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Annual Report of the Delegacy lxxi appropriate technique in Dr Pichon's laboratory in France during visit of five weeks which was financed by the Royal Society Dr Bradbury and Dr Venetia France continued their researches on transport across membrances Dr France is particularly concerned with the development of the sodium transport system in foetal sheep bladder together with the effect of antidiuretic hormone on the physiological function of the bladder Dr Robins has been laying the foundations for an investigation into possible mechanisms involved in cellular proliferation in certain dental tissues under stress He has developed strain gauge dynamo- meter for investigating biting forces in the rat and also the use of scintillation counting method to investigate the synthesis of DNA in dental tissues Dr Band has concerned himself with the Physiology of the carotid body chemoreceptor and its precise function in regulating respiration considerable portion of his time this year has been occupied with the setting up of an arrangement of computing devices which allow him to follow the results of an experiment on display screen His work has been strongly supported by the Wellcome Trust FACULTY OF MUSIC Number of Students Mus 19 Postgraduate 13 Departmental Notes During the session 1971-72 the Senate appointed Professor Howard Mayer Brown of the University of Chicago to the King Edward Chair of Music he will take up his duties as Professor and Dean of the Faculty and Head of Department of Music at King's College in October 1972 The Faculty is pleased to welcome Professor Brown Mr Peter Wishart formerly of the University of Birmingham and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama was appointed Lecturer in the Faculty of Music as from January 1st 1972 Dr Trowell who was Acting Dean and Acting Head of Department between the death of Professor Dart and the appointment of Professor Brown will now be Vice-Dean of the Faculty The Faculty is much indebted to Dr Trowell for his unstinting loyalty to the Faculty of Music and the immense