The Academy of Life Sciences for Chinese in the
UK Is Founded in London
On April 6, 2008, the same day as
the auspicious snow welcomed the Olympic torch
relay in London, the Academy of Life Sciences
for Chinese in the UK (ALSC-UK) was officially
announced in the Education Section of the
Chinese Embassy in London. ALSC-UK is the senior
members’ club of the Chinese Life Scientists
Society in the UK (CLSS-UK) and is the
brainchild of Minister Counsellor Mr Yongda Wang
of the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy.
At the inauguration meeting,
Professor Mingqing Du from Cambridge University
introduced the principles of this new initiative
and the meeting agenda. Dr. Wei Wang from De
Montfort University described the preparing
processes of the meeting and the ALSC-UK. Dr.
Henglong Hu from GlaxoSmithKline presided over
discussions on the Chinese and English names of
the Academy and the titles of its members in
both Chinese and English, as well as the
organisational structure and key appointments of
the Academy. Professor Xin Lu from Oxford
University led a warm discussion on the unique
opportunities, rights and responsibilities of
the members of the ALSC-UK.
Finally, Dr. Qihe Xu, Chairman of
CLSS-UK, concluded the meeting by summarising
the agreements reached during the meeting and
especially emphasised the expected role for ALSC-UK
in promoting China-UK scientific and
technological collaboration. The meeting
confirmed the appointment of Professor Mingqing
Du, President of ALSC-UK, with Professor Xin Lu,
Professor Qingbo Xu, Professor Zhanfeng Cui,
Professor Wen Wang, Dr. Henglong Hu, Dr. Wei
Wang, and Dr. Qihe Xu as Vice-Presidents. Dr.
Qihe Xu was appointed Chairman of the nomination
committee of ALSC-UK, which is in charge of
identification and nomination of fellow
candidates. Professor Mingqing Du was appointed
the Chairman of the Selection Committee of ALSC-UK,
which makes final decisions on award of
fellowships and other important issues.
Prof Ziheng
Yang, FRS from University College London, as
well as Minister Counsellors Mr Yongda Wang and
Mr Xiaogang Tian of the Education Section of the
Chinese Embassy also attended the meeting and
delivered warm congratulating speeches.
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