Young Academy of Scotland
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.[1]
Current work
The Young Academy of Scotland initiatives hav ranged from policy advice on Brexit,[2][3] to promoting diversity multiculturalism in Scotland,[4][5] enhancing inclusion in the workforce,[6][7] undertaking outreach in local schools to engage young people in science and developing educational resources such as YouTube videos to improve numerical literacy.[8]
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.[9][10]
References
- ^ Humes, W (2013). "Curriculum for excellence and interdisciplinary learning". Scottish Educational Review. 45: 82–93.
- ^ Young Academy of Scotland. "BREXIT: The Impact on Scotland, Health and Wellbeing Edition" (PDF). RSE Young Academy of Scotland - Publications. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Young Academy of Scotland. "Brexit Observatory" (PDF). RSE Young Academy of Scotland - Publications. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Meer, N (2015). "Looking up in Scotland? Multinationalism, multiculturalism and political elites" (PDF). Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38 (9): 1477–1496. doi:10.1080/01419870.2015.1005642.
- ^ Alisic, E (2016). "Fresh eyes on the European refugee crisis". European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 7: 31847. doi:10.3402/ejpt.v7.31847. PMC 4867047. PMID 27178392.
- ^ Young Academy of Scotland. "Academic Women Now". RSE Young Academy of Scotland - Publications. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Merchant, Jill. "Equality is not just about ticking boxes – tapping into talent benefits us all". The Scotsman. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Young Academy of Scotland, Excellence in Education Working Group. "Numeracy Counts". RSE Young Academy of Scotland - Publications. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Chisholm, Morven. "Looking forward to addressing issues affecting Scotland and further afield". The Scotsman. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Hamdon, Alaa (March 18, 2019). "Mosul Book Bridge". BBC Radio 4 - Podcast. Retrieved May 20, 2019.