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University scholars honoured by Royal Society of Edinburgh

Scholars from the University of Edinburgh have been awarded Honorary Fellowships by The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Some 18 Edinburgh academics are among the 91 new fellows elected from across the sciences, education, the arts business and public life.  

The academics were recognised as “some of the greatest thinkers, researchers and practitioners in their field in Scotland today”. 

Inspiring Scotland

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) looks to award the most brilliant minds who can inspire and support future generations of Scottish talent. This year’s new members will be joining the RSE’s current Fellowship, which comprises 1,800 members committed to making a positive impact in Scotland and beyond.  

Leading scholars from all three of the University’s colleges were awarded. The list also includes Dame Katherine Grainger, head of UK Sport and an Olympic gold medallist, and a University of Edinburgh alumnus.  

Elected Fellows

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine 

Professor Richard Anderson, Elsie Inglis Professor of Clinical Reproductive Science, University of Edinburgh  

Professor Ewen Harrison OBE, Professor of Surgery and Data Science, University of Edinburgh

Professor Stewart Mercer, Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity, University of Edinburgh

Professor Harish Nair, Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Edinburgh

Professor Robert Semple, Chair of Translational Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh  

Professor Sarah Walmsley, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh  

 

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Nehal Bhuta, Chair of Public International Law, University of Edinburgh

Professor Sharon Cowan, Professor of Feminist and Queer Legal Studies, University of Edinburgh

Professor Peter Higgins, Professor of Education (Environmental, Sustainability & Outdoor Education), University of Edinburgh

Professor Janette Webb, MBE Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh  

 

College of Science and Engineering 

Professor Martin Evans, Professor of Statistical Physics, University of Edinburgh

Professor Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering, University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh

Professor Karen Halliday, Chair of Systems Physiology and Dean of Systematic Inclusion, University of Edinburgh

Professor Alex Lascarides, Professor of Semantics, University of Edinburgh

Dr Fiona McNeill, Reader in Computer Science Education, University of Edinburgh

Professor Isla Myers-Smith, Professor of Climate Change Ecology, University of Edinburgh

Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, Head of the School of Engineering and Chair of Materials Engineering, University of Edinburgh

Professor Steven Spoel, Director, Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh 

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