ISSUE 37 AUTUMN 2012 resource The Newsle8er of Scotland’s Na7onal Academy

Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese was admi8ed as an Honorary Fellow of the RSE at the ASM in October 2012. She is pictured in front of the new exhibi7on ‘From Maxwell to Higgs’ with Professor Peter Higgs, who was awarded a specially-commissioned medal at the mee7ng. More details inside ... Images courtesy of Gary Doak

Also featured in this issue: Visit of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh The RSE Class of 2012 RSE Young Academy of Scotland – one year on resource AUTUMN 2012 From James Clerk Maxwell’s Electromagne7c Equa7ons, through to Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Rela7vity and on to the more recent Standard Model of Par7cle Physics, the exhibi7on charts a history that brings us up to date with the latest findings at the Large Hadron Collider. The display, housed in the Upper Gallery at the RSE’s own historic premises, opened with a private viewing by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of the Royal Medals Presenta7on, 26 September 2012.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, in collabora7on with the University of Edinburgh’s School of Physics and , has created an exhibi7on that celebrates the recent discovery at CERN of a new par7cle consistent with the Higgs boson. “From Maxwell to Higgs” shows the important role Peter Higgs has played, whilst also highligh7ng the historic Peter Higgs FRS FRSE, standing in the 27-km LHC collider ring at CERN. discoveries and theories that have influenced current thinking about In recogni7on of the existence of such a par7cle. his outstanding work that led to the recent announcement by scien7sts at CERN, Professor Higgs was awarded a specially- commissioned medal at the RSE Annual Statutory Mee7ng on 1 October 2012.

Professor Sir John Arbuthno8, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, said Professor Higgs’ theore5cal work has long been recognised as a crucial step towards a unified theory of the forces HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is pictured of Nature and for this he was one of the first recipients of the Royal viewing the exhibi7on with Professor Alan Medal – the RSE’s highest honour – in 2000. I am delighted that Walker of the Par7cle Experiments Group twelve years later, in light of the work being carried out at CERN to at Edinburgh’s School of Physics, who confirm his theories, the Society is once again able to give its helped to create the exhibi7on along with congratula5ons and recogni5on to Professor Higgs with this Professor David Saxon OBE FRSE (not pictured). commemora5ve medal. Professor Higgs’ achievements have shaped Man’s understanding of Nature at the most fundamental level.

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One Year On ..... Next month marks a year since the official launch of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland. The Young Academy was formed by the RSE with a mission to: Foster interdisciplinary ac5vi5es among emerging leaders from the disciplines of science and humani5es, the professions, the arts, business and civil society. Established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011, the Young Academy provides a pla6orm for able and innova7ve young entrepreneurs, professionals and academics to develop a coherent and influen7al voice, and to address the most challenging issues facing society in Scotland and beyond. Since its incep7on, the sixty-eight founding members of the Young Academy have begun to iden7fy some of these key issues, around which they will build a coherent programme of projects. A&er only a year, members of the Young Academy are engaged across a spectrum of issues. Members produced a response to the Sco9sh Government’s consulta7on paper “Your Scotland, Your Referendum” and will con7nue to inves7gate the issues surrounding proposed reforms to the Sco9sh cons7tu7on. The sharing of It would not have been possible to have The Young Academy is part of a growing scien7fic research also came under reached this stage had it not been for the interna7onal movement, but the first of scru7ny in a response to the Royal vision and ongoing support of the its kind in the UK. It will con7nue to grow Society’s Call for Evidence, “Science as Fellows and staff of the RSE in se9ng up over the coming years with an annual a Public Enterprise”. Developing areas the Young Academy. In addi7on, the recruitment of new members. A call for the of ac7vity include engaging with the Young Academy of Scotland is delighted second cohort of members was launched current changes in educa7onal prac7ce to have secured addi7onal financial in September and the outcome of that within Scotland as part of the support from the Sco9sh universi7es, call will be announced in the near future. which will allow the membership to Curriculum for Excellence; bringing And finally, congratula7ons to Dr Nicola par7cipate fully in its ac7vi7es. As the together members from the various Stanley-Wall, Dr Sharon Ashbrook and members of the Young Academy are sectors represented in the Young Dr Rob Jenkins, recipients of the RSE’s distributed across the whole of Scotland, Academy to propose ac7vi7es under Early-Career Prizes and all members of this support will be invaluable in ensuring a Health and Wellbeing theme; and the Young Academy. iden7fying prac7cal ways to capitalise the ac7vi7es and outcomes reflect this on the recommenda7ons from the RSE’s distribu7on. In addi7on, the first AGM If you would like to contact the Young recent “Tapping all our Talents” Report to of the Young Academy was held in Academy, email: widen par7cipa7on by women and other Aberdeen in September, with the joint [email protected] underrepresented groups in STEM. support of the University of Aberdeen or contact Dr Lesley Campbell (Young Many of these projects are at the earliest and Aberdeen City Council. If you would Academy Manager): stages, but the Young Academy is like to learn more about the work of the [email protected] Young Academy, or to find out how to commi8ed to making an impact through Updates on progress of Young Academy support this, please email: its developing por6olio of ac7vi7es. ac7vi7es are available on the website at: [email protected] www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk

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Cormack Vaca7on Research Lessells Travel Scholarships CRF European Travel Fellowships Scholarships – Visits to Europe Liliana Acosta Alvarez David Edwards Bioelectronics Research Centre, Dr Maud Anne School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow Bracke University of Glasgow Microfluidic pla4orm for cell trapping School of Humani7es/ Inves5ga5ng non-standard cosmological and separa5on to generate ar5ficial History,University models with gravita5onal wave 5ssues for biomedical applica5ons of Glasgow standard sirens Visi7ng: Division of Health Sciences Women and the and Technology, Harvard-MIT, USA Alistair Hodson re-inven5on of the Department of Physics, Pamela Anderson poli5cal: the Italian feminist movement in University of Aberdeen Advanced Space an interna5onal perspec5ve (1966–1983) Are core collapse supernovae powered Concepts Laboratory, Visi7ng: Department of History and by scalar gravita5onal waves? Department of Civilisa7on, European University Samuel Irvine Mechanical and Ins7tute, Florence, Italy Aerospace Engineering, Ins7tute for Astronomy, Dr Bernade8e O’Rourke University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh Department of Languages and The Orbital Dynamics of Advanced Assessing Habitability in Large Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Wa8 University Planetary Observation Systems Datasets using Simple Climate Models New Speakers of Galician Visiting: Mission Design and Navigation, Visi7ng: Department of Galician Aron Krausz NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Linguis7cs and Language Planning, School of Physics and Astronomy, Institute of Technology, USA Ins7tute for Astronomy, University of Vigo, Spain James Charles Calvey University of Edinburgh Professor Stephen Partridge School of Engineering and the Built Resolving Stellar Popula5on of Two Research Office, Duncan of Jordanstone Environment, Edinburgh Napier University Nearby Starburst Galaxies College of Art & Design, IntelliBike: monitoring the condi5on of University of Dundee Juraj Sabol cycling infrastructure Video Art in Italy 1968–1994 School of Visi7ng: Laboratory for Engineering Visi7ng: Dipar7mento Comunicazione e Mathema7cs and Mechanics, Del& University of Spe8acolo, Roma Tre, Sta7s7cs, University Technology, Netherlands of St Andrews Universita Degli Studi, Rome, Italy Kyle Crombie A Non-Linear Dr Myrto Tsaka7ka UK Biochar Research Centre, School of Force-Free Field School of Social and Poli7cal Sciences, Geoscience, University of Edinburgh Model of the Quiet University of Glasgow Inves5ga5ng the effect of pyrolysis Sun Corona The weakest link: changing pa6erns of produc5on condi5ons on the stability party compe55on and the poli5cs of biochar of protest in Southern Europe Visi7ng: Department of Crop and Soil Visi7ng: Centre for the Advanced Study Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, of the Social Sciences, New York, USA Carnegie Caledonian Juan March Founda7on, Madrid, Spain Scholarships Konstan7nos Margaris Department of Bioengineering, Piotr Jacobsson University of Strathclyde Sco9sh Universi7es Study of physiological fluid flow in the Environmental lympha5c system using experimental CRF Personal Research Research Centre, and mathema5cal methods Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences University of Glasgow Visi7ng: Department of Biomedical Da5ng Sco7sh Engineering, Texas A&M University, Dr Chris7ne Démoré Crannogs College Sta7on, Texas, USA Ins7tute for Medical Science and Technology, Jonathan Simpson Ian McNally University of Dundee The Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow Ultrasound Biomedical Pure and Applied Chemistry, The Orbital Mo5on of Large Solar Power Microscanning: New University of Strathclyde Satellites in Space capabili5es in 5ssue Inves7ga7ng Sugar Biosensing with Surface Visi7ng: Aerospace Engineering characterisa5on Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Sciences, University of Colorado, USA

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CRF European Travel Fellowships BBSRC Enterprise Fellowships STFC Enterprise Fellowships – Visits to Scotland Dr Neil K Gibbs Mohammed Belal Dermatology, School of Transla7onal RAL Space, Science Professor Igor Dukhan Medicine, University of Manchester and Technology Arts and Design Department & Centre Curapel Ltd – developing safe and effec5ve Facili7es Council for Visual Arts and Media, therapies for chronic skin condi5ons Chirped Laser Belarusian State University Dispersion Dr Lisa Mohamet Utopia of Fraternity: Interac5ons and Mi- Spectroscopy Human Development, University of gra5ons in the 1920s European (CLaDS) and Russian avant-gardes Manchester Visi7ng: Edinburgh College of Art, Commercialisa5on of a Novel, Single- Oliver Hardick University of Edinburgh Step Method for the Enrichment of Stem Advanced Centre for Biochemical Cell-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells Engineering, University College London Dr Sándor Hites Nanofibres for High Produc5vity Ins7tute for Literary Studies, Hungarian Biosepara5ons Academy of Sciences Credit, Fic5on, Na5on-building Visi7ng: Ins7tute for Advanced Studies Sco9sh Enterprise Enterprise Sco9sh Government Personal in the Humani7es, Fellowships Research Fellowships University of Edinburgh Dr Lee Baker Co-funded by Marie Curie Professor Máire Ní Annracháin Medical Research Ins7tute, Ac7ons School of Irish, Cel7c University of Dundee Studies, Irish Folklore Chi-Squared Innova5ons Limited – Dr Angela Bradshaw and Linguis7cs, discovering, developing and delivering BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research University College an innova5ve por4olio of automated Centre, University of Glasgow Dublin sta5s5cal analysis tools A novel approach to ameliora5ng Figura5ve Language Kanika Bansal vascular pathologies driven by in Sco7sh Gaelic Song Edinburgh Technology Transfer transforming growth factor-beta (TGFß) Visi7ng: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, University Centre/School of Engineering, Dr Grant Hill of the Highlands and Islands, Isle of Skye University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry, Dr Alexander Pavlenko IV Prev—Preven5ng Infec5ons from IV Drip University of Glasgow Department of Foreign Languages, Taganrog Dr Paulo Di Prodi An accurate theore5cal protocol for Ins7tute of Management and Economics School of Engineering, University of Glasgow homogenous transi5on metal catalysis A Study into the Toponyms of the Sco7sh EMMA (Elder Monitoring Mobile Assistant) Origins in the Former Russian Empire. Dr Sarah McKim Visi7ng: School of Language Dr Elias Ekonomou Division of Plant and Literature, University of Aberdeen Ins7tute for Sciences, College of Informa7on and Life Sciences, Dr Sigrid Rieuwerts Digital Innova7on, University of Dundee Department of English and Linguis7cs Edinburgh Napier Molecular (Bri7sh Studies), Johannes Gutenberg University characterisa5on of University, Mainz, Germany Vitalmeda: The spike -development The moorings of the Minstrelsy of the Personal Health in barley Sco7sh Border in Walter Sco6’s life Data Manager and correspondence Visi7ng: Cel7c and Sco9sh Studies, Eleanore Irvine University of Edinburgh Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde BP Trust Research Fellowship Dr Berit Sandnes biogelX: Cell Matched Matrices for 3D Department of Dialectology and Cell Culture Onomas7cs, Ins7tute for Language Dr Stuart D Robertson and Folklore, Lund, Sweden Department of Pure and Applied Chem- Place-names in the former Viking Areas istry, University of Strathclyde Visi7ng: Centre for Nordic Studies, Avenues of Applica7on for Coopera7ve University of the Highlands and Islands, Bimetallics Orkney and Shetland

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Sco9sh Government Arts Dr Rebecca H Jones Sco9sh Government Arts & Humani7es Small Grants Survey and Recording, Royal & Humani7es Workshops Commission on the Ancient and Dr Ross Birrell Historical Monuments of Scotland Dr Claudia Glatz Forum for Cri7cal Inquiry, Presenta5on and dissemina5on of Archaeology, School of Humani7es, The Glasgow School of Art research into Roman Scotland and University of Glasgow Rodeo: Ar5st Films on Roman Fron5ers at the XXII Interna5onal The Prehistoric Black Sea R B Cunninghame Graham Limes (Roman Fron5ers) Congress in Ruse, Bulgaria (6th–11th September 2012). Dr Seán Molloy Dr Kate Bri8on Poli7cs and Interna7onal Rela7ons, Department of Dr Hilary Macartney University of Edinburgh Archaeology, History of Art, School of Culture & The Indispensable Theory? The Theory University of Aberdeen Crea7ve Arts, University of Glasgow and Prac5ce of Realism from the Sco7sh Analysis of human The First Photographically Illustrated Enlightenment to the Present remains from St Book on Art: William S5rling Maxwell’s Nicholas Kirk, Annals of the Ar5sts of Spain (1848) Professor Andrew Aberdeen: Diet, health and mobility Patrizio in a Medieval mari5me society Dr Fraser MacDonald History of Art/ Ins7tute of Geography Edinburgh College Dr Barbara Burns and the Lived of Art, University School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Environment, of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh The ARTIST ROOMS Ageing and self-awareness in the literary From Space Explora5on Research Workshop Programme works of Laure Wyss to Scotland’s Cold War: David Cowley tes5ng and contes5ng the world’s first nuclear missile Dr Marina Moskowitz Aerial Survey, RCAHMS (Royal Department of History, Commission on the Ancient and Historical Dr Jane Wilson Mallinson University of Glasgow, and Monuments of Scotland) School of Culture and Crea7ve Arts, Professor Lynn Abrams In with the new, out with the old? University of Glasgow Department of History, Integra5ng new technologies and Choral Socie5es in Nineteenth-Century University of Glasgow tradi5onal archaeological skills in Scotland the world of virtual archaeology Hand-Kni6ed Tex5les and the Economies Dr Karen Milek of Cra$ in Scotland Dr Philip Drake Archaeology, School S7rling Media of Geosciences, Research Ins7tute, University of Aberdeen Frances Lennard University of S7rling Material Culture History of Art (Centre for Tex7le Building ‘reputa5onal and Power Poli5cs Conserva7on and Technical Art History), capital’: examining in Viking Age Iceland University of Glasgow, and film industry crea5vity, Dr Graeme Small reputa5on and authorship Professor Peter van Dommelen Department of Archaeology, School of School of Humani7es/Sgoil na Dr Chris7ne Ferguson Humani7es, University of Glasgow Daonnachdan, University of Glasgow Department of English Literature, Ancient Interac5ons: Cra$s, Technology Tapestry in the Round: Interdisciplinary University of Glasgow and Knowledge Exchange in the Cross-sector Research in Tex5le History Race and Spiritualism in Nineteenth- Ancient Mediterranean Century New Orleans: Séance Diane Wa8ers Transcrip5ons from the Henry Louis Professor Alan Riach Architecture & Rey Circle, 1858-1876 Department of Sco9sh Literature, Industry, Royal University of Glasgow, and Dr Jacqueline Jenkinson Commission on the Dr Ken Neil History and Poli7cs, University of S7rling Ancient & Historical Forum for Cri7cal Inquiry, Shop keeping among general Monuments of Glasgow School of Art, with prac55oners in Scotland, c. 1858–1911 – Scotland Sorcha Dallas a way for poor doctors to aid poor pa5ents? Sco7sh Historic School Architecture The Alasdair Gray Founda7on Dr Chris Jones (pre-1880): Contextual Research & Department of English, Survey of Northern England’s Historic Vision and Language: Alasdair Gray's University of St Andrews Urban School Architecture Visual and Literary Archive Edwin Morgan and Old English 6 resource AUTUMN 2012 Sco9sh Crucible 2012

Adam Barker School of Computer Science, St Andrews Rebecca Barr Musculoskeletal Research Programme, Aberdeen Helen Bridle Ins7tute for Infrastructure & Environment, Edinburgh MariaAnaCataluna Ultrafast Photonics Group, Dundee Alasdair Clark School of Engineering, Glasgow Joanna Cloy Sco9sh Agricultural College Geoff Cooper School of Chemistry, Glasgow Sylvie Coupaud Biomedical Engineering, Glasgow Andrew Davie Ins7tute of Aquaculture, S7rling Michaela Dewar Human Cogni7ve Neuroscience, Edinburgh Johannes Kiefer Chemical Engineering, Aberdeen Joanneke Kruijsen Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prac7ce, RGU, Aberdeen David Loudon School of Design, Glasgow School of Art W.GordonMackay Ins7tute of Health-Associated Infec7on, West of Scotland Frankie McCarthy School of Law, Glasgow Alistair McGowan School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, Glasgow Jonathan Mendel School of the Environment, Dundee Wendy Moncur School of Compu7ng, Dundee Erik Monsen Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Colin Moran School of Sport, S7rling Alasdair Mort Centre for Rural Health, Aberdeen Cris7na Persano School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, Glasgow Anita Quye Centre for Tex7le Conserva7on & Technical Art History, Glasgow Susan Rasmussen School of Psychological Sciences & Health, Strathclyde Colin Rickman Inst of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics & Bioengineering, Heriot-Wa8 Verena Rieser School of Mathema7cs & Computer Science, Heriot-Wa8 Craig Roberts Psychology, S7rling Tamsin Saxton Psychology, Abertay, Dundee Kiril Sharapov Glasgow School for Business & Society, Glasgow Caledonian Narakorn Srinil Dept of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Strathclyde Chris White School of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow

Fourteen of this year’s Crucible Awardees were able to a8end the RSE Research Awards Recep7on in September. They are pictured with: Ruth Neiland, (far le&), Head of Research Futures, Heriot-Wa8 University; Sir John Arbuthno8, (seated centre), President of the RSE; Professor Alan Miller, (second from far right), Deputy Principal (Research and Knowledge Transfer) Heriot-Wa8; and Professor Steve Beaumont OBE, (far right), RSE Research Awards Convener.

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CRF European Visi7ng Research Fellowships The aim of these Fellowships is to establish a two-way flow of scholars between Scotland and Con7nental Europe. INTERNATIONAL To Europe .... FUNDING Applica7ons are invited from scholars working in Scotland, who should be con7nuing members of academic or academic-related staff at a Sco9sh HEI, and whose research would benefit from a short period (2–6 months) spent in a European country outwith the UK. To Scotland ... Interna7onal Exchange Applica7ons are also invited from scholars in European countries outwith the UK, who Programme – Bilateral would benefit from a similar period spent in Scotland. Scholars from Europe wishing The Interna7onal Exchange Bilateral to study in Scotland must be nominated by members of academic staff from HEIs in programme supports short-term visits Scotland. The Nominator must submit the completed form and will be responsible for to and from Scotland, to enhance the the organisa7on of the visit and the disbursement of any grants provided under this research capabili7es of individual scheme. Applicants from Europe should normally be employed in a recognised centre researchers, develop interna7onal of higher educa7on or research. In addi7on, it is the responsibility of the Nominator collabora7ve links, and enable to ensure that the Fellow submits his/her report of the visit within two months of the par7cipa7on in interna7onal research end of the Fellowship. programmes. Closing date: Monday 5 November 2012 Next deadline: 30 November 2012. Full details at: www.rse.org.uk/967_GuidanceandForms.html Full details at: www.rse.org.uk/802_Interna7onalEx- Sco9sh Enterprise Enterprise Fellowships changeProgrammeBilateral.html Are you a researcher? Are you interested in developing a spin-out business around your technological idea and within which you will be expected to play a leading role? Interna7onal Exchanges Enterprise Fellowships offer: – Open Programme • A year's salary to develop your commercial proposi7on and product, hosted at your university or HEI; The Open Programme allows researchers • Business training to give you the knowledge to prepare a viable business plan; to further collabora7ons with research • Access to networks of mentors, business experts and professional advisors; groups in any countries (non-UK) or • A "once in a life7me" opportunity. ins7tutes not covered by the Bilateral Programme. Closing date: 5 November 2012 for Fellowships star7ng on 1 April 2013 Next deadline: 30 November 2012 Full details at: www.rse.org.uk/1016_Sco9shEnterpriseApplica7on.html Full details at: www.rse.org.uk/832_Interna7onal The funding that the RSE provides supports Scotland's ExchangesOpenProgramme.html cultural, economic and social wellbeing. The programmes through which this funding is made available aim to: Na7onal Natural Science • A8ract and retain those with outstanding poten7al to establish their Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathema7cs (STEM) Founda7on of China (NNSFC) and Arts & Humani7es careers in Scotland, and to make long-term – Joint Projects contribu7ons in these areas and in their applica7on in Scotland; The NNSFC Joint Projects allow Scotland- • Encourage enterprise and innova7on and the commercialisa7on based researchers and China-based of technology-based ideas coming from academic research; researchers to collaborate on joint projects over a two-year period. • Develop interna7onal collabora7ve links and enable par7cipa7on in interna7onal research programmes. Next deadline: 24 January 2013 Full details of all funding administered by the RSE are available Full details at: on the website at: www.rse.org.uk/180_FundingAwards.html www.rse.org.uk/801_NSFC.html

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INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME One of the main purposes of the RSE Interna7onal Programme is to award short-term travel grants to enable Sco9sh researchers to establish links with colleagues in other countries with a view to a long-las7ng collabora7on, through joint publica7ons and joint applica7ons for longer-term funds. The RSE also supports longer-term collabora7ons through the Joint Project Scheme with the Na7onal Natural Science Founda7on of China, which facilitates longer-term interna7onal collabora7on between researchers based in Scotland and China by providing two years’-worth of funding.

Professor Nikolai Zhelev, Sco9sh-based Host: Professor Robert University of Abertay Dundee Logie FRSE, University of Edinburgh Visited: Professor Qingge Li, Overseas visitor: Dr Satoru Saito, Xiamen University, China Kyoto University, Japan Professor Nikolai Zhelev (pictured right) Our collabora7on inves7gates how visited Fujian Province in China in order healthy adult humans remember the to discuss possibili7es for collabora7on serial order of words in wri8en language. with Professor Qingge Li from Xiamen This ability is essen7al for learning to University (pictured right, below) and read, and for reading comprehension. colleagues from Fujian Medical School and Fujian Academy of Integra7ve Japanese has completely different Medicine. structures from European languages, so this research examines what is universal The aim of the visit was to set up an for all humans, and what is language- interna7onal interdisciplinary specific. Most previous research of this collabora7on to develop novel kind has focused on spoken language, nanosensors for a highly sensi7ve and on European languages. During the detec7on of RNA, DNA and protein visit we completed a dra& of a scien7fic molecules in cells and within biological manuscript for our work thus far, showing samples. that some aspects of memory for wri8en It was agreed to start a collabora7on language are indeed universal. to develop novel ultrasensi7ve We commenced work on computa7onal biosensors for biomedical research, modelling of our data that will be added drug development and environmental to this manuscript prior to submi9ng it monitoring by combining the for publica7on in an interna7onal, peer- experience of the Chinese colleagues reviewed journal. All of the work that in nanopar7cles and Professor Zhelev’s required face-to-face discussion was laboratory’s experience in biosensors completed. The remainder of the work and systems biology. and of the wri7ng will be completed via e-mail.

NNSFC Joint Project Key achievements included: • the iden7fica7on of factors affec7ng Professor Umit Bi7tci and Dr Kepa Mendibil, University of Strathclyde cross-cultural collabora7ve innova7on; Associate Professor Dan Wang, Harbin Ins7tute of Technology, China • four company case studies; The aim of this project was to develop a detailed understanding of the issues • three papers presented at interna7onal associated with the interna7onal collabora7ve business rela7onships and conferences; collabora7ve innova7on, with a view to developing a framework for managing • one special session organised in an collabora7ve innova7on in cross-cultural supply and value chains. The project interna7onal conference; was carried out in three phases (namely deduc7ve, empirical and data analysis), • a special issue for Produc5on which included a thorough review of the literature in the subject area and case Planning and Control journal edited by studies with four engineering organisa7ons. the awardees.

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RSE response to the Sco9sh Parliament Finance Commi8ee’s consulta7on on the Dra& Budget 2013–14 Having provided wri8en and oral evidence to the Sco9sh Parliament’s Finance • With the informa7on that would be Commi8ee on the Comprehensive Spending Review and Dra& Budget 2012–13 made available through the above in autumn last year, the RSE has now responded to the Commi8ee’s call for mechanisms, the Sco9sh Parliament evidence on the Dra& Budget 2013–14. would be able to take a significantly enhanced role in assessing and then In its Advice Paper, the RSE calls for a fundamental rethink of the budget-se9ng approving the dra& Budget and holding process in Scotland, highligh7ng that a process which, since 1999, has entailed the Government to account for its agreeing the distribu7on of a Sco9sh Budget with year-on-year growth, is no longer spending. Both the Finance and subject fit for purpose in a 7me of 7ghtening public spending constraints. commi8ees would be be8er able to Key points of the RSE’s response to the Finance Commi8ee include: scru7nise the dra& budget by por6olio and by line, with a full understanding of • It is essen7al that, when se9ng the Budget, the Sco9sh Government takes a the op7ons available, their costs, strategic long-term view and links, in a transparent and consistent way, spending to benefits and opportunity costs; and be outcomes within this strategic context. The RSE calls for the establishment of a in a stronger posi7on to monitor and Treasury func7on which would provide an objec7ve and full cost-benefit analysis and evaluate progress. opportunity cost analysis for each policy op7on in order that priori7es can be set and choices made. Finally, recognising that much of the focus of the Finance Commi8ee’s call • An independent body, similar in status to the Office for Budget Responsibility at UK for evidence lay on areas where more level, should be set up as a vehicle through which discussions on the reali7es and spending may be needed, the RSE implica7ons of budget cuts can be held. emphasised the need, both in the se9ng • The Sco9sh Government must also provide clear, transparent repor7ng on its and the scru7ny of the Dra& Budget spending and the impacts this has on the Sco9sh economy. This should include 2013–14, for informed discussion on the transparency and consistency on spending announcements and changes to changing profile of budget cuts. proposed spending made throughout the year, showing the source of funds and clearly iden7fying cross-overs and transfers between por6olios. The full report can be read on the RSE website at: www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/advice-pers/2012/AP12_08.pdf

Tapping all our Talents As part of the dissemina7on of the Department of Business Innova7on and findings of the Tapping all our Talents Skills (BIS). The SFC will be seeking to Report on Women in STEM disciplines, make progress on women in the sciences a series of mee7ngs have been held in through new outcome agreements that Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and they are reaching with universi7es and Edinburgh. These have been well colleges. It is an7cipated that the Society a8ended and the report has found a will receive a formal response to the favourable response from a8endees. report from the Sco9sh Government, The audiences have been primarily which will indicate how it intends to take from the academic sector, although some forward those issues within its responsibility, people from the private sector have whilst at a UK level the Government has taken part. Considera7on is being given indicated in the Queen's Speech that it on how to extend the reach of the report intends to legislate to reform the law as to a wider audience. it applies to parental rights in rela7on to the workplace. In addi7on to the dissemina7on events, mee7ngs have also been held with the The full report can be read on Dame CBE FRSE is pictured with Mar7n Donnelly, Sco9sh Funding Council (SFC), the Equal- the RSE website at: ity Challenge Unit and the Permanent Secretary at the Department www.rse.org.uk/1027_Report.html of Business Innova7on and Skills

10 This new report explores the op7ons for further Scotland and the devolu7on and the poten7al consequences for the UK, United Kingdom including issues such as tax and spending, the English response and rela7ons with the European Union. The issue of Sco9sh independence is The RSE is now working with the BA on a series of joint one of the biggest cons7tu7onal issues follow-up events that will be held next year to examine facing the UK, with far-reaching these and other key issues in detail. consequences for all UK ci7zens. The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and Bri7sh Academy Policy Centre (BA) have The full report can be read on the RSE website at: released a report outlining Scotland’s www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/advicepapers/2012/ past, present and future rela7onship scotland_in_the_uk.pdf with the rest of the United Kingdom.

The Financing of Fiscal Sustainability Business Innova7on In August, an RSE Working Group under To achieve this, radical reform of the the chairmanship of Professor Alice current adult health and social care in Scotland Brown CBE FRSE, RSE General Secretary, systems is required. The steps being responded to the Sco9sh Parliament taken by the Sco9sh Government to The RSE Business Innova7on Forum Finance Commi8ee’s inquiry into Fiscal integrate adult health and social care published a new report in October Sustainability: Demographic change and services and budgets are to be welcomed. 2012. This report presents the ageing popula5on. In September, Lord • It is urgent that all central policies are outcomes and conclusions of a Sutherland of Houndwood KT FRSE re-evaluated with a level of realism as consulta7on process undertaken by par7cipated on behalf of the RSE in the to what is absolutely essen7al to the the RSE’s Business Innova7on Forum. Finance Commi8ee’s evidence session Sco9sh public and economy. No policy It covers the topics of the financing of on the health and social care aspects of should be protected un7l both the innova7on in Sco9sh companies and the inquiry. The RSE’s response made the cost/benefits and opportunity costs – the aspects and characteris7cs of the following key points: current financial environment which social, economic and environmental – support or constrain businesses • Varia7on in migra7on assump7ons will of its delivery are cri7cally evaluated. seeking to grow and develop in make a considerable difference to fiscal The evalua7on should apply across the Scotland. sustainability. As the UK does not (yet) board, including to policies involving employ a systema7c means of recording universal benefits, with considera7on In brief, its principal recommenda7ons migrants, migra7on is difficult to meas- given to the extent of their preventa7ve are that: ure and predict. Migra7on levels are cur- contribu7on to healthy ageing. rently influenced by factors outwith the 1. a senior-level advisory group should • Scotland’s budgetary framework is in control of the UK and Sco9sh Govern- be established to inves7gate and need of reform. The annuality of the ments, and should be kept under review. report on the feasibility of mobilising current budget process should be new sources of risk capital in Scotland. • Fiscal sustainability will be influenced reviewed, as it restricts longer-term 2. the infrastructure available to by the extent to which Scotland embeds priori7sa7on of spend and reduc7on of support Sco9sh companies in healthy ageing and preventa7ve costs at a 7me of 7ghtening public connec7ng with sources of equity interven7ons into current and future expenditure. priori7es. Whilst healthy life expectancy investment outside Scotland should be • The Sco9sh Parliament Commi8ee in Scotland has increased, it remains reviewed. This would involve structure is well placed to ins7tute a lower than the UK average and there is a consulta7on with a range of interested longer-term framework which takes large varia7on in healthy life expectancy par7es across both private and public cognisance of demographic change and within Scotland. It is important that sectors. befits an ageing popula7on. preventa7ve measures are aimed not 3. an evalua7on should be undertaken merely at avoiding death but also at Fundamental to this is the extension of of the poten7al for and feasibility of reducing morbidity, enhancing quality of Scotland’s record linkage to social care crea7ng (a) new vehicle(s) to provide life, increasing people’s contribu7on to and benefits; and detailed, sophis7cated, access to loan funding for emerging society and reducing their demand on cross-sectoral longitudinal analyses. The Sco9sh companies on terms which services. The economy as a whole will Finance Commi8ee and the Sco9sh would be viable for the businesses benefit from the adop7on of this approach. Government should engage with the and acceptable to the lenders. Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS) • With marked real-term declines in project and support the establishment of public spending for the foreseeable a Sco9sh longitudinal survey of ageing. The full report can be read future, the emphasis must be on securing best value from the available on the RSE website at: The full report can be read on the RSE expenditure. www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/ website at: www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/ advice-papers/2012/AP12_10.pdf advice-papers/2012/AP12_07.pdf

11 resource AUTUMN 2012 Events@ RSE Tuesday 13 November 2012 FULL-DAY CONFERENCE SUPA Cormack Astronomy Mee7ng The Cormack Bequest mee7ng has been a long-standing annual RSE event for the Sco9sh astronomy community to gather and share, via talks and posters, some of the very wide range of astronomy research being conducted in Scotland. Each year, there is an invited talk on a ‘hot’ astronomy topic, and this year Professor Don Kurtz, University of Central Lancashire, (pictured right)will be speaking on asteroseismology results from the Kepler Mission. Image courtesy of Jack Harvey/NSO 2012 sees the first full Cormack Astronomy Mee7ng jointly funded and organised by the Sco9sh Universi7es Physics Alliance (SUPA). LECTURE at 6 pm Exploring the Diversity of Dr Suzanne Aigrain, Lecturer in Astrophysics, Less than twenty years ago, the Solar System was the only planetary system we knew about. Since then, astronomers have discovered many hundreds of exoplanets – planets which orbit stars other than the Sun. We now know that exoplanets are common, perhaps even outnumbering the stars in our Galaxy. Some of them are so u8erly unlike any of the Solar System planets that they challenge both our imagina7on and our theories of how planets form and evolve. This talk will describe some of the highlights and challenges of exoplanet explora7on in the past decade, and outline how we are working to detect and characterise an ever wider range of planets, including some that might harbour life. Image courtesy of Suzanne Aigrain

Monday 26 November 2012 at 6 pm MACCORMICK EUROPEAN LECTURE Allan Li8le, BBC World Affairs Correspondent The MacCormick Lecture is named a&er the late Sir Neil MacCormick, in recogni7on of the contribu7on made by him to Sco9sh and European poli7cs and the interna7onal work of the RSE. For over two decades, Allan Li8le (pictured le&) has been repor7ng the changing shape of our world. In this lecture he will try to make sense of the current crisis in Europe, especially the euro crisis, by pu9ng it in the context of Europe’s history. Allan Li8le and Jane Beresford (BBC) were awarded the annual UACES Thomson Reuters Repor7ng Prize at a ceremony in London on 24 May 2012. This event is now fully booked. To join the wai7ng list please register Joint event with the European Movement in Scotland, supported by the European online: www.royalsoced.org.uk/events/ Parliament Office in Edinburgh. 12 Monday 3 December Tuesday 27 November 2012 2012 at 6 pm FULLLDAY CONFERENCE RSE/BP HUTTON PRIZE Europe and the Arab World LECTURE IN ENERGY The countries which now make up the European Union were in a state of instability and chaos in the a&ermath of war only 60 years ago. Similar instability – INNOVATION in government, civil society and economic development – is now apparent in many MTEM – parts of the Arab World, which stretches from the Arabian Gulf in the east to the Atlan7c in the west. This conference aims to bring together policy makers, From PhD academics, professionals and interested members of the public to examine ways in which Europe may be able to help to restore stability to the Arab World, and in Research to so doing further the related objec7ves of democracy and prosperity. Commercial Full rate: £150 Explora5on Fellows/Academics: £75* Student/Concession: £50* Tool *limited places available This is a joint event with the European Movement in Scotland and is supported by the European Commission Office in Scotland and the Centre for Advanced Study of the Arab World Dr David Wright, PGS Senior Research Fellow, Friday 7 December 2012 University of Edinburgh FULLLDAY EVENT In 2004, MTEM Ltd spun out from the University of Edinburgh to commercialise C T R Wilson – research in electromagne7cs for oil and a Great Sco7sh Physicist: gas explora7on. As a co-founder, Dr David Wright played a key part in the His Life, Work and Legacy early development of this technology This event is to honour C T R Wilson FRS FRSE, and con7nues to do so. This lecture tells (1869–1959), the 1927 Nobel Physics Laureate, the story of how MTEM technology who invented the cloud chamber. This device, developed from field tests in the South described by Rutherford as “the most original of France to commercial opera7ons in and wonderful instrument in scien7fic history”, the North Sea and looks at what the was used in many discoveries that led to the development of par7cle physics. Wilson future holds. The technology will also was also deeply interested in atmospheric electricity and his ideas about thunder- be put into context by discussing how it storms are at the heart of modern physics. Speakers will discuss his life and his complements conven7onal tools used contribu7ons to physics, as well as current work on cosmic rays and climate, thunder- in explora7on and other poten7al storms and the search for the origin of cosmic rays, on the existence of which Wilson applica7ons. speculated ten years before their discovery in 1912. This event is supported by the BP Trust. Full rate: £120 The lecture forms part of an RSE Student/Concession rate: £50 (limited places available) Ordinary Mee7ng and so will be This event is supported by the Ins7tute of Physics, SUPA, the Royal Meteorological preceded by Society business, such as Society and the Astropar7cle Physics and Environmental Physics Group. Fellows signing the Roll. 13 RSE@ Programme RSENLOCHABER 2012H2013 The RSE@ Lochaber Project was launched in September 2012, introducing a programme of educa7onal and inspira7onal school and community events to be delivered in the region un7l June 2013. Professor Jan McDonald FRSE (pictured on le' with Kate Kennedy, RSE Project Officer) has been one of the driving forces behind the programme since its incep7on in 2008. Here she looks at how the ini7a7ve began and what it set out to achieve, reminiscing on past programmes, on her personal highlights, and revealing some surprising challenges met along the way.

BEGINNINGS – THE ROAD TO ARBROATH Where does any project begin? For me the RSE@Arbroath project began on a train to Edinburgh when I was travelling to my first mee5ng of the RSE’s Young People’s (YP) Commi6ee. Included in the papers was a policy document from Dr Lesley Campbell, emphasising the importance of developing sustainability or legacy in the Society’s outreach programmes. AIMS OF THE RSE@ PROGRAMMES The YP Commi6ee already provided an excellent programme of schools’ talks, 1. To develop and sustain ac7ve engagement with a community outwith masterclasses and workshops, but, at the Central Belt. that 5me, areas of Scotland outside the The RSE acknowledges its role as Scotland’s Na7onal Academy, and recognises that this Central Belt were visited only occasionally implies a responsibility to extend the public benefit of our ac7vi7es throughout the country. with one-off events. Taking as a model the In Arbroath, as in all subsequent RSE@ projects, from the outset the involvement of prac5ce of some small theatre companies the local community was our first priority. It remains very important to us that we build which form partnerships with communi5es on the resources within the area. Community engagement and par7cipa7on are essen7al by establishing extended residencies, I to our planning, and we have been very fortunate in finding a great deal of prac7cal sketched out, almost literally on the back help and support from a wide range of local people throughout our chosen regions. of an envelope, a scheme for a year-long residency, or sustained programme of 2. To plan and deliver a programme which explores a range of disciplines RSE events, in Aberdeen. and the many connec7ons between them. Rather to my surprise, the idea met with guarded approval from my new colleagues. Events in the RSE@ knowledge in a way It was agreed that the possibility of a Programme are designed which demonstrates pilot project would be explored. My most to promote the full range that they are enthusias5c supporter was Professor Sue of the disciplines that fall symbio7c and Black, but with the energy and within our Fellowship: interdependent, inspira5on that is typical of Sue, she cried Science, Engineering and not isolated silos. out, ‘Yes, but not Aberdeen, Arbroath!’ Technology, of course, Within this but also the framework, we @Lochaber Sue had given some highly successful Arts and Humani7es, So- @Arbroath aim to select lectures to school pupils in Arbroath and cial Sciences, topics which have had professional links with the Royal Business and Industry. meaningful links to RSE Marine Commandos sta5oned nearby. local environment Further, we want to pro- Her advice proved to be excellent. The and culture. burgh of Arbroath has a rich cultural and mote events that engage scien5fic heritage, with many resources in with areas of @Dumfries & Galloway its history, literature, folklore, geology, geography, ecology and past and present 3. To appeal to a wide local audience by offering a diversity of events industries, as well as, most significantly, in Each programme offers a variety of ac7vi7es to sa7sfy a range of tastes and age its people—not to men5on the ‘Smokies’, groups, including public lectures and exhibi7ons, together with masterclasses, class- on the quali5es of which our li6le team room projects, workshops and field trips for schools at secondary and primary levels, became discrimina5ng experts. which fit with the guidelines in the Curriculum for Excellence, and are thema7cally linked to the public lectures.

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CHALLENGES Geography Arbroath was easy in that it is a rela7vely small burgh and, although the programme extended a li8le into the surrounding countryside, there were no access problems. Taking the programme to Dumfries and Galloway was much more of a challenge. As well as a number of events in major towns – Dumfries, Stranraer, Lockerbie – there were also ac7vi7es in Newton Stewart, New Galloway, Langholm, Dalry, Kirkcudbright, Monday 17 September Gatehouse of Fleet, Sanquhar and Thornhill. Programme Launch Lochaber will present an even greater challenge, because there are even more small Snowgoose Restaurant, Fort William. communi7es. We have sought to address this by choosing four centres: Fort William, History in Ques5on: An Evening with Mallaig, Kinlochleven and Stron7an. Each of these has a school or college with good Professor Tom Devine OBE FRSE accommoda7on which acts as a focal point for the local community. We also plan some boat trips with educa7onal entertainment to the Small Isles. The fact that the Thursday 20 September University of the Highlands and Islands has splendid video-conferencing facili7es is West Highland College, Kilchoan. also a real plus, and we hope to webcast events where possible. The Large Hadron Collider, the Higgs Boson and Other Ques5ons Townies going rural about the Universe. We had a few important lessons to learn about staging events in rural areas, shi&ing Professor Peter Clarke FRSE gear to fit in with the local area. For example, when publicising an event, we quickly learned that displaying posters in local focal points such as shops, doctors’ and Friday 28 September den7sts’ wai7ng rooms, hospitals, schools, nurseries, village halls and guest houses Kinlochleven High School. is a good method of spreading the word. In addi7on, local papers, local radio Loca5on Loca5on – sta7ons, taxi drivers, bus drivers and traffic wardens can play important roles in Film Loca5ons in Lochaber. spreading the word and building audiences. In Dumfries and Galloway, we started Dr Jonathan Murray with audiences of about 25 and progressed to a8endances of up to 150. Intrusion of wildlife, and other inconveniences ... Events to come ... When a bat enters the room in which you are lecturing, an incident which occurred Tuesday 30 October during Dr Maureen Park’s excellent exposi7on of the work of an early pioneering Mallaig High School psychiatrist at the Royal Crichton Hospital, it is best to leave it be! The Navvy, the Priests and the King If you are lecturing in a room where all the lights are set to go out if there is no Professor Owen Dudley Edwards FRSE percep7ble movement, when the lights do go out, jump about a bit – and carry on. Friday 2 November And, if you’re given haggis in an egg box, eat it! A refusal might well offend..... West Highland College, Kilchoan The Dark Side of the Universe HIGHLIGHTS Professor Mar7n Hendry FRSE Professor McDonald concludes, The principal highlight has been working with a great team of people from the RSE. The RSE@ programmes could not happen without their commitment, intelligence, imagina5on and unfailing resourcefulness. And it was fun! Then, there are all the Fellows who have been ‘amazing’ (to use the favourite adjec5ve of this Olympic year), and who gave ‘110% of their best’ for no financial reward. It would be really hard to pick out a ‘star’ in this constella5on. I learned a great deal from all the lectures across a range of subjects. Tuesday 11 December Par5cularly pleasing, perhaps, were those which directly met our target of offering a Lochaber High School bridge across the so-called ‘two cultures’ divide. The theme in Dumfries and Galloway RSE Christmas Lecture 2012 was ‘Water’. Professor Geoffrey Bolton, geologist, lectured in Lockerbie on Sustainability Katherine Grainger – Wind, Water and Waves, while Professor Ted Cowan, Sco7sh historian, talked on The Myths and Legends of Galloway Rivers in Gatehouse of Fleet. Professor David The RSE@Lochaber Programme Ingram, Former Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, chaired a fascina5ng will run un7l June 2013. colloquium on Gardens in Arts and Science at Drumlanrig Castle near Thornhill. For details of above events and I should also men5on the ’special’ RSE Christmas Lectures – Professor Anne Glover in Arbroath, others, visit the RSE website: and Allan Li6le in Stranraer.These were nostalgic experiences for both, as they were former www.rse.org.uk/1007_ pupils of the schools to which they were returning to speak as leaders in their fields. RSELochaber.html

15 Events in Schools Exploring Enhancements in Disability Sport The 2012 Paralympic Games are being billed as the most high-profile and successful in the history of the games. This was 7mely for the RSE’s annual Discussion Forum, which took place in June and explored issues around enhancements in disability sport. The event took place at Arbroath Academy, which already has strong links with the RSE, having par7cpated in events in the 2008 RSE@ Arbroath programme. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Academy, and the discussion forum was arranged as part of a week of Olympic ac7vi7es celebra7ng this milestone. Key to the event was World Champion Paratriathlete, Jane Egan, who comes from Kilbrachan near Glasgow and was part of the team that developed the content of the week’s programme. Jane delivered a fascina7ng and engaging talk to students, introducing them to some of the main issues, such as drug use, equipment, coaching and finance in disability sport, as well as classifica7ons within her sport. Jane’s presenta7on also included her personal experience of sport and the background to her neurological condi7on, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This was followed by a short introduc7on to formal and discussion-style debates by Suzanne Ensom from the English Speaking Union, a&er which the students spent 7me researching the key ques7ons around these issues and deba7ng some of the topics, such as whether taking necessary medica7on levels the playing field in terms of performance, or gives athletes an advantage.

Feedback was typically posi7ve, with A Resource Pack (pictured above) both students and staff agreeing that the has been developed from the event, event was successful and highly allowing other schools to explore enjoyable: all of the students reported and debate these issues. that they enjoyed the event and learned This is available on the RSE website at: something new; 90% of students felt the www.rse.org.uk/772_Resources.html event helped their deba7ng and team working skills; students indicated that they will use what they learned in a number of ways, including in future debates and when giving presenta7ons and communica7ng their ideas in school and extra-curricular ac7vi7es; many added that what they learned would be useful for their CVs, for university and The event was supported by The Darwin their future careers. Trust of Edinburgh.

Jane Egan was new to triathlon in 2009 but became a World and European Champion in 2010 – she was recognised for this spectacular breakthrough by being voted Bri7sh Triathlon's female Paratriathlete of the Year for 2010. She followed this up with another great year in 2011 and was once again voted Bri7sh Triathlon's female Paratriathlete of the Year in 2011. Jane has a rare neurological disorder affec7ng her central and peripheral nervous systems, which means she experiences pain and loses muscle control.

16 Recognising Excellence The Sco9sh Engineering Hall of Fame The Sco9sh Engineering Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame celebrates and honours The 2012 Inductees were announced was conceived and developed in 2011 those engineers from, or closely associated at the James Wa8 Dinner on by the Ins7tu7on of Engineers and with, Scotland who have achieved, or 28 September 2012, presided over Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS), at deserve to achieve, greatness. The genius by Iain MacLeod, current President the sugges7on of its then President, and skills of many great Scots have of the IESIS. The four inductees are: Dr Gordon Masterton OBE FREng FRSE. contributed hugely to the wellbeing of John Elder (1824–1869), marine the world today,in all fields of engineering. With the support of the major engineer and shipbuilder; engineering academies and ins7tu7ons, The first seven inductees were announced James Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE 1831– a judging panel of eminent engineers, at the IESIS James Wa8 Dinner on 1879), (pictured le&, bo8om) physicist industrial archaeologists and other 30 September 2011. Each year will see a whose work forms the founda7ons specialists was assembled to select select few outstanding individuals added of electrical engineering; inductees. to this pantheon of great Sco9sh Engineers. Dorothée Pullinger (1894–1986), The first seven engineers inducted were: automobile engineer and pioneering businesswoman; Andrew Meikle (1719–1811), engineer Douglas Anderson OBE FRSE (b. 1951), and inventor of the threshing machine; (below) product design engineer, Percy Sinclair Pilcher (1867–1899), inventor of improved re7nal scanning. engineer and avia7on pioneer whose aeronau7cal work predated the Wright brothers; Thomas Telford FRS FRSE (1757–1834), engineer whose works traversed the UK (pictured right, top); Sir William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin FRS FRSE (1824–1907), engineer and scien7st, designer of the electric telegraph; James Wa8 FRS FRSE (1736–1819), engineer who developed the steam engine; For the first 7me this list includes a living William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir inductee who is also a Fellow of the RSE. (1877–1959), engineer who created the Na7onal Grid; The Sco9sh Engineering Hall of Fame James Young FRS FRSE (1811–1883), website was launched on 27 August 2012 chemist and engineer, shale oil pioneer and can be viewed at: www.engineering- and founder of the petrochemical halloffame.org/index.html industry.

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17 resource AUTUMN 2012 Fellows Honoured The RSE currently has around 1540 Fellows, including 63 The following RSE Fellows have been elected to the Bri7sh Academy: Corresponding Fellows, who are not normally resident in Professor Knud Haakonssen the UK, and 63 eminently dis7nguished Honorary Fellows. Emeritus Professor of Intellectual The following Fellows have received recogni7on in various History, University of Sussex ways in recent months: Professor Michael Kea7ng Professor of Poli7cs, University of Aberdeen In September 2012, Oxford University Professor Hugh Kennedy Press (OUP) published a collec7on of Professor of Arabic, School of Oriental essays on the work of the and African Studies, University of London Revd Professor David Brown FBA, University of St Andrews. This book Professor Nigel Leask examines Professor Brown’s remarkable Regius Professor of English Language five-volume series with OUP, and and Literature, and Head of School contains contribu7ons from a number of Cri7cal Studies, College of Arts, of highly dis7nguished scholars on both University of Glasgow sides of the Atlan7c, including Professor Professor Neil Walker Brown himself. Professor Brown’s Regius Professor of Public Law and the membership of the Society is noted Law of Nature and Na7ons, on the inside cover. University of Edinburgh

For details of the book or to purchase visit: h8p://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199646821.do The following RSE Fellows have been made Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering: Iain Conn The American Society of Human The Society for General Group Managing Director and Chief Gene7cs (ASHG) has named Emeritus Microbiology announced Execu7ve, Refining and Marke7ng, BP plc Professor Alan E H Emery, University of Professor Nigel Brown, Professor Paul William Jowi8 CBE Edinburgh, as the winner of the Award University of Edinburgh, Professor of Civil Engineering Systems, for Excellence in Human Gene7cs as its new President from Heriot-Wa8 University Educa7on. The award will be presented September 2012. to Dr Emery on 10 November 2012 at Professor David Michael Lane the ASHG 62nd Annual Mee7ng at the Director, Ocean Systems Laboratory, Moscone Center in . Heriot-Wa8 University, and Director, SeeByte Inc. Professor Jane Ann Plant CBE Anglo-American Professor of Professor David Sugden, University Geochemistry, of Edinburgh, has been awarded the Professor Aus7n Tate Seligman Crystal (pictured right) by Personal Chair of Knowledge-based the Interna7onal Glaciological Society. Systems and Director, Ar7ficial Intelligence The Seligman Crystal shall be awarded Applica7onsIns7tute,UniversityofEdinburgh; from 5me to 5me to one who has Senior Visi7ng Scien7st, Florida made an outstanding scien5fic Ins7tute for Human Machine Cogni7on contribu5on to glaciology so that Honorary Fellows: the subject is now enriched. Professor Sir John Beddington CMG FRS Government Chief Scien7fic Adviser Sir Paul Nurse PRS HonFRSE President, Royal Society

18 resource AUTUMN 2012 RSE COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE BOARD At the 2012 Annual Statutory Meeting on Monday 1 October, Fellows were elected to serve on the RSE Council and Executive Board. Following are the lists of all office-bearers for the current Session: Council Executive Board President General Secretary Sir John Arbuthnott MRIA Professor Alice Brown CBE Vice-Presidents Treasurer Professor Graham Caie Mr Gerald Wilson CB Professor Anna Dominiczak OBE Curator Professor Tariq Durrani OBE Dr Iain Gordon Brown Mr Ian Ritchie CBE Professor Wilson Sibbett CBE Vice-President International Professor Tariq Durrani OBE General Secretary Professor Alice Brown CBE Programme Convener Sir Andrew Cubie CBE Treasurer Mr Gerald Wilson CB Research Awards Convener Professor Steve Beaumont Fellowship Secretary Professor Alan Miller Young People’s Convener Dr Chris van der Kuyl Ordinary Members Chairman of RSE Scotland Foundation Professor Alan Alexander OBE Professor Donald Ritchie CBE DL Professor Robert Cormack RSE General Secretary, Sir David Edward KCMG QC PC Education Convenor Professor Alice Brown CBE Professor Sheila Rowan MBE Professor Sally Brown OBE Sir Muir Russell KCB

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The 2012 RSE Royal Medals and the Clerk Maxwell Award The RSE Royal Medals capture the spirit of the Society’s Royal Charter This year the Medals were of 1783 and its remit to advance again presented by HRH The learning and useful knowledge. Duke of Edinburgh who has They were created to mark the been an Honorary Fellow of Millennium and have been awarded the RSE since 1951. annually since then with the express approval of Her Majesty The Queen. The Royal Medals respresent the Society’s highest accolade. The Clerk Maxwell Award is a joint award made by the RSE and the IEEE, RSE President, Sir John Arbuthno8, funded by Wolfson Microelectronics is pictured welcoming HRH The plc. It recognises groundbreaking Duke of Edinburgh and the work by those who follow in other honoured guests to this Maxwell’s footsteps and was first pres7gious event, held at the RSE presented in 2006. in September.

Professor Sir Edwin Southern KB FRS Professor Gerhard Sessler (above) HonFRSE (above) was awarded a Dr David Milne OBE FRSE (above) was awarded the Clerk Maxwell Royal Medal for his outstanding was awarded the Royal Medal for his Award. Professor Sessler has helped contribu7on to molecular biology, outstanding contribu7on to business revolu7onise the modern from which technologies have been and commerce in Scotland through microphone market, not once but developed with a global impact. his founding, growth and leadership of twice during his career. The cita7on was read by Professor Wolfson Microelectronics. The cita7on IEEE President, Dr Gordon Day Jean Beggs CBE FRS (below), a past was read by Professor Wilson Sibbe8 (below) read the cita7on. Vice-President of the RSE. CBE FRSE (below), RSE Vice-President and recipient of a Royal Medal in 2009.

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