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Bulletin for Fellows January 2014 January 2014 Fellows Honoured The RSE offers its congratulations to the following Fellows who were honoured in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year Honours List: Knight Bachelor Professor Adrian Bird CBE, FRS, Buchanan Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh (pictured left); Order of the British Empire: Commander (CBE) Professor Doreen Cantrell FRS, Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, University of Dundee; Professor Olivier James Garden, Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh; Iain Gilmour Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board; Professor John Anderson Kay, Economist; Professor Peter Wilson MacFarlane, Professor of Electrocardiology, University of Glasgow; Professor Lesley Yellowlees MBE, Professor of Inorganic Electrochemistry, Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh and President, Royal Society of Chemistry; Order of the British Empire: Officer (OBE) Professor Nigel Leslie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology, University of Edinburgh. Fellows’ Coffee Mornings Coffee is available in the Fellows’ Room on Tuesday mornings at 10.30 am. Once a month, between October 2013 and March 2014, there will be a discussion, normally in the East Wellcome Room, introduced by an invited speaker. These are informal and friendly occasions for Fellows and, if you are able to attend, you will be made most welcome. Full details of this programme are also available in the Fellows’ section of the website. Forthcoming discussions are: 4 Feb 2014 The past and future impacts of Dr John A Stevenson, University of Edinburgh, Icelandic ash in Scotland RSE Grant Holder 4 Mar 2014 Economic Crisis and the Rise of the Dr Myrto Tsakatika, University of Glasgow, Radical Left on Southern Europe CRF European Travel Fellow Fellows Deceased It is with much regret that we report the deaths of: Professor Geoffrey Wallis Steuart Barrow; Professor Arnold William Hendry; Professor Peter Ludwig Pauson; and Professor David Maxwell Walker CBE QC. We have been made aware of the death of Melvin Daft, but do not know the date. If any Fellow was able to supply this for our records, and/or provide an obituary, this would be much appreciated. Please email: [email protected] RSE Directory From this year onwards, we will not publish home addresses or telephone numbers in the Directory. We appreciate that for some retired Fellows, this may be the only contact information available to other Fellows, and we will be happy to discuss how to accommodate their needs. Any Fellow wishing to check his or her current Directory entry can do so at: www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/restricted/fellows_2014.pdf. Please let us know of any changes by 7 February – email Jennifer Cameron. The normal Fellows-only area user name and password will be required to open this file. Please contact RSE Reception – 0131 240 5000 – if you do not have these details. The Directory will be published in mid-March and Fellows will be advised when this happens. Through choice, it is no longer distributed to all Fellows, but is made available to all on the RSE website. Fellows’ Certificates The RSE now provides all new Fellows with a certificate upon election. A number of Fellows, elected before certificates were automatically issued, have expressed an interest in purchasing one of these, and Fellows are now welcome to order a certificate for a small charge (£10). Certificates can be ordered through the RSE website at: www.royalsoced.org.uk/1123_FellowsCertificates.html or by cheque payable to The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Cheques should be sent for the attention of Morven Chisholm, Fellowship Services Manager, and should be accompanied by a note of your name as you would like it to appear on your certificate, and your address. Grants for Fellows and Members of Young Academy of Scotland The next closing date for Grant applications is Friday 28 February 2014. These Grants are available to Fellows and Young Academy Members in support of research and scholarship. Joint applications (between Young Academy Members and Fellows) will be considered favourably. Please visit the website for more information and application forms: www.royalsoced.org.uk/584_FellowsGrants.html RSE Young Academy of Scotland The Young Academy of Scotland Working Group on Scottish Constitutional Change has organised a series of events with the David Hume Institute. The series invites leaders from all parties represented in the Scottish Parliament to speak about their vision for post-Referendum Scotland. At the first event, on 15 January, Nicola Sturgeon spoke passionately about her view for an independent Scotland: equally as passionate, Johann Lamont expressed her opposing viewpoint on 22 January. See the Young Academy of Scotland website to read reports of the events or book tickets for future events with speakers Patrick Harvie (30 January), Willie Rennie (4 February) and Ruth Davidson (13 February). Enlightening the Constitutional Debate Visit www.royalsoced.org.uk/1061_EnlighteningtheConstitutionalDebate.html to see reports of events in the series so far, and to view videos of the events held in Scotland; for further information; and to register for forthcoming events. RSE Inquiry: Spreading the Benefits of Digital Participation The Interim Report of the RSE’s current Inquiry into digital inclusion was published on 4 December. This Report sets out the Committee’s emerging findings and recommendations on Scotland’s ambitions for a digital society and on how a growing digital divide may be avoided. Feedback on the interim conclusions, from Fellows and more widely, is welcomed by 8 February 2014. Further information can be found at www.digiscot.net or by contacting [email protected]. Franco–Scottish Computer Science Seminar The Royal Society of Edinburgh and the French Embassy in London will be holding a Franco–Scottish seminar on the topic of ‘Computer Science’ on Thursday 13 February 2014 at the RSE. The workshop is for academics and practitioners to exchange ideas and experiences on Computer Science in Scotland and France, with a particular focus on Algorithms, Security, Modelling and Learning. To register to attend this seminar please contact Karen McQuaid – 0131 240 2782. Places are limited. RSE Research & Enterprise Awards The RSE receives funding from various sources, which it uses to offer awards that support Scotland’s cultural, economic and social wellbeing. The following awards are currently available and Fellows are encouraged to stimulate applications from suitable individuals: • Scottish Crucible – Closing date: Monday 10 February 2014 For further details visit: www.hw.ac.uk/scottishcrucible/ • BP Trust Research Fellowships – Closing date: Monday 17 February 2014 For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/648_BPResearchFellowships.html • Scottish Government Personal Research Fellowships – Closing date: Monday 24 February 2014 For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/649_ScottishGovernmentPersonalResearchFellowship.html • International Bilateral Exchange Awards – Closing date: Friday 28 February 2014 For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/802_InternationalExchangeProgrammeBilateral.html • CRF Biomedical Personal Research Fellowship – Closing date: Monday 31 March 2014 For futher details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/642_RSECRFBiomedicalPersonalResearchFellowship.html • Robert Cormack Bequest/Piazzi Smyth Bequest Vacation Research Scholarships – Closing date: Monday 7 April 2014. For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/971_RobertCormackBequestPiazziSmythBequestVacationResearchScholarships.html • Cormack Postgraduate Prize – Closing date: Monday 7 April 2014 For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/669_CormackPostgraduatePrize.html • John Moyes Lessells Travel Scholarships – Closing date: Monday 14 April 2014 For further details visit: www.royalsoced.org.uk/973_JohnMoyesLessellsScholarships.html RSE Events For tickets and information about RSE events, please visit the Society's website, email the Events Team, or phone the events ticketline – 0131 240 2780. Unless stated otherwise, events are held at the RSE. Registration is required for all RSE events. Tickets are available as follows: Michael Shea Memorial Lecture – The Possible Scot: Realising Scotland’s Potential for Wellbeing and Recovery. Katherine Gottlieb MBA DPS, President and CEO, Southcentral Foundation, Alaska. Monday 17 February 2014 at 6 pm at The Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh. This is the third Michael Shea Memorial Lecture, being held in partnership with the International Futures Forum. Lord Kelvin Prize Lecture – Troubled Waters – Big Waves Beneath the Sea Surface. Professor Peter Davies FRSE, Professor of Fluid Dynamics, University of Dundee. Monday 3 March 2014 at 6 pm. This lecture forms part of an RSE Ordinary Meeting and so will be preceded by Society business, such as Fellows signing the Roll. Feedback Feedback on how we could improve this bulletin for Fellows is always welcome. To comment, or if you do not wish to receive future editions, please contact: Jenny Liddell or phone: 0131 240 5019. The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy, is Scottish Charity No. SC000470 The RSE Scotland Foundation is a connected charity, registered in Scotland as Scottish Charity No. SC024636 The RSE Scotland SCIO is a connected charity, registered in Scotland as Scottish Charity No. SC043194 .
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