Academic excellence recognised
The Royal Society of Edinburgh announces its 2017 prizewinners.
Some of Scotland’s most remarkable academic talent is recognised as the RSE reveals its 2017 prizewinners. These awards are presented annually by the Society to individuals who are showing great potential in the early stages of their occupation as well as those who are at the height of their careers.
Prizewinners from the University of Edinburgh include:
- Dr Sinead Rhodes, Deputy Director of Salvesen Mindroom Centre at The University of Edinburgh, is awarded the RSE Innovator’s Public Engagement Prize for her substantial and innovative work with the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (of which she is an emeritus member) on the “Research the Headlines” project.
- Professor Polly Arnold FRSE, The Crum Brown Chair, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, is awarded the RSE/Lord Kelvin Medal, a senior career prize, for her outstanding contribution to the field of synthetic chemistry through her world leading research on the lanthanide and actinide elements which has changed the way scientists think about these elements and particularly the behaviour of uranium’s oxide dication which is a major component of nuclear waste.
- Dr Stephen Brusatte, Chancellor’s Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, is awarded the RSE/Makdougall Brisbane Medal, an early career prize, for his outstanding research work in the field of palaeontology and particularly his work on preserving Scotland’s fossil heritage and the impact that is having through his huge public engagement portfolio. Dr Brusatte is also a member of the Young Academy of Scotland.
- Dr Mirko Canevaro, Chancellor’s Fellow in Classics, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, receives the RSE/Thomas Reid Medal, an early career prize, for his outstanding research work on ancient Greek politics and law. Dr Canevaro is also a member of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is a leading educational charity which operates on an independent and non-party-political basis to provide public benefit throughout Scotland. The work of the RSE includes awarding research funding, leading on major inquiries, informing public policy and delivering events across Scotland to inspire knowledge and learning.