Calendar: 1964-1965 Page 346

Annual Report refrigerated centrifuge for use in biochemical research was purchased with grant from the Royal Society Research has continued into the mechanism of carbon dioxide fixa- tion and the hormonal control of flowering in succulent plants as well as on the uptake of ions by plant tissues fungi and bacteria series of biochemical seminars for third-year students and post- graduates was arranged during the Lent term as supplement to lec- tures and tutorial teaching Field courses formed an important part in undergraduate teaching this year Mr Streeter led day excursions to the Ashdown Forest Box Hill and Camber Sands Courses of week's duration were arranged for first- and second-year students at Juniper Hall and Malham Tarn field stations respectively The facilities for students at the department in Half Moon Lane have been improved by the provision of Common Room in no 64 staff student tea club met on Fridays during the year to hear talks on wide variety of subjects by members of the department and outside speakers visit was made to Dulwich College to discuss the teaching of biology with members of the teaching staff very successful de- partmental Dinner was held at the end of the Summer term department of chemistry Number of Students Sc Ancillary 33 Sc General 49 Sc Sc Special Postgraduate Organic Chemistry 25 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 28 Total 229 First Degrees ist Class Honours 2nd Class Honours Upper Division 11 2nd Class Honours Lower Division rd Class Honours