1987

Inaugural Symposium and Annual General Meeting (AGM)
26 September 1987
Sudan Cultural Counsellor’s Office

A welcoming address was made by the SSSUK Chairman, Professor G.N. Sanderson (Department of History, Royal Holloway College).

History and Current Affairs Chaired by Dr Peter Woodward

Dr Martin Daly (Department of History, University of Memphis), The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium versus the Independent Sudan: a trial balance.

Charles Gordon (SOAS, University of London), The Current Political and Economic Situation in the Sudan.

A. Osman (Department of Politics, University of Reading), The National Islamic Front and the 1986 Election.

Science and the Environment Chaired by Professor G.N. Sanderson

Dr Mike Hulme (Department of Geography, University of Salford), When is a Drought a Drought? Problems of interpreting Sudanese rainfall data.

Dr A. Trilsbach (Department of Geography, University of Durham), Societal Implications of Environmental Changes.

Dr F.J. Bloore (Department of Applied Mathematics and Experimental Physics, University of Liverpool), Time-lapse Photography of Ripples and Dunes.

Education Chaired by Dr A. Trilsbach

Simon Bush (Centre for International Briefing, and former ELT Scheme Liaison Officer), The English-Language Teaching Scheme.

Jon Williams (former English Language Teacher, 1986-87), Teaching English in the Sudan: an experience.

Closing remarks.