SECTION C: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, 1960-1980
Scope and Contents
Section C, University of Edinburgh, is not extensive. However, it does include significant material relating to the events leading up to the establishment of the Department of Molecular Biology at Edinburgh, including the initial approaches from M.M. Swann, then Dean of the Science Faculty at Edinburgh, and subsequent material relating to the terms and conditions under which Pollock worked, staffing and accommodation. There is a little material relating to relations with other departments of the university including correspondence and papers relating to a planned 'Institute of Artificial Intelligence' that would bring together experts from a number of departments and for which Pollock was a leading advocate.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1980
Creator
- From the Fonds: Pollock, Martin Rivers, 1914-1999 (professor of biology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Administrative or Biographical History
Pollock moved to the University of Edinburgh in 1965 as Professor of Biology and founder, with William Hayes, of the first teaching Department of Molecular Biology in the UK. He remained at Edinburgh until retirement in 1976.
Full Extent
30 Files
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Repository Details
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