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lxxiv Annual Report of the Delegacy part-time basis to organise course on Physics for Biology students Dr Appleton rejoined the department after spending some time in the United States and Australia Mr Flack joined the staff as Administrative Assistant to Sir John Randall new instrument convolution camera was developed by Dr Elliott and Dr O'Brien This is used to analyse periodic structure in electron micrographs of muscle protein department of botany Number of Students 'Ancillary' Botany 95 Sc 23 Research 10 Departmental Notes Dr Gyldenholm was appointed Honorary Lecturer in the department during the tenure of his Fellowship from the University of Copenhagen He gave much help with electron microscopy Professor Punnett Temple University Philadelphia spent six months of his sabbatical working in the department on chloroplast transformations Dr Pihakaski Turku University Finland spent nine months on Royal Society Fellowship studying the fine structure of liverworts Dr Powls Liverpool spent year on Science Research Council Fellowship studying quinones in plants Domestically the most important and gratifying event was the move into new accommodation provided by Stage of the Half Moon Lane Development It was possible to implement many projects not pre- viously practicable in Nos 64-68 and the operation of the building proved most pleasant after some initial troubles The teaching labora- tories have been well equipped with the funds generously made avail- able by the College At one-day research conference on 'Non-haem iron proteins' in March visitors were welcomed from the Universities of East Anglia London Oxford Sheffield and Sussex from AERE Harwell and from Rothamsted Experimental Station Professor Whatley attended the EUCHEM Conference on 'Metalloproteins' at Heligoland Germany and the 'Round Table