College, Canon Askew hasenjoyed a varied and distinguished career,which began as export manager at Turnerand ewall in the city and has encompas-ed work a a novelist and playwright.

The winner of four prizes at Harrow, hetook an MA at Corpus Christi CollegeCam bridge, reading Moral Sciences andPsychology, before returning to academicstudy four years later at Lincoln Theolo­gical College where he twice· won the Pi!­kington Prize.

pologie to readers who potted the mi ­take in the last i ue of COMME T­Pearl the engine did indeed travel to a mu-eum but one which, we have to admit, is

not located at Rhymney and cannot evenclaim to be linked by rail to Bimchurch.Rumour has it that the tran portation oc­curred via our Wel h Departmental secre­tary who i pining for the valleys and per­haps wanted to hitch a ride home withthe engine. We were correct however insaying that Hythe wa part of the line, soat least Pearl is on the right track!

(If you are still confused the museum isat Romney in Kent, and the exhibitioncelebrate the 60th anniversary of theRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Line.)

eIle i reilected in the tructure of the eenzyme whi h therefore provides a targettor drug therapy. Thi talk \oVa followedby Dr Bainbridge l~iicrobiologYlwho des­cribed a genetl analy i 01 Ihe ontrol oi

holme "y nthe i ill ·ungl. and it role inmembrane tru" ure and function.

T 0 talk on gene loning came nex t. DrThuNon (\Iicrobiology) de cri bed higroup' effor to lone the polyphenoloxida e gene from the edible mushroom.\\. ith a vie\\. to tu dying the molecular bIO­logy at the time in development when thefruit rrout from the mycelium. Dr Dud­le> (BIOchemi try) de cribed the cloningof gene involved in male iertility in mice.The evidence 0 far suggest that theyhave I olated one which affects the speedwith which perm wim.

In all. a very enjoyable and informativeafternoon ... and this i only the tip otthe iceberg.

Dr llan (Biophy ic ) then de cribed higroup's work on the tructure of the gene­11 material in eukaryote. He describedhow he linker hi tone (H I) mediate thefoldmg of the hromatin fibre and howhe incompatibility of thi tructure with

gene expre ion can be alleviated by theremoval of core histone at the beginningand end of the gene to be expre ed. DrPatient (Blophy IC ) went on to show thatthe formation of these acce ible structu­re dne not nece arily require ti ue- pe­cific lactor or D A equence en Itiv"eto tWI ting of the double helix. hut thatgene al.llvation I. greatly facilitated byDNA replication and ub equently hutdown hy specific factor binding.

Dr Roger Patient (Biophysics, Drury La.)

On Fnday 22nd May the Molecular Biolo­gy and Genetic peciallntere t Groupheld a re earch eminar to provide an opportunity for member of the College tolearn abou t each other's research intere t .Although time permitted only a mallnumber of the group' member to peak.a broad range of expertl e In modern bio­logy wa on display

~OLECUL R BIOLOGY 0GE ETICS SPECI L I TERE TGRO P

fulbright ColloquiumS-.hool of HislOI}The L mver tlyPO Box 363Birmingham B I: 2TT

and applIcation hould be ent to:-

Professor Gahan (Biology) opened theproceeding with the cytochemical detec­tIOn of a differentiation marker for plantcell. revealing phy iological differencebetween morphologically indl tingui hahlecell" well a detecting cellular comm,Itment very early in embryo development,this marker identifie with factor of plantre i tance to nematode infection Dr Hart(Biology) followed with a molecular ana­lysis of protozoa (responsible for sleepingickne , Le hmania i and Chaga . di ea el

with a view to rational drug de ign. Hehowed that their unique localization of

the glycolytic enzymes in a cellular organ-

The Principal introducing Revd. Jack Mahoney 's inallgurallecture, given on 7 May in theNew Theatre. Professor Mahoney, who holds the F D Maurice Chair in Moral and SocialTheology, within the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, spoke on The Ways ofWisdom.

Tuesday 30 Junerf WTO 'S PRIVClPlA D ITS L G-CY

OrganJ7ed by Dr D G King-Hele, FRS.and Profe or A R Hall

THE ROY L SOCIETY DISCU SIOME T CS

Tue day 30 JuneThe Fir t ve Savl1le Memorial LectureTHC 'vi \,'y FACE OF IOLE 'CE

GlOra hoham. Profe or of Law.Tel- vi\' Lniver i >

Wedne day 15 and Ihur day 16 JuneTHE SOLAR SYSTEM: CHEMISTRY ASA KEY TO ITS ORIGIOrganized hy Profe sor S K Runcorn, FRS,Profe sor G Turner, FRS and ProfessorM M Woolfson, FRS

7.30pm. The Council Room, Strandcampus

THE STlTUTE fOR THE STUDYD TRE TME T Of DEL QUE CY

\ edne~a . I JulyHO,"" T L 'REF 'TE \ THEORY THEC\ EOF\-.Pref or \ Fran "hn. Umver lIy ofC. o'n a 10

LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

2 I~pm. Ro m IB06. Strand campu

D P-\RTME T Of HISTORY DPHILO OPHY Of SClE CE SEM I R

rurther details are available from Mi sC John on at The Royal Society,tel' 018 95561 ext 278/277

THE FULBRICHT COMMISSIOCO LOQ IUM

Friday 4 . Tuesday 8 SeptemberTHF S CO STITUTlO : THE FIRST200 YEARS

Thi event is sponsored by the US·UKFulbright Commission, the University ofVirginia and The British Academy ina soclation with the University of Birm­ingham. Participants are expected fromthe U ,the UK and Western urope.

The co t i £70 and includes accommo­dation, all meals etc. Places are limited

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a reflectIve academic age. ndrewRobert on was noted for his collection of

eneral Principle, which effectively blen­ded his gentle humour WIth a eriou in­trnt One set referred to general way ofavoiding work in academic in titution .covering the tudent, the faculty, and theadminIstration overall. The Principle offru trated chievement wa commonlyadopted by student, as in the paradigma­tic excuse. "I wrote up the experimentbut our goat ate my laboratory notebookover the weekend" Faculty more gener­ally employed the Principle of AlternativeActiVIty, exemplified by. "Sorry, but 1mu t peak to my paper at the Decora-tions Committee that afternoon", dmi-

In the laboratory ndrew Robert on waan inventor in the 'string and ealing-wax"rathtlOn, and he wa able to tran form

everyday material mto preci ion in tru­ment with immen e kIll One of hI for­mer tudent de cribe the construction ofan all-gla ma pectrometer III the mid-Iq: 0 by mean of hand-held torchealone. tran torming a length 01 i '-inchdiameter gla tubing into a emicir ularf1ight-cham her. The re ult of the e and,1ITIuar expenence were en ap ulated inanother book. (,lass Working for Scientislf(Butterworth. 195"7) wn ten wlth hi for-mer tudents. 1 Cracker, D 1 Fabianand 1 Dewing.

nd rew Robertson e pou ed the oldertraditions in other ways. He dId not holdwlth motor vehicle, on account of theirnOise, mell. and menace to pede trian .and he never owned a car Nor did hehold'" ith the brief-ca e for the tran portof hi note and papers (let alone the abo­mination of the plastic carrier bag). preferring a battered antique at tache case re­p' Ired a the corner and other vulnerableites with ucces. i 'e layer of mending

tape. Like a number of illu triou Edwar­dian scienti t. ndrew Robert on main­tained an active intere t in he cientifica. pects of paranormal phenomena. en iogsome time as I he ecretary of the Societyfor P ychic.al Re earch. I n hi oungerday he spent many fruitle nights in sup­po edly-haunted hou e With a thermom­eter at the ready, 100kUlg for the expectedtemperamre-dec.rea e due to the contra­vention of the law of thermodynamICbyappanhons. His negatlve re ult ledhim to formulate the ullification Princ­Iple, which stale. that the eVIdent pre enceol scientific equipment, real or simulated(an empty bl~ck bo with twiddly knohwould erve). inhibited all paranormalphenomena. HI black boo paraly. ed thep ychic spoon-benders following ri Gel­ler in the 1970 s, much to the chagrin ofa television producer endeavouring tocomplete a programme on a performancein the trand Buildll1g. On the other hand,if the equipment were hidden the paranor­mal phenomenon might well appear, buthi concealed infrared camera then invari­ably revealed he attempted perpetrationof a fraud.

mmar School and t Chn topher' chool.Lellhworth. bel ore reading for the Cam­bndge dence Tripo (193 -41) \q h anOpen Scholar hip In , aural cience at

t 10hn' College. On graduation he bec-ame Immediately Involved in war-time re­earch at Cambridge on the Impac en iti­

vity and thermal decompo. ition of highexplOSives and propellant. The re earchdemanded a delica y of tau h and an e. ­perimental "ill hat ndrew Robert ondi played in out.tanding mea ure. a amp­ly demon trated in hi pu bli hed a adem icwork. comprising more than 100 paperand book. For hi PhD. tudie (1941­461. he was awarded the Henry Humph­rey Re.earch Pri7e by St 10hn' College.together with a College Research Fellow­hip (1946-49) which he held at the Roval

Institution Here he developed a mas ­pectrometer for the detection and charac­

terisation ct he products nf ga5-pha ereaction He VI. as the first to demon. ratethe formation and ub. equent decay ofthe HO~ radIcal in the dce;ompo ition ofhydrogen peroXIde. ohtaining a value orthe d] o~iation energy of the radical rem­arkably con i tent'" Ith the mo t recentdetermInation The Royal In. titute 01Chemistry awarded 11lm the I 49 MeldnlaMedal fa hi re earch of thi period

From 19:9 he began a new eries of re -earches on ma pectrometry for thetudy of ionic. di ociation reaction, and

for general analytical applications in thelater tage, particularly in relation to en­vironmental and pollution problem. Hehad already publi hed a book on the ub­ject, J1ass Spectrometr)' (Methuen, 1954),and had developed new field ionisationource . ba ed upon the facile emISSion of

electron and ion from a harp edge (arazor Made in the early day) In theJ 960's he detected reaction intermediatewith pica econd ( 16'1. econd) lIfetime bymas pectrometry, somewhat he fore uchlifetime became accessible by laser pec­tro copy. Later, m the mid-1970 s. hecharacterised the field ionisation of elec­trons from gla s surface. accounting forozone production by the dent electricdl charge.

His war-time research had been upervi edby Sir Enc Rideal (I 90-19 4). whom heaccompamed fir t to the RoyallnslItution(1946-49) and then to KlJ1g' olleg in19':;0 when RJdeal wa appointed to aChalf nf Chf'mistl y. following the retire­ment of the physical che1TIU. Profe sorA1Allmand(1 5-1C,51) At King·s.Andrew RoberL 011 began in 1950 hi. cel­ebrated eries of researche on the heter ­geneous cataly i of ga.-pha e reactIOn.,developing ultra-hIgh vacuum method forthe prepara ion and characteri ation ofcatalytic metal urface . Hi monograph,Catalysis oj Gas Reactions by MetalsLogos. 1(70) and the tudent text. Catal­

ysis in Chemistry (Methuen. 1972) coverhis V\ ork 111 the fieln .... ith a ucce slon ofgraduate tuden!, at King's Collt'ee

STAFF NEWS

A DREW JOH BLACKFORDROBERTSO

Andrew Robertson, Emeritus Profe sor ofhemistry, died on 29th April at the age

of 67 after a brief illne s. He erved King'allege with di tinction for 35 year from

1950 as Lecturer (I951-56) and then Rea­d.er(J956-70) in Physical Chemi try, andfUlally as Professor of Chemistry ( 1970­

5). For a number of year he. erved onthe Accommodation Committee of theCollege and he acted as one of the threeadjudicators for the Tadion-Rideal Prizefrom the year of its foundation (19 3).The Prize is awarded to the Ph.D.. tudentproducing the mo t outstanding researchin molecular science from King' Collegein a given year, and adjudication involvea survey of all the relevant Ph.D the escompleted from the College in the year.In the Univer ity of London. ndrew Rob­ertson erved as a member of the enateand the cademic Council (1972-76). andfirst as Se retary (1962-70) and then a

hairman ( 1971-73) of the Board of S tud­ies in Chem i try and Chemical I ndu tries.

ationally he acted as a con ultant to theBasic Research Group of the Ga Council(1967-73) and advised the In titute ofPetroleum for a quarter of a century from1949 a a member of the Ma Spectrom­etry Panel. For the decade 1968-77 heheld. po itions in the Analytical hemi trysectIOns of both the British ational Com­mittee for Chemistry and the Internation­al Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Born on the 21 st February 1920, ndrewRobertson was educated at Hertford Gra-

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ministrators universally relied on theGrand Principle of nripe Time. Almostany proposed course of action could beplaced in one of the categorie , "prema­ture" or '·too late". Any timely proposalreferred to the "Appropriate Committee"would be placed in the second categoryafter lengthy consideration.

Andrew Robertson was almost wholly ab­sorbed into the modern scientific traditionwhich he sough t to defend against bothinternal quackery and external misuse ormisrepresentation. As a scientific consul­tant he declined to advise on projects witha military connection, and he was oppos­ed to the development and deploymentof nuclear weapons. Contemporary sci­ence, he felt was becoming circumscribedby undue administration. With impressivestatistical evidence he showed that the percapita productivity of a scientific organi­sation tends to decrease as the establish­ment grows, due to the increase in theratio of administrators to scientists (theRobertson Ratio). For an organisation ofup to half a dozen scien tists, the ratiotends to zero and productivity is high. Atthe level of about 100 scientists, the admi­nistra tors begin to ou tnum ber the researchworkers and productivity falls off drasti­cally, with effects identified by other stu­dents of large organisations. These includethe Peter Principle ("In a hierarchy everyemployee tends to rise to his level of in­competence"), the Parkinson Principle("Work expands to occupy the time avai­lable"), and the Matthew Principle ("Tohim that hath shall be given ...") resistedby many if not by all department heads.

After the full period of pensionable service(40 years), Andrew Robertson formallyretired in 1981 and continued full-time onhalf-salary to supplement his pension upto his statutory retiring age in 1985, ashis contribution to the College, followingthe government's reduction in universityfunding. But, as an active experimentalist,he was saddened by the loss of his researchlaboratory in 1981. He then redeployedhis research activities to historical studiesof science. His contribution on PhysicalChemistry to the specialist report, RecentDevelopmen ts in the History of Chemistry(ed. C A Russell, 19 5), produced by theRoyal Society of Chemistry HistoricalGroup, was a product of this period, aswas his discovery of the Robertson Ratio.

On scientific questions and all objectiveproblems Andrew Robert on was an open,amiable and enthusiastic participant indiscu sion, but many subjective relation­ships deeper than the socially formal hefound em barrassing, and he avoided allcontentious and emotive issues. One for­mer coworker recalls that he worked as agraduate student for two years, enjoyingdaily exchanges and consultations, beforehe was addressed by his first name ratherthan "Mr". Andrew Robertson participa­ted with enthusiasm in the social and spor­ting activities of the College. In the 1956

Departmental Football Tournament, hehad the pleasure of presenting the cup tohimself, as captain of the winning team.He later restored the Staff contribution tothe annual Departmental Cabaret, donninga long-haired wig to enjoy the role of ahippy in a farce on the 1968 student un­rest.

Andrew Robertson was a kindly and con­siderate gentle-person with unsparing sup­port and advice for students and colleagu­es that went well beyond the needs ofnormal duty. Mostly he adapted to orga­nisational forms as a self-contained privateperson without concessional change of histhought-style or intellectual and moralvalue. These values remained rooted inthe reliability, dignity and grace of thescientific tradition, extending back overthe centuries, and they were exemplifiedby the King' scientists of the past, ofwhom he was proud, and whose achieve­ments he extolled. He had a fine mind,combining depth of insight with breadthof perception. His creative talent unitedgreen-fingered skills with profound con­ceptual grasp in the elegant articulation ofnovel researches. A full appreciation ofthe scope and significance of his scientificachievements tended to be limited, by hismodesty and detachment, to immediatecolleagues and to research groups workingin allied fiel ds.

With the death of Andrew Robertson theCollege has lost a rare and distinguishedcharacter whose unassuming and nobleinspiration lives on in his colleagues andthe successive generations of his studentsat King's. Four of his former graduatestudents are now professors, and severalothers bold positions in tertiary education,research associations and consultancies.

Of Andrew Robertson's four children,three sons and a daughter, two sons aregraduates of King's College, both from theElectronic Engineering Department. One,Ian, is still with us as a research worker atthe Chelsea Campus. The other, Mike,superin tends the electronic instrumenta­tion at the Dyson Perrins Chemistry Res­earch Laboratories of Oxford Universityunder the Waynflete Professor, Jack Bald­win, who briefly ( 1971-72) held the Dani­ell Chair of Chemistry at King's. Andrewwas proud of his Scots ancestry and, in hislater years, one of his chief delights washill-walking in Scotland with his children.

SFM

MR M A BRAILSFORD RETIRES

"Bert" Brailsford joined Chelsea College inAugust 1966 when he was appointed HeadGroundsman at the Chelsea and BatterseaColleges Joint Sportsground at Merton,later to become the Chelsea College andCity University Joint Sportsground fol­lowing Battersea College's departure toGuildford to become the University of

Surrey. In August 1985 he was appointedGrounds Manager of the King's CollegeLondon (KQC) and City University JointSportsgrounds which incorporated theKing' College playing field at Mitcham,the adjacent Chelsea/City playing field atMerton and the Queen Elizabeth playingfield at Petersham.

Bert arrived at Merton after war service inthe Royal Marines followed by employ­ment with the sportsground specialistsEn Tout Cas and a variety of head grounds­man posts which included some six yearwith orthamptonshire County CricketClub.

Bert brought to his job not only hisexpertise as a groundsman but also a gen­uine interest in sport and the people whoplayed it. He has always believed that thesocial side of sport is as important as thegame itself and to this end combined therole of grounds manager with the un­official one of entertainments officer andgenerations of student have relied on himto supply unlimited amounts of after­match food and drink and to organisediscos and a variety of social activities,some of which are safer to record in themind than to commit to paper! Tostudents particularly his retirement willmean the loss of a loyal friend, confidantand enthusiastic supporter of studentsport.

His many friends and colleagues wish hima long and happy retirement in his newhome in orthamptonshire.

AN HONOUR INDEED!

Many congratulations go to ProfessorRoy Wisbey, Head of the GermanDepartment, who has been awarded theOfficer's Cros of the Order of Merit ofthe Federal Republic of Germany. Thishighly deserved decoration has beenbestowed by the President of the FederalRepublic of Germany, Dr Richard vonWeizsacker, and will be presented byGeorg von eubronner.

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDINVITES DAVID ASPIN

Professor David Aspin of the Centre forEducational Studies has been invited togo to the University of Auckland, ewZealand, a Visiting Professor this year.He will be working in the Department ofEducation and the Faculty of Arts as fromthe end of this summer term until the endof the New Zealand second term (ie. endof August).

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NEWS ROUND-UP LETTER TO THE EDITORo

Follo.... 1I1g the retirement la t month ofMr R Pembleron the tollowing arrange-ment have been made for the ervicmgo the Collegiate Council and of the JoimMedi al AdvI ory Committee:

Secretary to the Collegiate Coun il:Mr J Wil onSecretary to the JMAC:Mr D H Eames

s i tan t Secretary to the JMC:Mrs P J Dann

(Top) Princess Anne with Dr A Setts, Dep­uty Vice-Chancellor of London University,at the switch-on of Livenet on 28 May inthe Chancellor's Hall, Senate House.(Below) Part of the Chancel/or's /ink upwith student and academic representativesof the five main schools of the University.

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Dear Editor

preVlou orr spondent in CO~nIE.·T

regretted not ending a Chri tma ard toa young member 0 staft adly reuredvery prematurely due to multiple c1ero-is.. Iy ripo te? hy wall until Christ-

mas? But my former coli ague Ken Brom­field has an wered the e que tion muchmore cogently than I can.

However there IS a wider i ue. \ llh thelarge number of retirement, early or oth­erwI e, there i a great pool of experti eavailable to King's College London (KQC).I once listed the secondary activities of 25of my colleagues as a quiz. part fromskill in sports the arts were not neglected.Several people were skilled at sketchingor painting. Languages were well repres­ented: French, German, Russian (but not

krainian), Serbo-Croat, rabic as an in­tellectual exer Ise!). Sports ranged froma rugby referee, aqua h marker, to amaster's certificate in yach t navigation,and everal mountaineers one of whomhad ascended (and descended) Kiliman­Jaro PublicatiOn too were included onextra-mural activitie , in several cases com­plete book. Mu ic too wa represented'the piano, organ, bas oon and cello. Fin­ally various collections of ephemera: phar­macy jars being the most e oteric. Ex­students too have their kills one was apatent agent. So do not merely emulatethe Oxbridge college in getting their gra­duates to appoint a Chancellor or to usethem only a a source of funds.

I t is easy to keep in touch with the Coll­ege. I am lucky to be sent COMME Tregularly. Recen tIy I visited the librariesat Imperial College, the Science Museum,the Chelsea campus and the Strand cam­pus. I was given every courtesy and help,indeed I was greeted by name by the hallporter and the library staff at Chelsea.Such is fame. So please do remember theforgotten men, and women, who have re­tired. Use your alumni!

Yours in erely

Derek Evered, Emeritu Reader m Bio­chemi try (Chelsea Campus)

AUDIO VISUAL SERVICE U IT

We are now able to offer a Iim ited serviceat the Kensington ite for photographyand artwork. There will be technicalservice in the udio Visual Service niton Tuesday and Thur day mornings whenwork will be accepted, and any advicegiven.

Have you en a violet brief a e? e haveloaned a di tation ma h1l1e 0 omebodyand ha\ e no re ord 0 who ha 11 at hepre ent time. I you have it ould youplea e nng trand 23 6 and rea ure u .

CHA GE OF ROOM

The manager of A\' C. _'1 k Bugg hamoved olfi e and i now to be found inRoom D, 3 - urrey Street, and for thetime being all should go to ext ~3 6 abefore.

URSERY PL CES

An arrangement has been made wllh thenur ery of the In titute of Edu atiOnthat a few place are available in theIn titute' nursery for tudents of King'

ollege on the same ba i a tudent atthe Intitute it elf.

The rate for the 19 7/8 ses ion will be£3.2: per e ion - a e ion being a halfday penod. Those using the nur ery mayapply to place children there for betweenthree and 10 essions weekly between thehour of 9.00 am and 5.30 pm.

Members of King's College taff may alsoapply to use the Institute nursery at therate of £4.15 per session.

Anyone wishing to enquire abou t thefacilities or to book a place at the nur­ery hould contact the Officer in Charge,

Mrs Linda Rattray, at the Institute,telephone 636 1500 ext 520.

It is hoped that Admissions Tutors, Headsof Departments etc will bring this infor­mation to the attention of tudent andthat the places made available to King'College students will be taken up duringthe 19 7/8 ession.

RCH

The Age Concern Institute of Gerontol­ogy has recently been awarded twogrant to undertake research in the areaof community care and the health ofthe elderly.

The first grant, of £15,000, is from theWest Essex Health Authority and willenable research to be carried out on thenew Co-ordinated Community CareScheme being developed in West Essex.Judith Kemp is the Research Officer.monitoring the implementation and workof the scheme.

The second award is from the Health Educ­ation .<\uthority for £40 000 over a twoyear period. Research will be concernedwith eVllluating the Age Well campaign. AResearch Officer has yet to be appointed.

TR G COURSES

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The planned boat trip to Wind or anno­unced in the May edition of Commentha ,unfortunately, had to be cancelled.However an alternative trip ha beenarranged. Details are a follows:

This is his third technical as istance visitto Africa since his retirement, and thefourteenth which ha taken him to con­tinent as far apart as Asia and SouthAmerica on similar projects.

CU PUBLlCATIO SMember of staff will be interested tolearn of forthcoming University of Lond­on training opportunities, currently beingcircularised to Heads of Departments,Chief Technicians and all main noticeboards on the three campuses via the'PLUTO' pUblications.

Table of dates for future courses are asfollows :-

A river boat trip to Kew Bridge/Gardenvia Greenwich. Meet at the Embankmententrance at 9 am. The boat leavesCharing Cross Pier at 9.30 am and willtravel down river towards Greenwich andthen return up river to be at Kew forlunch time. Here we will have approxi­mately 2 hours on shore before returningback to Charing Cros at around 5.30 pm.

1987 Commonwealth Universities Year­book (63rd edition)

British Universities' Guide to GraduateStudy 1987-88

Grants for Study Visits by Univer ityAdministrators and Librarians 1987-89

LlBRARY NEWS

CE TRE OF MEDICAL LAW A DETHICS LIBRARY ACCESSIONS LISTS

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As and when full course details are recei­ved, they will be circularised to all mainnotice boards and any mem ber(s) of staffinterested in attending a course shoulddirect any enquiries via their Head of Dep­artment to Christine Crewe, PersonnelOffice on the Strand campus, Ext. 2300.

This year the four College travel awardswill assist twelve students to journey toas many countries, some as near as Belgi­um and France and others as distant asIndonesia and Australia.

Postgraduate Awards in CommonwealthCountrie 1988-89

ADAM LECTURE PUBLISHED

TRAVEL AWARDS 1987

From the sixty-five applications received,the projects which these students will un­dertake during their travel were judged bythe Award Committee as meriting supportfrom the limited funds available from thetrust funds dedicated to the e awards.

These publications are available from:

Scholarships Guide for CommonwealthPostgraduate Students 1987-89

The 1986 Adam Lecture, delivered byChristopher Fry and entitled Genius, Tal­ent and Failure: the Brontes, has been pub­lished by the College. Anyone wishing topurchase a copy should contact VanessaDavies in the Adam archives or the FrenchDepartmen!.

The Association of CommonwealthUniversities

John Foster House36 Gordon SquareLondon WC IH OPF

Peter lamesBiology DeptKensington Site

ProL Freedman Ext. 2193,2750Rm. ID Chesham

Ms Everett Ext. 2193Rm.2D

Mrs Murphy Ext. 2193,2178Rm.3D

Dr Mendl Ex!. 2749Rm.IOD

ProL Bond Ex!. 2112Rm.6D

Dr Dockrill Ext. 220 IRm.9D

Dr Paskins Ex!. 2199Rm.7D

Dr Till, Dr Reid,ProL Ranft Ext. 2200

Rm.4DDr Sabin Ext. 2202

Rm.8DResearchers Ext. 2857

Rm.5DVisitors(ProL Gam ba) Ext. 2325

Rm. lID

Paul Solomons

Jack RumbellStationery Store26B Main BuildingStrand Site

TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS INWAR STUDIES

Tickets are £8 and are obtainable from -

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Intro. to the UniversitySecretarial follow-upTraining skills workshop(CUA/CVCP)Computers in Universityadministration (CVCP)Finance for generali ts(CVCP)Word Star (two-day)Introductory cour e-Essex(CVCP)Statistics (S RATP)Stress at workManaging work and timeConfidence building formanual staffReading efficiency

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List 4 has recently been produced. Any­one wishing to add their name to the mai­ling list to receive this and future issuesshould contact:Vivien FletcherLaws LibraryStrand(Ex!. S2313)

TRAYELLING FOR THEBRITISH COUNCIL

Owen Rowland is still travelling and willshortly be visiting the University ofMalawi on behalf of the British Council toadvise on technician affairs and resourcesfor the universities science laboratories.

Each of the four awards covers a differenttype of vacation travel project: the Sarg­eaunt award is for travel in connectionwith College work while the LightfootScholarship is for travel unrelated to stu­dy, the Mary Clarke Exhibition is for wo­men to travel in the near or far east andthe Lacey bequest supports travel in Fra­nce.

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The prOje ts to be undertaken over avery wide range - from working In theCS government in Washington DC. thro­ugh an ar haeological dig m Bulgaria totu dying nutrition in Thaliand and mter­

mediate technology in Kenya.

administer and fund it. The 19 9re earch project run from I April 19to 3 I ~iay 19 9 and application formswill be aVaIlable from September 19 7.

For information ontact:

13 Hlghfield Ro d.. orthwood

A four bedroomed house is available torent from 3 September 19 7 to I July19 . Rent i I 0 per week and are undable depo it of £ 00 i payable.

Report ubmltted by aw rd holder inprevlOU years have hown that the traveland proje t undertaken have not onlybeen enjoyable and edu a ional but havehad a great ef ect on the per onal develop­ment of the tudW'lts involved.

Higher Education 01 IsionAccione Integradas

The Briti h Coun 1110 Spnng GardenLondon S IA :!BTel: 01-930 466

CO, 'T CT: RlC.hard Field onHome: 13 Highfield Road. orthwood.Middle ex H 6 IEU 09_"'4 :!49:!_)

ork. lJniver ity of London ComputerCentre. 20 Guilford Street, LondonWCI IDZ 01-40· 400).

The list of award holder for thi year 1 :

Mary Clarke Travel Exhibition

Lightfoot Travel Scholar hipB Devlln Law

Lacey Bursary for Vacation Travel inFranceJ Reeve Engh h

Small flat m orth London foru tralIan Rheumatologi t and Wife a

from I OClober for four months.

Reply: Or John Findeisen061 4349306 (Home)

Central Beacon field 40 (35 min bytram) - a furni hed mai onette either torent or exchange for a flat in centralLondon. The accommodation in a build­ing of hI tone intere t:

Contact M Barbara Hugman:Beacon field 3270.

BI It, Flat or Flat hare wanted for two(females). Permanent a commodationwanted but temporary considered.Contact Allyson Hoyte, ERU(35 I 24 8 ext 3 5).

In meeting its aim of en ouraging Anglo­American cultural relation the FulbrightCommission includes in it Program Prop­o als each year, financial uppOrt for pro­jects which have a Ignificant Anglo-Amer­ican content. The e project include: theponsor hIp of Fulbnght Colloquia (for

whIch separate announcements are entout to all univer ities and polytechnicseach Autumn). the funding of AmericanScholar for a period of up to one year'sresidence In this ountry: and a slstancewith ca e studies and other joint scholarlyactivities in the K in which the participa­tion of American expert is a critical ele­ment. Short visit by US Scholar andattendance at Conference etc. do not. bythemselves, qualify for the Commission'ssupport.

F LBRIGHT S PPORT FORGLO-AMERIC JOI T

CTIYITlES 19 9/90

Human Environ. S ience'utrition

Cia icutritionModern Greek. utrition

K BedfordE Bowey

GilliverC Henryo MuellerC Spencer

Sargeaunt Travel FundT Dineen - Civil EngineeringA Fox PharmacologyA Powell Cla~ icS Rhodes - Theology

MRC GRA TS AND TRAI I GAWARDS

Special Training Fellowships inRecombinant D A Technology:to be taken up on or after 1 May 1988,closing date for applicationIS October 19 7.

Special Training Fellowship inParasitology:to be taken up on or after I January 19clo ing dat for appli ations14 ugu t 1987.

A number of MRC Fellow hips andS tudentship for 19 / 9 are also avail­able.

Tho e interested should contact:

The Admi ~ions OfficeStrand Site

ACCIONES INTEGRADASHISPA 0 - BRITA ICAS

The object of this programme is to pro­mote scientific and cultural cooperationbetween Britain and Spain who jointly

The Commission will be considering itsProgram for the academic year 1989/90in September 1988 and would be pleasedto receive outline proposals before thenfor consideration. Such proposals houldbe addressed to:The Executive DirectorThe Fulbright Commi sion6 Porter StreetLO DOWIM 2HR

to reach the office before 3 I Augu t 1987.Reque t for the support of Colloquiahould not be sent at thi time as these

will be the subject of a separate announce­ment later.

ACCOMMODATIO

A furnished villa is available to let in 'Sitiode Callahondra' off the Fuengirola/Marb­ella road. It has three bedrooms, andwould sleep up to six people. It is situatedclose to the beach, shops, a bank and abus stop. Available now through ovem­ber, at a cost of £330 per week duringJuly and August, or £ 175 per week off­peak. For more information, please con­tact Chris Shattock, at the Student' Uni­on, Kensington campus, Ext. 361/294.

l'I1I,ne

This is the last edition of COMME T forthe ses ion. The next edition will be a'Starting the Session' issue which existto provide general information on ervicesavailable within the College to new andcurrent mem bers of staff. The copy datefor this issue is 7 September, for public­ation in the week of 21 September.

The next full edition of COMMENT willappear at the opening of the new term.Copy date is 28 Septem ber, for public­ation in the week of 12 October.

We would like to wish all members of theCollege a good summer, and a plea antlong vacation.

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