The Society notes the death of Member Craig Sharp in March at the age of 84. Educated as a veterinary pathologist in Glasgow, his subsequent work laid the foundation of modern sports and exercise physiology in the UK. A secondment to Kenya in 1963 resulted inter alia in his record ascent of Kilimanjaro, and the first scientific measurement of a cheetah’s running speed (64.3 mph). As the scientific head of the British Olympic Medical Centre in the 1980s, and Professor of Sports Science at West London Institute of Higher Education (later Brunel University) 1994-2005, he was responsible for guiding the training of many notable UK sports champions.