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Curious 2021
All eyes on Scotland’s leading thinkers in this thought-provoking series of free online talks and intimate conversations designed to question and inspire the world around us to reach new insights.
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The Public and Private Worlds of Sir Walter Scott
This event will be focussing on the lesser known aspects of Sir Walter Scott – his life, career and interests, hosted by both the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (SoAoS).
Conspiracies, Fake News and False Scientific Information
Social media has become hugely influential in today's world. How can we ensure that people’s beliefs and decisions are based on facts rather than untruths?
At-Risk Academic Refugee: A Portrait
At-Risk Academic Refugee members return to discuss the influence and effects of having been painted and their experience over the last year living through this pandemic.
Engineering in the climate emergency
How can technology work towards a just transition? A joint discussion with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Science for Rural Recovery and Resilience
As a planet, we are currently dealing with unprecedented twin crises – the Covid-19 pandemic and the global climate emergency. If we are smart, we can design this economic recovery package to not only help society to recover from the damage caused by the global pandemic, we can use it to tackle the climate emergency – and to reboot our economy on a new, greener, fairer trajectory.
The Scottish Parliament: A Presiding Officer’s reflections
Join the Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP, as he reflects on the Scottish Parliament's formative years.
Following the Science: How are data and evidence used and communicated?
The RSE Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission’s Data, Evidence and Science Working Group is examining the lessons that can be learned from...
2021 Holyrood Elections Science Hustings
This hustings event will give the scientific community and members of the public the opportunity to quiz the political parties.
Enterprise Fellowships Presentation
Have you ever wondered about the exciting innovations coming out of the UK's higher education sector?
Tertiary Education Futures — Roundtable
Are you a college or university student in Scotland and want to talk about your educational experience so far and what you hope to do next?
Voices of Covid – Who Cuts Through & Why?
Join us as we gather experts to reflect on their roles in helping the public understand and tackle coronavirus this year
Voices of Covid – Kirsty Wark and Janey Godley in conversation
Join us as Kirsty Wark and Janey Godley explore the challenge of communicating ‘the science’ and public health advice during 2020
The Pandemic and The Public – How do you stay informed and involved?
The RSE’s Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission wants to examine the role of public debate and participation during the pandemic.
Halting Plant Extinction
The Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are hosting a joint event to explore the current plant extinction crisis.
The Misunderstood Risks of Climate Change
Professor Dale Jamieson, discusses the significance of two of the most important risks of climate change are misunderstood.
Living with Climate Change
Join us online and see for yourself what life is like for small island communities, for a lively conversation and Q&A. This event is suitable for adults and interested young adults.
At Risk Academic Refugees Discussion
An in-depth discussion to raise awareness of Scotland’s refugee and displaced migrant communities, and the impact of COVID-19
Migration: Challenges and Perspectives
Human mobility remains a major issue for societies and academia, in particular with respect to forced migration and labour mobility.
Mitochondria and Us
This online event highlights Global Mitochondrial Awareness Week 2020, sharing recent advances in mitochondria research.
Curious
Curious returns this August with extraordinary people talking about big ideas to inspire each other and you as we question the curious world around us. Take part in a series of free online talks, intimate group discussions and workshops with some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners on a range of themes to do with our health and wellbeing, the planet and invention and innovation throughout August.
The Future of Foreign Policy
Each year the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) invites a prominent figure to deliver the MacCormick European Lecture. On Friday...
Stepping into a Virtual Reality Crime Scene
The third discussion in our Throwback Thursday series is led by Professor Niamh Nic Daéid, Professor of Forensic Science, University of Dundee and Director of the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, who will reflect on her inspirational talk from the RSE’s Women in Science series - an exhibition highlighting some of the most talented leaders, thinkers and practitioners working in Scotland. Part of Niamh’s research is in the application of virtual reality in crime scene, allowing expertise to be brought into the crime scene remotely.
Technology’s Moral Debt in the COVID-19 Era: How Borrowing Against Public Trust Cost Us Public Health
In 2020 a global crisis, embodied in a tiny snippet of RNA, arrived on humanity’s doorstep. It required urgent, evidence-driven, well-coordinated, and cooperative social action on an unprecedented scale. It also required the decisive application of our best science and technology for pandemic control. Many of the most scientifically and technically advanced countries were not up to the task. Why?