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COMMENTISSUE NO 145 | FEBRUARY 2003THE COLLEGE NEWSLETTERdevelop their transferable skills;thirdly, it will market postgradu-ate study programmes in healthsciences at King’s and, lastly, willA new Graduate work with the six Schools in theevaluation and development ofgraduate programmes.Norman Staines is understand-ably enthusiastic about the newSchool for King’s Graduate School. ‘I am confidentthat the new School will quicklydevelop an identity that comple-ments that of the six health science Schools and the College,’he commented, ‘whilst enrichingthe postgraduate student experi-ence. We aim to be student ori-ented and the work of the Gradu-ate School will be guided by theneeds of its membership.’There will be a series of present-ations to introduce the newGraduate School:10 FebruaryGuy’s Campus, Lecture Theatre1, New Hunt’s House at 16.0012 FebruaryDenmark Hill Campus, Gainsford Lecture Theatre at 16.0013 FebruaryWaterloo Campus, B5, Franklin-Wilkins Building at 16.00DOMINIC TURNERThe meetings will consist ofGraduate School for Health of supervision, training and Professor Norman Also in the lab short presentations, led by Staines discusses (from left to right)Sciences has been established programme management and Professor Staines, and a Q and A an experiment are other PhD stu-Ain King’s for postgraduate development. session. Staff and students fromwith his PhD stu- dents Anastasiastudents in the Health Sciences. Professor Norman ...

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2 Principal to retire | 3 Michael Howard honoured | 3 World heart first | 5 Profile: John Gearson | 6 New courses | 8 New Year’s Honours | 11 Flashback | 12 Research news | 15 Student news | 16 50 years of the Greek play

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Principal to retire P 10 December last year. He will step down • with power to co-opt from his post when his current contract ends on 30 September this year. Professor Lucas, who has been associated Given the College’s royal foundation, the with the College for most of his working life, position of Principal is a Crown appointment was appointed Principal in 1993. During his 11 which means that Professor Lucas’ retire- years in office (including one as Acting Princi- ment has to be formally approved by the pal) he has overseen some of the most impor- Queen through the Prime Minister. This tant changes in the College’s history, most being done, the College has now asked leave recently the mergers with the Institute of Psy- to establish a Search Committee to find the chiatry and UMDS. There has also been the next Principal. £175million PPP scheme which saw the con- solidation of the College’s estate around three campuses on the Thames; and the purchase of Not since Sir Peter Nobel’s tenure (1952- Professor Lucas is one of the longest the former Public Record Office in Chancery 68) has anyone held the post for so long. Pro- serving current Vice-Chancellors or Lane, now the Maughan Library. fessor Lucas is also one of the longest serving Principals of the pre-1992 universities Professor Lucas said: ‘It was a difficult current Vice-Chancellors or Principals of the decision to make to leave the College, but pre-1992 universities. there comes a time when changes must be He joined Chelsea College from the Once granted such leave a Search Com- faced, and my family and I felt that this Flinders Unversity of South Australia in 1980 mittee will be set up by the Council. It is was the appropriate time for me to go. There when he was appointed Professor of Science envisaged that it will consist of: is still much to do in the remaining period of Curriculum Studies. He was Assistant Princi- office, and I am sure that we will all address, pal from 1987-89 and Vice-Principal from • the Chairman of Council, or if she is and take, the difficult decisions that will 1991-93. He also served as Deputy Vice- unable to serve, the Vice-Chairman inevitably arise in the last months of my Chancellor of the University of London from • four persons appointed by Council tenure.’ 1997-2002.

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Master of the Rolls presents rare volumes to King’s JO FISHENDEN T heMasteroftheRolls,ther lo en w a in m g e  d a th d e on W a e ti s o to n n f R ro oo m m   t f h ol e - presented the College with the the Maughan Library. Rolls Chapel copies of the Bible Professor Duggan, Dr David and the Book of Common Prayer Ricks, Head of the School of in November. Humanities, Vivien Robertson, Site These two rare 18th and 19th Services Manager for the Maughan century books (the Rolls Bible Library, and Katie Sambrook, was printed in 1781 and the Book Special Collections Librarian, of Common Prayer in 1815) were received them on behalf of King’s. presented by Lord Philips at the Katie Sambrook said: ’We are beginning of a conference on delighted that these two magnif- ‘Law, Government, and the Pub- icent volumes will be housed lic Records’, organised by Profes- again in their original home. We sor Anne Duggan of the Depart- will be able to exhibit them regu- ment of History. It took place in larly in the Weston Room, where Rare gift: Vivien Robertson receives the Rolls Chapel copy of the Book of the former Rolls Chapel (now they resided until 1899.’ Common Prayer, printed in 1815, from Lord Phillips.

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Detail before earning a Military the Regius Professor of Modern King’s honours wounded before the end of the ing career at Yale in 1993 as the Cross at Salerno. He was twice History. He concluded his teach- war. first Robert A Lovett Professor of After finishing his Oxford Military & Naval History. Michael Howard Department of History at King’s Military Archives, founded in degree, Sir Michael joined the The Liddell Hart Centre for in 1947 and was instrumental in 1964, was in the vanguard of A n o o e p p e e w d   n   e R d e   a i d n i   ng t   he R   o r o e m d   ev w e a l- s a u b n l o a d t r     h t   h r t e e a h   d w e  e i r d a s e c   r a   – d p   e u w b m l h i i c c o   .     c F h o o a r v m   e o   m ur u m  r n o e i r t g e y - creating both the Department ofrepositories and museums which War Studies and the Centre for actively sought out private papers. Liddell Hart Centre Military Archives at the College. Today it enjoys an international for Military Archives on 3 Dec- than doubled in numbers in the In 1964, he became the College’s, reputation for work in the field. ember. The Room is named in last year – the new reading room and the country’s, first Professor The Centre was named in honour honour of Professor Sir Michael offers a significant improvement of War Studies. In 1970, he of Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart Howard to celebrate both his in working conditions.’ moved to Oxford where he in 1978 to mark the acquisition 80th birthday and more than 50 Following the opening of the became the Chichele Professor of of his papers and library – the years’ contribution to the study Michael Howard Reading Room the History of War and later Centre’s largest single collection. of war. a newly commissioned portrait of The Michael Howard Reading Room, designed to the highest Professor Sir Michael Howard (second from right) with his newly commissioned  professional standards, provides More than 50 years’ contri- portrait. From left General the Lord Guthrie, former Chief of Defence Staff and audio-i v n is t u e a g l r   a a t n e d d    a e c le c c e t s r s o  t n o i   c p  a a r p c e h r i , ves f bution to the study of war C R h a a w i l r in m g a s n ,   o C f h t a h ir e m Tr a u n s  t o e f e C s o o u f n t c h il e a L n i d d  d P e r l o l fe H s a s rt o  r C H en e t w re   S f t o r r a  c M h i a li n t , a  r O y x A fo rc rd hi  v U e n s i , v  e B r a s r it o y n . ess or the first time. Individual scholarly work will be supported by access Sir Michael by Anthony Palliser to Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart’s was unveiled. Hew Strachan, Library, as well as a seminar room Chichele Professor the History of equipped for teaching, ‘memory War at Oxford University, then jerking’ conferences and presen- gave the well-attended annual tations of audio-visual materials Liddell Hart Lecture entitled to a wider audience. ‘Michael Howard and the dimen- Patricia Methven, Director of sions of military history’. Archives and Corporate Records Sir Michael’s knowledge of Services, said: ‘This is a terrific warfare has been gained through development. More and better experience and study. Having left space opens up a whole raft of Oxford to join the Coldstream exciting opportunities for encour- Guards in 1943, he served in aging the use of the Archive by Churchill’s Personal Security

DOMINIC TURNER New heart techniques these children grow up they often require what’s going on inside the child’s heart. At the further procedures continuing on into their moment X-rays alone are used to guide the developed at King’s adult life. catheters into and around the heart. Doctors Diagnosis and treatment of patients with can get a reasonable idea of the catheter’s procedure called a ’cardiac cathet D o a e c n d t  d o  a r  G s s  u u y a c ’ n s c  d e  & s  s s S c f i t u e  l T  n h n ti o e st w m s   as w a ’ t  a  y H  K o i o n s f g pi d ’ t s i  a a l g  C r n o e o ll p s e o i g r n t e g - c w o h n e g r e e ni a t  a t l h  i h n e p a l r a t st d i e c fe c c a t t s h  e t t y e p r i i c s a  l i ly n  s i e n e r r v t i o s e l a d v t  e i i o n s n t ’ o a ,o p m f o  i t s g i h t h i e t o  i n n w , n a b e n u r t  t   s t h u o a r  f v a p e l c  a l e i c t  t e o l  e f  t t i h d h e e e   a c  h a a e t b a h r o e t u  t t e w  r t  h h e o e r r   e s  o h t t a h h p e e e y r and treating children born with heart defects, an artery or vein in the neck or leg and then device. at a press conference in December. The team advanced into the heart. X-rays are normally ’This is where the MRI part of the XMR of researchers carried out a trial on 12 chil- used to guide the catheter, but only provide system can help. Our XMR trial has been dren with congenital heart disease using a information about the position of the catheter successful in giving us a three-dimensional new XMR facility that integrates magnetic and not the shape of the surface of the heart. picture of the heart and a much better idea of resonance imaging (MRI) with conventional x- The use of x-rays, especially in children, has how well blood is being pumped through it. rays to help diagnosis and deliver treatment harmful effects that can lead to problems It’s like being able to see the model of a more effectively. later in life. house rather than a floor plan.’ Every year at least eight out of every 1,000 Dr Derek Hill, Reader in Medical Imaging Dr Reza Razavi, Director of Cardiac MRI babies born in the UK have a heart defect and Science, School of Medicine, describes the about half these will require treatment. As new method: ’It creates a better picture of Continued over page

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