Tag: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Call for urgent reset on climate strategy in Scotland
A new paper published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh has called for an urgent reset and refocus of Scotland’s climate strategy.
The report recommends an “ambitious reset and refocus” of Scotland’s climate strategy and...
Royal Society of Edinburgh launches research award
Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) launches community-spirited research award
The new award is supported by the Williamson Trust and will be made under the banner “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”. It is designed to support community-led...
Royal Society of Edinburgh urges European scientific collaboration
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has urged the Prime Minister to offer support to EU wide scientific collaboration.
Horizon Europe funding calls are being guaranteed until 30 September this year by the UK Government, with...
Royal Society of Edinburgh appoints 2022 fellows
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has appointed new fellows including Dr Annie Lennox who is made an Honorary Fellow for her contribution to arts and culture, and Damian Barr, writer and broadcaster.
There are in...
RSE’s Curious is online now
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is running this year’s Curious programme will take place from 9-27 August.
All events will be hosted online and will cover four topics; our planet, health and wellbeing, innovation...
RSE announce programme for August – Curious
This August the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) will hold its third annual events programme called Curious.
These events will cover life, death, the planet and discussions will be led by some of the...
New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has selected the 2021 fellows. They will join the existing roll of around 1600 thinkers and practitioners.
The list this year includes some people who have had an impact...
RSE virtual events programme continues in August
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is running its second annual summer events programme, Curious, to make us think of the world we live in.
The events are all online and will run between 7...
Apply now for an Enterprise Fellowship with Royal Society of Edinburgh
Do you have what it takes to apply for an RSE Enterprise Fellowship? If you have a great business idea based on science or tech then you might well qualify.
There are serious awards...
Winter Wonders at the RSE – including a screening of March of the Penguins
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy, is throwing open its doors on George Street on Sunday 9 December to celebrate the winter wonders of the natural world with a free afternoon...
Comment – Women in STEM: how gender inequality could damage Scotland’s economy
by Fiona McNeill, Heriot-Watt University
Like much of the world, Scotland has a problem with gender equality when it comes to science, technology, engineering and maths. From a very young age, outdated assumptions about who...
Cash injection for Edinburgh start-up, Prodsight, seeds growth
Prodsight, an Edinburgh-based startup enabling businesses to gain insight from customer support conversation data, has secured £115,000 in seed funding.
Set up by Tadas Labudis, Prodsight will use the cash injection to hire key staff...
Royal Society of Edinburgh Awards
HRH The Duke of Cambridge presents RSE Royal Medals and James Clerk Maxwell Award
Last Thursday, 5th July 2018, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) was delighted to welcome HRH The Duke of Cambridge KG...
Edinburgh academic elected as Fellow of RSE
Hazel Hall Professor of Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University has been appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Professor Hall was one of 60 new fellows of the prestigious society.
There is a five stage...
VIDEO – RSE Report into Digital Participation
The new report issued today by the Royal Society of Edinburgh into digital participation says that the step change proposed by the Scottish Government needs to step up a gear.
They conclude that the government...
Landmark book on independence published
National Academies call for clear, open and meaningful information on Scottish independence debate as they launch landmark book
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the British Academy (BA) today call for clear, open and...
Royal Society of Edinburgh presents In Memoriam
Life affirming day about death at Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh, in partnership with the University of Dundee, is preparing to host a special day of free events and workshops aimed...
RSE names Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell President
The outstanding astrophysicist and prominent science communicator Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE, FRS, FRSE is the new President-elect of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). The election follows a ballot of all RSE...
Royal Society Edinburgh Awards 2013
New RSE Royal Medallists and Prize Winners Announced
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced its Royal Medallists and Prize Winners for 2013, and there are several Edinburgh academics among them including Dr Chris...
Beltane Prize
Professor Aubrey Manning, one of the country’s most distinguished zoologists and a BBC broadcaster, has been awarded the 2011 RSE Beltane Senior Prize for Public Engagement.
Edinburgh-based PhD student Joanna Brooks has been announced as...
Lecture Today: New ideas for building in a Post 9/11 world
This evening the Royal Academy of Engineering, in a joint event with Edinburgh Beltane, will host a free talk about sustainable infrastructure at The Royal Society of Edinburgh at 18.00.
The collapse of the...
Educational reform needs to be evaluated
At a time of major educational reform in Scotland, with both the roll out of Curriculum for Excellence and reforms to teacher education that will follow from the Donaldson review, a comprehensive strategy for...
2010 Gannochy Trust Innovation Award won by Edinburgh company
Matt McGrath of Aircraft Medical is the winner of the 2010 Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) will tonight present Matt McGrath (32),...
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