Tag: Royal Society of Edinburgh

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 (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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 From a very young age, outdated assumptions about who...

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...

HRH The Duke of Cambridge presents RSE Royal Medals and James Clerk Maxwell AwardLast Thursday, 5th July 2018, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) was delighted to welcome HRH The Duke of Cambridge KG...

 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...

 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...

National Academies call for clear, open and meaningful information on Scottish independence debate as they launch landmark bookThe Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the British Academy (BA) today call for clear, open and...

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...

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...

New RSE Royal Medallists and Prize Winners AnnouncedThe 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...

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...

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...

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...

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),...