ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 1993, VOL 30 Ronald Belcher Memorial Lectureship In recognition of the late Professor 2. Ronald Belcher’s interest in education, the Council of the Analytical Division has instituted a Belcher Memorial Lecture to be given annually on an analytical topic by a graduate student. The award will be considered by the Honours Committee, acting on behalf of the Council of the AD. Students will be considered to be eligible if they are registered for an academic session in the year of the award. The decision concerning the award will be made in December. The aim of the award is to commemorate Professor Belcher as a teacher, by encouraging students to make a positive contribution to, and take an active part in, the profession of analytical chemistry.The paper, to be written by the student (see rule 2 below), should be in the form required for submission to The Analyst. 3. The award shall be made annually in December and shall be based on an over-all assessment of the originality of the work described in the paper and the significance of its contribu- tion to analytical chemistry. The winner of the award will be expected to present his or her work at the Research and Development Topics Meeting following the award. Rules 1. Candidates must currently be regis- tered postgraduate students of a 4. The award will take the form of a London W1V OBN. The closing date is British University. The merits of a particular candidate may be brought to the notice of the Honours Committee by any super- visor of postgraduate students regis- tered with a British University who desires to recommend the candidate, by letter addressed to the President of the Division.The letter shall be accompanied by a paper (or manus- cript ready for submission for publi- cation) of which the student is a principal co-author . presentation scroll plus a sum of f300. Thursday, September 30th, 1993. 111 conference. of the Analytical Division. ... The sum is to assist the candidate to attend a national or international conference. It will be given to the candidate, up to two years after the granting of the award, on presen- tation of satisfactory evidence of the candidate’s intention to attend such a 5 An award shall not be made if it is considered by the Honours Com- mittee that none of the papers sub- mitted reaches the required standard. 6. The decision of the Council of the Analytical Division shall be final. 7. Any alteration to these Rules shall be subject to the approval of the Council Submissions should be sent to the Presi- dent, Analytical Division, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House,