UCL Guest Book: October 2008

On 25-26 October, UCL hosted the Medsin National Conference entitled 'Power and Politics in Global Health'. It was attended, amongst others, by Clare Short MP (former Minister for International Development), Elizabeth Pisani (epidemiologist and journalist), Dr Richard Horton (editor of 'The Lancet') and Martin Wolf, (editor of the 'Financial Times').

Imran Khan, Chair of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spoke at the Windeyer Building on 25 October at the invitation of the UCL Union Pakistan Society.

Phil Woolas MP, Minister for borders and immigration, and Dutch ambassador Pim Waldeck attended 'Where now for multiculturalism?' - a town hall meeting at UCL on 24 October held in association with DEMOS and the Dutch embassy.

Japanese scientist Susumu Tonegawa, who won the Nobel Prize for his work in immunology, delivered UCL's Clinical Prize lecture on 13 October.

HRH Princess Anne was at UCL on 6 October to open the new Clinical Neuroscience Centre on Queen Square.

On 3 October, Polish Minister for Finance Jacek Rostowski (UCL BSc International Relations 1972; MA 1973) gave the MB Grabowski Memorial Lecture 2008 at the UCL School for Slavonic & East European Studies on 'What Can Poland Give to Europe and Europe Give to Poland?'

Images: MPs Clare Short and Imran Khan, and HRH Princess Anne

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JULY

Roger Smith, Director of law reform and human rights organisation JUSTICE, discussed the next steps towards a British Bill of Rights with Professor Francesca Klug OBE of the London School of Economics at a public seminar held by the UCL Constitution Unit on 22 July.

Author Terry Pratchett came to film with researchers and patients from the UCL Institute for Neurology/National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Dementia Research Centre on 18 July, as part of an upcoming documentary about Alzheimer's disease.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith opened the International Crime Science Conference 2008 organised by the UCL Centre for Security and Crime Science on 17 July.

On 7 July the UCL Constitution Unit held its annual summer drinks reception. It was attended, amongst others, by Lord Justice Thomas of the Royal Courts of Justice, Lord McNally and Baroness D'Souza from the House of Lords, Lord Goodheart QC and MPs Andrew Dismore, Bernard Jenkin, Eric Illsley and Oliver Heald.

Images: Terry Pratchett and Jacqui Smith

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Minister of State Michael Wills MP, Richard Thomas (Information Commissioner) and Maurice Frankel (Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information) spoke at the 2008 Freedom of Information conference organised by the UCL Constitution Unit on 3 June. Listen to the presentations here.

Yamaguchi University President, Professor Takuya Marumoto and colleagues attended a ceremony at UCL on 12 June to strengthen research collaborations between the two leading educational institutions.

Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Ombudsman, gave a public seminar hosted by the UCL Constitution Unit on 'Good administration: Why we need it more than ever' on 17 June.

Architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw opened the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture Summer Show on 20 June.

The Earl Spencer and newsreader Alastair Stewart OBE were among the guests at the launch of the Samantha Dickson Brain Cancer Unit within the UCL Cancer Institute on 25 June.

On 27 June, the new French Ambassador to the UK, HE Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, visited UCL to discuss Franco-British collaborations. He was accompanied by Laurence Auer, Cultural Counsellor and Director, the French Institute in the UK, Edwige Girardin, Attaché for Co-operation in Higher Education, and René David, Counsellor for Science and Technology at the French Embassy in London. The discussions centred on interdisciplinary collaborations across the sciences, biomedicine and the arts and humanities; synergies with business and industry in France and the UK; and the leadership role that UCL can play in furthering such collaborations. 

Images: Alastair Stewart and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

MAY

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, acclaimed author, broadcaster and journalist, and BBC World Service director Nigel Chapman gave lectures on languages of the wider world and the media at the SOAS-UCL Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Languages of the Wider World on 7 May. Watch the lectures here. 

Ben Bradshaw MP, South West Regional Minister, gave a public seminar on 'The Role of Regional Ministers in England' at the UCL Constitution Unit on 19 May.

David Blunkett MP (Home Secretary 2001―2004) and Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, were among the speakers at the UCL Bindman Annual Debate on 'Liberty and Security: Are the Rules of the Game Changing?' chaired by Robin Lustig (Presenter, 'The World Tonight') and hosted by UCL Laws on 21 May.

The Hon Mike Rann, MP, Premier of South Australia, signed an agreement at UCL on 29 May to establish the UCL School of Energy & Resources, Australia in Adelaide, which will make UCL the first UK university with a campus in Australia.

John Prescott spoke about his autobiography and signed copies at UCL on 29 May.

Images: David Blunkett and Shami Chakrabarti spoke at an annual debate held by UCL Laws