Fellowship

The RSE Fellowship comprises around 1,800 leading experts in the sciences, arts, business, professions and the third and public sectors, with links to Scotland. This range of expertise within the Fellowship places us in a unique position to provide an informed, interdisciplinary response to issues facing Scotland and internationally.

Our Fellows from academia, business and public service are among the most distinguished in their fields. We engage and connect nationally and internationally to share knowledge and tackle the most pressing challenges of the modern world.

Fellow: Linehan
Elected: 2020
Discipline: History, Theory and Practice of the Creative and Performing Arts
Mr Fergus Linehan
Edinburgh International Festival
Fergus was appointed Festival Director of the Edinburgh International Festival in 2014. He graduated English and Classics at University College Dublin and began his career in the theatre, producing shows and going on to direct the Dublin Theatre Festival from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2009 he was Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Sydney Festival. From 2010 to 2012, Fergus was Head of Music at Sydney Opera House, where he refreshed the year-round music programme and directed Vivid LIVE, a festival of music and digital art. He has served on advisory boards for the Abbey Theatre and the Dublin Fringe Festival and is a Trustee of IMPACT Scotland. He lives in Edinburgh with his family.
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