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Our senior academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, is a partner academy of the newly launched UK Young Academy, a UK-wide network of early career researchers and professionals who will collaborate to tackle important issues in society. The UK Young Academy was the 50th to…

Coastal Knowledge Podcast 7 Find out about how coastal energy has been changing and is affected by climate changes. In this episode we talk to George McGee, Caroline Wickham Jones and Nick Lindsay . You can also listen on Apple Podcasts here. Coastal Knowledge ·…

Dr Hyab Yohannes Academic Coordinator (School of Education), University of Glasgow A shortened version of this piece was published in The Scotsman on 29 November 2022. People seeking refuge do not do so merely as physical bodies needing protection. Often sealed within wounded bodies and…

Coastal Knowledge Podcast 6 Find out about coastal birdlife and how it is being affected by climate changes. In this episode we talk to Phd Researcher Mayline Strouk about her experiences studying coastal birds in Scotland, Norway and France. We also hear from Juan Brown…

Coastal Knowledge Podcast 5 Young Academy of Scotland Podcast Episode 5 Coastal Knowledge Podcast 5 Find out about how the coastal golf courses at Saint Andrews and Canoustie are managed. In this episode we talk to Ranald Strachan the Environmental Development Officer from the St….

COP27 is just around the corner, bringing to an end the United Kingdom’s year of chairing the global climate negotiations alongside Italy. Now the baton will pass to Egypt, with a keen expectation that the talks in Sharm-el-Sheikh in November will shine a light on…

YAS has formed a collaboration with The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) that led to the ‘Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness’ Crossover project to explore more tangible ways of understanding people’s experiences of living and working with invisible conditions. Crossover is a series of projects…

Coastal Knowledge Podcast 4 Find out about how seaweed is used in Scottish cooking, its nutritional value and more. In this episode we talk to Pam Brunton, Co-Owner and chef at the Inver Restuarant on Loch Fyne. Dr. Duncan Smallman of the Scottish Seaweed Industry…

It was with great sadness that we learned today of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty is the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, having lived to the age of 96 and reigned for 70 years. Despite her advanced years, Her Majesty always…