Company Registered number 07028223
Charity Registered number 1133902
THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Report and Financial Statements
31 December 2021
**Keith Vaudrey & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 51 Marloes Road London, W8 6LA**
## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Report and accounts Contents**
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|---|---|
|Company information|1|
|Directors' report|2|
|Statement of directors' responsibilities|3|
|Independent examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Statement of cash flows|8|
|Notes to the financial statements|9|
## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Company Information**
## **Directors**
Professor Dr Sierd Auke Pieter Leonard Cloetingh (resigned on 1 Januray 2022) Professor Theo D'Haen (resigned on 31 December 2021) Professor Eva Kondorosi Professor Ole Holger Petersen Professor Donald Dingwell Professor Genoveva Marti (resigned on 31 December 2021) Professor Bjorn Wittrock Professor Paolo Papale (Appointed on 1 January 2022) Professor Paul Holm Dr Oskar Mencer Professor Eystein Jansen (appointed on 01 January 2021) Professor Marja Tertu Makarow (appointed on 01 January 2021)
## **Secretary**
Dr David Coates
## **Examinor of accounts**
Keith Vaudrey & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 51 Marloes Road London W8 6LA
## **Bankers**
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Mailing Kent ME19 4JQ
Natwest Bank PLC NatWest Regent Street 250 Regent Street London W1B 3BN
## **Solicitors**
Hewitson Becke + Shaw Shakespeare House 42, Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8EP
## **Registered office**
Room 251 Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
**Company Registered number** 07028223
**Charity Registered number** 1133902
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**THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Registered number:** 07028223 **Directors' Report**
The trustees (who for company law purposes are the Directors) present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.
## **Principal activities**
The company's principal activity during the year continued to be the promotion of International scholarship, research, provision of training in higher education. Some of the aims of the organisation are to make recommendations to national governments, international agencies concerning matters affecting science, scholarship and academic life in Europe. Also, encouraging interdisciplinary and international research in all areas of learning.
## **Directors**
The following persons served as trustees/ directors during the year:
Professor Dr Sierd Auke Pieter Leonard Cloetingh (resigned on 1 Januray 2022) Professor Theo D'Haen (resigned on 31 December 2021) Professor Eva Kondorosi Professor Ole Holger Petersen Professor Donald Dingwell Professor Genoveva Marti (resigned on 31 December 2021) Professor Bjorn Wittrock Professor Paolo Papale (Appointed on 1 January 2022) Professor Paul Holm Dr Oskar Mencer Professor Eystein Jansen (appointed on 01 January 2021) Professor Marja Tertu Makarow (appointed on 01 January 2021)
## **Disclosure of information to independent examiner:**
Each person who was a trustee at the time this report was approved confirms that:
- so far as he is aware, there is no relevant information of which the company's independent examiner is unaware; and
- he has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make himself aware of any relevant information and to establish that the company's independent examiner is aware of that information.
- the incoming resources is less than £1 million and that an audit is not required per SORP 2015 and FRS102. Based on the articles of association section 53, an examiner of accounts can examine the accounts.
This report was approved by the board on 20 June 2022 and signed on its behalf.
Professor Marja Tertu Makarow President
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## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors of The Academia Europaea for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (Financial Reporting Standard 102 and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- ● make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; ● state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
- there is no relevant information of which the charitable company's examiner of accounts is
- ● unaware; and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of
- ● any relevant information and to establish that the examiner of account is aware of that information.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE)**
## **Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021**
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on pages 6 to 12 for the year ended 31 December 2021 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW), and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 9.
## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report**
As described on page 3, you, the charitable company's Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.
The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting of an audit, and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-
a) examine the financial statements of the charity under Section 145 of the Act; b) follow the applicable procedures in the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement and scope of work undertaken**
Since the charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000, the charitable company's examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am an authorised member of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable company and of the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.
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The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide
Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement, Report and Opinion**
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-
The accounts of this charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;
This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable;
and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006
- ● and Section 130 of The Charities Act 2011;
- the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of
- accounts set out in section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;
have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP
- (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
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Signed:-
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Rakesh Madhub FCCA - Independent Examiner Keith Vaudrey & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 51 Marloes Road London W8 6LA
This report was signed on 30 June 2022
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## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2021**
|**Notes**
**Income from:**
Members' contributions
Donations
2
Publication grant and royalties
3
HMRC JR Scheme
Interest receivable
Grants for projects
4
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Administrative expenses
5
Charitable activities
6
Governance cost
7
Premises cost
8
Support cost
9
**Total expenditure**
**Net income for the year**
**Transfers between funds**
Foreign exchange gains/ (losses)
**Reconciliation of funds:-**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
**Net movement in funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
227,308
22,123
10,995
11,666
10
-
272,102
29,501
30,605
3,905
37,955
149,856
251,822
20,280
-
(39,448)
(19,168)
138,569
119,401|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
361,940
361,940
-
232,547
-
-
-
232,547
129,393
-
129,393
144,977
274,370|**Total Funds**
**2021**
**£**
227,308
22,123
10,995
11,666
10
361,940
634,042
29,501
263,152
3,905
37,955
149,856
484,369
149,673
-
(39,448)
110,225
283,546
393,771|**Total Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2020**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
216,360
216,360
73,273
73,273
8,404
8,404
15,336
15,336
37
37
87,813
-
401,223
313,410
21,308
21,308
54,709
29,524
1,515
1,515
34,974
34,974
142,016
142,016
254,522
229,337
146,701
84,073
-
(5,883)
31,603
31,603
178,304
109,793
105,242
28,776
283,546
138,569|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2020**
**£**
87,813
87,813
-
25,185
-
-
-
25,185
62,628
5,883
68,511
76,466
144,977|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Statement of total recognised gains and losses**
The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above and therefore no separate statement of total gains and losses has been prepared.
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## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Balance Sheet**
## **as at 31 December 2021**
|**Notes**|**Notes**||**2021**||**2020**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**||**£**|
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Tangible assets|12||4,958||3,560|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Debtors|13|3,129||3,013||
|Cash at bank and in hand||586,437||642,990||
|**Creditors: amounts falling due**||589,566||646,003||
|**within one year**|14|(158,253)||(366,017)||
|**Net current assets**|||431,313||279,986|
|**Total assets less current**||||||
|**liabilities**|||436,271||283,546|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due**||||||
|**after more than one year**|14||(42,500)||-|
|**Net assets**|||393,771||283,546|
|**Funds and reserves**||||||
|General funds|||119,401||138,569|
|Restricted funds|15||274,370||144,977|
|**Total funds**|||393,771||283,546|
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 4.
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 20 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
Professor Marja Tertu Makarow President
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## **THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2021**
|**Operating activities**
Profit for the financial year
Adjustments for:
Interest receivable
Depreciation
Increase in debtors
Decrease in creditors
Interest received
Cash (used in)/generated by operating activities
**Investing activities**
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets
Cash used in investing activities
**Financing activities**
Loan Received/(Repayment of loans)
Cash generated by financing activities
**Net cash (used)/generated**
Cash (used in)/generated by operating activities
Cash used in investing activities
Cash generated by financing activities
Net cash (used)/generated
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
Cash and cash equivalents comprise:
Cash at bank and in hand|**2021**
**£**
110,225
(10)
1,386
(116)
(215,264)
(103,779)
10
(103,769)
(2,784)
(2,784)
50,000
50,000
(103,769)
(2,784)
50,000
(56,553)
642,990
586,437
586,437|**2020**
**£**
178,304
(37)
1,186
(32)
(21,900)
157,521
37
157,558
-
-
-
-
157,558
-
-
157,558
485,432
642,990
642,990|
|---|---|---|
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**THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern**
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , effective January 2016, , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
The incorporated charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102 SORP.
## **Income**
Income, whether from exchange or non exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) on a receivable basis, when a transaction or other event results in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its liabilities and only when the charity has legal entitlement, the income is probable and can be measured reliably.
Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entitled to the resources is not recognised until the conditions have been met.
All income is accounted for gross, before deducting any related fees or costs.
With the exception of members contributions and donations all income is credited to the statement of financial activities on an accruals basis.
Members contributions and donations are credited to the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are received.
Income received from lifetime membership are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities over ten years.
## **Membership subscriptions**
The income and any associated Gift Aid or other tax refund from a membership subscription received by the charity in the nature of a gift, is accounted for on the same basis as a donation.
The income from a membership subscription received by the charity where the subscription purchases the right to services or benefits is recognised as income from charitable activities.
## **Cost allocation**
Direct charitable expenditure includes all expenditure incurred on activities conducted in pursuance of Academia Europaea's objectives. Staff costs, premises overheads and other costs are apportioned on the basis of percentage time spent on charitable activities, fundraising and publicity, and management and administration. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the items of expenditure to which it relates.
## **Operating leases**
Rentals and service charges paid under operating leases for office premises and equipment charged to Resources Expended in the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred.
## **Contributions from third parties**
Several of Academia Europaea's activities are supported or partially supported by contributions from third parties paid directly to local organisers. These funds were previously included in the accounts. The hubs' funds that have not passed through the Academia's books were excluded in the accounts. Per The Academia Europaea's new policy, the hubs' financial records were not to be included in the Statement of Financial Activities. The hubs are not subsidiaries or branches of The Academia Europaea and it is not necessary to produce consolidated accounts.
However, while the substance of these activities remains under the Academia's direct control, the local organisers and sponsors have autonomous responsibility for making contributions which may be in cash or in kind and cannot be reasonably included in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Fixed assets and depreciation**
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Office furniture and equipment 10 % per annum using the Straight line method Computer equipment 25 % per annum using reducing balance method.
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## **London Secretariat charges**
Much of the London Secretariat's time is spent organising and assisting plenary meetings, projects and study groups. It is the policy of Academia Europaea that, where possible, these administration costs be recovered from these activities.
## **Foreign currency transactions**
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities in foreign currency are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling on the balance sheet date.
## **Liability to taxation**
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Pensions - defined contribution schemes**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
## **Funds**
Restricted funds are set up from grants and contributions given to Academia Europaea, the use of which is restricted as to the purpose and conditions imposed by the donors. None of these funds has any permanent endowed capital.
Unrestricted funds represent accumulated surpluses and deficits in the statement of financial activities which are available for use at the discretion of Academia Europaea's operations and activities. The Board may set aside amounts to be designated for specific uses or purposes. The unrestricted funds comprise the general fund and are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
## **2 DONATIONS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES**
|Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
Institut D'Estudis Catalans (Spain)
SAPEA Contribution to costs
**3 PUBLICATIONS AND ROYALTIES**
Cambridge Uni Press - Editorial Grant
Cambridge Uni Press - Royalties
**4 GRANTS AND RECEIPTS FOR PROJECTS**
European Policy Project (SAPEA)
Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung (Germany)
Balzan fund
**5 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES**
Hub services
Mailing costs
Membership and subscriptions
Postage
Stationery and printing
Sundry expenses
Bank charges
Depreciation|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**General**
**Projects**
**2021**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**Total Costs**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,454
-
9,454
4,581
-
4,581
7,223
-
7,223
57
-
57
662
-
662
642
-
642
5,496
-
5,496
1,386
-
1,386
29,501
-
29,501|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
22,123
21,939
-
42,325
-
9,009
22,123
73,273
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
6,000
3,000
4,995
5,404
10,995
8,404
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
106,502
87,813
4,298
-
251,140
-
361,940
87,813
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**2020**
**General**
**Projects**
**Total Costs**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**£**
**£**
**£**
2,828
2,828
-
3,603
3,603
-
7,570
7,570
-
9
9
-
273
273
-
580
580
-
5,259
5,259
-
1,186
1,186
-
21,308
21,308
-|
|---|---|---|
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|**6 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**General**
**Projects**
**2021**
**Note**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**Total Costs**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Class Meeting A1,A2, B & C
-
-
-
Conferences
16,219
-
16,219
Council & subcommmittees
-
-
-
European Review
5,000
-
5,000
Membership & information services
8,381
-
8,381
Prizes
12
-
12
President's activities
993
-
993
Relations with other bodies
-
-
-
Adam Kondorosi Award
-
1,695
1,695
European Policy Project - SAPEA
**10**
-
134,522
134,522
Balzan fund
-
74,806
74,806
Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung (Germany)
-
3,171
3,171
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Sweden)
-
18,353
18,353
30,605
232,547
263,152
**7 GOVERNANCE COSTS**
**(Unrestricted Fund)**
Board of trustees
Independent examiner fees
Other Legal and professional costs
**8 Premises cost**
**(Unrestricted Fund)**
Rent
Office Insurance
**9 Support cost**
**(Unrestricted Fund)**
**Note**
Accountancy fees
Equipment maintenance and support
IT Services
Telephone
Staff Costs
**11**
Travel and subsistence
Software
**10 European Policy Project - SAPEA**
EU Project - Cardiff
EU Project - SAPEA - Work Package 1
EU Project - SAPEA - Work Package 2
EU Project - SAPEA - Work Package 6
**11 STAFF COSTS**
Staff salaries
Employer's NI
Pensions
Total Staff Costs - UK
The average number of persons, analysed by function, employed by Academia Europaea in the
period was:
Charitable activities
Management and administration|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**2020**
**General**
**Projects**
**Total Costs**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**£**
**£**
**£**
227
227
-
12,206
12,206
-
3,082
3,082
-
5,598
5,598
-
7,343
7,343
-
738
738
-
-
-
-
330
330
-
-
-
-
24,491
-
24,491
-
-
-
694
-
694
-
-
-
54,709
29,524
25,185
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
2,545
155
1,320
1,320
40
40
3,905
1,515
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
37,026
34,054
929
920
37,955
34,974
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
11,111
11,817
444
-
30,932
27,584
1,179
1,397
105,396
100,684
107
-
687
534
149,856
142,016
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
118,989
-
-
9,445
15,533
15,037
-
9
**134,522**
**24,491**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
94,990
91,216
6,669
5,799
3,737
3,669
**105,396**
**100,684**
UK during the
**2021**
**2020**
1
1
1
1
2
2|
|---|---|
No trustee received any remuneration in respect of their services in the year (2020 - £Nil)
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No employee received earnings in excess of £60,000 per annum in the current or previous periods.
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
Any liabilites and assets associated with the scheme are shown under debtors and creditors.
## **12 Tangible fixed assets**
|**COST**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2021
**ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2021
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020
**13 Debtors**
Prepayments
**14 Creditors**
Accruals
Other taxes and social security costs
Bank loans
Deferred income
**Creditors falling due after more than 1 year**
Bank loans
**15 Restricted Funds**
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Sweden)
Balzan fund
European Policy Project - SAPEA
Adam Kondorosi Award
Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung (Germany)|**Opening**
**Balance**
**£**
19,101
-
100,750
25,126
-
144,977|**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
17,256
2,784
-
20,040
13,696
1,386
15,082
4,958
3,560
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
-
251,140
106,502
-
4,298
361,940|**Office Furniture**
**and Equipment**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
6,777
24,033
-
2,784
-
-
6,777
26,817
6,777
20,473
-
1,386
6,777
21,859
-
4,958
-
3,560
**2021**
**2020**
**……….**£
**……….**£
3,129
3,013
**2021**
**2020**
**……….**£
**……….**£
7,927
257,431
2,229
2,262
7,500
-
140,597
106,324
158,253
366,017
**2021**
**2020**
**……….**£
**……….**£
42,500
-
**Outgoing**
**Closing**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**Balance**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(18,353)
-
748
(74,806)
-
176,334
(134,522)
-
72,730
(1,695)
-
23,431
(3,171)
-
1,127
(232,547)
-
274,370|
|---|---|---|---|
The Wroclaw Summer schools fund is provided by a grant from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds.
European Policy Project, SAPEA, are the funds allocated for the preparation of the European Policy project.
Adam Kondorosi Award is an award which will provide recognition to a young emerging scholar, in the field of plant biology, especially nitrogen fixation biology and microbiology.
Heinz Nixdorf sponsors the annual Erasmus award.
## **16 Related Party Transactions**
The total amount refunded to the trustees/ directors regarding travel and subsistence for meetings, events for the year amounted to £4,850 (2020 - £5,105).
## **17 Ultimate controlling party**
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
Every member of the charity is obliged to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member, for payment of the Academy's debts and liabilities contracted before he or she ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges, and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.
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**ANNUAL TRUSTEE (activity) REPORT without individual Knowledge Hub Reports FOR 2021** GEN CoGFagus“uropaeaepsiN388~ \. **‘The Academy of Europe’** Registered office **Room 251, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Tele: +44 (0) 20 7862 5784 Email: admin@acadeuro.org Web: http://www.ae-info.org Company limited by guarantee and registered at Companies House. Registration number 07028223 Registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1133902**
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|**Contents:**||**Page**|
|---|---|---|
|**Section 1**|**Governance**|**3**|
|**Section 2:**|**The structure and mission of the Academia Europaea**|**5**|
|**Section 3:**|**Trustees’ report for the period ended 31 December 2021**|**5**|
|**Section 4:**|**Centrally co-ordinated activities**|**7**|
|**Section 5:**|**Academia Europaea Outreach activity**|**9**|
|**Section 6:**|**Events with AE Sponsorship & Patronage**|**11**|
|**Section 7:**|**Corporate matters, Hubs and Membership**|**12**|
|**Section 8:**|**Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**|**13**|
|**Annex 1 New**|**members elected in 2021**|**15**|
**Annex 2 Trustees, Council, and Section Committee composition as at 31[st] December 2021 25**
**Reports of the activity of the AE Knowledge Hubs for 2021 are available. They are large files and are available to download from www.ae-info.org or, on request from the individual Hub offices, or online at the following URLs;**
**Barcelona Hub at: http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/ - Bergen Hub at: https://aebergen.w.uib.no/annual reports/ - Budapest Hub: https://www.ae info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Budapest_Knowledge_Hub Cardiff Hub at: http://aecardiffknowledgehub.wales/about-us/documents/** Munich Hub NA **Tbilisi Hub at: https://www.aetbilisihub.org Wroclaw Hub at: http://acadeuro.wroclaw.pl/**
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## **SECTION 1: Governance**
## **THE TRUSTEES OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA**
## **Board of TRUSTEES (at 31 December 2021)**
## **Officers**
**President:** Professor Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht, (extended by member decision to end 2021) **Vice President:** Professor Genoveva Marti Barcelona, (to end 2021) **Hon. Treasurer:** Dr Oskar Mencer London, (appointed _pro tem_ 2020) **Co-opted Members:** Professor Ole Petersen Cardiff (till end 2022) **P** rofessor Theo D’haen Leuven, (till end 2021) Professor Eva Kondorosi Budapest, (till end 2023) Professor Don Dingwell Munich, (till end 2021) Professor Poul Holm Dublin, (to end 2022) Professor Alex Verkhratsky Manchester, (resigned 2021) Professor Bjorn Wittrock Uppsala, (till end 2022) Professor Eystein Jansen Bergen, (till end of 2023) President elect (from Jan 2021) Professor Marja Makarow Helsinki [President from 1 January 2022]
Utrecht, (extended by member decision to end
As a result of continuing COVID-19 restrictions in the UK and across Europe, many of the AE planned physical meetings were again cancelled or postponed. We were pleased therefore to be able in late October, to run the 2021 AGM (see below) and annual conference in Barcelona. This was on a hybrid model. An election for a replacement treasurer and VP (officio) was scheduled to take place in 2022.
The list of Section chairs, as at 31 December 2021, is at annex 2 of this report. The President Sierd Cloetingh, Prof. Theo D’haen (the Editor-in-Chief of the European Review) and Professor Don Dingwell (Chair of Class B – Exact Sciences) stepped down at the end of the year. Professor Dingwell continued as a co-opted trustee and as Academic Director of the Munich Hub.
Class chairs are members of the board of trustees. At the end of 2021 they were;
Class A1 – Humanities and Arts – Chair Professor Poul Holm (Trustee), VP ex o Class A2 – Social and Related Sciences – Chair Professor Bjorn Wittrock (Trustee) VP ex o Class B – Exact Sciences – Professor Don Dingwell (Trustee), VP ex o Class C – Life Sciences – Professor Alex Verkhratsky Board member VP ex o
From January 1[st] 2022, Professor Paolo Papale (Rome) will be co-opted as a trustee and will take up the role of Chair of Class B - Exact Sciences.
The composition of the Board of trustees and Section committees as at 31[st] December 2021 is at annex 2. Note, that in our Articles of Association, the Council is described as an advisory body to the trustees. Since the creation of the Class system, the single Council now effectively operates through the Class configurations. The Classes and their component Sections each CONSTITUTE ONE PART OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Class chairs are thus the _de facto_ representatives of the Sections on the Board of trustees. The trustees did consult electronically throughout the year with their sectoral ‘Council members’ on specific issues, in the Class configuration. Class committees (comprising the Chairs of the Section committees) have been assigned responsibility for the management of the nominations and selection process for new members and they will over-time become responsible for delivery of activity programmes, as envisaged by the Strategic Plan 2019 – 2024. In view of this re-orientation of responsibility and the fact that the Classes now fulfil the role of the former plenary Council, but in a more efficient way, the trustees will review the Regulations to better reflect the new working structure.
During 2021 there was no activity assigned to the wholly owned subsidiary company in Bergen Norway, operating under the Bergen Knowledge Hub. The CEO appointed by the Board, was Professor Eystein Jansen (the current Bergen Hub Academic Director) and the other Director is the AE Executive Secretary – Dr David Coates.
London General Secretariat
Executive Secretary: Dr David Coates Senior Administrator: Ms Teresa McGovern Accounts and payroll: Outsourced to Keith Vaudrey & Co. Membership Secretary: Function partially provided by the Wroclaw Hub office
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Membership administration, database and website management are outsourced: Technical University of Graz. Contact is Ms Dana Kaiser
The Executive Secretary is the Company Secretary, with responsibility for day-to-day operations of the AE and the London office; oversight of the regional hubs and the Bergen AE company and provides secretariat support to the Board and other subcommittees.
The company and charity registered office is at Room 251, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street,. London, WC1E 7HU.
## **Regional Knowledge Hubs (at the 31[st] December 2021)**
**Barcelona Hub** (http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/ ) Academic Director: Professor Ricard Guerrero Hub manager: Ms Kimberley Katte Communications: Mr Rubén Duro **Bergen Hub** (https://aebergen.w.uib.no/) Academic Director: Professor Eystein Jansen (trustee) Hub manager: Ms Kristen Bakken Project Manager: Ms.Trine Steensæth Pedersen Communications: Mr Nils Olav Sæverås - **Budapest Hub** https://www.ae info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Budapest_Knowledge_Hub Academic Director: Professor Laszlo Lovasz Hub Manager: Dr Gergely Bohm
**Cardiff Hub** (www.aecardiffknowledgehub.wales/ ) Academic Director: Professor Ole Petersen (trustee). Hub Manager: Ms Louise Edwards Science Policy: Dr Mildred Foster Office manager: Ms Juliet Davies
**Graz Data Centre** . Responsible (under contract) for delivery, support, development and content management of the AE corporate website (www.ae-info.org ) and the membership database. The data centre team include: (Director) Professor Frank Kappe, Project Manager H. Leitner, M.Sc., Chief Programmer Mr R. Hoffmann and Main Editorial Management Ms Dana Kaiser M.A.
## **Munich Hub.**
Academic Director: Professor Don Dingwell (trustee) Hub manager: to be confirmed
**Tbilisi Hub (** https://www.aetbilisihub.org/ **)** Academic Director: Professor David Prangishvili Hub Executive Director: Ms Sofia Kobakhidsze Executive Officer: Ms Maia Matchavariani
**Wroclaw Knowledge Hub** (www.acadeuro.wroclaw.pl/) Academic Director: Professor Arkadius Wøjs Hub manager: Ms Kasia Majkowska
|**Examiner of Accounts**|**Principal Bankers**|**Solicitors**|
|---|---|---|
|Keith Vaudrey & Co|NatWest Bank Plc|Hewitson Becke+Shaw|
|Chartered Certified Accountants|PO Box 2AG|Shakespeare House|
|51, Marloes Road|63, Piccadilly|42, Newmarket Road|
|London W8 6LA|London W1A 2AG|Cambridge. CB5 8EP|
Note: The legal and administrative information in the report and financial statements forms a part of the trustee’s report.
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## **SECTION 2: The structure and mission of the Academia Europaea**
On 23 September, 2009: the Academia Europaea was incorporated as a Company limited by Guarantee and was registered at Companies House (number 07028223). See: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07028223 . The Company was also registered as a not-for-profit charity (registration number 1133902, see http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1133 902&SubsidiaryNumber=0
From 1988 to incorporation, the Academia Europaea operated under a Deed of Trust and was registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (former registration number 1001978).
## **Governance and management**
The affairs of the Academia Europaea are managed by a Board of Trustees. There is an advisory Council and other operational sub-committees that are described in annex 1. Elections and appointments to the Board are as described in the regulations. These can also be found on the corporate website at www.ae-info.org.
The officers of the Academia (President, Vice President(s) and Honorary Treasurer) are elected by members. Other trustees are co-opted directly by the Board. The AGM confirms these appointments in accordance with the regulations. The Vice Presidents (ex officio) are recommended by the President and appointed by the Board of Trustees for a period as defined in the Regulations.
## **Training and induction of new trustees**
New trustees are provided with a copy of the statutes and regulations; governance documents and access to sets of minutes of the past year(s). Trustees also receive copies of documents describing the role and responsibilities of Directors and Trustees and links to the appropriate Charity Commission and Company House websites.
## **The mission of the Academia Europaea**
The Academia Europaea is an international, non-governmental association of individual scientists and scholars, who are experts and leaders in their own subject areas as recognised by their peers.
## **The Academia will:**
Promote European scholarship and research and increase the wider appreciation of its value and importance Make recommendations to national governments and international agencies concerning matters affecting science, scholarship and academic life in Europe.
Encourage interdisciplinary and international research in all areas of learning, particularly in relation to European issues. Identify topics of trans-European importance to science and scholarship, and propose appropriate action to ensure that these issues are adequately studied.
## **The Academia will endeavour to:**
Encourage the highest possible standards in scholarship, research and education. Promote a better understanding among the public at large of the benefits of knowledge and learning, and of scientific and scholarly issues, which affect society, its quality of life and its standards of living.
## **Charitable objectives:**
The advancement and propagation of excellence in scholarship in the humanities, law, the economic, social and political sciences, mathematics, medicine, and all branches of natural and technological sciences anywhere in the world for the public benefit and for the advancement of the education of the public of all ages in the aforesaid subjects in Europe.
## **SECTION 3: Trustees’ report for the period ended 31 December 2021**
The trustees would like to thank all of the organisations that have sustained the Academia through their generous general financial sponsorships in particular the authorities supporting the Academia Europaea Regional Knowledge Hubs and the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) - a Patron member of the Academia Europaea. The trustees also thank those other foundations and organisations that have contributed to specific events and activities of the Academia during the period of this report. These organisations are identified in various places within this report and in the separate accounts and have been identified within the various ‘reports to members’ of events held during the current period, where appropriate. The trustees have been active in their engagement in the affairs of the Academia and a majority have attended every meeting of the trustees. The trustees wish to express their gratitude to the elected officers of the Academy for their additional work on behalf of the membership. In particular to thank Ole Petersen, for his varied service and also in his capacity as senior VP (ex o) in representing the AE in external project boards and meetings, including in the Horizon Europe SAPEA project and Theo D’Haen, who stepped down at the end of 2021 from his longstanding role as Editor-in-chief of our international journal – The European Review.
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This reporting period was carried out against the background of the continuing impact of limitations resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was possible however to run a hybrid annual conference in Barcelona in October, and a Hybrid AGM. These are reported above. The office manager was put into the UK government furlough scheme during the compulsory lockdown period. Furlough continued part-time into early 2021. The AE received financial compensation from the government during this time. Despite this, the AE continued to operate the member nomination and election process. The continued lack of sponsored events contributed positively to the financial position of the AE for the year. The Horizon 2020 funded SAPEA activity continued virtually (see later report). The European Review continued to be published and generated some royalty income. The net result as expressed in the annual accounts for 2020 was an unrestricted funds reserves carried forward to 2021 of £119,401
The trustees wish to record their thanks specifically the Technical University of Graz for their dedicated I.T. and corporate web support and to Professor Balazs Gulyas for his management of the Erasmus Medal process.
The trustees are pleased to report, that in 2021, our inter – organisational links were further strengthened with a number of European federation organisations (ALLEA, FEAM, EASAC and euroCASE). Cardiff and London worked on the AE participation in a successor to the European SAPEA project. This work reached a successfully conclusion the European Commission’s approval of a new project, to be funded through the EU Horizon Europe framework and scheduled to start in Spring of 2022. Despite ongoing problems associated with BREXIT and the non-association of the UK to the EU Horizon programme, the AE will be a consortium member but will be funded through UK government sources. The President and other trustees engaged in a number of specific activities that responded to policy issues across Europe. Each of the seven Regional Knowledge Hubs, has its own distinct mission and identity and the Trustees recognise the immense support provided by the sponsors for these Hubs. None of the hubs receives core financing from the centre for their day-to-day operations.
The trustees are pleased to report a further widening of the membership of the Academia Europaea with the admission in 2021 of 355 scholars. The list is at annex 1. Member statistics can be found on the AE website at ae-info.org .The trustees also continued to support the further development of the Young Academy of Europe, in recognition of the AE mission to promote young researchers.
The AE has a membership of individuals that are drawn from the whole continent of Europe and also Foreign members from beyond Europe. The trustees consider, that following the completion of the BREXIT process, the risks to the continuation of the Academia as a UK registered and domiciled charity to be negligible at this time. The situation will be kept under review and any necessary steps will be taken to ensure a continuation. This may include any beneficial changes in jurisdiction, if needed.
The Trustees place on record their belief, that at the time of the compilation of this report, there were no additional or unforeseen risks that would place the continuation of the charity in jeopardy. The AE and the Hubs have separately and in response to local and national instructions, put into place plans for a continuation of AE business during the ongoing COVID emergency.
## **Public benefit statement**
Over the year the Academia and the Regional Knowledge Hubs, has published articles and papers in commercial journals; organised a number of virtual academic meetings across the continent that are open to members, young scholars and to the interested public in all areas of operation. The Academia has provided prizes and awards to support and recognise researchers in pursuit of their scholarship. To enhance the accessibility of the European scholarly community to the public, the Academia has maintained and enhanced its web portal and those of the regional knowledge hubs and has contributed to the betterment of European Policy through participation in provision of expert, impartial advice to authorities and governmental organisations and has supported the Young Academy of Europe. A full description of all of the main activities is included elsewhere in this report.
The trustees have consulted the guidance made by the Charity Commission for England and Wales on the Public Benefit requirement of the charities Act 2011. The Trustees are confident that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 in that they have had a due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.
## **Future Plans**
In the coming year the trustees will try to continue to deliver the mission of the Academia through the running of appropriate workshops, publications and related activities. The trustees will explore new opportunities, including an AE activity for environmental sustainability, the establishing of a pilot ‘Academia Europaea College of Excellence’ and to support the expansion of outreach through the network of regional Hubs. We will explore alternative models of financing and support for provision of communications infrastructure. The Young Academy of Europe will continue to be supported, specifically to provide a focus to engage with and support young researchers from across the UK and Europe. The AE engagement in European Science policy advice will be strengthened through taking a lead on topics within the Science Advice Policy project SAPEA (and from 2022 the new SAPEA PLUS). The trustees will endeavour to find additional core funding and sponsorship sources for linked activity. The trustees will especially focus on ensuring that its UK based membership and researchers more generally can continue to be effectively linked with their European colleagues. To reflect the growth in the AE, resources will be allocated to recruit/and/or outsource a communications officer (part-time). Other support will be secured on an ad hoc basis, to meet workload demands, including by buying time of Hub staff, or through temporary recruitment.
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**SECTION 4: Centrally co-ordinated activities during the period, 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021**
## **The 32[nd] annual Building Bridges conference of members 20-21 October, 2021**
The conference of the Academia Europaea took place at the PRBB (Biomedical Park) in Barcelona.
This was a hybrid event, with 55 physical delegates and over 250 who participated virtually.
Sessions included:
## **Erasmus Medal award and AE-Heinz-Nixdorf Erasmus Lecture AE Gold award and accompanying lecture**
## **Key lectures by:**
- **Balzan Prize Lecture I: ““The Amazon and Global Change”.** 2020 Balzan Prize Winner: **Susan Trumbore** , Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry.
- **“Volcanism: from wonder and fear to experiment and intervention”. Don Dingwell,** LMU Munich and AE Munich Knowledge Hub.
- **Welcome and introduction from the AE President-Elect Marja Makarow** , Professor, University of Helsinki, and Director, Biocenter Finland
- **Balzan Prize Lecture II: “How Should We Think About Freedom?”** 2006 Balzan Prize Winner: **Quentin Skinner** , Queen Mary University of London.
- **André Mischke Young Academy of Europe Prize 2021 for Science and Policy.** winner: **Marian Verhelst** , KU Leuven
- Introduction: **Gemma Modinos** , Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE). _Laudatio_ : **Arild Husby** , Uppsala University
- **Young Academy of Europe (YAE) Panel: “Redefining Rewards & Recognitions for European Scholars”. Chair: Gemma Modinos, Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE). Panellists: Michael Murphy, European University Association; Konstantinos Glinos, Unit for Open Science, European Commission; Rebecca Lawrence, F1000Research (TBC); Moniek Tromp, Vice-Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE).**
- **“The mysteries of memory: how it is stored (the engram) and how it is retrieved (the ecphory). How to erase, manipulate or cure memory loss”. Mara Dierssen,** Centre for Genomic Regulation – Barcelona.
## **The Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal**
**The 2020 Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal was awarded to the renowned international Physicist and Mathematician Roger Penrose.**
The medal was presented, at a small event held at Wadham College in Oxford on 24[th] September. The presentation was filmed.
The 2020 Heinz-Nixdorf Erasmus Lecture was also recorded at the event and then streamed to AE members during the Barcelona conference.
The Erasmus Medal of the Academia Europaea, is awarded on the recommendation of an independent search committee to a member who has maintained over a sustained period, the highest level of international scholarship and recognition by peers.
## **Erasmus Lecture title: “Upside-Down: Revolutions in Physics, Old and New”**
## **The recorded lecture can be viewed at: https://www.ae-**
**info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Activities/Awards_and_Prizes/Erasmus_Medal/PastWinners .** There is also an interview with Sir Roger at the same URL.
**ABSTRACT:** _The Copernican revolution tuned upside-own the prevailing view about the motions of the Earth and Sun. But it took Galileo’s dynamical understandings to explain why we do not feel the Earth’s motion, as in a carriage drawn by rapidly moving horses. The work of Kepler and Newton further refined this dynamics, but the speed of light, as explained by Maxwell’s 19th century electromagnetism, seemed to pose a paradox that has only finally been resolved in the 20th century by Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity. This latter theory (GR), has of itself led to the seeming catastrophe of singularities in large-scale gravitational collapse._
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_That same century gave us quantum mechanics (QM) for the physics of the small. A common view, is that, when correctly applied to GR, singularities would not arise. However, there are strong reasons to x-expect that this cannot suffice, and should be turned upside down, for GR to resolve inherent problems in QM, again turning upside down current viewpoints relating quantum measurement to conscious experience._
## Bio for Roger Penrose
## AFFILIATION: Professor (emeritus) of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, UK.
LINK TO WEBPAGE: https://penroseinstitute.com/about/roger-penrose/
## Citation:
Roger Penrose has conducted outstanding research in pure mathematics and theoretical physics for more than 60 years. He is most widely acclaimed for his work on singularities, such as black holes, which he proved could arise from the gravitational collapse of massive, dying stars. He has also made important contributions that explore possible connections between physics and consciousness, and set these out in best-selling books such as The Emperor's New Mind (1989).
Roger Penrose revolutionised the mathematical tools that we use to analyse the properties of spacetime. Previously, work on the curved geometry of general relativity had been confined to configurations with sufficiently high symmetry for Einstein's equations to be soluble explicitly, and by investigating small perturbations away from their symmetry. His more radical approach instead concentrated just on the topology of the space, or at most its conformal structure, since it is the latter — as determined by the lay of the lightcones — that determines the trajectories of light-like geodesics, and hence their causal relationships. The importance of Penrose's epoch-making paper "Gravitational collapse and space-time singularities" was not only its result (roughly that if an object such as a dying star implodes beyond a certain point, then nothing can prevent the gravitational field getting so strong as to form some kind of singularity). It also showed a way to obtain similarly general conclusions in other contexts, notably that of the cosmological Big Bang, which he dealt with in collaboration with Stephen Hawking.
Roger invented twistor theory, a key tool in quantum theory. He proposed the cosmic censorship hypothesis — an idea of how the effects of the unpredictability of singularities are ‘hidden’ from us. Even his recreations have been creative: his discovery of a nonperiodic form of tiling — Penrose tiling — has since been observed experimentally in quasicrystals.
He has (with the possible exception of Hawking, for whom he was a mentor and collaborator) done more than anyone since Einstein, to deepen our understanding of space, time, and gravity. Moreover, alongside these ‘core’ efforts he has, throughout his long career, displayed exceptionally wide-ranging originality and intellectual energy; through his books and lectures, he has been an immense cultural stimulus. He has already received many honours, but his wide-ranging and sustained career has the breadth and impact that renders him an especially distinguished recipient of the Erasmus Medal
## Other Bios:
https://biography.yourdictionary.com/roger-penrose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose
## **The Erasmus lecture is sponsored by the**
Further information about the Heinz-Nixdorf Stiftung: http://www.heinz-nixdorf-stiftung.de
At the Oxford presentation on 24[th] September, the laudation for the award was given by Professor the Lord Rees of Ludlow (Martin Rees) – a former President of the Royal Society of London and the Astronomer Royal.
The event was introduced by Professor Ole Petersen (on behalf of the AE President). The trustees are most grateful to the Warden of Wadham College - Robert Hannigan, who kindly hosted the event and provided the participants with a celebratory luncheon in - honour of Professor Penrose. A recording of the medal presentation can be found at: https://www.ae info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Activities/Awards_and_Prizes/Erasmus_Medal/PastWinners
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## **Presentation of the Academia Europaea Gold Award to Professor Ole H Petersen CBE MAE ML FRS. On 20 Ocotber, 2021 - Barcelona**
**Citation: This award is only rarely given, and is made “… to those members and nonmembers of the Academia and to organisations, in recognition of the contribution made to European science through inspiration, public support, management expertise or by financial means. “**
The Board of trustees of the Academia Europaea are pleased to recognise the substantial and sustained contribution that Ole Petersen has made to the Academia Europaea. As one of the founder members (elected 1988), Ole has maintained a close and active engagement
is all aspects of the Academy. He has at various times served as a Council member, as a trustee and Board member, as a Section chair (for Physiology and Neurosciences) and as the first Class chair for Life Sciences. He continues to serve on the Board as a Vice president. Ole was instrumental in the establishing of the Class structure of the Academia and the nomination of new members’ process that we have today. More recently, Ole has overseen the Cardiff Knowledge Hub as its Academic Director and in that position, represents the Academia alongside the President on the Board of the EU Horizon project ‘SAPEA’, where the AE plays a significant role. The outstanding and selfless service that Ole has given to the Academia Europaea over the past 30 plus years remains unmatched. The Gold award of our Academy is a fitting mark of recognition of this service.
## **Lecture title: “Science, Scientific Publishing and Scientific Advice for Policy: 50 years of personal experiences”**
**ABSTRACT:** _Science, scientific publishing and scientific advice are three different, but of course closely interconnected, activities. In the more than 50 years I have been an active publishing scientist, they have all undergone major transformations. My own field of biomedical science has been radically transformed from a mostly organ-based ‘black box’ approach to a mechanistic science based on molecular biology and biophysics, with dramatically increased opportunities for translation into clinical practice. The results have been impressive and have markedly increased the healthy, active life span. Science funding has increased enormously in many parts of the world, but scientific activity is now more heavily concentrated in a relatively small number of affluent countries than it was 50 years ago and in these countries it is still the case that the most influential and well-funded scientists are predominantly white and male. Publishing and reading published papers have also been completely changed with a vastly increased volume and speed of transmission as well as Open Access. In spite of the truly remarkable search engines and the improved readability of papers in the leading journals, it has become ever more difficult to keep up with the rapidly expanding literature. A vastly increased number of review journals and many more conferences have not been able to solve this problem. Evaluation of scientific work by metrics, although widely regarded as unsound, is nevertheless a stark reality in many parts of the world. Scientific advice to inform policy decisions has also changed dramatically during my scientific life, from being largely secret and based on opinions of individuals handpicked by government to an institutionally-based activity with evidence and conclusions openly published (at least in the case of the European Union). In my lecture, I’ll try to draw all these trends together into as coherent a picture as possible, based on my personal experiences as a Professorial Principal Investigator in several different European universities, editor of several journals, member (and also President, Vice-President, Secretary General) of many academies, academic societies and funding bodies as well as, in the last 5 years, my involvement in the European Scientific Advice Mechanism._
## **BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:**
Ole Petersen CBE FRS is one of the Founding Members of Academia Europaea. He succeeded the Nobel Laureate Sir Martin Evans FRS, as Director of the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University in 2010, completing his 5-year term in 2015. He continues at Cardiff University as Professor of Biosciences and Director of Academia Europaea’s Cardiff University Knowledge Hub. Before joining Cardiff University, Petersen was George Holt Professor of Physiology at the University of Liverpool for 28 years. Petersen discovered ion channels in epithelial cells and their critical role in controlling secretion (Nature 1982-1989). He discovered local calcium signals and intracellular calcium tunnels in exocrine gland cells (Cell 1990-1997) and, more recently, unravelled the molecular events in the development of the often fatal human disease Acute Pancreatitis (AP) (PNAS 2000-2013). He has very recently developed a new evidence-based theory for the initiation of AP, involving necrotic amplification loops between three different cell types (Physiol Rev 2021). His current h-index is 101 (Google Scholar) or 86 (Web of Science). Petersen is a Fellow of the Royal Society (Vice-President 2005-2006), a Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (Leopoldina Lecture 2012) and Fellow/Member of five other European Academies. In 2021, he was elected one of the thirty inaugural members worldwide of the International Union of Physiological Sciences’ (IUPS) Academy of Physiology. Petersen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 ‘for services to science’. He chaired the Biological Sciences Panel in the UK Government’s 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) and has served as Secretary-General of IUPS, European Executive Editor of the American Physiological Society’s flagship journal Physiological Reviews and Chair of an ERC Grant Panel. In 2020, he became Editor-in-Chief of the American Physiological Society’s new Open Access journal Function. Petersen has received several prizes for his research on the physiology and pathophysiology of the pancreas, including the NOVO Nordisk Foundation’s Jacobaeus Prize, the Czech Science Academy’s Purkyne Medal and, in 2018, the American Physiological Society’s highest honour, the Walter B Cannon Memorial Lecture Award. In October 2021, he will deliver the first Sir Michael Berridge Memorial Lecture at the FASEB conference on ‘Calcium and Cell Function’.
**Presentation of a Gömböc G1466 to Roger Penrose** , in recognition of his achievements and to coincide with the 2020 Erasmus Medal.
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Also, and as a part of the dedicated Oxford event for Roger Penrose, the Academia Europaea was deeply honoured to be able to collaborate with Professor Gabor Domokos, who had arranged to present Prof. Penrose with a unique sculptural and scientific piece - the Gömböc G1466. The designation number coincides with the birth of Erasmus of Rotterdam – thus establishing a link between the AE Erasmus prize and the GOMBOC award. This complex piece, a) based on mathematics, was one of only a very few previously made and awarded. Professor **Gábor Domokos** , as the originator of the science behind the piece, was unable to participate, due to COVID restrictions. But, the event was honoured by the presence of his excellency **Dr Ferenc Kumin** , the Ambassador for the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James. The Ambassador made the presentation and gave a laudation on behalf of Dr Domokos. The event took place on 24[th] September, at Wadham College Oxford, at the kind invitation of the Warden - Robert Hannigan,
- The Gömböc G1466 presentation was filmed and the recording can be found at: https://www.ae info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Activities/Awards_and_Prizes/Erasmus_Medal/PastWinners
Further information about the GOMBOC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6mb%C3%B6c#Individual_g%C3%B6mb%C3%B6c_models
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## **2021 Class meetings**
As a part of the annual conferences programme, the four Classes each held a virtual Class event to welcome the new members elected in 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID restrictions on numbers it was not possible to arrange for physical Class sessions during the Barcelona conference proper, or a plenary welcome to new members ceremonial session.
The four Classes each followed a similar format. This included: A pre-recorded presentation and welcome to the AE by the President. Individual profile presentations by new members and a keynote lecture.
Keynote speakers were:
Classes A1 Humanities and A2 Social and Societal Sciences – Professor Quentin Skinner MAE “‘A bridge between art and philosophy: the case of Thomas Hobbes’”.
Class B Exact Sciences – Professor Domenico Giardini MAE “Mars Missions”
Class C Life Sciences – Kaitlin Kariko “Vaccine development and use of mRNA technology in other diseases".
The Board of trustees wish to thank the staff of the Bergen Hub, the Cardiff Hub and the Munich Hub, each of which organised and hosted one of the virtual platforms for the Class sessions.
## **Valedictory Lecture by outgoing President, Professor Sierd Cloetingh – Hungarian Academy of Sciences - December 10[th]**
The trustees would like to thank the President Professor Tamas Freund of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences who hosted a final Board of Trustees meeting under the Presidency of Professor Sierd Cloetingh. Following the trustees meeting, Professor Cloetingh delivered a publicly streamed lecture entitled “Europe: Natural Laboratory for Frontier Research in Earth Sciences”. The lecture can be viewed on Youtube at **: https://mta.hu/english/farewell-lecture-by-professor-sierd-cloetinghoutgoing-president-of-academia-europaea-at-the-hungarian-academy-ofsciences-in-budapest-111872**
## **ABSTRACT:**
Integrated studies of the full Earth system across space and time scales are rapidly advancing.
The International Lithosphere Program (ILP), connecting geophysical and geological sciences at their interfaces, promotes frontier research in Solid-Earth science, with high societal impact in the domains of geo-environment, geohazards and geo-resources. Probably one of the important developments in Solid-Earth science over the past decade has been the recognition of the importance of linking deep Earth dynamic processes with surface and near-surface geologic processes (e.g., Cloetingh and TOPO-EUROPE Team, 2007, Global and Planetary Change; Cloetingh et al., 2013, Tectonophysics; Cloetingh, 2020, Encyclopaedia of Solid Earth Geophysics). Deep Earth research, encompassing fields such as seismology and mantle geodynamics, has traditionally operated distinctly from fields focusing on dynamics near the Earth’s surface, such as sedimentary geology, geomorphology, and climate/paleoclimate. However, as realized by ILP, these endeavours have in common the study of Earth’s topography and the prediction of its origin and rates of change. Observations from surface studies, such as basin stratigraphy, geomorphology of landscapes, changes in surface elevation, and changes in sea level (Cloetingh and Haq, 2015, Science), provide some of the principal constraints on geodynamic and tectonic models. Conversely, deep geodynamic processes give rise to topography, thereby modifying regional climate, erosion, and sediment generation that are the basis of surface geology. The lithosphere, due to its stratified rheological structure, acts as a non-linear “filter” for deeper sources, attenuating long deformation wavelength and creating new, shorter wavelength deformation; giving a surface response more complex than that of the mantle source. It is the surface manifestations of these deep geodynamic processes modified by mantle-lithosphere interactions that have significant societal impact by (1) creating natural hazards, such as earthquakes and mass movements, and (2) controlling the distribution of natural resources including fossil fuels and geothermal energy. The relevance of research conducted in both the deep Earth and surface regimes is thus strongly enhanced through a focus on their interaction. Long-term inner Earth processes, such as mantle flow, drive the system of mantle-surface interaction. However, short-term outer Earth processes such as erosion and climate tune the response. The
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continental lithosphere transforms deformation generated at its base by mantle flow, but surface processes control many of the observables such as topography, sedimentation and exhumation rates, and thus further filter the source and even tune the response through cyclic processes such as climate. However, little is known on how far these interactions may go, or how these different processes are coupled or feed back into the dynamic system. At the same time, many modelling or theoretical studies suggest that erosion and sedimentation do impact the subsurface evolution of crustal deformation, changing flow patterns and magnitudes in the ductile crust and mantle through changing gravitational stresses or kinematics. Europe through its well-studied natural laboratories, such as the Northwestern European Atlantic continental margin and the Pannonian Basin-Carpathian Mountain system of Central and Eastern Europe, is an excellent place to further advance insights in the interaction of deep Earth and surface processes. The high level of integrated solid Earth science, the existence of platforms for community building, such as Academia Europaea, TOPOEUROPE and the European Plate Observing System EPOS are also crucial in this respect. This provides a solid foundation to connect frontier science and societal relevance in the domains of geo-energy and natural hazards on a full pan-European scale. The science base in Europe is now rapidly developing to bring geothermal energy into power in plate interiors, significantly enhancing its contribution to the energy transition in Europe and elsewhere.
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## **SECTION 5: Academia Europaea outreach** .
## **The Academia Europaea Regional Knowledge Hubs**
Each Hub operates as an independent entity with local hosts and sponsors. Each Hub organises and delivers their own programmes of activity and provides assistance to the London HQ, where needed. The Hubs each have a complimentary thematic mission that provides a wide-range of activities delivering a wider public benefit that is in line with our charitable objectives. These activities are described in the individual Hub reports ( **see annexes** ).
**AE engagement in European research policy and scientific expert advice to policymakers for general public policy (science into policy)**
## **SAPEA – Scientific Advice for general European Policy (not policy for research)**
## **SAPEA: Science Advice for Policy by European Academies**
- Spanning the disciplines of engineering, humanities, medicine, natural sciences and social sciences, **SAPEA** brings together the outstanding knowledge and expertise of Fellows from over 100 Academies, Young Academies and Learned Societies in more than 40 countries across Europe
- SAPEA is part of the European Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) which provides independent, interdisciplinary and evidence-based scientific advice on policy issues to the European Commission, working closely with the SAM High Level Group of Scientific Advisors
- The project is funded through a grant from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. It runs from November 2016- to the end of April 2022.
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= country with at least one Academy
Academies’ independence, academic expertise and convening power make them a critical source of evidence for policymakers and the wider public, providing an unbiased, balanced and transparent perspective. Academies within SAPEA are members of one or more of the European Academy Networks: Academia Europaea, ALLEA, EASAC, Euro-CASE and FEAM. SAPEA will provide a means for closer collaboration between Academies, combining Fellows’ expertise in engineering, human, medical, natural, social and technical sciences in a unique way.
All of the Networks’ Member Academies across Europe are part of SAPEA and are encouraged to participate actively. Opportunities for involvement include:
- **suggesting scientific topics**
- **communicating their latest major scientific outputs to SAPEA**
- **nominating Fellows** to the SAPEA Working Groups, or other events requiring the advice of an expert (e.g. experts’ workshops or stakeholder meetings) Fellows’ travel costs will be reimbursed
- **hosting Working Group meetings** direct costs can be covered
- **acting as “Lead Academies”** for a selected scientific topic
- **hosting outreach events** event support can be provided
- **raising the visibility of Academy work at a European Level** by sharing news of activities with the SAPEA Communications Office for the project website
## **AE engagement in SAPEA and providing expertise to public institutions and administrations at European Level**
The Horizon2020 funded project contract with the European Commission started at the end of 2016 and has been extended to 2022. The President is a member of the Board of Management of the project. Prof. Ole Petersen (Academic Director of the Cardiff Hub and VP ex O) is our alternate and oversees the work of the AE SAPEA Science Policy Officer - Louise Edwards, who is based at the Cardiff Hub. Louise is responsible for the day-to-day management of any AE involvement in policy advice topic work and is a member of the project coordination team. The AE Executive Secretary acts as AE contract manager in liaison with the central project coordination team. The day-to-day engagement in SAPEA is undertaken by the Science Policy team at the Cardiff Knowledge Hub. Louise Edwards is supported by Dr Mildred Foster.
In 2021, the Cardiff Hub team managed the Academia Europaea activity within the SAPEA consortium project. One high profile activity that Cardiff played a major lead role in was Biodegradability of plastics. Our focus this year has been on outreach activities for the SAPEA Evidence Review Report, _Biodegradability of plastics in the open environment._ The Evidence Review Report was coordinated by the Cardiff Hub for Academia Europaea, and published at the end of 2020.
The Cardiff Hub co-organised the launch webinar for the Evidence Review Report, which attracted an international audience of almost 170. Held on 4th February, the webinar brought together a panel of speakers from the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, SAPEA and the European Commission, to respond to the question, _‘Taking action on plastics pollution: Are biodegradable plastics the answer?’_
_‘Biodegradable plastics: How do we engage with consumers and society?’_ was the focus of our second webinar, on 21st May. Attendees from 38 countries joined our panel of experts. The webinar was organised with SAPEA, in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy.
Our third webinar _‘Plastics pollution: Are biodegradable plastics a solution?’,_ held on 16th June, was hosted by MEP Mohammed Chahim and chaired by Professor Ole Petersen. Panellists included Members of the European Parliament, the Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (Professor Nicole Grobert MAE), Members of the SAPEA Working Group and representatives from industry and NGOs. Over 300 people attended the webinar.
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The Cardiff Hub also oversaw a mapping review of recent research evidence on the topic, which was published by SAPEA in February. Specialists in systematic review at Cardiff University undertook the review, with the Cardiff Hub co-ordinating the work. It forms a complementary report to the SAPEA Evidence Review on _Biodegradability of plastics in the open environment._
Full information for the project and its outputs, can be found via the official SAPEA website (https://www.sapea.info/) and through both the ae-info website [http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Activities/SAPEA] and the Cardiff Hub website [http://aecardiffknowledgehub.wales/
Our intention throughout the SAPEA project is to work with and through the regional knowledge Hubs and with the Young Academy of Europe to ensure maximum opportunity for involvement of our members. We will also establish an outreach forum of other panEuropean organisations to improve linkages and engagement of non-core partner expertise and seek to engage (though our Cardiff Hub) scholars (members and non-members) as experts from the UK and Ireland.
## **European Science Advisory Council (EASAC)** .
Formed by a number of European Academies, and supported by the Academia Europaea provides EU institutions and other pannational bodies with fully independent advice on the scientific aspects of public policy.
The Academia was a founding member of this Council and collaborates with our sister Academies in making available our members’ expertise where needed, for the many study groups that are established. The Academia provides a financial contribution to the running of the secretariat of
EASAC. The Academia covers the costs of participation of the AE Council member and also AE experts participating in specific study panels [ **http://www.easac.eu/** ]. The AE supports a number of members, who provide their individual expertise to EASAC studies and/or are engaged in the standing committees of EASAC. Professor Don Dingwell (trustee and VP ex o) is the AE delegate to the EASAC governing Council. The list of publications and reports can be found via the website above.
## **AE Publications**
## **The Academia Europaea in conjunction with Cambridge University Press publishes an international peer reviewed journal.**
**The European Review 2021** (volume 29). The Editor-in-chief – Professor Theo D’Haen (University of Leuven) stepped down at the end of the year and Professor Alban Kellerbauer (Nuclear Physics, Joint Research Centre, Karlsruhe, Germany), took up the role. The Board wishes to record their grateful thanks for the significant work that Professor D’Haen put into the Review over many years as its editor. The journal has grown from a quarterly to its present size and has seen a significant increase in uncommissioned papers submitted for review and publication, from across the world.
In 2021, the European Review (ERW) volume 29 had six issues. AE members had free access to the online version of the journal and to the archive. The Editor-in-chief renewed the editorial Board to include members of the Young Academy of Europe.
Volume 29 had the following focus issues:
Literature in Times of Crisis and Vulnerability (issue number 3 June 2021)
Symmetry, Proportion and Seriality: The Semantics of Mirroring and Repetition in Science and the Arts. Introduction to Special Issue (issue number 2 April 2021)
**Open access issues** – 20 articles were published open access
ERW at Cambridge Core: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-review
**Biology Direct:** a publication (now affiliated with the AE) at the initiative of Professor Alex Verkhratsky (Chair of Class C – Life Sciences). Published by Springer Nature - https://biologydirect.biomedcentral.com/
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## **AE ‘in-house’ Publications** .
In addition to regular e-newsletters produced by the centre and all of the Regional Knowledge Hubs, The AE published a number of statements on policy issues and issues relating to the status of members in a number of European countries. These are archived on our website (www.ae-info.org).
No annual member directory was issued in 2021.
The AE maintained its corporate website and all Regional Knowledge Hubs maintain their own websites, that reflect their own, independent programmes of activity.
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## **SECTION 6: Events provided with AE sponsorship through the Hubert Curien Fund, or with AE patronage in 2021, or externally sponsored**
- - Trenty-two events were supported during the year. See: https://www.ae info.org/ae/Acad_Main/Past_Events/2011 present
The Curien Fund supported the following member initiated proposals that were postponed because of the COVID pandemic to future dates.
- Class of Social and Related Sciences (Hosted at Wroclaw) event. “Collective Identities, Nations and Social Spheres” (postponed to 2021)
- The Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds (Sweden) supported the History & Archaeology Section event – Hosted at the Wroclaw Hub: “ICONOCLASM : PAST & PRESENT ISSUES” postponed from 2020. The event took place on 4-6 October
The Regional Knowledge Hubs organised a number of online events and webinars under the AE banner throughout 2021. These are reported as appropriate in each individual Hub annual report.
## **SECTION 7: Corporate, Hubs and membership**
## **2021 New members elected**
Onn June 8[th] , The trustees approved the recommendation of the Classes and elected new members as follows: Class A1 (Humanities) – 105 new members; Class A2 (Social and societal sciences) – 52 new members; Class B (Natural Sciences) – 110 new members and Class C (Life Sciences) – 94 new members. A full list of 2020 new members, allocated by Class and Section is at Annex 1.
The Class chairs responsible for oversight of the nominations process in 2021 were:
Class A1 – Humanities and Arts – Sections A1-A6 [Chair Professor Poul Holm (Trustee)] Class A2 – Social and related sciences – Sections A7 – A10 [Chair Prof Bjorn Wittrock (Trustee)] Class B – Exact and Natural Sciences – Sections B1 –B5 [Professor Don Dingwell (Trustee)]
Class C – Life Sciences – Sections C1 – C5 [Professor Alex Verkhratsky (Trustee until October, then Professor Eva Kondorosi (Trustee)]
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## **Communications**
The Hubs and HQ issued regular electronic newsletters throughout the year. A letter from the President was issued to all members on a quarterly basis. The Graz Data centre maintained the ae-info.org website and both Graz and Wroclaw ensured that member data was updated, including for the new members elected in 2021 All new members were notified of the AE GDPR policy and members were asked to opt-in to that policy at the time of their election.
## **Governance meetings held in 2021**
## **The Trustees, Council and their subcommittees**
Because of continuing COVID-19 restrictions across Europe, the Board of Trustees met virtually on four occasions as follows: April 16, April 17, June 8, and 20 October. All meetings were quorate. In addition the trustees met in physical meetings in October and on December 10[th] . A physical/virtual hybrid AGM took place on 21[st] October.
Individual (virtual) Class meetings (of Section chairs) took place to decide on recommendations for election of new members.
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## **33rd Annual Business Meeting 2021(AGM) – Barcelona 21[st] October held at 09:00am – 11:00am (CET)**
This was a hybrid meeting. The President (Sierd Cloetingh) chaired the AGM. There were nineteen physical delegates and fifty seven virtual delegates present
**A number (5) of electronic member-wide ballots had taken place in advance of the AGM (6 – 10 Ocotber). The results were reported to all members at the AGM.**
**Morion to approve or reject the note Motion to adopt the examined accounts for the year ending 31 December 2020 Motion to adopt the trustees (activity report) for the year ending 31 December 2020 Motion to re-appoint the auditors (examiners) Motion to set the level of membership fees for the year 2022**
## **Large majorities had approved all motions.**
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At the AGM, the President welcomed all participants. He gave a slide presentation summarising the AE. He then reported on activities carried out in the previous year (2020) and some highlights of 2021. The members present adopted the draft agenda. The President then reported on the results of the online ballots that had been taken before the AGM. The note of the 2020 actions taken has been approved and the Chair signed the note.
The Honorary Treasurer, summarised the financial position as set out in the accounts for 2020 and additionally gave indications of the current year. He reported that the financial position of the AE was stable and had in fact benefitted to a limited extent (financially) from the lockdowns and limitations caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the necessary suspension of normal activities. The AE, as a UK registered charity, had also benefitted from UK government support schemes during this period. He highlighted the reliance of the AE on member donations for all areas of activity and reminded members that annual contributions were a vital part of their acceptance as members. He again pointed out that there were still a significant number who did not make any contribution at all. Professor Petersen (Academic Director of the Cardiff Hub), reported on AE involvement in the SAPEA project and updated members on progress for a new SAPEA project that was under preparation.
The President-elect – Professor Makarow, gave a short presentation on some of her upcoming Presidential priorities.
The President listed those trustees who were scheduled to step down from the Board at the end of 2021:
Alex Verkhratsky – Class C Life Sciences Chair (co-opted) – actually resigned in October. Theo D’haen – Editor –in-chief of the European Review (co-opted).
The current, elected Vice President – Professor Genoveva Marti. A call for nominations for election of a Vice President (Officer) of the Academia Europaea will be made in the first quarter of 2022.
The current (pro tem) Hon.Treasurer – Dr Oskar Mencer was co-opted in late 2019, following the resignation of Prof. Milutinovic. A call for nominations and a ballot of members will be held in 2022 to formally elect a Treasurer.
Don Dingwell retires as Chair of Class B (Exact and physical Sciences), but will remain on the Board as a co--opted member (Academic Director of the Munich Hub).
A vote of thanks for the service of these trustees was recorded.
A further review of the Board composition would take place in 2022.
The President closed the meeting at 11:00am CET.
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## **SECTION 8: Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors of The Academia Europaea – The Academy of Europe, for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees’ must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware:
- there is no relevant information of which the charitable company's examiner of accounts is unaware; and
- the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the examiner of accounts is aware of that information.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions
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## **Risk assessment**
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular, those relating to the operations and finances of the charity and post BREXIT impacts and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to these risks. However, the situation will be kept under constant review and any necessary steps taken.
## **Financial Report**
The trustees confirm that suitable accounting policies have been used and applied consistently and that reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates have been made in the preparation of the financial statements for the year 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021. The Trustees also confirm that applicable accounting standards have' been followed and that the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The assets are available and adequate to fulfil obligations on a fund - by - fund basis.
The Academia is required by UK law to present its accounts in Pounds Sterling. A version expressed in Euros could be prepared by converting the figures at the exchange rate for a particular date, but this would not be accurate since transactions are spread across the financial year, during which a range of exchange rates have existed. Any significant foreign exchange impacts are described in the notes to the accounts. The full accounts have been published separately to this activity report.
## **Reserves policy**
The total funds for the year ended 31 December 2021 was £393,771 [YE 31 December 2020, £283,546]. It is the policy of the trustees to maintain sufficient reserves for the Academia Europaea to continue its charitable activities and in view of this, the trustees aim to achieve reserves equal to approximately six months of operations. A review of reserves policy is undertaken every year.
## **Income and expenditure for the period ended 31 December 2021 (summary overview)**
The year was one of a cautious, small relaxations in expenditures as some of the impacts of COVID loosened and some physical events became possible. The COVID-19 pandemic did have an ongoing impact on the financial position of the AE. Our total income for the year was £634,042. Total expenditure was £484,369. The balance of funds brought forward to 2021 from 2020 were £283, 546. The figures also include some partial subsidies received from the UK government in support of the COVID-19 lockdown and the furlough of one member of AE staff at the London office and a £50,000 government loan at preferential rates, to support future growth post-COVID. Repayments for the loan would commence in spring 2022.
The AE as a charity seeks to operate an effective zero balance budget. We are essentially dependent upon members' donation income. In 2021, this was at £227,308 (net) and life membership payments totalled £51,035. This represented a positive increase over previous years. The Trustees stress to all members the importance of supporting the Academia by making a donation every year, preferably at the recommended level. Without more members making a payment, the AE will not be able to grow the range and type of activity and support for member initiatives that we need to deliver our obligations as a charity. Whilst a voluntary scheme remains our policy, the Trustees reviewed this policy and decided to levy a recommended general fee rate, linked to an agerelated banding for annual donations, per member. Sponsorship continued to be successful for individual activity, and we thank the Wenner Gren Foundations (Sweden), The Heinz-Nixdorf Foundation (Germany), and The Balzan Foundation (Switzerland) for their support and the support of other sponsors, and our Patron member The German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina). The Board continued to recognise the ongoing difficulty in obtaining core financial support from public and private institutions and expect that the Finance and Sponsorship sub-committee will try to address this.
The examiner’s accounts for 2021 are filed separately and can be viewed through the Academia Europaea website; the UK government Companies House and the Charities Commission of England and Wales websites respectively.
**Marja Makarow, President On behalf of the Board of Trustees**
**20 July 2022**
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**Annex 1: Members elected in 2021 and who subsequently accepted an invitation into membership**
## **Class A1 – Humanities – Chair: Professor Poul Holm (Dublin))**
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Membership
Sect. Full name Country
type
A1 History & Archaeology (15) c. Nikita Harwich-Vallenilla
A1 1 Berger Stefan Heinrich Germany ORDINARY
A1 2 Catoni Maria Luisa Italy ORDINARY
A1 3 Devine Thomas Martin United Kingdom ORDINARY
A1 4 Elina Ol'ga (Olga) Russia ORDINARY
A1 5 Esders Stefan Germany ORDINARY
A1 6 Kahl Thede Germany ORDINARY
A1 7 Levillain Charles-Edouard France ORDINARY
A1 8 Manfredi Antonio Holy See (Vatican City State) ORDINARY
A1 9 Mantzourani Eleni Greece ORDINARY
A1 10 Marconi Clemente Italy ORDINARY
A1 11 McNeill John Robert United States FOREIGN
A1 12 Millett Martin John United Kingdom ORDINARY
A1 13 Pop Ioan-Aurel Romania ORDINARY
A1 14 Tortarolo Edoardo Italy ORDINARY
A1 15 Zubkova Elena Iourievna Russia ORDINARY
A2 Classics & Oriental Studies (6) c. Gerd Haverling
A2 1 Avram Alexandru France ORDINARY
A2 2 Bietak Manfred Austria ORDINARY
A2 3 Cassio Albio Cesare Italy ORDINARY
A2 4 Cereti Carlo Giovanni Italy ORDINARY
A2 5 Clackson James United Kingdom ORDINARY
A2 6 Kadar Zoltan Daniel Hungary ORDINARY
A3 Linguistic Studies (20) c. Pier Marco Bertinetto
A3 1 Aikhenvald Alexandra Australia FOREIGN
A3 2 Ameka Felix The Netherlands ORDINARY
A3 3 Ariel Mira Israel ORDINARY
A3 4 Bakró-Nagy Marianne Hungary ORDINARY
A3 5 Corver Norbert The Netherlands ORDINARY
A3 6 Cristofaro Sonia France ORDINARY
A3 7 Geeraerts Dirk Belgium ORDINARY
A3 8 Ginzburg Jonathan France ORDINARY
A3 9 Guasti Maria Teresa Italy ORDINARY
A3 10 Hunyadi László Hungary ORDINARY
A3 11 Joseph Brian Daniel United States FOREIGN
A3 12 Ledgeway Adam United Kingdom ORDINARY
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A3 14 Li Wei United Kingdom ORDINARY
A3 15 Lohndal Terje Norway ORDINARY
A3 16 Marchello-Nizia Christiane France ORDINARY
A3 17 Németh Enikő Hungary ORDINARY
A3 18 Pană Dindelegan Gabriela Romania ORDINARY
A3 19 Pirrelli Vito Italy ORDINARY
A3 20 Xu Song Dan France ORDINARY
A4 Literary & Theatrical Studies (18) c. Vladimir Biti
A4 1 Basch Sophie France ORDINARY
A4 3 Decout Maxime France ORDINARY
A4 4 Fang Weigui China FOREIGN
A4 5 Hansen Hans Lauge Denmark ORDINARY
A4 6 Jiang Hongxin China FOREIGN
A4 7 Kohlmann Benjamin Germany ORDINARY
A4 8 Limon Jerzy Poland ORDINARY
A4 9 Luckhurst Roger United Kingdom ORDINARY
A4 10 Moore Helen United Kingdom ORDINARY
A4 11 Nordal Gudrun Iceland ORDINARY
A4 12 Reynolds Matthew United Kingdom ORDINARY
A4 13 Rothberg Michael United States FOREIGN
A4 14 Saunders Max United Kingdom ORDINARY
A4 15 Spariosu Mihai Romania ORDINARY
A4 16 Vazquez Lydia Spain ORDINARY
A4 17 Wilmer Stephen Ireland ORDINARY
A4 18 Witte Georg Russia ORDINARY
A5 Musicology & Art History (8) c. Laurenz Lutteken
A5 1 Delaere Mark Belgium ORDINARY
A5 2 Goettler Christine Switzerland ORDINARY
A5 3 Petrauskaitė Danutė Lithuania ORDINARY
A5 4 Popović Mladjenović Tijana Serbia ORDINARY
A5 5 Seroussi Edwin Israel ORDINARY
A5 6 Tadday Ulrich Germany ORDINARY
A5 7 Vrachliotis Georg The Netherlands ORDINARY
A5 8 Walton Benjamin United Kingdom ORDINARY
Philosophy, Theology & Religious
A6 c. Genoveva Marti
Studies (12)
A6 3 Hon Giora Israel ORDINARY
A6 4 Kaiser Matthias Norway ORDINARY
A6 5 Knuuttila Tarja Austria ORDINARY
A6 6 Kõiva Mare Estonia ORDINARY
A6 7 Leonelli Sabina United Kingdom ORDINARY
A6 8 Machinist Peter United States FOREIGN
A6 9 Nida-Rümelin Martine Switzerland ORDINARY
A6 10 Schoene-Seifert Bettina Germany ORDINARY
A6 11 Seibt Johanna Denmark ORDINARY
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A6 12 Werndl Charlotte Austria ORDINARY
Film, Media and Visual Studies
A7 c. Göran Bolin
(14)
A7 1 Balčytienė Auksė Lithuania ORDINARY
A7 3 Das Enny The Netherlands ORDINARY
A7 4 Deuze Mark The Netherlands ORDINARY
A7 5 Drzewiecka Jolanta Switzerland ORDINARY
A7 6 d’Inverno Mark United Kingdom ORDINARY
A7 7 Kiriya Iliya Russia ORDINARY
A7 8 Metag Julia Germany ORDINARY
A7 10 Nikunen Kaarina Finland ORDINARY
A7 11 Nimrod Galit Israel ORDINARY
A7 12 Parikka Jussi United Kingdom ORDINARY
A7 13 Peruško Zrinjka Croatia ORDINARY
A7 14 Siibak Andra Estonia ORDINARY
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**Class A2 - Social and Societal sciences: Class chair Professor Bjorn Wittrock (Uppsala)**
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Sect. Full name Country Membership type
Economics, business &
A8 c. Klaus Zimmermann
management sciences (21)
A8 1 Bénassy-Quéré Agnès France ORDINARY
A8 2 Comes Tina The Netherlands ORDINARY
A8 3 Crespo Cuaresma Jesus Austria ORDINARY
A8 4 Dosi Giovanni Italy ORDINARY
A8 5 Feld Lars Germany ORDINARY
A8 6 Fornero Elsa Maria Italy ORDINARY
A8 7 Gambardella Alfonso Italy ORDINARY
A8 8 Harmon Colm United Kingdom ORDINARY
A8 9 Kitchen Philip France ORDINARY
A8 10 Kritikos Alexander Germany ORDINARY
A8 11 Maurel Mathilde France ORDINARY
A8 12 Moore John United Kingdom ORDINARY
A8 13 Nakicenovic Nebojsa Austria ORDINARY
A8 14 Ricart Joan Enric Spain ORDINARY
A8 15 Rochet Jean-Charles Switzerland ORDINARY
A8 16 Salas Fumas Vicente Spain ORDINARY
A8 17 Sanver Remzi France ORDINARY
A8 18 Wang Mo United States FOREIGN
A8 19 Welter Friederike Germany ORDINARY
A8 20 Winter-Ebmer Rudolf Austria ORDINARY
A8 21 Zamir Shmuel Israel ORDINARY
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Governance, Institutional
A9 Policies: Education, health and c. Peter Scott
Welfare (8)
A9 1 Birkelund Gunn Elisabeth Norway ORDINARY
A9 2 Bucchi Massimiano Italy ORDINARY
A9 3 Rafael de Miguel Gonzalez Spain ORDINARY
A9 4 Freitas Lopes Teixeira Pedro Nuno Portugal ORDINARY
A9 5 Goastellec Gaële Switzerland ORDINARY
A9 6 Kwiek Marek Poland ORDINARY
A9 7 Petersen Klaus Denmark ORDINARY
A9 8 Skivenes Marit Norway ORDINARY
Human Mobility, Governance,
A10 c. Maria Paradiso
Environment and Space (5)
A10 3 Foody Giles United Kingdom ORDINARY
A10 4 Fra Paleo Urbano Spain ORDINARY
A10 5 Robinson Jennifer United Kingdom ORDINARY
A11 Law (6) c. Nina Dethloff
A11 1 Büchler Andrea Switzerland ORDINARY
A11 2 Häcker Birke United Kingdom ORDINARY
A11 3 Kiener Regina Switzerland ORDINARY
A11 4 Masing Johannes Germany ORDINARY
A11 5 Novak Barbara Slovenia ORDINARY
A11 6 Pistor Kathrina United States FOREIGN
Social Change and Social Thought
A12 c. Peter Wagner
(15)
A12 1 Arnason Johann Czech Republic ORDINARY
A12 2 Beckert Jens Germany ORDINARY
A12 3 Brooks Tom United Kingdom ORDINARY
A12 4 Fabiani Jean-Louis Austria ORDINARY
A12 5 Fassin Didier United States Ordinary
A12 6 Green Sarah Francesca Finland ORDINARY
A12 7 Hart Johnathan Canada FOREIGN
A12 8 Keskitalo Eva Carina Helena Sweden ORDINARY
A12 9 Lacey Nicola United Kingdom ORDINARY
A12 10 Mau Steffen Germany ORDINARY
A12 11 Narotzky Susana Spain ORDINARY
A12 12 Rogowski Ronald United States FOREIGN
A12 13 Soskice David United Kingdom ORDINARY
A12 14 Tribe Keith United Kingdom ORDINARY
A12 15 van Gelderen Martin The Netherlands ORDINARY
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The Human Mind and its Complexity
A13 c. Yuri Allik
(5)
A13 1 Bender Andrea Norway ORDINARY
A13 2 Meciacci Luciano Italy ORDINARY
A13 3 Nummenmaa Lauri Finland ORDINARY
A13 4 Olofsson Jonas Sweden ORDINARY
A13 5 Suckling John United Kingdom ORDINARY
Class B - Exact and Natural Sciences: Chair Don Dingwell(Munich)
Membership
Sect. Full name Country
type
B1 Mathematics (25) c. Philippe Michel
B1 1 Albeverio Sergio Germany ORDINARY
B1 2 Ammari Habib Switzerland ORDINARY
B1 3 Breuillard Emmanuel United Kingdom ORDINARY
B1 4 Bárány Imre Hungary ORDINARY
B1 5 Coron Jean-Michel France ORDINARY
B1 10 Jin Shi China FOREIGN
B1 11 Kaloshin Vadim Austria ORDINARY
B1 12 Krivelevich Michael Israel ORDINARY
B1 13 Laptev Ari United Kingdom ORDINARY
B1 14 Longo Roberto Italy ORDINARY
B1 16 Matomaki Kaisa Finland ORDINARY
B1 17 Meleard Sylvie France ORDINARY
B1 18 Nesterov Yurii Belgium ORDINARY
B1 19 Niziol Wieslawa France ORDINARY
B1 20 Seiringer Robert Austria ORDINARY
B1 21 Tschinkel Yuri United States FOREIGN
B1 22 Vega Luis Spain ORDINARY
B1 23 Viazovska Maryna Switzerland ORDINARY
B1 24 Zehnder Eduard Switzerland ORDINARY
B1 25 Ziegler Tamar Israel ORDINARY
B2 Informatics (44) c. Schahram Dustdar
B2 1 Chen Chang-Wen United States FOREIGN
B2 2 Czumaj Artur United Kingdom ORDINARY
B2 5 Di Renzo Marco France ORDINARY
B2 9 Hoefler Torsten Switzerland ORDINARY
B2 11 Jiao Licheng China FOREIGN
B2 12 Jin Yaochu United Kingdom ORDINARY
B2 20 Pardalos Panos United States FOREIGN
B2 21 Ranjan Rajiv United Kingdom ORDINARY
B2 22 Sagiv Shmuel Israel ORDINARY
B2 25 Singh Munindar United States FOREIGN
B2 27 Su Zhendong Switzerland ORDINARY
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|B2|30|Vallecillo Antonio|Spain|ORDINARY|
|B2|32|WangJun|HongKong|FOREIGN|
|B2|36|Xu Dong|Australia|FOREIGN|
|B2|38|YangKun|United Kingdom|ORDINARY|
|B2|39|Yang Laurence Tianruo|Canada|FOREIGN|
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Physics and Engineering
B3 c. Pavel Exner
Sciences (51)
B3 1 Atatüre Mete United Kingdom ORDINARY
B3 4 Cuniberti Gianaurelio Germany ORDINARY
B3 5 Curran Henry Ireland ORDINARY
B3 6 Falko Vladimir United Kingdom ORDINARY
B3 9 Galiotis Costas Greece ORDINARY
B3 10 Gao Huijun China FOREIGN
B3 12 Han Qing-Long Australia FOREIGN
B3 14 Ilday Fatih Ömer Turkey ORDINARY
B3 15 Jex Igor Czech Republic ORDINARY
B3 16 Jiang Zhong-Ping United States FOREIGN
B3 18 Kalinin Sergei United States FOREIGN
B3 19 Kang Jian United Kingdom ORDINARY
B3 20 Kapitaniak Tomasz Poland ORDINARY
B3 21 Karimi Hamid Reza Italy ORDINARY
B3 22 Kharzeev Dmitri United States FOREIGN
B3 23 Križan Peter Slovenia ORDINARY
B3 25 Litov Leandar Bulgaria ORDINARY
B3 26 Liu Derong United States FOREIGN
B3 27 Liu Guo-Ping United Kingdom ORDINARY
B3 30 Martinez-Pinedo Gabriel Germany ORDINARY
B3 31 Mitra Subhasish United States FOREIGN
B3 32 Nieminen Risto Finland ORDINARY
B3 34 Païdoussis Michael Canada FOREIGN
B3 36 Rafelski Johann United States FOREIGN
B3 37 Razeghi Manijeh United States FOREIGN
B3 38 Ritchie David United Kingdom ORDINARY
B3 39 Rudolf Petra The Netherlands ORDINARY
B3 40 Ruggeri Tommaso Italy ORDINARY
B3 44 Sun Zhipei Finland ORDINARY
B3 46 Törmä Päivi Finland ORDINARY
B4 Chemical Sciences (53) c. Graham Hutchings
B4 2 Armstrong Fraser United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 3 Baglioni Piero Italy ORDINARY
B4 4 Bahnemann Detlef Werner Germany ORDINARY
B4 5 Bankova Vassya Bulgaria ORDINARY
B4 7 Beletskaya Irina Russia ORDINARY
B4 8 Biscarini Fabio Italy ORDINARY
B4 9 Bourissou Didier France ORDINARY
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B4 10 Coperet Christophe Switzerland ORDINARY
B4 12 Echavarren Antonio Spain ORDINARY
B4 14 Gennari Cesare Italy ORDINARY
B4 15 George Michael United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 16 Gong Jinlong China FOREIGN
B4 17 Grela Karol Poland ORDINARY
B4 19 Hashmi Stephen Germany ORDINARY
B4 20 Humphrey Mark Australia FOREIGN
B4 21 Islam Saiful United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 23 Jungwirth Pavel Czech Republic ORDINARY
B4 26 Klymchenko Andrey France ORDINARY
B4 27 Kosloff Ronnie Israel ORDINARY
B4 28 Krylov Anna United States FOREIGN
B4 31 Marek Ilan Israel ORDINARY
B4 32 Midgley Paul United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 34 Naaman Ron Israel ORDINARY
B4 36 Pagliaro Mario Italy ORDINARY
B4 37 Parvulescu Vasile Romania ORDINARY
B4 38 Pericàs Miquel Spain ORDINARY
B4 40 Rogach Andrey Hong Kong FOREIGN
B4 41 Schlögl Robert Germany ORDINARY
B4 42 Sels Bert Belgium ORDINARY
B4 44 Spaldin Nicola Switzerland ORDINARY
B4 45 Studer Armido Germany ORDINARY
B4 47 Tang Junwang United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 48 Turner Nicholas United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 51 Viñas Teixidor Clara Spain ORDINARY
B4 52 Williams Charlotte United Kingdom ORDINARY
B4 53 Winpenny Richard Eric Parry United Kingdom ORDINARY
B5 Earth and Cosmic Sciences (28) c. Paolo Papale
B5 1 Becker Thorsten United States FOREIGN
B5 3 Bonadonna Costanza Switzerland ORDINARY
B5 4 Chen Jianmin China FOREIGN
B5 5 Chen Kun-Shan China FOREIGN
B5 6 Conrad Clinton Norway ORDINARY
B5 7 Costa Antonio Italy ORDINARY
B5 8 Daddi Emanuele France ORDINARY
B5 9 Edmonds Marie United Kingdom ORDINARY
B5 11 Francis Jane United Kingdom ORDINARY
B5 12 Garrett Michael United Kingdom ORDINARY
B5 13 Guzzetti Fausto Italy ORDINARY
B5 14 Hassanizadeh Majid The Netherlands ORDINARY
B5 15 Hering Janet Switzerland ORDINARY
B5 16 Legendre Louis France ORDINARY
B5 17 Lohmann Gerrit Germany ORDINARY
B5 18 Mather Tamsin United Kingdom ORDINARY
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B5 19 Meylan Georges Switzerland ORDINARY
B5 20 Nenes Athanasios Switzerland ORDINARY
B5 22 Pósfai Mihály Hungary ORDINARY
B5 23 Salje Ekhard United Kingdom ORDINARY
B5 24 Sobolev Stephan Germany ORDINARY
B5 25 Starck Jean-Luc France ORDINARY
B5 27 Weng Qihao United States FOREIGN
B5 28 Wu Fengchang China FOREIGN
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Membership
Sect. Full name Country
type
Biochemistry and Molecular
C1 c. Eva Kondorosi
Biology (28)
C1 1 Agathos Spiros Belgium ORDINARY
C1 2 Aro Eva-Mari Finland ORDINARY
C1 3 Blume Yaroslav Ukraine ORDINARY
C1 4 Bullard Belinda United Kingdom ORDINARY
C1 5 Böckmann Anja France ORDINARY
C1 6 Costantino Paolo Italy ORDINARY
C1 7 De Reuse Hilde France ORDINARY
C1 8 Delarue Marc France ORDINARY
C1 9 Geiszt Miklós Hungary ORDINARY
C1 11 Jones Simon Arnett United Kingdom ORDINARY
C1 12 Jonjic Stipan Croatia ORDINARY
C1 13 Lu Zhimin (James) China FOREIGN
C1 14 Martin Carlos Spain ORDINARY
C1 15 Martínez-Salas Encarnación Spain ORDINARY
C1 16 Matic Ivan France ORDINARY
C1 17 Mazel Didier France ORDINARY
C1 18 Myllyharju Johanna Finland ORDINARY
C1 19 Naef Felix Switzerland ORDINARY
C1 21 O'Connell Mary Anne Czech Republic ORDINARY
C1 22 Parkhill Julian United Kingdom ORDINARY
C1 23 Plaseska-Karanfilska Dijana North Macedonia ORDINARY
C1 24 Plavec Janez Slovenia ORDINARY
C1 25 Rao Zihe China FOREIGN
C1 26 Serpell Louise United Kingdom ORDINARY
C1 27 Toncheva Draga Bulgaria ORDINARY
C1 28 Ule Jernej Slovenia ORDINARY
C1 30 van Rij Ronald The Netherlands ORDINARY
C1 31 Vértessy G. Beáta Hungary ORDINARY
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Cell and Developmental
C2 c. Crisanto Gutierrez
Biology (10)
C2 2 Chuva de Sousa Lopes Susana The Netherlands ORDINARY
C2 3 Helleday Thomas Sweden ORDINARY
C2 5 Koonin Eugene United States FOREIGN
C2 6 Leyser Ottoline United Kingdom ORDINARY
C2 7 Santoro Maria Gabriella Italy ORDINARY
C2 8 Schneider Robert Germany ORDINARY
C2 9 Stark Alexander Austria ORDINARY
C2 10 ten Dijke Peter The Netherlands ORDINARY
C2 11 Torres-Padilla Maria-Elena Germany ORDINARY
C2 12 Turner Martin United Kingdom ORDINARY
Physiology and Neuroscience
C3 c. Tibor Harkany
(18)
C3 1 Adam-Vizi Vera Hungary ORDINARY
C3 3 Bestmann Sven United Kingdom ORDINARY
C3 4 Candi Eleonora Italy ORDINARY
C3 5 Castrén Eero Finland ORDINARY
C3 6 De Bono Mario Austria ORDINARY
C3 7 De Vries Jolanda The Netherlands ORDINARY
C3 8 DeFelipe Javier Spain ORDINARY
C3 9 Denes Adam Hungary ORDINARY
C3 11 Galea Elena Spain ORDINARY
C3 13 Ji Weizhi China FOREIGN
C3 14 Kalueff Alan Russia ORDINARY
C3 15 Kossut Małgorzata Poland ORDINARY
C3 16 Meijer Johanna The Netherlands ORDINARY
C3 17 Paterson David United Kingdom ORDINARY
Shaw Christopher Edward
C3 18 United Kingdom ORDINARY
Dennistoun
C3 19 Tchanturia Kate United Kingdom ORDINARY
C3 20 Treves Alessandro Italy ORDINARY
C3 21 Wisden William United Kingdom ORDINARY
Organismic and Evolutionary
C4 c. Christophe Thébaud
Biology (11)
C4 1 Bertranpetit Jaume Spain ORDINARY
C4 2 Fernández-Palacios José María Spain ORDINARY
C4 3 Hartel Tibor Romania ORDINARY
C4 4 Hill Jane United Kingdom ORDINARY
C4 5 Holm Patricia Switzerland ORDINARY
C4 6 Jin Li China FOREIGN
C4 8 Ronce Ophélie France ORDINARY
C4 9 Rozas Julio Spain ORDINARY
C4 10 Schartl Manfred Germany ORDINARY
C4 11 Van der Putten Wim The Netherlands ORDINARY
C4 12 Wei Fuwen China FOREIGN
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Clinical and Veterinary Science
C5 c. Stephen Holgate
(21)
C5 1 Bousema Teun The Netherlands ORDINARY
C5 2 Cai Zhiming China FOREIGN
C5 3 Chambers Mary United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 4 Cooper Cyrus United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 5 Esteller Manel Spain ORDINARY
C5 6 Gallagher Anthony Belgium ORDINARY
C5 7 Godfrey Keith United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 8 Hafsteinsdóttir Thóra Berglind The Netherlands ORDINARY
C5 9 Kuijpers Taco The Netherlands ORDINARY
C5 10 Ma Daqing United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 11 Majeti Ravikumar United States FOREIGN
C5 12 McInnes Iain United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 13 Primrose John Neil United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 14 Prins Judith The Netherlands ORDINARY
C5 15 Roussos Charalambos Greece ORDINARY
C5 16 Schwartz Robert United States FOREIGN
C5 17 Swedberg Karl Sweden ORDINARY
C5 18 Toes Reinaldus Everardus Maria The Netherlands ORDINARY
C5 19 Wang Chen China FOREIGN
C5 20 Williams Graham Richard United Kingdom ORDINARY
C5 21 Zhang Liwei China FOREIGN
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## **Annex 2 Trustees, ‘Council’, and Section Committee composition as at 31[st] December 2021**
At the AGM in September 2015, the Regulations were amended to allow the appointment by the Board of a variable number of Vice Presidents (ex officio) to provide flexibility to the President and that serve a VP term limited to that of the President. These changes are within the overall limits set for the Trustees in the Articles of Incorporation and do not impact on the role or seniority of the elected officers. The Articles prescribe a Board made up of not less than 3 and NOT MORE than 15 members. The Articles describe a Board made up of elected officers (President, Vice Presidents and the Treasurer – all elected by the membership (at a general meeting); a number of members (appointed by the ‘Advisory Council’ – the Class chairs) and a number of co-opted (by the Board) members. The subsidiary Regulations are used to determine numbers and balance up to the limit of 15. The current formula is President, elected Vice presidents (up to two were approved by AGM in 2012); Treasurer.
In November 2015 the Board approved the designation of several existing Trustees as Vice Presidents ex officio, to reflect new portfolios. In 2020 these were Professor Don Dingwell (Class Chair); Professor Poul Holm (Class Chair) Professor Bjorn Wittrock (Class Chair) and Professor Ole Petersen. Governance and incorporation documents can be found on the website (www.ae-info.org).
## **Members of the Board of Trustees (at 31[st] December 2021)**
## Elected officers:
The President – Professor Sierd Cloetingh (Utrecht) from AGM 2014 to the end of 2021
Treasurer - Professor Veijko Milutinovic (elected at the AGM 2018) resigned in 2020, replaced by Professor Oskar Mencer (UK) as pro tem treasurer until the end of 2021
The Vice President (officio) – Professor Genoveva Marti to the end of 2021
## Trustees
Ole Petersen (UK) co-opted (to AGM 2020), Vice president ( _ex officio_ ), Deputy Treasurer and Academic Director, Cardiff Hub Theo D’haen, (B) Editor-in-chief – European Review – (co-opted 2014); retires end of 2021
Poul Holm (IRL) – Class chair – Class A1 (Humanities) co-opted Vice president _ex officio_ ;
Don Dingwell (D) – Class Chair – Class B (Natural Sciences) co-opted Vice president _ex officio_ ; retires end of 2021. Alex Verkhratsky (UK) – Class Chair – Class C (Life Sciences) co-opted retires end of 2021 {resigned in October 2021] Bjorn Wittrock (SWE) - Class chair from January 2018 co-opted Vice president _ex officio_ Eva Kondorosi (HUN) from January 2016, co-opted
Professor Eystein Jansen (NOR) co-opted from January 2021 until the end of 2023. Academic Director of the Bergen Hub Professor Marja Makarow elected as President-elect from January 2021 until the end of 2021, then President.
## **- Academia Europaea Composition of the Advisory Council (at 31 December 2021)**
Following the establishment of the Class structure and the allocation of Sections into the four Classes, the role for a single Advisory Council (hereinafter The Council) meeting only annually and with a very limited function, has been replaced by a variable configuration composed of the four classes. The Section chairs (as members of the Council) are all members of one of the Class committees. Within each Class configuration, each Section chair has a term three years, with the possibility of renewal for one further period of three years. The Class chairs are independently appointed and are members of the Board of trustees, and therefore they act as the (independent) representative of the Council on the Board. This structure ensures stronger flow of information and consultation between the Board of trustees and the Advisory Council (the four Class committees) than was formerly the case. This structure has also facilitated a greater devolving of responsibility to the Class level than had been possible under the old Council formation.
## **Academia Europaea Section Committees Chairpersons and Committee Members[1]**
At 31 December 2021
## **A CLASS A1**
**Class Chair, Poul Holm (Trinity, Dublin, R of Ireland) holmp@tcd.ie Vice-chair: Professor Göran Bolin, Sweden Goran.bolin@sh.se**
## **A1 History & Archaeology**
Chairperson2: Nikita Harwich Vallenilla (until December 2022 not renewable)4 harwich.nikita@noos.fr
University of Paris X-Nanterre, 35 Rue de Noailles, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Committee: Amalia Polónia, (till end 2022 Section chair from Jan 2023); Olga Katsiardi-Hering (till end 2022), Korine Amacher ( till end 2022, renewable); Maxine Berg (till end 2022, renewable), Leonard Blusse van Oud Alblas (till end 2022, renewable); Markus Denzel (till end 2022, renewable); Bogdan Szlachra (till end 2022, renewable); Manuel Lucena-Giraldo ( till end 2022, renewable)
## **A2 Classics & Oriental Studies**
Chairperson: Gerd Haverling (to end of 2022, renewable) gerd.haverling@lingfil.uu.se University of Uppsala, Dept. of Linguistics & Philology
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Committee: Barbara Borg (till end 2022), Eun-Jeung Lee (till end 2022), Alexander Lubotsky (till end 2022), Gianfranco Agosti (till end of 2021, renewable) , Alessandro Bausi, (to end of 2021, renewable), Alexander Vovin (to end of 2021, renewable), Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit (to end 2022, renewable)
## **A3 Linguistic Studies**
Chairperson: Pier Marco Bertinetto (till end 2022, renewable). bertinetto@sns.it SNS, Pisa, Italy http://linguistica.sns.it/PaginePersonali/Bertinetto.htm
Committee : Asifa Majid Vice Chair (to end of 2023), Nigel Vincent (to end of 2023), Alain Peyraube (to end 2022, renewable), Angela Ralli, to end of 2022, renewable), Harald Baayen (to end of 2022, renewable). Katalin E. Kiss (to end of 2023, renewable)
## **A4 Literary & Theatrical Studies**
Chairperson: Vladimir Biti (to end of 2021) vladimir.biti@univie.ac.at http://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Biti_Vladimir University of Vienna, Institut für Slawistik, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Committee: César Dominguez, Vivian Liska (to end 2023), Martin Middeke (to end of 2021, renewable), Francoise Lavocat (to end of 2023, renewable). Catriona Seth (to end of 2023, renewable)
## **A5 Musicology & Art History**
Chairperson: Laurenz Lütteken (till end 2022) University of Zurich. luetteken@access.uzh.ch http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/L%C3%BCtteken_Laurenz
Committee: Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann (until end of 2021, renewable), Tanja Michalsky (to end of 2022, renewable), Barbara Baert (to end of 2023 renewable), Thierry Favier (to end of 2023, renewable), Ulrich Pfisterer (to end of 2023, renewable), Caroline van Eck, Cambridge (to end of 2023, renewable).
## **A6 Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies**
Chairperson: Genoveva Marti (till end 2022) ICREA and Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Filosofia, Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona genoveva.marti@gmail.com
Committee: Martin Carrier (to end of 2022, renewable), Cinzia Ferrini (to end of 2022, renewable), Margit Sutrop (to end of 2022, renewable), Timothy Williamson (to end of 2022, renewable), Alex Fidora (to end of 2022, renewable)
A7 Film, Media and Visual Studies Chairperson: Göran Bolin (to end 2024) Goran.bolin@sh.se School of Culture and Communication, Södertörn University, Sweden
Committee: Maren Hartmann and Fausto Colombo (to end of 2020, renewable), Helena Bilandzic (to the end of 2021, renewable), Gustavo Cardoso (to end of 2023, renewable).
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## **CLASS A2**
## **Class Chair Björn Wittrock, Uppsala (Swedish Collegium). bjorn.wittrock@swedishcollegium.se Vice-chair: Professor Shalini Randeria, Vienna randeria@iwm.at**
## **A8 Economics, Business and Management Sciences**
Chairperson: Martin Kahanec (to end of 2023, renewable)
kahanecm@spp.ceu.edu Central European University, Vienna, and Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI, Bratislava)
Committee: Amelie Constant, Mirjana Radovic-Markovic, Reinhilde Veugelers (all to end of 2021), Andreu Mas-Colell (to end of 2022, renewable), Martin Kahanec (to end 2022, renewable), Klaus Zimmermann (to end of 2023, renewable)
## **A9 Governance, Institutions and Policies: Education, Health and Welfare**
Chairperson: Peter Scott (to June 2022)- extended to June 2022 p.scott@ioe.ac.uk https://www.ioe.ac.uk/staff/51229.html University of London, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK
Committee: Johan P. Mackenbach, (to end 2022), Pauli Kettunen (to end of 2022, renewable), Archana Singh-Manoux (to end of 2022)
## **A 10. Human Mobility, Governance, Environment and Space**
Chairperson: Maria Paradiso (to end 2023) maria.paradiso@unimi.it
Department DEMM of Social Sciences. Geography Unit. University of Sannio, Piazza Arechi II, 82 - 82100 Benevento, Italy
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Committee: Sture Öberg (to end 2022), Leo van Wissen (until end of 2022, renewable), Michael Keating (to end of 2022, renewable), Benno Werlen (until the end of 2022, renewable), Tovi Fenster (until end of 2024, renewable), Jennifer Robinson (until end 2024, renewable)
## **A11 Law**
Chairperson: Nina Dethloff (to end 2022, renewable) dethloff@uni-bonn.de Faculty of Law, University of Bonn
Committee: Rosa Greaves (until end 2022), Dagmar Coester-Waltjen Vice Chair (until end 2022), Marit Jäntärä- Jareborg ( to end of 2022, renewable), Christina Gonzales-Beilfuss (to end of 2022, renewable), Dieter Gosewinkel (until end of 2022, renewable); Tatjana Josipović (until end of 2023, renewable). Rianne Letschert (until end of 2023, renewable). Christopher Thornhill (to end of 2023, renewable)
## **A 12. Social Change and Social Thought**
Chairperson: Peter Wagner (to end of 2022, renewable) Peter.Wagner@ub.edu
Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona
Committee: Wolfgang Knöbl (to end of 2022, renewable), Lars Magnusson (to end of 2022, renewable), Marilyn Strathern (to end of 2021, renewable)
## **A 13. The Human Mind and Its Complexity**
Chairperson: Jüri Allik (to end of 2022, renewable) juri.allik@ut.ee Dept. Psychology, Tartu, Estonia
Committee: Kimmo Alho (to end of 2022, renewable), Gian Vittorio Caprara (to end of 2022), Kurt Pawlik (to end of 2022), Mara Dierssen (to end of 2023, renewable)
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## **CLASS B**
**Class Chair: Don Dingwell, LMU, Munich to end of 2021.** Then Paolo Papale (from 1 January 2022 until end of 2024, renewable once) paolo.papale@ingv.it Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy
## **B1 Mathematics**
Chairperson: Philippe Michel (to end of 2022, renewable) philippe.michel@epfl.ch Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Committee: Jean-Benoît Bost (to end 2021, renewable), Martin Hairer (to end 2021, renewable), (Volker Mehrmann (to end 2021, renewable), Amie Wilkinson (to end 2022, renewable), Maria Esteban (to end 2022, renewable), Karen Vogtmann (to end of 2024, renewable).
## **B2 Informatics**
Chairperson: Schahram Dustdar (until end 2022) dustdar@dsg.tuwien.ac.at TU Wien, Distributed Systems Group, Argentinierstrasse 8, 1040 Vienna. Austria
Committee: Manuel Hermenegildo (to end of 2021, renewable), Onur Mutlu (to end of 2021, renewable), Erol Gelenbe (to end of 2021, renewable), Wil van der Aalst (to end of 2023, renewable), Rajiv Ranjan (until end of 2024, renewable)
## **B3 Physics and Engineering Sciences**
Chairperson: Pavel Exner (until end of 2024) exner@ujf.cas.cz Doppler Institute, Brehova 7, 11519, Prague, Czech Republic
Committee: Michael Peter Kennedy (until end 2023), Angela Bracco – Vice Chair (until end 2023), Ursel Fantz (until end of 2024), Elvira Fortunato (to end of 2023, renewable), Itamar Procaccia (until the end of 2023, renewable), Paul Linden (until the end of 2023, renewable), Päivi Törmä (from Jan 2022 to end of 2024, renewable), Fabio Zwirner ( until the end of 2024, renewable)
## **B4 Chemical Sciences**
Chairperson : Graham Hutchings (to end 2022) hutch@cf.ac.uk Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University Cardiff, CF10 3AT UK
Committee: Carmen Claver (to end of 2022), Janine Cossy (to end of 2022), Joachim Sauer (to end of 2022), Bert Weckhuysen (to end 2022), Valentine Ananikov (to end of 2022, renewable), Ulrike Diebold (to end of 2023, renewable, new chair from Jan 2023)
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Chairperson: Mike Burton (to end of 2024, renewable) mike.burton@manchester.ac.uk
## **B5 Earth and Cosmic Sciences**
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
Committee: Tuija Pulkkinen (till end 2021), John Ludden (till end 2021), Gerald Gilmore (till end of 2023, Todd Ehlers (till end 2022, renewable)
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## **CLASS C Class Chair, Eva Kondorosi (to end of 2024, renewable once) eva.kondorosi@gmail.com Deputy Chair. Vacant**
## **C1 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology**
Chairperson: Ray Dixon (to end of 2024, renewable) ray.dixon@jic.ac.uk John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
Committee : Witold Filipowicz (to end 2022), Brigitte GICQUEL (to end of 2023, renewable), Annalisa PASTORE (to end of 2023, renewable), Mart SAARMA (TO END OF 2023, renewable)
## **C2 Cell and Developmental Biology**
Chairperson: Crisanto Gutierrez ( to end of 2023, renewable) cgutierrez@cbm.csic.es
Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Gutierrez_Crisanto
Committee: Meinrad Busslinger (to end of 2022), Austin Smith (to end 2022), Christine Mummery (to end of 2024), Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla (to end of 2024, renewable), Ivan Dikic (to end of 2024, renewable)
## **C3 Physiology and Neuroscience**
Chairperson: Balazs Gyulas (to end of 2024, renewable) Karolinska, Stockholm and Centre for Neuroimaging Research at NTU. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Hong Kong balazs.gulyas@ntu.edu.sg
Committee: Alfonso Araque (till end 2021), Robert Zorec (until 30 June 2022), Riitta Salmelin (till 30 June 2022),Barbara Franke (till 30 June 2022, Dmitri Rusakov (to end 2022, renewable), Alexey Semyanov (until the end of 2023, renewable), Michaela Matteoli ( until end of 2023, renewable), Karin Sipido (until end of 2024, renewable), Zaal Kokaia (until end of 2024, renewable).
## **C4 Organismic and Evolutionary Biology**
Chairperson: Christophe Thébaud (To end 2022) christophe.thebaud@univ-tlse3.fr
UMR 5174 CNRS ‘Evolution et Diversité Biologique’, Université Paul Sabatier, 31 062 Toulouse cedex 4, France
Committee: Per Ahlberg (to end of 2022, renewable); Dianne Edwards (to end 2022, renewable), Andras Baldi (to end 2022, renewable); Louise Fresco (to end 2022, renewable); Mike Hassell (until end 2022, renewable). Richard Bardgett (to end 2022, renewable)
## **C5 Clinical and Veterinary Science**
Chairperson: Peter Hegyi (To end 2024, renewable) hegyi2009@gmail.com Semmelweis University, Budapest
Committee: Christopher Griffiths (until end 2022), Paul Matthews (until end 2022), Richard Frackowiak (until end 2022)
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**1 Committees** are elected by the members of the section accordance with the Regulations for Section Committees. At least 50% of the committee has to be elected by a ballot of the membership of the Section. All members of the Section are eligible to stand for election as Committee candidates. The exact procedure for rotation and elections is decided by the Committees themselves. The Chair must ensure the committees reflect a balance of representation of the fields within the Section and should ensure a regular rotation of members of the committee.
**2 Chairs** serve a three term, renewable once only for a further three years.
**3 Committee members** serve a three year term that can be renewed once only for a further three year period. **4** (date first term ends / date second and final term ends subject to agreement of the committee and Council)
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