The President of the Royal Society (PRS) is the elected head of the Royal Society of London. The position is now awarded to a member of the scientific community of the British Commonwealth for a period of five years, and is one of the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a scientist.^[1].

The changeover of Presidents occurs on the Royal Society Anniversary Day, the weekday on or nearest to 30 November, following the departing President's Anniversary Address.^[2]

The current President is The Lord Rees of Ludlow.

[edit] Presidents of the Royal Society

[edit] References

1. ^ "Presidents of the Royal Society". The Royal Society. 2008. http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=1071. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 
2. ^ "The Role of President of the Royal Society". The Royal Society. 2008. http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3005. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 
3. ^ Dudley Wright (1921). "Sir Robert Moray: The First Recorded Initiation in England". The Builder. http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/moray_r.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 

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