Formation | 2011 |
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Type | Academy |
Region | Scotland |
Membership | 134 (in 2021) |
Main organ | Advisory Group [1] |
Affiliations | Royal Society of Edinburgh |
Website |
www |
The Young Academy of Scotland is a Scottish organization of young people from the sciences humanities, professions, arts, business and civil society. It was established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011. [2]
The members (equal numbers of women and men in their 20s to 40s) aim to provide ideas and direction for challenges facing Scotland. Membership is generally for 5 years, with selection from applications every two years. In 2021, there were 134 members. [3] Current members include Edinburgh University Rector Deborah Kayembe and former Rector Peter McColl.
The Young Academy of Scotland initiatives have ranged from policy advice on Brexit, [4] [5] to promoting diversity multiculturalism in Scotland, [6] [7] enhancing inclusion in the workforce, [8] [9] undertaking outreach in local schools to engage young people in science and developing educational resources such as YouTube videos to improve numerical literacy. [10]
In 2019, the Academy started the Mosul Bookbridge Project to help the University of Mosul in Iraq rebuild its library, which was destroyed during the ISIS insurgency in 2014. [11] [12]
Formation | 2011 |
---|---|
Type | Academy |
Region | Scotland |
Membership | 134 (in 2021) |
Main organ | Advisory Group [1] |
Affiliations | Royal Society of Edinburgh |
Website |
www |
The Young Academy of Scotland is a Scottish organization of young people from the sciences humanities, professions, arts, business and civil society. It was established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011. [2]
The members (equal numbers of women and men in their 20s to 40s) aim to provide ideas and direction for challenges facing Scotland. Membership is generally for 5 years, with selection from applications every two years. In 2021, there were 134 members. [3] Current members include Edinburgh University Rector Deborah Kayembe and former Rector Peter McColl.
The Young Academy of Scotland initiatives have ranged from policy advice on Brexit, [4] [5] to promoting diversity multiculturalism in Scotland, [6] [7] enhancing inclusion in the workforce, [8] [9] undertaking outreach in local schools to engage young people in science and developing educational resources such as YouTube videos to improve numerical literacy. [10]
In 2019, the Academy started the Mosul Bookbridge Project to help the University of Mosul in Iraq rebuild its library, which was destroyed during the ISIS insurgency in 2014. [11] [12]