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The Royal Society of Edinburgh (the RSE) - Scotland's National Academy - has announced 87 new Fellows, seven of whom are academics from the University of Glasgow.

These new Fellows will join the RSE’s current roll of around 1,600 leading thinkers and practitioners from Scotland and beyond, whose work has a significant impact on our nation.

This year’s cohort includes many new Fellows who have made a positive impact during the global Covid-19 pandemic: either as a result of their academic research or through their contribution to arts or for the role they have played in communicating complex information with the public.

Those who are elected to the Fellowship have undergone a rigorous assessment of their achievements, professional standing and the contribution they and their work make to wider society.   

The following University of Glasgow academics have been made Fellows of the RSE:

• Professor Tara Brendle, Professor and Head of Mathematics, School of Mathematics & Statistics, College of Science and Engineering.
• Professor Ian Brown, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Critical Studies, College of Arts.
• Professor Heather Ferguson, Professor of Medical Entomology and Disease Ecology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences.
• Dr Nikolaj Gadegaard, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering.
• Professor Faye Hammill, Professor of English Literature, School of Critical Studies, College of Arts.
• Professor Matthias Marti, Professor of Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences.
• Professor Jennifer Smith, Professor of Sociolinguistics, School of Critical Studies, College of Arts.

Professor Dame Anne Glover, President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh said: “As Scotland’s national academy we recognise excellence across a diverse range of expertise and experience, and its effect on Scottish society. This impact is particularly clear this year in the latest cohort of new Fellows which includes scientists who are pioneering the way we approach the coronavirus; those from the arts who have provided the rich cultural experience we have all been missing, and some who have demonstrated strong leadership in guiding their organisations and communities through this extraordinary time.

“Through uniting these great minds from different walks of life, we can discover creative solutions to some of the most complex issues that Scotland faces. A warm welcome is extended to all of our new Fellows.”

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First published: 30 March 2021