The Academia Europaea - an international association of scientists and scholars - has awarded this year's Erasmus Medal to Professor Sir Harry Kroto from CPES. The medal is awarded annually for the greatest contribution to the advancement of science (in the broadest sense) in the European context. Sir Harry will receive his medal at the Academia Europaea's annual meeting in Lisbon from 9-11 October.

Noel Sladen from Management Accounts has been elected to serve for one year on the Council of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), a national and international body for the training of support staff in accounting. Noel was previously elected to the Council from 1989 and became its President in 1997/98. He left the Council at the end of normal service in May 2000.

Professor Jörg Monar has been appointed a member of the Selection Board of the International Doctoral Theses Competition 2001/2002 of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union. The board will select the best doctoral thesis on the contribution of regions and cities to trans-European co-operation, which will then get a prize of 2000 Euro and a publication grant.