News & Events

Curious times call for curious minds. Our senior academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) launches its third summer events programme, Curious, a month-long series of online activity bringing together some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners, curated to make audiences question the world around…

Sandro CarnicelliAs Scotland prepares to host COP26, the RSE Young Academy of Scotland is hosting a variety of discussions about what climate change means for Scotland and what we can and should do in response. Here, YAS member Dr Sandro Carnicelli chats with Dr Ioanna…

We are delighted to share Coastal Knowledge, an interactive map exhibition of Scotland’s Coasts. Delivered in collaboration with Granton Hub and Curious Edinburgh, this initiative provides windows into Scottish coastal communities, providing various actors (researchers, artists, community organisations and inhabitants of coastal communities) the possibility…

by the YAS Marine Science Project Group Our seas and coasts have a critical role in meeting the goals of COP26, but we need to understand the implications of climate change for coastal communities.World Oceans Day, on 8 June, is billed as “a day for…

We are delighted to share Tomorrow. . . Reimagining Our World, an exhibition of our Children’s Voice Competition. The Children’s Voice Competition was launched in January 2021, asking children in Scotland aged 8 – 14 to capture their vision for the future, using any technique…

Dr Leslie Mabon – YAS’ Zero Carbon by 2045 Grand Challenge Theme Lead – sets the scene for YAS’ work around COP26, and gives a flavour of what we can expect over the coming months. In November this year, Glasgow will host the 26th United…

Dr Fiona Hutchison Social Prescribing is a term used for connecting people to non-medical sources of support or resources to improve their health and well being, often through a link worker. The Social Prescribing Network operating in England explains its appeal: ‘it is an innovative…

Young Academies from all over Europe will meet virtually on 7-8 May 2021. The meeting, organised by YAS, will continue discussions from last year’s meeting including discussing best practices and areas of joint interest.  The meeting will also host high-profile speakers on Scotland’s research-policy interface….

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of YAS Alumni Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky. Sasha was Director of the Center for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia.  Prior to this he was a Chancellor’s…