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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.
Activities
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]
^Young Academy of Scotland, Excellence in Education Working Group. "Numeracy Counts". RSE Young Academy of Scotland - Publications. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
