SRUC Provost named among top minds as 2025 RSE Fellows are announced

_{Professor Jamie Newbold, Provost and Deputy Principal of SRUC.}

The Provost and Deputy Principal of SRUC has joined the ranks of leading global experts with links to Scotland by securing a coveted position as a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Fellow.

Professor Jamie Newbold is among 44 experts elected to fellowships this year with his work in the environmental impact of animal husbandry earning him a place among RSE Fellows representing the sciences, arts, business, professions, and the third and public sectors.

An honour reserved only for those who are “the most distinguished in their fields”, other recipients this year include pioneer of space technology, Professor Asad Madni, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and cartoonist and illustrator Kate Charlesworth.

The aim of the 1800-strong Fellowship is to solve the most urgent issues our society is facing today by combining their expertise and knowledge, with new Fellowships awarded for outstanding contributions to society.

Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of SRUC, said: “On behalf of everyone at SRUC, I would like to congratulate Jamie on this wonderful honour. Jamie is a brilliant scientist whose years of dedicated research continue to have meaningful impact on some of the world’s biggest challenges. His RSE Fellowship is richly deserved.”

President of the RSE, Professor Sir John Ball PRSE, said: “It is my sincere pleasure to welcome each of our new Fellows – from the worlds of academia, public service, business, and the arts – to Scotland’s National Academy. They represent excellence in their fields and will reinforce our ability to tackle the challenges that Scotland, and indeed the wider world, faces now and in the future.

“Across a range of disciplines, they have each shown an unshakeable commitment to their research, work or craft, and it is exactly this superlative level of accomplishment that makes them belong as Fellows of the RSE. I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of our new Fellows, and I hope they will avail themselves of all that our great National Academy has to offer them.”

To see the full list of this year’s Fellows, visit www.rse.org.uk

Posted by SRUC on 24/03/2025