Minutes of the ESRC meetings held in Herstmonceux Castel on 16-17/04/1984 and in Linköping on 15-16/04/1985 (Chairman: Ingvar Lindqvist). Are also included lists of participants, and agendas.

Topics discussed include: Reports on national science policy and funding of the ESRC Member Organisations and also Turkey, Yugoslavia and Canada; NSF/ESRC Symposium Research planning ("Rise and Fall of a Priority field"); Management and Evaluation; Research on fuel cells and advanced batteries; Taxonomy; European Geotraverse Project; Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) International Programme, European Drosophila Centre; Environmental toxicology; European and ESF participation in the Ocean Drilling Programme; Forest Ecosystems Research Network; "Theory of representation"; Atmospheric Chemistry; Acid Deposition.

Working documents enclosed for the meetings include: notes, reports, brochure on the IHES, proposals and recommendations of ESRC working groups, proposal from the Institut Francais de recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER).

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