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In November 2023, two YAS members were invited to attend the 6th World Laureates Forum in Shanghai.

Scotland’s tertiary education sector must adapt to better meet the needs of learners and society at large, according to a new report by The Royal Society of Edinburgh and YAS. The Tertiary Education Futures report indicates that with the evolution of new technology, leadership styles…

COP27 is just around the corner, bringing to an end the United Kingdom’s year of chairing the global climate negotiations alongside Italy. Now the baton will pass to Egypt, with a keen expectation that the talks in Sharm-el-Sheikh in November will shine a light on…

YAS’ Zero Carbon by 2045 Grand Challenge Team Amidst a whole range of potential emissions-reducing and energy-saving actions, reducing energy usage in the home and changing our travel and consumption patterns are likely to have the biggest impact on our emissions. However, there is an…

John O’Connor Regent of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University Philosophical and theological debate rarely hits the newspapers. But it did in 1987, when The Times and The Sunday Times ran stories on an academic dispute between Michael Dummett, Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of…

Ulrich Schmiedel Lecturer in Theology, Politics and Ethics University of EdinburghReligion can stir up controversies, particularly when it colours public debate. Whilst many assume that Europe is secular – that religion has lost its significance, that it has been relegated from the public to the…

On Human Rights Day, Dr Hyab Yohannes reflects on the realities of state asylum systems that dehumanise innocent people and calls for a fundamental shift in our vision of humanity. Today is Human Rights Day, the day in which the human race celebrates the supposedly…

Aude Le Guennec Lecturer and Researcher in Design Anthropology, School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University For many families in the Global North, the 2020s have marked a radical shift in interactions within the household, with an enhanced focus on children’s wellbeing and an unprecedented…

Matthew Chrisman Professor of Ethics and Epistemology, University of Edinburgh Peter McColl Futures + Policy The development of social media in the early 2000s seemed to promise increased opportunity for genuine and constructive political debate. In addition to a place to post pictures of our…