University Newsletter

May/June 1994

Volume 5 No 3

Contents

Fruit and Vegetables

Recent research at the Institute of Public Health has highlighted the
benefits of eating fresh fruit and vegetables, and offers some important
messages about health improvement.

The studies, carried out by Dr Margaret Whichelow, showed that those who
regularly eat fresh fruit and salads are likely to enjoy better physical and
psychological health, and are more likely to feel good generally.

Women were more likely to eat fresh fruit and salads than men; and
non-manual workers more likely than manual workers. Smokers had a very
different diet from their non-smoking counterparts, eating less fresh or
canned fruit, fewer salads and root vegetables.

The research, funded by the Health Promotion Research Trust, also confirmed
the popularly-held opinion that Southerners tend to eat more healthily than
Northerners; there was a North/South gradient for the frequent consumption
of fruit, and chips were more likely to be eaten in the North, Scotland and
Wales.

Dr Margaret Whichelow, said: "There is still widespread ignorance about
sources of dietary fibre, although people know they should be eating it. The
health improvements offered by fruit and vegetables in the diet should be
promoted in the UK. Many studies suggest that diets rich in fruit and
vegetables - so-called Mediterranean diets - protect against coronary heart
disease and cancers."

"The benefits of eating fruit and vegetables have not been sufficiently
emphasised in this country, in contrast to the widespread advertising of the
benefits to health of reducing fat intake which has been accompanied by a
marked reduction in the amount of saturated fats eaten, and an increase in
polyunsaturates."

"The groups of the population who eat the least healthily - men, northerners
(especially Scots), manual workers and smokers - should be particularly
targeted."

Two surveys were carried out in 1984/5 and 1991/2 with questions about
lifestyles and health indicators.

Some 5,000 people were asked about their knowledge of ten common foodstuffs,
five of which contained fibre, and five of which did not.

In the first survey, most people knew there was fibre in digestive biscuits
and Weetabix - commercially promoted products - but only half believed there
was fibre in potatoes, apples or white bread.

Conversely, half the population believed that animal products such as roast
meat and grilled fish were sources of fibre, which in fact they are not.

There was no real understanding that only foods of plant origin can contain
fibre.

News in Brief

Trademark

The University's reputation for excellence stretches worldwide but the
University is now investigating how much the name is worth through a
programme of licensing the University crest.

The University invited local businesses in the city to a presentation in
March to discuss the programme, which involves registering the official
university crest as a trademark. The scheme aims both to raise funds for the
university and to ensure the quality of goods which bear the Unversity
crest. Manufacturers of goods will be licensed to use the crest on items
they make for sale.

The scheme is administered by a London firm, Mycroft International, which
also acts for other universities, including Yale and the Sorbonne.

Pru and Margo help CAMVET

'All in a Donkey's Year' tells of the thrills, spills and escapades of two
donkeys called Pru and Margo. The book's author, Rosemarie Gant, who works
at the Clinical School at Addenbrooke's Hospital, has quite a literary
flair.

Pru and Margo have been an important part of Rosemarie's life since she was
a seventeen year old schoolgirl but, despite her experience, they still land
her in the soup. They were guests at Rosemarie's wedding a couple of years
ago, and uninvited guests at another wedding in the village where they live.
They enjoyed themselves so much that it took Rosemarie and her family
several hours to coax them back home.

Rosemarie had the idea of writing a book and was spurred on to do it when
she wanted to raise some money for the CAMVET. A very popular success, 'All
in a Donkey's Year' is now into its second print run. For more information
about her book, contact Rosemarie on 36732 during office hours.

Jesus building

The oldest college building in Cambridge was joined by the first stage of
the newest one when Rt Rev Stephen Sykes, Bishop of Ely, unveiled the
foundation stone for a new building at Jesus College recently.

The new building is a major expansion for the college and will house a new
library and computing centre. The College has raised 3 million pounds for
this new building after appealing to its former students, as well as to
other benefactors.

The oldest college building in Cambridge is the Chapel at Jesus College
which dates from 1140.  The new buildings will be nearby and so have been
carefully designed in brick with stone dressings by architects Eldred Evans
and David Shalev, who designed the Tate Gallery of the West in Cornwall.
Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, Master of Jesus College and the University's
Disney Professor of Archaeology, said: "As the buildings of Jesus include
the oldest college building in Cambridge, we have a responsibility to
develop in a way that is sensitive to our history."

Astronomy Open Days

The Institute of Astronomy and the Royal Greenwich Observatory are having
Open Days on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June.

To coincide with this the Institute's grounds will once again be the setting
for sculpture by Anglia Polytechnic University students. This year, from
Thursday 16 to Wednesday 22 June, a group of 2nd and 3rd year students on
the Humanities and Arts Course at Anglia will be showing work created
especially for the grounds. It is likely that their response to the site
will be as lively and varied as that of students in previous years. The
tutor for this project at Anglia is Richard Sword, who is also the
Institute's illustrator and photographer.

The Observatories will be open to members of the University and members of
the public between 10.00am and 4.00pm on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June.
Telescopes, displays, instruments, models, videos and historical exhibits
will be on show. For further information, contact the Institute of
Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge 337548.

Organ Marathon

Robinson College resounded to a unique organ marathon lasting nearly 26
hours last month when student Andrew Reid tackled the complete organ works
of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Starting at 9 am on Monday 18th April, Andrew played a total of 290 organ
compositions, ranging in length from a few seconds to 90 minutes, on the
College's rare Frobenius Organ, one of only a handful in the country, which
was designed and built with Bach's works particularly in mind. Its
construction, with an unusually long "travel", demands special strength and
endurance from the organist.

Andrew's marathon lasted 25 hours and 44 minutes and he finished to a
standing ovation, captured by radio and TV stations who had turned up to
record this astonishing feat.

Roger Greeves, Chaplain of Robinson College, said: "We think Andrew is the
only person in this country who has attempted to play the full range of
works in this sort of marathon. Mastering all Bach's organ works requires
outstanding virtuosity, achieved by very few organ players in this country
and astonishing in an organist of just 21."

Andrew took on the challenge to raise funds for Robinson's student choir to
attend this summer's Arts and Cultural Festival associated with the 1994
Commonwealth Games in British Columbia.

Competition

Recent graduates have a chance to win prizes in a competition for articles
published in Cambridge. The competition is open to anyone who matriculated
in 1989 or later, and is a member of the Society. Details of the
competition, and of special membership rates for those who matriculated in
1990 or later, are obtainable from the Secretary, Cambridge Society, 
Fitzwilliam House, 32 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QY.

Admissions

Cambridge was host to the first UCAS admissions officers conference during
the Easter vacation. The conference brought together admissions officers
from all universities and colleges - making it the biggest ever meeting for
admissions officers.

Angola

Cambridge's African Studies Centre hosted a major international conference
at Pembroke College in March entitled "Why Angola Matters" which provided a
much needed forum to bring together all sides to discuss the Angolan civil
war, one of the longest and most destructive wars the world has seen.

The British Ambassador to Angola, Richard Thomas attended, as did Jim
Drummond and Paul Whiteway in place of Baroness Chalker who had to cancel at
the last minute. It also had the support of Sir Roger Tomkys, Master of
Pembroke, and Sir Hugh Byatt, former Ambassador to Angola. All parties in
the Angola conflict came together with leading academics, journalists,
writers, UN and NGO representatives and businessmen, to discuss why Angola
deserves our attention.

After two days of intense and lively discussion, the conference participants
decided that Dr Keith Hart, the Centre's Director, should issue an appeal to
those involved in the peace talks taking place in Lusaka. The message urged
that every possible effort be made to reach a peaceful agreement for the
sake of the Angolan people.

Dr Joanna Lewis of the African Studies Centre, one of the key conference
organisers, has been awarded a four year Research Fellowship by the Economic
and Social Research Council. She will be looking at civil society and
rehabilitation strategies in twentieth century Africa. This is the one of
two ESRC Research Fellowship awarded to Cambridge this year. The other goes
to Dr Alison Liebling of the Institute of Criminology who has carried out
research into suicide in prisons.

Awards and Prizes

American Honour

The Vice-Chancellor and Professor Tony Atkinson have been elected Foreign
Honorary Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Members are
elected by the current membership in recoginition of distinguished
contributions in their fields. The Academy was founded in 1780 to honour
achievements in a variety of fields and to conduct a programme of studies.

Another distinguished honour was recently conferred on the Vice-Chancellor.
The Vice-Chancellor was made a Queen's Counsel Honoris causa  at a ceremony
in the House of Lords in April.

Honorary Degree

Michael Richardson, Director of the Board of Continuing Education, will be
awarded an honorary degree by the Open University at a presentation in Ely
Cathedral on 4 June. The citation describes how he has played a critical
role in the development of adult continuing education and training in
Britain over the last twenty years.

Mike worked for the O.U. from 1969 to 1990 (when he moved to Cambridge)
becoming Director of the Centrefor Continuing Education, and from 1985 to
1990 he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Continuing Education). He is a Fellow of
Wolfson College, a Council member of the Careers Advisory Council, a trustee
of the National Extension College and a member of the Eastern Regional
Committee of the Further Education Funding Council. He is a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts and of the Institute of Training and Development.

Language Centre

Dr Edith Esch, Director of the Language Centre, has been awarded the
Insignes de Chevalier des Palmes Academiques by the French Ministry of
Education on the recommendation of the French Embassy in London. She has
been recognised for her work in the field of French Language studies and her
contribution to the development of the French language and culture. These
awards are open to French national  and non-national academics. Dr Esch will
receive her award, a medal and diploma, at a reception in the French
Embassy, in May.

Professor Jack Goody of St John's College is also to be honoured.

H P Heineken Prize

Professor Michael J. Berridge has won the Dr H. P. Heineken Prize for
Biochemistry and Biophysics. Professor Berridge heads the Laboratory of
Molecular Signalling which is attached to the Zoology Department.

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences selected Professor
Berridge for his contribution to the study of cellular signal mechanisms and
the role of inositoltriphosphate in them. Professor Berridge has a number of
important surveys to his name, which have appeared primarily in Nature. Few
researchers are so capable as Professor Berridge of pinpointing the
highpoints in this large field and presenting them so clearly. His articles
are among the most frequently quoted of the '80s and '90s.

At a time when many scientists have become managers of research rather than
researchers themselves, he is a sterling example of how important
discoveries can still be made by individuals carrying out the right
experiment at the right time.

Russian Honour

The Russian Academy of Sciences earlier this month elected Sir Michael
Atiyah, Master of Trinity, Sir John Meurig Thomas, Master of Peterhouse, and
Sir Martin Rees, King's College, as Honorary Foreign Fellows.

Nuclear Engineers

Tim Cockerill, a student in the Department of Enginering who is supervised
by Dr Jeffrey Lewins, has won the Institution of Nuclear Engineers prize for
the best graduate student presentation at the recent Universities Nuclear
Technology Forum in Glasgow.

Science Award

The distinguished scientist Professor Malcolm Longair of the Cavendish
Laboratory was presented with the 1994 Saltire Society and The Royal Bank of
Scotland Science Award in Edinburgh in April.

The award was made in recognition of Professor Longair's achievements in,
and his contribution to, the field of astronomy. His ability to shoulder the
heavy responsibility of managing large scientific projects coupled to his
skill in presenting an often technically complex subject, has served to
enhance the international reputation of science in Scotland. Professor
Longair is former Astronomer Royal of Scotland.

Bookplate Competition

Eduardo Prim, a second-year student at St John's, has won the Faculty of
Archaeology and Anthropology's Haddon Library competition to design a
bookplate for the Library. The prize will be handed over by the Haddon
Librarian, Aiden Baker, who explained: "The idea for the competition came
from Dr Gina Barnes, the Chair of the Committee. The plate is to go in books
that arrive as gifts to the Library. Some of the most valuable things in our
stock were received in that way - now we have a means of showing our
appreciation. We're also very grateful to the anonymous donor who put up
money for the prize!

The design is based on the life of Alfred Haddon, who founded the Library
in the 1920s. He was a pioneer anthropologist. The story goes that he was so
frustrated by the lack of a library within the Faculty, that he went ahead
himself and set one up during a Long Vac, gathering books from various
collections all over the building, and arranging them into a single one in
the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He was helped by his family.
They managed to keep the work a secret. The Faculty had appointed a
committee, some time before this, to examine the possibility of library
provision, and Haddon stunned them at their first meeting of the autumn term
with the news that he had just done their job for them!"

Madingley Hall Garden

Madingley Hall, headquarters of the University's Board of Continuing
Education, is set in seven and a half acres of attractive gardens, which
will be opening under the charitable National Gardens Scheme this summer.
Listed by English Heritage, the Garden is cared for through a policy which
places emphasis on the historic importance of the landscape. Richard Gant,
Head Gardener at Madingley, describes the Garden and his aim to provide an
aesthetic environment while incorporating educational features.

"The earliest illustration of the Garden, a 1705 Knyff-Kip drawing, shows a
formal Dutch garden; in 1756 Lancelot 'Capability' Brown created the
enclosed east vista and laid out the North Garden. In the early twentieth
century, Colonel Harding and his son added a croquet lawn and topiary
gardens. During the past fifteen years, an extensive maintenance programme
has been introduced, incorporating a new layout to the Walled Garden, and a
long term tree policy launched.

"As you approach the Hall, you'll see that the drive is lined with
predominantly indigenous trees with a grass sward beneath, filled with a
mass of daffodils. The North Garden has two topiary gardens, one Taxus
baccata (yew) and one Buxes sempervirens. The two acre meadow with its
mature trees dominates the area, divided by a north vista and surrounded by
borders with woodland and winter themes. The new Tower Wing is being
landscaped with a groundcover theme using shade tolerant plants. The
Courtyard is surrounded by residential rooms and, being south-facing,
provides good conditions for a wider range of plants including Clematis
cirrhosa balearica, Magnolia grandifolia and the Chilean Sophora macrocarpa.
The Walled Garden has a variety of features, including an alpine bed,
medicinal border, rose pergola, a white sunken garden and yellow border. A
notable feature is the hazel walk dating to 1849.

"The Garden policy is to grow unusual plants amongst familiar favourites.
This means that examples of a variety of botanical characteristics are
included. A recently introduced Berberis border displays deciduous and
evergreen Himalayan and Chilean species which vary in the shape and form of
leaf, flower and fruit. The meadow flora numbers in excess of fifty species
including Listera ovata (Tway Blade Orchid) and Ophioglossum vulgatum (Adder
Tongue Fern). There are two particularly fine trees, Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis  (Nootka Cypress) with its weeping sprays of dark green foliage
which towers to twenty eight metres, and Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar)
which has layered extensively."

The Garden will be opening under the charitable National Gardens Scheme on
Sunday 12 June, 2.30pm to 5.30pm when Richard would be delighted to welcome
University colleagues.

Film Festival

The 18th Cambridge Film Festival unspools on Thursday 14 July with a
cornucopia of films from around the world. This year's 18-day programme
includes British premieres, retrospectives, archive screenings, new French
films, American Independents from Sundance and selected titles premiered at
the major European festivals, Cannes, Berlin and Venice.

A retrospective of the films of Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, widely
acknowledged as one of the greatest film-makers on the current world scene,
will include the first screening of the entire Three Colours Trilogy. Blue,
the first of the three starring Juliet Binoche, won the major prize at the
1993 Venice Film Festival. White has recently won Kieslowski the Best
Director Bear at the Berlin 1994 Festival. Red is predicted to be equally
acclaimed at this year's Cannes Film Festival and receives its British
Premiere at the Festival.

Other confirmed premieres include Smoking and No Smoking, a brace of films
by the celebrated French director Alain Resnais. Fun by British director
Rafal Zielinski offers a disturbing take on teenage murderers in a
Californian suburb while Gettysburg is a stupendous recreation of the
bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil. John Dahl's The Last
Seduction stars Linda Fiorentino in one of the best American thrillers of
recent years.

From Ireland, The Bishop's Story and High Boot Benny give vivid proof of
that country's current film-making 'renaissance' while Francois Girard's
Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould blends drama and documentary in a
wholly original 'portrait' of the reclusive Canadian pianist. Lyrics and
Lace is a bizarre, earthy comedy from Fin land and Nicolae Margineanu's Look
Forward in Anger presents an angry, fast-moving picture of life in a
Romanian town four years after the revolution of 1989. Nearer to home,
Patrick Keiller's London offers a unique portrayal of a capital city.

Festival members get a discount on all day time and late night screenings,
access to the Late Night Festival Bar, discounts on Film Festival
merchandise and benefits in other venues around town. Membership is on sale
now costing just 5 pounds. There is also a free mailing list for those who
wish to receive a free copy of the Film Festival Brochure.  Tickets can be
booked from 1 July by telephone on 0223 352001, or at the Arts Cinema Box
Office. For further information, please call Anne Roberts on 0223 462666.

Kettle's Yard Building

The gallery at Kettle's Yard is currently closed while the builders move in
but plans are already in hand for July. The gallery re-opens then with a
major exhibition of recent and contemporary painting and will provide a more
secure and controlled environment for more valuable works of art. This will
broaden the scope for exhibitions.

The beginning of the building work coincides with many other changes at
Kettle's Yard. An archivist, Dr Matthew Gale, has joined, initially for one
year, to catalogue the permanent collection and the archive. His work will
therefore make a great deal of valuable information about twentieth century
British Art available to scholars worldwide. A new Exhibitions Officer,
Sarah Glennie, joined in December to initiate a new exhibitions programme
for the gallery, and new Education Officer, Nichola Boden joined at the end
of January.

Development Officer, Katrina Purser explains: "Although the builders have
started, fundraising has not finished with the need for a final push more
urgent than ever. It's much more cost efficient to do all the necessary work
in one go rather than as a constant dribble of alterations."

For the lovers of the permanent collection at Kettle's Yard, the house
remains open throughout the development period and is unaffected by the
changes to the gallery. The appeal has already contributed towards the
improvement of security and environmental conditions in the house to help
with conservation of the permanent collection. The staff of Kettle's Yard
working with the newly re-furbished gallery space will be looking to make an
increased impact on the region and welcome all visitors and any potential
supporters to Kettle's Yard.

The House opens every day except Mondays and bank holidays from 2.00pm until
4.00pm and entry is free.

Editorial

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all employees of Cambridge University. Contributions and suggestions are
welcomed.

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inclusion in the next issue must reach the Editor by Tuesday 20th September.

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People

Language Centre

Liisa Cleary has been appointed to the newly created office of Librarian in
the Language Centre. Liisa was educated in her native Finland and graduated
from the University of Oulu. She has always had an interest in languages -
English is her fourth language - but in recent years she decided to
specialise in library and information systems for language learning. In 1989
she passed the postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies and
did the Chartership training under the supervision of Bill Noblett in the
University Library. She became an associate member of the Library
Association in 1991.

Liisa has been working for the University since 1979, and has participated
in the Springboard Programme from its very beginning. She is a member of the
Combination Room at Lucy Cavendish College.

Personal Professorships

Taking effect in October will be a new group of Professor and Readers,
recommended in recognition of their academic distinction. The new professors
will be:

Dr Howard Erskine-Hill, a Professorship in Literary History in the Faculty
of English; Mr Nick Postgate, a Professorship in Assyriology in the Faculty
of Oriental Studies; Dr Peter Landshoff, a Professorship in Mathematical
Physics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics; Dr
John Field, a Professorship in Applied Physics in the Department of Physics;
Dr Martin Evans, a Professorship in Mammalian Genetics in the Department of
Genetics; Dr Tim Clutton-Brock, a Professorship in Animal Ecology in the
Department of Zoology and Dr Trevor Lamb a Professorship in Neuroscience in
the Department of Physiology.

Congatulations also go to the 28 new Readerships which also take effect on 1
October.

Humanities Research Board

Professor Timothy Smiley, FBA, of the Faculty of Philosophy, and Professor
Anthony Snodgrass, FBA, of the Department of Archaeology are among the first
appointments to the Humanities Research Board of the British Academy. The
Board consists of 15 members who have been selected to reflect a wide range
of humanities disciplines and of institutions of higher education. The
Humanities Research Board which will assume responsibility for most of the
publicly funded grant-giving functions at present performed by the British
Academy. The total sum available for the direct support of research is
expected to be in excess of 15m pounds per annum.

Computing

Dr David Hartley took up the post of Chief Executive of the United Kingdom
Education and Research Network Association (UKERNA), thus becoming head of
the SuperJANET project, on 1st April this year.

Dr Hartley was Director of the Computing Service, and had also been Chairman
of the Committee of Management of the AVA Unit since the committee's
inception 18 years ago!

Royal Society Fellows

Congratulations to the following on being elected Fellows of the Royal
Society:

Professor Anthony Butterworth, Honorary Professor at the Department of
Pathology, works on the control of snail parasites. He has undertaken
elegant long-term field studies and laboratory experiments to understand the
contributions of immunological and exposure factors in the development of
acquired immunity to repeated infection. He has shown the role of certain
white blood cells in killing the parasites and of 'blocking' antibodies in
the slow development of immunity.

Dr Nick Davies, Reader in Behavioural Ecology, is distinguished for his
outstanding contributions to behavioural ecology. His work is noted for
exquisite field studies, such as that on the mating system of dunnocks, from
which he developed new understandings of mating systems in general. A second
study, on cuckoos, has helped to resolve issues relating to parasite-host
relationships.

Dr John Field, OBE, Reader in Physics has developed new methods of studying
the behaviour of materials under impact, fracture and erosion, which are of
great practical relevance to engineering design. In particular he has used
very high speed photography, up to 20 million frames per second, to study
fast-moving cracks and explosive reactions. His work is of particular
importance in predicting and controlling the failure of materials when
subjected to sudden stress.

Dr Michael Gordon, Reader in Formal Methods, is internationally recognised
for his techniques of proving the logical design of computer hardware, to
show that the device correctly relates to its functional specification. He
has developed methods from theory to practical application, and used them on
microprocessors and in testing safety-critical and high-integrity systems.

Professor Robert White, Professor of Geophysics, is among the world's
leading marine geophysicists. Using novel methods, he has made detailed
studies of continental margins and of the deep ocean crusts. In particular
he has studied the crustal structure of fracture zones in the oceans, and
has developed theories that explain the distribution of volcanic margins and
plateau basalts world-wide.

Dr Richard Borcherds, currently on leave at the University of California,
has made unique contributions to the mathematical area of algebra using
methods from quantum field theory. He has developed and applied the ideas of
conformal field theory to solve classical problems in pure mathematics.

Botanic Garden

On 24 April, the Superintendent of the University Botanic Garden, Peter
Orriss, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his joining the staff of the
Garden in 1944 as a journeyman, the strange name then given to apprentice
gardeners. After his success in the Royal Horticultural Society's
examination he was appointed to the gardening staff in 1948 and then, on his
return from National Service in the Royal Air Force, to Assistant Foreman in
1950. This was a time when the size of the Garden was doubled by
incorporation of the allotment gardens on its eastern side. In 1955 he
became Foreman and in 1975 Superintendent.

His devotion to the Garden has been complete and he has, in addition, given
much of his own time to helping various organisations which are linked to
the Garden. The quality of his contribution both to the Garden and to
horticulture was recognised in 1990 by his election to an Associate of
Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society - their highest award for a
professional gardener. He has indeed played an important part in giving the
Garden its present high standing both nationally and internationally.

Newton Institute

Professor John Wright has been appointed Deputy Director of the Isaac Newton
Institute for Mathematical Sciences from October 1994. He succeeds Professor
Peter Goddard who will become Master of St John's College.

The Director of the Institute is Sir Michael Atiyah. As Sir Michael is also
Master of Trinity College and President of the Royal Society, many of the
duties that would normally be the Director are devolved to the Deputy
Director. John Wright has been involved with the Institute since its
inception through his role on its Management Committee.

John Wright has been Professor of Mathematics in the University of Reading
since 1971 and is also currently a Lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church,
Oxford. He is a former fellow and tutor of St Catherine's College, Oxford.
For the last eight years, he has been Treasurer of the London Mathematics
Society - its millions have quadrupled during his period of office! He is,
incidentally, a Scotsman from Aberdeen.

Professor Wright says: "In its short life, the Isaac Newton Institute has
become a research institute of the very highest international standing. The
challenge ahead is for it to maintain its present peak of excellence."

Research Fellowships

Dr Susan James of the Faculty of Philosophy and Dr Robert Wardy of the
Faculty of Classics have been awarded British Academy/Leverhulme Trust
Research Fellowships for 1994-5. These Fellowships will allow them both to
spend a year concentrating on their research. Dr James will continue writing
a book about the theories of the passions in early modern philosophy, while
Dr Wardy will be working on the issue of whether and how linguistic
structure might influence the development of philosophy. His research will
involve the investigation of pioneering Chinese translations of western
philosophical classics.

OBE

Mrs Anne Corsellis, who was Cropwood Fellow at the Institute of Criminology
in 1993, was awarded an OBE in the 1994 New Year's Honours list. This was in
recognition of her services to public service interpreters. As Cropwood
Fellow, she produced a simple pack for all those working in courts who are
involved with people who do not speak English. It is hoped that the idea
behind the pack will spread to the rest of Europe.

Mrs Corsellis is Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Linguists and the
principal consultant to the Nuffield Interpreter Project which was started
in Cambridge in 1981. During the year, she worked closely with a number of
University colleagues, in particular the Director of The Cropwood
Fellowship, Helen Krarup.

Cambridge European Trust

Cambridge staff and students will be able to extend their contact with
Europe through a major new University initiative. The Cambridge European
Trust will be established in the summer and will provide a basis on which
the University can develop its already active European role.

The Cambridge European Trust will seek to support activities which extend
across Europe, both to members of the European Union, and other countries in
central and Eastern Europe. Through a distinguished board of trustees, it
will raise funds for academic staff and students of the University to work
in Europe, for the reception in Cambridge of staff and students of high
ability from other European countries, and for the development of European
activities in Cambridge itself.

The Trust was originally proposed by the University's European Matters
Committee, chaired by Mrs Juliet Campbell, Mistress of Girton. Commenting on
the Trust, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Williams, said:

"Cambridge's traditional excellence in teaching and research has been
strengthened by the University's long-standing international outlook. The
Cambridge European Trust will enable us to build on existing links with
European countries, and to develop new ones."

Cambridge already participates in a wide range of European activities. There
are substantial links with otherEuropean universities and the University
participates in the European Union's Comett, Erasmus, Lingua, and Tempus
schemes.

There are developments in European co-operation in Cambridge undergraduate
courses: for example, a European option exists and is developing within the
Law Tripos, and the new regulations for the Engineering Tripos and the
Electrical and Information Sciences Tripos are intended to enable students
to undertake work in Europe.

The first students from Europe supported by the Trust are likely to come to
Cambridge in 1995- 96.

Trustees

The board of trustees represent many aspects of European life and will be
chaired by The Chancellor of the University, The Duke of Edinburgh. The
trustees will be the retiring President of Germany, Richard von Weizsacker,
Sir Leon Brittan, Lord Carrington, two Nobel Prizewinners Professor Pierre
de Gennes and Sir Aaron Klug, Joint Chairman of EuroTunnel, M. Andre Benard,
as well as Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord of Appeal, and Dr Thijmen Koopmans,
Dutch Supreme Court judge, both former Judges of the Court of the European
Communities, Professor Garcia-Moliner, of the Spanish Instituto de Cienca de
Materiales, and Sir Alastair Pilkington, Chairman of the Trustees of the
Cambridge Foundation.

The University will be represented by the Vice-Chancellor, the Mistress of
Girton, Professor Ann Dowling of the Department of Engineering, and
Professor Sir Sam Edwards, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University with
responsibility for research.

Update

Publications

A list of contact points for University publications is given here as
requested by a number of people after the last issue of Newsletter.

Newsletter is an informal publication sent to all those on the University
payroll. Published 5 times a year.

Editor: Susannah Thomas,
        Press & Information Officer,
        Vice-Chancellor's Office,
        The Old Schools,
        Trinity Lane,
        Cambridge CB2 1TN

CAM is a full colour magazine, sent to all former students of the University
all over the world. Published three times a year.

Editor: Dr Peter Richards, Publications Unit,
        1 St Mary's Passage,
        Cambridge CB2 3PQ

Cambridge is the magazine of the Cambridge Society and is sent to its 5,500
members, around the world in July and January. The Society, founded by the
University in 1976, has the role of keeping people informed about the
University, its activities, problems and achievements. Published twice a
year.

Editor: W. P. Kirkman,
        Cambridge Society,
        Fitzwilliam House
        32 Trumpington Street
        Cambridge CB2 1QY

Centrepiece is the magazine of the University Centre. Published 4 times a
year and sent to 17,000 members of the University Centre including the
Business Club.

Editor: Ralph Braybrook,
        Pride Publications,
        14 Middletons Road,
        Yaxley,
        Peterborough PE7 3LR

The Cambridge Review is published twice a year and is available on
subscription from CUP, Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2
2RU.

Editor: Dr Nigel Spivey,
        Emmanuel College,
        St Andrew's Street,
        Cambridge

Child Health in India

Mark Twite, a clinical student, has won the national 3M Health Care Prize
for the best student elective. Mark spent his elective at the Child In Need
Institute, Calcutta. He describes the experience here:

"Calcutta is the richest city I have ever visited, but the streets are not
paved with gold. On the contrary, the roads are potholed, sewers overflow
and the buildings are crumbling and fallling apart. But the city is rich -
rich in human nature.

The Child In Need Institute is a non-governmental organisation whose
philosophy is to improve the quality of life for the majority of people.
There is a diverse range of projects: mother and child health, emergency
relief work, child sponsorship, research and a street children programme.

There were three main objectives to my elective. First, to gain experience
in clinical paediatrics in another cultural setting with a different variety
of diseases compared to those seen in the UK. Second, to carry out a study
on 'Baby Check', a scoring system designed to be used by people without any
medical knowledge to assess how ill a baby is and whether to seek medical
advice. No studies had been carried out to assess the feasibility of using
'Baby Check' in a developing world setting. The study concluded that 'Baby
Check' could be utilised by mothers and/or village health care workers to
determine those babies that need medical attention and so have important
implications for decreasing infant morbidity and mortality in the developing
world. The third objective of my elective was involvement with the street
children programme, learning about the special needs of this very vulnerable
group of children.

Calcutta offered more than just an elective but an experience. I was
privileged to experience the raw compassion of human nature when living in
absolute poverty and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. I liked
Calcutta because I liked the people - the people with the true riches of
experiencing the joy of living."

Small Ads

Seaside Holiday Cottage

In Robin Hood's Bay on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
Available May and June (Possibly July). Comfortable and well equipped,
sleeps 6. Contact Bob Terry, Dept of Pharmacology, network 34042.

House Sought for Summer 1994

Two staff members of Strathclyde University shall be carrying out research
at the Scott Polar Research Institute, during Summer 1994. They are
interested in house-minding for all or part of this period, or
alternatively, in arranging a house-swap for their home in Strathblane
(which is within commuting distance of Glasgow and Edinburgh).

If anyone feels that they are in the position to offer such an opportunity,
please contact G. Renwick or W. Gunn on 0360 771 105. References can be
supplied if required.

Picture Framing Service

Complete framing service from photographs to oil paintings with an extensive
choice of mounts and frames at most competitive prices. Please phone Lyndon
Framing on 0223 276171

For Sale

Wooden sailing boat with trailer and tail lights. Excellent condition 300
pounds. Contact Tel: 0223 845929 or network 33399 (ask for Caroline)

House For Sale

Immediately available. Modern (1981) Two bedroomed house with detached
garage in Hulatt Road, off Mowbray Road. Within 10 minutes walk
Addenbrooke's and MRC. Close to Wulfstan Way shops and within 1-1/2 miles
City Centre. Price 57,000 pounds to include fitted carpets, curtains, cooker
etc. Please tel: 0869 350109

To Let

Furnished 2 bed. terraced house with sunny garden to let in city centre,
close to shops and swimming pool. 500 pounds pcm, short or long let
considered. Contact Dr Alison Cooke. Tel: 071 354 0401.

eventsheet - 11 May 1994 onwards

Exhibitions

Fitzwilliam Museum

Until 27 May
  Cripps Gallery
  Tue-Fri 10.00-12.00
  Awards of Merit: school medals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Until 7 August
  Graham Robertson Room
  Tue-Fri 14.00-17.00
  Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun 14.15-17.00
  Fifteen Drawings in Search of an Artist

Until 29 August
  Octagon
  Tue-Fri 14.00-17.00
  Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun 14.15-17.00
  Flower Drawings from the Broughton Collection

Until 11 September
  Shiba Room
  Tue-Fri 14.00-17.00
  Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun 14.15-17.00
  Surimono II

17 May - 4 September
  Adeane Gallery
  Tue-Sat 10.00-17.00
  Sun 14.15-17.00
  British Landscape Watercolours 1750-1850

17 May - 18 September
  Charrington Print Room
  Tue-Fri 14.00-17.00
  Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun 14.15-17.00
  Lord Fitzwilliam's Print Albums

28 June - 28 October
  Cripps Gallery
  Tue-Fri 10.00-12.00
  2,500 Years of French Coinage

Kettle's Yard Gallery

The Exhibition Gallery will be closed for extension work until July 1994. The
House will remain open for viewing the collection during this time. Opening
times: Tues-Sun 14.00-16.00

Wednesday Lunchtime Talks       13.10 - 13.50 Admission Free
  May  11: Christopher Wood
  May  25: Abstract or not?
  June 8:  Gaudier-Brzeska
  June 22: Questions about Kettle's Yard
  July 6: Is it natural?

Sunday Lunchtime Talks          16.00 - 16.45 Admission Free
  5 June: Gaudier-Brezka

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Until June
  Main Anthropology Gallery
  Display of Pachyu Religious Material from Nepal

Until June
  Main Archaeology Gallery
  Digging for Identity -  British Neolithic Axe Trade

Until August
  The Americas 1492
  Opening times: Mon-Fri 14.00-16.00 Sat 10.00-12.30

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Opening times: Mon-Sat 14.00-16.00

Theatres

Arts Theatre

The Arts Theatre will be closed for renovations until Autumn 1995.  During this
time arrangements have been made for booking theatre trips to a variety of
locations.  All are welcome.

21 May
  A Day At The Bury St Edmunds Festival
  Hear poet Benjamin Zephaniah read some of his work; visit the
  newly-restored Manor House Museum with a tour and lunch provided; listen to
  the Takane String Quartet in St Mary's Church then later the Westminster
  Cathedral Choir in the Cathedral.
  Tickets 25-30 pounds

10 June
  Death And The Maiden
  New production at Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, which won the London Time Out
  award for best play in 1991. Tickets 12-17 pounds.

Please telephone Cambridge 352001 for Theatre details and Arts Cinema
programme, or Cambridge 355246 if you would like to support the theatre
restoration campaign.

Arts Cinema

Tickets for Arts Theatre, Arts Cinema, ADC and West Road Concert Hall can be
booked at Cambridge Arts Box Office on 0223 352001

ADC Theatre

10-14 May
  The Misanthrope: Darling Productions
  8.00pm

17-21 May
  Archangels Don't Play Pinball: CYT Productions
  8.00pm

1-3 June
  Tales from Tolkien: Essential Theatre
  11.00am and 2.30pm

7-25 June
  Footlights Summer Revue 1994: Footlights Dramatic Club
  8.00pm and 2.30pm matinee

27 June-2 July
  Dreams of Anne Frank: Classworks TIE
  8.00pm and 2.30pm matinee

5-9 July
  The Magic Flute: Apollo Opera
  7.30pm

11-30 July
  Cambridge Fringe (sponsored by CN.FM 103 Radio)
  Further information, tel: 359547

12-16 July
  Guys & Dolls: C.I.T.

19,21,23,25,27,29July
  Noises Off: MKM Productions

20,22,24,26,28,30 July
  Salad Days: Dazzalee Productions
  Telephone: Cambridge 352001 (Box Office) or 359547 (Theatre) for further
  details

Events

15 May
Veterinary School Open Day
  The Carnival of the Animals is the theme. Arena events include free-fall
  parachute jump by the Paladian Free Fall Team, Medieval Jousting, Royal
  Army Veterinary Corps Dog Display Team, as well as many exhibitions,
  stalls and a Bouncy Tiger for children. Admission by programme at the
  gate 1 pound each. 10.30am to 4.30pm.

  Further details from CAMVET Appeal Office Tel: 37630 (network)

20 May
  Communications Forum: Sponsorship and Fundraising.
  King's College 11.30am. Further information from Press and Information
  Office on 32300.

7 June
  CRIL Patent Clinic
  Advice on intellectual property rights for researchers.  Contact Chris
  Smart on 312856 to arrange a time for a confidential discussion.  (No
  charge is made for this service.)

12 June
  Madingley Hall Gardens: Open afternoon.
  Gardens open as part of the National Gardens Scheme. Board of Continuing
  Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley. 2.30 - 5.30pm

16-21 June
  Students Sculptures in the Institute of Astronomy Grounds
  The Institute's grounds in Madingley Road will be open from 9.00am until
  5.00pm for viewing (except Sunday). Tel: Cambridge 337545

17 and 18 June
  Institute of Astronomy and Royal Greenwich Observatory Open Days.
  Madingley Road. The Observatories will be open to members of the
  University and members of the public between 10.00am and 4.00pm.

  Telescopes, displays, instruments, models, videos and historical exhibits
  will be available. Tel: Cambridge 337548.

5 July
  CRIL Patent Clinic   (For details see 7 June)

14-31 July
  18th Cambridge Film Festival
  Further information from Anne Roberts, Cambridge Arts Cinema Tel: 0223
  462666. Booking opens on 1 July

22 July
  Communications Forum: Cambridge City Council Publicity Services
  Oriel Room, The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, 11.30am. Further
  information from Press and Information Office on 32300.

23 July
  Tree Day at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
  A day of activities and exhibitions for all the family. Come and find out
  all about trees. 10.00am - 4.00pm. Admission to the Garden (Bateman
  Street gate only) is 1.50 pounds adults, 1.00 pounds children and senior
  citizens.

Painting and drawing plants - courses in the Botanic Garden
  18 and 19 June
    Trees and Water in the Botanic Garden with Jenny Sanders
  1, 2 & 3 July
    Summer Flowers with Anne Abraham
  9 & 10 July
    Impressionistic Landscapes in Pastel with Geoff Marsters
  Six Thursday mornings from 1 September
    Autumn Flowers and Foliage with Anne Abraham

2 August
  CRIL Patent Clinic   (For details see 7 June)

6 September
  CRIL Patent Clinic   (For details see 7 June)

Lectures

11 May
  Video user interfaces
  Dr Peter Robinson, Computer Laboratory. Babbage Lecture Theatre, New
  Museums Site, Pembroke Street 4.15pm

12 May
  English Patrons and Collectors of Sevres Porcelain
  Rosalind Savill, Director, Wallace Collection. Peterhouse Lecture Theatre
  6.30pm. Admission: Friends of the Fitzwilliam and students 1.50 pounds,
  others 2.50 pounds. Tel: 0223 332900

18 May
  Genetic algorithms, neural nets & artificial life - the Aarhus approach
  Dr Brian Mayoh, University of Aarhus (see 11 May for details)

25 May
  The Medusa Networked Multimedia System
  Dr Andrew Hopper, Computer Laboratory/Olivetti Research Limited (see 11
  May for details)

26 May
  Floral Ornament in Classical Art
  Sir John Boardman, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art,
  University of Oxford. Peterhouse Lecture Theatre 6.30pm. Admission:
  Friends of the Fitzwilliam and students 1.50 pounds, others 2.50 pounds.
  Tel: 0223 332900

1 June
  Factoring RSA-129
  Paul Leyland, Oxford (see 11 May for details)

6 June
  Social, Business and Technology Futures (Provisional title)
  Arthur Anderson Lecture. Charles Hampden-Turner, Judge Institute of
  Management Studies, and Gordon Edge, Generics Group plc. Chair: Martin
  Sorrell, WPP Group plc. Fitzpatrick Hall, Queens' College 5.00pm. Entry
  by ticket only. Tickets from Judge Institute of Management Studies,
  Fitzwilliam House, 32 Trumpington St. Tel: 0223 337051

Concerts

11 May
  Beethoven: Quartet op. 18 no.2 in G major, Schoenberg: Quartet op. 37
  no.4, Schumann: Quartet op. 41 no. 3 in A major
  Endellion String Quartet.
  West Road Concert Hall 8.00pm. Tickets from Arts Cinema

12 June
  Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition, Gershwin: An American in Paris,
  Respighi: The Pines of Rome
  Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra, conductors - Jonathan Boswell,
  Matthew Sharp.
  West Road Concert Hall 8.00pm. Tickets from Corn Exchange

15 June
  Dvorak: 'Cello concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
  Cambridge University Musical Society, 'cello - Matthew Sharp,
  conductor - William Lacey.
  West Road Concert Hall 8.00pm. Tickets from Arts Cinema

18 June
  Mendelssohn: Overture (Fingal's Cave), Shostakovich: 'Cello concerto
  no. 1 Faure: Pavane, Haydn: Symphony no. 100 (Military)
  Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, 'cello - Matt Haimovitz,
  conductor - Christopher Seaman.
  West Road Concert Hall 8.00pm. Tickets from Arts Cinema or on the door

30 June
  Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Schubert: String quintet in C
  Endellion String Quartet, viola - Roger Tapping, 'cello - Robert Cohen.
  West Road Concert Hall. 8.00pm. Tickets from Arts Cinema