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“Europe in Change” and give short papers to the assembly. We Session 3: will once again welcome newly elected The 2004 annual conference of the 1 Social and economic change and health members of the Academia. Academia Europaea, will bring together in Europe East and West. Michael eminent researchers from across all This year we will also have two “invited Marmot (London) disciplines. The meeting will encourage in papers” sessions, one on each day of the 1 Society and well-being Richard Layard open discussion of a range of key factors conference. (London) that have conspired together to shape the 1 Child development in Europe Michael Europe of today and may well contribute Main programme speakers Rutter (London) towards the Europe of tomorrow. include: 1 Psychological change through the life “Europe in Change” emphasises a fact of course. Paul Baltes (Berlin) our European heritage – that ‘Europe’ is Session1: Session 4: constantly evolving and in flux. Aspects 1 Glacial and interglacial climate 1 of change will be presented through four From analogue to digital – convergence variability: How do they compare? What multidisciplinary sessions: and divergence.Yrjö Neuvo (Helsinki) are the implications for the future? Jean- 1 Market driven energy supply with 1: The Shaping of Europe Claude Duplessy (Gif-sur-Yvette) growing shares of nuclear energy and 2: Turning points in European Culture 1 Patterns in biodiversity: past, present, and biomass Pekka Pirilä (Helsinki) 3: Is there a common European Society? future. Ilkka Hanski (Helsinki) 1 The architecture of complexity: From 4: Building a Europe of Networks 1 European populations and post genome the topology of the WWW to the Speakers will be drawn from the natural era. Leena Palotie (Helsinki) cell’s genetic networks. Albert-László and social sciences, the humanities and 1 Geological history of the Continent. K. Barabási (Notre Dame) the world of letters. Ziegler 1 Complex technologies, complex The conference will be the stage for the Session 2: societies: How can complexity science award of the 2004 Erasmus medal of the 1 The emergence of justification in ethics. help? Neil F. Johnson (Oxford) Academy and the Erasmus lecture for Dagfinn Føllesdal (Oslo) All members will receive a specific 2004. The Academia will also award up 1 On long term change in the dominance mailing with full details for the meeting. to ten Burgen Scholarships, to young relations of European languages. Jan Finnish scholars who have shown Programme and registration forms will outstanding potential as researchers. Svartvik (Lund) also be posted onto the website (www. 1 These scholarships are awarded on the On literature. (Speaker to be confirmed) acadeuro.org). Local coordinator: Prof. recommendation of Finnish members of 1 Constellations in the European musical Heikki Solin PLEASE REGISTER AS the Academy and enable these younger firmament around 1600. Ulrich SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE researchers to participate in the meeting Konrad (Würzburg) YOUR ACCOMMODATION.

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15th Annual Conference In the region of 200 participants spent a wonderful three and Convocation early Autumn days in the 2003 European City of Culture debating a crucial question: 11-13 September 2003, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz Austria What makes us human?

peakers had been assembled from Sacross the globe, to provide participants with challenging perspectives of the topic drawn into four themed sessions: Human genetics and developments; Cognition; Culture, and Man – Earth – Cosmos.

As has become a tradition, the opening University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz, venue for the concert ceremony speeches were given by our President – Jürgen Mittelstrass (the Bauer. His efforts and those of the local Reproduction: Ready for Divorce?” full text is on our website); Professor team made the event a memorable one. Professor Djerassi took the opportunity S. Höllinger, representing the Federal to address elements of his talk to our The highlights of the opening, included Ministry of Education, Research and youngest ever participant – a very recently the presentation of the annual Burgen Culture; the Rector of the University born daughter of one of the Burgen Scholars awards to outstanding Austrian (Lothar Zechlin), the Vice-President of the Scholars! I am sure her smiles were ones post-doctoral scholars, who this year also Austrian Academy (Peter Schuster) and, of genuine appreciation. received a book prize kindly provided by The Mayor of the City (Siegfried Nagl). the Cambridge University Press. Their Abstracts of all of the presentations can be The Academia wishes to record our mini-presentations were followed by a found on the Academia website, alongside grateful thanks to these sponsors and powerful ERASMUS lecture, given this programme information, participants also to the Heinz-Nixdorf Foundation, year by the award winning Chemist, lists and other related information. The Novartis and Austrian Airlines. We give Industrialist and author and playwright 2003 Erasmus lecture and some of the our special thanks to the local organiser Professor Carl Djerassi (Stanford). presentations will be published in future and member of the Academia, Siegfried The Title of his lecture was “Sex & issues of the European Review.

The dinner

The conference banquet at the Minoritensaal

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Human Genetics and Social Developments Chair: Hans Tuppy (Graz) 1 Humans versus Chimpanzees: the hiatus between molecular and morphological differences Robert D. Martin (Field Museum, Chicago) 1 Human evolution and the history of genes and traits Peter Oefner (Stanford) 1 Neurobiological bases of animal and human behaviour Gerald Wolf (Magdeburg) 1 Sir Michael Rutter (London) Culture and Belief – The Essential Human? Vice President Ian Butterworth Arnold Burgen and Fred Lembecks making his farewell speech Chair: Karl Acham (Graz) 1 Cultural memory and the role of literature Renate Lachmann (Konstanz) 1 Culture and diversity Anil Bhatti (New Delhi) 1 Human nature without a soul? Malcolm Jeeves (St Andrews) 1 The mirror-neuron system and its role in language evolution G. Rizzolatti (Italy) 1 Music – the aural language Rudolf Flotzinger (Graz) Cognition Chair: Michael Rutter (London) 1 Ageing versus the vigour of youth-where is the prize? G. Wick (Innsbruck) 1 Determinism and freedom: The prpblems now Ted Honderich (London) Peter Day (Hon Treasurer) giving Prof Barbara Kellner-Heinkele and 1 Reality and the human observer H. the citation for Carl Djerassi Dr Swinnerton-Dyer Rauch (Vienna) An important part of any annual Staterooms of the Graz Burg, given by 1 Evolution of co-operation and meeting are the social events. This year the provincial Governor. The conference communication M. Novak (Harvard) participants and partners, were treated ended in traditional style, with a banquet Man – Earth – Cosmos to an excellent concert in the former kindly given by the Mayor of the palace (Meran) of Archduke John city, in the elegant „Minoritensaal“. It Chair: Sierd Cloetingh (Amsterdam) (1782 – 1859). The Graz University was at this point that we said farewell 1 Striking the balance: Economics and of Music provided the performers to our long-time Vice-President Ian Environment Agnar Sandmo (Bergen) and a programme that included works Butterworth, who received a (now) 1 Planet Earth: our ‚oasis in space’ Siegfried by Franz Schubert; J. S. Bach; Ernst traditional parting gift of an antique map J. Bauer (Graz) Krenek; Hugo Wolf and Isang Yun. of Europe – a token of gratitude for his 1 Man’s cosmic cradle Sir Martin Rees This was followed by a reception in the strong and active support over the years. (Cambridge) This year and for the first time – the Earth Sciences Section organised a post- conference geological excursion, to investigate in detail the unique geology of the Styrian Basin. Sierd Cloetingh (Section chair) and the Council wish to thank Franz Neubauer and Ana-Voica Bojar of the Universities of Salzburg and Graz, for their hospitality and organisation of this event. Concert in the Palais Meran Executive Secretary

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Academia Annual business Europaea ~19 88~ meeting Graz, 11 September 2003

DRAFT 1 More consultation was urgently needed. (Sociology – Pavia) had reached the end Minutes of the 2003 Annual It was reported that these matters were of their first term and were eligible for re- meeting of the Academia under consideration in the Board and that appointment to a second (and final) term of the further developments of the website office. Europaea held at the Karl- would include ways to enhance visibility At the invitation of the President, the Franzens University, Graz across all aspects of the Academia. meeting re-elected Professors Näätänen and Present: The President, Executive Secretary 3: Officers of the Academia. Cavalli for a second term. and 51 members The President announced that in accordance The President then announced that Apologies were received from members of with regulations, Professors Butterworth there were three vacancies on Council the Council and Trustees: Professors Marie- and Meyer would retire as Vice-Presidents and that six candidates were available Lise Chanin, Enric Banda, Stig Strömholm, at the close of business. Professors Michael for election. Aaron Klug, Tony Wrigley and Paul Baltes Marmot ( Chair of the behavioural The meeting then conducted a written Sciences Section, University College, ballot. The meeting appointed two tellers 1: The Agenda was adopted and the Minutes London) and Denis Weaire (Physics. [Butterworth and Meyer], and the President of the Annual Meeting of 12 October 2002 Trinity College, Dublin) had been elected subsequently announced that Professor were approved without amendment. to serve as Vice-Presidents by the Council Bertil Andersson (Biochemistry on 10 September 2003. 2: Matters arising & Molecular Biology, Stockholm), The President recalled the untimely deaths The meeting noted changes in trustees over Professor José Mariano Gago (Physics, during the year of Profs. Rathmayer (Vice- the past year. Lisbon) and Professor William Shea (Philosophy of Science, University of President) and Maczak (member of the 1 Professor Hubert Curien, one of the Padova) had been duly elected to serve a nominations sub-committee). A vote of thanks founding members of the Academia first term. to the hosts of the meeting and to Siegfried Europaea, retired. Bauer was recorded. A vote of thanks to 1 Professor Sir Brian Heap (former Foreign 5: Reports retiring Vice-Presidents (Butterworth and Secretary of the Royal Society) and From the President: The President Meyer) and Council members (Banda, Chanin Professor Paul Baltes (Director of the Max introduced the Annual report for the year and Meyer) were recorded Planck Institute für Bildungsforschung to March 31 2003. The President thanked – Berlin) were appointed as trustees. There were no matters arising from these Henk Wesseling for organising an informal 1 Professor Sir Arnold Burgen undertook minutes other than those tabled. meeting of 40 Dutch members from across to remain as chair until the end of all disciplines. Members were encouraged The President invited members to respond the financial year (31 March 2004), to organise similar events within their own to the reported outcome of the workshop when Professor Heap will take up the countries. Other thanks were tabled to on the future of the Academia that had been chairmanship. held in Lisbon. From the floor the following existing sponsors (the DFG, MPG, Royal points were made: The continuing trustees are: Professor Stig Society, CSIC Spain, ICCT Portugal and Strömholm; Professor Sir Aaron Klug and the Czech Academy and the major Swedish 1 That the Academia has ongoing problems Professor Peter Day (Honorary Treasurer of Foundations listed in the report) who of credibility, both in relation to its niche the Academia). had collectively kept the Academia afloat. and also with respect to the quality of its Specific thanks were also tabled to the Klaus 4: Re-appointments and elections to the membership election processes. Tschira Foundation and to the Wenner Gren 1 Council There was some criticism of the (lack of) Foundation for their continued and generous transparency of election and decision- The President informed the meeting that support for Academia meetings held during making processes within the sections Professors Risto Näätänen (Psychology the last year. Finally the President thanked and lack of genuine interaction with the – Helsinki) and Alessandro Cavalli Professor Butterworth for his major efforts membership of those sections.

Academia Europaea March 2004 5 in developing a stream of activities in the I.T. a one-off grant from the French Ministry committee was in place and finances of and Internet related areas and Ole Petersen of Foreign Affairs and was hopeful that new 54000 euros had already been promised. and the Medicine and Physiology Section money would be forthcoming from the The theme was to be “Europe in Change”. for their work in organising very high-level Austrian authorities. Sections would be consulted as to annual meetings in Heidelberg. Thanks were programme and speakers. The Board would Prof. Weaire reported that the nominations recorded to Professors Hiley and Bergsagel monitor progress. A flyer was circulated, sub-committee would also take steps to for organising a successful meeting on which would also be mailed to all members increase the recruitment of new members. medieval sacred music in Regensburg. and posted onto the website. From the Treasurer: The treasurer The President reported that Professors It was reported that the offer of Moscow for introduced the accounts for the year ending Swinnerton-Dyer and Marie-Lise Chanin the 2005 meeting had been withdrawn. Two 31 March 2003. A more stable situation was were representing the Academia in the possible venues were under consideration. reported with all events breaking even. The work of the European Academies’ Science Cambridge (UK) and Potsdam (D). re-location of the secretariat was expected Advisory Council (EASAC), of which to bring savings over the coming years The possibility of Cambridge was a result the AE had been a founder member. In and that the current accounts reported a of work coordinated by Brian Heap to connection with the policy work of the number of one-off expenditures relating set up a major UNEP sponsored event on Academia, the President reported that to this re-location. The Treasurer explained ‘Sustainable Consumption’. The precise role opinions had been published on the that the recorded reduction in members’ and involvement of the Academia, and the European Research Council and on contributions was as a result of a decision extent to which such an event might form Excellence in Higher Education and that a to change the cut-off date for bringing the the annual meeting would be decided by the number of discussions with the European members’ contributions into the accounts. In end of the year. An advance programme of Commission and various Academies and reality the cash ‘in-flow’ was holding up, as events would be put onto the website. European governments had been held. It was in the previous year reported in Lisbon. This noted that the Board had recently agreed Prof. Butterworth outlined the background would be seen in the next year’s accounts. A to implement a system of annual reporting to the decision taken by Council to abolish note of caution was sounded. The one-off on future plans for the Academia, to the the Programme committee and to replace contributions from the Swedish Foundations principle sponsors. it with two new forums. One would be an would not be repeated and it was therefore annual meeting of the chairs of Sections The President reported on the successful important to take steps to find new sponsors, with the Board. This would discuss the relocation of the secretariat to new and especially from national institutions. general programme of the Academia and better office accommodation at the Institute Members were encouraged to lobby hard for specifically would develop, agree and input of Physics in London. The Academia had the Academia with their national academies into the annual conferences. A second, gained access to a range of meeting facilities and authorities. small group of members with expertise and two conference suites. The President The meeting accepted the reports of the in European matters had been created to reported that an offer of accommodation President and of the Treasurer. identify opportunities for the Academia. had been received from the Mayor of These would be both opportunities for Strasbourg and that this would be explored The meeting then formally adopted the possible projects/studies and financing and further over the coming months. Annual Report and Accounts for the year also opportunities for ‘policy actions’. The ending 31 March 2003 and re-appointed From the floor, a number of points were group would work closely with sections Keith-Vaudrey and Co. as auditors for the made: to act as a catalyst to stimulate action. This coming year. group (of Denis Weaire, Norbert Kroo, 1 Any consideration of a move to In a brief exchange from the floor, it was Pierre Lascerre and Barbara Wright) would Strasbourg should take account of possible noted that charging of membership fees report to the Board and Council. confusion through a possible (too) close an may in some countries carry tax advantages association with other similar organisations The meeting thanked Prof. Butterworth for and boost the income of the Academia. It co-located in that city. his report and for his significant input into was agreed to investigate these possibilities 1 Council should take steps to actively the programme activities of the Academia (ACTION: Treasurer). The status of the trust recruit more female members and over the past six years. and its liabilities was questioned. The trustees Sections should receive instructions to this noted concerns for action. 8: Any other business effect, and that Council should set targets (for example 150 per year) for recruitment 6: Sections were invited to make ad hoc As there had been no other business notified, and also assist Sections by itself identifying reports of their activities. None were the President closed the 2003 Annual candidates. forthcoming. business meeting of the Academia Europaea. 1 The Academia should seek sponsorship 7: Report of the Programme Committee Copies of the 2003 Annual report and from private enterprise. chair accounts document can be downloaded In reply, the President reminded the meeting from the website or posted to members on Prof. Butterworth invited Prof. Solin, to of the failure of past campaigns to win request from the secretariat report on arrangements in place for the private sector support, but agreed that the 2004 annual conference. The meeting would current sponsorship base was too narrow and be held at the University of Helsinki, from therefore risky. The President reported on 2-4 September 2004. A local organising the recent success of Prof. Poirier in winning

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Academia Europaea – Klaus Tschira Foundation

Obesity and Diabetes

n international workshop held Guy Rutter (Bristol University, UK) Martin Brand (MRC, Cambridge, at the Studio of Villa Bosch, [[email protected]] UK) AHeidelberg, Germany, 6th-8th Secretory granule movement in the [[email protected]] March 2003 ß-cell Uncoupling proteins: possible drug targets in obesity and diabetes This was the third meeting organised Patrik Rorsman (Lund University, by the Medicine and Physiology Sweden) [[email protected]] Insulin Action Section under the chairmaship of Ole Mechanism of insulin exocytosis Petersen (Liverpool). All three have been Philip Cohen (University of Dundee, Romano Regazzi (Lausanne generously supported by the Klaus Tschira UK) [[email protected]] University, Switzerland) Foundation. [www.kts.villa-bosch.de/ Intracellular transduction downstream [[email protected]] english/] of the insulin receptor Monomeric G-proteins in the These meetings are deliberately kept small regulation of insulin exocytosis Emmanuel Van Obberghen to encourage intense debate amongst (INSERM, Nice, France) Ole Petersen (University of leading researchers in the field, in the [[email protected]] Liverpool, UK) presence of a number of invited post Insulin action and its modulation A local [Ca2+] rise mediated by doctoral students. i voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels is Pascal Ferre (INSERM Centre de The 2003 programme included sufficient to cause PKC translocation Recherches Biomedicales des Cordeliers, presentations from: in insulin secreting cells Paris, France) [[email protected]] Role of sterol response element Insulin Secretion Cellular and Molecular Basis of binding protein 1c in insulin action Energy Homeostasis Claes Wollheim (University Summary slides of all presentations, can be of Geneva, Switzerland) [Claes. Graham Dockray (University of seen on the Academia Europaea website. [email protected]] Liverpool, UK) [[email protected]] The 2004 Academia-Tschira Foundation Insulin secretion in the healthy ß- Gut-brain signalling cell and in some models of type 2 workshop will address the topic of Brain Denis Burdakov (University of diabetes Plasticity: From Neurobiology to Oxford, UK) [denis.burdakov@physiol. Neurology and will again be held at the Frans Schuit (Free University of ox.ac.uk] Hypothalamic control of Studio of Villa Bosch, Klaus Tschira Stiftung, Brussels, Belgium) [[email protected]. body energy balance: cellular and Heidelberg, Germany, 4th-6th March 2004. ac.be] molecular ß-cell gene expression associated Sven Enerbäck (Göteborg University, with the glucose-induced insulin Sweden) [[email protected]] secretory phenotype FOXC2 – a modulator of adrenergic Mathias Schwanstecher sensitivity in adipose tissue (Braunschweig Technical University, Bernard Thorens (University Germany) [[email protected]] of Lausanne, Switzerland) [Bernard. Molecular control of the ß-cell [email protected]] K+ channel by drugs and ATP Glucose transporters in the regulation nucleotides of body glucose homeostasis Chair: Andras Spät (Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary) [[email protected]]

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Third Meeting October 1926 – November 2002 Deceased Professor Olli Lounasmaa Helsinki University of Technology of Dutch members August 1930 – January 2003 Professor Antoni Maczak Warsaw Members of notified since publication of Tree 18 University Professor Pierre Aigrain Paris March 1928 – March 2003 the Academia September 1924 – October 2002 Professor George Marx Eötvös Professor Armand Borel Institute for University, Budapest Advanced Study, Princeton, United States May 1927 – December 2002 Europaea May 1923 – September 2003 Professor Robert Merton New York Professor Juri Cholopow Moscow July 1910 – February 2003 n June 11, 2003, a meeting was August 1932 – April 2003 held of the Dutch members Professor Andrei Mirzabekov Russian Professor Ole-Johan Dahl University of the Academia Europaea. Academy of Sciences O of Oslo, October 1931 – 2002 October 1937 – July 2003 It was the third such meeting. Previous Professor Béla Flerkó University Sir William Mitchell University of meetings were held in the Rijksmuseum Medical School, Pécs, Hungary in Amsterdam and at the Netherlands Oxford June 1924 – April 2003 September 1925 – October 2002 Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) in Professor William Gorman Nuffield Professor Roger Needham Microsoft Wassenaar. This meeting had again a very College, Oxford Research Ltd, Cambridge good attendance. It took place in the June 1923 – January 2003 February 1935 – February 2003 Boerhaave Museum of Science in Leiden, Profesor Pierre Jacquinot Orsay, a very appropriate location because the France. January 1910 – April 2003 Professor Antonia Dominguez Ortiz lecture was about two Leiden professors Granada Professor Claude Helne INSERM, October 1909 – January 2003 and early Nobel Prize winners, Lorentz Paris and Kamerlingh Onnes. The lecture was January 1938 – February 2002 Professor Ilya Prigogine Brussels January 1917 – May 2003 given by the physicist Dirk van Delft, Sir Bernard Katz University College, head of the science section of the Dutch London Professor Jozef Schell Max-Planck- newspaper “NRC-Handelsblad” and the March 1911 – April 2003 Institut, Cologne first Journalist-in-Residence of NIAS. Professor Bernhard Kölver July 1935 – April 2003 It will be published in “The European Universität Leipzig Professor René Thom Institut des Review”. After the lecture there was April 1938 – November 2001 Hautes etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur- the possibility to have a look at some Professor Ernst Kossmann Yvette objects from the old Leiden physics Groningen, Netherlands. January 1922 September 1923 – 2003 laboratorium. As always the scholarly part – November 2003 Professor Eugenius Uhlenbeck of the was followed by drinks and dinner, and Professor Stanislaw Lojasiewicz Netherlands lively discussions. H.L.Wesseling Instytut Matematyki UJ, Cracow August 1913 – May 2003 Academia launch expert Founding members of the group include: Jens Erik Fenstad (Oslo) group on Higher Education, Jürgen Mittelstrass (Konstanz) Denis Weaire (Trinity, Dublin) Research and Culture Alessandro Cavalli (Pavia) Erik de Corte (Leuven) in European Society Bertil Daneholt (Wenner Gren Foundation) Brian Heap (Cambridge) ‘HERCULES’ Jozef J. Ziolkowski (Wroclaw) Ulrich Teichler (Kassel) his group has been set up as an initiative of the Board to develop the ‘HERCULES’ programme of activity The group met for the first time on 5 January 2004 and Tof the Academia. This programme has held several agreed a provisional series of topics to be developed into future workshops. It is expected that the group will be pro- successful international workshops in the areas of “Excellence”; active in stimulating cross-disciplinary groups to address key “Virtuality” and “Electronic publishing”, in conjunction with European research and learning issues. Members of the group the Wenner Gren Foundation. All events have produced major will participate in the 2004 European Commission workshop symposium volumes. The programme has also produced a (Liege). A summary of the first meeting will be posted onto the number of policy documents, including a recent statement on website. Any reader of the Tree willing to play an active part in the ‘Role of Universities in the Europe of Knowledge’. This has developing our ‘HERCULES’ programme of initiatives should had a significant impact on the ongoing European debate on contact Ulrich Teichler [ [email protected] Universities and the “Barcelona process”. kassel.de ] to discuss their ideas.

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s part of our ongoing discussions national governments and international solutions coming from members in smaller with sponsors, we have prepared political organisations. The membership, European nations have the same claim to Aa forward plan for the next few acting through the Council, have as a attention as the larger groupings. years. Members may be interested to read principal objective the promotion of these. As ever, we invite members working excellence in scholarship, education and 4. What are our aims? through the section committees to suggest research. 1 To identify, encourage, support and ideas for meetings, publications and other Current membership: Our 2005 scholars recognise excellence in research and events that will enhance the work of the come from thirty-five European countries Academia. scholarship across national borders and and eight non-European countries. The between disciplines. Some background Academia is therefore a truly multicultural 1 To promote a wider appreciation of and multi-disciplinary organisation with the value of European scholarship and 1. The need for a European a pan-European reach including scholars research and encourage the highest Academy from the physical sciences and technology, possible standards in scholarship, research the biological sciences and medicine, and education. As Europe progressively comes together mathematics, the humanities, the social and 1 To mobilise intellectual resources of the in a community of shared interests and cognitive sciences, economics and law. membership, to discuss and illuminate objectives, it needs strong and effective issues spanning traditional disciplinary European institutions of all kinds. The Uniquely within the family of European boundaries, especially between the academic world is no exception. Various Academies, all members have equal access natural and social sciences and the bodies have emerged to meet this need. and status within the Academia, regardless humanities. The Academia Europaea stands out as the of their nationality. Recognition through 1 To identify topics of broad European most independent, comprehensive and election to membership is based solely importance to research and scholarship, authoritative of them. Increasingly it is on an individual’s record of international and propose appropriate action to ensure taking on the leading role for which it was scholarship. that these issues are adequately studied. created, and is moving to the centre stage The governance of the Academia is the 1 To distil the specialist knowledge of the of European affairs. responsibility of a board of trustees. The members into appropriate channels of management is under the control of an advice, to European policy-makers on 2. The Academia Europaea elected Board and Council of members. topics of current and future importance – Who are we? The day-to-day administrative business as they affect European science, History: The concept of a ‘European’ of the Academia is managed by a small scholarship and academic life. Academy was raised at a meeting in Paris secretariat, from offices in London. of the European Ministers of Science 5. We achieve these by: 3. What makes us different? in 1985. The initiative was taken by the 1 Supporting international dialogue Royal Society of London, which resulted From the very beginning, and alone and networking of members. The in a meeting in London in June 1986 of amongst the European Academies, the Sections are encouraged to develop and Arnold Burgen (UK), Hubert Curien Academia Europaea has been able promote workshops and other activities (F), Umberto Columbo (ITA), David to draw upon scholars from across that address topics both within their Magnusson (S), Eugen Seibold (D) and the continent. All learning traditions domains and more importantly topics Ruud van Lieshout (NL) – who agreed participate on equal terms. Thus we can at the boundaries of the established to the need for such a new body. Crucial quickly create an assemblage of expertise disciplines. support has been given over the years that crosses all disciplinary and cultural 1 Organising high-level international from a number of government agencies boundaries, and that responds to topical meetings. Scientific and societal issues in a number of countries, and from a issues of international concern. Our of broad international relevance are range of public sector bodies and private membership is uniquely placed to provide the subject of major symposia and Foundations. Notable amongst these is The a truly representative, authoritative and publications. These comprise both the Max-Planck Society and the Deutsche independent perspective to all organisations thematic annual conferences of the Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Royal that value such an approach. Most Academia, and also smaller focused Society of London. bodies involved in similar activities on a symposia series. Status: The Academia is a not-for- European level are heavily dependent upon 1 Organising interdisciplinary, profit charitable Trust, created in 1988 national Governments and Government- ‘expert’ workshops. These are and registered in the United Kingdom. controlled sources of finance and quite smaller scale, usually one-day events Members are elected from amongst the rightly reflect their national interests. The that bring together leading expertise scholars of the whole continent of Europe. complete independence of the Academia to “brainstorm” or to dissect specific As an association of individuals, the Europaea is a guarantee of its impartiality academic “hot topics” and research Academia Europaea is independent of all in this respect, in that ideas, proposals and policy matters.

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1 Creating ad hoc working and expert supported by several leading Russian • September – “Europe in Change” groups. The Academia, either in organisations. – Helsinki (150 participants). response to requests from governments 1 Publications. Even in the face of • December – “Aspects of Chemistry” or international agencies, or pro- escalating costs of publications and the – Krakow (100 participants). actively, will draw upon its breadth of trend to focus efforts on specialist subject Expert Workshops: expertise, to provide authoritative and journals, the Academia continues to • February – “European Risk Research: independent analyses of issues relevant to publish one of the few internationally towards a new operational plan”. policymakers and institutions. cited and peer reviewed general In collaboration with the European 1 European quarterly journals that is International collaborations. The Commission. (25 – 30 participants). truly inter- and multidisciplinary. The Academia recognises the need to work Brussels. ‘European Review’ takes high quality with and through other organisations. • March – “Brain Plasticity: From This includes seeking collaborative articles from all academic disciplines and Neurobiology to Neurology”. In support for delivery of workshops, seeks to stimulate the broadest debate conjunction with the Klaus Tschira meetings and publications. The Academia amongst its readership. The Academia Foundation – Heidelberg (30 participants). also works closely with other European also publishes a wide range of symposia Medicine Section. Academies, intergovernmental agencies volumes, either linked directly to specific • August – “Moral Challenges to Science and institutions and independent bodies meetings, or as stand-alone volumes, – Back to the Future?” Stockholm (30 to deliver scientific advice. The Academia produced in collaboration with others. participants). is officially recognised by UNESCO and is an observer to many European 6. Where are we going next? Expert groups: agencies. The Academia supports and • Working group on the Role of What follows is a list of activities that are was a founding member of the European Universities in the Europe of Knowledge. planned or that we feel essential to our Academies Science Advisory Council European Opportunities group. objectives and mission.1 (EASAC). This latter group, formed in • Expert group on the role of Social 2002, comprises experts nominated by a In general terms we want to: Sciences and Humanities in the ERA. number of European national Academies Working group on the European Research 1 Deliver an increased number of high- of Science. It provides the institutions of Council. level symposia and expert workshops. the European Union with independent • Steering group on the inventory of 1 Provide better and more effective scientific advice to underpin general members’ ‘non-research’ expertise. Steering support to ad hoc expert groups working policy development. group for the development of a European on European policy responses. 1 Awarding medals and prizes. Humanities Citation Index. 1 Enable our Sections to increase their Excellence in scholarship is recognised capacity for dialogue and development Support to Sections: by election to the Academia and also of new initiatives that impact on • Support will be provided to assist in through the awarding of individual European issues. the development of Section-specific web prizes. The highest individual award is 1 Increase our capacity for publications pages. A dedicated communications and the Erasmus medal, awarded by Council, and improve our communication members’ liaison officer will be recruited to scholars who have demonstrated a structure to create a genuine “Virtual to provide a central focus for all sectional sustained and significant contribution to Academy”, and activity. National “section-nets” will be European and international scholarship. 1 Provide the Academia with an effective developed. Other honours include honorary administrative support capacity. Support to members: membership, the Gold medal given in • National groups will be encouraged to recognition of a major contribution We have set up a special working group on improve their local activities, including to the work of the Academia and the opportunities to increase our engagement by giving support for local initiatives and Burgen Scholarships awards. These in European initiatives and debates across a communication. are given to younger scholars at wide front. the formative stages of their careers Support to external bodies: Our programme of activities for the following nomination of local members • Continuing involvement in the European coming year embraces a wide range of the Academia in the host country Academies Science Advisory Council. of topics and issues which we are of the annual conferences. The “Russia approaching through a variety of different prizes”, are awarded annually to formats. 6.2 Our 2005 pipeline emerging, younger Russian scholars The following activities are already under and judged by a peer review panel of 6.1 Our 2004 activities. active preparation Academia members. These are substantial cash prizes that enable more substantive Major Symposia2, all with Symposia: work to be carried out. They are strongly accompanying publications: • January – “Mirror Symmetry” – London

1 The financial year of the Academia Europaea runs from 1 April – 31 March. Annual accounts and reports relate to this period. 2 It continues to be our policy that the annual meeting and any major symposia and workshops are essentially self-financing and collaborative. The development of Sectional and regional focused activity, expert groups and workshops, will however need substantial additional resources to be made available, at the centre. These resources will be used to develop the support infrastructure necessary both centrally and through the sections and regional membership.

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(20+ participants). • Spring – “Islamic art in the periphery of Expert Groups Europe” – Berlin (50+ participants). • Annual conference in Potsdam The statements and opinions published during the past few months have contributed (September). to a general increase in the profile of the Academia. In order to continue this • Autumn – “Linguistics in science and welcome development, Council agreed to the establishment of a small group of cognition” (50+ participants). members: • Winter – “Aspects of Excellence in Higher Education” (50 – 100 participants) Torino. The EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES GROUP [EOG] Expert workshops: The group held a first meeting during the annual conference in Graz in September. • “Basic Ideas in Science” (second of three) Terms of reference are as follows: – Konstanz (25 participants). The EOG shall identify and explore opportunities for initiatives and activities that will enhance • Physiology and Medicine workshop in the profile of the Academy, improve the level of its activities, and its sources of income. It will collaboration with the Tschira Foundation be pro-active in making a preliminary analysis of such opportunities, and will assist the Board (20+ participants) – Heidelberg. Topic to and Council in the first stage of the subsequent implementation of initiatives that have been be identified. approved. • “Aspects of research networking in Europe”. To be developed. This mandate runs until the annual business meeting, 2005. Sections: As of October 2003, the core members of the EOG are: • First in a series of sponsored annual Professor Denis Weaire ...... [email protected] “Masterclass” lecture series that target non- Professor Norbert Kroo ...... [email protected] EU countries. Professor Barbara Wright ...... [email protected] • A programme of European regional Professor Theo Godfraind . . . . . [email protected] “Offered Papers” seminars, based upon Professor Pierre Lasserre ...... [email protected] interdisciplinary regionally relevant themes Professor Jean-Paul Poirier . . . . . [email protected] Support to the membership: Professor Michael Marmot . . . . . [email protected] • Enhancement of the online Any readers of the Tree who wish to help in this initiative are invited to contact any communication and publication facilities. of the core group. • Recruitment of a full-time Executive Secretary. 6.3 Outline plans for 2006 Membership Cycle 2004 Symposia: • Further aspects of European Risk ominations are now open for Membership must in addition to their (Spring). candidates as new members. academic achievements, also provide • Further aspects of Excellence in Higher NThe nomination forms can be evidence of substantial and sustained Education (Autumn). downloaded from the website (www. scholarly links to Europe • Venue and theme for the annual meeting acadeuro.org) members only section. The timetable for 2004 is as follows: still undecided. The password to access this part of the END of June 2004- Completed forms Expert workshops: site is: 08erasmus02 to be sent to the chairs of the relevant • “Basic Ideas in Science”. Third of the The rules for nomination and eligibility sections (see the list in this issue) series. are also on the website (or by request • Medicine and Physiology Section from Betty Lim at the Secretariat • June-September – Assessment by the workshop. ([email protected]). Section Committees • October – Assessment reports and THE BOARD. Council has placed a priority on priority lists to the Secretariat office the election of members under 55 • December – Meeting of the years of age. At least 50% of priority nominations sub-committee lists coming from the sections should • April 2005 – Election by the Council contain younger candidates of exceptional promise. Council will specifically Once approval by Council has been encourage female nominations. obtained, a formal invitation to the Candidates who are past normal candidate to accept membership is issued. retirement ages will be considered on Until that acceptance is received, the their individual record of distinction and candidate is not considered to be a awards and internationally recognised bona fide member. honours. All candidates for Foreign

Academia Europaea March 2004 11 Chemistry Section meeting and symposium Paris,October 2-4 2003

erzy Haber, chairman of the JChemistry Section and his committee organised a highly successful meeting for all members of the section at the Polish Centre in Paris. The theme of the meeting was “Different faces of Chemistry”. Twenty members of the section participated in the meeting, sponsored by the Academia, the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry – Krakow. This meeting was a direct result of the Lisbon 2002, round table seminar, where Sections were encouraged to stimulate more activities relevant to their membership. Active discussions identified the of good teachers and good school The following lectures were given: following issues relevant to Chemistry in textbooks. The Academia Europaea 1 Jerzy Haber “Different Faces of our modern society: should thus undertake action in this respect. Chemistry” 1 One of the important factors 1 1 Reporting in the media is almost Guy Ourisson “A Rationalist Reading determining the sustainable always negative and doom laden. of Genesis 1, 11-26; some Plausible development is the production of Positive messages were crucial. Solutions to the Origin of Life, and energy. New sources of energy should 1 It was unanimously agreed to organize some Real Problems” be looked for, compatible with the 1 a bigger event that would address Tornbjörn Norin “Chemistry and requirement of pollution control the media and the wide public, and Sustainable Development” (green chemistry). The inevitability of 1 would look at the development of Sergio Carra’ “Chemistry as the Basis the use of nuclear energy in the future chemistry for the future. The elegance of Modern Electronics” and the need to convince society that 1 of chemistry will be illustrated, the Gerhard Wegner “Chemistry as it is a safe energy was stressed. safety of the use of chemicals will the Basis of Modern Information 1 The general public considers be explained and the importance of Carriers” chemistry as the most dangerous threat 1 the education in the everyday use of Wilhelm Keim “Quo vadis Chemical to safety. This clouds the reality of chemistry will be emphasized. Industry?” chemistry as the foundation of much 1 Helmut Knözinger “Chemistry and modern technology. A suggestion It is hoped to hold the event in Human Mobility” was made that the sociologists and Krakow under auspices of the Academia 1 Gunnar Bergström “Chemical Signals psychologists should be invited to the Europaea during 2004. For further between Organisms” next conferences in order to analyse information contact Jerzy Haber 1 Achim Müller “Chemistry: from the reasons of this phenomenon. ([email protected]) Aesthetics to New Perspectives in 1 Ignorance and suspicion of chemistry Nanotechnology” and chemicals may be due to the 1 Michel Che “Importance of low level of chemistry education in Education in Chemistry” the schools, particularly to the lack

March 2004 Academia Europaea 12 President’s letter

to the relevant institutions. Please contact entitled “Aspects of Chemistry” in your section chair, or the London office, if Krakow. This is a follow-on from the you would like to know more. focused section workshop held in Paris during October 2003. Chemistry is The recent annual conference in Graz often the target of public distrust, so was certainly the highlight of the past few the intention is to demonstrate the months. Those of you who were present importance of the development of will agree that we had a wonderful event full of stimulating talks and discussions. chemistry for our future sustainable In the Erasmus lecture, Erasmus medallist development, and to illustrate the Carl Djerassi (Stanford) talked about how importance of the education in the “Sex and Reproduction” are increasingly everyday use of chemistry. separated in the modern world. This Smaller events that are planned include a provided the starting point for a number one-day expert workshop on European of sessions exploring the theme – “What Risk Research, co-sponsored with The President Jürgen Mittelstrass makes us human?” – looking from the the European Commission in August. perspective of genetics, social as well hope your new year has started well. Its objective is to identify the key as cultural science. The local organizer One of my many resolutions was to issues surrounding current research Siegfried Bauer had managed to put write this message – intended to be methodologies associated with risk I together a wonderful program and the and to specifically develop a European the first of many more as we improve Academia benefited from marvellous our communication with you, the perspective. It will describe a set of receptions and dinners. Graz, a lovely members. I would briefly like to report research priorities that will be drawn town, and Europe’s capital of culture in on some of our activities to outline our on by the European Commission in the 2003, provided a memorable background. plans for the medium-term. We have had development of the remaining work Not just because of the award of our many interesting events and are actively programmes of the Sixth Framework Burgen Scholarships to young local planning more. It is fair to say that the and looking forwards to the Seventh researchers did we get good media Academia is thriving, and more and more Framework. The Academia will also run coverage! fulfilling its intended role to promote a workshop on “Moral Challenges to the appreciation of European scholarship, The 2004 conference will be held in Science” at the EuroScience Open Forum to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue in Helsinki, from September 2-4, and is (ESOF) event in Stockholm during late Europe, and to shape European science to being organised by Heikki Solin. The August. Our contribution will put into the long-term benefit of all Europeans. theme is “Europe in Change”. It will a present-day context, a selection of emphasize that Europe is constantly historical dilemmas and their resolutions The Academia is entirely dependent on evolving, and it will consist of four and to use these as a reference point and the participation and involvement of sessions: Natural Europe, Cultural Europe, framework for systematically tackling you, the members. We can only hope European Society and Technological our current dilemmas. The Physiology to achieve our aims through your active Europe. Preparations are well under way and Medicine Section (Ole Petersen), involvement in all aspects of what we are and I hope to see you there. You will all has organized a fourth workshop in trying to do. So, I would ask you to join receive a separate mailing about this and co-operation with the Klaus Tschira with your colleagues in the sections and updates will be posted onto the website: Foundation in Heidelberg. This successful put forward your ideas. The Academia can www.acadeuro.org. collaboration will this year address the give you support in planning international cutting edge of “Brain Plasticity: From workshops and symposia, and we have the Planned for December 2004: The Neurobiology to Neurology.” means to influence European policy by chemistry section is organising a major issuing statements and recommendations international and public conference For 2005 we are planning the first of a

Academia Europaea March 2004 13 series of events on the theme of ‘Basic the Europe of Knowledge, the European theme in 2003. We made two strong Ideas in Science’. These workshops will Opportunities Group, the Expert Group statements of support in favour of the explore concepts that are of central on the role of Social Sciences and creation of an entirely new institution importance to all sciences. There will be Humanities in the ERA, and the Working that should be Community-funded, five two-day workshops, organised and Group on the European Research and that neither competes with, nor is managed by individual AE members, Council. in any way responsible for evaluating held at various locations across Europe. Our activities in this domain are having comparable national bodies. We set out The first workshop, on the topic of a real impact. A recent panel report on four guiding principles for any future ‘Symmetry’, has been organised by the Role of Universities in the Europe ERC: Independence and transparency of Jules Deutsch and will be in London in of Knowledge urged the Commission governance; clarity of purpose; a focus on January. The list of speakers is impressive. to more carefully consider the role and fundamental knowledge and scholarship Further themes under consideration importance of basic research, both for its of the highest order across all disciplines include: ‘Truth’, ‘Simplicity and Elegance’, own sake as well as for long-run effects of the natural and human sciences, and ‘Explanation and Prediction’ and on more practical aims, it also emphasized, a responsibility for ensuring the genuine ‘Complexity’. I will be pleased to hear amongst other things, the need for mobility in training and scholarship of from any member willing to provide European universities to improve their young researchers. AE members have the venue and act as local organiser for attractiveness to non-European doctoral presented these views on several occasions. these and I will welcome any further students as well as junior staff generally. The Academia is also actively engaged in suggestions for the series. Our efforts have been rewarded by wider European policy advice through Later on in the year, there will be a specific invitations to engage in further our membership and sponsorship of Symposium on ‘Islamic Art in the debate on the Barcelona process. the relatively new European Academies Periphery of Europe’, organised by The Council recently agreed to a text Science Advisory Council (EASAC). This Barbara Kellner-Heinkele in Berlin; that highlighted defects in the proposed allows us additional leverage in European possibly also events exploring concepts new Constitution for Europe. We noted affairs. All of our statements are put onto of Sustainable Consumption, Linguistics there is no clear recognition of the role the website. in Science and Cognition, and aspects of that basic science has in underpinning the Higher Education. technological bases of the Union. Nor Finally, I will keep you all informed as to The organisation of scientific events was there any clear linkage to the role programme developments and I would is just one of our aims. We are now of science and scholarship in European encourage all members to regularly look successfully expanding our policy-advice cultural development and the promotion at the website. If you have suggestions of our collective quality of life. I was activities. We have a number of Expert for initiatives or wish to raise other issues pleased that the initiative for producing Groups on European themes that meet with me, please contact me through the this statement came out of a meeting of regularly (including virtually) to discuss secretariat ([email protected]). our Portuguese national members. European policy matters of relevance to Jürgen Mittelstrass the Academia. For instance, the Working The European Research Council Group on the Role of Universities in debate (ERC) has also been a major

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March 2004 Academia Europaea 14 The 2003 Academia Europaea Russia Prizes for outstanding young scholars

rofessor Vladimir P. Skulachev and fellow Russia club members Pwere present at the 10th Contest of AE Russian Prices for young scientists. This glittering event took place in the White-Blue Ceremony Hall at the Moscow State University Building on 9 December, 2003. Twenty-three laureates received diplomas, medals and a cash prize at the celebration. As in previous years winners were drawn from across all disciplines of scholarship and competition was of a very high standard. Prof Vladimir Skulachev (glasses & beard) in the centre surrounded by the 2003 Academia Russia Prize winners The Council of the Academia Europaea wish to give their thanks to our main Mathematics/Mechanics: for a certain class of functional and sponsors of these prizes – the Publishing application to Poisson approximation” Denis I. Borisov, 1978, Bashkir State House “MAIK-Interperiodika” (Mr. Pedagogical University, «Boundary Physics: A.E. Shustorovich, Managing Director) value problems for Laplace operator and Rosbusinessbank (Prof. S. Khadjiev, Mikhail A. Bryushinin, 1974, loffe with perturbation of boundary Chairman of the Board and Mr. V.V. Physical Technical Institute of Russian conditions» Maslov, Managing Director), and the Academy of Sciences, “Optically Rayne Foundation of the UK. Once Marina V. Mikhailova, 1972, Yakovlev induced gratings of the space charge again the awards received strong media Chuvash State Pedagogical University, and photoconductivity in widegap coverage in “Poisk” (the newspaper “Research of some problems of the semiconductors and their use in adaptive for scientists, university teachers and theory of a plastic skew field” photodetectors” students). The contest for 2004 was Pavel S. Ruzankin, 1974, Sobolev Vladimir A. Yerokhin, 1969, St. announced in the same issue. Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Petersburg State University, “Quantum The list of Prize winners included. Academy of Sciences, “Solution of electrodynamical effects in hydrogen-like the Monge-Kantorovich problem and lithium-like ions” Leonid Ya. Karachinsky, 1978, loffe Physical Technical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, “Experimental and theoretical investigation of the superradiance phenomenon and its evidences in temporal, spatial and spectral characteristics of low-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures emission” Alexey V. Shorokhov, 1976, Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Mordovian State University, “Electrodynamics of electrons in nanostructures”

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Chemistry: Petr V. Sergiev, 1973, Dept. of Chemistry, Veronika V. Nourkova, 1974, Faculty of Moscow State University, “Structure and Psychology Moscow State University, Nadezhda A. Bokach, 1976, St. Petersburg interaction of the ribosomal functional “Autobiographical memory: structure, State University, “Metal-mediated centers” functions, mechanisms” synthesis of organic compounds with pharmacological and/or industrial Medicine: Alexander A. Panchenko, 1971, significance” Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin Olga G. Chelnokova, 1974, Yaroslavl State House), Russian Academy of Sciences, ElenaN. Govorun, 1971, Moscow Medical Academy, “Caseosus pneumonia: “Khristovtschina and Scopchestvo: Folklore State University, “Statistical theory of epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment” and Traditional Culture of Russian heteropolymers for controlling structure Humanities: Mystical Sects” of polymer systems” Igor S. Kaufman, 1974, St. Petersburg Pavel A. Tribounski, 1974, Municipal Evgueni A. Goudiline, 1969, Moscow State University, “Anthropology of Lyceum of Fine Arts (Ryazan), “Pavel State University, “Phase diagrams, local Spinoza in epistemological and historical Nikolaevich Miliukov: works and days” structure and properties of perspective perspectives” superconductors Ndi+xBa2-xCu3Oz” Yurii G. Shvedenkov, 1975, Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Burgen Scholars, 2003 “Magnetic phase transitions in transition metals complexes with diamagnetic and Presented at the Graz annual conference, 2003 paramagnetic ligands” Dr. ULRICH FOELSCHE – Graz [Climate research] Maxim I. Youshko, 1973, Belozersky Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology, University of Graz (IGAM/UG) Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Prof. Dr. med. THOMAS GRIESBACHER – Graz [Pharmacology] “Investigation of the kinetics and Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Graz mechanism of acylase-catalyzed acyl Dr. GÜNTHER LEPPERDINGER – Innsbruck [Biochemistry] transfer reactions in homogeneous and Austrian Academy of Sciences heterogeneous systems” Dr. KATHARINA SCHERKE – Graz [Sociology] Earth sciences: Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz Maxim V. Korotaev, 1972, Geological Dr. ANDREA K. STEINER – Graz [Environmental Science] Faculty, Moscow State University, Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology, University of Graz (IGAM/UG), “Geological history, modelling of rheology and tectonics of East-European Dr. tech. THOMAS KARL PANY – Graz/München [Earth Sciences/Geodesy] Craton and its marginal basins “ IfEN – Institut für Erdmessung und Navigation Oleg V. Menyailo, 1969, Sukachev Dr. med. SUSANNE PIRKER-KANDLHOFER – Wien [Neurosurgery] Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the The Academia Europaea gratefully acknowledges the support of the Heinz-Nixdorf Russian Academy of Sciences, “Terrestrial Foundation and the Cambridge University Press for the 2003 Burgen Scholar awards fluxes and stable isotopic composition of nitrous oxide” Biology: Natalia A. Lebedeva, 1977, Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, “Study of eukaryotic DNA replication and DNA repair mashines using binary system of photoaffinity reagents” Audrey A. Legalov, 1972, Zoomuseum of Institute for Systematics and Ecology of Animals, “Fauna and systematic of Curculionoidea” Mikhail Yu. Savitsky, 1971, Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, “Mechanisms of telomere length regulation in Drosophila melanogaster” Some of the 2003 Burgen Scholars

March 2004 Academia Europaea 16 Erasmus Profile 2003 Professor Dr. Carl Djerassi

Medal of Technology, 1991; Priestley the societal implications of the latest Medal, 1992; Nevada Medal, 1992; assisted reproduction techniques. This Thompson Gold Medal (Internat. Mass play and Oxygen (written with Roald Spectrometry Soc.) 1995; Prince Mahidol Hoffmann) have been broadcast by the Award in Medicine (Thailand), 1995; BBC on the World Service as “Play of the Sovereign Fund Award, 1996; Gibbs Week” (in 2000 and 2001 respectively). Medal (ACS Chicago Section), 1997; My second major interest is to examine William Procter Prize for Scientific the culture and behavior of scientists Achievement of Sigma Xi (1998); Austrian through an infrequently used vehicle: Cross of Honor for Art and Science, First novels written in the genre “science-in- Class (1999); and 19 honorary doctorates. fiction” (as distinct from “science fiction”) [email protected] and plays in the genre of “science-in- Principal Research Interests theatre.” In this manner, I address a variety of currently relevant issues such as the Until the early 1990s, research in my mentor-disciple relationship, the intrinsic Prof Carl Djerassi laboratory dealt with the biosynthesis collegiality and concurrent competition of marine natural products, specifically of the research enterprise, the need for GRAZ, 2003 unusual sterols and phospholipids, and trust coupled with its occasional violation, with an elucidation of the biological role Professor Carl Djerassi, distinguished the role of women in male dominated of these unique sterols and lipids (mostly Biochemist, patron of the arts, author and scientific disciplines, Nobel lust, and many unprecedented in terrestrial organisms) in playwright, received the 2003 ERASMUS other topics. By illustrating these in the cell membrane function. medal of the Academia Europaea, in guise of fiction or dramatic plays, they recognition of his long and distinguished Currently, instead of laboratory research, become accessible to a much wider lay career in science and scholarship. the intellectual emphasis is placed on public which is completely unfamiliar Professor (b. 1923) two subjects: The first deals with policy with the tribal culture of scientists. At research in the area of human fertility the same time, such an approach offers a A.B., 1942, Kenyon College; Ph.D., 1945, control and extends way beyond my new teaching tool to expose beginning University of Wisconsin initial involvement in developing new research scientists, notably graduate ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, 1958; ACS contraceptive “hardware” (e.g. steroid oral students, to the subtleties of the scientific Baekeland Medal, 1959; ACS Fritzsche contraceptives) to the complex issues and culture which is so rarely taught in formal Award, 1960; National Academy of socio-cultural elements of human fertility courses in the physical sciences. For Sciences, 1961; ACS Award for Creative control —which currently also represent further details, see www.djerassi.com Invention, 1973; National Medal of the focus of my teaching in the Stanford where the use of this genre in my course Science, 1973; Perkin Medal, 1975; Human Biology Program and of lectures Ethical Discourse through Science-in- Wolf Prize in Chemistry, 1978; ACS to a broader, outside public. I have also fiction is illustrated. chosen the most recent advances in male Award in Chemistry of Contemporary Representative Publications Technological Problems, 1983; John reproductive biology dealing with male & Samuel Bard Award in Medicine infertility and erectile dysfunction as the 1 Oxygen (play, written with Roald & Science, 1983; Roussel Prize, 1988; subjects of my “science-in-fiction” novels Hoffmann), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Menachem’s Seed and NO respectively, Germany, aand New York, 2001. while my science-in-theatre play, “An Public Interest, 1989; National Academy 2 This Man’s Pill: Reflections on the 50th Immaculate Misconception,” performed in of Sciences Award for the Industrial Birthday of the Pill, Oxford University London, San Francisco, and Vienna in Application of Science, 1990; National Press, Oxford and New York, 2001. 1999 and New York in 2001, examines

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3 NO (novel), university of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1998; Penguin (paperback), New York, 2000. 4 An Immaculate Misconception: Sex in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction (play), Imperial College Press, London, 2000. 5 “Sex in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” C. Djerassi, Science, 285, 53 (1999). 6 Cantor’s Dilemna (novel), Penguin (paperback), New York, reprinted 1999. 7 “Ethical Discourse by science-in- fiction,” C. Djerassi, Nature, 393, 511 (1998). The President of Academia Europaea presenting Prof Djerassi with the Erasmus Medal 8 Menachem’s Seed (novel), University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1997; Penguin Previous medallists include: 1999 Raoul van Caenegem, Gent “The (paperback) New York, 1998. modernity of Medieval law” Since 1992, 9 The Bourbaki Gambit (novel), University 2000 Kristof Glamann, Copenhagen 1996 Hubert Markl, Konstanz “Language of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1994; “The linear model of Time in History” and the evolution of human mind” Penguin (paperback) New York, 1996. 2001 Edoardo Boncinelli, Milan “Brain 1997 Paul Crutzen, Mainz “The The ERASMUS medal is awarded and mind today” stratospheric ozone hole: a man-caused by the Council to eminent members chemical instability” 2002 Harold Kroto, Sussex “Science and whose individual scholarship has made Doubt” a substantial contribution to European 1998 Peter Burke, Cambridge “Erasmus excellence across the Sciences, Humanities and the Republic of Letters” and Letters.

• Jean Beggs (Edinburgh – Molecular • Salvador Moncada (UC, London News of Biology). The Gabor Medal of the Royal – Cardiovascular reseach). The Grand prix Society of London Annuel Lefoulon-Delalande of the Institut members • John. M. Thomas (Royal Institution of de France London). The 2003 Linus Pauling Gold • David Hopwood (John Innes Centre, medal. Honours and awards Norwich, UK – Plant Sciences). The Ernst notified since the last issue • Dan McKenzie (Cambridge, UK Chain prize – Geology). The 2003 Crafoord Prize. of The Tree • C. Lorius. (Institute de Glaciology et • Annette Karmiloff-Smith (UC, London Géophysique de L’Environment) and Jean • E. Froemter (Frankfurt). The A.N. – cognition and language). The 2002 Jouzel (UMR CEA-CNRS). The Medaille Richards award and medal of the European Latsis prize d’Or of the CNRS for Paleoclimatology. International Society of Nephrology • Neil Bartlett (California). The 2002 Davy • Herwig Schopper (CERN). The • C. Renfrew (Cambridge – Archaeology). medal of the Royal Society of London grand Cordon of the order of Al-Istiklal The 2003 Latsis prize • A Wittinghofer (MPI – Dortmund). (Independence) of Jordan. For services to • Vitaly L. Ginzburg (Moscow – Physics). The 2002 Richard-Kuhn Medal of the International Synchrotron Sciences. The 2003 Nobel prize for Physics www. GESELLSCHAFT Deutscher Chemiker • John Coles (UK). The Gold Medal of the tamm.lpi.ru/staff/ginzburg.html and the 2003 Deutscher Krebspreis. Society of Antiquaries of London 2003. • Reinhard Genzel (MPI, Garching, • Raymond Hide (Oxford – Meteorology). Germany). The 2003 Balzan Prize for The 2003 Symons Gold Medal of the • Nicholas Ambraseys (Imperial, London Infrared Astronomy Royal Meteorological Society of London. – Earth Sciences). The W. Smith medal of • Serge Moscovici (Paris) The 2003 Balzan the Geological Society of London. • George Vachaud, Jean Jouzel, Laurent prize for Social Psychology. Labeyrie and Xavier le Pichon. Prizes • Klaus Palme (Freiburg). The Max- • M. G. Velarde (Spain). The 2003 DuPont awarded by the European Geological Planck Research Prize for International prize. Society during 2003. Collaboration.

March 2004 Academia Europaea 18 Werner Rathmayer – a European scientist IN MEMORIUM

Text of a presentation given had the pleasure and privilege to interact claim to be European scientists. with him not only as a friend but also by Prof. Dr. H. Markl, at the But there is a different meaning to this in our respective professional capacities symposium held in memory notion, one of not just being one in a – myself as the head of large German crowd of academically trained personal in of W. Rathmayer, University research and research funding organizations, one of the many European nations, but a of Konstanz on 1 November he as an expert advisor and organizer of meaning of being one of those rarer birds, 2003. many different national and international who are truly inspired by a vision of what functions – which allowed me to learn hose who were close to him, will European science could be and should be, about and to learn from Werner’s abilities remember Werner Rathmayer in who are driven by the conviction, that the in areas where both of us had not ventured many different facets of his richly only good future for Europe T in previous decades of our comradeship as diverse personality: the zoologist with a – not only in science, but for the whole biologists. During the next few minutes comprehensive knowledge of the animal of European society and for all the people I will talk about Werner Rathmayer as a kingdom, the experimental physiologist, throughout Europe – is a future as a European scientist, which he became more the neurobiologist, the invertebrate unified Europe, which finally has overcome and more, and more and more respected us toxicologist and pharmacologist, the superb the terrible strife and the bloody wars of such, during the last decade of his always university teacher, the globally experienced its past. Driven by the vision of not only busy, active life. I will do so -, on the ornithologist, the field-biologist with an unifying the economies of a restricted request of Jürgen Mittelstraß, the President immense grasp of biological details for the number of European states into a common of the Academia Europaea, – also on behalf hymenoptera of all kinds, the collector of market, some kind of economic and of the Academia. President Mittelstraß photographs of nearly all central European agricultural EU-fortress, shut off from the knew Werner well and thought highly orchids, the magisterial chairman and rest of the world, but of the cultural and of him not only as a Vice President of inspiring leader of a sometimes somewhat social unification of all nations from all the Academia, but also as a professional complex faculty of biology, the connoisseur over Europe in a peacefully prospering colleague of many decades, since the early of Italian arts, Italian food and not only continent, vibrant with the intellectual and seventies I presume, at our common – and Italian wines, the generous host and the practical potentials of its freely interacting commonly loved – University of Konstanz. pleasant guest – a master of many trades peoples. This is an innovative vision both professionally and privately. Many Werner Rathmayer, a European scientist. of Europe, in which the sciences and of these facets will be polished to shine Maybe we should step back for a moment technology as well as the humanities have again and throw a bright light on the man, to think about what we actually mean by to play a decisive role in developing human whom we all miss so much, because he had “a European scientist”. What should be life in freedom, security, and superior to leave us so shockingly, unexpectedly and so special about it? After all, there seems productivity under ecologically sustainable suddenly, without the slightest premonition to be no lack of that breed: more than a conditions. for himself, his wife Martina, his friends, million women and men trained in the In my view, it is only a scientist who tries colleagues, and students. sciences, technology or the humanities to actively promote and work for such may probably roam throughout European Many of you know much more about a vision of Europe, who can truly be universities, public research institutions or Werner in circumstances different from called a European scientist, a scientist who private enterprises; born in one of Europe’s the ones, where I have got to know, to contributes his gifts and knowledge to the nations, raised in European schools, trained respect and to admire him over many advancement not only of the sciences in in European universities, and employed years, beginning in the late fifties of the last Europe, but through the sciences to the by European institutions, organizations or century, when we were students together advancement of all of European society. enterprises. So, what should be so special in Munich. Today, I want to address only And in my view, Werner Rathmayer was about a European scientist? Looked at it one aspect in which he has excelled during inspired by such convictions all his life, from that side: nothing at all, most of the mainly the last decade of his life, when I and he has spent more and more of his scientists in this audience could probably

Academia Europaea March 2004 19 time and efforts for the advancement of of the scientifically and technologically States and from other countries throughout these goals in the many institutional and most advanced countries of the OECD, the world -, into working groups who professional networks in which he became in advising and guiding their respective were able to contribute to the Academy’s more and more engaged in the later years societies and governments in all matters scientific obligations. As these things go, as of his all-too-short life. I know from many of scientific concern, education, research, we all know so well, the man (or woman) conversations with him, especially over technology, even national security or who chairs the meetings, is more often the last years, that he believed as much crime prevention. If I may quote from than not the one who has to sum up the as I do, that the spirit of science, which a recent report in preparation for the discussions and to write the reports. I is in its core based on the spirit of the Inter Academy Council of the leading recall quite a number of phone calls from philosophy of European enlightenment, of Academies of the world, on the need of Werner late in the night or over weekends, freedom of inquiry as the fundamental and Promoting Science and Technology in the when he sat at his desk and formulated in most precious of human rights – nullius Third World, where it is recommended coherent fashion what many others had addictus iurare in verba magistri, as the Royal to “Strengthen national academies of so knowledgeably contributed in bits and Society proudly expresses it in the words science and engineering and the national pieces. But he never complained, he only of Horace, – that this spirit of science S&T communities. Academies are critical sighed sometimes more deeply. has vitally and decisively to contribute organizations that should be the leading Werner had also gained plenty of in developing this unified Europe of the voices of S&T in each country, and they experience in chairing such meetings future; by the training of young people in should reflect the consensus positions of and working groups by his function as schools and universities; by providing best the entire national S&T community…. In chairman of the Standing Committee for scientific advice to the public wherever cooperation with their nations’ universities, Life and Environmental Sciences (LESC) it is needed; and above all, by eradicating disciplinary societies and professional of the European Science Foundation in errors and false beliefs and by striving for organizations, they should actively work Strasbourg. As I know from many of his new reliable knowledge, adding it to the with government, the international former colleagues as well as from the inherited stores of scientific insights and community, and the media to expand S&T Presidents and the General Secretaries of practical capabilities derived from them, capacity and pursue its most productive the ESF, Werner was quite instrumental in which are the most valuable common and humane applications. They should be moving the ESF – somewhat sluggishly goods of modern society not only in contacting their national leaders and key – from some kind of a clearing-house Europe but throughout the world. decision-makers, and influencing them to of European research organizations to act on these issues.” The best way to remember and to a more proactive organizing, managing, understand, how Werner lived in this spirit I believe, that it was in such spirit that and funding partner of truly transnational as a true believer in European unification Werner devoted much time and effort over research programs of European scope. He and how he contributed his share of many years to help develop the Academia also represented there the interests of the knowledge and efforts to achieving these Europaea into a leading voice of science, Committee for International Affairs of goals, is to recall some of his many different technology and the humanities for all the German Research Council (DFG), on activities in the European context. I want of Europe. As chairman of the selection which he served from 1996 to the abrupt to do this not in a purely chronological committee for the election of new end of his life, and thus of the whole fashion, but by beginning with his most members in the field of Animal and Plant German biological research community. highly recognized position as a Vice Sciences and of Organismal Biology since In all these functions and in many others, – President of the Academia Europaea, 1992, and since 2000 as Vice President of especially in relation with Israeli scientists, which might be called the most important the Academy, he shied no effort to make on which Dr. Barak gave his first–hand resource of scientific talents from all over sure that the brightest and the best from view, – Werner impressed all who had Europe, restricting itself not only to the all European research communities found the pleasure and privilege to work with political “European Union” in the narrow their way into the Academy, had their say him, with strong leadership, clear grasp of sense -, and thus becoming, as it were, the there and could contribute to its hopefully issues, goal-directed techniques of reaching most important breeding ground for these rising influence in European science and consensus, and hard working capacity in rare birds: the European scientists. science policy. This was often not at all an preparing the meetings beforehand and in easy task, quite to the contrary. It meant, Academies of Science are sometimes harvesting their results afterwards in clear- more often than not, to scrutinize with looked down upon, even by fellow cut documents. No wonder, that the more great diplomacy, and as we say in German scientists, as somewhat outdated and these talents became visible to others, the with much “Fingerspitzengefühl”, that is: old-fashioned, so-to-say paragons of this more often Werner was asked to take upon intuition and sound scientific judgement, “very old Europe”, which someone like him additional tasks of evaluations, mainly who would be best suited for Academy Donald Rumsfeld sneers at. Quite to for the European Union, where he served membership from more than 30 European the contrary – and certainly so in the as Section Chairman for the reviews of countries in order to succeed in the conviction of Werner Rathmayer – it “Large Scale Facilities” and as a Chairman Academy’s quality-conscious election is the role of the National Academies and Vice Chairman of evaluation process. – e.g. the NAS of the USA, the Royal committees for the programs “Improving Society of Great Britain, the Academies of In addition, it meant to organize this highly Human Potential” and “Quality of Life”. Sciences of the Netherlands, of Sweden, specialized European scientific manpower, He also gave his ample experience with – which cannot be overestimated in some – often including partners from the United many European universities and research

March 2004 Academia Europaea 20 institutions to the Higher Education And there was a second experience, dating his expression by actively practicing Euro- Authority of Ireland and also to the back to the early seventies of last century, pean scientific cooperation. Northern Ireland Higher Education which gave Werner so much and so Many other European scientists of similar Council, for reaching decisions in their thorough, especially personal experience kind got to know and got to highly focused Support Programs of University in European biology. From the beginning estimate Werner Rathmayer through all Research. of his scientific career as a comparative these networking activities. I will never physiology professor at the University of I often wondered what made Werner so forget, how many phone calls and other Konstanz, Werner, – regularly accompanied particularly proficient and efficient in these expressions of deep sympathy and of utter by his wife Martina and often together often rather complex European matters of dismay I received in the weeks and month with his close friend and colleague, the research and higher educational policy. I after his passing away from us, of scientists late Ernst Florey, – spent at least a month think, he drew experience and confidence from throughout Europe, from East to every year at the Stazione Zoologica mainly from two sources, in addition to West, from North to South, who expressed di Napoli in Italy, where – since the his longstanding motivation for European their sadness and their feeling of a great, founding times of Anton Dohrn – flocks advancement of science and higher irreplaceable loss when they heard about of comparative anatomists, physiologists, education and in addition to his thorough Werner’s death. He was much respected, biochemists, ecologists and marine life experience as an academic teacher and much liked and he will be much missed scientists came together every year, scholar. For many years, for more than in the years to come in the many circles pursuing their respective projects on the a decade in fact, Werner had been a of European science, especially among plants and animals of the gulf of Naples, member, a juror and finally the chairman biologist, and I am sure that many will – as and exchanging views and experiences of the German and for some years also of we, his friends all do – bear in their hearts under the relaxed circumstances of a European Contests for young scientists, a fond remembrance of Werner for a very lively – though sometimes a bit old “Jugend forscht”, as it is well known in long time. fashioned – research station. I feel, and Germany. The enthusiasm of these girls in fact I know from his own words, that Hubert Markl, Konstanz. and boys, young women and men, in this wonderfully vivid, pan-European, and pursuing active research projects of their even more widely international research own interest and choice, inspired him atmosphere must have had a deep and a lot and gave him the firm conviction lasting influence on Werner Rathmayer’s that European science was on a good belief in the wonderful opportunities of track, if one could maintain, guide and deepened collaboration among European strengthen this enthusiasm over the years scientists. Of course, here he got to know and help these young researchers to tackle over the years many of those scientists, even larger projects jointly with similar who he later met and worked with again minds form other European countries. To in the Academia Europea, the European build structures of research promotion in Science Foundation and in many other Europe, which would allow these young European research networks. This people, together with more experienced experience of being European to his boots older ones, to pursue their goals and to and of gaining from this European way of fulfill their aspirations, must have been a proceeding in science has made Werner a strong driving force for Werner to engage real European scientist in the best sense of himself so strongly on the European scene.

The Werner Rathmayer Symposium – 1 November 2003

he Academia and many of our members were honoured to be sponsors for and participants in a one-day symposium, held in memory of our Vice-President Professor Werner Rathmayer. The event was held in his own department, at the TUniversity of Konstanz. The Rector, Gerhart von Graevenitz and former colleagues of Dr Rathmayer, paid tribute to his role as scientist and teacher. Hubert Markl described his work in the promotion of European science and collaboration and an extract of that speech is set out in this issue of the Tree. The keynote scientific speaker was Bert Hölldobler (Würzburg) – “Fertility signals: regulation of reproduction in ant societies”. In view of the success of this meeting, the Board have agreed to allocate a sum of money to the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Section, for the establishment of an annual “Rathmayer lecture”. It is hoped that this initiative will stimulate the members of the section to seek additional support for activities that promote the inter-disciplinary approach to science that was the mark of Professor Rathmayer’s career

Academia Europaea March 2004 21 New members of the Academia Europaea admitted during 2003

The list of members were approved by the New member – Jacqueline Smith New member – Jan Lindegren Council at the April 2003 meeting

NAME CITY DISCIPLINE Y.O.B HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY LAIOU, Angeliki Athens History 1941 #LINDEGREN, Jan Uppsala History 1949 LINGUISTIC STUDIES SIEWIERSKA, Anna Lancaster Linguistics 1955 #VIERECK, Wolfgang Bamberg Linguistics 1937 BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES LEVINSON, Stephen C. Nijmegen Cognitive Anthropology 1947 #SMITH, Jacqui Berlin Psychology 1951 STEPTOE, Andrew London Psychology 1951 SOCIAL SCIENCES COUSY, Herman A. Leuven Law 1946 TOBLER, Hans Zurich Social History 1941 PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES BURLAND, John London Engineering 1936 FITZPATRICK, John Dublin Engineering 1949 CHEMICAL SCIENCES #DJERASSI, Carl (Foreign) Stanford Chemistry 1923 ERKER, Gerhard Münster Chemistry 1946 TARASCON, Jean-Marie France Chemistry 1953 EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES STEPHENSON, F. Richard Durham Astronomy 1941 TORNE, Montserrat Barcelona Geophysics 1958 #VEIS, George Athens Earth Sciences 1929 GUIDOBONI, Emanuela Bologna Historical Seismology 1946 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IRVINE, Robin Francis Cambridge Biochemistry 1950 CELL BIOLOGY BETSHOLTZ, Christer Göteborg Cell Biology 1959 HALL, Alan London Cell Biology 1952 KOORNEEF, Maarten Wageningen Cell Biology 1950 KRAMMER, Peter Heidelberg Cell Biology 1946 VENNSTRÖM, Björn Stockholm Molecular & Cellular Biology 1948 PHYSIOLOGY & MEDICINE BONHOEFFER, Tobias Martinsried Neuroscience 1960 CAPEAU, Jacqueline Paris Biochemistry 1949 #DUSSAULE, Jean-Claude Paris Physiology 1956 HOFMANN, Franz Munich Pharmacology 1942 JEZOVA, Daniela Bratislava Pharmacology 1949 LIGETI, Erzsébet Budapest Cellular Physiology 1950 VERKHRATSKY, Alexej Manchester Neuroscience 1961 ORGANISMIC & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY KACELNIK, Alejandro Oxford Zoology 1946

# attended the Graz AGM, 2003

March 2004 Academia Europaea 22 Section chairs & committee members

Section: Chairperson: Committee Members:

A1. History & Archaeology Peter Burke Emmanuel College Henk Wesseling Cambridge CB2 3AP UK

A2. Classics & Oriental Studies Heikki Solin Marianne Bergmann Klassillisen Filologian Laitos Margarethe Billerbeck Helsingin Yliopisto Barbara Kellner-Heinkele PL4, (Yliopistonkatu 3) Harm Pinkster FIN-00014, Helsinki FINLAND [email protected]

A3. Linguistic Studies Jørgen Rischel Eva Hajicová Stenhojgaardsvej 57 Fred Karlsson 3460 Birkerd DENMARK Helmut Schnelle [email protected]

A4. Literary & Theatrical Studies Theo D’haen Douwe Fokkema Dept. Literatuurwetenschap Erika Fischer-Lichte Leuven University Maria-Alzira Seixo Blijde Inkomststr. 21 Mihály Szegedy-Mászak B-3000 Leuven BELGIUM [email protected]

A.5 Musicology & History of David Hiley Laszlo Dobszay Art & Architecture Insitute für Musikwissenschaft Rudolf Flotzinger Universität Regensburg Roger Stalley D-93040 Regensburg GERMANY [email protected]

A.6 Philosophy, Theology & Dagfinn Føllesdal Anders Jeffner Religious Studies Staverhagan 7 1341 Slependen NORWAY [email protected]

A7. Behavioural Sciences Johannes Siegrist Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf Dept. of Medical Sociology P B 101007 D-40001 Düsseldorf Paul Baltes GERMANY Michael Rutter [email protected] Michael Marmot

A8.Social Sciences Robert Erikson Jean Blondel Swedish Institute for Social Elina Haavio-Mannila Research/Stockholm University Konstantinos Kerameus S-10691 Stockholm Walther Manshard SWEDEN [email protected]

B1. Mathematics and Informatics Peter Swinnerton-Dyer Jaco de Bakker The Dower House Dines Bjørner Thriplow Manfred Broy Royston, Herts SG8 7RJ David Cox UNITED KINGDOM Hans Föllmer [email protected] Lars Hörmander László Lovasz Yuri Manin Robin Milner Maurice Nivat Pal Revesz

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Section: Chairperson: Committee Members:

B2.Physics and Engineering Sciences Norbert Kroo Ian Butterworth Hungarian Academy Robert Dautray of Sciences Heinz Duddeck Roosevelt tér 9 Vladimir Kljuev H-1051 Budapest Lászlo Csernai HUNGARY Herbert Walther Peter de Witt Huberts [email protected]

B3.Chemical Sciences Jerzy Haber Peter Day Institute of Catalysis and Torbjörn Norin Surface Chemistry Frigyes Solymosi ul. Niezapominajek 8 John Meurig Thomas PL-30239 Cracow Michel Che POLAND Herbert Roesky [email protected]

B4.Earth and Cosmic Sciences Sierd Cloetingh Enric Banda Faculty of Earth Sciences André Berger Vrije Universiteit Paul Crutzen De Boelelaan 1085 Jean Dercourt 1081 Amsterdam Jean-Claude Duplessy NETHERLANDS Kerstin Fredga Camiel de Loore [email protected] C1. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Moshe Yaniv Piet Borst Institut Pasteur Riccardo Cortese Dept. des Biotechnologies Michel Lazdunski 25 rue du Docteur Roux Tomas Lindahl 75724 Paris Cedex 15 Margarita Salas FRANCE Gottfried Schatz [email protected]

C2. Cell Biology Frank Grosveld Michael Ashburner Erasmus University Rotterdam Margaret Buckingham Dept. of Cell Biology & Meinrad Busslinger Genetics/POBox 1738 Enrico Coen 3000-DR Rotterdam Ingrid Grummt NETHERLANDS [email protected]

C3.Physiology and Medicine Ole Petersen Raymond Ardaillou University of Liverpool Theophile Godfraind Department of Physiology Barbro Johansson P.O. Box 147 Oleg Krishtal Crown Street Harald Reuter Liverpool L69 3BX András Spät UNITED KINGDOM Klaus Thurau Alexej Verkhratsky [email protected]

C4.Organismic and Lars Walløe Friedrich Ehrendorfer Evolutionary Biology University of Oslo Gotthilf Hempel Dept. of Physiology Carlos Herrera P O Box 1103 Blindern Richard Southwood N-0317 Oslo Rüdiger Wehner NORWAY [email protected]

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