Botany in the University of London: Birkbeck College

Abstract

BY the appointment of Dr. C. T. Ingold to the chair of botany, Birkbeck College maintains a strong mycological tradition built up during the period of office of Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan. Dr. Ingold is well known for his studies on the aquatic Hyphomycetes, and for work on mechanisms of spore dispersal in fungi. He is a keen and first-class naturalist, and one of the limited band of those who 'know their higher Basidiomycetes', so that it is a real pleasure to tramp the country with him as guide. He conveys his enthusiasm with success to students and colleagues. Dr. Ingold was a student of the Queen's University, Belfast, and has served on the staff of the University of Reading. Latterly he has been head of the Department of Botany at University College, Leicester. His published work includes papers on permeability, aquatic fungi and algæ, and an attractive book on spore dispersal.