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Six YAS alumni have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2024.

For International Women’s Day 2024, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Young Academy of Scotland brings a panel of experts from academia and practice to explore the historical context of systematic inequalities that persist today and some solutions required to address the imbalance, from workplaces to the law.

YAS member Jackie Maybin’s HOPE project is featured on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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

In May 2023, young academies from across Europe, including the Young Academy of Scotland, convened in Stockholm to develop a unified Charter for Academic Freedom.

The Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) will be hosting two online interactive panel sessions to provide potential applicants with information about the 2024 YAS recruitment round. Join us to learn about how you might benefit from YAS membership.

University researchers are seeking to gather stories from Scotland’s 800,000-strong community of unpaid carers to help give them a voice and inform government policy on the development of a National Care Service. The aim is to promote the visibility of carers, give them a voice…

This is the last in the current series of ten podcasts. In this episode, Chris Bonfiglioli talks to members of the Coastal Knowledge team about various aspects of the Scottish Blue Economy. Coastal Knowledge · Podcast E10 The Scottish Blue Economy Contributors: Niki Vermeulen (YAS),…

We are delighted to announce that YAS has joined ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. This achievement opens new opportunities for international knowledge exchange and collaboration. Including Young Academies in eminent bodies like ALLEA amplifies the voice of young researchers within…