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The spring 2024 RSE Research Awards programme opens today, providing funding opportunities for all academic disciplines and across all career stages.

A call to early to mid-career researchers and professionals as the RSE Young Academy of Scotland seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and amplify emerging voices for the benefit of Scotland and the world.

Eight RSE Fellows are on the New Year Honours list 2024 to mark their extraordinary achievements and services.

Dr Emily Draper of the Young Academy of Scotland speaks about her drive to understand how the world works, and her commitment to helping women in chemistry, as she receives her RSE Lady Margaret Moir Medal.

Professor Jenni Barclay is a world leader in the emerging field of social volcanology – working with communities to help them become more resilient to volcanic activity, especially in times of crisis.

Professor Sharon Ashbrook – a world leader in the emerging field of nuclear magnetic resonance crystallography – speaks about the importance of asking why in a career in science.

Prof Peter Cameron writes that net zero transition must not upset the apple cart… too much.

The RSE’s report urges a reset of Scotland’s climate plan, emphasising a need for an ambitious and detailed approach.

An impactful year for the RSE – launching a strategic plan for 2023–2028 and continuing to deliver on our mission of ‘knowledge made useful’.

A series of workshops were held at the RSE to discuss human rights, both in the UK and internationally, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Winter 2023 edition of ReSourcE explores the pivotal role of the creative industries in shaping the future and addressing the pressing challenges of our time.

A team of academics, honoured by the Royal Society of Edinburgh with the Mary Somerville Medal, developed the EAVE II health monitoring platform, which played a crucial role in tracking and analysing the Covid-19 pandemic.

Academics have been honoured for their outstanding achievements, attending an RSE Medals Ceremony at the Society this week.

Scotland-Africa: Enhancing Academic Partnerships, the RSE publishes its Africa Working Group scoping project report.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited The Royal Society of Edinburgh this week to present medals for outstanding academic achievement.

The review features introductory remarks from the President, Professor Sir John Ball, and the Chief Executive, Professor Sarah Skerratt; and provides an overview on the RSE’s commitment to ‘knowledge made useful’; achievements throughout the year, and a summary report on finance and governance.

The RSE is calling for political parties to reach a consensus on innovative new approaches to devolved taxation in Scotland ahead of the next Holyrood elections.

New RSE award supported by the Williamson Trust is designed to support community-led research which has the goal of improving people’s health and the health of the environment.