The Royal Society of Edinburgh Review 2005 (Session 2003-2004) The Royal Society of Edinburgh Review 2005 Printed in Great Britain by MacKay & Inglis Limited, Glasgow, G42 0PQ ISSN 1476-4334 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH REVIEW OF THE SESSION 2003-2004 The Royal Society of Edinburgh 22-26 George Street Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ Telephone : 0131 240 5000 Fax : 0131 240 5024 email : [email protected] Scottish Charity No SC000470 Printed in Great Britain by MacKay and Inglis Ltd, Glasgow G42 0PQ Cover illustration by Aird McKinstrie. Design by Jennifer Cameron THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH REVIEW OF THE SESSION 2003-2004 PUBLISHED BY THE RSE SCOTLAND FOUNDATION ISSN 1476-4342 CONTENTS Proceedings of the Ordinary Meetings .................................... 3 Proceedings of the Statutory General Meeting ....................... 5 Trustees Report to 31 March 2004 ....................................... 19 Auditor’s Report and Accounts.............................................. 35 Schedule of Investments ....................................................... 55 Activities Prize Lectures ..................................................................... 59 Lectures............................................................................ 109 Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, Seminars and Discussion Forums ............................................................ 159 Publications ...................................................................... 195 The Scottish Science Advisory Committee ........................ 197 Evidence, Advice and Comment ....................................... 201 Inquiries ........................................................................... 203 Events for Young People .................................................. 205 Research and Enterprise Awards ...................................... 209 Medals, Prizes and Prize Lectureships ................................ 217 Grants Committee ........................................................... 219 International Programme ................................................. 221 Fellows’ Social Events ....................................................... 227 Grants, Sponsorship and Donations .................................... 229 Changes in Fellowship During the Session ........................... 231 Staff .................................................................................... 233 Index ................................................................................... 235 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETINGS 10 November 2003 2 February 2004 Chairman Chairman Professor Andrew Walker VPRSE Lord Sutherland of Houndwood KT FBA PRSE Formal Admission to Fellowship Professor Jeffrey Williams Lecture The Value of the Performing Arts: Lecture An Illustrated Lecture. Professor Grand Challenges for Computing John Wallace OBE FRSE, Principal, Research. Professor Sir Tony Hoare The Royal Scottish Academy of FRS, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Music and Drama. (page 120) Research Ltd. (page 109) 1 March 2004 1 December 2003 Chairman Chairman Professor Andrew Walker VPRSE Professor Gavin McCrone CB VPRSE Election of Fellows (see list on page 231) Formal Admission to Fellowship Sir Gerald Gordon (Honorary Scrutineers Fellow) Professor Roland Paxton MBE FRSE and Professor Vincent Bruce Discussion Proudfoot OBE FRSE Do We Approve of a Jury System for Complicated Trails? Professor Formal Admission to Fellowship Gerry Maher QC, a Commissioner Dr Malcolm Kennedy and Profes- at the Scottish Law Commission, sor Stuart Reid. and The Rt Hon Lord Penrose, Lecture Senator of the College of Justice in Electricity Supply in the New Scotland. (page 162) Century. Dr Malcolm Kennedy 12 January 2004 CBE FREng FRSE, Consultant, PB Power. (page 130) Chairman Professor John Coggins VPRSE 5 April 2004 Discussion Chairman The Cause of Eating Disorders: The Professor John Coggins VPFRSE Individual, the Culture, or Both? Dr Formal Admission to Fellowship Chris Freeman, Consultant Psychia- Professor Paul Bishop, Professor trist, Royal Edinburgh Hospital and Callum Brown, Professor Graham Dr Harry Millar, Consultant Psychia- Caie, Professor Alan Hood, trist, Eating Disorder Service, Royal Professor Anne Magurran, Dr Karl Cornhill Hospital. (page 166) Oparka, Professor Lindsay Pater- son. 3 Review of the Session 2003-2004 Lecture Professor Deborah Howard, Frank Fraser Darling 1903-1979: Professor Elizabeth Ann Moign- Ecologist, Conservationist, ard, Dr Mark Robert Shaw, Prophet. Professor Palmer Professor David Tollervey, Profes- Newbould, Emeritus Professor of sor David John Webb, Professor Environmental Science, University Bonnie Lynn Webber, Professor of Ulster. (page 138) Eric George Wright. 10 May 2004 Lecture Chairman The Coming Century – Ten Trends Professor Andrew Walker VPFRSE to Back. Miss Frances Cairncross, CBE, FRSE. (page 146) Formal Admission to Fellowship Professor Asen Michaylov Asenov, 6 September 2004 Professor John Alan Dawson, Chairman Professor Roderick Allister Lord Sutherland of Houndwood Mcdonald Galbraith, Professor KT FBA PRSE Richard Milne Hogg, Professor Formal Admission to Fellowship Andrew Peter Mackenzie, Ms Professor Susan Jocelyn Bell Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig Burnell, CBE FRS, Professor Oscar Macpherson, Professor Stephen Peter Buneman, Professor Stuart McLaughlin, Professor Philippe Malcolm Cobbe, Professor David George Schyns, Sir John Ward KB John Cooke, Professor David CBE, Professor Alan Jeffrey Welch. Alexander Syme Fergusson, Lecture Professor Bruce Philip Lenman, Broadband Access Technologies: Professor Andrea Mary Nolan, Reality and Myth. Professor Steve Professor Murray George Hornby McLaughlin FRSE, Professor of Pittock, Professor John Arthur Electronic Communication Swaffield, Professor John Richard Systems, Institute of Digital Underhill, Dr Christiaan Richard Communications, The University David Van der Kuyl. of Edinburgh. (page 144) Lecture (Bruce Preller Prize 3 June 2004 Lecture) Chairman The Threat of Terrorism: The Place Professor Andrew Walker VPFRSE of Science. Professor Sir Keith O’Nions FRS, Director General of Formal Admission to Fellowship Research Councils, Office of Professor Brian Ashcroft, Miss Science and Technology. (page Frances Anne Cairncross, CBE, 77) 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATUTORY GENERAL MEETING Minute of the Statutory General Meeting held on 25 October 2004, ending the 221st Session The Annual Statutory Meeting General Secretary took place in the Society’s Wolf- Professor Andrew Miller CBE son Theatre on Monday 25 Treasurer October 2004 at 5.30pm. Lord Mr Edward Cunningham CBE Sutherland of Houndwood, KT, FBA, FRSE, President, took the Fellowship Secretary Chair. Professor Colin Bird, CBE Minutes Ordinary Members The Minutes of the Annual Professor Ron Asher Statutory Meeting held on Mr Ewan Brown CBE Monday 27 October 2003 were Professor Tariq Durrani taken as read, approved by those Professor Rona M MacKie CBE Fellows present and signed by the Dr Ian P Sword CBE President as a correct record. Executive Board Election of Officers and Council General Secretary for the 222nd Session. Professor Andrew Miller CBE It was agreed that Professor P M Treasurer Grant and Professor R N Ibbett Mr Edward Cunningham CBE would act as Scrutineers for the ballot to elect the Officers and Curator Council of the Society for the Dr Brenda E Moon 222nd Session. The ballot papers International Convener were then collected and examined Professor Rona M MacKie CBE and following presentation of the Officers’ Reports (following Programme Convener pages), the Scrutineers reported to Professor Ian H Stevenson the President that Council and Research Awards Convener Office Bearers had been elected Professor David H Saxon OBE unanimously, as follows : Young People’s Convener Council Professor C A Tickle CBE FRS President RSE Scotland Foundation Chair- Lord Sutherland of Houndwood man KT FBA Professor Andrew C Walker Vice-Presidents Professor Gavin McCrone CB, Professor John Coggins Professor John Mavor. 5 Review of the Session 2003-2004 Annual Review for Fiscal Year and Accounts for the fiscal year 2003-2004. 2003/04, which we are required The President commented that, in to produce to comply with charity addition to producing the formal legislation. Trustees’ Report and Accounts for The General Secretary’s report to 2003-2004 in accordance with the ASM is traditionally an oral Charity Regulations, an illustrated report on the Session and will Annual Review of highlights of appear in full in the Review of the the year (with a summary financial Session published annually and review) was again produced, and will be sent to all Fellows early this had been widely circulated to next year. all Fellows, as well as to many Significant developments during others interested in the Society. the current Session include. This publication was well received and it was agreed this arrange- Changes in Governance and ment should continue. Management - following implementation of a re-organisa- The President then invited tion of the staff structure Professor Andrew Miller to prompted by a review by Dr Chris present the following report: Masters, the Council put forward General Secretary’s Report to plans for significant reshaping the the ASM way the Society is managed. “There are two different annual These proposals were subject to reporting cycles at the Society, viz: detailed consultation with the Fellowship, including two well- - The fiscal year from April to attended Fellows’ meetings held March, and on 31 May and 20 September. -