Royal Society of Edinburgh honour for five academics from the University of Dundee

25-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The 2013 election of new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh has seen the honour bestowed on five academics from the University of Dundee.

The new Fellows from Dundee are:

• Professor Peter Cameron, Director of the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy
• Vicki Hanson, Professor of Inclusive Technologies (School of Computing)
• Pauline Schaap, Personal Professor of Developmental Signalling (College of Life Sciences)
• Robbie Waugh, Principal Investigator (College of Life Sciences & The James Hutton Institute)
• Paul Wyatt, Professor of Drug Discovery (College of Life Sciences)

Professor Pete Downes, Principal of the University, congratulated the new Fellows, saying, “I am delighted to see five more of our distinguished staff being recognised as new Fellows of Scotland’s national academy of science and letters. It is a credit to their individual professional achievements and a source of pride for the whole University.”

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced 47 new UK and International Fellows to add to its 1500-strong Fellowship. Fellows are elected following a rigorous examination of their achievements in their relevant fields.

The RSE’s mission is the advancement of learning and useful knowledge and since its establishment in 1783 it has made a major contribution to Scottish society through its Fellows. It is unique in Britain and distinctive internationally in the breadth of its Fellowship, which ranges across the sciences, medicine, engineering, the social sciences, arts, humanities, business and public service. Amongst the wide range of activities it provides are independent advice to Government and Parliament, research and enterprise Fellowships, education programmes for young people, and conferences and events aimed at both public engagement and specialists.

Sir John Arbuthnott, RSE President and eminent microbiologist, commented, “As the President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, I am aware that I am a representative of men and women who are outstanding in their intellectual fields and are `standing on the shoulders of giants’. Given this, one of the most important and rewarding tasks of my role is, on behalf of the RSE Council, approving the internationally recognised candidates who will be admitted as new Fellows to the Society.

“Every year the competition for places is intense and this year is no different, so I am delighted to welcome 47 new Fellows to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.”

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