Record

RefNoCAP/1961/8
LevelFile
TitleCouncil Agendas and Papers for a Council meeting on 13 July 1961
Date13 July 1961
DescriptionAgenda:

1) Minutes

2) Arising from previous minutes
a) Travelling expenses
b) Royal Society Visiting Professorship regarding dates of application
c) Grant request from International Botanical Congress
d) Marine Science Expansion and Indian Ocean Expeditions (HM Treasury)
e) President to report developments since statement on grant-giving, Scientific Research in Universities in the United Kingdom
f) Display of brochure and medal from Morgagni Bicentenary
g) Royal Society representative to Boscovich Anniversary
h) Preparation of memorandum of Royal Society's views for the Robbins Committee on Higher Education
i) Report on arrangements for Henry Dale Professorship
j) Names for medals to be proposed (Copley, Royal A and B, Davy, Sylvester, Hughes)
k) Royal Society of South Africa

3) Council to consider subjects for Discussion Meetings, 1962

4) Council to consider subjects for Special Lectures, 1962

5) Travelling expenses

6) Application from Foulerton Research Professor (Professor AL Hodgkin) for expenses

7) Grant request from Microbiology International Congress

8) Costs for Royal Society Anniversary dinner

9) Vacancy for Visitor at the Royal Greenwich Observatory

10) Signing of sealed documents

11) Preservation of Royal Society Charters, move the Charters to the British Library

12) Reports of Committees and Boards
i) Scientific Publications Board
ii) Medical Sciences Research Committee
iii) Newton Letters Committee
iv) Rutherford Memorial Committee
v) Tyndall Mining Bequest Committee
vi) National Committee for Astronomy
vii) National Committee for Biochemistry
viii) National Committee for Geology
ix) National Committee for the History of Sciences
x) International Relations committee

13) Sealing

14) Items of agenda drawn up in the form of minutes
a) Biographical Memoir (Sir Shanti Bhatnagar)
b) Travelling expenses
c) Officers to act on behalf of Council
d) Treasurer's business

14) Bills for payment

15) Other business

Supplementary agenda:

15) Arising from previous minutes
a) USSR exchange agreement
b) Visit of Fellows to Pro Helvetia Foundation, Switzerland
c) Ordinary meetings, 1962

16) Reports of committees
i) Gassiot Committee
ii) Naples Zoological Station Committee

17) Sealing

18) Representative from Royal Society to British Council Science Advisory Committee
Extent1 file
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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