Out with the old year ... ... in with the new

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Out with the old year ...

Among the top 10 humanitarian books of 1999 is one co-edited by geographer Dr Richard Black (AFRAS) with Khalid Koser. The End of the Refugee Cycle received its chart-topping accolade from the Humanitarian Times (an email humanitarian news service). Mass migrations home (repatriation) in the 1990s is the subject of the book, which is based primarily on country case studies including Bosnia, Angola and Cambodia. Contributors tease out different constructions of 'home' that have meaning for refugees: in some cases (e.g. Eritrea or Bosnia), home is a new creation. The book also casts light on the new cycle of vulnerabilities that begins after refugees reach home and looks at the international structures of delivering protection and aid.

... in with the new

The Royal Society of Chemistry chose a Sussex paper to be the first of the year 2000 in its journal of physical-organic chemistry - appearing on page 1, volume 1. The article describes a new type of fullerene compound and provides information on the way in which atoms attach themselves to the surface of the fullerene cage. Authors Dr Tony Avent and Dr Roger Taylor from CPES collaborated on the work with colleagues at Southampton and Moscow State Universities.