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Dantzic Street was renamed Keyworth Street in 1919 in memory of Lance Corporal Leonard James Keyworth who was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in France during the First World War. After his investiture at Buckingham Palace on 12 July 1915 he returned to France where he sustained wounds from which he died on 19 October 1915, aged 22 years.

Kirk, William
Person · 1911-1996

William Kirk taught Work Study at South Bank Polytechnic from 1972, having previously worked for the Morgan Crucible Company and for Decca in work study. He died on 22nd September 1996, aged 85.

Kirkland, John
Person

John Kirkland was a lecturer and teacher of Bread-Making at the National Bakery School, Borough Polytechnic Institute

Krebs, John; Baron Krebs
Person · 1945-

John, Baron Krebs is an English zoologist researching in the field of behavioural ecology of birds. He was the Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council 1994–1999 and in 1999 was knighted. From 2000–2005 he was the first Chairman of the British Food Standards Agency.
Lord Krebs (then known as Sir John Krebs) was made an Honorary Doctor of Science in 2003.

Kyle, Peter
Person

Peter Kyle was made an Honorary Fellow of the University in 2005 in recognition of his work as Chief Executive of the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Lam, Tom
Person

School of Legal, Political and Social Sciences, South Bank University

Language and Literacy Unit
Person

The Afro-Caribbean Language & Literacy Project (ACLLP) began in 1984 with Section 11 funding. It worked through classroom-based staff development along with other resources and succeeded in changing attitudes to Creole and Caribbean languages, enabling people to value their own linguistic heritage and in many cases see their languages written down for the first time.

Person

Portfolios were kept by the Unit for each year providing an overview of the work achieved and information on: project and consultancy work; training and courses provided; publications and resources produced; conferences, seminars and events organised and attended; links with international groups and work related to government initiatives.

Leathard, Audrey; Dr
Person · 1935-

Background
Leathard, Audrey Mary was born on April 22, 1935 in London.

Education
Bachelor in Social Studies with honors, Hull (United Kingdom) University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Administration, London School of Economics, 1978.

Career
General secretary, Davies's School of English, London, 1955-1960; teacher, Hull U., 1965-1972; senior lecturer, South Bank Polytechnic, London, 1980; reader, South Bank University, London, 1989-1995; visiting professor interprofessional studies, South Bank University, London, from 1995.

Lebherz, Herman
Person

Staff member, Department of Architecture, Polytechnic of the South Bank.

Levine, Paul
Person

Staff member, Faculty of Administrative Studies, Polytechnic of the South Bank.

Lewis, Elizabeth
Person

South Bank University
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