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Really looking forward to a day with Young Academy of Scotland colleagues in Aberdeen, learning more about ONE biohub, Novabiotics and hearing new ideas for collaboration from YAS colleagues!!

Great to be based at the ONE Tech Hub in Aberdeen for day 2 of the Young Academy of Scotland AGM. Enjoying leading our discussion with Dr Ourania Varsou (She/Her) as we explore grand challenge impact and driving forward new projects across membership.

After two incredible days at the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland AGM in #Aberdeen, I’m heading home feeling energised and inspired, confident that YAS is in great hands to make a real impact in Scotland and beyond! 💡✨ Can’t wait to support our new members with their projects! 🚀

Thank you Young Academy of Scotland for the wonderful AGM Opportunity North East (ONE) Great to meet the new 2024 cohort 🙌 filled with #enthusiasm & #motivation to tackle our grand challenges 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thanks to all who participated, can't wait to see what comes next ❤️

Don't miss our event on human rights and demography 🌍 Explore how demographic trends impact rights and freedoms globally with ShaliniRanderia and Lesley McAra. Join us for this critical discussion! #HumanRights #Democracy #WomensRights #Migration eventbrite.co.uk/e/946115967327…

📢RSE #research awards are live! Open now to support #Scotland's vibrant research sector. 💰 8 research funding opportunities; 📚 Open to all academic disciplines; 🌱 Career development for all career stages; ⏰ Deadline noon 24 October 2024 👀: rse.org.uk/open-call-for-…

Last chance to book for our joint in-person Lecture tomorrow with Royal Society of Edinburgh, Young Academy of Scotland and IASH, Edinburgh, to be given by Shalini Randeria, the distinguished sociologist/social anthropologist, now President & Rector of Central European University. Book at - eventbrite.co.uk/e/demographic-…

Some reflections from Young Academy of Scotland and Centre for Thriving Places events over last fortnight. Many thanks to organisers for opportunity to contribute. linkedin.com/pulse/collabor…

Was a pleasure to represent Young Academy of Scotland as we co-hosted ShaliniRanderia for a public lecture on “Demographic panics and the defence of human rights” at Reid Concert Hall. Thought provoking insights into migrant rights, women’s rights & reproductive rights.

We've just launched the third round of our YAS - MSP Pairing Scheme, which brings together YAS members and Members of Scottish Parliament for shadowing visits to exchange knowledge about their work! #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Holyrood youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/msps-and-yas-m…

Creating connections with the newly elected MPs 🤝 Last week, the RSE hosted a reception for MPs to learn more about how Fellows and Young Academy of Scotland members are addressing key societal challenges 🌍💡 A big thank you to Pete Wishart MP for sponsoring the event 🙏

Congratulations to Usman Tariq KC, on being appointed a Kings Counsel, one of the highest legal honours. Usman writes for us about this experience, discussing his career and the need for diversity in the legal profession: youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/yas-member-usm…

Delighted to welcome Elena Whitham MSP MSP to our Paisley campus today! Through the Young Academy of Scotland MSP pairing scheme, Elena is collaborating with Dr Joanne Ingram from our School of Education and Social Sciences to exchange knowledge and learning for evidence-based policymaking.

Yesterday, 4 YAS members attended First Minister's St Andrews Day speech @royalsoced. They were grateful for the opportunity to ask questions about Scottish Government's plans for the Higher Education sector, and our nation's role in welcoming people with asylum-seeking backgrounds.

We’re so excited that our YAS-MSP pairings are starting to have their shadowing visits! To read about YAS member Dr Ourania Varsou (She/Her)’s experience shadowing Paul Sweeney MSP, visit our blog: youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/anatomy-meets-…

Our YAS-MSP Pairing scheme gives our members an opportunity to learn about the policymaking process by spending a day with an MSP in Parliament. In this article, Dr Ourania Varsou (She/Her) reflects on what she learned by shadowing Paul Sweeney in Holyrood. youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/anatomy-meets-…

Congratulations to our sister Young Academy, UK Young Academy, who today announce their newest members! ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-young-…

New Fellows 2025 🎉 Today, the RSE welcomes an outstanding group of experts, innovators, and leaders into the Fellowship. Their contributions across science, arts, business, and public life will help drive positive change in Scotland and beyond. rse.org.uk/hubble-telesco…

So many congratulations to YAS member Mehul Malik Mehul Malik for being welcomed into the Royal Society of Edinburgh as a new Fellow today. A huge, but well-deserved honour! youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/yas-member-meh…

We were delighted to welcome Paul Sweeney to Anatomy@UofG at University of Glasgow on Friday 21st March as part of his reciprocal visit for the Young Academy of Scotland MSP Pairing Scheme! 🏛️🧠 A fantastic afternoon of anatomy exploration and policy discussions. Exciting connections in action!