Professor Ian Stewart has been elected as a member of the Council of the Royal Society.

The governance of the Royal Society, which is a registered charity, rests with a Council of 20 Fellows, who are elected by the Fellowship. The Council manages all the Society's business and its members are Trustees of the Society under charity legislation. They have the power to make, appeal or amend the Standing Orders for the regulation of the Society's affairs in accordance with its Statutes.

The Council is elected annually and takes up office on Anniversary Day, 30 November, each year. All Council members give their time voluntarily.

Professor Stewart's appointment runs for three years.

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