Category: News

The Royal Society of Edinburgh has revealed it Prizewinners for 2016; we are pleased to announce that four of the individuals recognised for their significant contributions to academia are members of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland. Dr Helen Bridle MYAS, Assistant Professor, School of…

The Young Academy of Scotland’s Research the Headlines Working Group has announced the winners of Rewrite the Headlines, its national competition to engage schoolchildren and undergraduate students in critical evaluation of media stories. The competition, which ran through Autumn 2015, challenged participants to examine the…

The RSE Young Academy of Scotland is pleased to congratulate its member Professor Cait MacPhee, who has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for services to women in Physics.

It is with deep sadness that we announce our YAS colleague and great friend Professor Marcos Vidal, has passed away. Originally from Argentina, Marcos did his postdoctoral fellowship in the States and obtained his independent group leader position at the University of Glasgow’s Beatson Institute…

Lambda Jam and the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) have been building on the success of last year’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) to bring the enjoyment of robotics to 1,000 Scottish schoolchildren. The young master builders and inventors have been gearing up to put…

Members of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) have just launched a campaign asking everyone in Scotland and across the world to say “Thank You” to inspiring teachers. At their 2015 Winter Plenary Meeting, YAS members signed a large Christmas card for teachers as well as tweeting out their messages…

On 10-11 December 2015, the Global Young Academy (GYA) and the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts will hold an interdisciplinary young experts meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on the refugee crisis to develop a vision document based on the latest evidence. The goal…

YAS researchers and professionals are hosting workshops in primary schools across the Scotland to help children understand how research becomes headline news. The workshops are a part of Rewrite the Headlines, a competition which encourages students to critically evaluate information they come across in the…

The RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) has released its first 5-year Strategic Plan, 2020 Vision. 2020 Vision outlines the organisation’s forward-looking objectives and also defines six core themes through which it will deliver its mission. On 23 September 2015, YAS held a reception at…