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2019 Awards Reception Programme
The RSE recognises excellence through awarding a number of medals, grants, scholarships and fellowships. In this event programme, details on the 2019 awardees are listed, along with information on each RSE award, case studies and impact figures.
Science Scotland – Biodiversity: Spotlight on Scotland
Scotland’s biodiversity science: uniquely special and leading edge
Research Awards Reception Programme 2017
We recognise excellence through awarding a number of prizes and medals, the highest of which is our Royal Medal. An…
Science Scotland – The Cosmic Detectives
How scientists in Scotland helped discover gravitational waves
David Hume: ‘My Own Life’
One of the shortest but also one of the most celebrated autobiographies ever written, My Own Life, was composed shortly before David Hume’s death in 1776.
Science Scotland – Innovation Centres: Connecting the Future
In 2013, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and Highland and Island Enterprise, encouraged the formation…
New Fellows Programme 2016
A New Fellows’ Induction Day is held annually, shortly after the election and New Fellows are encouraged to attend this…
From Maxwell to Higgs
On 4 July 2012 CERN announced their independent discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson. The RSE…
The Royal Society of Edinburgh – Its Homes & History
This publication was created using the texts and images assembled for an exhibition presented in the RSE on the occasion…
Commemoration of James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell became a Fellow of the RSE in 1856 when he was just aged twenty-four, having presented his…
Biographical Index of former RSE Fellows 1783–2002 Part 1. (A-J)
In 2006, after almost six years of research, the Society published a biographical list of all former RSE Fellows from 1783–2002: published in two sections, the first covers surnames A–J.
Biographical Index of former RSE Fellows 1783–2002 Part 2. (K-Z)
In 2006, after almost six years of research, the Society published a biographical list of all former RSE Fellows from 1783–2002: published in two sections, the second covers surnames K–Z.
Biographical Index of former RSE Fellows 1783–2002 (condensed)
In 2006, after almost six years of research, the Society published a biographical list of all former RSE Fellows from 1783–2002.
New Fellows Booklet 2018
The RSE welcomes 66 new Fellows to assist in providing independent and expert advice, supporting business, developing research and engaging…