Minutes of a meeting of Council Present: Sir George Porter, President; Professor R E D Bishop; Dr L M Brown; Professor E C Cocking; Sir Roger Elliott, Secretary; Professor M A Epstein, Foreign SDecretary; Professor B K Follett, Secretary; Professor J L Harper; Professor R W K Honeycombe, Treasurer; Dr J R Krebs; Professor I G Macdonald; Professor K Murray; Professor E R Oxburgh; Sir Stanley Peart; Professor S V Perry; Sir Philip Randlw; Professor F H Read; Professor F G A Stone Sir Francis Graham-Smith attended by invitation The Executive Secretary attended Matters discussed; 1. Minutes The minutes of teh meetings held on 6 October 1988 were confirmed Appointments and Nominations 2. Death and biographical memoirs 3. Committee membership 4. Representation on outside bodies National Affaiars 5. Access to higher education 6. Biological Sciences responsibilities: ABRC review 7. EPA Cephalosporin Fund Senior Research Fellow [Dr N L Brown] 8. 'European Collaborationin science and technology' SEPSU Policy Study No. 3 9. 'Funding of Science' Discussion Meeting 10. Geophysical Data 11. National curriculum 12. Remote sensing and education 13. Research appointments advertisements 14. Research Fellows; travel grants 15. Robert Boyle plaque 16. Royal Society Association of British Science Writersd press seminars 17. Royal Society Researdch Professor [Professor R M May] 18. Royal Society Senior Research Fellows 19. Royal Society University Research Fellow (scheme established 1983) 20. Teacher supply 21. WArren Research Fellowship 22. Scientific Reserch in SChools Joint Committee 23. SEPSU (Science and Engineering Policy Studies Unit) SteeringGroup 24. Solild Earth Sciences EducatinJoiont committee Royal Society Domestic Affairs 25. Anniversary Day 1988 26. Bills for payment 27. Election to Fellowship 28. Informal meeting of Council , 14 July 1988 29. Medals and Prize Lectureships 30. Sealing 31. SMall payments International Affairs 32. Australian Bicentennial: Sir Joseph Banks MEmorial Lecture 33. Biogeochemical pathways or artificial radionuclides 34. Develoiping Country Fellowships Scheme 35. European Science Exchange Programme 36. European Science Foundation Assembly 1988 37. European Science Foundation: Journal 38. Great Britain - USSR Association 39. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 40. International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP): UK subscription 41. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resouorces (IUCN): Subscription 42. Meeting with American Philosophical Society 1986 43. Seychelles Islands Foundation 44. Geodesy and Geophysics National Committee 45. Scientific Aspects of International Security Group 46. Travelling Expenses Committee 47. Grants Exchangesd (Panel B) 48. Grants Exchanges (Panel C) 49. Grants Exchanges (Panel D) 3 November 1988