Management of the Royal Society The Royal Society is governed by a Council of 21 Fellows, including five Honorary Officers: the President, Treasurer, two Secretaries (one drawn from a the physical sciences and mathematics, and the other from the life sciences) and the Foreign Secretary. The Council is advised by a wide range of committees. The membership of many of these committees and their subcommittees is not confined to Fellows, and many scientists of all disciplines assist the work of the Society by freely and readily making their services available. Honorary Officers of the Royal Society President – Sir Aaron Klug OM FRS Formerly Director, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Treasurer – Sir Eric Ash CBE FRS Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, University College London treasurer@royalsoc.ac.uk Biological Secretary – Professor Pat Bateson FRS Provost of King's College, Cambridge and Professor of Ethology, University of Cambridge biological.secretary@royalsoc.ac.uk Physical Secretary – Professor John Enderby CBE FRS Emeritus HO Wills Professor of Physics and Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol physical.secretary@royalsoc.ac.uk Foreign Secretary – Professor Brian Heap CBE FRS Master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge,Visiting Senior Fellow, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge University, and Senior Visiting Scientist, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge foreign.secretary@royalsoc.ac.uk The administrative business of the Society is the responsibility of the Executive Secretary, supported by a permanent staff of around 115 and organised into sections. Executive Secretary, Stephen Cox (second right), with the other three directors (left to right) Dr David Stewart Boak (Programmes), Dr Peter Collins (Science Policy), Ian Cooper (Finance and Administration). Senior Managers of the Royal Society Executive Secretary – Mr Stephen Cox, C.V.O. stephen.cox@royalsoc.ac.uk Head of Publishing – Mr John Taylor john.taylor@royalsoc.ac.uk Director of Programmes – Dr David Stewart Boak david.boak@royalsoc.ac.uk Head, Research Support Section – Dr Helen Pask helen.pask@royalsoc.ac.uk Head, Science Promotion Section – Position vacant at present Head, Library & Information Services – Mrs Karen Peters karen.peters@royalsoc.ac.uk Head, International Exchanges Section – Mrs Ling Thompson ling.thompson@royalsoc.ac.uk Manager, Press and PR – Mr Carl Smith carl.smith@royalsoc.ac.uk Director Science Policy – Dr Peter Collins peter.collins@royalsoc.ac.uk Council & Fellowship – Mr Peter O'Rourke peter.o'rourke@royalsoc.ac.uk Director of Finance and Administration – Mr Ian Cooper ian.cooper@royalsoc.ac.uk Head of Finance – Mr David Sturt david.sturt@royalsoc.ac.uk IT Service and Support Manager - Mr Kevin Mills  kevin.mills@royalsoc.ac.uk Head, Administrative Services – Mr Dick Stillwell richard.stillwell@royalsoc.ac.uk Personnel Section – Ms Karen O'Connell karen.o'connell@royalsoc.ac.uk Royal Society I News & Media I Events Diary I Grants & Funding I Science for all I Science Policy I Library I Publications I Facilities I Fellows Room I Search I Home

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