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THE COLLEGE NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO 140 | MARCH 2002
the College in 1969 with a BA
(Honours) Geography. He is now
Vice-Chairman of Citigroup, the
leading global financial services£4m gift for King’s
company. He was formerly Chair-
man and Chief Executive Officer
of Salomon Brothers, and Vice-
Chairman of the New York Stock
Exchange.
Sir Deryck Maughan said, ‘Va
and I are proud to make this
donation to the Library at King’s.
I came to the College as an
undergraduate because of its
record of excellence in teaching
and research. My education here
provided the foundation for my
government and business career.
‘We are delighted to be able to
largest ever gift from a
graduate in the history
of the College
help the College create an out-
standing library, which we hope
will provide the same opportuni-
ties for independent discovery to
future generations of students,
whatever their means or back-
ground.’
The Library, a distinguished
Grade II* listed building, which
was formerly the Public Record
Office, is a 19th century Gothic
masterpiece. It was designed by
Sir James Pennethorne to house
the nation’s records and incorpo-
rates a round reading room simi-
lar in style to that in the British
Museum.
ing’s is celebrating a gener- Above: The
The refurbishment of this
Maughan Libraryous £4 million donation. ThisKgift, the largest ever from Right: Sir Continued on page 2
a graduate in the history of the Deryck and Lady
MaughanCollege, has been made by Sir
Deryck and Lady Maughan.
Their donation is for the
College’s magnificent new Library
in Chancery Lane, which will
be named in their honour as the
Maughan Library.
Sir Deryck, one of King’s most
eminent alumni, graduated from
3 Inter-professional healthcare education | 4 New spin-out companies / Mass spec facility opens | 5 Departmental Focus:
Spanish & Spanish-American Studies | 12 In the news | 13 Student news | 14 Obituaries | 16 Stem cell licence grantedNews
Continued from page 1
building as the Maughan Library known as the Foyle Special library, which is a tremendous
is almost complete and is open Collections Library. achievement.’
for use by students. Within it The Baroness Rawlings, Chair- Sir Deryck, who was knighted
are housed the College’s library man of Council, said, ‘I am last month by the Queen for
collections of the Schools of thrilled with this outstanding services to British business and
Humanities, Law, Physical donation which has enabled commercial interests in the USA,
King’s to complete the exciting is responsible for mergers and
transformation of the Public acquisitions and other corporate
to provide the same oppor-
Record Office. This is one of the activities at Citigroup. Prior to
tunities for independent
most important projects under- the creation of Citigroup, Sir
discovery to future
taken by the College in recent Deryck was a Vice-Chairman
generations of students
years, and one of the most reward- and Director of Travelers Group
ing of my chairmanship. I am and Chairman and Co-Chief
Sciences & Engineering and grateful to the Maughan family Executive Officer of Salomon
Social Science & Public Policy. for helping us to achieve it.’ Smith Barney. From 1992 to
The Library also provides 1,250 Professor Arthur Lucas, the 1997 he was Chairman and Chief
networked reader places, and Principal , commented, ‘This gen- Executive Of
purpose designed accommoda- erous donation is wonderful Brothers, a firm he joined in
tion for the College’s Special news for King’s. With the help of 1983. From 1969 to 1979 he was
Above: exquisite
Collections and Rare Books, now Sir Deryck and Lady Maughan, a member of HM Treasury indetail on a Gothic
London.window
Sir Deryck and Lady Maughan
Left: studying in
live in New York City. Their
The Maughan
daughter, Chelsea, is a student atLibrary
Stanford University.
Right: Sir Deryck
is knighted by
The Queen
we are able to create a superb
library for King’s students, and
for scholars from around the
world who use our collections for
research. We are very grateful for
their support. This gift also
ensures that we have exceeded
our fundraising target for the
thumbs-up. ‘I have to say thatAs seen on tv
this is one of the best marriages
between an important redun-
he Maughan Library was dant building and a new use I’ve
the subject of an extended come across in a very long time.’Tfeature on BBC1 London
Below: Maxwell splendour of the
News recently. Maxwell
Hutchinson about Maughan Library
Hutchinson, television presenter, to discover the
architect and former President
of RIBA, marvelled at the build-
ing and its spectacular transfor-
mation of use from a 19th cen-
tury storage area for the nation’s
documents into a modern 21st
century library and IT facility for
King’s students, staff and
researchers.
In his closing remarks
Maxwell Hutchinson gave the
Library conversion a resounding
| |2 COMMENT March 2002News
Development Confederation, is designed toKing’s leads UK on inter-professional
foster the skills and attitudes required by stu-
dents for inter-professional working. healthcare education To this end all undergraduate students
(1,200 each year) from seven health
ing’s and three other universities professions (nursing, midwifery, medicine,
(Southampton, Newcastle and Sheffield dentistry, dietetics, pharmacy, physiotherapy)KHallam) have been awarded funding by admitted to the College from September
the Department of Health over the next two 2002 and thereafter, will embark on a
years to develop inter-professional education continuous programme of IPE, which is
(IPE) for undergraduate healthcare profes- integrated with their uni-professional
sionals. education programmes.
Health Minister, John Hutton, announced The IPE programme has distinct stages
the initiative saying ‘We said in the NHS Plan
the initiative makes the patient, rather
reshape care around the patient than the professional group, the starting
point for education
that radical reform is required in NHS educa-
tion and training to reshape care around the representing progression from shared
patient. Joint training across learning to joint decision-making and care-
professions is key to this process ... This planning in partnership with patients, and
is an important step towards reaching our much of it will take place in practice
target that all health professionals should placements. Thus, the initiative makes the
expect their education and training to include patient, rather than the professional group,
common learning with other professions ... It the starting point for education. An evaluation
will have positive and far-reaching effects on is planned that will chart the programme’s
the NHS with nurses, midwives, dentists, impact and enable it to be developed in the
health visitors and doctors equipped with light of evidence.
new skills, roles and ways of flexible and Inter-professional Education in Healthcare For further information contact Professor
responsive working.’ Committee (chaired by Professor Sir Graeme Ian Norman in the Florence Nightingale
The King’s IPE initiative, which was Catto) in collaboration with other members School of Nursing & Midwifery. Email:
developed by members of the College of the South-East London Workforce [e-mail]
Dean for Admissions (Medicine).
She is also the Chair of theLambeth e-Learning
Lambeth Education Business
Partnership Advisory Board.
Professor Standring said, ‘BeingFoundation
a founder member of Lambeth
e-Learning Foundation will be
ing’s is one of the founder erful learning tools. It will also
an effective, high profile means
members of the newly cre- act as a focal point for identifying
by which King’s can strengthenKated Lambeth e-Learning and encouraging sources of pub-
its involvement with the local
Foundation. The Government lic and private funding as well as
community and support the
launched the e-learning initiative assisting funders and schools on
College’s activities in widening
two years ago, which led to tax-effective and cost-effective
participation.’
the creation of the National ways of providing and applying
e-Learning Foundation. such funds.
The aim of the Foundation Other founder members are
is to ensure that Lambeth Lambeth Council, LWT, Trans-
Secondary School teachers and media Gateway Ltd, Brixton
students have a portable or Online Ltd, and the Council for
mobile Information Communi- British Teachers.
cations Technology (ICT) device Each member will appoint a
Professor
connected to the internet that Trustee: for King’s this will be Susan
will enable them to access pow- Professor Susan Standring, Sub- Standring
| |March 2002 COMMENT 3News
regeneration technology as an alternative.’ Lobal Technologies Ltd, a newly createdKing’s spins This patented technology, which has been spin-out company from King’s, is developing
licensed to Odontis Ltd, could play a major LAD.
cademics from around the College role in dental care of the future. At the moment, the LAD prototype has
are continuing to form spin-out the learning ability of an 18-month old chi