European Rare Earth and Actinide Society

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS AND ACADEMICS IN THE SUBJECT OF THE RARE EARTH AND ACTINIDE ELEMENTS (THE F-ELEMENTS) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:• FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH AND APPLICATION OF THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES OF THE RARE EARTH AND ACTINIDE ELEMENTS (THE F-ELEMENTS) BY THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE FROM ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, AWARDING OF SMALL GRANTS AND/OR PRIZES, PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKSHOPS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS, AND MAINTAINING CLOSE CONTACTS WITH SIMILAR SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE AND INTERNATIONALLY;• COORDINATING THE ORGANISATION OF THE TRIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON F-ELEMENTS (ICFE), IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER SIMILAR CONFERENCES, TO DISSEMINATE THE LATEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH;• SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY ACTING IN AN ADVISORY, CONSULTATIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY IN MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AREA OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE.