Featured in this first issue of our newsletter in 2018 is news of the Triennial Dinner held in January 2018, in honour of our outgoing President, Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE; the Guest of Honour at the Dinner was Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, an Honorary Fellow of the RSE.
Members of the judiciary and scientific community gathered in Edinburgh on Wednesday 21 March 2018 to discuss the launch of the first in a planned series of ‘primers’ intended to assist the judiciary when handling scientific evidence in the courtroom.
On Thursday 25 Janaury 2018, RSE President, Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, welcomed representatives of national academies, and other learned societies, from Canada, Australia and many parts of Europe, for a day of discussion about how national academies could help tackle a series of key global issues.
The RSE’s Education Committee has responded to the Scottish Parliament Education and Skills’ Committee inquiry into the attainment and achievement…
The RSE are delighted to welcome the next cohort of Enterprise Fellows into the programme. There are seven aspiring entrepreneurial…
Collaborations in research and innovation between Scotland and China were at the forefront of a recent high-level forum in China….
The RSE and the Young Academy of Scotland has launched Tapping All Our Talents: Six Years On, a review into the progress that has been made towards equality in the Scottish STEM workplace over the past six years.
Applications are now open for a brand new cutting-edge entrepreneurial support scheme. The £4m Unlocking Ambition Challenge is delivered by key stakeholders from Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as part of the Scotland CAN DO initiative
The RSE has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the development of Framework Programme 9, the successor to Horizon…
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has joined science leaders from around the globe to call on the Commonwealth Heads…
On this International Women’s Day, 8th March 2018, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) wishes to celebrate some of our…
The call is now open for 2018 RSE – CNR Joint Projects. The RSE–CNR Joint Project scheme is designed to…
Leading figures from Academia, Public Service, Business and the Arts have joined Scotland’s National Academy The Royal Society of Edinburgh…
The RSE has responded to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry, ‘Brexit: Science and Innovation’. The Committee…
The RSE have responded to the Scottish Government’s Healthier Future Strategy. The Working Group supports the public health interventions, but…
The RSE has responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) legislation. The response…
An RSE Working Group, chaired by Professor David Cole-Hamilton, have released their response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) call…
“The aim was to provide on-site childcare facilities and, with funding from the RSE award, for the first time in…
Professor Sue Black FRSE reveals the truth about the contents of a lead coffin resting in the Fraser family mausoleum near Inverness. Does it or does it not contain the remains of ‘The Old Fox’, Lord Lovat?
The RSE has responded to the joint project from the Royal Society and Wellcome Trust that is seeking to develop…
The RSE offers its congratulations to the following Fellows who were recognised in the Queen’s 2018 New Year Honours: Knights…
“The funding proved to be a powerful catalyst; allowing me to generate numerous and wide ranging opportunities at National and…
“I was able to travel to TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa to see 56.7 m wind turbine blades being manufactured,…
For the first time since its conception in 1783, the RSE has a council membership that is majority female…
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