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Annual Review 1998-99 Extract from the President’s introduction This year has seen two significant landmarks. Among the 42 new Fellows elected was the 8000th to join the Society in our 339 year history. The list of signatures in our Charter Book documents the contribution of the UK and Commonwealth to the advancement of knowledge at the very highest level, and we can all feel proud of the achievements represented in the roll of 8000 Fellows.  The second landmark concerns money: It is now 150 years since Parliament first voted money to the Society to help its work of supporting scientific research. This vote recognised the Society’s unique role as an independent body able to identify and foster excellence in research. That role remains at the heart of our activities. The original Parliamentary Vote was £1000. It stayed at that level until 1876, when it was raised to £5000. It now stands at £25million, which is used for the Society’s core work in promoting science. Click once here to download Annual Review 1998-99 as a PDF file. PDF files retain the layout and appearance of the original document. For more information about Adobe Acrobat and to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader, go to www.adobe.com  Royal Society I News & Media I Events Diary I Grants & Funding I Science for all I Science Policy I Library I Publications I Facilities I Fellows Room I Search I Home |
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