Calendar: 1973-1974 Page 412

Annual Report of the Delegacy xxxix tion fact which was greatly appreciated by the but not by the The most notable event of the year was the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Philip to open the new build- ings in the Strand This provided an opportunity for many of the members of the Union Society to meet Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Looking back the last year has been one of change both in the physical appearance of the College and in the attitudes of the students which has led to greater emphasis being laid on the political role of the Union while maintaining its social and sporting role This has meant welcome broadening of outlook in the Union and although this means great deal of work for all those involved with the adminis- trative side of the Union it can only be hoped that this broadening will continue Ill REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF BYZANTINE AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES Number of Students Postgraduate Departmental Notes weekly postgraduate inter-collegiate Seminar on Byzantine History thirteenth to fifteenth centuries was conducted by Professor Nicol throughout the three terms of the year Mr Clogg held weekly postgraduate Seminar on Modern Greek History during the summer term and read paper at an East European Seminar at St Anthony's College Oxford Professor Nicol lectured on Byzantine and allied topics at the Universities of Oxford Cambridge Durham and Birmingham He acted as External Supervisor and or Examiner in Modern Greek and Byzantine History at the University of Oxford Aberdeen and Edinburgh He represented the University of London at the XlVth International Congress of Byzantine Studies at Bucharest First degrees and higher degrees are listed in Appendices and II distinctions and appointments gained by staff and students are hsted on pages xxvi-xxxi