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The RSE Research Awards autumn 2026 programme opens today, providing funding opportunities for all academic disciplines across all career stages.

Next generation of entrepreneurial academics to be supported by relaunched programme.

We are pleased to announce that 61 exceptional research projects were selected at the latest Research Awards open call.

The programme for Scotland’s festival of knowledge is now live.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, is set to stage A Beer, A Bap and A Boffin, their popular series of fascinating talks featuring leading Scottish experts from science and the arts.

Professor Christina Boswell FRSE has been appointed the new Chair of the Campaign for Social Science.

Supported by a Small Research Grant, neuroscientists Dr Fabien Naneix and Dr Kate Peters, undertake research to better understand how environmental factors affect the adolescent brain, and whether environmental enrichment can protect the adolescent brain from the harmful effects of high-fat, high-sugar diets.

Academics involved in a Scotland-Taiwan research partnership have formally established an international collaboration scheme for research into the treatment of chronic pain.

Two Royal Society Fellows have been recognised in His Majesty the King’s Birthday Honours 2026.

Three RSE Fellows have been honoured by King Charles III in 2026.

On Tuesday 19 May 2026, the RSE, Scotland’s National Academy, held an admission ceremony for its 43 new Fellows from the arts, business, public service, civil society, and academia in Scotland and beyond.

Community groups across Scotland have received a share of over £339K as part of the Healthy Planet, Healthy People project run by the RSE and the Williamson Trust.

The Spring/Summer 2026 edition of ReSourcE magazine explores the theme of trust – that of institutions, of norms, of healthcare, of one another.

National treasure and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Sir David Attenborough marks his 100th birthday.

The RSE has officially taken over the secretariat role of the Celtic Academies Alliance, marked at a symposium on languages in Wrexham today, Wednesday 29th April.

Thirteen of Scotland’s most promising academics, representing eleven Higher Education Institutions across the country, have been chosen as the inaugural cohort to take part in the RSE’s new Research Leadership Scheme.

The RSE announces 43 individuals deemed excellent in their field, elected as RSE Fellows in 2026, who will use their knowledge for the public good as part of Scotland’s National Academy.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Chief Executive Professor Sarah Skerratt has been appointed to the Open University’s Council and has been asked to chair the Open University in Scotland’s Scottish External Engagement Group.