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On 1 April 2025, economist Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow has officially taken over the role of President of the RSE.

The President of the RSE, Professor Sir John Ball, has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to highlight the findings of a recent forum on electricity market reform. The letter draws attention to the debate of zonal pricing and the need for evidence-based decision-making.

The RSE has announced its 2025 cohort of new Fellows, celebrating leading minds from across science, the arts, business, public life, and academia. This year’s intake includes outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping society in Scotland and beyond.

In an increasingly polarized and unstable world, institutions like the RSE are vital, writes its outgoing President Sir John Ball.

ALLEA is concerned that the actions of the U.S. administration could have far-reaching and devastating consequences for essential research.

We asked Fellows and YAS alumni: which female figure – whether professional, personal, or fictional – has been most influential in shaping your work and academic journey?

A fossil first spotted in Skye over 50 years ago has formally identified as a Jurassic dinosaur – Scotland’s first dinosaur.

Professor Bridle was awarded an RSE Personal Research Fellowship to develop a new methodology to investigate the role of stereotypes relating to gender, ethnicity, and social class, and how this influences children’s perceptions of engineering.

We are pleased to announce that 69 exceptional research projects have been selected at the autumn 2024 Research Awards open call.

The RSE Research Awards Spring 2025 programme opens today, providing funding opportunities for all academic disciplines across all career stages. Five different research funding opportunities are on offer, designed to support Scotland’s academics in realising their potential, stimulate research in Scotland, and promote international collaboration. In the Programme, we are pleased to highlight a new […]

A new international academic partnership, worth over £1,000,000 over the next two years, has been agreed by research leaders in Scotland and Germany. Representatives from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy, and the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony in Germany, signed the agreement at the RSE building on Edinburgh’s George […]

Long reads aimed at stimulating informed public debate on the many aspects and elements of Scotland complex environmental future.