Royal Society Of Edinburgh

Patrick Macdonald, chair of the the Institute of Directors and founding partner of the Edinburgh-based School for CEOs, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). The RSE is Scotland’s national academy with a fellowship of 1,800 drawn from the sciences, arts, busi

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced £1,805,000 in grants, funded by the Scottish Government, through the RSE Saltire Research Awards. With a focus on the next generation of researchers, many awards will be received by ‘early career researchers’ (an individual who is

Researchers based in Scotland and Europe can apply to a new £3 million scheme aimed at repairing research links with the EU following the damaging impact of Brexit. Hundreds of European research and innovation projects are expected to benefit from the Scottish Government’s Saltire Resear

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced that a new cohort of academic entrepreneurs has been awarded prestigious Enterprise Fellowships. Six innovators, each with a unique business proposition, will now benefit from an equity-free support package worth up to £100,000, to aid them in

The 40 businesses participating in the First Minister’s flagship entrepreneurial development programme Unlocking Ambition have raised a total of £6.5 million since its launch, with the majority gained from external funding. Launched in July 2018, the £4m Unlocking Ambition two-year

An evaluation and economic impact assessment carried out by economic consultancy Biggar Economics has found that the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Enterprise Fellowship programme has added almost £170 million to annual global GVA, including £77m in Scotland. The report, commissioned b

A group of 16 Scotland-based entrepreneurial leaders will travel to the USA next week to take part in a programme at Boston’s Babson College, the world’s number-one ranked school of entrepreneurship. The visit, which will take place from October 1-8 is facilitated by Unlocking Ambition a