Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh


Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judges to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society had received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion.

Elections

Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows.
Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE and the Honorary Fellows the post-nominal letters HonFRSE.

Disciplines

The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life.

A: Life Sciences

Examples of current fellows include Peter Higgs and Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Previous fellows have included Melvin Calvin, Benjamin Franklin, James Clerk Maxwell, and James Watt.
A comprehensive biographical list of Fellows from 1783-2002 has been published by the Society.