Leading researchers honoured by Scotland’s National Academy

A leader in liver disease research, an expert in high performance computing, and an authority on the ethics of data and Artificial Intelligence are among the Edinburgh researchers announced as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

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Fifteen Edinburgh researchers have been elected to the RSE, in recognition of excellence in their disciplines, and an ongoing commitment to advancing knowledge for the benefit of society as a whole.

They are included in the cohort of 43 new Fellows this year which features leaders in public health, business, engineering, the arts and journalism.

The high number of Edinburgh researchers celebrated with Fellowships recognises the University’s contribution to research excellence for the benefit of Scotland and the wider world.

The University of Edinburgh researchers awarded Fellowships are:

  • Professor Ruth Andrew FRSE, Personal Chair of Pharmaceutical Endocrinology
  • Professor James P Boardman FRSE, Professor of Neonatal Medicine
  • Professor Matthew Chrisman FRSE, Professor of Ethics and Epistemology
  • Professor Christopher Dibben FRSE, Chair in Health Geography
  • Professor Jonathan Fallowfield FRSE, Personal Chair of Translational Liver Research; Honorary Consultant Hepatologist, University of Edinburgh / NHS Lothian
  • Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson FRSE, Professor of Developmental Psychology; College Dean of Equity, Inclusion and Community
  • Professor Mahesh Marina FRSE, Personal Chair of Networked Systems
  • Professor Davide Marenduzzo FRSE, Professor of Computational Biophysics
  • Professor Mark Parsons FRSE, Director of EPCC and Dean of Research Computing
  • Professor Amy Pedersen FRSE, Professor of Disease Ecology
  • Professor Subramanian Ramamoorthy FRSE, Personal Chair of Robot Learning and Autonomy, School of Informatics, Institute for Perception Action and Behaviour
  • Professor Rebecca Reynolds FRSE, Professor of Metabolic Medicine
  • Professor Tara Spires-Jones FRSE, Professor of Neurodegeneration
  • Professor Melissa Terras FRSE, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage
  • Professor Shannon Vallor FRSE, Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence

It is a great privilege to welcome this group of such exceptional people into the Fellowship of the RSE.

Each of our new Fellows brings a unique background, expertise and insight to the National Academy of Scotland, and we are thrilled to have them join us.

The challenges that face Scotland, and the world, are numerous and growing. The RSE’s diverse membership and its expertise enable us to bring multidisciplinary perspectives to a wide range of issues of significance for Scotland and the world, including some of today’s most pressing health issues.

On behalf of the Society, I congratulate them all on their tremendous achievements.

The RSE was founded in 1783 and leverages the combined knowledge of its 1,800-strong Fellowship to tackle the most pressing issues facing society, provide independent expert advice to policymakers and inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers.

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