News & Events

Join YAS for the lecture ‘Demographic panics and the defence of human rights’ with speaker Shalini Randeria.

This article provides a breakdown of the experiences from the participants of the first event of the Cross-Pollinating Perspectives Project. The purpose of this project is to allow members of the Young Academy to learn more about different fields of delivery with a view to…

Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) Co-Chairs Gary Kerr and Jamie Cooper-Higgins, along with YAS Manager, Marie Montondo, attended the annual meeting of European Network of Young Academies (ENYA), in Berlin from 22-24 May 2024. The ENYA meeting was co-hosted by the German Young Academy and…

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.