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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 by Dr Charles Waterston, General Secretary, 1986-91, aided by Mr Angus Shearer,…
Biographical Index of former RSE Fellows 1783-2002 Part 2. (K-Z)
In 2006, after almost six years of research by Dr Charles Waterston, General Secretary, 1986-91, aided by Mr Angus Shearer,…
Biographical Index of former RSE Fellows 1783-2002 (condensed)
In 2006, after almost six years of research by Dr Charles Waterston, General Secretary, 1986-91, aided by Mr Angus Shearer,…