Nominations sought for Fellows to serve on the Academy's Council
This year, four members of Council will complete their terms of office at the Annual Fellows' Meeting on 27 November:
Professor Sir Rory Collins FRS FMedSci
Professor Annette Dolphin FRS FMedSci
Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly FRS FMedSci
Sir James Smith FRS FMedSci
Four new members of Council will be appointed through this year's Council election. Each will serve for a three-year term.
All Fellows of the Academy are eligible to stand for election to Council except if they have just completed a period in office as an Ordinary Member of Council. Further guidance notes and a nomination form can be downloaded from this page. Completed nomination forms should be returned to the Executive Director, Academy of Medical Sciences, 41 Portland Place, London W1B 1QH no later than 17:00 on Friday 21 September. Alternatively, nomination forms can be e-mailled directly to helen.munn@acmedsci.ac.uk.
Fellows wishing to informally discuss nominations or the role of Council are invited to contact Helen Munn at the above e-mail address.
In early October a list of candidates for this year's election and a ballot form will be posted to all Fellows. This year's ballot will be counted on Tuesday 13 November and the results will be announced to the Fellowship at the Annual Fellows' Meeting on 27 November.