Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1976-1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
18 boxes
Scope and content
Faculty of Life Sciences/School of Life Sciences material at King's College London comprises minutes, correspondence, memoranda and personnel files, 1976- 1998. These notably include the School general files, 1990-1994; Divisional Executive Committee minutes, 1989-1996; papers relating to the strategic direction of the Faculty and School including the Subject Area Review Committee (SARC); typescript Strategic Plan, 1989-1993; minutes of the King's College London Academic Policy Group, 1990-1994; minutes of the King's Planning and Resources Committee, 1989-1994; papers relating to the merger of King's with the United Medical and Dental Schools, 1991-1993; minutes of the Academic Committee of the School of Biological Sciences, 1976- 1984; papers relating to the Interdisciplinary Research Centre, 1988-1989; correspondence concerning the establishment and function of the Centre for Mental Health Services Development, 1992-1993; correspondence on the International Centre for Underutilised Crops, King's College, 1991; research funding memoranda, correspondence and reports, notably with the Science and Engineering Research Council, 1988-1994; correspondence concerning student prizes in the Faculties of Natural Science and Engineering, 1978-1990; papers relating to a legal case involving the Department of Biochemistry, 1987; Divisional staff appointments, 1987; some staff personnel files, 1979-1998.
System of arrangement
Arranged in order of accession.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Faculty of Life Sciences was established in 1985 following the merger of King's, Queen Elizabeth and Chelsea Colleges. Previously, its constituent departments had mainly formed part of the Faculty of Natural Science. The College's academic structure was reorganised into Schools in 1989, when the School of Life, Basic Medical and Health Sciences came into being. In 1998, this was subdivided into the School of Health and Life Sciences, and the School of Biomedical Sciences.
Repository
Custodial history
School of Life, Basic Medical and Health Sciences.
Conditions governing access
Administrative records are generally closed for 20 years except for published material and some committee and other minutes.
Files containing personal data are closed for 80 years and sensitive personal data for 100 years from the date of the most recent document in the file.
Where open, access is subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification, to include one photographic ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only.
Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Finding aids
Some hand lists are available in hard copy in the College Archives reading room.
Existence and location of originals
Please note: We require 7 days notice to retrieve this collection as part, or all of it, is held off-campus. Read more ›
Related materials
Alternative identifier(s)
Subjects
- Academic teaching personnel
- Educational administration
- Educational levels
- Educational management
- Educational personnel
- Educational planning
- Educational policy
- Health education
- Higher education
- Higher education institutions
- Higher science education
- Life sciences
- Personnel management
- Recruitment
- Teachers
- Universities
- Personnel
- Organization and administration
- People by occupation
- Health services administration
- People
- Public administration
- Government
Place access points
People and Organisations
- King's College London Academic Policy Group (Subject)
- King's College London Centre for Mental Health Services Development (Subject)
- King's College London Interdisciplinary Research Centre (Subject)
- King's College London International Centre for Underutilised Crops (Subject)
- Science and Engineering Research Council (Subject)
Genre access points
Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000.
Script(s)
Archivist's note
Sources used include College prospectuses. Entry compiled by Geoff Browell as part of the RSLP AIM 25 Project.