Knowledge hub
Stay updated on the latest knowledge and research with our hub, which is designed to help you learn about the world around you.
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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Immigration remains a prominent but often misunderstood issue in public debate ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections. Despite not ranking among voters’ top concerns, the conversation is increasingly shaped by misinformation, political pressure, and hostile rhetoric, raising important questions about how evidence, humanity, and truth can be restored to democratic discussion.
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Angela Cox highlights that Scotland’s future prosperity depends on giving regions the freedom and flexibility to shape skills around their own economic priorities. She calls for a system that is nationally aligned but locally empowered. to help communities thrive.
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Dave Robertson reflects on how Scotland’s rural communities experience further and higher education differently from those in cities, and why we need to remove practical barriers like poor transport, inflexible funding and rigid apprenticeship models.
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Watch: An exploration of how language and identity intersect, and how languages travel through migration, conflict, economic pressures, and chance.
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Why public trust and engagement are vital to the future of UK research and development and what CaSE’s polling reveals.
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Why euphemisms for menstruation persist and how clearer language can reduce stigma, improve health and support menstrual dignity.
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New data from Speak for Yersel reveals how Scots pronunciations and sentence structures vary across Scotland.
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This blog examines how mediation and peacemaking continue to bring opposing sides together, highlighting lessons from the Edinburgh Conversations.
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Research shows that exercise messages for young women are most effective when presented in a gain-framed and health-focused manner, reducing resistance and encouraging activity.
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How music communicates meaning and connection from Hendrix’s *All Along the Watchtower* to the science and social power of sound.
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James Naughtie argues that one of the deepest challenges we face is not simply political disagreement, but the fragmentation of our public discourse:
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How did complex life emerge the way it did? Professor Nick Lane and a panel of experts unpack this question.
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Does poetry and philosophy have more in common than we might think?
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Four experts argue that the UK must shift from treating nature as expendable to recognising it as our life support system. Drawing on recent climate warnings, they outline why transformational, nature-centred change is essential for resilient food systems, healthier communities, and a secure future.
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Who wins and who loses when we decide how Scotland’s land is used?
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Bringing the margins to the centre to shape a fairer and more united Scotland through empathy and inclusion.
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How can we end poverty in Scotland when pay is low and life is expensive?
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The Autumn/Winter edition of ReSourcE focuses on the broad range of ways that human choose to communicate with each other.
