Category: Past Events

On the evening of 6th October 2015, over 80 entrepreneurs from across Scotland gathered for the second annual ‘Connecting Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Network’ event. The event brought together entrepreneurs from across Scotland, allowing them to network and showcase their business propositions.

On 23 September 2015, YAS held a reception at the Royal Society of Edinburgh to launch its first 5-year Strategic Plan, 2020 Vision to the public. The reception was attended by members of YAS, and a variety of interested parties including, civil servants, journalists, local…

YAS held its 2015 AGM at Heriot-Watt University on 26-27th August. The meeting acted as an internal launch of 2020 Vision, their 5-year strategic plan, and featured a presentation of YAS’s 6 core strategic themes,  After the Facilitating Group introduced the strategic plan, working groups…

26/27 August – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Agenda Directions to Venue This year’s AGM will act as the official launch of our new Strategic Plan and will allow working groups some time to discuss how their ongoing projects and new proposals align with the new strategy. …

An event at the Royal Society of Edinburgh brought together distinguished innovator Dr Regis Kelly OBE and eleven Scottish businesses to exchange ideas and meet like-minded entrepreneurs.

Adolescent Mental Health in Pakistan July 2nd 2015 School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh Dr Amna Khalid visited the School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, hosted by YAS member Stella Chan and sponsored by the RSE Visitor to Scotland…

As part of “Marginalisation, Stigma and Choice?” a 2-day workshop jointly organised by the Behavior, Structure and Interventions Research Network and Policy Scotland (Glasgow University), YAS will be holding a panel on Early Childhood Interventions on Monday 22nd June from 3:15-5:15pm.

Seminar, Discussion and Wine Reception, Royal Society of Edinburgh, June 18, 2015   Hosted by the RSE Young Academy of Scotland Open Data Working Group The scholarly publishing paradigm is changing – Open Access, altmetrics, data-mining are increasingly setting new standards. A recent Royal Society…

YAS Plenary – 17 April 2015, University of Glasgow   The Young Academy’s Spring Plenary Meeting was held at the University of Glasgow’s Senate rooms from 9am-5pm. Themed “2020 Vision- A YAS 5-Year Strategic Framework,” this meeting was centered around creating a strategy plan for…