Lady Bertha Swirles, 1903–1999

Fellow of the RAS, nuclear physicist, mathematician, musician and teacher.
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James Stanley Hey, 1909–2000

Fellow and Eddington Medallist of the RAS, Fellow of the Royal Society, MBE,pioneer in radar and radio astromy.
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Jorvik MIST – 2001

The magnetosphere, ionosphere and solar–terrestrial physics community gathered at the Department of Chemistry, University of York from 9–11 April 2001. Neil Arnold and Ian Mann report.     

Robert Hutchison 1938–2007

Fellow and Treasurer of the RAS; long-standing radio and optical observer who discovered the gravitational lens; unassuming and efficient organizer for astronomy.     

Bernard Pagel 1930–2007

Fellow and Gold Medallist of the RAS; innovative observer and modeller in nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution – and enthusiastic musician.     

Donald Griffiths 1919–2007

Fellow of the RAS, innovative geophysicist who developed electrical imaging methods to solve hydrological, environmental and archaeological problems.     

Tor Hagfors 1936–2006

Associate of the RAS, persistent and productive Wolf–Rayet and massive-star astronomer, observer and leader in Argentinean astronomy.     

Ted Harrison 1930–2007

Associate of the RAS, pioneer in ionospheric incoherent scatter theory and observation, practical manager and leader, not least of EISCAT.     

UK seismology – 2002 and beyond

Alex Brisbourne reports on a one-day discussion meeting organized by SEIS-UK for seismologists to discuss current seismological research undertaken in the UK and to consider how the provision of new seismic equipment and training facility may enhance that work.