scholarly journals William Bullerwell, 27 September 1916 - 25 November 1977

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Folk Songs ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
King's College ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Good Word ◽  
Geological Sciences ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Dr William Bullerwell, Chief Geophysicist and Deputy Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences, London, S.W.7, died suddenly on 25 November 1977 at his home at Kenilworth Court, Putney, at the age of 61. He won distinction for his contributions to geophysical research, both fundamental and applied, particularly in relation to problems in the United Kingdom and the surrounding continental shelf; and, as a man, he will be remembered for his fine personal qualities, for his encouragement of young people and his generous assistance to all who sought his help. William Bullerwell was born at 57 Hunters Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 27 September 1916, the younger son of John William and Alice Bullerwell. The Bullerwell family has a long tradition of teaching and farming; William’s mother was the daughter of William Wilkinson, farmer of Shaftoe Moor, Middleton, Northumberland, and his wife Mary, while William’s father was Senior Lecturer in Physics at Armstrong College (subsequently King’s College) in the University of Durham. John William Bullerwell was a don for whom everyone in college had a good word. He served as treasurer of the Choral and Orchestral Society for 40 years and was closely associated with the Newcastle Bach Choir from the time of its foundation. He was a lifelong friend of the distinguished north country musician William Gillies Whittaker and together they made music and collected northern folk songs.

scholarly journals Translation and the British Colonial Mission: The Career of Samuel Turner Fearon and the Establishment of Chinese Studies at King's College, London

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
UGANDA SZE PUI KWAN
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Colonial Policy ◽  
King's College ◽  
Chinese Studies ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
The University

AbstractThe University of London was the first institution in the United Kingdom to establish a professorship in Chinese. Within a decade of the first half of the nineteenth century, two professorships in Chinese were created at its two colleges: the first at University College in 1837 and the second at King's College in 1847. Previous studies of British sinology have devoted sufficient attention to the establishment of the programme and the first Chinese professorship. However, despite the latter professorship being established by the same patron (Sir George Thomas Staunton; 1781–1859) during the same era as the former, the institutionalisation of the Chinese programme at King's College London seems to have been completely overlooked. If we consider British colonial policy and the mission of the Empire in the early nineteenth century, we are able to understand the strategic purpose served by the Chinese studies programme at King's and the special reason for its establishment at a crucial moment in the history of Sino-British relations. Examining it from this perspective, we reveal unresolved doubts concerning the selection and appointment of King's first Chinese professor. Unlike other inaugural Chinese professors appointed during the nineteenth century at other universities in the United Kingdom, the first Chinese professor at King’s, Samuel Turner Fearon (1819–1854), was not a sinophile. He did not translate any Chinese classics or other works. His inaugural lecture has not even survived. This is why sinologists have failed to conduct an in-depth study on Fearon and the genealogy of the Chinese programme at King’s. Nevertheless, Samuel Fearon did indeed play a very significant role in Sino-British relations due to his ability as an interpreter and his knowledge of China. He was not only an interpreter in the first Opium War (1839–1842) but was also a colonial civil servant and senior government official in British Hong Kong when the colonial government started to take shape after the war. This paper both re-examines his contribution during this “period of conflict and difficulty” in Sino-British relations and demonstrates the very nature of British sinology.

scholarly journals A day in the life of a Bioethicist

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-67
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Philosophy Of Medicine ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Social Medicine ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
King's College ◽  
The University ◽  
Training Manager

Dr Silvia Camporesi graduated with a BSc in Biotechnology and a MSc in Medical Biotechnology from the University of Bologna, Italy. She then went on to work as a scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Triest, Italy, investigating animal models of post-infarction. Dr Camporesi holds two PhDs: the first in Foundations of Life Sciences and Ethics (2010) and the second in Philosophy of Medicine (2013). She is now a tenured Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College London, where she is also the Director of the MSc programme in Bioethics & Society. Lorenza Giannella (Training Manager, Biochemical Society) spoke to her about her work.

Meirion Thomas, 28 December 1894 - 5 April 1977

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 547-568
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Research Worker ◽  
Memorial Service ◽  
World War ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
King's College ◽  
Army Service ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne ◽  
Meirion Thomas

Meirion Thomas spent all but a year or two of his professional career at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (formerly Armstrong, later King’s College, University of Durham) following army service in World War I. An account of his arrival there says his advent was quite an occasion because of his Oxbridge accent, his air of culture and sophistication, his beautiful manners and his military bearing. At the memorial service for him it was said: ‘Through all the talks about him there runs a note of admiration for the research worker, the teacher, the quintessential bachelor, the regular worshipper at the Cathedral or the Welsh Chapel, and for the least warlike of men with a good first war record.’ Meirion was a quiet, naturally friendly man with a twinkle in his eye and a fine sense of humour, but a persistent shyness gave him a somewhat aloof manner and he maintained a personal reticence which none of his colleagues fully penetrated. He was extremely thorough in all he did and brought to his work high ideals and a sense of duty acquired in youth. He set the highest of standards and his students regarded him with some degree of awe, but in after years many expressed their respect and affection for him and gratitude for the rigorous training he provided.

scholarly journals Islam in Higher Education

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Abdul-Rehman Malik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Social Force ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

Since 9/11, there has been a remarkable growth in the study of Islam inhigher education. Whereas a decade earlier many universities were eager toclose down or at best amalgamate their Islamic studies programs into largerdepartments, there is now an urgency on the part of academic administratorsto begin teaching about and encouraging research on Islam. Not onlyis there a demand from students, but there is also an understanding thatIslam, as a religion and a social force, will continue to have an impact onglobal and domestic realities for the foreseeable future. However, there hasbeen little discussion about how to approach the study of Islam, given thecurrent political climate.The Islam in Higher Education conference, organized by theAssociation of Muslim Social Scientists UK (AMSS-UK) in conjunctionwith the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations(CSIC) at the University of Birmingham and the Higher EducationAcademy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, was heldon 29-30 January 2005. It encouraged participants to engage in a criticalanalysis and dialogue concerning the status of the study of Islam in highereducation, employability and recruitment, academic standards and pedagogy,the depiction of Islam and Muslims in higher education, and comparativeinternational approaches to Islam in higher education.In opening the conference, CSIC’s Bustami Khir, senior lecturer inIslamic studies, spoke of the critical role that such events could play inshaping the future of the study of Islam and Muslims in the UnitedKingdom. Michael Clarke (vice principal, University of Birmingham) discussedthe city as a historical space of interaction between religion andmodernity in an industrializing world. He added that with over 140,000Muslims residing in the city, Birmingham was set to become the firstmajority non-white city in the United Kingdom and that the city could notbe understood without reference to its faith communities ...

Host relationships of Ixodes arvicolae Warburton on the Scilly Isles

Parasitology ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Rood ◽  
E. T. Burtt
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Apodemus Sylvaticus ◽  
Microtus Agrestis ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
King's College ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Host Relationships ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Ixodes arvicolae Warburton was collected at 2-monthly intervals from January 1961 to August 1962 on a total of 226 Apodemus sylvaticus and 264 Crocidura suaveolens cassiteridum in the Scilly Isles. Twenty-one adult females (out of a total forty-two ticks) were found on Apodemus and one adult female (out of a total 106 ticks) on Crocidura. No adult males were found. Ticks were collected from the hosts throughout the year, but in Crocidura there was a suggestion of greater frequency for larvae during the summer. I. arvicolae was also found on Mus musculus in the Scilly Isles and on Microtus agrestis in Cornwall.We wish to thank Professor D. R. Arthur of King's College, University of London, for identification of the ticks involved in this study, and Dr Alec Milne of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for helpful criticism of the manuscript.

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