Professors Devi Sridhar and Jim Wilson become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The new fellows will join the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE) current roll of around 1,600 leading thinkers and practitioners from Scotland and beyond, whose work has a significant impact on the nation. Image Positive impact The 2021 cohort includes many academics who the RSE deemed to have made a positive impact during the global Covid-19 pandemic – either as a result of their academic research, through their contribution to arts or for the role they have played in communicating complex information with the public. Those elected to the Fellowship undergo a rigorous assessment of their achievements, professional standing and the contribution they and their work make to wider society. The list includes many leading academics including Professor Peter Mathieson, the University’s Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health and Professor Lesley McAra, Director of the Edinburgh Futures Institute. It is a great honour to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Society has a long and esteemed history, but I’m particularly supportive of their recent work in raising the profile of women scientists. Scientists have played a vital role in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and it is scientific advances which will ultimately provide the path out of the pandemic. Professor Devi SridharChair of Global Public Health and Director of Global Health Governance Programme, University of Edinburgh Dr Poonam Malik, formerly of the NIHR Global Health Reserach Unit on Respiratory Health at the University of Edinburgh (RESPIRE) was also among this year's new Fellows. Congratulations to all! Related links The Royal Society of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh news Publication date 27 Apr, 2021
