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These resources are from RSE Fellows, members of the Young Academy of Scotland, RSE research awardees, and medallists. These resources do not necessarily reflect the views of the RSE but are an opportunity for those in the RSE community to share their expertise and updates in their work.
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Damian Barr FRSE in conversation with Dr Eve Poole, Chief Executive of the RSE, discussing the important moments in his life.
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Professor Martin Hendry FRSE peers into the Curious programme and shares his scientific journey through storytelling as a teenager.
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Professor Alis Oancea introduces the idea of research-impact nexuses to capture the ‘hard-to-assess domains’ of research impact.
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Professor Diane Stone looks at the various forms of engagement of HEIs in transnational governance and the challenge of demonstrating impact.
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Professor David Price states that pregnant mothers’ mental health is crucial to the future of their babies’ brain health, particularly during an important period of development in the womb.
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Professor Ronan O’Carroll argues that human behaviour is a crucial but undervalued factor in tackling major threats to public health.
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Karen Anderson explains how the built environment can impact the quality of people’s lives and sense of wellbeing.
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Professor Helen Hastie states that to build trust in robots, they need to recognise the needs, intent and emotional state of humans.
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Professor Jim Gallagher illustrates the need for new thinking on tackling the drug deaths crisis in Scotland.
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Professor Jamie Davies explores how ‘Easter eggs’ in the code of life could revolutionise healthcare with living robots that patrol the body and repair it.
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To seek asylum and freedom from persecution is a fundamental human right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and celebrated as such on World Refugee Day.
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Dr John Boswell and Dr Jess Smith consider the perspectives of leaders in the executive branch, whose priorities, and processes ‘set the tone’ for the actors in policy work.
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Professor Jim Gallagher FRSE outlines his thoughts on what it means for academic engagement in policy when politics and polity are in flux.
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Dr Audrey MacDougall, Chief Social Researcher, reflects on why the issue of research and evidence in policy so problematic.
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Jill Rutter on how, in a non-rational world, can research impact policy? When most policies are unable to follow the ‘rational’ ROAMEF cycle.
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Professor Dan Wincott provokes further debate on territorial policy impact. The UK governs territory through complex political institutions and systems.
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Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan lays out six observations on learning about the conditions for effective use of evidence
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Dr Silvia Paracchini highlights that while the amount of genetic data now at our disposal has brought us some groundbreaking insights, the findings are not without their dilemmas for society and there is a need for clarity on how it is used going forward.
