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 Secretary; 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 S V Perry; Sir Philip Randle; 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 the meeting held on 3 November 1988 were confirmed. Appointments and Nominations 2. Death and Biographical memoirs 3. Auditors (professional) 4. Committee Membership 5. Notes and Records: Editor and Editorial Board National Affairs 6. Advisory Board for the Research Councils 7. Industrial Fellowships Scheme 8. Napier and Wolfson Research Professorships and Royal Society Research Professorships 9. Royal Society British Gas Senior Research Professorship 10. Royal Society University Research Fellow (scheme established 1983) 11. Scientific Research in Schools Scheme Annual Report 1987-1988 12. Senior Research Fellow in the Biological Sciences 13. COPUS (Committee on the Public Understanding of Science) 14. Engineering Education Joint Committee 15. Mathematical ~Education Joint Committee 16. Paul Instrument Fund 17. SEPSU (Science and Engineering Policy Studies Unit) Steering Group Royal Society Domestic Affairs 18. Auditors (Honorary) Report 19. Gabor Medal Loan 20. Sealing 21. Small Payments 22. Soirees 1989 23. Special General Meeting 24. Statute 60 Amendment 25. Publications Policy ad hoc Group International Affairs 26. CASAFA (Commission on the Application of Science to Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture) 27. China: Natural Science Foundation 28. Florey Lecture 29. Franco - British Prize 30. International Geological Correlation Programme 1989-90 31. Overseas Field Research Grants 32. Royal Society - Israel Academy Visiting Research Professorships 33. USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) 34. Science in Developing Countries Committee 35. World Climate Research Programme National Committee 36. Grants/Exchanges (Panel A) 37. Grants/Exchanges (Panel B) 38. Grants/Exchanges (Panel E) Attached: Appendix A - Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Society of London and the Natural Science Foundation of China Appendix B - Grants in the European Science Exchange Programme and Israel Academy Programme Appendix C - Grants/Exchanges recommended by Panel B of the International Exchanges Committee Appendix D - Grants/Exchanges recommended by Panel E of the International Exchanges Committee 30 November 1988