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 Arms of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |
| Established | 1737 – diverged from the Royal Medical Society 1783 – received royal charter |
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| Founder | Colin Maclaurin and Alexander Monro, primus (instrumental in founding the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh) William Cullen, Alexander Monro, secundus and William Robertson (instrumental in obtaining the royal charter) |
| Focus | Science and technology Arts Humanities Social science Business Public service |
| Headquarters | 22–26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ |
| Location | |
Members | Over 1,800 Fellows |
| Owner | Registered charity No. SC000470 |
President | John Ball |
CEO | Sarah Skerratt |
Key people | Michael Keating, General Secretary |
| Subsidiaries | RSE Scotland Foundation RSE Young Academy of Scotland |
Budget | £5.9 million |
Staff | 34 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Philosophical Society of Edinburgh |
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2021[update], there are around 1,800 Fellows.[1]
The Society covers a broader range of fields than the Royal Society of London, including literature and history.[2][3] The Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines: science and technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service.
- ^ "Fellows". 21 June 2016.
- ^ List of RSE material held at the National Library of Scotland
- ^ Notes on the Royal Society of Edinburgh from the Scholarly Societies project, University of Waterloo Library (includes information on the journals of the society)