THE University of London was honoured on June 26, when His Majesty the King, who was accompanied by the Queen, laid the foundation stone of the new buildings which are to be erected on the Bloomsbury site. Their Majesties were accompanied by Lord Irwin, president of the Board of Education, and were received by the Earl of Athlone, Chancellor of the University, and the Mayor of Holborn. The chancellors and vice-chancellors of the principal universities of Great Britain and Ireland, and representatives of Dominion and foreign universities and learned bodies formed part of the notable company which witnessed the ceremony. In the opening address, the Earl of Athlone referred briefly to the history of the University, pointing out that although the University now has more than 12,000 internal students and a similar number of external students, it has never had a home of its own. The University is, he said, “standing upon the threshold of the great inheritance she has built up for herself, a heritage which means nothing less than that she shall become not only the University of London in name but in deed and in reality London's University.” The King replied, before laying the foundation stone, congratulating the University on the approach of the centenary of its existence and on the prospect of possessing a group of buildings as headquarters for its far-reaching work and influence. He continued: “I count it of good omen that in these difficult times we have the opportunity of showing an unshaken faith in the inestimable benefits of knowledge and education. No less auspicious is the alliance in this good cause between friends of education in the Old World and the New. The Rockefeller Foundation, our own Government, the citizens of London in corporate and in private capacities all share in a memorable achievement.” An article discussing the building scheme appeared in our issue of July 9, 1932 (p. 49), and another dealing with the development of science in relation to the University in NATURE of June 24 (p. 896).