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Young Academy of Scotland member Dr Giles Hammond (Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow) leads a research activity focussed on high sensitivity, long term stable MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystem) devices for applications in gravity imaging. In their paper, “Measurement of the Earth tides with a MEMS…

Applications for membership of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) are now open, and application forms may be accessed via the RSE Website here (you will have to register / log in to apply).  A separate form for use only by applicants applying through…

Scotland’s top young researchers and practitioners come together to recognise the outstanding talent in its refugee communities and challenge Europe’s other young academies to follow their lead. A ground-breaking initiative will be launched this week by the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) to reserve…

Our friends at The Global Young Academy (GYA) are looking for a new Managing Director (MD) to lead the GYA Office hosted at the BBAW in Berlin, Germany. The position is available from 1 September 2016 with a fixed-term contract and the possibility to be…

Three YAS members were named today amongst 56 distinguished individuals elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Sharon Ashbrook, Cait MacPhee and Graeme Malcolm join Ineke De Moortel, who last year became the first YAS member inducted into the RSE. As Scotland’s…

Five YAS members [Stella Chan, Duncan Forgan, Patrick Harkness, Neil McLennan, and Subramanian Ramamoorthy] Tuesday joined young scientists from significant UK Science organisations to question MPs about the science issues that matter to us. At the annual Voice of the Future event, young scientists take…

Members of the Young Academy of Scotland today are joining young scientists from across the UK to question MPs about the science issues that matter to them. At the annual Voice of the Future event, young scientists take committee seats in Westminster’s Boothroyd Room, while…

A team of students from West Linton Primary School in the Scottish Borders has won the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) UK and Ireland Final, which was attended by Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan. The winning team has been…

Following the momentous news that gravitational waves have been detected by the LIGO Collaboration, we would like to offer our congratulations, not only to LIGO, but to all the physicists, in the RSE Young Academy of Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and at the…