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The Annual Inspiration Awards of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) seek to recognise the outstanding contribution made by Volunteers to the RSE's programme of educational activities for Young People. Held throughout Scotland, these events include fun lectures, master classes - providing opportunities for hands-on experiments - and discussion of topical issues.
There is a particular emphasis on issues arising from new technologies, such as cloning and mobile phones and those that include ethical dimensions. Some events take place on Saturday mornings or require travelling long distances throughout Scotland, requiring real commitment from Volunteers.
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| Inspiration Awards 2007. Click here to view presentations |
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| Dr Susan Armstrong |
| Dr Susan Armstrong is a part-time Senior University Teacher in Chemistry at Glasgow University. She joined the Higher Education Academy at its inception and was awarded a Fellowship in March 2007. Her RSE@Schools talk, Mirrors, Medicines and Metals aims to answer the question, ‘How are metals, mirrors and medicine related?’ Dr Armstrong was unable to attend the ceremony but was recongised in her absence. |
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| Professor Anthony Busuttil |
| Professor Anthony Busuttil is Professor of Applied Pathology at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He often speaks at secondary schools about the actual work invovled in forensic medicine and science, explaining the educational pathways which can lead into this speciality. His RSE@Schools talk entitled Solving Crime and Murder looks at some suspicious crime scenes and explains how the forensic process works. |
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| Dr Bruce Davies |
| Dr Bruce Davies is Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. He has been a regular contributor to the Edinburgh International Science Festival since 1995. He presented portions of the televised Millennium Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on Robots and is a regular contributor to radio and television programmes. In 2006 Dr Davies delivered the RSE@Schools lectures on Mathematics Matters at the Aberdeen annual Tech Fest. |
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| Mr Bob Kibble |
| Mr Bob Kibble is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at the School of Education in Edinburgh. In 2006 Bob initiated ‘Things are looking up’, a programme of evening skywatch sessions for parents, teachers and pupils in partnership with the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. In the past 12 months Bob has delivered seven workshops on space and shadows to primary schools in Edinburgh as part of science week 2007. Bob helps run the institute of Physics summer school for teachers and sits on the RSE’s Young People’s Committee. Bob produced the school learning materials for the Telford celebrations. |
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| Professor Thomas Krauss |
| Professor Thomas Krauss is Professor of Optoelectronics at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews. He presents one of the RSE@Schools talks, Lasing down the internet, which explains modern communications technology from basic principles to the latest research. He was a member of the RSE Young People’s committee and is a Director of the “Sensation” Science Centre at Dundee with a particular interest in making science more accessible to school children. |
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| Dr Val Mann |
| Dr Val Mann is a Senior Research Fellow within the newly formed Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She received a Personal Research Fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh as part of the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland scheme in 2003. Dr Mann recognises that she was fortunate at school to have been taught by “two fantastic biology teachers who made science interesting and exciting”. Therefore, she is delighted to contribute to the RSE@Schools programme and hopes her school visits to deliver her talk What does your granny have in common with a space man? excite students to go on into further education and possibly future careers in the life sciences sector. |
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| In 2006, awards were presented to: |
| Professor Wendy Bickmore - MRC Human Genetics Unit |
| Professor Sue Black - University of Dundee |
| Professor Mark Chaplain - University of Dundee |
| Dr Quentin Cutts - University of Glasgow |
| Dr Adrian Linacre - University of Strathclyde |
| Dr David Miller - University of Glasgow |
| Ms Lorna Sibbett - University of St Andrews |
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| In 2005, awards were presented to: |
| Dr Christine Davidson - University of Strathclyde |
| Dr Ciaran Ewins - University of Paisley |
| Professor Alan Heavens - University of Edinburgh |
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| In 2004, awards were presented to: |
| Dr Greig Chisholm, Ciba Specialty Chemicals |
| Dr Chris Baddeley, The University of St Andrews |
| Dr Hilary-Kay Young, The University of Dundee |
| Dr Lyndsay Fletcher, The University of Glasgow |
| Dr Allan Jamieson, The Forensic Institute |
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| In 2003, awards were presented to |
| Dr Lesley Glasser MBE FRSE, Satrosphere/University of Aberdeen |
| Dr Martin Hendry, University of Glasgow |
| Mrs Monica Lacey, University of Dundee |
| Ms Heather Reid, Met Office/BBC Scotland |
| Dr Bruce Sinclair, University of St Andrews |
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| In 2002, awards were presented to |
| Professor Patrick Bailey FRSE, UMIST |
| Professor Miles Padgett FRSE, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Ruth Robinson, University of St Andrews |
| Professor Russell Morris, University of St Andrews |
| Dr Maureen Cooper, University of Stirling |
| Professor Murray Campbell, University of Edinburgh |
| Professor Jack Carr FRSE, Heriot-Watt University |
| Mrs Teresa Carr, Edinburgh |
| Dr John Parker, Heriot-Watt University |
| Dr Moira Jardine, University of St Andrews |
| Dr Peter Rowell, University of Dundee |
| Dr Oliver Musgrave, University of Aberdeen |
| Last Updated
22 July, 2009
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